Arachne

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Arachne is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Arachne (ἀράχνη) is the Greek word for "spider". According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, Arachne was a seamstress who challenged Athena to a contest to see who was better at weaving, and when Arachne created a better tapestry insulting the gods, Athena was furious. Arachne killed herself, after which Athena transformed her into a spider.

Design

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Name Level
Arachne 40
Strength
46
Dexterity
42
Magic
42
Agility
55
Luck
46
Race Alignment Speech HP MP
Vermin {{{align}}} 350 157
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location
Resistances
DrnDrain WkWeak
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances
StrStrong ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Stun Needles 14 MP 1-3 hits of Heavy Gun damage with 60% chance of Bind to random enemies.
Damascus Claw 7 MP 1-3 hits of Medium Phys damage to one enemy.
Blast Arrow 16 MP Medium Gun damage to all enemies. 41

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Name Level
Arachne 44
Strength
43
Dexterity
69
Magic
36
Agility
73
Luck
46
Race Alignment Speech HP MP
Vermin Neutral Girl (A) 409 153
Basic Attack 1 attack(s) with the Phys element / Target: 1 enemy / Add: None
Location
Resistances
NuNull WkWeak NuNull WkWeak
×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances
RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Affinity
+3
-3
+1
Skills
Skill Cost Description Level
Stun Needles 22 MP 1 to 3 hits of medium gun damage and 60% bind to multiple foes.
Blast Arrow 19 MP Medium gun damage to all foes.
Sukunda 25 MP Debuffs all foes' agility by 1 level. 45

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei
(A-Mode DDS)
Origin: Greece
A skilled tapistry-weaver in Lydia. She challenged Athena, goddess of weaving, to a contest. Arachne's work was skilled, but her tapestry depicted Zeus's lewd actions. This infuriated Athena, who turned Arachne in to a spider woman.
Shin Megami Tensei IV A spider demon of Greek lore. Once a skilled seamstress, she was changed after challenging Athena.
She spun a tapestry mocking the gods in the contest, and Athena cursed her to become a spider.
Shin Megami Tensei IV:
Apocalypse
A spider demon of Greek lore. Once a skilled seamstress, she was changed after challenging Athena.
She spun a tapestry mocking the gods in the contest, and Athena cursed her to become a spider.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese アルケニー Arachne

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