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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

Name Level
Arachne 48
Strength
22
Intelligence
17
Magic
17
Vitality
15
Agility
25
Luck
14
Boss Battle Psychic World 1F
Race HP MP Money MAG Item
Femme 700 90 ћ1152 1152 Soma
Hit(s) Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect
3-6 99 31 51 27 19 19
Resistances
Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Expel Death Almighty
×1 ×¼ ×1 ×¼ ×½ ×1 NulNull NulNull ×1
Nerve Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Type
NulNull ×⅝ NulNull ×¾ ×⅞ NulNull ㉚ Boss (1)
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Mazanma Force 7 MP Blasts a group of enemies with a strong gale.
Dormina Nerve 3 MP Puts multiple enemies to sleep.
Marin Karin Magic 6 MP Charms one enemy.

Name Level
Arachne 48
Strength
22
Intelligence
17
Magic
17
Vitality
15
Agility
25
Luck
14
Boss Battle Psychic World 1F
Race HP MP Money MAG Item
Femme 700 90 Soma
Hit(s) Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect
1 99 31 50 27 19 19
Resistances
Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Expel Death Almighty
×1 ×¼ ×1 ×¼ ×½ ×1 NulNull NulNull ×1
Nerve Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Type
NulNull ×⅝ NulNull ×¾ ×⅞ NulNull ㉚ Boss (1)
Magic Skills
Skill Attribute Cost Description
Mazanma Force 7 MP Blasts a group of enemies with a strong gale.
Dormina Nerve 3 MP Puts multiple enemies to sleep.
Marin Karin Magic 6 MP Charms one enemy.

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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