Artwork from Final Fantasy IV.
Arachne (アルケニー, Arukenī?), also known as Tarantula, is a recurring enemy in the series.
Appearances
Final Fantasy IV
Template:Sideicon
Arachne is an enemy fought at Passage of the Eidolons. It attacks with nothing but Earthquake, making it exceptionally dangerous to the party if they do not have Float. Otherwise, they are easy to defeat and of no threat to the party. They can drop the rare Siren upon defeat.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Template:Sideicon
Arachne is an enemy fought at the Challenge Dungeons for Kain and the Lunarians. It fights exactly as before, but will now counter magic attacks with its own physical attack.
Final Fantasy XI
Template:Sideicon
This section about an enemy in Final Fantasy XI is empty or needs to be expanded. You can help the Final Fantasy Wiki by expanding it.Final Fantasy XIV
Template:Sideicon Arachne Eve is the first boss of the Weeping City of Mhach raid, based on the recurring Arachne enemy. It fights the alliance with an assortment of banemite and spider minions, and weaves a massive web that must be torn down.
Final Fantasy XV
Template:Sideicon
Arachne is fought in caves of Leide, Cleigne and during the Main Quest The Power of Kings. It is a relatively low level enemy, which employs Lightning elemental attacks and can summon Tarantulas.
Final Fantasy Legend II
Template:Sideicon
The Arachne is not a fightable enemy, but is a possible monster that the party's monster unit(s) can transform into.
Final Fantasy Dimensions
Template:Sideicon
Arachne is an enemy fought in the Challenge Dungeon for the Dragoon, and fights utilizing Earthquake and Web.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy
Template:Sideicon
This section about an enemy in Pictlogica Final Fantasy is empty or needs to be expanded. You can help the Final Fantasy Wiki by expanding it.Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Template:Sideicon
This section about an enemy in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is empty or needs to be expanded. You can help the Final Fantasy Wiki by expanding it.
Gallery
This gallery is incomplete and requires Pictlogica Final Fantasy added. You can help the Final Fantasy Wiki by uploading images.Etymology
Arachne is the name of a mythological Greek weaver who boasted she had skills surpassing that of Athena, the goddess of weaving. For this hubris, Athena transformed her and her descendants into spiders.
Template:Enemies