Concept artwork for Final Fantasy.
The Black Widow (ブラックウィドウ, Burakkuwidō? or ブラック・ウィドウ, Burakku Widō?), also known as the SPIDER or X-ATM092, is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series, debuting in the original Final Fantasy. It has appeared as both a regular spider and as a spider-like mech.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy[]
The Black Widow, also known as the SPIDER, appears as an enemy encountered in the Chaos Shrine, Marsh Cave, and Cavern of Earth, generally appearing with other undead enemies. It is generally of no threat to the player.
Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-[]
The Black Widow appears as a boss encountered in Chapter 5.
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-[]
The Black Widow appears as a boss during "Machines Gone Haywire," attacking in the same fashion as its predecessors with Anti-AP Field, Anti-MP Field, Super EM Field, and the very powerful Shinra Type-100 Cannon. It is slow like its counterparts, and thus can easily be dealt with by attacking from behind and baiting its fields, as it prefers using them over actually damaging HP.
Final Fantasy VIII[]
The X-ATM092, codename Black Widow, appears as a boss in Dollet during the SeeD field exam. It is a massive spider-like robot activated by Biggs to pursue the party as they leave the communications tower. The party must attack it until it collapses and enters "self-repair mode", at which point it is advised to take this opportunity to flee, as it cannot be defeated at this point.
After the initial escape, the X-ATM092 will chase the party; it is possible, albeit difficult, to avoid the encounters. If it catches up with the party, they are forced to fight it again. During these battles the X-ATM092 can be defeated and doing so will earn the party 100 points on their field exam, but it is a difficult encounter and the party is on a timer to evacuate.
Final Fantasy XVI[]
The Black Widow appears as an enemy encountered in the Kingsfall.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
The Black Widow appears as an enemy encountered in the underground levels of Yggdrasil.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
The Black Widow from Final Fantasy appears as an enemy.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
The Black Widow from Final Fantasy appears as an enemy, while the Black Widow from Dirge of Cerberus and the X-ATM092 from Final Fantasy VIII appear as bosses.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
The Black Widow appears as an enemy encountered in the Dalnakya Cavern, Phantom Forest, Wolfsfang Peak, Wind Heights East, Gronoa Shrine Interior, Lordless Castle, Vortex, and Colosseum. It can also be encountered during the "A Promise Beyond Time," "Time for Revenge," "Memories from the Battlefield," "Guardian of the Order," "The White Sage and the Magic Cane," and "The Phantom Blueprint" events.
The X-ATM092 appears as a boss encountered in the Electric Tower, fielded as a weapon by the Zoldaad Empire where it is known as the "Black Widow." It is set after the party by one of the defeated Zoldaad troops atop the tower as they try to leave, self-repairing after each defeat and chasing the party relentlessly, mirroring its Final Fantasy VIII counterpart. It isn't defeated until Lid manages to identify and destroy its recovery system. The X-ATM092 also appears during the Final Fantasy VIII event "Dollet - Exploration."
Mobius Final Fantasy[]
The X-ATM092 from Final Fantasy VIII appears as an earth-elemental Warrior card. It grants the Ray-Bomb ability.
Etymology[]
Latrodectus is a genus of spider in the family Theridiidae, many of which are commonly known as widow spiders. Individual species vary widely in size, but in most cases the females are dark and identifiable by reddish hourglass markings on the abdomen. The spiders' venomous bite is considered particularly dangerous because of the neurotoxin latrotoxin, which causes the condition latrodectism, both named for the genus. The female black widow has unusually large venom glands and her bite is particularly harmful to humans.