Arachne (アルケニー, Arukenī?), also known as Arachne Eve, is a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series. It is a giant spider with a torso of a woman.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy IV[]
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. They can drop the rare Siren item upon defeat.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
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[]
Arachne (あらくね, Arakune?) is a notorious monster member of the Spider family. It spawns in the Kuftal Tunnel and is the only source of the Arachne Web item.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Arachne Eve is the first boss of The Weeping City of Mhach. 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[]
Arachne is a daemon 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 XVI[]
Final Fantasy Legend II[]
The Arachne (アラクニ, Arakuni?) is a possible transformation for monster units. It cannot be encountered as an enemy.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
Arachne is an enemy fought in the Challenge Dungeon for the Dragoon, and fights utilizing Earthquake and Web. It appeared exclusively in the original mobile phone release, and is dummied in future releases.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
Arachne appears as a water-elemental summon for Wrieg.
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia[]
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
Both an original Arachne and the Final Fantasy XV Arachne appear as boss battles.
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.