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The Arachne Clan,[1] also known as the Arachne,[1] is a group that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. They were the six spider ninja children of Uma Arachnis, who inherited their mother's abilities and devotion towards protecting the Sword of Acorns.
History[]
Kids of the Spider Woman[]
During her escape from Robotropolis, a dying Uma Arachnis laid her eggs in a nearby tree as a last resort. Some time after their mother's death, the Arachne hatched from the eggs and launched an assault on Castle Acorn, their intention being to capture the Sword of Acorns. Handily defeating the guards and engaging Sonic, they had him on the ropes until Sally intervened using the Sword's power, allowing the other Freedom Fighters to come to Sonic's aid. Sally stopped the battle, however, having learned that the Arachne Clan was interested in obtaining the Sword only because knowledge of it was one of the few things their mother had left to them. Having come to dislike the Sword's attempts to convince her to submit to its will, Sally entrusted the weapon to the Arachne Clan.[2][3]
The Darkest Storm[]
After a year long absence following their claiming of the Sword, the Arachne Clan was manipulated by Eggman's computer virus son A.D.A.M. into bringing the Sword of Acorns to the Egg Grape Chamber. Possibly having inherited their mother's loyalty to Ixis Naugus or having made their own pledge to the sorcerer, the ninjas used the Sword to open a dimensional rift inside the chamber. As a result, Naugus was able to fuse his Zone of Silence with the Void, the Ancient Walkers were killed, Mammoth Mogul was released from his Chaos Emerald, and the Egg Grapes previously held in the chamber were drawn into the Zone of Silence. Naugus also escaped back to Mobius proper through the rift, and with the Arachne Clan at his side vowed to exact revenge on Eggman for past wrongs once he had claimed the Crown of Acorns. This led the Arachne into a battle with the Destructix, Chaotix, and Freedom Fighters while their master battled Mogul, until Mogul's role in the founding of the Order of Ixis was revealed. Submitting to the more experienced wizard, Naugus joined the Arachne Clan with the Destructix in continuing the battle, until the actions of the brave Sir Connery resulted in the destruction of both Sword and Crown. The Arachne Clan and their allies were then captured by the Egg Fleet and sent to a new Egg Grape Chamber, where they were briefly protected by Mammoth Mogul's powers.[4][5][6]
Death[]
However, as Mogul's own survival took precedence over what little loyalty he had to any of his minions, and since the Arachne Clan had only served him because of their ties to Naugus, he sacrificed them to the Egg Grapes. As a result, all the members of the Arachne Clan died before they could be rescued by Dr. Finitevus as the Destructix were or released by A.D.A.M. as were Mogul and Naugus.[7]
Weapons[]
- Ninja weapons: As masters of ninjutsu, the Arachne Clan specialized in wielding a different weapon: sai, katana swords, bow and arrows, nunchaku, and staffs.
Uniform[]
In addition to the Arachne Clan's members all resembling each other very closely (with no obvious differentiation between gender), each of them wore the same full body black ninja garb as their mother had. Aside from their wielding different weapons, the only differentiation that could be made between them was the red markings present on all their masks, which varied from member to member.
Trivia[]
- Writer Ian Flynn stated that the reason he eliminated the Arachne after their second appearance was because the whole "spider ninja" concept had become stale, leading him to close the story of the characters.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia, "Uma Arachnis & the Arachne Clan"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #95, "Enemy Mine"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #111, "Kids of the Spider Woman"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #162, "The Darkest Storm, Part 1: The Gathering Tempest"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #163, "The Darkest Storm, Part 2: Onset Of The Squall"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #164, "The Darkest Storm - Part 3: Downburst"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #165, "Leak"
External links[]
- Arachne at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.