Arachne

"Entangle your enemies in webs and let your broodlings tear them apart."

Arachne is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
Once, a beautiful and talented weaver of cloth and fabric, a single prideful mistake made a monster of Arachne for all time.

With loom and thread, there were none more skilled than the mortal Arachne. Viewers traveled leagues just to see her art. So wondrous and majestic were her tapestries, it was said the spinner must have been instructed by the patron Goddess of Weavers herself, Athena. To this comparison, Arachne proudly scoffed, claiming not even the Gods rivaled her talent at weaving.

When Athena heard this, disguised as a crone, she visited Arachne and encouraged her to show proper respect to the Gods. Arachne dismissed the old woman and issued a challenge that no God, not even Athena, could weave better than she. Furious, Athena revealed herself and accepted the challenge.

They both set to the loom with fervor. Athena wove a glorious tapestry depicting her battle with Poseidon over the city of Athens. Her detail and imagery were exquisite. Yet Arachne's weavings depicted Zeus in his many infidelities with mortals. So flawless, so lifelike was her artistry, not even Athena could refute the skill, nor could she contain her anger at such a sleight. Violently, she tore Arachne's tapestry and pressed a finger to Arachne's forehead. Twisting in anguish, Arachne fell to the ground as additional legs grew from her body, screaming as she transformed into the first spider.

It was an act of anger and pity, a lesson and a curse, for spiders are the greatest of weavers, and Arachne, in particular, was to weave for all time, but none could doubt the consequence for Arachne's pride. Still, within her twisted heart, Arachne never forgave Athena, consumed by a dark hatred that can be sated only by the destruction of the Gods.

General

 * Arachne was one of the 17 playable gods in SMITE when the closed Beta was released.
 * Arachne and Ymir were the first non-god characters added to Smite.
 * Arachne received an overhaul of her abilities with SMITE Version 1.0.2298.3. For more information about the old kit, see Replaced abilities.
 * In April of 2016, Arachne received a remodel, changing her default and mastery skins, her Toxic Caress skin was preserved but the animations were updated to the new ones.
 * The actress who voiced Arachne, Colleen Clinkenbeard, also voiced Ne Zha and Modern Mercenary Nemesis.
 * One of Arachne's taunts, Arachne_Taunt_2.ogg "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we want to suck the juicy bits out of our enemies!", is a reference to the 19th century poem Marmion written by Walter Scott.
 * One of Arachne's jokes, Arachne_Joke_2_02.ogg "I wouldn't call me itsy bitsy if I were you.", is a reference to the famous children's song Itsy Bitsy Spider.

God Skins

 * Arachne CCSkin Icon.pngToxic Caress
 * This is one of the few recolor skins to be released after the god was released.
 * This skin preserved Arachne's original 3D model.


 * T_Arachne_BlackWidow_Icon.pngBlack Widow
 * This was one of the few skins to be lowered from a Tier 3 to a Tier 2 skin along with Obsidian Shard Ymir.
 * This makes this skin one of the few Tier 2 skins with custom effects.


 * T_Arachne_Cyber_Icon.pngGrim Weaver
 * This skin was part of the Escape from the Underworld event.
 * The actress who voiced this skin, Elizabeth Maxwell, also voiced Clockwork Chaos Discordia, Midnight Raven Eset, Nike, Fallen Angel Nike, Conqueror Nike, The Morrigan, Woodland Rogue The Morrigan and Pale Raven The Morrigan.
 * This skin shares its theme with Grim Horseman Guan Yu, Grim Wraith Hades, Grim Eclipse Hou Yi and Grim Shadow Nox.


 * T Arachne Tormentula Icon.pngTormentula
 * This skin was also voiced by Colleen Clinkenbeard.


 * T Arachne CreepyDoll Icon.pngMa Chérie
 * Arachne's broodlings in this skin look similar to one of Cid's toys in the movie Toy Story.
 * This skin shares its theme with Plushie Cernunnos, Plushie Ganesha, Dreadful Doll Izanami, Plusie Jormungandr, Plushie Khepri and Child's Play Scylla.


 * T Arachne ItsyBitsyChibi Icon.pngItsy Bitsy Chibi
 * This is the first Chibi skin to not use the God default look as its base.
 * In the full version of this skin card art, an Sunny Chibi Amaterasu can be seen wrapped in web along with skeletons that resemble that of Baron Samedi and Fenrir.
 * This skin shares its theme with Itty Bitty ChiBee Ah Muzen Cab, Sunny Chibi Amaterasu, Chompy Chibi Fenrir, Heebee Chibi Hades, Blinky Chibi Janus, Breezy Chibi Kukulkan, Snakey Chibi Medusa, Beamy Chibi Ra, Steamy Chibi Sol, Deathy Chibi Thanatos, Beaky Chibi Thoth, Freezy Chibi Ymir and Zappy Chibi Zeus.


 * T_Arachne_FaeMantis_Icon.pngFae Mantis
 * This is the first Arachne skin to change her ultimate animations. Instead of walking on a web above the player she flies with wings.

Skins
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 * -|Toxic Caress=
 * -|Black Widow=
 * -|Grim Weaver=
 * -|Tormentula=
 * -|Ma Chérie=
 * -|Itsy Bitsy Chibi=
 * -|Fae Mantis=
 * -|Arachnoid=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
 * -|Diamond=