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Arachnid

2009-10-21T17:44:25Z

Grimlock01:

{{factions|predacon}}
:''Arachnid is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] mobile fortress from the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[Continuity family]].''
[[Image:Bw-arachnid.jpg|right|frame|And the Spiders from Mars.]]
The titanic '''Arachnid''' was designed by [[Tarantulas]] to function as a gigantic mobile fortress for the Predacon forces on Earth. Powerful, well-armed, and able to shoot webs to capture Maximals who attempt to flee before him. Tarantulas based its artificial intelligence on his own personality program. Not surprisingly then, Arachnid's rudimentary mind quite enjoys the cruelty of playing with his Maximal prey.

==Toys==
===Microverse===
*'''Arachnid''' (MicroVerse playset, 1997)

: Arachnid was released as part of the ''[[MicroVerse]]'' line, [[Hasbro]]’s miniatures line meant to compete with [[Galoob]]’s “Micro Machines” (before Hasbro’s purchase of Galoob). It transforms from a spider into a treaded base unit with a gun emplacement on a posable arm and gripper claws. Its abdomen opens up to reveal a landing strip and volcano-like hangar for two insectoid mini-vehicles. It came with two micro-figures, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron in his gator body]] and [[Razorbeast]].

: There are two variants; some use yellow plastic for the mini-vehicles and other accessories, while later releases use bright green plastic.

==Extenal links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Arachnid/arachnid.htm Arachnid at TFU.info]

[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Predacons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Arachnid

2009-10-21T17:44:13Z

Grimlock01:

{{factions|predacon}}
:''Arachnid is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] mobile fortress from the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[Continuity family]].''
[[Image:Bw-arachnid.jpg|right|And the Spiders from Mars.]]
The titanic '''Arachnid''' was designed by [[Tarantulas]] to function as a gigantic mobile fortress for the Predacon forces on Earth. Powerful, well-armed, and able to shoot webs to capture Maximals who attempt to flee before him. Tarantulas based its artificial intelligence on his own personality program. Not surprisingly then, Arachnid's rudimentary mind quite enjoys the cruelty of playing with his Maximal prey.

==Toys==
===Microverse===
*'''Arachnid''' (MicroVerse playset, 1997)

: Arachnid was released as part of the ''[[MicroVerse]]'' line, [[Hasbro]]’s miniatures line meant to compete with [[Galoob]]’s “Micro Machines” (before Hasbro’s purchase of Galoob). It transforms from a spider into a treaded base unit with a gun emplacement on a posable arm and gripper claws. Its abdomen opens up to reveal a landing strip and volcano-like hangar for two insectoid mini-vehicles. It came with two micro-figures, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron in his gator body]] and [[Razorbeast]].

: There are two variants; some use yellow plastic for the mini-vehicles and other accessories, while later releases use bright green plastic.

==Extenal links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Arachnid/arachnid.htm Arachnid at TFU.info]

[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Predacons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Arachnid

2009-10-21T17:44:00Z

Grimlock01:

{{factions|predacon}}
:''Arachnid is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] mobile fortress from the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[Continuity family]].''
[[Image:Image:Bw-arachnid.jpg|right|And the Spiders from Mars.]]
The titanic '''Arachnid''' was designed by [[Tarantulas]] to function as a gigantic mobile fortress for the Predacon forces on Earth. Powerful, well-armed, and able to shoot webs to capture Maximals who attempt to flee before him. Tarantulas based its artificial intelligence on his own personality program. Not surprisingly then, Arachnid's rudimentary mind quite enjoys the cruelty of playing with his Maximal prey.

==Toys==
===Microverse===
*'''Arachnid''' (MicroVerse playset, 1997)

: Arachnid was released as part of the ''[[MicroVerse]]'' line, [[Hasbro]]’s miniatures line meant to compete with [[Galoob]]’s “Micro Machines” (before Hasbro’s purchase of Galoob). It transforms from a spider into a treaded base unit with a gun emplacement on a posable arm and gripper claws. Its abdomen opens up to reveal a landing strip and volcano-like hangar for two insectoid mini-vehicles. It came with two micro-figures, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron in his gator body]] and [[Razorbeast]].

: There are two variants; some use yellow plastic for the mini-vehicles and other accessories, while later releases use bright green plastic.

==Extenal links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Arachnid/arachnid.htm Arachnid at TFU.info]

[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Predacons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

File:Bw-arachnid.jpg

2009-10-21T17:40:42Z

Grimlock01: Beast Wars Arachnid playset.

[[Beast Wars]] [[Arachnid]] playset.

The Smashing Pumpkins

2008-05-04T04:15:19Z

Grimlock01:

[[Image:SmashingPumpkins all.jpg|thumb|''Mellon Collie'' era Pumpkins. Y'know, back when Billy Corgan actually had...hair.]]
'''The Smashing Pumpkins''' are an American alternative rock band (formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988) that contributed the song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock_%28song%29 ''"Doomsday Clock"''] from their 2007 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist_%28Smashing_Pumpkins_album%29 ''Zeitgeist''] to the ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' soundtrack.

The multi-Grammy award winning band came to fame in 1993, during the grunge era of the early '90s, with their album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_Dream ''Siamese Dream'']. The band then continued on to release more best-selling albums, including the 1995 double-album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellon_Collie_and_the_Infinite_Sadness ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness''] and the 1998 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adore_%28album%29 ''Adore''].

The band's original line-up consisted of Billy Corgan (vocals/guitar), James Iha (guitar/vocals), D'arcy Wretzky (bass guitar/vocals), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums/percussion). Currently, the only members left are Corgan and Chamberlin. Iha has moved on to participate in many different projects, and apparently hasn't spoken to Corgan in years. D'arcy, on the other hand, was caught possessing drugs in 2000, and has since then moved out of the public eye. She owns three antique shops, a horse farm, and as of 2006 lives in Austin Texas.

==Albums==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish ''Gish''] (1991)
*''Siamese Dream'' (1993)
*''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' (1995)
*''Adore'' (1998)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machina/The_Machines_of_God ''Machina/The Machines of God''] (2000)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machina_II/The_Friends_%26_Enemies_of_Modern_Music ''Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music''] (2000)
*''Zeitgeist'' (2007)

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:The Smashing Pumpkins|The Smashing Pumpkins]] at Wikipedia
*[http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/ Smashing Pumpkins.com]
*[http://billycorgan.livejournal.com/ Billy Corgan/Smashing Pumpkins LiveJournal]

[[Category:DreamWorks]]
[[Category:Musicians]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

The Smashing Pumpkins

2008-05-04T04:10:51Z

Grimlock01:

[[Image:SmashingPumpkins all.jpg|thumb|''Mellon Collie'' era Pumpkins. Y'know, back when Billy Corgan actually had...hair.]]
'''The Smashing Pumpkins''' are an American alternative rock band (formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988) that contributed the song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock_%28song%29 ''"Doomsday Clock"''] from their 2007 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist_%28Smashing_Pumpkins_album%29 ''Zeitgeist''] to the ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' soundtrack.

The multi-Grammy award winning band came to fame in 1993, during the grunge era of the early '90s, with their album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_Dream ''Siamese Dream'']. The band then continued on to release more best-selling albums, including the 1995 double-album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellon_Collie_and_the_Infinite_Sadness ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness''] and the 1998 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adore_%28album%29 ''Adore''].

The band's original line-up consisted of Billy Corgan (vocals/guitar), James Iha (guitar/vocals), D'arcy Wretzky (bass guitar/vocals), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums/percussion). Currently, the only members left are Corgan and Chamberlin.

==Albums==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish ''Gish''] (1991)
*''Siamese Dream'' (1993)
*''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' (1995)
*''Adore'' (1998)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machina/The_Machines_of_God ''Machina/The Machines of God''] (2000)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machina_II/The_Friends_%26_Enemies_of_Modern_Music ''Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music''] (2000)
*''Zeitgeist'' (2007)

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:The Smashing Pumpkins|The Smashing Pumpkins]] at Wikipedia
*[http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/ Smashing Pumpkins.com]
*[http://billycorgan.livejournal.com/ Billy Corgan/Smashing Pumpkins LiveJournal]

[[Category:DreamWorks]]
[[Category:Musicians]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

File:SmashingPumpkins all.jpg

2008-05-04T04:03:06Z

Grimlock01: The Smashing Pumpkins

The [[Smashing Pumpkins]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>