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| | #REDIRECT[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Toys]] |
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| If you have a female spider Transformer, it is [[Airachnid|almost]] certainly one of '''Blackarachnia'''.
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| ==Toys==
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| ===''Beast Wars''===
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| [[File:Blackarachniabwtoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|When she chokes you she can taste your fear.]]
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| [[File:BW-toy BlackarachniaTakara.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, she's not... ''less'' show-accurate?]]
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| *'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[1996]] / [[1997]])
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| **''Takara ID number'': '''D-8'''
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| **''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles
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| :Part of the third wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia is a [[redeco]] of the [[Tarantulas (BW)#Toys|Tarantulas]] mold, transforming into a rather generic-looking organic spider. She features a removable spring-loaded launcher hidden in her beast mode abdomen, which can be "held" in her claws by plugging it into holes in her forearms. This launcher nominally fires the "grappling hook" attached to Blackarachnia's abdomen by a string, but it can also fire her front four beast mode legs, designed to be removed and used as ammunition. Like all first-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, the robot mode head has both a "robot" face and a [[mutant head|"mutant" face]]; Blackarachnia has always been depicted in fiction using the "robot" one (or a rough approximation thereof).
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| :The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of the toy (coincidentally also in the third wave of the Takara line) has numerous color differences from the [[Hasbro]] version, but they are of dubious merit as far as making her more "show-accurate" go. The bright green of the Hasbro version's forearms is replaced with dull silver, while the brighter purple is replaced with a darker, more desaturated purple. These colors changes exactly match those done to the Takara release of [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]]; similar changes to the previous mold-characters Tarantulas and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]] indicate the spider and wasp molds might have been at least partially [[gang-molding|gang-molded]]. Paint-wise, her dark copper paint is replaced with a brighter gold. Her robot mode facemask is painted gold, which is closer to the show model... but her face beneath is black with gold eyes (instead of gold with black eyes), and she inexplicably gains a new painted-black forehead crest, where the show model has gold. Japanese catalogues showed a figure with a gold face and black eyes; it is unknown why this was changed for the released figure.
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| : This toy has the distinction of being the first toy of a [[female Transformer]] released at retail by Hasbro, though she was neither the first retail female ''Transformers'' toy ever, or even the first female ''Transformers'' toy released by Hasbro, having been beaten to both by [[Minerva (Masterforce human)#Toys|Minerva]] (by Takara in 1988) and [[Nightracer (G2)#Toys|Nightracer]] (a [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]]) respectively.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Deluxe BW Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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| {{BWTarantulasMold}}
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| {{-}}{{anchor|BJs2pack}}
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| [[File:BJ's-Wholesale-Club-Rhinox-and-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
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| *'''Deluxe Beast Assortment (Rhinox and Blackarachnia)''' (two-pack, 1996)
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| **''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles
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| :Sold exclusively at [[BJ's Wholesale Club]], Blackarachnia was released alongside [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#BJs2pack|Rhinox]] in a two-pack card.
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| :Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
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| ::*''[https://www.shmax.com/product_details/9281/rhinox_and_blackarachnia_deluxe_beast_assortment_two_pack More infromation on Shmax.com]''
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| {{-}}{{anchor|VS8}}{{anchor|BWJVs}}
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| [[File:VS8-TigatronBlackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Battle of the redecos.]]
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| *'''Deep Forest Showdown: Tigatron VS Blackwidow''' (VS set, 1997)
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| **''ID number'': '''VS-8'''
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| **''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles
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| :In Japan, "Blackwidow" was available both as an individual and in a "Deep Forest Showdown" (密林の対決, ''mitsurin no taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Tigatron#VS8|Tigatron]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.
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| {{-}}{{anchor|MCDTM}}{{anchor|BWMcD}}
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| [[File:Blackarachniamctm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|She's got a great personality.]]
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| *'''Blackarachnia''' (Happy Meal promotion, [[1998]])
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| **''McNumber'': '''5'''
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| :Part of the second [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal pack-in, Blackarachnia's "[[Transmetal]]" form resembles some sort of dust mite more than a spider, though it does have a black widow-esque hour-glass shape on the abdomen. It has a ''very'' similar transformation to the earlier promotional figure [[Beetle#Toys|Beetle]].
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| :Like the other two Transmetal Happy Meal figures, Blackarachnia has some metallic-sheened plastic intended to resemble the colored chromed finish of the retail ''Transmetals'' toys.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on McDonald's BW Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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| [[File:BW-toy BlackarachniaTM2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'Sup, bra.]]
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| *'''Blackarachnia''' (Transmetal 2, [[1999]])
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| **''Takara ID number'': '''C-48'''
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| **''Accessories'': Mandible grapnel-line
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| : The second of two [[Transmetal 2]] Megas released in ''Beast Wars'', this version of Blackarachnia transforms into a large, monstrous mechanical spider. Her thorax features a [[Insignia|faction symbol]]-switching gimmick activated by [[#Notes|rotating her spark crystal around]]. In robot mode, her beast-mode mandibles separate to form a [[Retractable string gimmick|grappling hook with retractable string]], plus she has a spring-loaded spin-kick action feature that rotates her entire lower body around. She also has a half-assed "defense mode", bringing the chromed abdomen bits down to cover her chest.
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| : Like all larger Transmetal 2s, Blackarachnia has hints of an abandoned "transport" mode, mainly the free-spinning wheels and concealed rockets in the spider mode abdomen. There is no discernible way for the wheels to perform their function as wheels, however.
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| : This toy was initially hard to find at retail, as one of the toy's features, a piece of removable chest armor (no, really), was altered slightly, delaying later shipments.
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| : This mold was used to make the [[BotCon 2001]] [[exclusive]] [[Arcee (G1)/toys#BotCon2001|Arcee]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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| ===''Beast Machines''===
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| [[File:Beast Machines Blackarachnia Toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|In ''Beast Machines,'' Silverbolt doubled his bird and so did she.]]
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| *'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2000]])
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| :An early toy in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' line, Blackarachnia transforms into a [[technorganic]] spider. In spider mode, squeezing its pedipalps together raises its central fangs; they were spring-loaded to release and lower, respectively. In keeping with the early ''Beast Machines'' "articulated features" motif, her robot mode head has a multi-piece articulated brow, which can slide up to reveal two extra sets of eyes, as she does on the cartoon. Her [[Spark crystal]] is located behind a window on the left side of her spider abdomen.
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| :This mold was later redecoed to make the [[#UniDx|''Universe'' version of Blackarachnia]], as well as [[Crystal Widow#Toys|Crystal Widow]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Beast Machines Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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| {{-}}{{anchor|BMMcD}}
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| [[File:Blackarachniamcbm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is transformed correctly, right? Right?]]
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| *'''Blackarachnia''' (Happy Meal, 2000)
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| **''McNumber'': '''6'''
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| :As one of ''ten'' toys in the third Transformers McDonald's Happy Meal promotion, Blackarachnia is a super-simplified version of her retail toy, with a coloration closer to the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] CG model, though more shockingly pink rather than maroon. This toy is designed for the younger set, with softer plastic and no removable parts.
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| :She is the only [[Beast Era]] character to get two McDonald's Happy Meal toys.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McBlackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on McDonald's BM Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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| ===''Universe'' (2003)===
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| [[File:Blackarachniauniversetoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can pick your faction, and you can pick your girlfriend, but you can't pick your girlfriend's faction.]]
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| *'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2003]])
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| :Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia returned as a [[Decepticon]] and as a redeco of [[#Beast Machines|the original ''Beast Machines'' figure]]. However, her forearms were [[Misassembly|mistakenly swapped]], leaving her forearm "spikes" pointing up towards her biceps rather than down near her elbows. She received a Decepticon [[Insignia|faction symbol]] over her [[spark crystal]] as well.
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| :This mold (with the same swapped-forearms error) was used to make [[Crystal Widow#Toys|Crystal Widow]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Universe Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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| [[File:Blackarachnia unreleased.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Eyow.]]
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| *'''Leatherhide Vs. Blackarachnia''' (Halloween Horrorcon Value Pack, <s>200?</s>)
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| **''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles
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| :In 2004, a group of test-shots made their way onto eBay, among them a [[redeco]] of the original ''Beast Wars'' Tarantulas/Blackarachnia mold in black with silver spider-legs and salmon-colored robot parts. Later, Hasbro's official website checklist featured listings for two ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Halloween [[Horrorcon (Universe)|Horrorcon]] Value Packs" that were to be Wal-Mart [[exclusive]]s... which also likely explains why they were canceled. (Wal*Mart had taken a good half-dozen exclusives and released them more-or-less simultaneously, leading to a huge glut. A lot of other ''Transformers'' exclusives were canceled during the ''Universe'' era.) One of the sets was "[[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] Vs. Blackarachnia"... and thus, the mystery spider was confirmed, as the other test-shots in that group lined up with the name listings given in the sets.
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| ::*''[http://s33.photobucket.com/user/binalternator/library/unreleased/halloween_horrorcons?sort=4&page=1 Gallery of Halloween Horrorcon test-shots]''
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| ===''Beast Wars Returns''===
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| [[File:Blackarachniabeastwarsreturnstoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What a maroon.]]
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| *'''Blackwidow''' ([[November 18]], [[2004]])
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| **''ID number:'' '''BR-04'''
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| : Part of the Japanese Toys"R"Us-[[exclusive]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' series, this toy is a redeco of the original ''Beast Machines'' Deluxe Class Blackarachnia in a more show-like maroon coloration. Reportedly, this toy was limited to 3000 pieces, a full thousand ''less'' than the others in the original assortment. Since she was also the most changed from the US release in the initial batch of toys, this made her considerably harder to get.
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| ===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series''===
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| [[File:Blackarachniatelemocha.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It almost works!]]
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| *'''Blackwidow''' ([[March 22]], [[2007]])
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| **''ID number:'' '''TM-06'''
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| **''Accessories:'' Launcher, 4 leg-missiles
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| :As part of the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha]]'' line, the [[#Dx1|original Deluxe Class Blackarachnia toy]] was ''extensively'' redecoed with a ridiculous number of gold [[paint operation]]s, making her closer to [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] in coloration than the other versions of the mold, but still not quite there. (Her shoulders are silver in the show.) All of the [[gimmick]]s of the original toy were retained, though her alternate head didn't receive any paint that wasn't intended to make her nominal head look more show-accurate.
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| :She came with a DVD containing "The Assassin Virus", the Japanese dubbing of ''Beast Wars'' episode 10, "[[Gorilla Warfare]]".
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Destron/BlackWidow/blackwidow.htm More information on Telemocha Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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| ===''Animated''===
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| [[File:Ani-toy Blackarachnia.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|I promise... not... to kill you! SPIDAAAAAAAH]]
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| *'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2008]])
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| **''Takara ID number:'' '''TA-09'''
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| **''Accessories'': Grapnel-hook
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| {{note|''Animated'' [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Toys|Blackarachnia]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the original Blackarachnia in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}
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| :Part of the second wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxes, Blackarachnia transforms into a mechanical spider with some organic aesthetic. Many of her pointier parts are [[For safety reasons|molded in softer plastic]] to keep unfortunate children from putting their eyes out. She comes with a <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grapnel grapnel]</span> [[Retractable string gimmick|hook accessory]] with a jointed claw at the end of it; pulling out the string then pressing a button o the base's top quickly pulls the string back in. It may be mounted under her abdomen in spider mode or on her back in robot mode, via two different sets of pegs. There is also a peg hole in each wrist, for [[Spider-Man|web-slinging]] action.
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| : The spider's head is mis-transformed in the package, making the first step of her instructions initially confusing. Furthermore, the pedipalps will easily come off if manipulated too much, and her transformation requires that they be turned around completely. Because of this, they will often fall off over, and over, and ''over''....
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| : Blackarachnia was released in the first wave of Takara's ''Animated'' line in 2010. Oddly, despite the sheer amount of metallic paint applied to virtually every other toy in the first few waves, Takara Blackarachnia is nearly identical to the Hasbro version, down to the gold Decepticon symbol on her collar.
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| : This toy was later [[retool]]ed and given a ''Beast Wars'' cartoon-accurate deco for the [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Legends|''Legends'' toy]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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| ===''Binaltech''===
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| [[File:Blackwidowwildrider.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Honda wouldn't appreciate their car being hot, poisonous, and deadly.]]
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| *'''Blackwidow''' (Binaltech, unreleased)
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| **''ID number'': '''BT16'''
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| **''Accessories'': Engine-rifle, roof-shield
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| :In 2005, the sculpt used for ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge#Toys|Decepticharge]] was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line. Takara decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't appeal to their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia, with the toy's name being changed to "Blackwidow", Takara's name for the character. Though a [[bio]] and story chapter were written to accommodate it into the ''Binaltech'' fiction, and photoshopped images released through an online retailer revealed the intended color scheme, Takara ultimately decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the then upcoming ''Binaltech Asterisk'' toys) would be too repetitive. Plans to release this toy as part of a different line were never picked up again. A prototype of Blackwidow was later featured in an exhibit at Transformers Expo in 2014.<ref name="tfexpo1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-masterpiece-star-saber-in-color-and-more-180923/ "TF Expo Pics - Masterpiece Star Saber In Color and More!"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="tfexpo2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-part-2-g1-prototypes-movie-props-and-more-masterpiece-180925/ "TF Expo Pics Part 2 - G1 Prototypes, Movie Props, and More Masterpiece!"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="tfexpo3">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-part-4-prototypes-and-figure-displays-from-diaclone-g1-g2-beast-wars-180933/ "TF Expo Pics Part 4 - Prototypes and Figure Displays from Diaclone, G1, G2, Beast Wars"] at TFW2005.</ref>
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| :This sculpt was ultimately released in Japan as part of an unexpected ''Binaltech'' continuation, this time as [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Arcee]]. The original version of the mold was used to make ''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] and ''Binaltech'' [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]]. It was also planned to become a new toy of the [[Paradron Medic#Binaltech|Paradron Medic]], but that also got canceled.
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| ===''Kre-O''===
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| [[File:KreO-Toy Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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| *'''Decepticon Blackarachnia''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])
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| **''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
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| **''Accessories'': Logo brick, scoped pistol
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| : Part of the sixth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Blackarachnia is a [[Kreon]] mini-figure that can be rebuilt into a (four-legged) black widow spider. She sports [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet.
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| :Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.
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| :This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia, and Hasbro Asia's markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.
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| ===''Legends''===
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| [[File:Legendstoy-Blackwidow.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|On the "Important Blackarachnia Anatomy" hierarchy, apparently "boobs" outrank "torso."]]
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| *'''Blackwidow''' ('''Blackarachnia''') ([[October 24]], [[2015]])
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| **''ID number:'' '''LG17'''
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| :''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Blackwidow is a retool of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxe Class [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Animated|Blackarachnia]]. The tooling changes include a new head, a new chest/spider eye cluster, and new, larger pedipalps that form her breastplate in robot mode...albeit made of translucent plastic. (Her pedipalps resemble the kind found on ''male'' spiders, incidentally.) Her official robot mode transformation leaves her robot arms half-transformed, with the spider leg tips unrotated, to more closely resemble the original Blackarachnia's claw-arms.
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| :Because her pedipalps are no longer filling in her stomach area, she now has a tiny, ''tiny'' waist. Considerably more annoying is that her torso is misassembled such that pushing up her chest/spider eye cluster into the correct position for robot mode (and thus avoiding her having a gaping hole in her chest) is considerably more difficult than it should be.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Predacon/LGBlackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on ''Legends'' Blackwidow at TFU.info]''
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| ===''Masterpiece''===
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| *'''Megatron (Beast Wars)''' ([[March 30]], [[2019]])
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| **''ID number'': '''MP-43'''
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| :In one of [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Megatron]]'s hidden voice clips, one of Ryōka Yuzuki's voice clips as Blackwidow was reused.
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| [[File:MP 46 Blackwidow.jpg|thumb|450px|The robot mode is real good, but the spider mode....]]
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| *'''Blackwidow (Beast Wars)''' ([[November 23]], [[2019]])
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| **''ID number:'' '''MP-46'''
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| **''Accessories:'' Smiling face, screaming face, visor, visor cable, "Poison Anchor", Anchor missile, Anchor missile with cord, base, arm, spider web, robot mode spider web adapter, spider mode spider web adapter
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| :First shown in grayscale prototype form at Winter Wonder Festival 2019, this ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Blackwidow is an animation-accurate mold depicting her original, pre-Transmetal beast form. She transforms into a show-accurate black widow spider and features multiple accessories, including her trademark anchor missile launcher (which converts into a panel for the rear of her spider mode), a missile for the projectile and an alternate version with a cord, 2 faces for robot mode, a visor and cable, a giant energon spider web and adapters to attach her in both modes. Blackwidow's engineering means that she lacks any major traces of unwanted kibble, and for the pleasure of display owners is incredibly posable. She is also one of the smaller ''Masterpiece'' figures, and is smaller than her fellow ''Beast Wars'' castmates.
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| :Care should be taken especially when handling the spider legs of the figure as the tips are known to chip off.
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| :Per the brand unification of TakaraTomy and Hasbro, Blackwidow was directly released with no changes by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States and Canada.
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| ===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
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| [[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Deluxe-Class-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|300px|You know about the “shoulder touch”?]]
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| *'''Blackarachnia''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
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| **''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K5'''
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| **''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-05'''
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| **''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 24]], [[2021]]
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| **''Accessories'': "Poison Anchor"
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| :Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Blackarachnia transforms from a robot (mostly) accurate to her original appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon into a more realistic approximation of a black widow spider compared to previous toys. Her robot mode has some notable color differences: mainly, her spider legs are black instead of bronze, likely for realistic accuracy. Her transformation scheme shares many elements with her ''Masterpiece'' toy, albeit simplified. Due to that, her robot mode shoulders blatantly hang beneath the spider mode's head. The spider mode features [[ball joint]]ed articulation in each of its eight legs.
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| :Blackarachnia is equipped with her signature "Poison Anchor" missile cannon. The cannon can be stored under the spider mode, acting as a place to apply pressure to secure the robot arms when moving the spider legs. She is one of the few ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deluxe Class-and-up molds without a waist swivel. Whether by coincidence or design, Blackarachnia's spider legs can accommodate blast effects on their ends, recreating the spider leg guns she had in the original ''Beast Wars'' show.
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| : A common but minor point of breakage lies in a small tab that connects Blackarachnia's chest to her torso. On many copies, the tab sits very securely into its port right out of the box. The tab's length is not entirely suitable for the motion required of the piece for the transformation. Thus, the tab will very likely snap off no matter how carefully one approaches it. A later running change for the toy shortens the tab, fixing the issue.
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| :Much like most of the toyline, Blackararchnia comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character, Blackarachnia being one of them.
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| ===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
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| [[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Buzzworthy-Worlds-Collide-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|300px|The universe where Blackarachnia manages a Hot Topic instead of enlisting.]]
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| *'''Worlds Collide''' (4-pack, 2021)
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| **''Series'': '''''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'''''
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| **''Accessories'': "Poison Anchor"
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| :Released as part of the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Worlds Collide" 4-pack, Blackarachnia is a redeco and head-retool of the above ''Kingdom'' Blackarachnia. Transforming into an organic black widow spider; this version of Blackarachnia has been recolored to replicate her [[:File:BWBlackarachniaCardArt.jpg|original package art]] and includes a new facesculpt based on [[#Beast Wars|the original toy's "normal" robot face]] (as opposed to the [[mutant head]]/[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] face). Due to them being attached by mushroom pegs, the upper arms/spider legs can be swapped for the ones on the Kingdom toy above to increase it's accuracy to Blackarachnia's appearance in the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
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| :Included in the set alongside Blackarachnia is [[Nemesis Primal#Toys|Nemesis Primal]], [[Fangry (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Fangry]] with [[Brisko#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Brisko]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]]. The set was found in a Walmart in the U.S.<ref>''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Worlds Collide found at Walmart by [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/buzzworthy-worlds-collide-set-found-at-walmart-but-not-in-system-more-pics/46101/ Seibertron.com]</ref> prior to an official reveal from Hasbro, possibly due to a shipment error. As with other ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toys, and by the fact the toy was found in Target internal systems<ref>"Transformers Worlds Collide Mulitpack" found on Target internal systems at [https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/05/target-exclusives-t-wrecks-and-worlds-collide-multipack-information-430974 TFW2005.com]</ref>, it is an exclusive to Target in the U.S.
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| ==Merchandise==
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| ===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
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| [[File:Blackarachniamutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
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| *'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
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| :Blackarachnia was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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| ===''Robot Heroes''===
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| [[File:Robotheroescheetorblackarachnia.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cute and poisonous.]]
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| *'''Cheetor vs. Blackarachnia''' (2-pack, 2008)
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| :Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]''-branded [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]], Blackarachnia is a simple, yet well-detailed two-inch tall figurine with exaggerated, cartoony proportions. She was only available in a two-pack with [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cheetor]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Predacon/Blackarachnia/blackarachnia.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Blackarachnia at TFU.info]''
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| ==Notes==
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| [[File:BWBlackarachniaCardArt.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Does this deco make her a "Cheetor" Girl?]]
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| *Blackarachnia's original ''Beast Wars'' card art has her wearing a spike-studded collar... while her chest seems to be leopard-spotted. Kinky.
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| *The [[:File:Blackarachniahappymeal.jpg|artwork]] advertising the Transmetal Blackarachnia toy on Happy Meal Bags was rendered with the toy transformed incorrectly. Her beast mode head isn't flipped down, leaving her organic-looking robot mode chest exposed.
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| *Blackarachnia's unreleased [[#UnUni|''Universe'' Horrorcon toy]] (as well as [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Waspinator]]) made a cameo appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story "[[Not All Megatrons]]" as a [[mechanimal]] in the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps|swamp hideout]] of fellow Horrorcon [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]].
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]
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| [[Category:Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]
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| [[Category:Legends Predacons]]
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| [[Category:Masterpiece]]
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