Blackarachnia (Animated)
| This article is about the Transformers Animated character. For the Beast Era character, see Blackarachnia (BW). |
| The name or term "Elita One" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Elita One (disambiguation). |
- Blackarachnia is a Decepticon in the Transformers Animated continuity family.
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Blackarachnia hates her techno-organic beast mode with a passion. Once she was an Autobot Academy cadet, but when she was abandoned on an alien world by her former teammates, she was forced to adapt to the monstrous organic lifeforms that inhabited the world. Now she is trapped between organic and machine, unable to take a new form. The experience fueled a newfound hatred of the Autobots and a quest for revenge that led her to join Megatron in his war against the Autobots. Her hatred of her organic body drives her insane, and she will do anything to get rid of it, no matter whom she has to crush in her path.
She also hates Blitzwing for singing a certain song.
Fiction
Transformers Animated cartoon
- Voice actor: Cree Summer (English), ? (Japanese)
 Spoiler warning: Plot details for Along Came a Spider follow. of the next episode/issue in the series or 30 days after release, whichever is sooner |
Blackarachnia was previously known as Elita One. On an alien planet, Elita and her teammates, Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime, were looking for a Decepticon ship, when they fell into a series of caves. They were ambushed by giant spiders and, when escaping the massive energon explosion caused by the battle, Elita ended up being left behind. When she tried using her ability to borrow powers from other beings, she was injected by the spiders' venom, turning her into the hideous freak she is now. Because of her new semi-organic nature, her signal did not appear on Optimus's radar, leading him and Sentinel to believe that she had perished in the explosion. Along Came a Spider
When the All Spark was found by a group of Autobots, Blackarachnia was aboard the Nemesis with the other Decepticons, annoyed at Lugnut's emphatic, vocal loyalty to Megatron. She even suggested that Lugnut's speech of praise was hardwired into his mind. She also had conflict with Blitzwing, who touched a sore point by insulting her organic mode. Her retort to "blow it out your actuator, three-face" angered Blitzwing to the point that he...began to express his feelings in song. Later, at Megatron's orders, she scanned the Autobots' ship to determine the nature of their high-energy cargo. She confirmed the Autobots were carrying the All Spark, or at least something just as powerful. When the Autobots escaped and it became clear the Nemesis was going to crash into an exploding space bridge, Blackarachnia fled in an escape pod. Transform and Roll Out!
Later, she stalked Bumblebee, Bulkhead, and Sari on Halloween night. After she took out Bumblebee and Bulkhead, she started lying to Sari, who, even after her encounter with Starscream, still couldn't recognize a Decepticon. Fortunately, Optimus came along, but Blackarachnia kidnapped Sari and started web-swinging.
After she got to the top of a skyscraper, she tried to use Sari's All Spark key to become fully mechanical. However, it made Sari, and presumably any other fleshy in range, age. It almost killed Blackarachnia, but Optimus Prime pulled the key out. After she knocked out Prime, Blackarachnia cried her four eyes out. Along Came a Spider
Toy
Animated
- Blackarachnia (Deluxe, 2008)
- Blackarachnia transforms into a mechanical spider with some organic aesthetic. She comes with a grapnel hook accessory.
