Blackarachnia

## History

### Ariel

Born in Iacon, the Cybertronian known as Ariel was a Clerk in the Iacon Hall of Records alongside Orion Pax. Analyzing and Collecting Data together led to the two of them falling in love. Whenever she wasn't working, Ariel would spend time with Orion and his friend Roller, visiting places around Iacon and Rodion and drinking in Maccadam's Oil House.

On one fateful day, the three friends were sent to the World of Archa Seven. with Sentinel Prime, to do research on a crashed Colony Ship. The investigation would lead to a conflict with Giant Spiders, causing the group to split up. Ariel and Orion would reunite at the Crashed Vessel, exploring the ships interior before getting ambushed yet again. This time, Ariel was surrounded by the Spiders, resulting in the recently arriving Sentinel to blindly throw a grenade into the group. The explosion set off a chain reaction, blowing up the Colony Ship, and presumably Ariel with it.

Ariel had in fact survived the explosion, waking up in a webbed cocoon. As the Giant Spiders started approaching her, Ariel accidentally caused her Outlier ability to set off, leading her to download the Spiders DNA. As she was downloading the DNA, the Spiders began biting into her body, causing pulses to form around Ariel's body.

### Blackarachnia

Awakening on Archa Seven, Blackarachnia would scream in horror at the sight of her new body. Not knowing what had happened, she tried to send a beacon back to Cybertron, but all her efforts led to nothing. Trapped on a dangerous world, with a body she hated, Blackarachnia decided to explore what was left of the Colony Ship and see if there was anything onboard that could help her. While exploring the remains of the Ship, Blackarachnia discovered she could generate webbing from her hands. Using this newfound ability, she traversed the wreckage in search of Energon. Without any traces of the resource, Blackarachnia left the Ship behind and decided to explore the planet.

While wondering the rocky terrain of Archa Seven, Blackarachnia noticed the arrival of a Cybertronian Vessel. When the ship landed, the crew on board wore Symbols she recognized as the one belonging to the Ascenticons. Being informed that they were going by a new name, Blackarachnia met the Ships captain Blitzwing who brought her up to date on the War and the state of Cybertron. With this information, Blackarachnia agreed to join the Decepticons, knowing that the Autobots would never accept her due to her new alternate form.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Download** - An Ability present when she was Ariel, Blackarachnia can download the CNA of any cybertronian, giving her increased Strength and Agility, along with their Outlier Ability if one is present.
* **Techno-Organic Upgrades** - After being turned into a Techno-Organic, Blackarachnia has recieved some new abilities that make her new form worth having.
	+ **Stingers** - In her Robot form, Blackarachnia's spider legs form Stingers on her back. These Stingers secrete Cyber Venom that can render other Cybertronians immobile for a short amount of time.
	+ **Web Fluid** - Generated from the palm of her hands, Blackarachnia can spin webs, much like an actual spider. These webs are also lined with Cyber Venom.

### Weaknesses

* **Timer** - Blackarachnia's download ability can only last for a certain amount of time, and on an obvious occasion can have permanent effects.

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* Blackarachnia has a rivalry with Lockdown, Arcee, Starscream, and Tarantulas.

### Notes

* The Universe 2020.06 version of Blackarachnia is a composition of the Animated, Beast Wars, and Aligned/Arachnid versions of the character. The main difference when it comes to her origin is the fact that she's originally Ariel, whereas the Animated version shows her as Elita One. This was changed due to the fact that I wanted to introduce Elita One at a different point without her going all Goth.