Arachnea Worm Flavus

**Arachnea Worm Flavus**(アラクネアワーム・フラバス *Arakuneawāmu furabasu*) is one of three Arachnid-based Worms that appeared in Episode 1 and 2 of Kamen Rider Kabuto.

## Appearance

Flavus’ molted form includes a black-colored exoskeleton covered with orange stripes all over. It also includes spider leg-like tendrils on it’s shoulders and draping down it’s head, small orange mandibles, orange teeth in its circular mouth, five eyes with three of them on the forehead, sharp claws on the hands, and two shields on it’s arms.

## Biography

### The Strongest Man

During ZECT’s mission to take down a Salis Worm after it killed a guard at a Bay Area, the ZECT Troopers find the Worm and attempt to eliminate with their gunfire. However, they suddenly get ambushed by more Worms in the building. During the fight, one of the Salis Worms undergoes a metamorphosis with two other Salis Worms and molts off it’s exoskeleton, turning into an Arachnea Worm called Flavus. Flavus, alongside with Ruboa and Nigritia, use their Clock Up abilities to take down the remain ZECT Troopers until they are forced to retreat, letting the three Arachnea Worms make their escape.

### The First Two-Step Transformation

After Ruboa gets killed by Tendou as Kamen Rider Kabuto, Flavus murders the man whom ZECT was going to give their Rider System to, and mimics his body to go after Tendo. After following Tendou into a tower, Favus confronts him in an enclosed area underground and reveals it’s Pupa Body. Once molting off it’s Pupa Body to turn into it’s Arachnea Worm form, the Kabuto Zecter arrives and Tendou uses it to transform into Kamen Rider Kabuto Masked Form. Instead of immediately fighting Flavus, Kabuto arrives outside to save Kagami, who arrived at the tower to save Tendou from Flavus only to get attacked by the Salis Worms led by Nigritia. Once, the two Worms confront Kabuto, they both use their Clock Up abilities to strike Kabuto at both sides. In order to counterattack, Kabuto activates Cast-Off on his belt, releasing the heavy armor off his suit and revealing his Rider Form. The launched off armor destroys the remaining Salis Worms, so Flavus speeds up to Kabuto. Fortunately, with the armor off, Kabuto activates the Rider System’s own Clock Up and enters the same speed as Flavus, making the two now equally matched. Kabuto and Flavus fight each other during their Clock Up where Flavus shoots it’s web at Kabuto. Before their Clock Up ends, Kabuto jumps toward Flavus with his Kunai Gun and stabs it down in the chest with the Kunai Gun’s blade. The second the Clock Up ends, Flavus blows up into orange flames.

## Powers/Abilities

* Pupa Body
* Arachnea Worm
**Pupa Form**

Powers/Abilities
**Human Mimicry**: The Salis Worm is able to change its physical appearance into it’s victim’s appearances.

**Elongated Claws**: On it’s right hand, the Salis Worm holds two incredibly long claws on it’s fingers that it uses in combat.

**Tough Exoskeleton**: The Salis Worm’s body is able to withstand ordinary bullets and other weapons.

**Molting**: When the Salis Worm’s body heat rises up, it undergoes into a metamorphosis by molting off it’s exoskeleton and turning into a stronger Worm.

**Arachnea**

Powers/Abilities
**Clock Up**: Once molting off it’s Pupa Body, Flavus can accelerate it’s own speed.

**Webs**: Flavus can shoot of globs of web from it’s mouth at it’s opponent.