Blackarachnia (Universe)
Beast ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Decepticon
Size: Deluxe
Difficulty of Transformation: Medium
Color Scheme: Deep purple, bright orange, silver, and some charcoal black, red, transparent orange, bright lime green, reddish purple
Rating: 8.0

(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Beast Machines Blackarachnia. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Beast Machines Blackarachnia here.)

    If you've been reading my toy reviews for a while, then you'll know that I think the purple/orange color scheme is a great combo that is under-used. So it should come as no surprise that I'ma diggin' Blackarachnia's new colors. The silver accents also add magnificently to the overall appearance of the toy. Her spider head is still a transparent color, though, which I think was stupid enough on the first toy, so I'm not too happy about it being that way again. At least it's a better color, though. Oh, and I don't know how to say this without it coming out the wrong way, so I'll just say it. I can't stop staring at Blackarachnia's butt! Naw, not like that, man. Her "energon radiation" pattern is absolutely beautiful. It's a silver crooked streak that runs across her rump, between the two transparent globes on either side. It has a lovely reddish purple border which looks so beeeautiful combined with that silver. Mmmmm.... Wish that lime green was a couple shades darker, though.
    No mold changes have been made to Blackarachnia.
    Blackarachnia has a great new color scheme, and an excellent energon radiation pattern. She's still got a couple of small quirks color-wise, like that odd bright lime green, but otherwise, she's a winner. Recommended over the original Beast Machines Blackarachnia.


Blackarachnia Bio:
FUNCTION: Covert Operations
MOTTO: "My looks can be deceiving; my touch will be lethal."
Reformed from her Predacon history of treachery and double-dealing, Blackarachnia became a Maximal largely thanks to her relationship with the noble Maximal known as Silverbolt. Under the command of Optimus Primal, Blackarachnia proved herself in the battles to liberate Cybertron from Megatron's tyranny. Following the Maximal victory and reformatting of Cybertron itself, Blackarachnia enjoyed a brief spell of peace and happiness with Silverbolt by her side. However, due to the machinations of Unicron, Blackarachnia has once again been corrupted, this time siding with a renegade Decepticon faction loyal to Unicron. In spider mode Blackarachnia can scale any surface, is extremely agile and is invisible to all scanning equipment. She can spin webs for a variety of uses both offensive and defensive. Her metal-deteriorating web nets deflect energy pulses, while web based throwing stars explode to ensnare their target upon impact. Two stinger legs disrupt/overload all but the most heavily shielded electronic systems. Can ground herself with legs and use stingers to send electronic pulses through the ground towards enemies. Six eyes can see into the infrared spectrum.
Strength: 2.5
Intelligence: 9.3
Speed: 7.2
Endurance: 4.0
Rank: 5.0
Courage: 7.6
Fireblast: 5.0
Skill: 8.5

Review by Beastbot

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