Spider Riders
Spider Riders are elite warriors that ride huge metal spiders. To
bring their Spider out the Manacle, they say the name of the spider and
"Spider Out." When shouting "Arachna Power", the Manacle brings their
armor onto them alongside their weapons and shields. They are:
- Voiced by: Motoko Kumoi (Japanese), Julie Lemieux (English)
- A boy who falls into the subterranean Inner World, and becomes a
Spider Rider with his new found battle spider "partner", Shadow. They
both argue quite a lot, mainly because of Hunter's cluelessness,
ignorance and Shadow's pride and desire to work alone as well as the
belief that he doesn't need the help of others. It is unknown whether
the prophecy refers to him, thus it is unknown of he is destined to be
Arachna's salvation or its destruction. It is also shown in the TV
series that he has affections for Corona and admires her good spirit but
is too shy to share them. In the episode "Smells Like Team Spider," he
unknowingly stares at Corona while she is marveling at the flowers. When
they are battling the Invectids, his mind is calmed by the image of
Corona's face. Lastly, when Igneous asks what changed Hunter's mind
about the flowers, he becomes a bit embarrassed as it was Corona's image
that changed him. Also, since Corona was the first person to discover
Hunter, he has known her for the longest time, besides Shadow. Hunter
may have a romantic relationship with Corona and their spiders might
too. He also caught Corona in her sleeping shirt once in which she threw
her pillow at him. In order for Hunter to return home, he must become
an Arachna master. Hunter's grandfather Digger Steele was also a Spider
Rider and an earthen. Digger Steele knew the hero Quake. Hunter's weapon
is an Axial Pike. When he gains the power of an oracle key, his left
shoulder pad grows larger and can shoot webs and his special attack is
electra twist. When he uses 2 oracle keys, his right shoulder pad
transforms, gets a larger shield, a long sword, two non-flying wings
grow and his special attack is blue bolt. When he uses 3 or 4 keys his
wings retract and grow 4 metal spider legs and his special attack is
blue wave. His catchphrase and motto is, "Never Give Up!"
- Voiced by: Saeko Chiba (Japanese), Stacey DePass (English)
- Discovering Hunter and Shadow, she escorts the new team to Arachna
so they may be officially inducted to the ranks of the Spider Riders.
She seems to care a lot for Hunter, as does her spider for Shadow. She
might also have a romantic relationship with Hunter too. She glows
(using her power) most of the time when Hunter is deeply in fight and
gets hurt. This proves that she could be the Oracle's chosen one just
like Aqune. She becomes especially worried when Hunter is hurt or in
danger and becomes quite jealous when Hunter's guy nature foolishly
allows him to mention spending some time the night before with an
unknown girl (Princess Sparkle) by pushing him into the fountain he
slept next to that night. In "Hunter's Holiday," Corona clearly
expresses her desire to spend some time with Hunter alone but when he
refuses she takes out her rage by practicing on targets with Hunter's
face on them. At the last episode, she says "My Hunter." Though she is
taller and more mature than Hunter, both are the same age (stated to be
eleven, though they act around twelve to thirteen years old). She and
her battle spider, Venus, make a great team. She has no family and was
adopted by twins. When they found her, Corona had a manacle. They as
well as Corona's home town believe she is dating Hunter. It was revealed
that she is Aqune's long lost sister (she appears to be younger but
this is unknown) and that they are both "Oracle Handmaids". Her weapons
are a bow and arrows.
- Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Tim Hamaguchi (English)
- A leading Spider Rider and captain of the Arachna military. His name
mirrors Magma's—when magma cools, it becomes igneous rock. Igneous is
calm, gentle and has quite a strategic mind. Igneous takes Hunter's
training seriously and almost acts as a mentor to Hunter, to his
annoyance. He challenged Hunter and Shadow to a duel when they joined
the Riders, but it was only to see if Hunter could cooperate with
Shadow. Igneous was part of the Arachna Knights, where he teamed up with
a long-time friend Slate. Both were known as "Claw" and "Fang" and they
proved to be quite powerful, especially since Igneous didn't call his
spider Flame to assist. Regardless of his grade, Igneous is proud to
serve the royalty of the Arachna Kingdom, and always offers his help to
prince Lumen and princess Sparkle. His weapon is a cavalry lance and one
of his attacks is a flamethrower coming out of the tip of the lance. He
has a crush on the Queen of Nuuma, Illuma. Igneous had a fan club of
Arachna's castle's females, but while he was away to Nuuma, they had
found boyfriends, leaving him crushed. He is also afraid of ghosts, but
won't admit it and says they don't exist.
- Voiced by: Kumiko Higa (Japanese), Cameron Ansell (English)
- Leader of the Spider Riders and prince of Arachna. He is rather lazy
for a ruler, preferring diplomatic solutions over fights, even against
the Invectid. Some say it is because his spider, Ebony, is so powerful
that he is afraid to let it loose. He would much rather negotiate with
the enemy, and only fight when absolutely needed. Lumen is bright,
loquacious, and loves cute girls. His weapon is a chain sword.
- Voiced by: Kaori Shimizu (Japanese), Melanie Tonello (English)
- Prince Lumen's younger sister, also a Spider Rider. She is the one
who points out that Hunter might save, not destroy, the Inner World. She
also visits Hunter in the night and advises him to bond with Shadow and
when Hunter first sees her, he blushes while she giggles. Sparkle is
very adventurous. Her spider is Hotarla, and is very small. Her weapon
of choice is a yo yo-like device, with which she pummeled Grasshop to
submission when he was trying to get away with one of the keys. She was
the first one to trust Grasshop, causing him to change his ways. She is
also the only one who calls him "Uncle Hop".
- Voiced by: Kotani Kinya (Japanese), Lyon Smith (English)
- Not affiliated with the Arachna military, he is a "lone rider" with
his partner, Brutus. He made a promise to find the purple spider Portia,
supposed to be Brutus's younger sister, and this promise keeps him from
joining the ranks of Arachna. He later joins up with Hunter and the
others to prevent the Invectids from stealing the Oracle Keys. He is
somewhat obsessed with rescuing Portia from the Invectids. Magma is a
great admirer of the hero Quake; each time he sees Quake in action, he
has tears streaming from his eyes. His weapon is a mace that can switch
to a flail.
- Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese), Alyson Court (English)
- Aqune (pronounced A-coo-nay) is a Spider Rider in the service of the
Invectid Buguese. Aqune wears a mask that covers her face, which
contains a mind control device. She has a deep sense of honor: while
fighting Hunter and being unmasked, they both fell from a cliff, and
Aqune took care of Hunter and refused to fight him because he was
injured and weakened. Then after Buguese found them, Buguese tried to
destroy Hunter once and for all but Aqune parries his blow, making him
cease attack. Aqune is Mantid's weapon ready to use against the Riders.
She also is trying to gain something from a sphere. It seems that
Buguese found her and her spider lost in the Forest of Bewilderment
where anyone who enters become disoriented and cannot find the exit. The
website itself claims that she was banned after caring for a weakened
enemy and was taken into by the Invectids. He seems to call her
"Oracle's Chosen" and uses her to find the Oracle Keys. When unmasked,
Aqune cares much for Hunter, as she showed this by giving the Oracle Key
back to Hunter. In episode "Paradise", her mask is broken, releasing
her and Portia from Buguese's control. This lasts for only a few
episodes however. In "Reunions", Buguese plants a new mask on her,
returning her to the side of evil. Queen Illuma has revealed Aqune is
Corona's sister. She uses a glaive when unarmored, but her weapon of
choice when transformed is a long sword. Aqune is a better cook than
Corona. In "Welcome Back," Buguese releases her from the control of her
mask, permanently.
-
- The first Spider Rider, known for defeating the Invectid army in
ancient times, which brought the spider Riders' creation. He even
stopped Mantid from taking the Oracle Keys. He may be an Earthen.
-
- The legendary Spider Rider made famous by a play that praises his
ability to destroy the evil within enemies without taking their lives.
It is rumored that he brought an Oracle Key to Nuuma. Quake was last
seen with The Lost Mariner, during Quake's voyage to Nuuma. Currently
Quake has given up fighting and resides in a forest, taking on the form
of a small old man. He helps Hunter and Aqune escape Buguese's attack
and uses his power to bring all of the Spider Riders' deepest desires to
come true in hope to get Hunter to never fight again. However, Hunter's
bravery and stubbornness made Quake drop his spell. After repelling the
Invectids through the use of his staff, Quake opened a portal so the
Spider Riders could continue to Nuuma Castle. Later, Quake decided to
join the Human-Invectid war and remarked that Hunter was as foolish as
his grandfather, who he must have met before. It was also revealed that
he fought with Mantid in the past and lost. He retreated to a forest to
wait for the right moment to fight back. It is later revealed that he
has been storing his power since then for the moment that the eight
Spider Riders would appear and be able to defeat Mantid once and for
all. When he becomes a Spider Rider again, he regains his youthful
appearance.
-
- He is Hunter Steele's grandfather. Like his grandson Hunter, he also
was an Earthen. Digger was the one who taught Hunter to never give up.
It is hinted in episode 12 that Digger was the one who thwarted Mantid's
plan in the past in the first episode hunter said his grandfather
talked about the innerworld a lot when he was alive suggesting he is now
dead. and also fought along side Quake in the old years as a spider
rider.
Battle Spiders
Here are the Spider Riders' Battle Spiders:
- Voiced by: Takashi Kondo (Japanese), Joseph Motiki (English)
- Hunter's spider (though Shadow disagrees in the beginning), a
prideful warrior who thinks he doesn't need a rider and is also very
stubborn and won't admit when he's wrong, especially one who may be
destined to bring disaster to Arachna (i.e., Hunter). He hates large
crowds. He is said to have legendary strength. He complains about most
of the things Hunter does, though they make a very good team. When he
uses an oracle key his two front legs grow more sturdy and his abdomen
become more armored. When he uses 2 oracle keys, his two front legs grow
abnormally longer and straight. When he uses 3 or 4 keys two hands
emerge and two legs grow. Shadow is a direct descendant of the
Ancestral, Lord of Spiders. Shadow cares for Venus.
- Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese), Caroly Larson (English)
- Corona's spider. She is soft-spoken and gentle, but is fearless in battle. She also cares for Shadow.
-
- Igneous' silent spider. He has the ability to shoot webs made out of fire.
- Voiced by: Kenta Miyake
- Lumen's spider. Said to be very powerful and destructive, this
restrains Lumen to call it out, for fear of accidentally hurting
someone. When he does call him out, 'he means business' according to
Igneous. He doesn't talk after his first appearance, but finally talks
(much to the Spider Riders' amazement) to persuade his Rider, Prince
Lumen to take his sister through the Labyrinth to get to Mantid's
Castle.
- Voiced by: Yuu Asakawa (Japanese), Grace Fulliton (English)
- Sparkle's spider. Unlike the other spiders, she is not a spider
ready for battle and has distinctive large eyes. She'd rather not take
risks.
- Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (Japanese), Darren Frost (English)
- Magma's spider. He has tremendous strength, and is looking for his sister, Portia.
- Voiced by: Kumiku Higa
- Aqune's spider. She is Brutus's missing sister. Like Aqune, Portia
wears a mask over her face that controls her. She is known for her
unique purple color.
-
- Quake's spider. He is said to be a legendary battle spider. And said to be the strongest of all.
Invectid (Insector)
The main villains of the series who plot to conquer Arachna. They
reside in the Invectid State. Members of the Invectid race include:
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka (Japanese), Lawrence Bayne (English)
- Mantid is a mantis-type
Invectid who rules the loose-knit nation of Insects. From the top floor
of his fortress, he directs his Invectid troops to remove the wasteful
and hated humans from the Inner World and find the Oracle Keys. Although
it is assumed by his followers that he is the ultimate in Invectid
evolution, Mantid actually wears a covering of high fidelity mechanics,
which encases the body of a human! Anyone who finds out must be slain.
He needs the Oracle Keys to sustain himself for some reason or else his
body turns white. With two Oracle Keys, Mantid's actions had caused the
Oracle sun to go dark and prevented Hunter from using the Oracle keys.
However, after regaining that ability, Mantid decided to meet Hunter
face-to-face. After Hunter is captured in the Labyrinth, he is brought
to Mantid's Castle and finally comes face-to-face with Mantid himself.
Mantid planned to trick Hunter into getting the Oracle Keys for him.
Quake appeared and told him of Maintid's true intentions. Mantid reveals
that he was an Earthen once, a chosen warrior of the Oracle, pulled
against his will into the Inner World. His reason of taking the Oracle's
power is revenge upon the Inner World and the Oracle herself after many
losses, including his beloved. When Hunter had him at sword point, he
sparred Mantid showing him kindness. Mantid then changed back to his
human form, and was reunited with his love Loraine, granted by the
Oracle.
-
- Oracle Mantid - After absorbing the Oracle Keys' power,
Mantid becomes extremely powerful. Some changes in appearance are
noticeable, such as his cape, which has become a mix of neon colors. The
armor on his cape also becomes bigger, purple, and gains a gold border
on the outer ring. The mask like thing on Mantid's face also grows out
more. He also gains incredible strength and psychic abilities.
The Invectid's Big Four
Four of Mantid's mightiest warriors. They are:
- Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki (Japanese), Jack Langedijk (English)
- Mantid's right hand man, he is a masked humanoid Invectid with many
plans to defeat the Spider Riders. He is the leader of the Big Four. He
despises the Oracle, as he is bitter about her taking the sun away from
the Invectids, and is eager to hurt her for what he thinks are her
wrongs. Buguese claims to care little for his comrades, but he has shown
respect for Stags, and concern for both Aqune, whom he is mentor to,
and Beerain. Personally, he hates Hunter Steele for the many defeats at
his hands. He wields a long crimson bladed sword for a weapon. Buguese
has remained a loyal and faithful servant of Mantid, but over time, he
lost faith and did not trust Mantid anymore. He plans to destroy the
Spider Riders and take control over the Invectid Nation from Mantid.
Lord Mantid gave him a machine called Dark Opal and told him to destroy
the Spider Riders with it. However while battling them it absorbed the
power from Hunter's Oracle keys, keeping Buguese from betraying Lord
Mantid. He removes Aqune's mask, which was endowed with some of the
Oracle's power by Lord Mantid and commented that over the years she had
become someone precious to him. Buguese takes the remaining power of the
Oracle keys that Mantid put into Aqune's mask and uses it to revive
Dark Opal and goes to fight Lord Mantid himself. Dark Opal crashes into
Castle Mantid, resulting in an explosion. For some reason, Oracle Mantid
saved his life because he was going to use him as a tool for revenge.
He is nearly killed by Mantid when one of his attacks nearly sends him
off a cliff. He was saved by Beerain and Stags.
- Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (Japanese), Carman Melville (English)
- Former member of the Big Four (he was "fired" due to failure in "Dark World"), he is a grasshopper-type
Invectid who uses many technological devices to defeat enemies. So far,
he hasn't really fought the Riders; letting his minions do the fighting
for him instead. He has (unfortunately for him) seen little success
against the Spider Riders, and is seen with disdain and disappointment
by the other members of the Invectids as well as his family. He is now
banished from Invectid state and forced to wander the Inner World,
swearing to defeat the Spider Riders. As such, he may have mild drinking
problems, but this is only speculative. Due to recently assisting the
Spider Riders (Sparkle in particular) escape captivity, he is now a
traitor to the Invectids. Sparkle calls him Uncle Hop. One of his
biggest achievements in helping the Spider Riders is removing the Battle
Beetle's regeneration device, allowing Hunter to defeat it. According
to his wife, Weeval, his promotion to the Big Four was a mistake as he
is peaceful and loves children. This might explain why he gets along so
well with Princess Sparkle and allows her to call him "Uncle Hop". It
may also explain why he is reluctant to actually fight the Spider
Riders. In "Welcome Back" he tries to reason with Lord Mantid by saying
that after having spent time with the humans he realized that they
aren't mean and greedy like they say. He tells him he can do whatever he
wants to him, but to spare the Spider Riders. Lord Mantid was going to
kill him by smashing him into the ground repeatedly, until Buguese
stepped in and told Mantid to fulfill the promise he made. Mantid
dropped Grasshop and Princess Sparkle rushed over to him. He was unhurt,
just scared. He cares dearly for his wife, Weeval and his two kids.
Despite being a Grasshoppers-Invectid, he claims he is afraid of
heights, or perhaps it was just a ruse not to let Oracle Mantid smash
him into the ground. After he takes the Spider Riders through the sewers
(as he comments that he hides in to hide from battles), he is finally
reunited with his wife and kids. He is also the only Invectid (and only
other character other than Hunter) to be given a full name.
- Voiced by: Yuu Asakawa (Japanese), Ellen Ray Hennessey (English)
- She is a bee-type
Invectid who uses a whip to fight. She is a member of the Big Four and
commands the buzzrays (flying manta ray-like creatures). She has a
certain charm about her. When fighting, she has no regard for honor and
thinks winning is everything. In "Spies and Lies," she states that she
is losing faith for Lord Mantid but still has faith for Buguese, and in a
flashback to when he was giving her assignment, it is hinted that they
may have feelings for each other. In the episode "Lumen's Love," Beerain
dresses up as Lumen's childhood friend. Even after Lumen finds out, he
still willingly gives her the Oracle key. After she is blown away and
his real friend arrives, he keeps searching for her calling Beerain his
"true love". She is also a former member of the Big Four but was kicked
out when she found out Mantid's secret of what he wants to do with the
Oracle's power. When she returned to the Invectid fortress, she
overheard Mantid planning to grasp all of Oracle's power and not share
it with anyone else. She barely managed to escape with her life at the
hands of Mantid and Aqune. With her wings damaged, she felt useless and
for the first time in the series, she cried. She attempted to warn
Buguese of Mantid's true intent, but he refused to believe her saying he
is still faithful to Mantid and cannot trust a 'traitor'. Princess
Sparkle calls her Auntie Bee. Beerain saved Buguese just when he was
about to fall off a cliff after Mantid’s attack. Her name is notable in
that it is one 't' removed from the name of Bee Train, the company that
produces Spider Riders.
- Voiced by: Kenta Miyake
- He is a stag beetle-type
Invectid who is very powerful and very loyal to the Invectid cause. He
wields a short Zanbato for a weapon. He is considered by many as the
most powerful of the Big Four. He has a strong sense of honor, and
cannot stand when it is disrespected. Corona and Igneous once faced him,
but barely managed to escape with their lives. So far, Hunter is the
only one who has ever harmed him, by breaking off one of Stags horns.
Stags was ordered by Mantid to find the two Oracle Keys in Nuuma but
both slipped out of his grasp. He has now turned control of the invasion
to Buguese. His latest encounter with Hunter and Shadow proves he has
become much stronger, since he is able to defeat Hunter even with the
aid of two Oracle Keys. However, he is then defeated when Hunter uses a
third Oracle Key. With his warrior spirit broken, he plunges from the
castle into the ground below (he does not die from the fall). He then
threw away his broken sword and cape and departed. He is yet another
former member of the Big Four due to his warrior spirit being crushed.
When Buguese was thrown from Dark Opal after Lord Mantid attacked him,
Stags gave him water to drink. He is not angry with Buguese for seizing
control over his troops at Nuuma.
Other Invectid Warriors
Other Invectid warriors and characters throughout the series.
- Unnamed Invectid Captain - A bunch of Invectid Captains
worked for Mantid. One Invectid who led his troops to attack Tanda
Village in search of something, but he cannot remember what they were
searching for. Prince Lumen promised him their own village, with him as
the self-appointed mayor in exchange that they stop attacking Tanda
Village. They stopped attacking and moved into their new village. He was
happy for a short while but soon decided to attack again, believing
that conquest was something they needed. This time Prince Lumen fights
and defeats him.
-
- A dung beetle-type
Invectid and spy. He likes to roll on a ball. He sometimes rats on
Grasshop to Grasshop's family. During a mission in the Labyrinth, he and
Aqune used a Special Whistle to anger the creatures of the Maze. After
Hunter is captured, Dungobeet attempts to destroy the Spider Riders
again with the beasts, but is captured by Quake.
- Voiced by: Kaori Shimizu
- A small bug that is about the size, shape and colour of the Golden Snitch from Quidditch in Harry Potter.
It has two wings and a pair of red eyes. The Messenger Bug is used by
Dungobeet to spy on the Spider Riders. It relays the information it
finds out to whoever sent it. It was what informed Scarab of Grasshop's
demotion from the "Big Four" in episode 33. Usually Lord Mantid or
Buguese is on the receiving end of a Messenger bug.
- Weeval - Weeval is Grasshop's wife. She appears taller than
her husband and makes big curfews on him which he must follow or he
would not get his dinner. She may have a goof for a husband but he's her
goof. When Hunter told her that Grasshop was safe she was very
relieved. She cares very much for Grasshop. She also has two little
children. Her and the two children were scared when the ground started
shaking and wanted Grasshop to come home and save them. Upon hoping for
this Grasshop walked in the door, much to their delight.
- Voiced by: Tetsuya Sakai
- A scarab beetle-type Invectid and leader of an Invectid transport platoon seen in episode 33.
- Ninja Bug
- This Invectid's true name was not mentioned in the show, but it had
the ability to project copies of itself. The true Invectid was revealed
when Shadow shot his spider threads at the copies until there was only
one which Hunter struck, sending it out the castle. It was used as a
reconnaissance agent by Stags before the invasion. The story does not
reveal if the Ninja Bug had been destroyed.
- Unnamed Flying Invectid: This Invectid had attacked the
Spider Rider's ship on the journey back home from Nuuma. It appeared to
spray a sort of powder when Shadow and Hunter tried to hold them back.
- Invectid Foot Soldiers - The foot soldiers of the Invectids.
They come in different varieties and often accompany any member of the
Big Four or any other field commanders. Some of these variations
include:
- Original Foot Soldiers - These are the lesser version of the
Invectid Foot Soldiers. They are usually commanded by Buguese and
Grasshop and even other high-ranked members of the Invectid Army.
- Stags' Foot Soldiers - These come in two varieties. White
foot soldiers are the most common variety. They use curved clubs/swords
to combat their opponents. The second variety are tan and use throwing
knives that resemble Stags' sword.
- Buzzrays - The flying manta ray-like soldiers of the Invectids. They seem to only appear with Beerain.
- Enhanced Invectid Warriors - Invectids made from science and
the Oracle's power. They are very fast and strong. One was able to stand
against the power of 2 Oracle Keys before being thrown back. They do
not talk much.
- Mantid's Royal Guards - These soldiers only seem to serve within Castle Mantid. They seem to resemble ants.
Invectid Machines
Giant metal insects used by the Invectids. Among those are:
- Smashopper - A giant metal grasshopper-type Invectid machine that battles Hunter in episode 1 while Grasshop rides on him.
- Praying Mantech - A giant metal mantis-type
Invectid machine that Buguese rides on in his battle against Hunter and
Corona near the memorial of King Arachna I. Praying Mantech opens up
part of his armour when he uses his missile launcher causing a weak
spot.
- Billbug - A giant metal pill bug-type
Invectid Machine that fought Magma and Brutus in the Forest of
Bewilderment. It is indestructible when in its ball form. It was
defeated by Magma.
- Sphere-Beetle - An Invectid Machine that has three stages.
The first form was little harmless balls called "sparkling orbs" which
kids found in a crack. The second form is when the orbs fuse to create a
light built Invectid. In this form it uses telekinesis to use the kids
as a shield. The last form is created when the last unclaimed orbs (too
deep in the crack to reach) fuse into the beetle to create a heavier
built beetle. It still keeps its telekinesis but since it is so large it
cannot use the human shield as effectively requiring a camouflage
technique that rendered itself invisible.
- Celpido - A giant metal centipede-type
Invectid machine used by Buguese. Celpido caused sinkholes in a village
to destroy it. Celpido is the first Invectid machine to have the power
of speech. It also has feelings, which may mean he is organic.
- Battle Beetle - A giant metal beetle-type
Invectid machine used by Buguese when fighting the Spider Riders within
Oracle's Shrine. This Battle Beetle has the ability to blind its
enemies with a bright light when it opens its armor. This beetle has
shown its mass strength as Lumen, Igneous, Corona, and Magma struggled
to survive against it. Hunter defeated it in one shot using the Elektra
Twist for the first time in the episode "A New Power." Another one was
introduced in "Protectors of Life" and this one had laser cannons and
the ability to regenerate damaged parts. Grasshop managed to uninstall
the device that enabled this, allowing Hunter to finish the bot.
- Cyber Cricket - A giant cricket-type
Invectid machine that uses sound waves as its main attack. It was
destroyed in the second battle by the combined force of Igneous and
Magma after it attacked Hunter when he got in the way of its attack on
Corona.
- Battle Bug - A giant metal beetle-type Invectid machine used
by Grasshop. In "Wages of War," Grasshop used it to capture an Invectid
named Katy, but forgot to install the device that determined friend from
foe, causing it to attack him. It is armed with a laser cannon
and it gets more powerful the more Katy fears fighting. He told Hunter
its weakness out of cowardice; slash off both antennae at exactly the
same time or they will grow back. Hunter and Aqune defeated it together.
- Iron Ant - A giant metal ant-type
Invectid machine that Grasshop used after Hunter foiled his chase upon
the Nuuman Page. It has powerful pincers and large contact lenses as
ants can't see very well. Hunter almost lost his life fighting this
Invectid machine solo.
- RoboBeetle - A giant beetle-type
Invectid Mecca that is strong enough to survive the attack of 1 Oracle
Key. It was destroyed when Hunter combined 2 Oracle Keys.
- Golden Bore - A huge Invectid Mecha that produces an
indestructible shield called Gold Rush and a powerful burst of energy
called Gold Fever that defeats all enemies in the area. He doesn't like
to be bossed around, and tends to call Grasshop "little bug". He really
loves regurgitated grubs and sugar as his magic words were "Pretty
please with sugar on top". His only weakness is that when he falls on
his back he can't get up. He is the second Invectid battle machine that
can talk.
- Buzz-Warrior - One of Beerain's machines which she used in
"Spies and Lies" to fight Hunter. She fought honorably, but still lost
to Hunter even though he never used the Oracle Key. It's capable of
creating high winds and fires stingers from its abdomen.
- Dark Opal - An extremely powerful machine created by two
Oracle Keys. It has laser beams in its eyes, mandibles that shoot a big
energy sphere and the ability to absorb the Oracle Key's power. It is
the first Invectid battle machine that can be piloted. It was most
likely destroyed in the explosion seen in "Welcome Back".
- Ark of Destiny - A boat created by Mantid. It was possibly
used by Mantid to return to The Outer World as Mantid is actually a
human wearing a mechanical suit. It is capable of firing energy beams.
If destroyed, Mantid can just resurrect it.
Other characters
Other characters who make appearances throughout the series, sometimes only once.
- Voiced by: Julie Lemieux
- The Spirit Oracle is a beautiful woman, who united both human and
spiders together. Her clothes are always flying as if wind was blowing.
All the time, she has her eyes closed and moves her hands. King Arachna
and his Spider are the first ones to see her. Hunter also saw her when
he fell down to the Inner World. She chose Corona and Aqune to be her
handmaids. It is possible that Corona and Aqune might have seen her
before. She is the goddess of the Inner World. Whenever anything sacred
to her is destroyed, it hurts her. Her power cannot be used with wicked
intent, as seen when Aqune tried to kill Beerain, the Oracle cried and
took the power away from her and when Hunter was going to deliver the
finishing blow to Mantid, she cried.
- Voiced by: Takako Honda
- Lily is Arachna castle's mystic seer. She was the first to find out
that Hunter had entered the Inner world and feared he would bring
misfortune.
- Voiced by: Hidetoshi Nakamura
- Quint was the builder of the finest ship in the town of Fuushyua
which could go up the upwards waterfall. However, he wouldn't lend it to
the Spider Riders to get to Nuuma. When the Invectids destroyed him
ship and Hunter saved him, Quint didn't fuss over the loss of the ship.
He revealed he had a new and improved ship and this time, gave it to the
Riders on the condition that they return it. However, it was left at a
port in Nuuma and he went all steaming about it but settled down. He has
a picture of the Lost Mariner who is his great-great grandfather.
- Voiced by: Dan Petronijevic
- Slate (Called Grey in the Japanese version) was once an Arachnian knight
who was a good friend and rival to Igneous. They were both known as the
legendary "Fang and Claw" to everyone. However, he left the rank of
knights a long time ago but came back and challenged Igneous to a duel
to the end. Hunter did a little investigating and found out Grasshop
took a pendant of value from Slate and said he would return it once
Slate defeated Igneous. In exchange for defeating Igneous, Grasshop
agreed not to destroy Slate's village. Hunter and Shadow were able to
successfully drive away Grasshop's occupation force. Even though the
Invectids were gone, the two knights still fought and they concluded
that they were equally matched. A few episodes later, Slate had arrived
to help Arachna against an Invectid invasion, but it had been already
driven off. However, Prince Lumen left him in charge of Arachna castle
while the Spider Riders helped the people of Nuuma.
- Voiced by: Ryusuke Oobayashi
- When he was young, he helped Quake deliver two of the Oracle keys to
Nuuma. Many years later he helps the Spider Riders get through a fog
when they were under attack from Beerain and her Stingrays in "Ghost
Ship". With the task done, he mysteriously disappeared, frightening
Igneous, believing he was a ghost. Whether or not he is a ghost is never
revealed. He is the great, great, great grandfather of the ship builder
Quint.
- Voiced by: Julie Lemieux
- She is the Queen of Nuuma. She sensed a familiar connection
concerning Corona and Nuuma. When Illuma attempts to discover more about
Corona's childhood, Corona is only able to reveal that she can only
recall her parents named her "Corona". It is later revealed that Illuma
recognizes that Corona and her sister, Aqune, from when they were
children who often visited Nuuma and that they are both Oracle
Handmaids. Illuma initially rejects the Spider Riders' offer to defend
to castle because she feared they were too young. However, after Hunter
and Corona disobey her orders and run off, she asks all her troops to
fight under the command of the Spider Riders. Igneous has a secret crush
on her, but his feelings are not reciprocated as Illuma actually loves
Solan. At one point it looked like she was running into Igneous' arms
but she was really running past Igneous into Solan's arms.
-
- A loyal page at Castle Nuuma, who serves Queen Illuma and acts as
her confidante. He guides the Spider Riders, upon their arrival into the
city, to the castle, which has been lifted into the air. While he is
surprised to see the Spider Riders are so young, he has faith in them.
He and Illuma are in love with one another.
-
- She is a Katydid-type
Invectid who lives with the humans. She is a pacifist, so she left the
Invectid Nation to live a peaceful life. She was branded a traitor and
is currently wanted for treason against Mantid.
-
- This ancient evil lies hidden in a tomb beneath a desert. Its power
is kept in check by five mystic gems. He only appeared in the book
series
-
- A childhood friend of Prince Lumen's. Beerain impersonates her in
order to sneak into Arachna Castle and steal Hunter's Oracle Keys while
Grasshop disguised himself as Lady Noia's assistant. Unfortunately, the
attempt was thwarted several times because Lumen, who had fallen in love
with her (Noia), was always going to check up on her, giving her no
time to sneak away. After Beerain discards her disguise, Lumen continues
to pursue her and misses the arrival of the real Lady Noia.
No comments:
Post a Comment