The
Tarantula holds the distinction of being the third canonical quad 'Mech and the first one not based on external artwork. This makes it the oldest quad 'Mech still available in its original art. We first saw it in
Technical Readout: 3055, a late entry to the bug 'Mech family. It was also one of the four(?) 'Mechs in TRO: 3055 whose model code (ZPH) didn't match its name. In game, I imagine it plays similar to a
Spider but don't take my word for it - read its
'Mech of the Week article!
The
Tarantula is also one of the few 'Mechs that the Clans saw and adapted for their own. This led to Clan Cloud Cobra's
Stalking Spider, a slower but capable medium 'Mech. Like its ancestor, the
Stalking Spider was an early Clan quad 'Mech, one of the four(?) Clan quad 'Mechs in
Technical Readout: 3060. It too has a
'Mech of the Week article.
The
Tarantula and
Stalking Spider have each had one metal sculpt:
- The Tarantula (20-789).
- The Stalking Spider (20-918).
If you have either of these minis painted, please share pictures. We'd love to see them!
Our next two fortnights will be:
- 2/15: Blood Asp
- 3/1: Sentinel and Kintaro
