Airachnid is a Transformer from One.

She should have been MY voice actress!

Airachnid is Sentinel Prime's assistant and primary enforcer. To call her "no nonsense" would be an understatement; the only time she smiles is when she's causing others suffering or going in for the kill. She is an unrelenting, and humorless, hunter and spy with a vast array of receptors and scanners at her disposal, which allow for her to keep tabs on anything that might jeopardize Sentinel's claim to power.

Aided by her squad of Death Trackers, there's nothing on Cybertron that she doesn't see, and no 'bot she won't dispatch if her boss only wills it.

Fiction

One film

Voice actor: Vanessa Liguori (English), Ryōka Yuzuki (Japanese), Dilara (German), Irene Jiménez (Latin-American Spanish), Angela Brusa (Italian), Audrey Sourdive (European French), Olena Svitlytska (Ukrainian), Masza Wągrocka (Polish), Jeong-mi Bae (Korean)

Airachnid was Sentinel Prime's first lieutenant, using her multitude of eyes to record and keeps tabs on nearly everything around her. As a member of Sentinel's administration, she was well aware of his betrayal of the Primes and subservience to the Quintessons. After an Iacon 5000, Airachnid paid a visit to Orion Pax and D-16 after their disastrous entry and near-victory in the race, sizing up the pair before Sentinel arrived to greet them. When Sentinel professed an amused appreciation for the two's efforts, Airachnid reluctantly joined along with the best laughter she could manage, though it hardly convinced Orion and D-16 given how stilted it was. Sentinel congratulated the pair for increasing morale and production among the miner class before he and Airachnid departed.

Later, Airachnid traveled with Sentinel and some of their troops to deliver the latest tribute to the Quintesson High Commander, with Airachnid promising to keep a close eye on everything at her boss's request. Airachnid joined her cohorts in bowing before the Commander and observing as it threatened Sentinel upon noticing the tribute was light. As Sentinel bargained with the Commander, Airachnid narrowly missed the sight of Orion, D-16, B-127, and Elita-1, who were watching from a nearby mountainside, before her attention was returned to the meeting. Once the Commander left, Airachnid was deployed to investigate what she had caught a glimpse of and soon she and the troops went after the miners. However, Alpha Trion met them in battle, but while he decimated the rank-and-file troopers, he was caught off guard by a sneak attack from Airachnid. She quickly detained the old Prime and brought him before Sentinel, who quickly executed him.

Airachnid tracked down the miners to the camp of the exiled High Guard, leading an assault that saw her capture D-16, B-127, and Starscream and many of his troops. Airachnid brought them all before Sentinel and watched as Sentinel sadistically taunted and tortured his captives until the rest of the High Guard attacked. Airachnid went into battle, clashing with Elita before she was finally defeated. Realizing that Airachnid's nonstop recording of everything she saw was the key, Orion forcibly displayed her memories of Sentinel's true nature to all of Cybertron, resulting in a mass uprising and the fall of Sentinel's regime. One

Toys

One

You may not like it, but this is what the ideal spider body looks like.

• Airachnid (Cog Changers, 2024)

• TakaraTomy name: Cog Power Change Airachnid (コグパワーチェンジ エアラクニッド)
• TakaraTomy ID number: OCP-03
• TakaraTomy release date: October 12, 2024

Part of the first wave of Transformers One Cog Changers, Airachnid transforms in a single step from robot to mechanical spider, instead of the drone-like vehicle mode she sports in the film.

Though undocumented in her instructions, her arm guns are blast effect compatible. However, these are only "useable" in alternate mode, as her arms are fixed and pointed at the ground while in robot mode.

Notes

A giant spider requires a giant newspaper.

• Though Airachnid turns into a drone in the film, the toyline and concept artwork feature a mechanical spider as her alt mode.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Airachnid (エアラクニッド Earakuniddo)