Disclaimer: This Article is based on Starship Troopers Film/TV Series Universe Canon and the Tabletop Game by Mongoose Publishing.
The Arachnid Swarm is a hivemind-based offshoot of the Pseudo-Arachnid insectoid alien race originated from Klendathu. Noted for their savage feral behavior compared to their more sentient spider-like Pseudo-Arachnid breathren, they are on a constant state of genetic evolutions and have been assimilating several star systems prior to their war against the Federation.
Description[]
Arachnids were originally believed to be mindless creatures native to Pluto. This was incorrect. Modern research instead points to them being from the planet Klendathu, which shared many fauna genetic markers with them. They are all very formidable, large, and hard to kill. They have the ability to colonize planets by hurling their spore into space, which while STL is still a feat few species can replicate.
As the Arachnid War progressed, it became clear that they have a caste system, with each subspecies filling a specific role. Brain Bugs, queens, and the unique God Bugs have extreme psychic abilities that can be used to control all bugs in the colony, solar system, and even across the galaxy.
Most types of the feral strains in Arachnid swarms have intelligence on par with an average animal, Notable exeptions including Brain Bug, Control Bug, Planetary God Bug, and the Arachnid Queens.
The feral Arachnid Swarm are also known to possesses interstellar FTL capability, through the use of Transport Bugs as the broadcast spawner, millions of spores were distributed through out the galaxy, enabling the Arachnids to thrive on worlds outside of their normal reach.
History[]
The Arachnids are an alien species that has conquered and colonized many planets across the galaxy. They were first discovered on Pluto which led to a large battle against the Federation SICON forces. After the Pluto Campaign it was discovered that the Arachnids were actually an interstellar race covering much of the galaxy. It is also known that they will not stop their war against the humans until they have assimilated all of the biomatters on human occupied worlds.
A group of Tiger Warrior Bugs
As the Terran Federation started expanding its territory across the Milky Way, it discovered the Arachnid homeworld of Klendathu and attempted to blockade the system with their fleet. The Federation initially considered the Arachnids to be a less advanced civilization. Despite this, Arachnid Swarm still attacks on poorly defended Federation border planets resulted in massacres such as at Port Joe Smith. In response to the Federation aggression after the loss of the Pluto Hive, the Arachnids launched a plasma propelled meteor towed to Earth from Klendathu, destroying several cities, one such notable case being Bueno Aires, which finally prompted the Federation to enact the disastrous Road to Victory Campaign in an attempt to deal a finishing blow against the Arachnids.
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Notable biological strains of the Arachnid Swarm[]
