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'''Aranea''' is [[fictional character]] created by [[Perfect Effect]] in 2013 as a [[third-party Transformer]].

==Perfect Effect==
Aranea is a fictional character created by Perfect Effect. She turns into a motorcycle. Her colors and spider design are similar to ''Beast Wars'' and ''Animated'' [[Blackarachnia]].

===Development===
The character of Aranea first appeared in the pack-in comic included with [[RC (Perfect Effect)|RC]].

In September 2012 Perfect posted grey prototype image of Aranea on their Yahoo blog.<REF>http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t9773/</REF>

In January 2013 Perfect Effect released color prototype images of Aranea on their web site.<REF>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/perfect-effect-pe-dx02-176738/</REF>

Images of Aranea were previewed at TFcon 2013's Third Party Panel.<REF>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tfcon-2013-3rd-party-panel-slides-178113/</REF>

Aranea was released in August 2013.

===Reception===
The [[WTF@TFW]] podcast for January 24th, 2013 selected pictures of Aranea as one of the New Picture Picks.<REF>{{Cite podcast | url = http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/775172-wtf-tfw-236-january-24-2013-a.html | title = WTF@TFW | website =http://www.tfw2005.com/ | publisher =TFW2005 | host =Vangelus | date = January 24th, 2013 }}</REF>

The [[moonbase2]] podcast for February 25th, 2013 covered images of Aranea in the news.<REF>{{Cite podcast | url = http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/episode-231| title = moonbase2| website =http://moonbase2.libsyn.com | publisher =moonbase2 | host =Andy | date = February 25th, 2013}}</REF>

In the [[Fwooshcast]] podcast for March 4th, 2013 the hosts talked Perfect Effect teaser images.<REF>{{Cite podcast | url = http://fwooshcast.thefwoosh.com/2013/03/episode-101-march-4th-the-sound-of-crickets/ | title = Fwooshcast | website =http://fwooshcast.thefwoosh.com/ | publisher =The Fwoosh | host = Craig | date = March 4th, 2013 }}</REF>

The WTF@TFW podcast for June 21st, 2013 selected pictures of Aranea as one of the New Picture Picks.<REF>{{Cite podcast | url = http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/940933-wtf-tfw-257-june-21-2013-a.html | title = WTF@TFW | website =http://www.tfw2005.com/ | publisher =TFW2005 | host =Vangelus | date = June 21st, 2013 }}</REF>

The [[Good Morning, Cybertron!]] podcast for June 24th, 2013 discussed Aranea in the news.<REF>{{Cite podcast | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8KqNaaczOI | title = Good Morning, Cybertron! | website =https://www.facebook.com/pages/Good-Morning-Cybertron/147383341975239 | publisher =blunghole | host =blunghole | date = June 24th, 2013 }}</REF>

Aranea was among the third-party Transformers who appeared in an advertisement by [[Robot Kingdom]] on the back cover of [[Transformers: Timelines]] issue for Summer 2013.<REF>{{Cite comic| writer = [[Jesse Wittenrich]] | penciller = [[Josh Burcham]] & [[Jimbo Salgado]] | letterer=Jesse Wittenrich| editor=[[Brian Savage]]| story = Termination | title = [[Transformers: Timelines]]| volume = 2| issue = 8| date = Summer 2013| publisher = Fun Publications}}</REF>

In the [[Cybercast]] podcast for September 1st, 2013 the hosts talked about final images of Perfect Effect Aranea in the news.<REF>{{Cite podcast | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDjmo_auAUI | title = Cybercast | website =https://www.youtube.com/user/G1Hexatron?feature=watch | publisher =Josh | host = Craig | date = September 1st, 2013 }}</REF>

The [[Retro Robot Radio]] podcast for August 31st, 2013 covered Perfect Effect Aranea and PE-DX03 in the news.<REF>{{Cite podcast | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WV0OSUQm5Q | title = Retro Robot Radio | website =http://www.youtube.com/user/RetroRobotRadio?feature=watch | publisher =Mathew Ignash | host = Mathew Ignash | date = August 31st, 2013 }}</REF>

===Comics===
Aranea appeared in the pack-in comic that came with [[RC (Perfect Effect)|RC]] and [[RC Battle]].

===Toys===
*'''''Perfect Effect'' Motobot PE-DX02 Aranea''' (2013)
:A remold of RC by Perfect Effect. Turns from robot to mototcycle. Her weapons come off to become a spider-drone.

===Gallery===
<gallery>
image:rc-araena-comic.jpg|RC and Aranea in the pack-in comic
image:Aranea-toybox.jpg|Aranea art
image:aranea-robot-prototype.jpg|Perfect Effect Aranea prototype in robot mode
image:aranea-robot-motorcycle.jpg|Perfect Effect Aranea prototype in motorcycle mode
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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[[Category:2013 toys]]
[[Category:Female third-party Transformers]]
[[Category:Fictional characters introduced in 2013]]
[[Category:Fictional characters with superhuman durability]]
[[Category:Fictional characters with superhuman longevity]]
[[Category:Fictional characters with superhuman strength]]
[[Category:Fictional motorcycles]]
[[Category:Fictional robots]]
[[Category:Fictional shapeshifters]]
[[Category:Motobots]]
[[Category:Original third-party Transformer characters]]
[[Category:Perfect Effect toys]]

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