Wydowna Spider
Anthropomorphic spider student at Monster High known for her multitasking abilities.
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Quick Facts
Full Name
Wydowna Spider
Monster Type
Anthropomorphic spider
Role
Student
First Appearance
Doll election of 2011 (2011)
Locations
Monster High
Overview
Wydowna Spider is a 2011-introduced anthropomorphic spider, daughter of Arachne, and student at Monster High. She is highly productive due to her six arms and skilled in sewing and drawing.
Wydowna Spider is a 2011-introduced and all-around character. She is an anthropomorphic spider, specifically the daughter of Arachne, and a student at Monster High. Due to her six arms, Wydowna is one of the most productive monsters in existence. Multitasking is not a problem to her, although it can suddenly burn her out. She is skilled in both sewing and drawing, which has made her a close associate of Clawdeen Wolf (G1) fashion-wise and Ghoulia Yelps (G1) comic-wise.
Portrayers
Wydowna Spider is voiced by Erin Fitzgerald in English.
In English, Wydowna is voiced by Erin Fitzgerald.
Character
Wydowna is productive, mischievous, geeky, and creative, excelling in multitasking, sewing, drawing, and comics. She has spider abilities like silk production and wall scaling.
If Wydowna could be summarized in few words, they would be "productive" and "slightly mischievous". She loves finding things to keep her busy and distracted and, due to her six arms, Wydowna is one of the most productive monsters in existence. Multitasking is definitely not a problem for her, although it can suddenly burn her out.
She is a fierce geek with a wide range of interests, the most predominant being her love for comic books. She is definitely intellectually gifted, especially in the literary area, and she does showcase her intelligence in her expression, as she speaks wisely and in a complicated way, as seen by others. She's also an ultimate fashion lover, and her spider heritage makes her spectacular at sewing, though her true passion can be found in drawing and sketching. In fact, she even has her very own comic book series, drawn and written by herself.
Bursting with equal amounts of creativity and sass, Wydowna is also just as naughty as she looks, being a very sly monster that is almost always focused on her own projects and never really a joiner in school activities. In fact, she can mostly be seen climbing walls and hanging on spiderwebs. She is completely aware that she is intimidating to some monsters and seems to purposely make herself even more intimidating, dressing aggressively and, just as a tease, letting her "spider side" out, exhibiting a lot of spider behavior, making an effort to be creepy, even though she is very passionate about the protection of her race and the misconceptions established by the humans and other monsters. Despite this, she is very kind and definitely a good listener, always willing to lend a hand or six.
As a humanoid black widow spider, Wydowna possesses six arms, fangs, and red eyes. Her skin is dark grey and her hair is long and deep red, she sometimes wears her hair in a ponytail. She has a slight widow's peak that is visible when her fringe is curled backward. She has two human-like eyes in front of her face, while above her regular eyes, she sports four red eyes on top of which eye, giving her six eyes in total and she also has black fangs. Her civilian form is a black shirt with tiny red graffiti all over it. White skinny jeans accompany her legs. She wears red polka-dotted high-heeled shoes on her feet. She also wears red spider web-shaped earrings, red and silver bracelets, and one red wrist-high glove.
- Silk Production: Wydowna is able to spindle silk from her body. She uses it for: Webs: She usually makes webs out of this silk, and most of the time she is successful and captures a few fly monsters. Suspension: She also prefers to suspend herself off these silky threads, and is agile while swinging and climbing them. Sewing: She sometimes uses the threads to weave clothing items.
- Wall Scaling: Wydowna can freely walk, or most specifically, crawl, through surfaces, walls and the ceiling without falling.
- Glowing Eyes: Though only ever seen in her Power Ghoul comics, Wydowna's humanoid eyes turn entirely red under shadow and the six of them shine in a blood red color.
- Multitasking: With her six arms and hands, Wydowna can divide her attention perfectly at what each is doing, and assign them different tasks, which is really handy, despite being also extremely tiring.
- Sewing: Making use of her webs and, assuming, her mother's talent, Wydowna is an extremely fast and talented at sewing.
- Drawing: Wydowna is also a gifted, and creative, artist, being the illustrator of her own comic book series and even her friend's. She is very proud of this talent.
Relationships
Wydowna is the daughter of Arachne and BFFs with Clawdeen Wolf and Ghoulia Yelps. She is friends with Twyla Boogeyman and owns pet Shoo.
She is the daughter of Arachne, from Greek myths. Not much is known about their relationship.
Her profile states that she is BFFs with Clawdeen Wolf (G1) and Ghoulia Yelps (G1). A screenshot of her iCoffin is included on her diary, showing texts of Clawdeen. She also appears to be friends with Twyla Boogeyman (G1), due to her detailing about her in her diary.
Her pet is a large housefly named Shoo (G1).
Notes & Trivia
Wydowna's name is inspired by Winona Ryder, and she was introduced via a 2011 doll election.
- The name "Wydowna Spider" is black widow-inspired play on Winona Ryder, a American actress whose career contains a role in the 1988 comedy horror movie, Beetlejuice, as well as Edward Scissorhands.
- Prior to Wydowna receiving her name, one of the suggested fan names was Spiderella. As well, when the Threadarella trademark was found, for a while fans suspected it was her name-to-be, but that rumor was debunked by inside sources. It is likely that the name of Wydowna's superheroine's alter-ego, Webarella, is a nod to the fans on top of a reference to various comic heroines with a name ending on -erella.
In Greek mythology, Arachne was the name of a gifted mortal woman who was incredibly gifted in the art of weaving, so much so that she challenged the goddess of wisdom and crafting Athena to a weaving contest. Ultimately, Arachne's tapestry was infinitely more beautiful and intricate than Athena's but displayed many scenes of how the Olympian Gods were cruel tyrants and enraged at the mortal. Athena ripped Arachne's tapestry to shreds and attacked the woman before transforming her into a spider when Arachne attempted to escape the Olympian's wrath.
Media Appearances
Wydowna appears in the 13 Wishes TV special, Polterghoul comic booklet, and as a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive doll.
- Polterghoul comic booklet (January 2013)
- 13 Wishes (TV special, September 2013)
- San Diego Comic-Con International exclusive doll (July 2013)
Relationship Graph
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FAQ
What is Wydowna Spider's monster type?
She is an anthropomorphic spider, daughter of Arachne.
Where does Wydowna attend school?
Monster High.
Who voices Wydowna Spider?
Erin Fitzgerald in English.
What are Wydowna's abilities?
Silk production, wall scaling, and glowing eyes.
Who are Wydowna's BFFs?
Clawdeen Wolf (G1) and Ghoulia Yelps (G1)
What is Wydowna's pet?
Shoo (G1), a large housefly.
When was Wydowna introduced?
2011 via doll election.
What media does Wydowna appear in?
13 Wishes and Polterghoul comic.
References
About Wydowna Spider
Wydowna Spider is a Monster High character featured in Generation 1. This profile covers monster heritage, role in the story, and how they connect to other characters in the Monster High universe.
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