Spider Riders/Characters

Hunter Steele
The excitable Hero, who gets transported to the Inner World, something he takes extremely well, all things considered. Impulsive and sometimes irritating, however his boundless enthusiasm can be an asset.


 * Big Good: By default as, by the end of the series he saves the whole Inner World.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Occasionally, of course he's not nearly as bad as Shadow.
 * Honor Before Reason: Hunter Steele defines this trope in spades sometimes.
 * Idiot Hero: While he's not necessarily unintelligent he does sometimes lack in common sense.
 * The Messiah
 * Nice Guy: Hunter is one of the nicest you'll ever meet.
 * Nakama: Not only Hunter but all the Riders are in the trope
 * Oblivious to Love: Hunter has not one, not two but possibly THREE girls after him!
 * Turn the Other Cheek: Is willing to forgive anybody and give them a Second Chance: Grasshop, Buguese, Beerain, Stags,

Corona
Corona, the first person Hunter encounters in the Inner World. She provides invaluable help to him from the start. She's often very unsure of herself,and she's constantly worried about Hunter. She will often go to almost any length to know that he's safe, a real Action Girlfriend.


 * Action Girl: Sometimes she wishes she weren't.
 * All Love Is Unrequited: Has a massive crush on Hunter. Of course he's the only one not to notice.
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Berserk Button: You should NEVER insult her cooking.
 * I Just Want to Be Normal: She says this a lot in one episode. It comes up now and again.
 * Lethal Chef

Igneous
Igneous is one of Arachnas's greatest knights. Together, with his old friend Grey/Slate, they make up the Claw and Fang of Arachna. He puts a lot of pride in protecting his kingdom, as well as the prince and princess. While Igneous can be serious to a fault, he's also completely hopeless when it comes to love, and hairstyleing!


 * Big Brother Mentor: He's like this for Hunter after they first meet.
 * Chick Magnet: He even has his own fan club! Ouch!
 * Doting Parent: He's so gentle and kind towards Sparkle it's easy to forget that he's a total badass when it comes to fighting.
 * Straight Man: Especially while paired with Prince Lumen.
 * Supporting Leader
 * Team Dad

Magma
Magma was originally a wanderer, but later became a full-fledged Spider Rider. He despises the Insectors/Invectids, due to the fact that they killed his family, and that his spider's sister is under their control. His favorite thing in life is the hero Quake. He can also be very calm and laid back.


 * Badass Normal: He's one of the series strongest humans, even without his spider rider armor.
 * Genre Savvy: He's savvy enough to see that Corona likes Hunter.
 * The Big Guy: Mamga's the strongman of the team.
 * The Lancer
 * Set Right What Once Went Wrong: "I will find Portia! That's a promise."

Lumen
Lumen is the prince of Arachna, though you wouldn't know it by looking at him. He's incredibly lazy and likes to sleep, not to mention a total flirt. He's also very protective of Sparkle and jealous of anyone that impresses her.


 * Arbitrary Skepticism: It dosen't seem to bother him that most of the time nobody takes him or his skills seriously.
 * Brother-Sister Team: He and Sparkle rarely fight together, but when they do. Watch out!
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer
 * Chivalrous Pervert: He can't go a day without asking a pretty girl for a date. You'd think a prince wouldn't have such a big strike-out record.
 * Knight Templar Big Brother: Not as violent as most.

Sparkle
She is the princess of Arachna and the youngest Rider. Often shielded and protected, which she hates. She's very brave and wants to be able to fight like the other riders. She's naive and trusting, but becomes friends with Grasshop because of this.


 * Badass Adorable: Gotta love Princess Sparkle.
 * Cute Bruiser
 * Friend to All Living Things: She has an amazing tendency to love and befriend even.
 * Tagalong Kid

Aqune
Aqune is a Spider Rider in the Insector's/Invectid's service. She was taken in by Buguese when she was young. She willingly uses her powers to help restore the Insector's/Invectid's sun, but dislikes fighting. Therefore, she's controlled by a mask in order to fight against the Spider Riders. Aqune cares for Hunter a lot, much to Corona's dismay.


 * Cursed With Awesome: You can tell she dosen't always enjoy her responsibility's.
 * Easy Amnesia: Averted. It's never really explained how she and Corona got their amnesia.
 * The Dragon: The Invectids consider her there secret weapon. Which is completely understandible when you see her in action.
 * The Quiet One
 * Sixth Ranger: More like the eighth.

Shadow
Hunter's spider partner, a prideful warrior who thinks he doesn't need help from anyone. He hates crowds.


 * Deadpan Snarker: Duuuuuhhhhhh.
 * Fire-Forged Friends: How he and Hunter eventually become friends.
 * Hero Harasses Helpers: When they first meet, Shadow is a complete jerk towards Hunter, there conversations always lead to Shadow saying -
 * I Work Alone
 * Reckless Sidekick: Sometimes he'll rush into a situation before Hunter can get the chance.

Venus
Corona's battle spider partner. She is soft-spoken and polite, but is also a fearless fighter.


 * Token Romance

Flame
Igneous' battle spider, has the ability to shoot webs made out of fire. He NEVER speaks... EVER!


 * Flat Character: Admittedly all of the spiders suffer from this from time to time but come on, THE GUY NEVER SPEAKS!!!
 * Fire-Breathing Weapon: His webs.

Brutus
Magma's battle spider, has tremendous strength, and is looking for his long lost sister, Portia.


 * Bit Character: Other than looking for his sister, he doesn't do much for the plot.
 * Mandatory Line: "Right!" seems to be about the only thing he EVER says.

Ebony
Lumen's battle spider. Said to be very powerful and destructive. Lumen doesn't call him out much, for fear of accidentally hurting someone.


 * Hidden Depths:.

Hotarla
Sparkle's battle spider. Unlike the other spiders, she's practically still a baby.


 * Gentle Giant: Not as big as the other spiders, but she still counts.

Portia
Aqune's battle spider. She is Brutus's missing little sister. Like Aqune, Portia wears a mask that controls her.


 * Long-Lost Relative: Brutus's long lost little sis.

Mantid
Lord Mantid is a mantis-type Insector/Invectid, he directs the Insector/Invectid troops to remove the wasteful and hated humans from the Inner World and find the Oracle Keys. He needs the Oracle Keys to sustain himself. His reason for taking the Oracle's power is revenge upon the Inner World and the Oracle herself.


 * Big Bad
 * The Chessmaster
 * Evil Laugh: Done way way way WAY to much. Which lead us too...
 * Laughing Mad: His laughter pretty much shows just how much sanity he has, or lacks, I should say.
 * Manipulative Bastard: He's actually quite cunning.
 * Not So Different: He tries this on twice.
 * One-Winged Angel
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: He tells everyone
 * Slasher Smile
 * Slasher Smile

Larva P. Grasshop
Member of the Big Four, he is a grasshopper-type Insector/Invectid who uses gadgets and devices to defeat enemies. He doesn't really like to fight the Riders; letting his minions do the fighting for him instead.


 * Adult Child
 * All of the Other Reindeer: How he feel's about being in the Big Four. It doesn't help that the other members agree with the sentiment.
 * Affably Evil:
 * Butt Monkey: Whenever something goes wrong, even if it has nothing to do with him. He's usually the one to get punished.
 * Lovable Coward
 * Not So Harmless: Ridiculous he may be,

Buguese
Mantid's right hand man, with many plans to defeat the Spider Riders. He is the leader of the Big Four. He also despises the Oracle. Buguese claims to care little for his comrades, but he has shown respect for Stags, and concern for Aqune, whom he is mentor to and Beerain.


 * Authority Equals Asskicking: He may not always act like it but there's a really good reason why he's the leader of the Big Four.
 * Doting Parent: He tries to hide it but
 * The Dragon: To Matnid.
 * Jerkass
 * Four Is Death: Leader of THE Big Four.
 * Troubled but Cute: This seems to be a factor to his popularity with the ladies.

Beerain
She is a bee-type Insector/Invectid who uses a whip to fight. She is a member of the Big Four and commands the buzzrays She has a certain charm about her. When fighting, she has no regard for honor and thinks winning is everything.


 * Action Girl: And what else were you expecting?
 * All Love Is Unrequited: Has a massive crush on Buguese.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen
 * The Exile:.
 * Manipulative Bastard: She took lessons from Mantid.
 * The Smurfette Principle: Only female member of the Big Four.
 * Tsundere: She's hot-tempered in battle and ice-cold when not.

Stags
He is a stag beetle-type Insector/Invectid who is very powerful and very loyal to the Invectid cause. He wields a short Zanbato. He is considered by many as the most powerful of the Big Four. He has a strong sense of honor, and cannot stand when it is disrespected.


 * Blood Knight: Pretty obvious from his attitude in his introductory episode.
 * Determinator
 * Honor Before Reason:
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy
 * The Coats Are Off: Likes to dramatically take off his cape before fighting.

Lily
Fortuneteller Lily is Arachna's cheif fortuneteller. She often looks into her crystal ball looking for bad omens.


 * Crystal Ball
 * Foreshadowing: Hints that Hunter will actually destroy the Inner World rather than save it,.

Quake/Brade
Better known as The Hero Quake, a legendary Spider Rider who saved the Inner World many times in the past.


 * Badass Grandpa
 * Badass Pacifist: He created a technique that takes away a persons desire to fight.
 * Dirty Old Man
 * Eccentric Mentor
 * I Was Quite a Looker: Turns out he's telling the truth about that.
 * The Obi-Wan

Dagger
Brade/Quake's battle spider. He is said to be a the strongest of all spiders.


 * One-Scene Wonder

Slate/Grey
Igneous' best friend, and a loyal Arachnan knight. Sometimes helps the Riders in their battles.


 * Back-to-Back Badasses: Theirs a VERY good reason he and Igneous are know as the Fang and Claw of Arachna.
 * Bash Brothers

Queen Illuma/Elma
The Queen of the kingdom of Nuuma. She knew Corona and Aqune when they were younger and revealed their Mysterious Past.


 * The Good Chancellor: Queen, actually.
 * Only Sane Man: She seems to be the only one to realize the fact that the Spider Riders being Child Soldiers isn't necessarily a good thing.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure

Oracle
The Oracle is a beautiful woman, who united humans and spiders. Hunter first saw her when he fell down into the Inner World. She is considered the goddess of the Inner World. Little is known about her.


 * Angelic Beauty
 * Allergic to Evil: Destroying something made in her honor or using her power to kill causes her pain. But she can fight back with -
 * Good Hurts Evil
 * Cue the Sun: She created the Inner World's Sun. You know whenever it shines, shes feelin fine.
 * Light Is Good