Tholian Tarantula

This page is for the NPC starship. For the playable vessel, see Tholian Tarantula Dreadnought Cruiser.

Tholian Tarantula

Class:

Dreadnought

NPC-Rank:

The Tholian Tarantula is a dreadnought used by the Tholian Assembly. At 2070 metres long, it is largest and longest Tholian ship, as well as one of the largest non-Borg ships in-game.

Armament

Fore Weapons

• [Tetryon Dual Beam Bank]
• [Tetryon Beam Array]
• [Thermionic Torpedo Launcher]

Aft Weapons

• [Tetryon Beam Array]
• [Thermionic Torpedo Launcher]

Abilities

• Beam Array: Fire at Will
• Tholian Tetryon Grid
• Torpedo: High Yield
• Torpedo: Spread
• Subspace Snare
• Tholian Web Cannon

Missions Encountered

• “Fleet Alert” : The Azar, Ikukube, Ketus, Loskene, and Naskeel lead separate raids on Federation and Klingon starbases. Defeating all five earns you the "Tholian Siege Breaker" accolade.
• “No Win Scenario”: In Combat Simulation 347, Tarantula dreadnoughts are among hundreds of Tholian ships attacking a Civilian Transport.
• “Azure Nebula Rescue”: Tarantula dreadnoughts are among the Tholian forces guarding captured Romulan ships in the Azure Nebula.
• “The Vault: Ensnared” : Two Tarantulas - one of which is either Iskel, Tik'r, Seldspar, Lelkene, or Saphene, - attack The Vault after their Vault Weavers are defeated. Destroying them is optional.
• “Tholian Red Alert” : Several Tarantulas - including the Zlo'Pauk, Zagristi, and Presa Gran - are part of Tholian fleets battling the Borg in the Tau Dewa Sector Block. Defeating all three awards the "Tholian Capital Punishment" accolade.
• Deep Space Encounter: A Tarantula is among the Tholian ships harassing ship traffic passing through the Tau Dewa sector block.
• “Temporal Ambassador”: A Tarantula is among a group of Tholian ships that attack the U.S.S Enterprise-C as she attempts to return to her own time.

Vessels of the class

Image	Class	Named Vessels
	Tarantula class	Azar Ikukube Iskel Ketus Lelkene Loskene Naskeel Presa Gran Saphene Seldspar Tik'r Zagristi Zlo'Pauk

Gallery

• 
  View from inside the "cone" at the front.
• 
  Aft-starboard view.
• 
  The red Tholian shields.
• 
  Size comparison with other Tholian ships.

Notes

• Tholian ships are named for types of spiders - in this case, the Tarantula.
• Tarantulas have a 25% chance of creating an interphasic rift (through which Terran Empire ships will appear) upon destruction.

References

• Tholian battle images posted in the Official Forum