The Tarantula is a starship built by the Mithraic to carry colonists to Kepler-22b. It was designed by Decima, and was the sister ship of the Ark of Heaven. In 2145, shortly after the Ark of Heaven departed Earth on its 12-year journey, Atheists hijacked and renamed the Tarantula, intending to use it to carry their own colonists to Kepler-22b.
Decima was aboard the Tarantula when it was hijacked and was taken hostage with her android daughter Vrille. In exchange for freedom for herself and her daughter when the Tarantula arrived at its destination, Decima made a deal with the Trust to ensure the ship was fully operational. Decima lied, however, and the ship was incomplete when it launched; she hoped that this would give the Mithraic colonists an advantage over the Atheist colonists if the latter's arrival on on Kepler-22b ignited a new war. One year into the trip, the Tarantula's hibernation pods failed, forcing the Atheist colonists to experience the entire journey in real time and consume valuable supplies along the way. As punishment, the Trust ordered Decima and Vrille to be assigned to the Atheist collective's prisoner labor force.
The Tarantula arrived at Kepler-22b in 2157, some weeks after the Ark of Heaven, which by then had been destroyed by Mother. The Atheists confirmed the Ark's destruction and encountered Marcus, who had been driven to delusion by an entity he believed to be Sol and converted to Mithraicism.[1] The Tarantula landed in the planet's tropical zone, where the Atheist collective built Atheist Colony One with the help of a labor force of Mithraic prisoners.
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- ↑ The Beginning. Raised by Wolves. Season 1. Episode 10. HBO Max.