Tarantula — The Bad Guys Character Profile

About Tarantula

Tech-savvy tarantula hacker handling gadgets, surveillance, and digital infiltration.

Tarantula — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Hacking, Gadget engineering, Surveillance, Quick reflexes

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 6.5/10
• Morality: 6/10
• Influence: 5/10

Quick Facts about Tarantula

Occupation

criminal, thief

Tarantula's Known Relations

• Professor Marmalade — Enemy

Tarantula appears in 2 titles

• The Bad Guys (2022)
• The Bad Guys 2 (2025) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Awkwafina

Appears in

The Bad Guys (2022)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Tarantula — related — Piranha (Anthony Ramos)
• Tarantula — Alliance Teammate — Wolf (Sam Rockwell)

  Tech specialist supporting Wolf's leadership.

• Tarantula — Alliance Teammate — Snake (Marc Maron)

  Crew members coordinating during operations.

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More characters from The Bad Guys

• Wolf (Sam Rockwell)
• Snake (Marc Maron)
• Shark (Craig Robinson)
• Museum Announcer / Diane's A.I. Assistant (voice) (Dina Morrone)
• Piranha (Anthony Ramos)
• Museum Guest 2 / Panicked Cop (voice) (John Venzon)
• Professor Marmalade (Richard Ayoade)
• Scientist / Gala Guest 3 (voice) (Walt Dohrn)
• Delivery Driver / Museum Guest 1 (voice) (Michael Godere)
• Prison Guard 2 / Gala Guest 2 / Protestor (voice) (David P. Smith)
• Diane Foxington (Zazie Beetz)
• Prison Guard 1 / Gala Guest 1 (voice) (Kelly Cooney Cilella)