Origin

Jacinda Rodríguez is the daughter of the original Delvadian revolutionary-turned-mercenary known as the Tarantula. At some point after his death, she inherited his costume and identity.

Creation

Jacinda first appeared in Agent X #6 by Gail Simone and UDON

Major Story Arcs

Against Agent X

Jacinda's first assignment as a mercenary came from Higashi of the Four Winds. She was partnered with Marie Batroc and tasked to kill Agent X, Outlaw and Taskmaster. The two women waited on a rooftop for the three as they fought off mercenaries below. Taskmaster made it to the roof and caused them to fall over the side. He shot them both for good measure. Writer Gail Simone later confirmed that both characters survived their encounter with Taskmaster.

Bug Hunt

Later, as the Tarantula, Jacinda appeared as the partner of the Devil-Spider, who was actually Roderick Kingsley, the original Hobgoblin. Her whereabouts since Kingsley abandoned that identity are unknown.

Venom War

Jacinda is recruited by Silver Sable for the Wild Pack. They are hired by Alchemax CEO, Liz Allan, to retrieve a special package from the The Life Foundation during an outbreak of zombiotes, mindless symbiotes that multiply and spread like an infection. This was seen as the perfect time to test the new Lethal Protectors Initiative upgrades, provided by Alchemax. Each of the Wild Pack members would be bonded to a symbiote and outfitted with a sonic emitter to keep it in check. Jacinda is bonded to Lasher.

While they were attacked by zombiotes, the large container they were moving broke open. Inside, was a clone of Shriek, whose sonic scream was considered useful enough to clone. With their new ace in the hole, the team commandeered Dominic Fortune's steamboat ferry so that they could rig Shriek to an Alchemax sonic emitter out on the water, containing the zombiote horde to Manhattan island. Despite a betrayal from Strickland, which cost him his life, the Wild Pack were successful and made their exit, seemingly still bonded to their symbiotes.