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[[File:GiantSpider.png|250px|thumb|left|The Giant Spider in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.]]
[[File:GiantSpider.png|250px|thumb|left|The Giant Spider in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.]]
The '''Giant Spider'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000229133200/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/fungi.html Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide on Nintendo.com], ''Nintendo''. Retrieved October 13, 2014.</ref> (alternatively known as '''Spider''' in the official BradyGames guide<ref>Tim Bogenn and Ken Schmidt. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Official Stategy Guide. Page 95.</ref>) is a giant one-eyed spider mini-boss in the area [[Fungi Forest]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. The spider is fought by [[Tiny Kong]]. It attacks by sending smaller spiders toward Tiny and also by shooting webbing that either temporarily reverses the game's controls or freezes Tiny. Tiny can damage the spider by hitting its open eye with her [[Feather Bow|feather bow]]. After being hit multiple times, the spider will fall to the ground, shrink into a [[Small Spider]] and try to charge into Tiny, though it can be defeated like a normal Small Spider. After the Giant Spider is defeated, a [[Golden Banana]] will appear before Tiny.
The '''Giant Spider'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000229133200/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/fungi.html Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide on Nintendo.com], ''Nintendo''. Retrieved October 13, 2014.</ref> (alternatively known as '''Spider''' by Prima<ref>Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima Official Game Guide. Page 103.</ref> and BradyGames<ref>Tim Bogenn and Ken Schmidt. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Official Stategy Guide. Page 95.</ref>) is a giant one-eyed spider mini-boss in the area [[Fungi Forest]] in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. The spider is fought by [[Tiny Kong]]. It attacks by sending smaller spiders toward Tiny and also by shooting webbing that either temporarily reverses the game's controls or freezes Tiny. Tiny can damage the spider by hitting its open eye with her [[Feather Bow|feather bow]]. After being hit multiple times, the spider will fall to the ground, shrink into a [[Small Spider]] and try to charge into Tiny, though it can be defeated like a normal Small Spider. After the Giant Spider is defeated, a [[Golden Banana]] will appear before Tiny.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=蜘蛛
|Jap=蜘蛛
|JapR=Kumo
|JapR=Kumo
|JapM=Spider}}
|JapM=Spider
 
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Although the creature is a spider, it has only six legs.
*Although the creature is a spider, it has only six legs.
*The attacks the Giant Spider uses, as well as the Giant Spider's general appearance, can be based on the ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' boss, [[Arich]].
*The attacks the Giant Spider uses, as well as the Giant Spider's general appearance, can be based on the ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' boss, [[Arich]].
*When the spider spits webs at Tiny, it has no way of knowing where she is, as it is asleep.
*When the spider spits webs at Tiny, it has no way of knowing where she is, as it is asleep.
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 13:47, September 21, 2018

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Giant Spider
The Giant Spider in Donkey Kong 64.

The Giant Spider[1] (alternatively known as Spider by Prima[2] and BradyGames[3]) is a giant one-eyed spider mini-boss in the area Fungi Forest in Donkey Kong 64. The spider is fought by Tiny Kong. It attacks by sending smaller spiders toward Tiny and also by shooting webbing that either temporarily reverses the game's controls or freezes Tiny. Tiny can damage the spider by hitting its open eye with her feather bow. After being hit multiple times, the spider will fall to the ground, shrink into a Small Spider and try to charge into Tiny, though it can be defeated like a normal Small Spider. After the Giant Spider is defeated, a Golden Banana will appear before Tiny.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 蜘蛛
Kumo
Spider

Trivia

  • Although the creature is a spider, it has only six legs.
  • The attacks the Giant Spider uses, as well as the Giant Spider's general appearance, can be based on the Donkey Kong Country 3 boss, Arich.
  • When the spider spits webs at Tiny, it has no way of knowing where she is, as it is asleep.

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide on Nintendo.com, Nintendo. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica. Donkey Kong 64 Prima Official Game Guide. Page 103.
  3. ^ Tim Bogenn and Ken Schmidt. Donkey Kong 64 Official Stategy Guide. Page 95.