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|image=[[File:Arich Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|250px]]<br>Official Artwork of '''Arich'''.
|image=[[File:Arich Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Arich
|full_name=Arich
|full_name=Arich the Spider<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #51, page 60.</ref>
|species=Spider
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|species=Spider
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' (GBA remake) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
}}
}}
'''Arich''' is a giant red spider that appears as a boss in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. He appears as the boss of the second area of the game, [[Kremwood Forest]], where he is fought in a level called '''Arich's Ambush'''.  
'''Arich''' is a giant red spider who appears as a boss in both ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. Their name comes from the word "arachnid", which is a classification term used to describe spiders.
 
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
In its debut appearance, Arich is the second boss of the game, appearing at the end of [[Kremwood Forest]] in the boss stage, [[Arich's Ambush]]. Its name is featured in the world's [[secret cave]], Arich's Hoard.
 
During the boss fight, Arich is hanging from a thread of web, and to attack it, [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] must ram a [[Barrel]] into its jaw. Arich's attacks consist of bouncing up and down slowly in an attempt to crush the [[Kong]]s, and by spitting out bouncing green balls of venom. Arich is defeated when the Kongs hit its jaw four times. Upon being defeated, Arich falls over onto its back and drops the [[patch (item)|patch]], which [[Funky Kong]] uses to construct the [[Hover Craft]] at [[Funky's Rentals]].
 
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Arich has a different battle theme than the other bosses. It shares this theme with [[Kroctopus]].
 
===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
Arich returns in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', where it appears as the third boss. It is fought at the end of [[Blackforest Plateau]], in the boss stage, [[Arich Attack]]. Arich's size was greatly reduced for this version, although the boss fight is similar to the ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' battle, minus the barrels. Arich first spits out three balls of venom. The Kongs must jump on its head to attack it, rather than use a barrel at its jaw like in the previous game. After each hit, Arich bounces around at a faster rate in an attempt to crush them. After the Kongs bounce onto its head four times, Arich is defeated.


[[Image:Arich2.jpg|left|thumb|[[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] with Arich looming overhead.]]
==Gallery==
Arich hangs from a thread of web, and to defeat him, [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] must throw [[Barrel]]s at his jaw. Arich's attacks consist of bouncing slowly up and down in an attempt to crush the [[Kong]]s, and shooting bouncing green balls of venom. He must be hit in the jaw four times to be defeated. It's easier to hit Arich with Dixie because she holds the barrel over her head with her ponytail.
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Arich Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
DKC 3 Arich Artwork.jpg|[[Dixie]] and [[Kiddy]] fleeing from Arich
DKC 3 Nintendo Player's Guide Arich.png|[[Nintendo_Power#Player's Guides|Player's Guide]] version of the artwork
</gallery>


Once Arich is defeated, he drops a [[Patch (item)|Patch]], which the Kongs must bring to [[Funky Kong]], so that he can fix up his [[Hover Craft]] for them to use.
===Sprites===
<gallery>
Arich DKC3 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Arich DKC3 Photo Album.png|[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
Arich DKLIII sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land III''
DKLIII GBC Arich sprite.png|''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
DKC3 GBA Arich sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
</gallery>


Arich returned in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' as the boss of the third area, [[Blackforest Plateau]], in '''Arich Attack'''. Arich's size was greatly reduced for this version, although the boss fight is similar to the ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' battle, minus the barrels. First, Arich releases three balls of venom. The Kongs must jump on his head, causing him to bounce around at a much faster rate to try and crush them. After four hits to the head, Arich is defeated.
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Arich - DKC3 Screenshot.png|Arich's Ambush in the SNES version
Arich-DKL3.png|Arich Attack
Arich - DKC3 GBA Screenshot.png|Arich's Ambush in the GBA version
</gallery>


== Names in other languages ==
==Names in other languages==
===Arich===
{{foreign names
{{Foreignname
|Jap=アーリック (''DKC3'')<br>''Ārikku''<br>アリック (''DKL3'')<br>''Arikku''
|Jap=アーリック (''DKC3'')<br>''Ārikku''<br>アリック (''DKL3'')<br>''Arikku''
|JapM=Arich<br><br>Arich
|JapM=Arich
|Ger=Arich
|GerM=-
|Ita=Arich
|ItaM=-
}}
}}


===Arich's Ambush===
==Trivia==
{{Foreignname
*The [[secret cave]] in Kremwood Forest is named "Arich's Hoard". This name may either imply that Arich kept a [[Banana Bird]] in captivity at [[King K. Rool]]'s request, or that this cave was used by Arich as a larder until K. Rool commandeered it in order to trap a Banana Bird.
|Jap=恐怖の毒グモ ボス アーリック
|JapR=Kyoufu no dokugumo bosu Ārikku
|JapM=Fearsome Poison Spider, Boss Arich
}}


===Arich Attack===
==References==
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|Jap=毒グモ アリック
|JapR=Dokugumo Arikku
|JapM=Poison Spider Arich
}}


==Trivia==
*The [[Banana Bird Cave]] in Kremwood Forest is named "Arich's Hoard". This name may either imply that Arich kept a [[Banana Bird]] in captivity at [[King K. Rool]]'s request, or that this cave was used by Arich as a larder until K. Rool commandeered it in order to trap a Banana Bird.
*Arich's name comes from the word "arachnid", which is a classification term used to describe spiders.
*In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Arich has a different battle theme than the other bosses. He shares this theme with [[Kroctopus]]. For some reason, both K. Rool battles use the same battle theme as the other bosses.
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Revision as of 18:43, December 22, 2023

Arich
Artwork of Arich from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork of Arich
Full name Arich the Spider[1]
Species Spider
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) (2005)

Arich is a giant red spider who appears as a boss in both Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. Their name comes from the word "arachnid", which is a classification term used to describe spiders.

History

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

In its debut appearance, Arich is the second boss of the game, appearing at the end of Kremwood Forest in the boss stage, Arich's Ambush. Its name is featured in the world's secret cave, Arich's Hoard.

During the boss fight, Arich is hanging from a thread of web, and to attack it, Dixie and Kiddy Kong must ram a Barrel into its jaw. Arich's attacks consist of bouncing up and down slowly in an attempt to crush the Kongs, and by spitting out bouncing green balls of venom. Arich is defeated when the Kongs hit its jaw four times. Upon being defeated, Arich falls over onto its back and drops the patch, which Funky Kong uses to construct the Hover Craft at Funky's Rentals.

In the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 3, Arich has a different battle theme than the other bosses. It shares this theme with Kroctopus.

Donkey Kong Land III

Arich returns in Donkey Kong Land III, where it appears as the third boss. It is fought at the end of Blackforest Plateau, in the boss stage, Arich Attack. Arich's size was greatly reduced for this version, although the boss fight is similar to the Donkey Kong Country 3 battle, minus the barrels. Arich first spits out three balls of venom. The Kongs must jump on its head to attack it, rather than use a barrel at its jaw like in the previous game. After each hit, Arich bounces around at a faster rate in an attempt to crush them. After the Kongs bounce onto its head four times, Arich is defeated.

Gallery

Artwork

Sprites

Screenshots

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese アーリック (DKC3)
Ārikku
アリック (DKL3)
Arikku

Arich

German Arich
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Italian Arich
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Trivia

  • The secret cave in Kremwood Forest is named "Arich's Hoard". This name may either imply that Arich kept a Banana Bird in captivity at King K. Rool's request, or that this cave was used by Arich as a larder until K. Rool commandeered it in order to trap a Banana Bird.

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #51, page 60.