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[[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 boss''' by Prima<ref name="prima">Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima Official Game Guide. [[Media:DK64 Prima page 103 ref.jpg|Page 103]].</ref> or '''Spider''' by BradyGames<ref>Tim Bogenn and Ken Schmidt. ''Donkey Kong 64'' Official Stategy Guide. Page 95.</ref>) is the larger counterpart of [[Small Spider]]s and a mini-boss in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. It can be fought by [[Tiny Kong]] inside the mill of [[Fungi Forest]], but its room is only accessible at night.
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.
 
The Giant Spider has been described as both a male or female.<ref>''Donkey Kong 64'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide, page 81</ref><ref name="prima"/> As a female, it is suggested as the mother of the Small Spiders.<ref name="prima"/>
 
==Battle==
[[File:Giant Spider DK64 battle.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Tiny battling the Giant Spider.]]
The battle starts when Tiny walks on a large spider web below the Giant Spider. The Giant Spider wakes up and drops below its resting spot on the ceiling, dangling from a thin spider web string. She summons three Small Spiders to attack Tiny Kong and goes back to sleep. As the Small Spiders chase Tiny, the Giant Spider spits out red webbing or green phlegm. Tiny must avoid both, as they either trap her in ice or reverse the {{button|N64|Stick}} directions.
 
After Tiny defeats the three Small Spiders, the Giant Spider wakes up temporarily. Tiny must go into first-person and shoot at the Giant Spider's opened eye with her [[Feather Bow]]. This pattern repeats itself four more times.
 
After being hit a fifth time, the Giant Spider spins around, falls off its string, and crashes into the wall. It then shrinks into a Small Spider, and Tiny can defeat it like one. After its final hit, the Giant Spider falls on its back and disappears. Tiny is then awarded with a [[Golden Banana]].
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==Names in other languages==
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==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: 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.
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Revision as of 17:08, February 16, 2019

Template:Character-infobox The Giant Spider[1] (alternatively known as Spider boss by Prima[2] or Spider by BradyGames[3]) is the larger counterpart of Small Spiders and a mini-boss in Donkey Kong 64. It can be fought by Tiny Kong inside the mill of Fungi Forest, but its room is only accessible at night.

The Giant Spider has been described as both a male or female.[4][2] As a female, it is suggested as the mother of the Small Spiders.[2]

Battle

Tiny Kong in a boss fight against the Giant Spider in Donkey Kong 64.
Tiny battling the Giant Spider.

The battle starts when Tiny walks on a large spider web below the Giant Spider. The Giant Spider wakes up and drops below its resting spot on the ceiling, dangling from a thin spider web string. She summons three Small Spiders to attack Tiny Kong and goes back to sleep. As the Small Spiders chase Tiny, the Giant Spider spits out red webbing or green phlegm. Tiny must avoid both, as they either trap her in ice or reverse the Control Stick directions.

After Tiny defeats the three Small Spiders, the Giant Spider wakes up temporarily. Tiny must go into first-person and shoot at the Giant Spider's opened eye with her Feather Bow. This pattern repeats itself four more times.

After being hit a fifth time, the Giant Spider spins around, falls off its string, and crashes into the wall. It then shrinks into a Small Spider, and Tiny can defeat it like one. After its final hit, the Giant Spider falls on its back and disappears. Tiny is then awarded with a Golden Banana.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 蜘蛛
Kumo
Spider

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide on Nintendo.com, Nintendo. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ Donkey Kong 64 Official Nintendo Player's Guide, page 81