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[[Image: GiantSpider.png|thumb|The '''Giant Spider'''.]]
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The '''Spider''' is a giant one-eyed [[Spider (Donkey Kong 64)|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 in place. Tiny can damage the Spider by hitting its eye with her [[Feather Bow|feather bow]] when it opens it. After being hit multiple times the Spider will fall to the ground, shrink into a normal spider enemy and try to charge into Tiny. A few simple hits will destroy the shrunken Spider, after it is defeated a [[Golden Banana]] will appear before Tiny.
|image=[[File:DK64 Giant Spider.png|250px]]<br>Model from ''Donkey Kong 64''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
|species=[[Small Spider]]
}}
The '''Giant Spider'''<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20000229133200/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/donkeykong64/fungi.html|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Banana Guide|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=en-us|accessdate=June 2, 2024}}</ref> (alternatively known as the '''Spider'''<ref>{{cite|isbn=1-56686-909-9|author=Bogenn, Tim, and Ken Schmidt|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Official Strategy Guide|page=95|date=1999|publisher=Bradygames|language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=Prima>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=[[Media:DK64 Prima page 103 ref.jpg|103]]|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=December 1, 1999|isbn=0-7615-2279-4|language=en-us}}</ref>) is the larger counterpart of [[Small Spider]]s and a mini-boss in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. The Giant Spider has been described as both a male<ref>{{cite|author=Bihldorff, Nate, Jason Leung, and Drew Williams|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]|page=81|date=1999|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or female<ref name=Prima/><ref name=Versus>{{cite|date=1999|publisher=Versus Books|language=en-us|author=Lockhart, Ryan|title=''Donkey Kong 64'' Official Perfect Guide|page=69}}</ref> spider. As a female, it is suggested to be the mother of the Small Spiders.<ref name=Prima/><ref name=Versus/> The Giant Spider is located in the mill of [[Fungi Forest]], which can be accessed only by [[Tiny Kong]] during the nighttime. The battle starts when Tiny walks on a large spider web below the Giant Spider, who then wakes up and drops from resting spot on the ceiling, dangling from a thin spider web string. It summons three Small Spiders to attack Tiny Kong before returning to sleep. As Tiny is being chased by Small Spiders, the Giant Spider spits out two types of obstacles, red webbing or green phlegm, which trap her in ice and reverse the {{button|N64|Stick}} directions, respectively. Since the Giant Spider is asleep, it cannot accurate spit at Tiny. The Giant Spider briefly wakes up after Tiny defeats the three Small Spiders, and can be damaged from Tiny shooting at its eye from her [[Feather Bow]]. After a fifth hit, the Giant Spider spins around, falls off of its string, crashes into the wall, and shrinks into a Small Spider, which can be defeated by Tiny easily. Following this, the Giant Spider falls on its back and disappears, then Tiny is awarded with a [[Golden Banana]].


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
*It should be noted that the Spider isn't as giant as it seems, as Tiny must use her Mini-Monkey technique to shrink down and enter it's lair. Therefore, the Spider is big, but not as big as most think.
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*Although it is obvious that this creature is a spider, it only has six legs.
GiantSpider.png|The Giant Spider while being awake in ''Donkey Kong 64''
*The attacks the Spider uses, as well as the Spider's general appearance, could be based on the ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' boss, [[Arich]].
Giant Spider DK64 battle.jpg|Tiny Kong battling the Giant Spider in ''Donkey Kong 64''
*Interestingly, when the spider spits web at Tiny, it has no way of knowing where she is (it's asleep for most of the fight).
</gallery>
[[Category:Donkey Kong Bosses]]
 
[[Category:Donkey Kong Characters]]
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap={{hover|大|おお}}グモ<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=89}}</ref>
|JapR=Ōgumo
|JapM=Large Spider
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:14, June 2, 2024

Giant Spider
The Giant Spider from Donkey Kong 64.
Model from Donkey Kong 64
Species Small Spider
First appearance Donkey Kong 64 (1999)

The Giant Spider[1] (alternatively known as the Spider[2][3]) is the larger counterpart of Small Spiders and a mini-boss in Donkey Kong 64. The Giant Spider has been described as both a male[4] or female[3][5] spider. As a female, it is suggested to be the mother of the Small Spiders.[3][5] The Giant Spider is located in the mill of Fungi Forest, which can be accessed only by Tiny Kong during the nighttime. The battle starts when Tiny walks on a large spider web below the Giant Spider, who then wakes up and drops from resting spot on the ceiling, dangling from a thin spider web string. It summons three Small Spiders to attack Tiny Kong before returning to sleep. As Tiny is being chased by Small Spiders, the Giant Spider spits out two types of obstacles, red webbing or green phlegm, which trap her in ice and reverse the Control Stick directions, respectively. Since the Giant Spider is asleep, it cannot accurate spit at Tiny. The Giant Spider briefly wakes up after Tiny defeats the three Small Spiders, and can be damaged from Tiny shooting at its eye from her Feather Bow. After a fifth hit, the Giant Spider spins around, falls off of its string, crashes into the wall, and shrinks into a Small Spider, which can be defeated by Tiny easily. Following this, the Giant Spider falls on its back and disappears, then Tiny is awarded with a Golden Banana.

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese グモ[6]
Ōgumo
Large Spider

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Donkey Kong 64 Banana Guide. Nintendo.com (American English). Archived February 29, 2000, 13:32:00 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Bogenn, Tim, and Ken Schmidt (1999). Donkey Kong 64 Official Strategy Guide. Bradygames (American English). ISBN 1-56686-909-9. Page 95.
  3. ^ a b c Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, and Donato Tica (December 1, 1999). Donkey Kong 64 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2279-4. Page 103.
  4. ^ Bihldorff, Nate, Jason Leung, and Drew Williams (1999). Donkey Kong 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 81.
  5. ^ a b Lockhart, Ryan (1999). Donkey Kong 64 Official Perfect Guide. Versus Books (American English). Page 69.
  6. ^ 「ドンキーコング64任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 89.