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|title=Dance Spider
|image=[[File:Dan Spider.png|170px]]
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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|affiliation=[[Cactus King]], [[Ghastly King]]
|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[2008]])
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'''Dance Spiders'''<ref>[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/mario/ja/images/b/bb/DKJBenemybios.png Donkey Kong Jungle Beat japanese enemy bios]</ref> (ダンスパイーダ, ''Dansu Paīda'') are a species of arachnid-like creatures in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''.
'''Dan Spiders''' are a species of spider-like enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''. They act as mini-bosses of every level they appear in, as they are powerful foes, and [[Donkey Kong]] must defeat them to continue.


[[File:Spider DKJB.png|220px|thumb|left|Donkey Kong underneath a Dance Spider in Cactus Mine.]]
They are orange and black in color, with eight legs and three blue eyes. They move around by sidestepping on their two largest legs, which are significantly more immense than the other six and are covered in spikes.
Dance Spiders are orange and black in color, with six legs and a pair of fang-like structures near their faces, which has three eyes on it. Despite this, they appear bipedal. Their main legs are covered in spikes, and their bodies are divided into three sections, a more insect-like trait, though, despite this, they still resemble real world spiders. After their cutscene plays, the background music will change to a piano solo. Dance Spiders are defeated by punching their center eye twenty times. Once defeated, a dance spider will explode, leaving eight bananas behind in its wake. Despite being enemies, they technically do not attack, like some others in the game, though they can damage [[Donkey Kong]] if he runs into their spiky legs.


Their first appearance is in the [[Lemon Kingdom]]'s level [[Cactus Mine]]. Here, it appears near the end of the level. They appear a second time near the end of [[Battle for Storm Hill]]. However, here it has blue [[Ninjape]]s throwing down ninja stars between its legs, at DK, and the background music changes to dramatic violins. The spider's movements are also faster. The third and final time they appear is in [[Star Fruit Kingdom]]'s level [[Asteroid Belt]]. Here, they appear on an ice planet, with several small, round ice enemies.
[[File:Spider DKJB.png|220px|thumb|left|Donkey Kong underneath a Dan Spider in Cactus Mine.]]
After their cutscene plays, the background music changes to a piano solo. Despite being enemies, Dan Spiders technically do not attack, although [[Donkey Kong]] gets damaged if he runs into their spiky legs. He can defeat Dan Spiders by rapidly punching their center eye twenty times. Upon being defeated, the Dan Spider explodes and leaves behind eight [[Banana]]s.
 
A lone Dan Spider first appears at the very end of the [[Lemon Kingdom]]'s level, [[Cactus Mine]], where it guards the giant [[lemon]] exit. Donkey Kong can only reach the lemon after defeating the Dan Spider. This enemy appears a second time near the end of [[Battle for Storm Hill]], alongside four blue [[Ninjape]]s; they throw ninja stars at DK from between the Dan Spider's legs. The background music changes to a dramatic violin piece when the Dan Spider appears; during this battle, the Dan Spider moves faster as well. The third and final time they appear is in the [[Star Fruit Kingdom]]'s level [[Asteroid Belt]]. Here, they appear on an ice planet along with several [[Ice Mini-Iga]]s.
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===Names in other languages===
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|JapR=Dansupaidā
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Latest revision as of 16:07, December 5, 2023

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Dan Spider
A Dan Spider from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.
First appearance Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004)
Latest appearance New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008)

Dan Spiders are a species of spider-like enemies in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. They act as mini-bosses of every level they appear in, as they are powerful foes, and Donkey Kong must defeat them to continue.

They are orange and black in color, with eight legs and three blue eyes. They move around by sidestepping on their two largest legs, which are significantly more immense than the other six and are covered in spikes.

Donkey Kong underneath a Dan Spider in Cactus Mine.

After their cutscene plays, the background music changes to a piano solo. Despite being enemies, Dan Spiders technically do not attack, although Donkey Kong gets damaged if he runs into their spiky legs. He can defeat Dan Spiders by rapidly punching their center eye twenty times. Upon being defeated, the Dan Spider explodes and leaves behind eight Bananas.

A lone Dan Spider first appears at the very end of the Lemon Kingdom's level, Cactus Mine, where it guards the giant lemon exit. Donkey Kong can only reach the lemon after defeating the Dan Spider. This enemy appears a second time near the end of Battle for Storm Hill, alongside four blue Ninjapes; they throw ninja stars at DK from between the Dan Spider's legs. The background music changes to a dramatic violin piece when the Dan Spider appears; during this battle, the Dan Spider moves faster as well. The third and final time they appear is in the Star Fruit Kingdom's level Asteroid Belt. Here, they appear on an ice planet along with several Ice Mini-Igas.

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Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat ObjectData/DanSpider.arc DanSpider Dan(ce) Spider

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ダンスパイダー[1]
Dansupaidā
Portmanteau of "dance" and "spider"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Shogakukan book. Page 171.