Spideraticus
| Spideraticus | |
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| Species | Spider |
| First appearance | Wario World (2003) |
- “Up ahead is the giant Spideraticus! Don't get stuck in the sticky spots of its web or you won't be able to jump! You can use the Glue Globes the monster spits out to get a closer look! Oh! Use a Dash Attack in the tug-of-war!”
- —Spriteling, Wario World
Spideraticus is a gigantic spider boss whom Wario must defeat at the end of Beanstalk Way during the events of Wario World. Spideraticus is a large black spider with a brown abdomen. It wears a green military helmet on its head, partially obscuring its eyes, and wears combat boots on each of its feet. A bandage is present on top of both the helmet and its abdomen. The arena consists of a network of tree roots with Spideraticus's giant spider web taking up most of the stage. Wario cannot jump while on the web, so he must stay on the outside until an opportunity to attack arises.
Spideraticus uses five attacks during its boss fight:
- A close-ranged bite attack. Spideraticus will only use this attack if Wario is close.
- A thin, transparent string of web shot at Wario. If it connects, it will pull Wario into range of its bite attack. To avoid damage, the player must dash to break the silk.
- A shockwave attack that must be jumped over. When Spideraticus has two or less health skulls remaining, it adds another, faster shockwave.
- Homing bursts fired at Wario. The lower Spideraticus's health, the more bursts are shot. The final shot always remains for a longer time.
- Five Glue Globes shot out of its mouth and sucked back in one by one. This provides Wario with the only opening to attack the boss by latching onto one of the Glue Globes, jumping off of it when Spideraticus sucks it in, and Ground Pounding Spideraticus's vulnerable top.
Spideraticus is the second of the three bosses of Thrillsville, preceded by the Winter Windster and succeeded by Red-Brief J.
Gallery[edit]
Spideraticus during the boss fight
Spideraticus shoots energy waves
Spideraticus reels in Wario using a Glue Globe
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | おおぐもモンスター Ōgumo monsutā タランチュラス[1] Taranchurasu |
Giant-Spider monster Tarantulus |
| French | Araignée bottée |
Botted Spider |
| Italian | Aracnoticus |
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| Spanish | Aracnólida |
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