Arantula

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Arantula
An Arantula, as it appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of Pider

Arantulas are black spider-like creatures in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake. They only appear deep within the Pit of 100 Trials. Arantulas are much stronger relatives of Piders, and are even named similarly: the Pider's name is "spider" without the "S", and Arantula comes from "tarantula", without the "T". They attack in much the same way that Piders do; however, their spit hits harder, and the way they perform the three-spit attack is different: they fire one ball of normal speed, one slower ball in a high arc, and a much faster ball at a low angle, making it trickier to guard against all three.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

GameCube[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Arantula
An Arantula, as it appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Max HP 16 Attack 7 Defense 0
Location(s) Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 81-83, 85-88) Role Common Level 34
Sleep? 70% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 70%
Tiny? 80% Stop? 70% Soft? 85%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 70% Fright? 80%
Gale Force? 30% KO? 30% Moves Spider-spit (7), Multispit (4x3)
Exp. points 1 Coins 1 - 4 Items None
Tattle Log #:
63
Log A spider-like creature that lives deep underground and spits web-wads. Its coloring is intimidating, but don't worry; it's not poisonous.
Tattle That's an Arantula. It's a spiderlike creature that lives deep underground. Max HP is 16, Attack is 7, and Defense is 0. Yeah... It's pretty tough. It'll spit web-wads at you. Sometimes it even attacks several times in a row. That coloring freaks me out. ...I'm kinda scared of spiders. So let's do this quickly!!

Nintendo Switch[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Arantula
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 16 Attack 7 Defense 0
Location(s) Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 81-83, 85-88) Role Common Level 34
Sleep? 70% Dizzy? 30% Confuse? 70%
Tiny? 80% Stop? 70% Soft? 85%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 70% Fright? 80%
Gale Force? 30% KO? 30% Moves Spider-spit (7), Multispit (4x3)
Exp. points 1 Coins 1 - 4 Items None
Tattle Log #:
66
Log A spiderlike creature that lives deep underground and spits web-wads. Its coloring is intimidating, but don't worry—it can't poison you.
Tattle That's an Arantula. It's a spiderlike creature that lives deep underground. Max HP is 16, Attack is 7, and Defense is 0. Yeah... It's pretty tough. It'll spit web-wads at you. Sometimes it even attacks several times in a row. That coloring freaks me out. I'm kinda scared of spiders. So let's do this quickly!

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese チュランタラー[1]
Churantarā
Anagram of "tarantula", with the last「ラ」elongated
Chinese 裘拉狼蛛[2][3]
Qiúlā Láng Zhū
Partial transliteration of the Japanese name +「狼蛛」 (láng zhū, "tarantula")
Dutch Arantula[4] -
French Turantale[5][6] Anagram of tarentule ("tarantula")
German Grottenfadula[7] Grotto Pider
Italian Starantola[8] From tarantola ("tarantula")
Korean 투란탈라[9]
Tulantalla
From the Japanese name
Spanish Arántula[10][11] Arantula

Trivia[edit]

  • If there is an even amount of Arantulas in the battle, they will alternate between half being high up and half being down low. However, if there is an odd amount of Arantulas in the battle, they will all be at the same height.
    • If any Arantula in battle is unable to move, all the other Arantulas will not move up or down.
  • In Super Paper Mario, there is a Sammer Guy called "Hairy Arantula in the Grass".

References[edit]

  1. ^ 『チュランタラー』 地下ふかくに すみついた クモのような 生き物ね」– Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo Co. (Japanese).
  2. ^ "这是“裘拉狼蛛”。栖息于地下深处的蜘蛛型生物。" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Simplified Chinese).
  3. ^ 他是「裘拉狼蛛」喔。住在地下深處的蜘蛛型生物。」– Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Traditional Chinese).
  4. ^ "Dat is een Arantula. Een spinachtig schepsel dat diep onder de grond leeft." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Dutch).
  5. ^ "C'est une Turantale. Un arachnide qui vit dans les grandes profondeurs." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
  6. ^ "C'est une Turantale. Un arachnide qui vit dans les grandes profondeurs." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (French).
  7. ^ "Das ist eine Grottenfadula. Grottenfadulas sind Spinnen, die tief unter der Erde leben." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (German).
  8. ^ "È Starantola! È una tarantola che vive nelle profondità della terra." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
  9. ^ "『투란탈라』야 지하 깊은 곳에 사는 거미 같은 생물이지" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Korea (Korean).
  10. ^ "Es una Arántula, una especie de araña que habita en las profundidades." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
  11. ^ "Es una Arántula, una especie de araña que habita en las profundidades." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish).