Editing Arich

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Arich Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|250px]]<br>Artwork
|full_name=Arich the Spider<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #51|page=60|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|date=June 1997}}</ref>
|species=Spider
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
}}
'''Arich''' is a giant red spider and a boss in both ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. Its name is derived from "{{wp|arachnid}}," a classification term used to describe spiders.

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
Arich is the second boss of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''. It is fought in the boss stage [[Arich's Ambush]] at the end of [[Kremwood Forest]], though its name is also featured in the world's [[secret cave]], Arich's Hoard. Arich hangs from a thread of web throughout the battle. Arich can take damage from hitting his jaw with a [[barrel]].<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 90|page=33|quote=The key to beating Arich is to hit him in the jaw with the barrel.|date=November 1996|author=Owsen, Dan, Scott Pelland, et al.|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> Arich bounces up and down through the battle and also spits green balls. After a third hit, Arich is defeated, landing over onto its back and dropping the [[patch (item)|patch]] required for [[Funky Kong]] to finish the [[Hover Craft]].

In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], Arich has a different battle theme than the other bosses. It shares this theme with [[Kroctopus]].

===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
Arich is the third boss of ''Donkey Kong Land III'' instead. It is fought in the boss stage, [[Arich Attack]], at the end of [[Blackforest Plateau]]. Arich is much smaller, and its environment is similar as before. Arich first spits out three balls of venom. Arich now receives damage from being jumped on.<ref>{{cite|author=[[User:VideoGamePhenomHD|VideoGamePhenom]]|date=May 14, 2019|timestamp=0:28|url=youtu.be/Lb_0xiJCbnI?feature=shared&t=28|title=''Donkey Kong Land III'' (GBC) - Blackforest Plateau - Arich Attack|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> Following each hit, Arich bounces around faster than before, intended to increase the difficulty. After four hits, Arich is defeated.

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Arich Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
DKC 3 Arich Artwork.jpg|[[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] fleeing from Arich
DKC 3 Nintendo Player's Guide Arich.png|[[Nintendo_Power#Player's Guides|Player's Guide]] version of the artwork
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery>
Arich DKC3 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Arich DKC3 Photo Album.png|[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
Arich DKLIII sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Land III''
DKLIII GBA Arich sprite.png|''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
DKC3 GBA Arich sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Arich - DKC3 Screenshot.png|Arich's Ambush in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Arich-DKL3.png|Arich Attack in ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
Arich - DKC3 GBA Screenshot.png|Arich's Ambush in the Game Boy Advance version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=アーリック
|JpnN=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
|JpnR=Ārikku
|Jpn2=アリック
|Jpn2N=''Donkey Kong Land III''
|Jpn2R=Arikku
|JpnM=Arich
|Jpn2M=Arich
|Ger=Arich
|Ita=Arich
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Arachnids]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! bosses]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Land III bosses]]
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