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| {{character infobox
| | [[Image:Arich.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Official Artwork of '''Arich'''.]] |
| |image=[[File:Arich Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|250px]]<br>Artwork
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| |full_name=Arich the Spider<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #51|page=60|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|date=June 1997}}</ref>
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| |species=Spider | |
| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
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| '''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. | |
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| ==History==
| | '''Arich''' is a giant red spider who's not nearly as nice as [[Squitter]], and a boss in the game ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. He appears as the boss of the second area of the game, [[Kremwood Forest]], where he is fought in a level called '''Arich's Ambush'''. |
| ===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
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| 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]].
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| 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]].
| | Arich hangs from a thread of web, and to defeat him, [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] must throw [[Barrel]]s at his jaw. Arich's attacks consist of bouncing slowly up and down in an attempt to crush the [[Kong]]s, and shooting bouncing green balls of venom. He must be hit in the jaw four times to be defeated. It's easier to hit Arich with Dixie because she holds the barrel over her head with her ponytail. |
| | [[Image:Arich2.jpg|left|thumb|Dixie and Kiddy Kong with Arich looming overhead.]] |
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
| | Once Arich is defeated, he will drop a [[Patch]], which the Kongs must bring to [[Funky Kong]], so that he can fix up his [[Hover Craft (DKC3)|Hover Craft]] for them to use. |
| 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. | |
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| ==Gallery==
| | Arich returned in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' as the boss of the third area, [[Blackforest Plateau]], in '''Arich Attack'''. Arich's size was greatly reduced for this version, although the boss fight is similar to the ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' battle, minus the barrels. First, Arich releases three balls of venom. The Kongs jump on his head, causing him to bounce around at a much faster rate to try and crush them. After three hits, he is dead. |
| ===Artwork===
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| 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
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| DKC 3 Nintendo Player's Guide Arich.png|[[Nintendo_Power#Player's Guides|Player's Guide]] version of the artwork
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| </gallery>
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| ===Sprites=== | | == Trivia == |
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| | *The [[Banana Bird Cave]] in Kremwood Forest is named "Arich's Hoard". This name may either imply that Arich kept a [[Banana Bird]] in captivity at [[King K. Rool]]'s request, or that this cave was used by Arich as a larder until K. Rool commandeered it in order to trap a Banana Bird. |
| 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''
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| DKLIII GBC Arich sprite.png|''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
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| DKC3 GBA Arich sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA)
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| </gallery>
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| ===Screenshots===
| | *Interestingly, Arich is the only boss in the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3 to have his own boss battle theme. All of the other bosses in the game share the same boss theme. Kroctopus also use that music as well. |
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| 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''
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| Arich - DKC3 GBA Screenshot.png|Arich's Ambush in the Game Boy Advance version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages== | | <br clear=all> |
| {{foreign names | | {{DK Bosses}} |
| |Jpn=アーリック
| | {{Donkey Kong Country 3}} |
| |JpnN=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
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| |JpnR=Ārikku
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| |Jpn2=アリック
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| |Jpn2N=''Donkey Kong Land III''
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| |Jpn2R=Arikku
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| |JpnM=Arich
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| |Jpn2M=Arich
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| |Ger=Arich
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| |Ita=Arich
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| }} | |
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| ==References==
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Bosses]] |
| <references/>
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Enemies]] |
| | | [[Category:Kremling Krew]] |
| {{DKC3}}
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Characters]] |
| {{DKL3}}
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| [[Category:Arachnids]] | | [[Category:Arachnids]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! bosses]]
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong Land III bosses]]
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