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{{character infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:Arich Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Arich
|image=[[File:Arich Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|250px]]<br>Artwork
|full_name=Arich the Spider<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #51, page 60.</ref>
|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
|species=Spider
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|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|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|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 who appears as a boss in both ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. Their name comes from the word "arachnid", which is a classification term used to describe spiders.
'''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==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
In its debut appearance, Arich is the second boss of the game, appearing at the end of [[Kremwood Forest]] in the boss stage, [[Arich's Ambush]]. Its name is featured in the world's [[secret cave]], Arich's Hoard.
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]].


During the boss fight, Arich is hanging from a thread of web, and to attack it, [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] must ram a [[Barrel]] into its jaw. Arich's attacks consist of bouncing up and down slowly in an attempt to crush the [[Kong]]s, and by spitting out bouncing green balls of venom. Arich is defeated when the Kongs hit its jaw four times. Upon being defeated, Arich falls over onto its back and drops the [[patch (item)|patch]], which [[Funky Kong]] uses to construct the [[Hover Craft]] at [[Funky's Rentals]].
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]].
 
In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Arich has a different battle theme than the other bosses. It shares this theme with [[Kroctopus]].


===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
Arich returns in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', where it appears as the third boss. It is fought at the end of [[Blackforest Plateau]], in the boss stage, [[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. Arich first spits out three balls of venom. The Kongs must jump on its head, causing it to bounce around at a faster rate in an attempt to crush them. After the Kongs bounce onto its head four times, Arich is defeated.
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==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
<gallery>
Arich Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Arich Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
DKC 3 Arich Artwork.jpg|[[Dixie]] and [[Kiddy]] fleeing from Arich
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
DKC 3 Nintendo Player's Guide Arich.png|[[Nintendo_Power#Player's Guides|Player's Guide]] version of the artwork
</gallery>
</gallery>
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===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Arich - DKC3 Screenshot.png|Arich's Ambush in the SNES version
Arich - DKC3 Screenshot.png|Arich's Ambush in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Arich-DKL3.png|Arich Attack
Arich-DKL3.png|Arich Attack in ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong''
Arich - DKC3 GBA Screenshot.png|Arich's Ambush in the GBA version
Arich - DKC3 GBA Screenshot.png|Arich's Ambush in the Game Boy Advance version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=アーリック (''DKC3'')<br>''Ārikku''<br>アリック (''DKL3'')<br>''Arikku''
|Jpn=アーリック
|JapM=Arich
|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
|Ger=Arich
|GerM=-
|Ita=Arich
|Ita=Arich
|ItaM=-
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*The [[secret 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.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:06, February 5, 2025

Arich
Artwork of Arich from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Artwork
Full name Arich the Spider[1]
Species Spider
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (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 "arachnid," a classification term used to describe spiders.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

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.[2] 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 required for Funky Kong to finish the Hover Craft.

In the remake, Arich has a different battle theme than the other bosses. It shares this theme with Kroctopus.

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

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.[3] Following each hit, Arich bounces around faster than before, intended to increase the difficulty. After four hits, Arich is defeated.

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Sprites[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アーリック[?]
Ārikku
Arich Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
アリック[?]
Arikku
Donkey Kong Land III
German Arich[?] -
Italian Arich[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ June 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #51. Catalyst Publishing. Page 60.
  2. ^ "The key to beating Arich is to hit him in the jaw with the barrel." – Owsen, Dan, Scott Pelland, et al. (November 1996). Nintendo Power Volume 90. Nintendo of America. Page 33.
  3. ^ VideoGamePhenom (May 14, 2019). Donkey Kong Land III (GBC) - Blackforest Plateau - Arich Attack (0:28). YouTube.