Arich

Arich
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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]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Dixie and Kiddy fleeing from Arich
Player's Guide version of the artwork

Sprites[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Dixie Kong's Photo Album
Donkey Kong Land III
Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong
Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)

Screenshots[edit]

Arich's Ambush in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Arich Attack in Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong
Arich's Ambush in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 3

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!
Japanese	アリック^[?] Arikku	Arich	Donkey Kong Land III
German	Arich^[?]	-
Italian	Arich^[?]	-

References[edit]

^ June 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #51. Catalyst Publishing. Page 60.
^ "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.
^ VideoGamePhenom (May 14, 2019). Donkey Kong Land III (GBC) - Blackforest Plateau - Arich Attack (0:28). YouTube.

[Edit] Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters	Protagonists	Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
	Prisoners	Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Kong^a • Lanky Kong^a • Tiny Kong^a • Chunky Kong^a
	Animal Friends	Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
	Brothers Bear	Bachelor^a • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
	Bosses	Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopus^a • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies		Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Kracka^a • Kremling (boater)^a • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items		Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolates^a • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rose^a • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects		Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Chairlift • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Mine^a • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels	Lake Orangatanga	Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
	Kremwood Forest	Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
	Cotton Top Cove	Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
	Mekanos	Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
	K3	Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
	Razor Ridge	Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrier^b • Kroctopus Krush^a
	Pacifica^a	Dingy Drain-Pipe^a • Stormy Seas^a • Sunken Spruce^a • Cliffside Blast^a • Ripcurl Reef^a • Surf's Up^a • Barbos's Barrier
	Kaos Kore	Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
	Krematoa	Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous		Ask Uncle Tusk • Barrel-Blastapalooza • Cold Crossword Challenge • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Nintendo Music • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
^a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version ^b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version

[Edit] Donkey Kong Land III
Characters		Bear • Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends		Ellie • Enguarde • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses		Arich • Barbos • Bleak • KAOS • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies		Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Karbine • Klasp • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Kopter • Krimp • Krumple • Kuchuka • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minky • Nid • Niknak • Rekoil • Skidda • Sneek
Levels	Cape Codswallop	Red Wharf • Seabed Shanty • Ford Knocks • Total Rekoil • Koco Channel • Liftshaft Lottery • Barbos Bastion
	Primate Plains	Coral Quarrel • Minky Mischief • Jetty Jitters • Black Ice Blitz • Riverbank Riot • Miller Instinct • Bleak Magic
	Blackforest Plateau	Rocketeer Rally • Vertigo Verge • Polar Pitfalls • Surface Tension • Tundra Blunda • Redwood Rampage • Arich Attack
	Great Ape Lakes	Jungle Jeopardy • Footloose Falls • Deep Reef Grief • Karbine Kaos • Simian Shimmy • Rockface Chase • Krazy Kaos
	Tin Can Valley	Tropical Tightropes • Clifftop Critters • Rickety Rapids • Bazuka Bombard • Ugly Ducting • Stalagmite Frights • K Rool Duel
	Lost World	Whiplash Dash • Kuchuka Karnage • Haunted Hollows • Rainforest Rumble • Barrel Boulevard • Ghoulish Grotto • K Rools Last Stand
Barrels		Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Warp Barrel
Other items and objects		Banana • Banana Bunch • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Extra Life Balloon • KONG Letters • Propellerpack • Star • Toboggan
Miscellaneous		Ask Uncle Tusk • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Cards • Pre-release and unused Content • Quotes • Staff

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