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| {{character infobox
| | [[Image:Arich.jpg|thumb|230px|Official Artwork of '''Arich'''.]] |
| |image=[[File:Arich Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of Arich
| | '''Arich''' is a giant red spider, that appears as 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'''. |
| |full_name=Arich the Spider<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #51|page=60|date=June 1997}}</ref>
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| |species=Spider
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| |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|GBA]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
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| '''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]]''. Its name comes from the word "arachnid", which is a classification term used to describe spiders. | |
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| ==History==
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| ===''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!'', 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. 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]].
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| 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.
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| 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]].
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| ===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
| | [[Image:Arich2.jpg|left|thumb|[[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] with Arich looming overhead.]] |
| 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 to attack it, rather than use a barrel at its jaw like in the previous game. After each hit, Arich bounces around at a faster rate in an attempt to crush them. After the Kongs bounce onto its head four times, Arich is defeated. | | 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. |
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| ==Gallery==
| | Once Arich is defeated, he will drop a [[Patch (Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!)|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. |
| ===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]] and [[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===
| | 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 four hits, he is beaten. |
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| Arich DKC3 sprite.png|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' | |
| Arich DKC3 Photo Album.png|[[Dixie Kong's Photo Album]]
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| 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=== | | ==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 Screenshot.png|Arich's Ambush in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' | | *Arich's name comes from the word "arachnid", which is a classification term used to describe spiders. |
| Arich-DKL3.png|Arich Attack in ''Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong'' | | *In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'', Arich has a different battle theme than the other bosses. He shares this theme with [[Kroctopus]]. Strangely, both K. Rool battles use the same battle theme as the other bosses. [[Razor Ridge]] is next to [[KAOS Kore]], and [[Kremwood Forest]] is fairly close to [[Krematoa]], which suggests that Arich's boss theme may have been originally intended for K. Rool. |
| 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== | | == Names in Other Languages == |
| {{foreign names
| | === ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' === |
| |Jap=アーリック (''Donkey Kogn Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'')
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| | |Jap=アーリック |
| |JapR=Ārikku | | |JapR=Ārikku |
| |Jap2=アリック (''Donkey Kong Land III'')
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| |Jap2R=Arikku
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| |JapM=Arich | | |JapM=Arich |
| |Jap2M=Arich
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| |Ger=Arich
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| |Ita=Arich
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| }} | | }} |
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| | === ''Donkey Kong Land 3'' === |
| | {{Foreignname |
| | |Jap=アリック |
| | |JapR=Arikku |
| | |JapM=Arich |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| <references/>
| | {{NIWA|DKWiki=1}} |
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| | {{DK Bosses}} |
| {{DKC3}} | | {{DKC3}} |
| {{DKL3}} | | {{DKL3}} |
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Bosses]] |
| | [[Category:Kremling Krew]] |
| | [[Category:Donkey Kong Characters]] |
| [[Category:Arachnids]] | | [[Category:Arachnids]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! bosses]] | | [[category:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]] |
| [[Category:Donkey Kong Land III bosses]] | | [[Category:Donkey Kong Land III]] |
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