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A Giant Spider

Giant Spiders are a type of spider.

Lore[]

Giant Spiders are a sub-type of spider. While not unique in their size (other spiders in Sanctuary have reached similar proportions), they are unique in their levels of intelligence (though are still basically animalistic). They have earned the moniker of "Evil Spiders" due to their cunning and cruelty[1] These spiders owe their origins to giant spiders in Kehjistan, which were changed by the Prime Evils, causing them to seek meals of the human variety.[2] They slash with their swordlike mandibles (which secrete a virulant poison), delighting in sucking the blood of their prey, and using the carcass as an incubator for their young. They hunt by crawling on the ceiling of man-made structures, spinning and dropping sticky webs on anyone unfortunate enough to be below. They are immune to poison themselves.[1]

One of the most deadly of these spiders, the Poison Spinner, is found not far from the city of Kurast. Even in their largest forms, the giant arachnids had never been much of a problem for the inhabitants of the tropical forests. These creatures are highly poisonous and generally have fatal bites.[2]

In-game[]

Giant Spiders are encountered in Diablo II. They have four varieties: Arach, Poison Spinner, Flame Spider, and Spider Magus.

Spiders Spin Webs when retreating and have 50% faster health regeneration than normal monsters. They are also unique in that they will rarely attack unless provoked. It will only take minor damage, however, to make them hostile.[2]

A Super-Unique Flame Spider is Sszark the Burning.

Development[]

Spider Goo

There is an unused animated graphic named "spider_goo_neutral". There is no projectile connected with it which suggests that Giant Spiders were planned to leave pools of caustic acid upon death like the Spitting Terrors from Diablo I. There is an unused monster missile property named Acid which would destroy the armor class and durability of items, it's plausible that this goo would work like that.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Awakening
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Giant Spider, The Arreat Summit. Accessed on 2018-09-12
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