Tarantula

The Tarantula^[1] is an enemy that appears in the Wii U/PC version of Sonic Lost World. It is a brand of spider-based Badniks created by Dr. Eggman.

Appearance

Based off the brown widow spider, the Tarantulas are mostly brown with orange stripes. They have gray legs covered with brown and orange stripes, magenta-colored eyes, and the robotic web string used by them is cyan. Also, inside a Tarantula, a butterfly is trapped.

Overview

Exclusively found in the Wii U/PC version of Silent Forest Zone 1, Tarantulas hang down from above via robotic webs. Tarantulas cannot be destroy by a simple Homing Attack at first; a Flying Kick is required to knock it off of its web string. If successful, it will fall, giving the butterfly trapped inside the Tarantulas a chance to escape if the player uses a Focused Homing Attack on the butterfly case. One hit is required to release the butterfly, but the Tarantulas are quick to get up and return to their midair position, forcing the player to start over with their attack.

In each ambush, the Tarantula appear in groups of five. If the player releases all five butterflies, the butterflies go into a nearby flower and cause it to bloom. The flower can then transport Sonic to another section of the Zone.

Trivia

• Tarantulas are similar to Grabbers, which first debuted in the Chemical Plant Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
• The Tarantulas' name has not been listen in any official source for Sonic Lost World. However, it is referred to as "tarantula" in the game's source code.

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Sonic as the Black Bomb Color Power surrounded by Tarantula Badniks.

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