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Spidermonkey is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of an Arachnichimp from the planet Aranhaschimmia.
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Appearance
Ben as Spidermonkey
Spidermonkey is a small monkey-like alien with four arms, two pairs of green eyes, two legs, three fingers on each hand and three toes on each foot, blue fur over a dark blue center, and a tail with two stripes near the tip. Spidermonkey wore the Omnitrix/Ultimatrix symbol on his chest in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien.
In Heroes United, Spidermonkey still had green pupils, but his eyes were completely black. The shape of the fur surrounding the bottom of his face is also slightly different.
In Omniverse, Spidermonkey has three pairs of green eyes, his hair is flipped up, the two stripes on his tail have turned white, and the fur on his head is spiky with white stripes. His nose has now shifted to his forehead and its shape has changed. The Omnitrix symbol remains on his chest, but it is now connected to two green sashes worn across his chest.
Albedo as Negative Spidermonkey
In Good Copy, Bad Copy, Negative Spidermonkey looked exactly like Ben's Spidermonkey. In The Final Battle: Part 1, Negative Spidermonkey's eyes and Ultimatrix symbol were recolored red.
In Omniverse, Negative Spidermonkey looks mostly the same as Ben's Spidermonkey except his fur is recolored black, his skin is recolored greyish, the stripes in his hair and on his tail are recolored light grey, and his eyes, sashes, and Ultimatrix symbol are recolored red.
Personality
Spidermonkey has a wisecracking personality, making random jokes during the course of battle.
Powers and Abilities
Spidermonkey has the ability to expel webbing from his tail, which was once stated to be as strong as steel. His webbing is very sticky, meaning he can use it to trap opponents or blind them by shooting webbing in their face. Spidermonkey can also shape his webs into slings, or to swing across vast distances.[2][3]
Spidermonkey is highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat.
Spidermonkey's paws can stick to and be used to scale vertical surfaces.
Spidermonkey has enhanced strength, as he was capable of using a lamp post to bat Ultimate Kevin up a few feet,[4] carry Queen Voratia Rumbletum over his back,[5] and carry No Watch Ben while web-slinging without any difficulty.[3]
Spidermonkey has enhanced agility and enhanced acrobatic skills.
Spidermonkey is very durable considering his size, as shown when he was able to survive seemingly unharmed after several large pieces of concrete fell on him.[6][1]
Spidermonkey's feet and tail are both prehensile. They also possess enhanced dexterity, enabling him to hold and carry multiple objects as if they are extra hands.[7]
Spidermonkey has hearing superior to a human's; this feat was demonstrated by Simian when he heard Gwen and Kevin talking about him from several feet away.[8]
Weaknesses
Spidermonkey can get tangled by his own webs.[9][10] Furthermore, enemies can easily use his webs to their advantage.[11]
Spidermonkey's webs can be frozen and made brittle by the ice breath of a Polar Manzardill.[12] They can also be dissolved by the energy generated by a Crystalsapien.[13]
Spidermonkey's webs can be torn apart by species with as much or more strength than a Cerebrocrustacean.[6]
Spidermonkey is vulnerable to being blown away by a Geochelone Aerio's tornadoes.[4]
Being an Arachnichimp, Spidermonkey is vulnerable to his natural predator, the Root Shark.[14]
Spidermonkey can be rendered unconscious if hit by a quill from a member of Argit's species, as demonstrated with Simian.[15]
History
Alien Force
- Spidermonkey first appeared in Be-Knighted, where he replaced the Dragon's broken Universal Translator with a new one.
- In What Are Little Girls Made Of?, Spidermonkey was defeated by Verdona.
- In Darkstar Rising, Spidermonkey briefly fought Darkstar before switching into Jetray.
- In Good Copy, Bad Copy, Negative Spidermonkey defeated Jetray and was about to fight Chromastone before the latter ended up reverting.
- In Birds of a Feather, Spidermonkey battled some DNAliens and was saved by Simian.
- In Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2, Spidermonkey escaped the Omnitrix and battled Brainstorm before getting recaptured.
- In Inferno, Spidermonkey fought Vulkanus before switching into Jetray to stop a bomb from exploding.
- In Fool's Gold, Spidermonkey stopped some aliens from causing trouble in Walton.
- In Simple, Spidermonkey tried to stop the Blue Team, but failed and was captured by them for execution before being rescued by Gwen and Probity.
- In Singlehanded, Spidermonkey fought and tried to escape from Sunder, but was eventually trapped by him, so he switched into Humungousaur.
- In If All Else Fails, Spidermonkey battled a Highbreed.
- In Busy Box, Spidermonkey was defeated by the Naljian Destructor.
- In The Final Battle: Part 1, Negative Spidermonkey failed to capture Grandpa Max.
- In The Final Battle: Part 2, Spidermonkey was briefly used by Vilgax's Bioids.
Ultimate Alien
- In Fame, Spidermonkey was seen on TV. Later, Spidermonkey fought Bivalvan before going Ultimate. Spidermonkey appeared again when he was changing back to Ben.
- In Video Games, Spidermonkey failed to defeat the Stalker, so he switched into Swampfire.
- In Andreas' Fault, Spidermonkey battled some Forever Knights in Mr. Smoothy.
- In Hero Time, Spidermonkey saved Jennifer Nocturne from some criminals.
- In Reflected Glory, Spidermonkey fought Psyphon before going Ultimate.
- In Perplexahedron, Spidermonkey escaped an acid room in the Perplexahedron with Kevin.
- In Absolute Power: Part 2, Spidermonkey was defeated by Ultimate Kevin.
- In The Transmogrification of Eunice, Spidermonkey battled Sunder before going Ultimate. Spidermonkey appeared again later when he was changing back to Ben.
- In It's Not Easy Being Gwen, Spidermonkey met up with Gwen.
- In Ben 10,000 Returns Spidermonkey fought some of Eon's servants.
- In The Purge, Spidermonkey went Ultimate to battle Driscoll.
- In Simian Says, Spidermonkey fought Mizaru before going Ultimate. Spidermonkey appeared again later when he was changing back to Ben.
- In Double or Nothing, Spidermonkey went Ultimate twice.
- In The Perfect Girlfriend, Spidermonkey tried to fix an elevator and was saved by "Julie" when it nearly fell on him.
- In The Mother of All Vreedles, Spidermonkey went to battle the Vreedles before going Ultimate. Spidermonkey appeared again later when he was changing back to Ben.
- In Night of the Living Nightmare, Spidermonkey went Ultimate offscreen to fight Vilgax in a dream.
- In Ben 10-Generator Rex: Heroes United, Spidermonkey appeared as one of the many aliens when Ben was explaining his story to Rex.
Omniverse
- In The More Things Change: Part 1, Spidermonkey fought Crabdozer.
- In So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies, Spidermonkey defeated two Incursean soldiers.
- In Have I Got a Deal for You, Spidermonkey and Pax snuck into Professor Hokestar's chamber and found a Screegit.
- In Malefactor, a kid demanded that Ben turned into Spidermonkey so he could dunk him in the Dunk Ben 10 game.
- In Tummy Trouble, Spidermonkey carried Queen Rumbletum to safety and battled Attea.
- In Store 23, Spidermonkey was one of several aliens Ben Prime was showcasing for Ben 23.
- In And Then There Were None, Spidermonkey saved No Watch Ben from the evil Bens and travelled to the latter's version of Los Soledad with him so they could meet up with Professor Paradox.
- In Cough It Up, Spidermonkey battled Thunderpig and EightEight.
- In Malgax Attacks, Negative Spidermonkey briefly appeared before going Ultimate.
- In A New Dawn, Spidermonkey appeared for a short time when Ben was cycling through his aliens.
Gwen Alters the Past Timeline
- In Time Heals, Spidermonkey was found by the Prime Timeline Gwen in Hex's torture chamber.
Future (Ultimate Alien)
- In Ben 10,000 Returns, Ultimate Ben used Spidermonkey's agility to battle some of Eon's servants on the Rust Bucket 3.
Appearances
- Ben
- Season 1
- Be-Knighted (first appearance)
- What Are Little Girls Made Of?
- Season 2
- Darkstar Rising (cameo)
- Birds of a Feather
- Season 3
- Albedo
- Season 1
- Season 3
- Escaped
- Season 3
- Naljian Destructor
- Season 3
- Bioids
- Season 3
- Ben
- Season 1
- Fame (first reappearance; x3; first time was on TV; second time goes Ultimate and reverts)
- Video Games
- Andreas' Fault
- Hero Time
- Season 2
- Reflected Glory (goes Ultimate)
- Perplexahedron
- Absolute Power: Part 2
- Season 3
- The Transmogrification of Eunice (x2; goes Ultimate and reverts)
- It's Not Easy Being Gwen
- Ben 10,000 Returns
- The Purge (goes Ultimate)
- Simian Says (goes Ultimate)
- Double or Nothing (x2; goes Ultimate)
- The Perfect Girlfriend
- The Mother of All Vreedles (x2; goes Ultimate and reverts)
- Night of the Living Nightmare (goes Ultimate offscreen)
- Ultimate Ben
- Season 3
- Flashback
- Specials
- Ben
- Season 1
- The More Things Change: Part 1 (first reappearance; selected alien was Humungousaur)
- So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies
- Have I Got a Deal for You
- Season 2
- Malefactor (cameo)
- Season 3
- Tummy Trouble
- Store 23 (cameo)
- Season 5
- Season 6
- Cough It Up (selected alien was Lodestar)
- Season 8
- A New Dawn (cameo)
- Albedo
- Season 8
- Malgax Attacks (cameo; goes Ultimate)
- Cartoon Network Action Packs
- Ben
- The New Order
- Bad Boy
- A Brief Mystery of Time
- Collectible Heroes
- Going Viral (x3; second time goes Ultimate and reverts)
- Breaking News
- The Monster at the End of this Book
- Give & Get
- Hero Times Two
- Albedo
- Chapter Books
Video Games
Spidermonkey in Vilgax Attacks and Cosmic Destruction
Ben 10: Alien Force
Spidermonkey is a playable alien in the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable versions of the game.
Spidermonkey is initially unavailable, but is unlocked at the beginning of The Forest Mid-evil/Medieval level.
Spidermonkey is able to scale certain surfaces, as well as web himself up anchor points, thereby reaching otherwise inaccessible areas.
Spidermonkey is vital for progression on The Forest Mid-evil/Medieval, Bombs Away!, A Few Bad Eggs, Plumber Trouble, Rural Rumble, and Running on Autopilot levels of the game.
Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks
Spidermonkey is a playable alien in the game.
Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable Versions
Due to the Omnitrix rebooting after Ben's abuse of the quick-change feature during his battle with an animated Mr. Smoothy mascot, Spidermonkey, along with Swampfire, Big Chill, Humungousaur, and Cannonbolt were the only aliens available on Ben's arsenal upon his arrival on Vulpin.
Spidermonkey is able to grab onto ledges and climb pipes, as well as web swing using anchor points, thereby reaching otherwise inaccessible areas.
Flying Monkey Kick is an unlockable combo move for Spidermonkey.
Spidermonkey is vital for progression on the Bellwood, Vulpin, Terradino, Encephalonus IV, Anur Phaetos, and Mor' Otesi levels of the game.
Nintendo DS Version
Spidermonkey and Humungousaur are re-unlocked upon Ben's arrival on Terradino.
Spidermonkey is able to scale vertical surfaces and web swing from tree branches and floating rocks.
Spidermonkey is vital for progression on the Bellwood, Terradino, Encephalonus IV and Null Void levels of the game.
Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex
Spidermonkey is a playable alien in the game.
Due to the Omnitrix shorting out after Ben fiddled with it, Spidermonkey was temporarily locked until the beginning of Level 5.
Spidermonkey is able to scale rough surfaces, as well as web himself up specially designated platforms, thus reaching otherwise inaccessible areas.
Spidermonkey's small size allows him to navigate areas most of Ben's aliens and Ben himself are unable to access.
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction
Spidermonkey is a playable alien in the game.
Similar to Echo Echo, Spidermonkey's small size allows him to fit into small passages other aliens cannot.
Spidermonkey is vital for progression on the Devil's Tower, Tokyo Nights, and The Final Battle levels of the game.
Ben 10: Galactic Racing
Spidermonkey is a playable alien in the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii versions of the game.
Naming and Translations
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | Majmuni-Merimangë | From majmuni, monkey, and merimange, spider |
| Bulgarian | Паякомаймуна/Payakomaymuna | From паяк/payak, spider, and маймуна/maymuna, monkey |
| Chinese | 蜘蛛魔猴 | From 蜘蛛 (Zhī Zhū), spider, and 魔猴 (Mó Hóu), Hanuman |
| Dutch | Slingeraap | From slingeraap, swinging monkey |
| French | Arachno-singe | From arachn-, prefix linked to spiders, and singe, monkey |
| German | Spidermonkey | From the original English name |
| Greek | Αραχνοπίθηκος/Arachnopíthi̱kos | From αράχνη/arachno, spider, and πιθηκος/píthi̱kos, monkey |
| Hebrew | עכביקוף | From עכביש, spider, and קוף, monkey |
| Hungarian | Majompók | From majom, monkey, and pók, spider |
| Italian | Scimparagno | From scimpanzé, chimpanzee, and ragno, spider |
| Korean | 스파이더몽키 | From 스파이더, transcription of spider, and 몽키, transcription of monkey |
| Norwegian | Edderape | From edderkopp, spider, and ape, monkey |
| Polish | Pajęczarz | From pająk, spider |
| Portuguese (Br) | Macaco-Aranha | From macaco, monkey, and aranha, spider |
| Romanian | Maimuta-Paianjen | From maimuta, monkey, and paianjen, spider |
| Russian | Обезьяна-паук/Obez'yana-pauk | From Обезьяна/Obez'yana monkey, and паук/pauk, spider |
| Spanish (HA) | Mono Araña | From mono araña, spidermonkey |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mono Araña | From mono araña, spidermonkey |
| Turkish | Örümcekmaymun | From örümcekmaymun, spidermonkey |
Etymology
Spidermonkey is named after the spider monkey, an endangered species of monkeys, as well as being an amalgamation of words "spider" and "monkey", referencing his spider-based powers and monkey-like appearance.
Trivia
- Spidermonkey's powers and personality are similar to those of Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man.
- Spidermonkey is one of Man of Action's favorite aliens.[DR 1]
- Spidermonkey is one of the five aliens who escaped the original Omnitrix; the others are Ghostfreak, Way Big, Goop, and Chromastone.
- Spidermonkey was conceived by Dwayne McDuffie and Glen Murakami.[DR 2]
- In Omniverse, Spidermonkey's voice has become higher-pitched, and now talks with monkey sounds and chirps in between words.
- Derrick J. Wyatt came up with Spidermonkey's Omniverse hairstyle from Marvel Comics' Beast from the X-Men series.[DJW 1]
- Negative Spidermonkey's color scheme in Omniverse is similar to that of Negative Ultimate Spidermonkey's design in the same show.
- There are currently no plans to put Spidermonkey in the reboot.[DR 3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The More Things Change: Part 1
- ↑ Singlehanded
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 And Then There Were None
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Absolute Power: Part 2
- ↑ Tummy Trouble
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2
- ↑ Andreas' Fault
- ↑ Birds of a Feather
- ↑ What Are Little Girls Made Of?
- ↑ Busy Box
- ↑ Fame
- ↑ Collect This
- ↑ Good Copy, Bad Copy
- ↑ Simian Says
- ↑ The Color of Monkey
