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Spidermonkey (alternatively spelled as SpiderMonkey)[2] is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of an Arachnichimp[3][4] from the planet Aranhascimmia.[5][merch 1]
Appearance[]
Ben as Spidermonkey[]
Spidermonkey is a small monkey-like alien with four arms, 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.
In Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, Spidermonkey had two pairs of green eyes (making a total of four), wore the Omnitrix/Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.
In Heroes United, Spidermonkey looked mostly the same except his eyes were completely black like a spider, although he retained the green pupils. The shape of the fur surrounding the bottom of his face is also slightly different.
In Omniverse, Spidermonkey has three pairs of green eyes (making a total of six), 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 on his chest is now connected to two green sashes worn across his chest.
Naljian Destructor as Spidermonkey[]
The Naljian Destructor as Spidermonkey looked like Ben's Spidermonkey in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, but with glowing light green eyes and a glowing Omnitrix symbol.
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 using a silk as strong as steel cable from his tail.[merch 1][merch 2] 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 to swing across vast distances.[6][7]
Spidermonkey can use his webbing to create web constructs, such as a web slingshot,[8] and a web net.[9]
Spidermonkey has enhanced strength, as he was capable of using a lamp post to hit Ultimate Kevin up a few feet,[10] carry Queen Voratia Rumbletum over his back,[11] and carry No Watch Ben while web-slinging without any difficulty.[7]
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.[12][1]
Spidermonkey has enhanced agility and enhanced acrobatic skills.[13]
Spidermonkey has hearing superior to a human's, as Simian could hear Gwen and Kevin talking about him from several feet away.[4]
Spidermonkey's paws can stick to and be used to scale vertical surfaces like a spider.[merch 1]
Spidermonkey's feet and tail are both prehensile, enabling him to hold and carry multiple objects as if they are extra hands.[14]
Spidermonkey can assume a bipedal stance for short periods of time, as shown when he stood on two legs after hitting Ultimate Kevin.[10]
Weaknesses[]
Spidermonkey's webs can be torn apart by species with as much or more strength than a Cerebrocrustacean.[12]
Spidermonkey can get tangled by his own webs.[8] [15] Furthermore, enemies can easily use his webs to their advantage.[16]
Spidermonkey's webs can be frozen and made brittle by the ice breath of a Polar Manzardill.[17] They can also be dissolved by heat generated by a Crystalsapien.[18]
Being an Arachnichimp, Spidermonkey is a target to all the predatory species of Aranhascimmia, such as Root Sharks.[5]
Spidermonkey is vulnerable to electricity, as demonstrated with Simian.[19][5]
Spidermonkey is vulnerable to strong winds, such as a tornado generated from a Geochelone Aerios.[5]
Spidermonkey can be rendered unconscious if hit by a sedative quill from a member of Argit's species, as demonstrated with Simian.[20]
Spidermonkey can be trapped within slime, as shown when Goop ensnared Simian inside of him.[19]
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, even though he tried to turn into Humungousaur in order to catch the bomb.
- 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 Fool's Gold, Spidermonkey stopped some aliens from causing trouble in Walton.
- 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 tried to switched into Chromastone but switched into Swampfire instead.
- 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 Ben 10,000 Returns Spidermonkey fought some of Eon's servants.
- In It's Not Easy Being Gwen, Spidermonkey met up with Gwen.
- In Simian Says, Spidermonkey fought Mizaru before going Ultimate. Spidermonkey appeared again later when he was changing back to Ben.
- In The Purge, Spidermonkey went Ultimate to battle Sir Driscoll.
- In Double or Nothing, Spidermonkey went Ultimate to battle Hugh. Later, he went Ultimate to battle Albedo.
- 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 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 Extraterrestrial Emporium 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.
Time Heals Timeline[]
- In Time Heals, Spidermonkey was found by the Prime Timeline Gwen in Hex's torture chamber.
Ultimate Alien Future[]
- 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?
- Darkstar Rising (cameo)
- Birds of a Feather
- Season 2
- Inferno
- Simple
- Fool's Gold
- Singlehanded (off-screen activation)
- If All Else Fails
- Busy Box
- Albedo
- Season 1
- Season 2
- The Final Battle: Part 1 (off-screen activation)
- Escaped
- Season 2
- Naljian Destructor
- Season 2
- Ben (Time Heals Timeline)
- Season 2
- Time Heals (off-screen activation)
- Bioids
- Season 2
- The Final Battle: Part 2 (cameo)
- Ben
- Season 1
- Fame (first reappearance; x3; first time was on TV and a cameo; second time goes Ultimate and reverts; third time was a cameo)
- 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; second time was a cameo)
- It's Not Easy Being Gwen (off-screen activation; cameo)
- Ben 10,000 Returns
- Simian Says (x2; goes Ultimate and reverts; second time was a cameo)
- The Purge (cameo; goes Ultimate)
- Double or Nothing (x2; cameos; goes Ultimate)
- The Perfect Girlfriend
- The Mother of All Vreedles (x2; goes Ultimate and reverts; second time was a cameo)
- 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
- Alien Force
- Ben
- Albedo
- Ultimate Alien
- Going Viral (x3; second time goes Ultimate and reverts)
- Breaking News (goes Ultimate)
- The Monster at the End of this Book
- Give & Get
- Hero Times Two (goes Ultimate)
- Chapter Books
- Ultimate Alien
- Alien Force
- Ben 10: Alien Force (consoles)
- Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks
- Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex
- Ultimate Alien
- Alien Force
- Ultimate Alien
- Omniverse
Video Games[]
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 MorOtesi levels of the game.
Nintendo DS Version[]
Spidermonkey and Humungousaur are reunlocked 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 | Maimuța-Păianjen | From maimuță, monkey, and păianjen, 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 is one of the five aliens who escaped the original Omnitrix; the others are Ghostfreak, Way Big, Goop, and Chromastone.
- In Omniverse, Spidermonkey's voice has become higher-pitched, and now talks with monkey sounds and chirps in between words.
- Spidermonkey was conceived by Dwayne McDuffie and Glen Murakami.[DR 1]
- During the pre-production stage of Alien Force, Spidermonkey had concept art drawn by Eric Canete.[EC 1]
- 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.
- Spidermonkey is one of Man of Action's favorite aliens.[DR 2]
- Spidermonkey is one of Dee Bradley Baker's favorite aliens to voice, the other being Big Chill.[DBB 1][DBB 2]
- Spidermonkey's powers and personality are similar to those of Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The More Things Change: Part 1
- ↑ Some end credits of Alien Force, Ultimate Alien and Omniverse
- ↑ Simian
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Birds of a Feather
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Simian Says
- ↑ Singlehanded
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 And Then There Were None
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 What Are Little Girls Made Of?
- ↑ Hero Time
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Absolute Power: Part 2
- ↑ Tummy Trouble
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2
- ↑ Fool's Gold
- ↑ Andreas' Fault
- ↑ Busy Box
- ↑ Fame
- ↑ Collect This
- ↑ Good Copy, Bad Copy
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Birds of a Feather
- ↑ The Color of Monkey
Merchandise[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:Spidermonkey Bandai Card.png
- ↑ Ben 10: Alien Force (Video Game) (DS version); file
