Spidermonkey

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“	I may be small, but I'm wiry.	”
– Spidermonkey, fighting with Crabdozer.[1]

Spidermonkey (alternatively spelled as SpiderMonkey)^{[credits 1]} is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of an Arachnachimp^[2][3] from the planet Aranhascimmia.^{[4][Bandai 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), he 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.^{[AF Mini Bible 1][Bandai 1][AF VG 1]} 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.^[5][6]

Spidermonkey can use his webbing to create web constructs, such as a web slingshot,^[7] and a web net.^[8]

Spidermonkey has enhanced strength, as he was capable of using a lamp post to hit Ultimate Kevin up a few feet,^[9] carry Queen Voratia Rumbletum over his back,^[10] and carry No Watch Ben while web-slinging without any difficulty.^[6]

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.^[11][1]

Spidermonkey can jump high in the air and has enhanced reflexes, as shown when he avoided Thunderpig's energy flail.^[12]

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.^[3]

Spidermonkey's paws can stick to and be used to scale vertical surfaces like a spider.^{[AF Mini Bible 1][Bandai 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.^[9]

Weaknesses[]

Spidermonkey's webs can be torn apart by species with as much or more strength than a Cerebrocrustacean.^[11]

Spidermonkey can get tangled by his own webs.^{[7] [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 Arachnachimp, Spidermonkey is a target to all the predatory species of Aranhascimmia, such as Root Sharks.^[4]

Spidermonkey is vulnerable to electricity, as demonstrated with Simian.^[3][4]

Spidermonkey is vulnerable to strong winds, such as a tornado generated from a Geochelone Aerios.^[4]

Spidermonkey can be rendered unconscious if hit by a sedative quill from a member of Argit's species, as demonstrated with Simian.^[19]

Spidermonkey can be trapped within slime, as shown when Goop ensnared Simian inside of him.^[3]

Spidermonkey is vulnerable to toxic gases.^[20]

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 minions.
• 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 Vreedle Brothers, Ma Vreedle and Dodecahedron 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 General 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 minions on the Rustbucket 3.

Appearances[]

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[]

• Aside from Frankenstrike in Pop-Up Trivia, Spidermonkey was the first transformation in the Omnitrix to have a named predator, that being Root Shark.^[4]
  • Ironically, Spidermonkey is also the first transformation to fight a Nemetrix predator in present-day setting.^[1]
• 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's appearance in The More Things Change: Part 1 is the first mistransformation in Omniverse.
• 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 was initially not in If All Else Fails, with his role taken by Chromastone.^{[outline 1]}
• 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[]

Production Material[]

Script Outlines[]

Alien Force Mini Bible[]

End Credits[]

Crew Statements[]

Duncan Rouleau[]

Eric Canete[]

Derrick J. Wyatt[]

Dee Bradley Baker[]

Merchandise[]

Bandai[]

Ben 10: Alien Force (Video Game) (DS version)[]

Transformations
Introduced in Ben 10	Arctiguana • Blitzwolfer • Buzzshock • Cannonbolt • Diamondhead • Ditto • Evil Way Big • Eye Guy • Four Arms • Frankenstrike • Ghostfreak • Grey Matter • Heatblast • Ripjaws • Snare-Oh • Spitter • Stinkfly • Upchuck • Upgrade • Way Big • Wildmutt • Wildvine • XLR8
Introduced in Alien Force	Alien X • Big Chill • Brainstorm • Chromastone • Echo Echo • Goop • Humungousaur • Jetray • Lodestar • Nanomech • Rath • Spidermonkey • Swampfire
Introduced in Ultimate Alien	Ampfibian • Armodrillo • Chamalien • Clockwork • Eatle • Fasttrack • Juryrigg • NRG • Shocksquatch • Terraspin • Waterhazard
Introduced in Omniverse	Astrodactyl • Atomix • Ball Weevil • Bloxx • Bullfrag • Crashhopper • Feedback • Gravattack • Gutrot • Kickin' Hawk • Mole-Stache • Pesky Dust • The Worst • Toepick • Walkatrout • Whampire
Future Aliens	Sandbox • Shellhead • Snakepit
Ultimate Aliens	Albedo • Arctiguana • Ben • Big Chill • Cannonbolt • Echo Echo • Gravattack • Humungousaur • Rath • Spidermonkey • Swampfire • Way Big • Wildmutt
Fusion Aliens	Atomic-X • Big Chuck • Crashocker • Diamond Matter • Fourmungousaur • Heat Jaws • Humungoopsaur • Stink Arms • Uprigg
Concept Fusion Aliens	Gravadactyl • XLRG
Non-Canon
Competition Winners	Alien Maker Contest Winner • Moyo • Invincible • Portaler • Shadowman • Stretcheleo
MAD	Chromastone • Four Arms • Humungousaur • Jetray • NRG • Swampfire
Total Access	Antigravitesla • Bob the Blob • Plantapocalypse
Ben 10: Science Hero	Caet • Sektoid Transformation • Shafarnian • Steeler
Tim 10	Bloxx • Four Arms • Heatblast • Skateasaurus • Upchuck • XLR8
Other	Cartoon Network Alien • Eon (retconned) • Evil Way Big (Cosmic Destruction) • Fuel Run Alien • Grendene Alien • K-Zone Alien • Robot Alien • Rocks • Squidstrictor