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|relationships =[[List of minor Toho monsters#Tarantus Junior|His son]] | |||
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|firstappearance =[[The Movie Monster Game]] | |firstappearance =[[The Movie Monster Game]] | ||
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'''Tarantus''' is a tarantula [[kaiju]] created by Epyx that first appeared in the [[1986]] [[:Category:Video Games|video game]], ''[[The Movie Monster Game]]''. | '''Tarantus''' is a tarantula [[kaiju]] created by Epyx that first appeared in the [[1986]] [[:Category:Video Games|video game]], ''[[The Movie Monster Game]]''. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Tarantus' name comes from "tarantula." | Tarantus' name comes from "tarantula." | ||
==History= | |||
Tarantus was born from the fallout of the [[Wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl Disaster]]. In the Rescue scenario, scientists surveying the area steal his egg sac.One of the eggs hatch, and the baby cries, alerting Tarantus of his position. | |||
==Abilities== | ==Abilities== | ||
*Tarantus can shoot webs that retract and capture anything they contact. | *Tarantus can shoot webs that retract and capture anything they contact. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Tarantus was inspired by the giant Tarantula from the 1955 film of the same name. | ||
{{Monsters}} | {{Monsters}} | ||
{{Era|TOH|VG|KAI}} | {{Era|TOH|VG|KAI}} |
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Tarantus is a tarantula kaiju created by Epyx that first appeared in the 1986 video game, The Movie Monster Game.
Name
Tarantus' name comes from "tarantula."
=History
Tarantus was born from the fallout of the Chernobyl Disaster. In the Rescue scenario, scientists surveying the area steal his egg sac.One of the eggs hatch, and the baby cries, alerting Tarantus of his position.
Abilities
- Tarantus can shoot webs that retract and capture anything they contact.
- Tarantus has a hypnotizing scream.
Video Games
Gallery
Trivia
- Tarantus was inspired by the giant Tarantula from the 1955 film of the same name.