Tarantus

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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

Web

Tarantus can shoot webs that retract and capture anything they contact.

Hypnotizing scream

Tarantus has a hypnotizing scream.

Video games

• The Movie Monster Game (1986) - Apple II, Commodore 64

Gallery

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Trivia

• Tarantus was likely inspired by the giant tarantula from the 1955 film Tarantula.

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