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Arachnotron as seen in MAP11 of Doom II. There is also a Cacodemon around the corner.

The arachnotron (sometimes called Baby spider) is a monster introduced in Doom II. It is a smaller cousin of the Spider Mastermind that fires green plasma shots rather than bullets.

According to the manual:

Maybe cybernetics wasn't such a great idea after all. Look what the demons have done with it. It seems unfair somehow you're not the only guy in Hell with a plasma gun.

Combat characteristics

Once the Arachnotron engages an enemy it will continue to fire until the enemy moves out of its field of view or until the Arachnotron flinches in pain. Similar behavior can be observed with the Chaingunner and Spider Mastermind.

Tactical analysis

Although they may seem slow, Arachnotrons are actually faster than quite a few Doom monsters and can catch up with the player at a frightening pace. They have a medium pain chance, so rapid fire weapons will work well but chainsaw is very risky. Their attacks are easier to avoid than those of Chaingunner's and Spider Mastermind's, but the plasma bolts move faster than most other projectiles and can do very quick damage to the player if not avoided. If the player constantly attacks, moves in broad side-to-side movements, and tries to get out of the Arachnotron's line of fire periodically, then the player will sustain minimal damage. Additionally, the projectiles fired by Arachnotrons can obscure the player's vision.

Notes

As with the Spider Mastermind, the terms "Arachnotron" is incorrect as they only have six limbs- 2 arms, four mechanical legs. Arachnids(spiders, etc) have eight limbs.

Data

Attributes
ID #	68 (decimal), 44 (hex)
Hit points	500
Speed	12 map units/frame (140.0 map units/second)
Width	128
Height	64
Reaction time	8
Pain chance	128 (50%)
Mass	600
Bits	4194310

Bits list
1: Obstacle 2: Shootable 22: Affects Kill %

Sprites & sounds
Sprite name	BSPI
Alert sound	DSBSPSIT
Chase sound	DSBSPWLK
Action sound	DSBSPACT
Pain sound	DSDMPAIN
Death sound	DSBSPDTH

Ranged attack
Type	Projectile
Speed	25
Damage	5-40
Shots/minute	263
Width	13
Height	8
Sprite name	APLS (in flight) APBX (impact)
Sound	DSPLASMA (firing) DSFIRXPL (impact)

File:BspiHistogram.png

Damage done by each plasma ball

Appearance statistics

The IWADs contain the following numbers of Arachnotrons:

Game	ITYTD and HNTR	HMP	UV and NM
Doom II	15	41	64
TNT: Evilution	29	52	57
Plutonia	68	87	94

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 Although they may seem slow, Arachnotrons are actually faster than quite a few Doom monsters and can catch up with the [[player]] at a frightening pace. They have a medium pain chance, so rapid fire weapons will work well but [[chainsaw]] is very risky. Their attacks are easier to avoid than those of [[Chaingunner]]'s and [[Spider Mastermind]]'s, but the plasma bolts move faster than most other [[projectile]]s and can do very quick damage to the player if not avoided. If the player constantly attacks, moves in broad side-to-side movements, and tries to get out of the Arachnotron's line of fire periodically, then the player will sustain minimal damage.  Additionally, the projectiles fired by Arachnotrons can obscure the player's vision.
+== Notes ==
+*As with the Spider Mastermind, the terms "Arachnotron" is incorrect as they only have six limbs- 2 arms, four mechanical legs. Arachnids(spiders, etc) have eight limbs.
 == Data ==