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* Sprites for the spiderdemon were based on a model built under contract by [[Gregor Punchatz]]'s company, TXFX. The model was the first of several [[models]]; subsequent ones were used for the monsters in [[Doom II]]. Punchatz designed the model based on a pencil sketch by [[Kevin Cloud]] [https://twitter.com/GPunchatz/status/688014360690724868].
[[File:Ifm shot5l.jpg|250px|thumb|The leader-brain from ''Invaders from Mars'' (1986).]]
* The appearance of the spiderdemon resembles the leader-brain from the 1986 version of ''{{wp|Invaders from Mars (1986 film)|Invaders from Mars}}'', "mixed with the ''{{wp|Gremlins}}''"<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B15xhG_jYUe/?igshid=72uuc488c77g doom_collector: Gregor Punchatz tells #Doomzine] on Instagram</ref>.
* In the original [[Doom]] game, this monster is called just "spiderdemon". However, in [[Doom II cast sequence]] it has the less generic name "the spider mastermind".
* Despite being the final boss, several attributes of the spiderdemon are inferior to the cyberdemon, such as [[hit point]]s, speed or [[pain chance]]. Since the two monsters have different types of weapons, there is no objective way to tell which one is more powerful.
