Kumonga

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**Kumonga** (クモンガ *Kumonga*?) is a giant spider kaiju made by Toho who first appeared in *Son of Godzilla*.

## Roar

In both of its appearances, Kumonga makes a variety of chirping noises. However, in *Godzilla: Final Wars*, it also make a series of bird-like calls.

## History

### *Son of Godzilla*

While protecting Saeko Matsumiya from a Kamacuras, Minilla accidentally knocked a boulder into Kumonga's valley, awakening the giant spider from its sleep. Kumonga attacked Saeko and Goro Maki when they tried to escape to Saeko's cave, but they escaped. Kumonga followed them to the cave and tried to break in, trapping them and the scientists there.

Eventually Kumonga left and trapped the Kamacuras and Minilla in its web. Kumonga killed the Kamacuras with its poison, but Godzilla arrived before it could do the same to Minilla. Kumonga and Godzilla battled, with Kumonga damaging Godzilla's eye and trapping him in webbing. Minilla came to his father's aid, and eventually Godzilla and his son were able to defeat Kumonga by blasting it at the same time with their atomic breath, setting the giant spider ablaze.

### *Destroy All Monsters*

In 1999, Kumonga was living on Monsterland alongside the other monsters of Earth. One day, the Kilaaks attacked the island and took control of the monsters, sending them to attack various cities across the world.

After the humans severed the Kilaaks' control over the monsters, Kumonga and the other monsters prepared to assault the aliens' base under Mount Fuji. The Kilaaks responded by sending King Ghidorah to attack the Earth monsters. Kumonga and Mothra assisted in the battle by encasing King Ghidorah in webbing.

### *Godzilla: Final Wars*

Kumonga appeared in Arizona and destroyed a trailer park before being suddenly teleported away along with all of the other monsters rampaging across Earth by the Xiliens, who claimed to want to save Earth. However, the Xiliens' true motives were revealed, and their leader X unleashed all of the monsters to resume their destruction of the planet's major cities.

In response, the Earth Defense Force freed Godzilla from Area G and had him defeat the Xiliens' monsters. X unleashed Kumonga in New Guinea to battle Godzilla. Kumonga was able to use its jumping ability to avoid Godzilla's attacks while trapping him in webbing, but Godzilla grabbed one of Kumonga's web strands and swung it through the air before letting go, sending Kumonga sailing over the horizon.

## Abilities

### Durability

The Showa version was able to survive multiple hits from Godzilla's atomic ray.

### Legs

It also has long legs ending in sharp points which can be used to skewer opponents or crush through materials like in a scene in the movie *Godzilla: Final Wars*. It also appears to have jumping abilities.

### Pedipalps

Kumonga has prehensile pedipalps that can be used to grab small prey.

### Regenerative ability

In *Godzilla: Rulers of Earth*, Kumonga appeared to regenerate a severed leg it had suffered in a battle with Gigan.

### Stinger

The Showa version also had a venomous stinger that instantly killed Kamacuras.

### Webbing

Kumonga can shoot a thick webbing and a stinger from his mandibles. The Millennium Kumonga's web was able to expand on contact with air from a single thread into a net for incapacitating foes.

## Films & TV

* *Son of Godzilla* (First appearance)
* *Destroy All Monsters*
* *All Monsters Attack* (Stock Footage)
* *Godzilla vs. Gigan* (Stock Footage)
* *Godzilla: Final Wars*
* and more!