Kumonga (Showa)

Kumonga; Spiga; Spiega; Giant Spider Monster; Venomous Spider Monster

45 meters (148 feet)

50 meters (164 feet)

8,000 metric tons (8,818 short tons)

• Kumonga can spit thick strands of incredibly strong webbing from his mouth
• Extreme physical strength and durability; totally immune and impervious to damage from conventional weapons
• Venomous stinger which he can project from his mouth; the venom is potent enough to kill a Kamacuras and paralyze Godzilla temporarily
• Expert burrower
• Very intelligent; capable of formulating effective battle strategies or coordinating with other monsters

• Vulnerability to heat; Kumonga's otherwise-indestructible webbing can be cut with simple flame, and sustained blasts from Godzilla and Minilla's atomic breath set him on fire and killed him

Kumonga is a vicious predator that attacks anything it sees. Kumonga is not averse to attacking humans, as it spends a good deal of time trying to capture Saeko and Goro and later attacking them and the team of scientists in a cave. Kumonga is also highly territorial, immediately attempting to web up Saeko and Goro after it had unearthed itself and attacking other monsters who enter or damage its domain. Upon encountering Minilla for the first time, Kumonga trapped the infant kaiju in webbing despite it presenting no threat, with Minilla even trying to run away. As he approached the ensnared Minilla, Kumonga tauntingly shot out its stinger several times.

A second Kumonga in was shown to be living peacefully with the other monsters on Monsterland, and assisted them in the final battle against King Ghidorah at the end of the 20th century.

While protecting Saeko Matsumiya from a Kamacuras, Minilla accidentally knocked a boulder into Kumonga's valley, awakening the giant spider from its sleep. As Kumonga awakened, the arachnid slowly raised its legs out from the cavern ground where it was hibernating, before turning its attention to Saeko and Goro Maki after the two tried to run. Immediately after spotting them, Kumonga climbed up towards them and began firing webs, but they managed to escape after Maki burned them away with a lighter. Kumonga followed them to the cave they holed up in, and tried to break in, trapping them and the scientists there. Kumonga left and trapped the surviving Kamacuras and Minilla in its web. Kumonga killed the Kamacuras with its venom, 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.

By 1999, a second 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 and silk, respectively. Kumonga was then returned to the island along with the other monsters to live in peace.

Kumonga is a gigantic spider, with a mostly black body covered in gold stripes. Kumonga's body has some tufts of black hair on it, most prominently on its legs. Kumonga's head possesses eight eyes, which are usually blue but the original Kumonga's shift to red when the monster is agitated while the second individual's are permanently red. Occasionally, Kumonga's eyes appear to look purple, but this is most likely due to lighting. Kumonga possesses chelicerae and fangs around its mouth. In the Showa series, Kumonga's mouth is filled with urticating bristles and can project a venomous stinger. Kumonga has eight legs that end with black talons, each with three articulated joints.