Kumonga is arguably the main antagonist of the 1967 Japanese kaiju film Son of Godzilla.
After Godzilla's son Minilla accidentally kicks a rock into the valley in which she dwells, Kumonga awakens from her dormancy and goes on a rampage.
Appearance
Kumonga is an enormous hairy black spider with thin limbs, yellow stripes on her legs and abdomen, and shiny purple eyes.
Powers and Abilities
Kumonga possesses the following powers and abilities:
- Enormous size
- Tough exoskeleton
- High jumping
- Sharp fangs
- Webbing
Fate
Kumonga was eventually set on fire by the combined power of Godzilla and Minilla's atomic breaths.
Trivia
- Unlike real spiders, Kumonga fires her webbing from her mouth instead of from spinnerets.
- Kumonga's name was inspired from "Kumo": the Japanese word for "Spider".
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