"So I'm a Spider, So What?" is a fantasy novel about reincarnation in another world that has been talked about for its unusual setting. The story is about a high school girl who is reincarnated as a monster, a spider, which is the weakest creature in the other world, and the protagonist's quick thinking and tactics in fighting her way through the battles have been very interesting and have become a hot topic. It was expected to be made into an anime in 2020, but due to the effects of the coronavirus, it has been postponed to 2021 and the anime adaptation has now been decided. The work features a variety of monsters, including the protagonist. This article will introduce the monsters that appear in "So I'm a Spider, So What?".
What are monsters in another world?
There are many types of monsters in "So I'm a Spider, So What?", but they refer to monsters that cause damage, whether they are human or demonic. For example, spiders are quite weak among monsters, and it would be difficult for them to even survive under normal circumstances, but monsters that can sometimes escape and sometimes fight and survive to a certain level can "evolve" and steadily improve their abilities.
What is the spider-type monster Taratect?
In addition to the protagonist, there are many other spider monsters in this work. Spider-type monsters are collectively called "Taratects" and are characterized by having the skills "Spider Thread" and "Poison Fangs". There are various types of Taratects. For example, when the protagonist was born, he was a fairly weak species called "Small Lesser Taratect", but he eventually grew to the highest level, "Queen Taratect".
Small Lesser Taratect
The "Small" in the name means juvenile, and "Lesser" means inferior, but as the name suggests, it is the weakest species of spider. It is small among Taratects and has low intelligence and stats, so it is at the bottom of the food chain. However, some Small Lesser Taratects are web-building and can build sturdy nests. By the way, they are weak to fire, so they will usually be killed if set on fire. There is an evolution tree even among Small Lesser Taratects, and they usually evolve from "Lesser Taratect" to "Taratect", and from "Greater Taratect" to "Arc Taratect". In the case of the protagonist, he followed the evolution route from "Small Taratect" to "Small Poison Taratect", and then to "Zoa Ere". This was the result of the protagonist avoiding giant growth so that he could move around easily in the labyrinth, and trying to become strong while remaining small.
Zoa Ere
The next evolutionary stage of Taratect. The tips of its front legs have become scythes, allowing it to perform very powerful corrosion attacks. Its monster level is C-rank, and if it defeats an opponent with a corrosion attack, it will also self-destruct.
Ede Saine
This is the form that "Zoa Ere" evolves into when it reaches level 20. It also has scythes on the tips of its front legs, and is characterized by a white skull pattern on a black background. It has corrosion resistance, but also has a stronger corrosion attribute, so it is designed to self-destruct in the end.
Zana Horowa
The highest-ranking spider monster among this lineage, it is effective against a few attacks with the skill "Immortality," and boasts strength comparable to that of the Queen Taratect. However, due to a system trap that causes it to self-destruct at the pre-evolution stage of "Zoa Ere" and "Ede Saine", this type of monster has not been discovered until now.
Arachne
A special evolutionary path that deviates from the normal evolution tree, it looks like a half-human, half-spider. To evolve into an Arachne, a small to medium-sized spider monster must reach level 50 with the ruler skill "Pride", which is a pretty tough condition. By the way, since only one person can have the ruler skill "Pride" in the other world, automatically, two or more Arachnes cannot exist at the same time.
Remnants of a Nightmare
A subspecies of Taratect, it has the intelligence to communicate using a human language called "telepathy", and uses magic at a fairly high level.
Puppet Taratect
A mermaid-type monster, it is also called the "doll spider". It looks like a mermaid, but there is a small spider in its heart, which is its main body. It uses spider threads to control the doll, and has a weapon on each of its six arms. At first, it looked like a mannequin, but after the protagonist remodeled it, it turned into a pretty beautiful girl.
What are dragons and dragon monsters?
Dragons and dragon monsters are quite powerful monsters. Like the Taratect species, their strength varies depending on the level, and lower-level dragons only have the same intelligence as wild ones, but the higher they are, the more intelligent they become. By the way, the difference between "dragon" and "dragon" is that as they age and evolve, they evolve from "dragon" to "dragon". By the way, when it becomes a dragon, it gets an individual name, and its stats and personality also become more unique.
Insect monster Elrogereishu
The protagonist calls this monster "Snail Bug" and it looks like a snail or an insect. It lives in the lower levels of the Great Labyrinth and is a small monster that crawls around on the walls and ground. It does not attack, but it has a corrosion attribute, so even though it has no corrosion resistance, if it is eaten, it will die. When the protagonist ate it, it was so bad that he ate it all while losing HP. The protagonist said that it was a last resort meal.
Monkey monster Anograchi
Monsters that look like monkeys. They live in the lower levels of the Great Labyrinth and on the border between humans and demons, and they breed in large numbers and form groups. When a friend is about to die, they send out a signal to the group by screaming or other means, and have the habit of killing the opponent by any means necessary. This is due to the unique skill "revenge", and the protagonist killed one without knowing this and suffered a terrible experience.
Baglagrachi
Baglagrachi, an evolved form of the monkey monster "Anograchi", is characterized by its larger jaws compared to Anograchi. Sometimes they blend into the flocks of Buglagracks before they evolve, but they do not form large flocks and do not have the skill "Revenge", so they are a rather rare monster in that their pre-evolution is stronger.
Other Monsters
From here on, we will introduce other monsters that are not included in the above.
Elro Danel
Monsters that appeared in the early stages of the Great Labyrinth. They always act in groups of three. They look like small dinosaurs about one meter long, and attack targets in a coordinated manner. They have poison fangs and poison claws, so if you do not have poison resistance, you will be killed.
Elro Pecatotto
A monster that only appears by name in the main story. Its strange appearance is like a cross between a penguin, a pelican, and a monkey, and it moves very fast, making it a difficult monster to handle despite its few skills.
Small Rock Turtle
A monster that looks like a turtle. It has great defensive power, but its other stats are quite low. Its rock shell is quite heavy, and it only attacks by ramming, but it is quite powerful.
Elro Ferect
A monster that looks like an insect, and has legs like a centipede. Its stats are generally low, but its movement speed is fast. It is easy to kill a single one, but it is quite troublesome in groups.
Summary of monsters in [So I'm a Spider, So What?]!
That's all about the monsters that appear in "So I'm a Spider, So What?" What did you think? There are many different types of monsters, from weak ones that die quickly to powerful creatures that are difficult to deal with. The main character was also weak at first, but through hard work he has risen to the strongest without dying. I'm looking forward to seeing the main character become even stronger from now on!
