| Spider | Gallery |
| “ | *Mad hissing* | „ |
| — The Spider |
Granny's Spider is a minor antagonist of Granny, being one of her pets. The Spider was added to Granny in Version 1.5.
Description
The spider is highly territorial to everyone except Granny, and the spider especially hates players. Once the spider sees you, it will emit a hiss, which heralds the imminent doom of the player. The spider is inescapable because it moves much faster than the Player.
Appearance
The spider used to be a large fuzzy dark grey Tarantula with long legs, two red glowing eyes, and fangs.
Since Version 1.6, the Spider looks more realistic and scarier, with brown skin, thinner legs, and more eyes.
During Version 1.1 - Version 1.2.2 on PC, the spider is the same model as the latter mentioned, yet the model is completely white.
It does have some inconsistencies with its real-life species, however:
- There is no actual breed of this spider, it used to be a Tarantula prior to Version 1.6, though the spider still has no breed.
- It moves very fast, much faster than most spiders can move. Only a few types of spiders, such as the giant house spider (the fastest spider on Earth), can rival it in speed.
- The only thing it is seen eating in-game is Meat, something that is not normally a part of a spider's diet.
Gameplay
The spider's main role is to chase the player if he approaches the cabinet on the other side. Due to its remarkably fast speed, it cannot be outrun (it's even faster than Granny on Extreme), and instead the player must retreat from its territory or inevitably get caught, resulting in a knockout or death.
It will make a hiss when lunging towards the player and he will instantly be bitten and knocked out with blood and fang marks showing on the screen. Sometimes, the spider will run off back to its cage after attacking the player, but usually, it will stay in the camera for the knockout scene. (Prior to Version 1.7.9.3.) It is not hostile towards Granny at all, as she is its owner.
The spider has very basic technical behavior, resulting in it sometimes ignoring the laws of physics. Namely, the spider is restricted to movement on a single horizontal plane, meaning it can never go above or below the altitude it starts on. It also lacks any sort of collision detection, meaning it will clip through walls and objects, if necessary, in order to catch the player. For example, if the player tries to shoot it in its cage by standing at the stairs, it will be woken up and clip through the wall and catch him. Even the fact that it's unable to leave this room shows that it has very basic behavior.
Currently, the Shotgun is the only weapon that can be used to injure or kill the spider. Oddly, only a direct shotgun shot will kill it as shooting it with the Gasoline Can has no impact. When successfully wounded, it will make a sound, collapse, and fall on its back with its legs curled.
Avoiding
The spider is not immediately hostile to the player, and will instead choose to ignore him so long as he does not cross its field of vision by stepping in front of its cage. The exact area in which the spider will attack is seen in the image below.
The best way to avoid it would be to get the Crossbow (or, if the player is willing to risk getting up close, the shotgun) and shoot the red button near the hole. This will cause a wooden barricade to fall over the cage and will trap the spider. This is tricky to pull off, especially with Darker Mode enabled, so try to get as close to the button as possible before attempting this. Using the crossbow allows the button to be triggered from a further distance, but the player will need to take gravity into account and aim slightly above where they want the dart to hit. If the player misses, they will be unable to retrieve the Darts without getting bitten or getting a new dart from the weapon safe.
An alternate way of dealing with it is the distraction method. The player will need the piece of Meat and place it on the empty plate. It will then run to the meat allowing them to cross to the cabinet. However, the player will have to act fast as the spider will finish it off after 10 seconds, and immediately target the player. This is the only way to deal with the spider without making noise because using the Shotgun makes noise, and even though dropping items here makes no noise, using the crossbow still makes noise when it hits the button (or the wall), making it especially helpful for Extreme mode.
However, you may NOT be able to shoot the Spider if you walk in front of it with a Shotgun, Since the spider moves very swiftly, You will miss the shot and get bitten, resulting in a next day, or a game over, The Crossbow does not work on the Spider, again if you shoot it at the spider, It will get mad and bite you.
Of course, rather than avoiding it, you could shoot it with the shotgun to kill it permanently. However, there are very large risks in doing this.
- It must be drawn out of its nest before attempting to fire at it. Otherwise, it will only wake the spider up, leading to a swift bite and a trip to the next day.
- The safest way to do this is to place the meat on the plate, then once the Spider is drawn out, use the shotgun on it while it's eating, as it highly reduces the chance of missing, compared to shooting it out in the open when it is coming towards you, although if you crouch and are super good and accurate with aim, you can easily shoot the spider.
- If it is successfully killed, Granny will instantly target the player and begin closing in on their position, her eyes glowing red and a heartbeat sound playing in the background, similar to when Teddy is held or when the crow is killed. (The same happens for the Spider Mom but she can't chase the Player outside the Cellar) Although this effect fades if the player knocks Granny down, or summons Slendrina it is still dangerous on higher difficulty levels or when Granny is on the upper floors. So, make sure she is far away from you so you have time to escape her after killing the spider.
- If the player misses their shot and somehow doesn't get bitten, the noise generated by the gunfire will still attract Granny to their position, requiring them to hide quickly in the chest below (or the Attic Vent) or load another shotgun shell from the nearby table to take her down.
- Sometimes in Practice mode, the safest way to avoid getting bitten by the spider is to shoot a Shotgun/Crossbow at the button, as close as you can, they after shooting it you may walk freely to the drawer to obtain the item.
Audio
| Description | Audio |
|---|---|
| The Spider hissing after it has spotted the player. | |
| The Spider biting/attacking the player. | |
| The Spider hissing after it has been shot with the Shotgun. |
Trivia
- Granny shows genuine rage towards the player when the spider is wounded, showing that for all of her ways, she really does love her pet.
- The spider (from prior to Version 1.6) looks like the one from Slendrina X, meaning that Granny might've taken the spider from the castle after it got destroyed.
- The original model can be found on the Unity Asset Store under the name "Free Fantasy Spider."
- It first appeared in The Child Of Slendrina’s intro cutscene.
- It appeared again in Slendrina X.
- It made its last appearance in Granny.
- Prior to Version 1.6 when the Spider is shot with the Shotgun, it would still collapse but would not lay on its back.
- There is a glitch on V1.7.9.3 where the Player can confuse the Spider by crouching and un-crouching.
- If you shoot too close to the spider and somehow, it didn't die, it will still come and bite you (even when you're not even getting close to the spider targeted area). Forcing you to be sent to the Next Day. (To the Game Over if on Last Day/Bonus Day)
- The spider is faster than Granny and Spider Mom.
- The new Spider's model was reused for the Cellar Spiders on V1.8.
- As of Version 1.3 on PC, the Spider isn't white anymore.
- The newest Spider's model can be found here.
Gallery
| Hazards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alarms |
Items • Bear Traps • Bell Alarm • Boxes • Candlesticks • Chair • Christmas Tree • Covers • Creaking Floors • Floor Lamp • Girder • Guillotine • Hanger • Hanging Meat • Hanging Plates • Mannequin • Metal Panel • Microwave • Numeric Padlock • Paintings • Passenger Door • Plank Lock • Playhouse Padlock • Rear Bumper • Regular Padlock • Security Camera • Small Door • Spectral Rats • Table • Teddy • Tin Can • Unstable Flooring • Vent Grille • Vent Door | |
| Obstructions |
Bear Traps • Boxes • Chair • Christmas Tree • Fall Damage • Floor Lamp • Freeze Trap • Girder • Guillotine • Hanging Meat • Iron Bars • Jail Door • Locked Door • Mannequin • Metal Panel • Passenger Door • Rear Bumper • Small Door • Table • Vent Door | |
| Deadly |
Chest Puzzle • Gasoline Can • Granny • Spider • Spider Mom • Unstable Flooring | |