Editing Beady Long Legs

{{Infobox enemy
|pikmin      = y
|pikmin2     = y
|image       = P1 Beady Long Legs Artwork.png
|size        = 270px
|icon        = Piklopedia Beady Long Legs.png
|name        = Pseudoarachnia armoralis
|family      = Arachnorb
|areas       = [[The Forest Navel]], [[Perplexing Pool]]
|underground = [[Citadel of Spiders]], [[Hole of Heroes]]
|challenge   = [[The Final Trial]], [[Twilight Garden]]
|attacks     = Crush Pikmin with feet
}}

The '''Beady Long Legs''' ({{j|ダマグモ|Dama Gumo|Orb Spider}}) is a [[boss]] in the first two [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. The only attack it has is stomping around, and its big feet [[Crushing|crush]] any [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] they land on. Its weak spot is its orbicular torso; given its height, [[Yellow Pikmin]] are recommended. When defeated, it crumbles into dust and disintegrates after its belongings drop from its orbicular torso. The creature is in both the main game and [[Challenge Mode]] of both games it appears in.

In {{p2}}, the Beady Long Legs is colored with golds and browns, while in the first game it is primarily yellow and red and lacks the shiny, bumpy texture that it has in the second game. Its legs also appear more rectangular in ''Pikmin''. Its appearances in the second game are slightly more common, with it having much less [[health]], slower movements, a different shake, and makes different sounds. When at low health in either game, the Beady Long Legs will start smoking at its joints, and the creature's body will begin to flake away.

The Beady Long Legs does not appear in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' or ''[[Pikmin 4]]'' but it is mentioned in  entries of the [[Piklopedia]] regarding new Arachnorb bosses similar to it, the [[Shaggy Long Legs]] and [[Baldy Long Legs]].

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight1 = N/A    |weight2 = N/A
|carriers1 = N/A  |carriers2 = N/A
|seeds1 = N/A     |seeds2 = N/A
                  |value2 = N/A
|hp1 = 5000       |hp2 = 1300
|regen1 = Unknown |regen2 = 0.39
}}

==Behavior==
The Beady Long Legs will remain out of sight until a leader or Pikmin enters its area. Once this happens, it will fall from the sky and land on the floor before repeatedly stomping around, which can crush Pikmin and leaders. When it stops moving, it will lower its torso in an attempt to rest. If multiple Pikmin have latched onto the creature, it will violently shake them off. Once defeated, the Beady Long Legs will not leave a body and instead turn to dust, similar to other Arachnorbs.

==Locations==
===''Pikmin''===
====Areas====
*[[The Forest Navel]]
**There is one Beady Long Legs in this area. It is to the east of the map, in a sandy arena blocked off by a [[reinforced wall|black reinforced wall]]. Defeating it drops the [[Guard Satellite]], and it will never return once defeated.

====Challenge Mode====
*[[The Final Trial]]
**There is one Beady Long Legs in this challenge mode's area. It can be found in the large and sandy, arena, where the [[Emperor Bulblax]] would be discovered during [[story mode]]. Defeating it drops four 10-[[pellet]]s

===''Pikmin 2''===
====Areas====
*[[Perplexing Pool]] - Spawns after day 30
**There is one Beady Long Legs in this area. It is located in front of the landing site in after day 30. It will drop from the sky when a [[leader]] or some Pikmin walk over the circular marking on the floor (in the shape of a donut). Defeating the Long Legs yields 20 small 1-pellets.

====Caves====
*[[Citadel of Spiders]].
**One can be seen on sublevel 5, holding [[The Key]]. This treasure unlocks [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]].
*[[Hole of Heroes]].
**One can be seen on sublevel 14, holding the [[Fond Gyro Block]]

====Challenge Mode====
*[[Twilight Garden]]
**One can be seen on sublevel 1, holding The Key.

== Strategy ==
[[File:Petrified Beady Long Legs.jpg|275px|thumb|The Beady Long Legs petrified by [[ultra-bitter spray]] in [[Perplexing Pool]].]]
{{guide}}
{{todo|Check what happens if its feet are damaged in all versions and regions of all games.}}
Be careful when entering the boss's arena in ''Pikmin'', since it can crush Pikmin when it falls down. This can catch unprepared players with large armies by surprise, though this was changed for ''Pikmin 2'': the Beady Long Legs will not be able to harm Pikmin until its introduction animation is over.

As with all other members of the Arachnorb family in every game, a single movement cycle of Beady Long Leg's will always consist of 4 stomps ending with its legs in a perfect square pattern before checking to see if any Pikmin are latched onto its core. If there are then it will shake attacking Pikmin off before starting another cycle, and if not, it will stomp for one more cycle before checking again, and then resting. Knowing this pattern can help in formulating your own strategy, but there are tried and true methods as well.

When in combat, you should have no more than 30 Pikmin, as a large group can be hard to control and may cause a few deaths. Aim at its core and launch your Pikmin while being careful to not let those remaining in your squad get squished. [[Swarming]] will prove helpful to steer your immediate squad away from its attacks, but it won't direct any Pikmin that miss the core after being tossed, who will instead run towards and futily attack the closest foot. When it stops stomping, it is about to shake Pikmin off. Whistle them quickly or they might fall off and lose their bud or flower [[Maturity|status]]. In ''Pikmin 2'', the shake-off animation is much more violent and all Pikmin will be flung off, but in ''Pikmin'' a few may still remain latched after it shivers. Attacking its feet in ''Pikmin'' will not cause any damage.

If you have any amount of Yellow Pikmin, take a small portion of them and attack at will, but if not, bring twenty to thirty of some other types (preferably Red Pikmin), and wait until it has done its two attack cycles; after which it will lean down twice to rest. Ignore it the first time, and then as soon as it begins to lean again, quickly throw Pikmin at its body. This should allow the latched Pikmin more time to deal damage as the creature does its full stomp cycle.

Alternatively, a combination of Yellow Pikmin and Red Pikmin can be used. The Yellow Pikmin, when thrown at the creature's head, will weigh it down and lower it, allowing the Red Pikmin to be used without having to wait for the Arachnorb to rest. This detailed approach is only possible in ''Pikmin'', as the enemy is not weighed down by Pikmin in ''Pikmin 2''.

The Beady Long Legs can also be harmed by Pikmin attacking its feet; this is far more challenging and time-consuming, however. In ''Pikmin 2'', only Purple Pikmin can damage the creature's feet with the shockwave they cause, but in the Japanese [[Region|version]] of the game, any Pikmin type can also attack its feet with regular attacks. As such, an easy way to defeat the Beady Long Legs in the Japanese version of ''Pikmin 2'' is to place around 25 flowered [[Red Pikmin]] on the location where each foot is going to be, and when the creature lands from above, its health will be dropped so fast that it will not have time to stomp even once, ensuring a clean and quick victory.{{cite youtube|0f2tFBwZOfM|showing the Beady Long Legs in ''Pikmin 2'' being killed quickly by swarming its feet}} It may be difficult to determine exactly where the feet will end up at, though. This trick does not work in overseas versions of the game, nor the Wii releases,{{cite youtube|zKjeYzwsWKw|showing how Beady Long Legs's feet cannot be harmed in the Japanese version of ''New Play Control! Pikmin 2''|published={{date|17|February|2019}}|retrieved={{date|17|February|2019}}}} and it may only work with some of the Pikmin in the party.{{cite youtube|AImjtZv1Rqc|researching the different ways Pikmin can and cannot harm the feet|published={{date|16|March|2019}}|retrieved={{date|14|April|2020}}}}

In ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', it is recommended to bring twenty [[Red Pikmin]] to the entrance of the arena, so they may bring the Guard Satellite through the fire [[geyser]]s.

Leaders are completely incapable of hurting the Beady Long Legs.

=== Speedrunning ===
In ''Pikmin'', the fastest way to defeat the creature is to have around 20 Red Pikmin and around 6 Yellow Pikmin with you. Before the boss lands, use {{button|gc|c|wii|padd}} to organize your party so that Red Pikmin are the closest to you. Walk into the arena, and begin throwing Red Pikmin so that they attach to the creature when it lands; when the Beady Long Legs falls down, its core reaches low enough for non-Yellow Pikmin to be thrown at it. Throw as many Pikmin as you can, using the [[Throw#Swarm trick|swarm trick]]. When it shakes the Pikmin off, a few of them will remain attached. Carefully whistle the ones that got knocked down and throw them at the core again. The creature should be dead just as it's shaking the second time.{{cite youtube|emgi4V8zjM8|showing a fast kill on the Beady Long Legs, in ''Pikmin''}}

{{Notes|reel=y|olimar=y|louie=y|voyage=y}}
===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Player's Guide===
{{transcript|Although this creature is commonly associated with spiders, the Arachnorb is actually the result of a separate evolutionary line of insectoid creatures. Since the spherical body portion supported by the creature's legs carries most of its internal organs, there appear to be no other features that would correspond to a head or abdomen. Waxy secretions form this creature's distinctive armored shell.|block=y}}
{{transcript|Stand in the shadow of the bug's round body, then fire Pikmin straight up into it. Only its ball-like body takes damage, and yellow Pikmin have less trouble soaring up to it. Weigh down the bug's feet with Pikmin to slow down the creature, but make sure your Pikmin don't get stepped on.
|block=y}}

===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Power Booklet description===
{{transcript|Eerily missing anything that resembles a head, this spiderlike creature is capable of stomping large numbers of Pikmin into oblivion with its four pile-driving legs. Its only vulnerable spot is its round body.}}

===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide===
{{transcript|The name says it all. Since the Beady Long Legs has such long legs, you'll need yellows to reach its body when it's standing up straight. Steer clear of its legs when it stomps, and hit it with purples when it dips.|block=y}}

== Presumed glitch ==
At one point, a [[glitch]] about this boss was documented on Pikipedia.{{cite web|https://www.pikminwiki.com/index.php?title{{=}}Beady_Long_Legs&diff{{=}}393&oldid{{=}}392|Old revision of the Beady Long Legs page|Pikipedia|published={{date|31|May|2008}}|retrieved={{date|29|July|2021}}}} It was said to be a rare and dangerous glitch that would cause the Beady Long Legs in ''Pikmin'' to leave its arena. Once outside its boundaries, it would continue to pursue the player, and if coaxed into falling into the [[pit]], the game would crash. It also claimed that the game could crash if left outside of its arena for too long, and that it could also happen with other bosses fought in arenas.

Despite the glitch's popularity, there was never any proof of it happening, though there were attempts.{{cite youtube|e9wRNfGV8Wg|showing some attempts at luring the Beady Long Legs out of its arena|published={{date|30|October|2009}}|retrieved={{date|29|July|2021}}}} In fact, without editing the game's files to force the boss's territory radius to be larger than normal, there is no known way for the Beady Long Legs to walk far from its starting point, as it will attempt to return to the center of the arena if it exits a certain radius. In addition to the Beady Long Legs being unable to escape its arena in normal play, the crashing element is a hoax: should the player move the Beady Long Legs to the pits at the edge of The Forest Navel and coax it inside, its model distorts to try to "step" in the pit, before merely despawning.{{cite youtube|QseKQ7yslvU|showing how the Beady Long Legs only moves out of the arena if its territory radius is extended in Windows executable}}{{cite youtube|iXJFQKinoBM|showing the same hex edit, but on the actual game}} Since the editor that documented the glitch did so anonymously, and a bit haphazardly, it is impossible to figure out any details about the origin of the glitch. In light of the failed attempts to replicate it, the "glitch" may have been a hoax.

==Technical information==
{{p1 enemy technical
|name = kumo
|hp = 5000
}}

{{p2 enemy technical
|name = damagumo
|s000 = 0.5
|s001 = 0.5
|s002 = 0.25
|s003 = 0.1
|s004 = 0.3
|fp00 = 1300
|fp01 = 10
|fp02 = 0.1
|fp03 = 0.1
|fp04 = 0.5
|fp05 = 0.0001
|fp06 = 100
|fp08 = 0.2
|fp09 = 400
|fp10 = 75
|fp11 = 70
|fp12 = 400
|fp13 = 180
|fp14 = 400
|fp15 = 90
|fp16 = 1
|fp17 = 180
|fp18 = 0
|fp19 = 25
|fp20 = 75
|fp21 = 25
|fp22 = 75
|fp23 = 25
|fp24 = 10
|fp25 = 50
|fp26 = 50
|fp27 = 75
|fp28 = 60
|fp29 = 15
|fp30 = 50
|fp31 = 0.00001
|fp32 = 200
|fp33 = 200
|fp34 = 20
|fp35 = 1
|fp36 = 50
|fp37 = 0 (0%)
|fp38 = 5
|ip01 = 5
|ip02 = 10
|ip03 = 10
|ip04 = 10
|ip05 = 20
|ip06 = 30
|ip07 = 30
|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | ベース係数 | Unknown (base coefficient?) | 3 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp02 | 上げ減速係数 | Unknown (increase deceleration coefficient?) | -0.2 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp03 | 下げ加速係数 | Unknown (lower acceleration factor?) | 0.5 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp04 | 最低減加速係数 | Unknown (minimum acceleration factor?) | -2 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp05 | 最高減加速係数 | Unknown (maximum acceleration factor?) | 10 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp06 | 足の振り上げ | Foot height when taking a step | 120 }}
}}

==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|size       = Leg span: {{mm|240}}
|piklopedia = 72
|technical  = Arachnorb
|music1     = ''[[Music in Pikmin#Impending Doom|Impending Doom]], [[Music in Pikmin#Final Boss Battle|Final Boss Battle (only in Challenge Mode)]]''

|music2     = ''[[Music in Pikmin 2#Common boss battle|Common boss battle]]''
}}

==Naming==
{{see more|Arachnorb family#Naming}}
{{naming
|common     = Beady Long Legs. The word "Beady" highlights its small and circular body.
|jpcommon   = {{j|ダマグモ|Dama Gumo|Orb Spider}}. It once again reflects the creature's spidery look and the spherical body.
|jpname     = {{j|アシナガモクメツユハライ|Ashinaga Mokume Tsuyuharai|Long-legged Wood Grain {{w|Tsuyuharai}}}}.
|scientific = ''Pseudoarachnia armoralis''. ''Armoralis'' comes the word "armor" and refers to its strong resistance.
|internal   = The creature's internal name in ''Pikmin 2'' is the same as its Japanese name, <code>damagumo</code>, but in ''Pikmin'', only the "spider" part of the word remains, making it <code>kumo</code>.
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap = ダマグモ
|JapR = Dama Gumo
|JapM = Orb Spider
|JapN = 
|ChiTrad  = 
|ChiTradR = 
|ChiTradM = 
|ChiTradN = 
|Dut  = 
|DutM = 
|DutN = 
|Fra = Baba Longues jambes
|FraM = 
|FraN = The name comes from ''"Papa-longues-jambes"'' (literally "Daddy longlegs")
|Ger  = Perliges Langbein
|GerM = Beady Long Leg
|GerN = 
|Ita  = Longopede
|ItaM = Longfoot
|ItaN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"lungo"'' (long) and ''"piede"'' (foot)
|Kor  = 박거미
|KorR = Bak gu mi
|KorM = Gourd Spider
|KorN = 
|SpaA  = Pelota patas largas
|SpaAM = Ball long legs
|SpaAN =
|Por  = Patalonga-degude
|PorM = Marble longleg
|PorN = ''"Patalonga"'' is a portmanteau of ''"pata"'' (leg) and ''"longa"'' (long)<br> ''"Degude"'' probably comes from ''"bolinha de gude"'' (marble, a toy)
|Rus  = 
|RusM = 
|RusN = 
|notes = y
}}

==Gallery==
===''Pikmin''===
<gallery>
P1 Beady Long Legs Artwork.png|Artwork of the Beady Long Legs.
Beady Long Legs (enemy reel).png|The Beady Long Legs in the [[enemy reel]].
P1 Beady Long Legs Sketch.png|A drawing of a Beady Long Legs from the ''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide.
P1 Beady Long Legs idle.jpg|A Beady Long Legs just as it drops down from the ceiling.
P1 Beady Long Legs attack.jpg|A Beady Long Legs preparing to stomp its feet.
P1 Beady Long Legs near death.jpg|A Beady Long Legs' legs flaking as it nears death.
P1 Beady Long Legs death.jpg|A Beady Long Legs' body opening up as it dies.
P1 Beady Long Legs corpse.jpg|A Beady Long Legs crumbling into dust.
</gallery>

===''Pikmin 2''===
<gallery>
P2 Defeated Beady Long Legs Artwork.jpg|Artwork of the Beady Long Legs.
72beadylonglegs.png|The Beady Long Legs in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].
P2 Beady Long Legs Full Health Screenshot.png|A close-up of the Beady Long Legs in [[Citadel of Spiders#Sublevel 5|sublevel 5 of Citadel of Spiders]].
Beady Long Legs Damaged.png|The Beady Long Legs beginning to crumble and emit smoke as its health becomes lower.
Beady Long Legs Destroy.png|The Beady Long Legs emitting firework-like particles as it dies. Electricity can also be seen running though its body.
Beady Long Legs Crumble.png|The Beady Long Legs dead, crumbling into dust.
Beady Long Legs cave.png|The Beady Long Legs as it lands in [[Hole of Heros#Sublevel 14|sublevel 14 of Hole of Heros]].
Hole of Heroes sublevel 14.jpg|The Beady Long Legs after it lands in the same sublevel.
P2 Beady Long Legs PP.jpg|The Beady Long Legs in the [[Perplexing Pool]].
Pikmin 2 Beady Long Legs.png|The Beady Long Legs in the unused [[cave]] <code>Last_4</code>, meant for enemy testing.
Beady Long Legs P2S icon.png|The [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] icon of the Beady Long Legs in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].
</gallery>

===Other===
<gallery>
Y10.JPG|The Beady Long Legs' [[e-card]], #30 (10<sup>th</sup> yellow card).
</gallery>

==Trivia==
[[File:Beady Long Legs P1 early.png|thumb|An earlier Beady Long Legs.]]
*The Beady Long Legs is based on a {{W|Kusudama|waritama}} or kusudama, a type of party decoration in the form of a large hanging sphere that splits in half to release confetti or other small objects.
*The Beady Long Legs is shown during the last few seconds of a pre-release trailer of [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']]. Here, the creature appears to be taller and have a reddish tint to its skin, as well as being in an outside area similar to [[The Forest of Hope]].
*It is the only boss in ''Pikmin'' that has a [[Music in Pikmin#Impending Doom|unique boss theme]] besides the [[Emperor Bulblax]]. 
*In the [[Citadel of Spiders]] cave in ''Pikmin 2'', a shadow of a spider web is displayed on the arena floor. This also applies to the arena of the Raging Long Legs in the Hole of Heroes.
*The poison Louie describes may be oenanthotoxin, a poison known for causing a rigid smile. Alternatively, the poison could be causing Louie to have a gelastic seizure, a seizure accompanied by uncontrollable laughter.
*In the original English script, Louie simply says "Caution! Do not eat!" when referring to the Beady Long Legs. This would later be used for Shaggy Long Legs instead.
*There is an [[unused content|unused]] object in ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Galaxy|Super Mario Galaxy]]'' that looks like an organic ball, which opens up much like the Beady Long Legs' core. In addition, the item's internal name is <code>[https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Galaxy/Unused_Models#SpiderItemShell SpiderItemShell]</code>, further connecting it to the pseudo-arachnid.
*This enemy was meant to appear in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', but with its head changed to resemble one of its feet, as evidenced from some [[Unused content in Pikmin 3|unused content in the game]].
*In ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario 64|Super Mario 64]]'' there is a quadrupedal spider-like enemy called a [[mariowiki:Scuttlebug|Scuttlebug]] that has a similar body pattern to the Beady Long Legs.
*Bizarrely, in ''Pikmin'', if there are any [[sprout]]s in the area the moment the player triggers the creature's fall, it will take a few seconds to actually fall down, whereas if there are no sprouts, it will show up right away. This applies to all game modes and all versions of the game.
*In ''Pikmin 2'', the Beady Long Legs is fully programmed to drop 25 [[Unmarked Spectralids]] upon death if it has no treasure. However, due to a [[mistake]] from the programmers, this does not occur, and it simply drops nothing.{{cite youtube|1shxH8n5NW4|explaining why 25 [[Unmarked Spectralids]] do not appear upon death in ''Pikmin 2''}}
* In the {{p3d}} Side Story [[Olimar's Comeback]], the final stage has a [[Baldy Long Legs]] with a similar coloration to the Beady Long Legs. It is accompanied by a boss theme that combines the main {{p1}} theme with instruments from The Forest Navel's theme.
*The roaring of the Beady Long Legs in ''Pikmin 2'', and by extension the other two arachnorbs that reuse the sound, is a modified metal door sliding sound.
*The Beady Long Legs is the only enemy encountered in multiple games that does not appear in ''Pikmin 4''.
*While the Beady Long Legs shares the same base texture in both ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', the way that texture is mapped to its body is notably different in each installment.

==See also==
*[[Baldy Long Legs]]
*[[Raging Long Legs]]
*[[Shaggy Long Legs]]
*[[Man-at-Legs]]
*[[Groovy Long Legs]]

==References==
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