Spider Mastermind

The Spider Mastermind is the second strongest enemy in the original Doom series (Doom, Doom II, and Final Doom). This monster has a powerful chaingun that causes tremendous damage to any player caught in its path. The Spider Mastermind can be described as a large brain with two red eyes and a mouth filled with shark teeth, attached to a metal platform with four mechanical legs. One to four direct hits of a BFG 9000 or between seventy-five and six hundred shots from the plasma rifle will kill it. The Spider Mastermind is a much larger version of the more common Arachnotrons.

Related Topics:
Doom - Doom II - Final Doom - Chaingun - Brain - BFG 9000 - Plasma rifle - Arachnotron

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It appears twice in Doom, at the end of the episode "Inferno", and at the end of the fourth episode, "Thy Flesh Consumed". It appears in Doom II, most notably in a level where it is possible to trick the Spider Mastermind into fighting the Cyberdemon (see monster infighting). The Cyberdemon will always win, barring much interference from the player.

Related Topics:
Cyberdemon - Monster infighting

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In some photos before the release of Doom 3, it appeared the Spider Mastermind (or possibly it was the Arachnotron, due to the plasma gun in the mouth) was going to make a come back but it never appeared. In its place was a similar demon called the Vagary.

Related Topics:
Doom 3 - Vagary

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