Kumonga (クモンガ Kumonga?) of the IDW Publishing continuity is a giant spider kaiju. He appears in Godzilla: Ongoing and Godzilla: Rulers of Earth.
Name[]
Kumonga's name comes from kumo (クモ?), which is the Japanese word for "spider."
Design[]
Appearance[]
Kumonga's body is primarily black with yellow stripes. It has purple eyes, an arachnid mouth, and eight legs. . Its eight striped legs have three points of articulation.
Roar[]
In both of its appearances, Kumonga makes a variety of chirping noises.
Personality[]
Kumonga appears to simply be a rampaging monster at first, but by the final arc of Godzilla: Ongoing becomes a loyal ally to the other Earth monsters and Kiryu against the invading space monsters. Kumonga even hitches a ride on Kiryu's back from Monster Island to New York to help Mothra battle Monster X. In Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Kumonga takes part in the final battle in Los Angeles against the Trilopods alongside the other Earth monsters.
Origins[]
History[]
Godzilla: Ongoing[]
Kumonga appears in the first issue of Godzilla: Ongoing, where he attacks during a wedding and kills the friends and family of a man named Urv, an old friend of Boxer. Boxer's "Kaiju Kill Crew" eventually subdues Kumonga and takes him to the Monster Island facility. Later, Kiryu frees the captured monsters from the island so that they can fight off the space monsters. Kumonga hitches a ride on Kiryu's back and accompanies him to New York to fight Monster X. Monster X defeats both monsters, but Godzilla arrives before he can destroy them.
Godzilla: Rulers of Earth[]
Kumonga first appeared in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #1 in a spiderweb system it created at the bottom of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. When Gigan, blinded from his earlier battle with Anguirus and Rodan, wandered into Kumonga's web, Kumonga attacked him. The fight ended with one of Kumonga's legs severed and its web system being set ablaze, after which Gigan escaped.
After its fight with Gigan, Kumonga was transported to the Monster Islands, where it lived among the other captured kaiju. When the Trilopods invaded, Kumonga was one of the first to fall to them, having its DNA copied by the alien arthropod. Kumonga was contained within the Trilopod hive while the Trilopod that copied it attacked Godzilla. Kumonga was later freed from the hive by a rampaging King Caesar. It took part in the fight against the Trilopods and Magita alongside the other Earth monsters. After Godzilla beat the massive alien beast, Kumonga followed him into the ocean.
Kumonga's image was also seen in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #9 on the massive cave painting on Infant Island as part of the land section.
Abilities[]
Durability[]
Kumonga has long legs ending in sharp points which can be used to skewer opponents. It also appears to have jumping abilities.
Pedipalps[]
Kumonga has prehensile pedipalps that can be used to grab small prey.
Regenerative ability[]
Kumonga appeared to regenerate a severed leg it had suffered in a battle with Gigan.
Webbing[]
Kumonga can shoot a thick webbing and a stinger from his mandibles.
