History Main / SpiderLimbs

** Then there's the PoweredArmour [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] gives Spider-Man in the ''ComicBook/CivilWar''.
** There's also Midnight Sons rogue Spider-X, who has boney spider-limbs.
** Pre-dating the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' Iron Spider armor, a possible future Spider-Man was shown to be a genius with PoweredArmor using a similar system to Doc Ock's. Interestingly, the future Goblin serving as his nemesis had equivalent technology on ''her'' armor as well.
** Spider-Man once had a teenage fanboy who built himself a set of mechanical spider legs and tried to become Spidey's sidekick. Since he was a clumsy, [[GeekPhysique out-of-shape]] teenager with no combat experience, it was a good thing that Spider-Man was able to talk him out of it before he hurt himself. A few years later, he reemerged as the Steel Spider, having gotten into shape and learned some hand-to-hand fighting ability in the interim. After beating up some guys who'd attacked his girlfriend, he decided to hang up the costume but then reemerged during the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' on the anti-registration side. His super-hero career apparently ended when he fought the Thunderbolts and Venom bit off and [[IAmAHumanitarian ate]] one of his arms and he was imprisoned in the Negative Zone.

** The villain Mojo mpves around on robotic spider legs, as his species has no spine.

* ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'': Humma Kavula has a mostly human upper half on top of a bundle of spindly mechanical limbs.

The limbs aren't usually prehensile, and the more insectoid-looking ones are in fact often depicted with pointed tips, [[ArtisticLicenseBiology which isn't true to arachnid anatomy]] as detailed in the RealLife section. Some of the stranger variants are equipped with claws, hands, or cartoon strength static cling that allows the limbs to manipulate objects. Likewise, tentacle rather than spider based limbs can also be used as {{Tentacle Rope}}s.

** A MonsterClown toy has these, and they end in [[AnAxeToGrind rather large axes]] to boot. It was probably [[NightmareFuel the creepiest thing]] [[VillainousHarlequin Quackerjack]] ever made. The kicker? It is made by an AlternateUniverse counterpart who was actually ''a good guy''.

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* [[CaptainObvious Spiders themselves]] are the TropeMaker, [[{{Irony}} but also subvert the trope in one respect]]: the pointed leg tips aren't accurate. Spider legs are actually tipped with two small tarsal claws and a cluster of bristles which help them cling to surfaces and climb (close-up photo [[https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/472197/view/jumping-spider-foot-sem here]]). The reason we ''think'' spider legs are pointy is that because spiders themselves are often very small, their feet are so tiny that they can't be seen with the naked eye.
* The closest thing to this trope in RealLife is arguably the limbs of spider ''crabs'', which ''do'' have pointed tips (which is a trait of crustaceans, not insects or arachnids). The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_spider_crab Japanese spider crab]] in particular is notable for having the largest leg span of any arthropod, at 3.7 metres (12.1 ft) from end to end.
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* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'': Alice Twilight, a later boss from the sequel, has these tipped with ''[[LaserBlade beam katanas]]''. One of her attacks even ends with her in a position that makes her look very much like a spider.

'''Dr. Octopus:''' These? Uh, well, they allow me to multitask, manipulate difficult objects, (''quietly'') and of course maintain a safe distance...

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':

** Fang is a strange example: He uses four giant spider legs to carry himself rapidly across any sort of terrain and to hoist himself out of reach of his enemies. Instead of sprouting from his back, they come from the abdomen of the mutant giant spider that has ''[[NonhumanHead replaced his head]]''. The humanoid body just sorta ''hangs there,'' waving around limply, as it's pulled around by the spider legs. The whole thing is an {{homage}} to a scene in ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' where a monster with spindly legs legs emerges only partly through a girl's head, and drags her body around in a similar fashion.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' the character Numbuh 513, [[FanNickname otherwise known as Scarf Girl]], from the E.N.G.L.A.N.D. episode, uses said scarf very much like how Doctor Octopus uses his own tentacles.

* ''WesternAnimation/AlphaTeensOnMachines'' which is a sequel series to ''WesternAnimation/ActionMan'' (Just don't ask which continuity) had the MadScientist with spider legs, as a Doctor Octopus homage.

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* ''StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'': The Jedi Kazdan Paratus and his mechanical spider legs are a rare heroic example... except he's gone senile and insane, making him all too creepy.

* [[One famous fanmade depiction https://www.reddit.com/r/GODZILLA/comments/ix64rj/destroyah_growth_stages_by_matt_frank/]] of Destoroyah, the eponymous villain of ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah'', gave it legs like these rather than the traditional man-in-suit ones. This could arguably be a nod to the fact that according to the movie itself, Destoroyah is descended from an ancient relative of crustaceans.

The limbs aren't usually prehensile, but some of the stranger variants are equipped with claws, hands, or cartoon strength static cling that allows the limbs to manipulate objects. Likewise, tentacle rather than spider based limbs can also be used as {{Tentacle Rope}}s.

** Agatha's [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060515 exoskeleton]], used to get a good night's sleep despite Zetha's wish, also gives off this vibe. [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060519 especially when it pulls out the weaponry.]]

* ''Film/WildWildWest: [[BigBad Dr. Loveless]], keeping with his spider theme, unveils a set of four steampunk spider legs when his wheelchair gets stuck during the climax.

* In ''Manga/BusoRenkin'', Tokiko's buso renkin, the Valkyrie Skirt, takes on the form of four scythe-like blades that latch onto her legs and are controlled by nerve impulses through her skin. She can use them to move over difficult terrain, as well as climbing up walls and ceiling.

* In ''Manga/BusouRenkin'', Tokiko's busou renkin, the Valkyrie Skirt, takes on the form of four scythe-like blades that latch onto her legs and are controlled by nerve impulses through her skin. She can use them to move over difficult terrain, as well as climbing up walls and ceiling.

* ''WebAnimation/TheLazerCollection'': Doctor Octogonapus (who is, after all, the resident [[SpiderMan Doctor Octopus]] {{Expy}}). Also, [[spoiler:Randall, after discovering that [[LukeIAmYourFather Doctor Octogonapus is his father]]]].

* Ares from ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' uses this in the climactic duel against Kratos.