Giant Spitter

The first boss of Pixeljunk Shooter.

Storyline
The Giant Spitter is the first boss of Pixeljunk Shooter, hence the first boss of the series. It is by far the easiest boss. It is fought in the last stage of Episode One: S.O.S, Gaseous Exposure.

Appearance
The Giant Spitter is a spider-like creature (although it only has four legs). It has a black, ovular body and has five Missile Cannons on its back. Its climbs up from beneath into the boss arena. It has the ability to climb on walls as well as spit Magma and smaller Spiders.

Strategy
This battle is fought in three stages. At first, it will crawl along the sides of the area, firing three of its five cannons. The player must desroy these cannons to cause damage. The missiles should not be too hard to avoid. The second stage begins when the three cannons are destroyed. Then its final two cannons will come out of its main body. But this time, it crawls along the ceiling and the cannons will shoot out Magma. Watch out for its movement to the top. Repeat the first step. Staying right below its body will prove effective in avoiding the Magma. After the cannons are destroyed, it will drop down to the floor, spreading its legs out while in air. The only way to avoid this is to go to far left or right of the area. Touching the Giant Spitter will result in an instant death. Thankfully, he only does this once. For this stage, only his mouth can be damaged, so get into the caves below the area. If you take too long to do this, it will make boulders fall from the ceiling to hit you. Shoot its mouth to catch its attention. It only has two attacks in this part. He spits Magma and spawns Spiders. The Magma is easy to avoid, as he only spits it in one opening and doesn't move. Plus, it leave the area via the botomless pit below. The Spiders however, can be dangerous. Shoot them if they come to close and stay low. A dozen shots into its mouth through the openings and it should be dead.

Trivia
The Giant Spitter and the Guardian of the Deep are the only bosses that spawn minions seen elsewhere in their respected games.

The Giant Spitter is fought in the demo version of Pixeljunk Shooter, but the demo ends when it falls from the ceiling.

The Giant Spitter is by far the easiest and shortest boss battle. It also has the least health.

The Giant Spitter is probably the largest boss of the series. But it is about the same size as the Terra Kingpin and ALF: 0N50.

The Giant Spitter is definetly not a spider. It only has four legs and six eyes. A spider has eight legs and eight eyes.