Editing Widow's pique

{{Monster Infobox
|title=Widow's pique
|image=[[Image:DQIX_Widow's_Pique.png|300px]]
|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]]
|kanji=デスタランチュラ
|romaji=Desutaranchura
|translation=Death Tarantula
|firstappear={{Dragon Quest IX}}
|monster1=[[Cyber spider]]<br>[[Tyrantula]]
}}
The '''Widow's pique''' is a monster in the series.

==Characteristics==
Widow's piques are enormous [[Bug family|spiders]] that hang from the ceiling on their threads. The have a distinctive head like a human skull and they have a pair of sharp, scythe-like limbs, and three sets of dark pink legs. Most of their body is a dark purple, while their abdomens are a shade of grey similar to bones. The spiders are able to ensnare their opponents with their webs, then move in and unleash a desperate attack.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ9}}===
{{DQ9EnemyNew
|name=Widow's pique
|kanji=デスタランチュラ
|romaji=Desutaranchura
|bestiaryNumber=#218
|family={{Bug}} & {{Floating}}
|description=They wrap their victims in sticky silk, then smack them with a stinker of an attack. Firmly insulated against fire attacks.<br><br>The reincarnated souls of spurned lovers, they spend their days as poisonous spiders weaving webs of eternal woe.
|model=[[Image:Widows pique DQIX DS.png]]
|hp=955
|mp=0
|exp=6,800
|gold=189
|attack=595
|defence=625
|agility=302
|spells=None
|skills=[[Psyche Up]]<br>[[Wicked Web]]<br>{{Desperate attack}}
|items=[[Tangleweb]]{{fraction|1|8}}<br>[[Rogue's robes]]{{fraction|1|128}}
|locations={{Grotto}} (Caves, rank 12)
|fire-resist=50%
|ice-resist=0%
|wind-resist=-50%
|blast-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|dark-resist=0%
|light-resist=-50%
|drain-resist=100%
|whack-resist=50%
|poison-resist=100%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=50%
|dazzle-resist=100%
|sap-resist=50%
|blunt-resist=50%
|deceleratle-resist=50%
|spooky-aura-resist=50%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=50%
|charm-resist=95%
}}

==={{DQM3D}}===
Widow's pique appears as a B-rank monster of the [[Zombie family]]. Its main talent is [[Fear-monger]].

==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Pico de viuda|es-meaning=Spanish for "widow's beak".
|fr=Veuve venin|fr-meaning=French for "venom widow".
|de=Pfuispinne|de-meaning=From the German ''{{tt|pfui|an exclamation of disgust, aversion}}'' and ''{{tt|Spinne|spider}}''.
|it=Tessitele|it-meaning=Italian for "spider web weaver", from ''{{tt|tessere|to weave}}'' and ''{{tt|ragnatela|spiderweb}}''.
}}

[[Category:Bugs]]
[[Category:Floating enemies]]
[[Category:Zombie family]]
[[Category:Nature family]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light enemies]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars enemies]]

[[fr:Veuve venin]]