Spider is a supporting character in Animation vs. Minecraft Shorts, originating from Monster School. Unlike most spiders seen in the series, Spider plays a recurring and significant role in the story, becoming part of Red’s team and participating in major battles.

Appearance

Spider looks like a typical Minecraft spider but distinguishes himself with elbow-like articulation and a yellow bandana wrapped around his head, denoting his membership in the Yellow Team.

Personality & Traits

Spider’s personality in AVM Shorts is a departure from his original version in Willcraft’s Monster School. While the original Spider was kind and confident—sometimes overly so due to his skills—the AVM version is a bit more abrasive and snarky. Despite this rough exterior, he maintains a close friendship with Skellington and Endie and proves himself a reliable teammate when the stakes are high.

Though initially clumsy and loud when trying to sneak around, Spider gradually becomes more adept at using his web-based abilities, learning to rely on mobility through web-slinging rather than just skittering across terrain.

Powers & Abilities

• Fast Runner: While not the fastest in his class, Spider showed decent speed during the Monster School running lesson, outpaced only by quicker mobs like the cave spider Cavell.

• Webbing: Spider’s web is long-range and impressively strong—strong enough to restrain Ghist, the largest student in the class. As the series progresses, he utilizes his web more frequently for movement and support in combat.

• Improvised Tactics: Though not the stealthiest, Spider makes up for it with improvisation and support, often helping to trap or disable enemies mid-fight.

Appearances

• Animation vs. Minecraft Shorts Season 3

  • Monster School (debut)

  • The Raid

  • The King

• Actual Shorts Season 1

  • Fireworks (as a firework)

  • Rainstorm

• Animation vs. Minecraft Shorts Season 4

  • Note Block Concert

  Trivia

  • Spider and the Warden are the only characters outside of the stick figures to wield King Orange’s fifth staff.

  • While his AVM Shorts counterpart is gruffer than in the original Monster School animations, Spider’s core dynamic with Skellington and Endie remains intact, showcasing a team-based camaraderie built through shared struggle.

  • Despite his rough edges, Spider is shown to care deeply for his friends and is always ready to jump into the fray.