Baron Spider

Baron Spider is a villain and the second boss in Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos.

History
Baron Spider was originally a human scientist. He conducted research on an irregular type of tarantulas. During his research, one of the tarantulas bit him. As a result, he mutated into a deformed hybrid that was half-human and half-spider. The mutation also bestowed him with the abilities to control tarantualas and jump very high. No longer human, he renamed himself as Baron Spider. He was discovered by the evil emperor Ashtar and he became the emperor's right-hand man.

Years later, Baron Spider was assigned to kill the young ninja Ryu Hayabusa. They encountered each other on top of a windy mountain. Baron attacked by jumped through the air while summoning tarantualas. Ryu fought back by using the Dragon Sword and ninpo. After an intense battle, Baron was defeated and he fell to the ground. Before dying, Baron told Ryu that the rest of Ashtar's forces can't be stopped.