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| |image=[[File:SMA Clawgrip Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork for ''Super Mario Advance'' | | |[[Image: Clawgrip.jpg|thumb|right|'''Clawgrip'''.]]<br> '''Clawgrip''' |
| |species=[[Sidestepper]] | | |full_name = Clawgrip |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) | | |first_appearance = ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' (Player Icon cameo) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | | |origin = [[Subcon (place)|Subcon]] |
| |latest_portrayal=[[Charles Martinet]]<ref>{{cite|deadlink=yes|archive=web.archive.org/web/20041214201633/http://archive.gamespy.com/interviews/august02/mario/index2.shtml|title=The Voice of Mario|language=en|publisher=GameSpy|accessdate=January 6, 2024}}</ref> (2001)
| | |species = Sidestep |
| | |affiliation = [[Birdo]], [[Mouser]], [[Tryclyde]], [[Fryguy]], [[Clawgrip]], [[Robirdo]] |
| | |importance = Medium |
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| {{quote|Arr! You'll make a tasty treat!|Clawgrip|[[Super Mario Advance]]}}
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| '''Clawgrip''', also titled '''Clawglip''' in the ending credits except international ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' releases, is a [[List of bosses|boss]] introduced in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Unlike other enemies, Clawgrip did not appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', where his place as a boss was filled in by a third, cream-white [[Mouser]].
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| ==History==
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| ===''Super Mario'' series===
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| ====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
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| [[File:Clawgrip SMUSA artwork.jpg|thumb|Clawgrip's artwork for the Japanese version, ''Super Mario USA'', was the basis of his artwork for ''Super Mario Advance'']]
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| Clawgrip is a boss in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. He is in [[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 5-3]], where he attacks players by throwing boulders at them. In order to injure Clawgrip, these boulders need to be caught by the heroes and thrown back at him. After being hit five times, Clawgrip is defeated.
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| In ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', Clawgrip, instead of already being giant at the beginning of the battle against him, is simply a smaller [[Sidestepper|crab]]. He is grown to his regular size when he is engulfed by several [[bubble]]s resembling those spit out by Wart. Once at this size, Clawgrip, in a stereotypical pirate accent, exclaims "Yar! You'll make a tasty treat!", beginning the battle. It is possible to hit him multiple times with one boulder if a player throws it so that it bounces off the wall behind him when he starts moving towards them. After he is defeated, he says "Yar! You got me!", again in a pirate accent.
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| ====''BS Super Mario USA''====
| | {{quote|Yar! You'll make a tasty treat!|Clawgrip|Super Mario Advance}} |
| Clawgrip is a boss in ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''. Like in the first game, Clawgrip serves as a mini-boss, and is fought in a similar way as in his battle from ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. Despite the game's Japanese script, he has a tendency to lapse into English when he speaks,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5wetcPTBQM]</ref>{{dead link}} possibly as a nod to not appearing in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic''.
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| ===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
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| [[File:CartoonClawgrip.jpg|thumb|Clawgrip, from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode, "[[Mario of the Deep]]".]]
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| Clawgrip made three appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where he, along with [[Mouser]], [[Fryguy]], and [[Tryclyde]], was a minion of [[Bowser|King Koopa]] instead of [[Wart]]. In all of his appearances on the show, Clawgrip wore a blue bandanna on his head.
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| Clawgrip's debut in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was in the episode "[[Rolling Down the River]]", where he manned the helm of [[King Koopa's alter egos|Captain Koopa]]'s ship, the [[Sinister Star]], while Koopa was making [[Mario]] walk the plank. The [[Mouth of the River]] used a [[cannon]] to fire a [[vegetable|turnip]] at Clawgrip, knocking him down onto the ship's lower deck. | | '''Clawgrip''', also known as '''Clawglip''', is a giant crab and a boss from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. |
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| In "[[Pirates of Koopa]]", Clawgrip can be seen among the minions of [[Bowser|Blackbeard Koopa]] waiting for his return to [[Pirate's Port]].
| | Fought in World 5-3, Clawgrip would attack players by using his claws to throws boulders at them; in order to injure Clawgrip, these boulders would need to be caught by the player's character and thrown back at Clawgrip. After being hit repeatedly, Clawgrip would be defeated. |
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| Clawgrip's made a final appearance in "[[Mario of the Deep]]"; here, he attacks [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], [[Toad]] and their [[Mermushroom]] companion in a sunken ship. The quintet avoid Clawgrip by jumping over him and going through a hatch that was too small for him to pass through. The characters commented that this Clawgrip was simply ''a'' Clawgrip, implying that Clawgrips are a species.
| | In ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', Clawgrip, instead of being a giant crab at the beginning of the battle against him, is simply a small [[Sidestepper]]. Clawgrip is grown to his giant size when he is engulfed by several bubbles which resemble the ones [[Wart]] is capable of spitting; once at this size, Clawgrip, in a stereotypical pirate accent, will exclaim "Yar! You'll make a tasty treat!" and begin to throw boulders. |
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| ===''Nintendo Comics System''=== | | == Appearances in Other Media == |
| In the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'', Clawgrip, instead of being a single character, was portrayed as a species, all of whom seemed to work for [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]]. In [[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]], several Clawgrips appear among the monsters trying to defeat Mario. Mario manages to avoid these Clawgrips, all the while being annoyed by [[Stanley the Talking Fish]].
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| ===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
| | [[Image: CartoonClawgrip.jpg|thumb|left|Clawgrip, from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode, "[[Mario of the Deep]]".]] |
| Clawgrip and some of his [[GLOM]]-created clones try to attack Mario while he is exploring the Mushroom Kingdom in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'', but he manages to avoid them.
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| In ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', Clawgrip appears guarding a tunnel that leads to [[Pipe Land|Pipe World]] under the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Palace]], under the pretext of being a "Toll Crab." If Mario and Luigi give Clawgrip a noisemaker or a pair of boots, he will let them pass peacefully, but if they give him a balloon (which he accidentally pops, and thus gets angry as a result) or try to run past, he will give chase to them. The brothers can distract Clawgrip by throwing some coins at him, but if they do not have any or decide not to give any up, Clawgrip will catch up to the two, leading to a [[Game Over]].
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| ===''Super Mario-kun''===
| | Clawgrip made a few, rare appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where he, along with [[Mouser (character)|Mouser]], [[Fryguy]] and [[Tryclyde]], was a minion of [[Bowser|King Koopa]] instead of [[Wart]]. |
| [[File:Clawgrip SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|Appearance in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
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| Clawgrip makes an appearance in volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. He is the last of the 8 bits generals to be fought before Wart. Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi eventually fight him. As with the games, he fights by throwing rocks at them. In one twist, however, Mario molds a boomerang from a [[small heart]] and then throws it at him. Clawgrip then transforms into a large [[Andross]]-like being. Mario then uses a [[rocket]] to defeat him by hitting a weak spot that destroys his polygonal being.
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| Later, Wart molds himself into a new hybrid of him with his fallen general, gaining Clawgrip's claws.
| | Clawgrip's first appearance in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was in the episode "[[Rolling Down the River]]", where he manned the help of [[Bowser|Captain Koopa's]] ship, the [[Sinister Star]] while Koopa was making Mario walk the plank. The [[Mouth of the River]] used a [[cannon]] to fire a [[Vegetable|Turnip]] at Clawgrip, knocking him to the ship's lower deck. |
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| ==Profiles and statistics==
| | In a later episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', entitled "[[Pirates of Koopa]]", Clawgrip makes a brief appearance, being seen among the minions of [[Bowser|Blackbeard Koopa]] waiting for his return to [[Pirate's Port]]. |
| ===''Super Mario'' series===
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| ====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
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| |Eng=He grows suddenly, and he is surprisingly skilled at throwing rocks.''<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAADE.pdf|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|format=PDF|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|date=1988|page=28}}</ref>}}
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| ====''Super Mario Advance''====
| | Clawgrip's last appearance in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was in the episode "[[Mario of the Deep]]"; in this appearance, a Clawgrip appears to attack [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], [[Toad]] and their [[Mermushroom]] companion in a sunken ship; Mario, Luigi, Toad, Princess Toadstool and the Mermushroom all manage to easily avoid the Clawgrip though, by simply jumping over him and going through a nearby hatch that was too small for Clawgrip to pass through. The characters commented that this Clawgrip was simply ''a'' Clawgrip, implying that Clawgrips are a species. |
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| |Eng=Clawgrip will suddenly grow as it scuttles back and forth. Be careful — it loves to throw rocks, and it has a good arm.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet|language=en-gb|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2001|page=12|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref>}}
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| ===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''=== | | === Literature === |
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| |name=チョッキー (JP) / Chokkī (EN)
| | In [[Nintendo Comics System]], Clawgrip, instead of being a single character, was portrayed as a species, all of whom seemed to work for [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]]. |
| |shuzoku=アクア族
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| |seikaku=あわて者
| | In the Nintendo Comics System issue, "[[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]]", several Clawgrips appear among the monsters trying to defeat Mario; Mario manages to narrowly avoid these Clawgrips though, all the while being annoyed by [[Stanley the Talking Fish]]. |
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| |desc='''<big>岩を投げ返して倒そう</big>'''<br>
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| マリオUSAの5面目に登場する巨大なカニ。岩を投げてくるので、それを投げ返してダメージを与えよう。5回攻撃すれば倒すことができる。アメリカ名は、クローグリップ。<ref>{{cite|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://imgur.com/a/UvABP 111]|date=November 20, 1994|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|isbn=4-09-259067-9}}</ref>
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| |tribe=Aqua clan
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| |disposition=Scatterbrain
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| |game_appearances=USA
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| |eng_desc='''''<big>Let's throw rocks back at them and knock them down.</big>'''''<br>
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| ''A giant crab that appears on the fifth stage of Mario USA. It throws rocks at you, so throw them back to deal damage. 5 attacks are all it takes to defeat it. Its American name is Clawgrip.''
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| ==Gallery== | | == Trivia == |
| {{Main-gallery}}
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| <gallery>
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| Clawgrip SMB2 manual artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' artwork
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| FC40 SMB2 Clawgrip.png|''Super Mario Bros. USA'' (Famicom 40th Anniversary)
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| Clawgrip.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
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| ClawgripRock.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
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| ClawGrip BS SuperMario.png|''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''
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| SMAS SMB2 Clawgrip.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | * In the credits of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', as well as ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and the Japanese version of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', Clawgrip is called "Clawglip", leading to confusion as to what Clawgrip's official name is to some. |
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| |Jap=チョッキー<ref name=SMUSA>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAADJ.pdf|date=1992|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Mario USA'' instruction booklet|format=PDF|page=31}}</ref><ref name=daijiten/>
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| |JapR=Chokkī
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| |JapM=Nickname-like form derived from「チョキチョキ」(''choki-choki'', onomatopoeia for snipping)
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| |Jap2=クローグリップ<ref name=SMUSA/><ref name=daijiten>{{cite|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]}}</ref>
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| |Jap2R=Kurōgurippu
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| |Jap2M=Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name
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| |Chi=剪刀魔<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: {{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20170226161109/https://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043?red_tag=f0666802113|title=神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|language=zh-hans|accessdate=August 12, 2024}}</ref>
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| |ChiR=Jiǎndāo Mó
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| |ChiM=Scissor-like Demon
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| |Fre=Clawgrip
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| |Ger=Clawgrip
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| |Ita=Clawgrip<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Italian manual|page=28}}</ref>
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| |Ita2=Tenaglie
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| |Ita2N=''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''
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| |Ita2M=Claws
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| |Ita3=Chelotto<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2001|page=112|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_SuperMarioAdvance_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref>
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| |Ita3M=From ''chela'' ("pincer") and the diminutive suffix ''-otto''
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| |Ita4=Chelo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' manual|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|page=38}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=67}}</ref>
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| |Ita4M=Masculine form of ''chela'' ("pincer/claw")
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| |Kor=가위게
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| |KorR=Gawi Ge
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| |KorM=Scissors Crab
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| ==References==
| | * In ''[[Doki Doki Panic]]'', Clawgrip did not exist and his place as a boss was filled in by a third, albino [[Mouser]];. But in the process of converting the ''Doki Doki Panic'' to ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' for North American distribution, the programmers added Clawgrip, as this Mouser was perceived as too powerful. |
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| | * In all three of his appearances in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', Clawgrip wore a blue bandanna on his head; though in "Mario of the Deep", Clawgrip's bandanna continues to disappear and reappear in some scenes. |
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| {{SMB2}} | | {{SMB2}} |
| {{TSMBSS animation}} | | {{The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Animated}} |
| [[Category:Crustaceans]] | | |
| [[Category:Pirates]] | | [[Category: Bosses]] |
| [[Category:Double Trouble enemies]] | | [[Category: Enemies]] |
| [[Category:Pipe Down! characters]] | | [[Category: Characters]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2 bosses]] | | [[Category: Koopa Troop]] |
| [[Category:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! enemies]] | | [[Category: Super Mario Bros. 2]] |
| [[de:Clawgrip]] | | [[Category: Underwater Creatures]] |
| | [[Category: Non-Game Species]] |
