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| {{about|the generic species|other instances of the name|[[Crab (disambiguation)]]}} | | {{articleabout|the enemy known as Crab|other uses of the word Crab|[[Crab (disambiguation)]]}} |
| {{species infobox | | {{Species-infobox |
| |image=[[File:CrabSM3DW.png|200px]]<br>A crab in ''Super Mario 3D World'' | | |title=Crabs |
| |first_appearance=''[[Golf: Japan Course]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]])
| | |image=[[Image:Redcrab.JPG|300px]]<br>A '''Red Crab'''. |
| |latest_appearance= ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
| | |related=[[Clawdaddy]]<br>[[Crusty]]<br>[[Drillbit Crab]]<br>[[Sidesteppers]] |
| |derived_subjects=[[Clawdaddy]]<br>[[Crabber]]<br>[[Crusty]]<br>[[Cuttacutta]]<br>[[Hermite Crab]]<br>[[Hermite Crab R]]<br>[[Kānyī]]<br>[[Maizō]]<br>[[Pinchly]]<br>[[Sidestepper]]<br>[[Snippys]] | | |sub_species=[[Crabble]]<br>[[Huckit Crab]]<br>[[Mini-Crab]]<br>[[Yadorā]] |
| |comparable=[[Crabble]]<br>[[Drillbit Crab]]<br>[[Hermit Crab]]<br>[[Huckit Crab]]<br>[[Yadorā]] | | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)]]'' |
| |notable=[[Hermie III]] | | |notable=[[Hermie III]] (possibly) |
| |collapsed=true
| | |affiliation=[[Koopa Troop]]<br>[[Mushroom Kingdom]]<br>[[Isle Delfino]] |
| | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' |
| }} | | }} |
| '''Crabs''' in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] are crustaceans portrayed either in the same way as their real-life counterparts or as enemies. | | '''Crabs''' are a species of animals found in a few [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' games]]. They are often portrayed in either the same way as their [[Earth|Real World]] counterparts or as enemies. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''Golf: Japan Course''=== | | ===''Super Mario series''=== |
| In ''[[Golf: Japan Course]]'', a smiling crab that greatly resembles a [[Sidestepper]] appears on the save menu. | | ====''Mario Bros.''==== |
| | In the original ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' arcade game, there is a crab-like enemy known as [[Sidestepper]]s, which looks similar but acts differently to crabs. Also, the manual for ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' labeled Sidesteppers as Crabs. |
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country'' television series=== | | ====''Super Mario Sunshine''==== |
| In the [[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' television series]] episode "[[Get a Life, Don't Save One]]," [[Dixie Kong]] owns a pet crab named '''Crabby'''. It is never actually seen on-screen, but it causes large amounts of havoc in the episode regardless.
| | Small crabs populate the beaches of ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. They have no affect on the gameplay and are simply used for decoration. |
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| ===''Mario Kart 64''=== | | ====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== |
| Crabs in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' are obstacles on [[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|Koopa Troopa Beach]], where they walk left and right, and can make drivers spin out on contact. Sidesteppers replace crabs in later installments.
| | [[Image:Bluecrab.JPG|thumb|A '''Blue Crab'''.]] |
| | In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', red and blue crabs are found in many beach [[galaxy|galaxies]]. To defeat them, Mario must jump on it or [[Spinning|Spin]] them to put them on their guard which will cause them to retract into their shell, allowing Mario to circle behind them and Spin their weak point to defeat it. Red crabs leave [[Star Bit]]s when defeated; blue crabs are more skittish and leave [[1-up Mushroom]]s. The red and blue coloring seems to be a direct reference to [[Sidesteppers]]. |
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| | ===''Mario Kart series''=== |
| | In the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'', Crabs can be found mostly on beach stages where they walk left and right. Driving over one will make the [[player]] spin around. [[Sidesteppers]] have replaced crabs in later installments. |
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| | ===''Donkey Kong (Game Boy)''=== |
| | [[Image:DKGB Crab.png|thumb|100px|left|A '''Crab''' in ''Donkey Kong''.]] |
| | Crabs also appear in ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' on the [[Game Boy]]. They make their first appearance in stage 1-2 on the [[Ship]]. Crabs walk around slowly, and sometimes stop and hide in their shell. [[Mario]] can stand on them fine, but if he walks into them from the side, he gets killed. Crabs also try to kill Mario by reaching out to him with their extensible claws. |
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| ===''Donkey Kong Country''=== | | ===''Donkey Kong Country''=== |
| [[File:DKCGBA Funky's Fishing Crab.png|frame]] | | In the Donkey Kong Country remakes for [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] and [[Diddy Kong]] may encounter a Crab during a challenge at [[Funky's Fishing]]. The Crab has no affect on the Kong's' score, but if they can succeed in hooking it, they will earn themselves a special [[Photograph]] from [[Funky Kong]]. It scurries across the the bottom of the water rather quickly, and appears randomly, so the Kongs should always keep an eye out for it. Once the Crab is caught, it will never reappear. |
| Crabs in the [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' are interactive creatures in the [[Funky's Fishing]] minigame, where a crab appears randomly and scurries across the bottom of the water rather quickly. Multiple crabs can appear in one go, and catching them usually gives enough [[point]]s for an automatic level up. When playing Funky's Fishing in the main game mode, only one crab can appear, and catching it has no effect on the score; however, if the crab is caught successfully, [[Funky Kong]] will give [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] a [[Photograph]] after the minigame ends. The crab does not appear again afterward.
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| ===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
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| ====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
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| Crabs in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' live in [[Oho Oasis]], where they can be [[jump]]ed on or [[hammer]]ed to bury them halfway into the sand, but they get back up if [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] leave and reenter wherever they are located. One of the bosses is a crab, [[Hermie III]].
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| ====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
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| '''Hermit crabs''' in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' are the main focus of the [[Mole Hunt]] game, where they must be dug up using the [[Mole Mario]] technique.
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| ====''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''====
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| During the introduction of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'', crabs resembling {{wp|fiddler crab}}s with the same coloration as [[Sidestepper]]s are found on the beach of the island Mario lands on after being transported to [[Concordia]]. While Mario is unconscious, one crab snaps at Mario's nose, causing him to wake up in pain.
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| ===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
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| ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' has various crab crafts found in the levels [[Many Fish in the Sea]] and [[Slip-Slide Isle]]. While the big ones in the ocean floor are made from plastic cups, cut paper and plastic straws, the small ones by the icy sea are made of marker caps, clothespins and pipecleaners. All of these crab crafts appear to have googly eyes.
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| ===''Super Mario'' series===
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| ====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' ====
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| Tiny crabs in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' are minor interactive elements. Two of them first appear in a sandy portion in [[Super Bell Hill]], where they are stationary at first, but they begin to run in a certain direction when approached until they jump into the sand.
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| ====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
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| Small crabs in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' appear as wildlife in the [[Lake Kingdom]], the [[Seaside Kingdom]], and the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]]. In the Lake and Mushroom Kingdoms, they are pink, and in the Seaside Kingdom, they are yellow. Like the other small animals, they will flee if Mario approaches them, and following them for an extended period of time causes them to burrow into the sand, often leaving behind a [[coin]].
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| <gallery widths=180px>
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| SMO magenta crab.jpg|A pink crab from the Lake Kingdom
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| SMO orange crabs.jpg|Two yellow crabs from the Seaside Kingdom
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| </gallery>
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Golf JC Crab.gif|''[[Golf: Japan Course]]''
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| MK64Crab.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
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| MK64 Crab walk.gif|''Mario Kart 64''
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| MK64 Crab pinch.gif|''Mario Kart 64''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jap=カニ<ref>{{cite|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/JPN/NKTJ/NKTJ_J.pdf|title=マリオカート{{hover|64|六十四}} (''Mario Kāto Rokujūyon'') instruction booklet|page=27|date=1996|language=Japanese|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
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| |JapR=Kani
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| |JapM=Crab
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| |Spa=Cangrejo
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| |SpaM=Crab
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| |Fre=Crabe
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| |FreM=Crab
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| |Ger=Krabbe
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| |GerM=Crab
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| |Ita=Granchio
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| |ItaM=Crab; shared with [[Sidestepper]]
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| |ChiS=螃蟹<ref>{{cite|url=archive.org/details/Mario_Kart_64_2003_Nintendo_CN_Maliou_Kadingche/page/n13/mode/2up|title=马力欧卡丁车 (''Mǎlì'ōu Kǎdīngchē'') instruction booklet|page=27|language=Simplified Chinese|date=2003|author=iQue|publisher=iQue}}</ref>
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| |ChiSR=Pángxiè
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| |ChiSM=Crab
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| ==Trivia==
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| [[File:Smsaftergame.jpg|thumb|A crab on [[Gelato Beach]]]]
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| *In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', one of the islands neighboring [[Isle Delfino]], seen in the opening cinematic, is shaped like a crab. Additionally, a crab is visible in one piece of artwork for the game.
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| ==References== | | == Trivia == |
| <references/> | | *In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' one of the Islands neighboring [[Isle Delfino]] is shaped like a crab. It is seen in the opening cinematic. |
| | *[[Sidestepper]]s and crabs all go by the generic name "crab" in other countries (including Japan), strengthening the theory that they are all meant to be the same species. |
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| {{M&LDT}}
| | [[Category: Underwater Creatures]] |
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| [[Category:Crustaceans]] | | [[Category:Super Mario Galaxy 2]] |
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| [[Category:Donkey Kong species]] | |
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