Editing Crab

{{about|the generic species|other instances of the name|[[Crab (disambiguation)]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:CrabSM3DW.png|200px]]<br>A crab in ''Super Mario 3D World''
|first_appearance=''[[Golf: Japan Course]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]])
|latest_appearance= ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|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]]
|comparable=[[Crabble]]<br>[[Drillbit Crab]]<br>[[Hermit Crab]]<br>[[Huckit Crab]]<br>[[Yadorā]]
|notable=[[Hermie III]]
|collapsed=true
}}
'''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.

==History==
===''Golf: Japan Course''===
In ''[[Golf: Japan Course]]'', a smiling crab that greatly resembles a [[Sidestepper]] appears on the save menu.

===''Donkey Kong Country'' (television series)===
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.

===''Mario Kart 64''===
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.

===''Donkey Kong Country''===
[[File:DKCGBA Funky's Fishing Crab.png|frame]]
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.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
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]].

====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
'''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.

====''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''====
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.

===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
''[[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 and cut paper, the small ones by the icy sea are made of marker caps and clothespins. All of these crab crafts appear to have googly eyes.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'' ====
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.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
{{main|Small animal}}
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]].
<gallery widths=180px>
SMO magenta crab.jpg|A pink crab from the Lake Kingdom
SMO orange crabs.jpg|Two yellow crabs from the Seaside Kingdom
</gallery>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Golf JC Crab.gif|''[[Golf: Japan Course]]''
MK64Crab.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
MK64 Crab walk.gif|''Mario Kart 64''
MK64 Crab pinch.gif|''Mario Kart 64''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|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>
|JapR=Kani
|JapM=Crab
|Spa=Cangrejo
|SpaM=Crab
|Fre=Crabe
|FreM=Crab
|Ger=Krabbe
|GerM=Crab
|Ita=Granchio
|ItaM=Crab; shared with [[Sidestepper]]
|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>
|ChiSR=Pángxiè 
|ChiSM=Crab
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Smsaftergame.jpg|thumb|A crab on [[Gelato Beach]]]]
*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.

==References==
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[[Category:Crustaceans]]
[[Category:Earth animals]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong species]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team items]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 64 species]]
[[Category:Super Mario Odyssey species]]
[[it:Granchio (specie)]]