Craw-Daddy

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Craw-Daddy
PMTTYD Craw-Daddy.png
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Species Dark Craw
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Not to be confused with Clawdaddy.
Foolish mortals...I shall drag you through the gate to the Netherworld!”
Craw-Daddy, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Craw-Daddy, also known as The Dark Gatekeeper, is a Dark Craw and fighter in Glitzville found in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. His name is a play on both his species and "crawdad," a name sometimes used for the crayfish. He is ranked fourth in the Glitz Pit, below Hamma, Bamma, and Flare but above The Fuzz. Once Mario wins the championship, he is moved into fifth.

Since Craw-Daddy uses his spear to attack, Mario is not able to jump on him without getting hurt unless he has Spike Shield. Instead, Mario must rely heavily on hammer attacks or using items. Although he has no defense, he makes up for it with a high amount of health and powerful attacks.

Like all Dark Craws, he has red eyes and dark-blue skin, as well as a brown vest and bandana and a red handkerchief, compared to the green and tan clothing that regular Craws wear.

Statistics[edit]

GameCube[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Craw
Sprite of a Dark Craw from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Max HP 20 Attack 6 Defense 0
Location(s) Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 61-69) Role Common Level 28
Sleep? 90% Dizzy? 80% Confuse? 90%
Tiny? 90% Stop? 80% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 70% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 60% KO? 95% Moves Spear Dash (6), Spear Toss (6)
Exp. points 1 Coins 2 - 5 Items P-Down, D-Up, Life Shroom
Tattle Log #:
43
Log A ghastly-looking spearman that'll poke your feet if you try to stomp it when its spear is pointing up. It attacks by throwing spears or charging.
Tattle That's a Dark Craw. Yikes. What a ghastly-looking spear-thrower. Max HP is 20, Attack is 6, and Defense is 0. Wow, that's some serious Attack power. You don't wanna Jump on it if its spear is pointing up. 'Cause that... would hurt. For a run-of-the-mill spear-tosser, he sure looks like he's got a POINT to make! Ha ha!

Nintendo Switch[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Craw
A Tattle Log image from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) Max HP 20 Attack 6 Defense 0
Location(s) Glitz Pit, Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 61-69) Role Common Level 28
Sleep? 90% Dizzy? 80% Confuse? 90%
Tiny? 90% Stop? 80% Soft? 95%
Burn? 100% Freeze? 70% Fright? 0%
Gale Force? 60% KO? 95% Moves Spear Dash (6), Spear Toss (6)
Exp. points 1 Coins 2 - 5 Items P-Down, D-Up, Life Mushroom
Tattle Log #:
45
Log A ghastly looking spearman that'll poke your feet if you try to stomp it when its spear is pointing up. It attacks by throwing spears or charging.
Tattle That's a Dark Craw. Yikes. What a ghastly looking spear-thrower. Max HP is 20, Attack is 6, and Defense is 0. Wow, that's some serious Attack power. You don't wanna Jump on it if its spear is pointing up. 'Cause that... would hurt. For a run-of-the-mill spear-tosser, he sure looks like he's got a POINT to make! Ha ha!

Names in other languages[edit]

Craw-Daddy[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヤリクロウ[1]
Yari Kurō
Spear Crow; shared with Dark Craws in general
Chinese (simplified) 长枪乌鸦[?]
Chángqiāng Wūyā
Spear Crow; shared with Dark Craws in general
Chinese (traditional) 長槍烏鴉[?]
Chángqiāng Wūyā
Spear Crow; shared with Dark Craws in general
Dutch De Gewiekte Perforator[?] The Fiendish Perforator ("gewiekt" also means winged)
French Corbolancier[?] Pun on corbeau ("crow") and lancier ("spearman"); shared with Dark Craws in general
German Lanzissimo[?] From Lanze ("lance") and the Italian superlative suffix -issimo
Italian Il Custode Satanico[?] The Satanic Guardian
Korean 창크로우[?]
Chang Keulou
Spear Crow; shared with Dark Craws in general
Spanish El Rompehuesos[?] The Bonecrusher; shared with Dark Craws in general

The Dark Gatekeeper[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese あんこくの門番長[1]
Ankoku no Monbanchō
The Dark Gatekeeper
Chinese (simplified) 暗黑门卫长[?]
Ànhēi Mén Wèi Zhǎng
Dark Guard Chief
Chinese (traditional) 暗黑門衞長[?]
Ànhēi Mén Wèi Zhǎng
Dark Guard Chief
Dutch De Nachtwaker[?] The Night Watcher
French Gardien des enfers[?] Hell Guardian
German Der Hüter der Finsternis[?] The Guardian of Darkness
Italian Il guardiano dell'oltretomba[?] The underworld guardian
Korean 암흑의 문지기[?]
Amheug-ui Munjigi
Gatekeeper of Darkness
Spanish El guardián de la puerta[?] The gate's guardian

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door From Japanese to English. The Mushroom Kingdom. Retrieved January 4, 2015.