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{{species infobox
|image=[[File:DMW-Crowber.png|170px]]<br>In-game artwork of a Crowber from ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]])
}}
'''Crowbers''', also described as '''ravens''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=141 and 162|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> are bird enemies first seen in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' These enemies tend to appear in the last courses of the game, where they attack [[Mario]] or any other potential victim with rather fast moves. Their name is a pun on "{{wp|crowbar}}" and "crow".
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:CrowberNSMB.png|frame]]
Crowbers are only seen in [[World 8-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-1]], where they swoop down to attack [[Mario]].  As progress is made throughout the course, more will appear and chase after the player. Crowbers attack quickly, making it somewhat difficult for the player to defeat them.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:Crowber NSMBW.png|50px|thumb]]
Crowbers reappear in the game ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are redesigned with a purple plumage and a lighter beak and legs, and appear in {{world link|7|ghost|World 7-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and [[World 8-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-5]]. They attack in the same manner as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.''

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:Crowber-NSMB2.png|frame]]
Crowbers (referred to as '''Crows''' in the [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide)<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=33|language=en-us|date=2012|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref> reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They appear in {{world link|mushroom|cannon|World Mushroom-Warp Cannon}}, [[World 6-4 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-4]] and in the [[First Course (Impossible Pack)|first level]] of the [[Impossible Pack]]. They maintain their appearance from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In the first of these levels, they always follow a preset movement pattern due to the automatic running, unlike their normal random movements.

===''Dr. Mario World''===
Crowbers make their debut in the [[Dr. Mario (series)|''Dr. Mario'' series]] in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' as obtainable assistants.  In this game, they revert back to their black coloration. In stage mode, its effect is to increase the amount of capsules the player start with by one, where the chance of it happening is greater at higher levels. In versus mode, its effect is to reduce the speed the attack meter fills for both players by a percentage, meaning that the amount of points required to fill up the attack meter is increased by that percentage, rounded down to the nearest round number.

===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
Crowbers make their ''Paper Mario'' series debut in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', where origami Crowbers appear as enemies. A single one appears in [[Scorching Sandpaper West]], while three others are encountered on [[Bonehead Island]]. During battle, Crowbers will line up behind one another and attack Mario with a Beak Bomber move in succession, with a brief delay between each individual's attack.

===''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''===
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', a single Crowber appears in [[Palette Prime]] flying around a large scarecrow in the Pumpkin Patch area.

===Other appearances===
A Toad Quiz in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' has the enemy's name as one of the answers.

A Crowber is one of the figures in Series 3 of the Character Packs in the [[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] line of merchandise.

===Unused appearances===
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
Crowbers were originally [[List of New Super Mario Bros. U pre-release and unused content|going to reappear]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', but were not used in the final product. They can be seen, however, in one of many unused stages. As seen in it, they were intended to act and attack like they did in previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' installments.<ref>{{cite|author=Skawo|date=April 22, 2019|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuivdGsMLN8|title=<nowiki>[TCRF] - Unused New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Levels - Part 4</nowiki>|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=December 22, 2019}}</ref>

====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Crowbers [[list of Paper Mario: Sticker Star pre-release and unused content|were going to appear]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', but were cut from the game.<ref>{{cite|author=TCRF|title=[[tcrf:Paper Mario: Sticker Star#Enemies|''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' § Enemies]]|publisher=The Cutting Room Floor|language=en|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref>

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Dr. Mario World''===
*'''Stage mode:''' "''Grants 30%/40%/50%/60%/70% chance of extra capsules (1) on stage start.''"
*'''Stage mode ''(Prior to version 2.3.0)'':''' "''Grants 10%/20%/30%/40%/50% chance of extra capsules (1) on stage start.''"
*'''Versus mode:''' "''Increases number of cleared pieces required to fill both your and your opponent's attack meters by 10%/20%/30%/40%/50%.''"

===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
{{:Paper Mario: The Origami King bestiary|transcludesection=Crowber|align=horizontal}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMB World 8-1.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
CrowberModelNSMBWII.png|Model from the data of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
Crowber NSMB2 Prima.jpg|A Crowber from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
NSMB2 Mushroom-Cannon.png|''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
LEGO Super Mario Character Pack Series 3 Sets.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
LEGO Super Mario Boss Sumo Bro Topple Tower.jpg|LEGO ''Super Mario''
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 128.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
M+RSOH Crowber.jpg|''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''
</gallery>

==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
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|name1=Crow
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===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=クロスケー<ref>{{cite|author=Shogakukan editors|title=「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』|url=i.imgur.com/rilbHbm.jpg|date=2006|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=18|isbn=4-091063-07-1}}</ref>
|JpnR=Kurosukē
|JpnM=From "crow" and「助」(''-suke'', used as a suffix in Japanese male names); with「ケ」elongated
|ChiS=回旋黑鸟
|ChiSR=Huíxuán Hēiniǎo
|ChiSM=Roundabout Black Bird
|ChiT=回旋黑鳥
|ChiTR=Huíxuán Hēiniǎo
|ChiTM=Roundabout Black Bird
|Dut=
|DutM=
|FreE=Corbek
|FreEM=From ''corbeau'' ("crow") and ''bec'' ("beak")
|FreA=Corbeq
|FreAM=From ''corbeau'' ("crow") and ''bec'' ("beak")
|Ger=Krähe
|GerM=Crow
|Ita=Cornacchio
|ItaM=Masculine form of ''cornacchia'' ("carrion crow")
|Kor=까막
|KorR=Kkamak
|KorM=From "까마귀" (''kkamagwi'', "crow")
|Por=Corvota
|PorM=From ''corvo'' ("crow") and ''gaivota'' ("gull")
|PorC=<ref>''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' in-game name</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.lego.com/pt-pt/product/character-packs-series-3-71394|title=Packs de Personagens – Série 3|publisher=LEGO.com|language=pt-pt|accessdate=March 30, 2025|archive=web.archive.org/web/20250330172705/https://www.lego.com/pt-pt/product/character-packs-series-3-71394}}</ref>
|Rus=
|RusR=
|RusM=
|Spa=Cuervajo
|SpaM=From ''cuervo'' ("crow") and ''-ajo'' (Spanish pejorative diminutive suffix)
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Corvids]]
[[Category:Dr. Mario World]]
[[Category:LEGO Super Mario characters]]
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[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. 2 enemies]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii enemies]]
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