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'''Crusty''' is a powerful [[crab]]-like enemy that lives in the waters in and around [[Johnny]]'s [[Sunken Ship]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. A Crusty actually has a pink exoskeleton; however, since they | '''Crusty''' is a powerful [[crab]]-like enemy that lives in the waters in and around [[Johnny]]'s [[Sunken Ship]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. A Crusty actually has a pink exoskeleton; however, since they can only be found underwater, they appear blue and their real coloration is never seen. This was reverted in the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]. | ||
Crusties are very powerful monsters but are also very rare; they can only be found aiding other types of underwater monsters in battle. These crustaceans have high physical attack and high physical defense. A Crusty uses its massive pincers to inflict severe damage to an opponent 2/3 of the time, or fires a light bubble 1/3 of the time that does no damage, but with the effect of inflicting [[Mute (status effect)|Mute]]. Crusties do not have any magic. | Crusties are very powerful monsters but are also very rare; they can only be found aiding other types of underwater monsters in battle. These crustaceans have high physical attack and high physical defense. A Crusty uses its massive pincers to inflict severe damage to an opponent 2/3 of the time, or fires a light bubble 1/3 of the time that does no damage, but with the effect of inflicting [[Mute (status effect)|Mute]]. Crusties do not have any magic. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jap=カーニィ | ||
| | |JapR=Kānī | ||
| | |JapM=Corruption of「蟹」(''kani'', "crab") | ||
|ChiS=硬壳蟹 | |ChiS=硬壳蟹 | ||
|ChiSR=Yìngké Xiè | |ChiSR=Yìngké Xiè | ||
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== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the Japanese version, Crusty's [[Thought Peek|thought]] is a reference to the classic commercial jingle for ''Kani Dōraku'', a seafood restaurant chain, and roughly translates to "fresh-caught and lively".<ref name=Localization>Clyde Mandelin (June 29, 2020). [https://legendsoflocalization.com/the-pop-culture-obsessed-monsters-in-japanese-super-mario-rpg/#kani-crusty The Pop Culture-Obsessed Monsters in Japanese Super Mario RPG § Kānī / Crusty]. ''Legends of Localization''. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> While this reference | *In the Japanese version, Crusty's [[Thought Peek|thought]] is a reference to the classic commercial jingle for ''Kani Dōraku'', a seafood restaurant chain, and roughly translates to "fresh-caught and lively".<ref name=Localization>Clyde Mandelin (June 29, 2020). [https://legendsoflocalization.com/the-pop-culture-obsessed-monsters-in-japanese-super-mario-rpg/#kani-crusty The Pop Culture-Obsessed Monsters in Japanese Super Mario RPG § Kānī / Crusty]. ''Legends of Localization''. Retrieved November 7, 2023.</ref> While this reference isn't carried over to the English translation in the Nintendo Switch remake, the script still alludes to it by making Crusty's thought a rhyming jingle. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
