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{{about|Sidesteppers, a type of crab|other crabs|[[Crab (disambiguation)]]}}
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{{species infobox
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|image=[[File:MK8 Asset Model Sidestepper.png|250px]]<br>Model of a Sidestepper from ''Mario Kart 8''
|title=Sidestepper
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|image=[[File:Sidestepper - Mario Bros.png|240px]]<br>Arwork of a red '''Sidestepper''' from ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
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|comparable=[[Crabble]]
|sub_species=[[Crabble]]<br>[[Clawgrip]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1983|1983]])
|notable=[[Clawgrip]]
|notable=[[Clawgrip]]
|latest_appearance=''[[NES Remix]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2013|2013]])
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'''Sidesteppers''', sometimes referred to as simply '''[[crab]]s''', are irritable enemies that scuttle about. First appearing in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', they typically appear in roles that call back to that game, and otherwise typically make simple cameos. They also occasionally appear in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, taking the role that generic crabs have in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''.
'''Sidesteppers''' are crabs that scuttle sideways, sometimes baring their teeth. Making their debut in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', Sidesteppers were absent from many Mario games in the intervening years, but have recently begun to appear in place of standard [[Crab]] obstacles in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series.


[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] created the Sidestepper after being inspired by a fairy tale.<ref>{{cite|language=ja|url=news.denfaminicogamer.jp/column01/180619#i-4|title=『パックマン』にはじまり『スーパーマリオ』でひとつの完成形に達した“キャラクターの身体機能”「なんでゲームは面白い？」第11回|accessdate=June 10, 2023|publisher=news.denfaminicogamer.jp}} (contains quote from Yokoi found in 「横井軍平ゲーム館」.)</ref><!-- Heikegani? -->
==History==
==History==
===''Mario Bros.'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Mario Bros.''====
====''Mario Bros.''====
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[[Image:Crab.PNG|frame|left|Four Sidesteppers.]]
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The Sidestepper is the second enemy that the Mario Bros. encounter in the game ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''. Sidesteppers emerge from the pipes and walk towards the bottom of the screen. When hit from below, the Sidestepper becomes angry and speeds up. Mario or Luigi must hit the Sidestepper from below a second time to flip it over, then run into it to defeat it. If left alone, the Sidestepper will change its color to blue and flip over, making it move faster. If left alone a second time, the Sidestepper will be pink. If the last target in a phase is a Sidestepper, it will automatically turn pink. Sidesteppers also appear in all remakes of ''Mario Bros.''.
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[[File:MB Sidestepper Artwork.png|180px|thumb|Artwork of a Sidestepper from ''Mario Bros.'']]
The Sidestepper is the second enemy that the Mario Bros. encounter in the game ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros]]'', first appearing in the phase immediately following the first bonus round. Sidesteppers emerge from the top [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s and walk towards a bottom pipe. When hit from below through the [[floor (Mario Bros.)|floor]], the Sidestepper becomes angry and speeds up. Mario or Luigi must hit the Sidestepper from below a second time to flip it over, then run into it to [[kick]] it off the stage. If left alone, the Sidestepper will change its color to blue and flip over, making it move faster. If left alone a second time, the Sidestepper will be purple. If the last target in a phase is a Sidestepper, it will automatically turn purple. Sidesteppers also appear in all reissues of ''Mario Bros.'', where their colors vary from the original version. For example, in the NES version, they go from red to green to pink.
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====''Mario Bros. Special''====
====''Super Mario Bros. Special''====
Sidesteppers are enemies in ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]''. Unlike before, the only way to stun them is for Mario and Luigi to bounce on a shared trampoline or [[Conveyor Belt|conveyor belt]]. They do not change color or move faster after recovering. It is also possible to force them to respawn from the top pipes if a brother jumps next to or over them while hitting a platform above them.
Sidesteppers also appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''. Here they are credited as ''Chokichoki'', which means "snip-snip".
 
====''Punch Ball Mario Bros.''====
Sidesteppers are enemies in ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]''. They can now be stunned only by hitting the [[POW Block]] or throwing a [[Punch Ball]] at them. Unlike in ''Mario Bros.'' where the Sidesteppers have six forms, this game only has two. If they recover or become the last target enemy, they will turn green with an angry face and move faster.


====''Mario Clash''====
====''Mario Clash''====
[[File:Sidestepper Artwork - Mario Clash.png|180px|thumb|Artwork of a Sidestepper from ''Mario Clash''.]]
[[File:Sidestepper Artwork - Mario Clash.png|thumb|Artwork of a Sidestepper from ''[[Mario Clash]]''.]]
In ''[[Mario Clash]]'', Sidesteppers come out of pipes and scuttle forwards. To defeat them, the player should hit them in the front or back with a [[Green Shell|Koopa Shell]] to turn it angry and sideways, then hit them on the front or back again with another shell. Due to them changing direction, the first hit needs to come from the same layer they are on and the second needs to come from the other layer. After a while, an angry Sidestepper calms down and faces the way it moves again.
In ''[[Mario Clash]]'', Sidesteppers come out of pipes and scuttle sideways. To defeat them, the player should hit them in the front or back with a [[Shell]] to turn it sideways, then hit them on the side with another Shell.
 
===Family BASIC===
Sidesteppers are programmable sprites on the [[Family BASIC]] accessory to the [[Family Computer]]. They also make a cameo on the Message Board. In Family BASIC V3, they appear as an enemy in one of the [[mini-game]]s.
 
===''Super Mario Bros. Special''===
Sidesteppers also appear in Hudson Soft's ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''. Here they are credited as '''Chokichoki''', which translates to "Snip-Snip" in Japanese, referencing the sounds they make when they open and close their claws. They first appear in World 4-2 and unlike most appearances, they can be defeated immediately by bumping the block under them rather than it making them angry.
 
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Sidesteppers, referred to as crabs, appear in the multiplayer [[Mario Bros. (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Battle Mode]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', as well as the [[Battle Game (Super Mario All-Stars)|Battle Game]] in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''. Unlike other enemies, they have the same graphics as the NES release of ''Mario Bros.'' in the former version, due to already resembling their arcade sprites.


====''Super Mario Advance''====
====''Super Mario Advance''====
In ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', when approaching [[Clawgrip]], a short cutscene shows he is a crab, transformed into Clawgrip by some of [[Wart]]'s magic bubbles.
In ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', when approaching [[Clawgrip]], a short cutscene shows he is a Sidestepper, transformed into Clawgrip by one of [[Wart]]'s magic bubbles.


====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
Sidesteppers appear in ''[[Luigi Bros.]]''; an additional game featured in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|Nintendo Switch port]]. Like the other enemies in ''Luigi Bros.'', Sidesteppers behave in the same way as ''Mario Bros.'', which this game is based on.
Sidesteppers make a cameo appearance during the battle with [[Hermie III]]. Sidesteppers run past in the background. They also appear in the Mario Bros. game included. This time, if they are flipped while red and are left alone, they become green. Doing it again makes them blue. If one is the last enemy of a phase, it will turn blue.
 
Smaller crabs that behave the same way also appear in some levels, releasing a coin if tapped on the GamePad.
 
====''Super Mario Maker''====
A Sidestepper appears as a [[Costume Mario|costume]] in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''. It can be unlocked by clearing 100 Mario Challenge on Expert setting or harder. It changes color from red to purple while dashing, and holding {{button|wii|Padup}} will give it an angry expression.


===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:Sidestepper MK8D.jpg|thumb|A Sidestepper in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]
[[Image:Sidestepper1.png|right|thumb|A '''Sidestepper''', from ''Mario Kart Wii''.]]
In the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], Sidesteppers can be found on beach stages where they walk left and right, replacing the generic [[crab]]s from ''Mario Kart 64''. As of ''Mario Kart DS'', they appear with green eyes, and yellow highlights on their claws, not unlike the crabs from ''Mario Kart 64''. Driving into Sidestepper makes the player's kart spin around. If a Sidestepper is hit with a [[Bullet Bill]], [[shell]], [[Super Star|star]], or [[Bob-omb]], it flips over and disappears.
In the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], Sidesteppers can be found on beach stages like [[Shy Guy Beach]] and [[Palm Shore]] where they walk left and right. They sometimes appear with yellow highlights on their claws. Driving into Sidestepper makes the player's kart spin around. If Sidestepper is hit with a shell, star, or bomb, it flips over and disappears.


====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', during August 2009's first Competition, the player actually had to take out a certain number of Sidesteppers with items.
In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', they appear in [[GBA Shy Guy Beach|Shy Guy Beach]] and [[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island|Cheep-Cheep Island]].


====''Mario Kart DS''====
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', there's a mission where they're just called Crabs. It could be that they are renamed, but it could also be just an error.
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', they are again simply referred to as crabs, both in the game and in internal data.<ref><tt>ob.crab.1</tt></ref> They act exactly like the crabs from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', sharing the "walking" and "pinching" animations, though they have a new design that would later become Sidesteppers' standard appearance. They appear in [[DS Cheep Cheep Beach|Cheep Cheep Beach]] and [[DS Palm Shore|Palm Shore]], exclusively in mission 4-2 in the latter.


====''Mario Kart Wii''====
===''Mario Power Tennis''===
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', they appear in {{classic|GBA|Shy Guy Beach}}. During August 2009's first Competition, the player had to take out a certain number of Sidesteppers with items.
The [[Mario Classic Court]] in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' is based on ''Mario Bros.'', and the original game's sprites are used, including Sidestepper. During a Gimmick game, Sidestepper might walk across the court and trip a character.
 
====''Mario Kart 7''====
[[File:Bull Wario sign MK7.png|thumb|Sidesteppers in {{classic|3DS|Wario Shipyard}}]]
In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', they appear in [[3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon|Cheep Cheep Lagoon]], [[3DS Wario Shipyard|Wario Shipyard]], {{classic-link|N64|Koopa Troopa Beach|Koopa Beach}}, and {{classic|DS|Palm Shore}}.
 
====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Sidesteppers return in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' on the {{classic-link|DS|Cheep Cheep Beach}} course. In the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'', they also appear in the underwater portion of [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]], as a possible nod to [[Clawdaddy|Clawdaddies]] from the ''Yoshi's Island'' series, and on {{classic-link|Tour|Bangkok Rush}}, replacing the tuk-tuks in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', and {{classic-link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}}.
 
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Sidesteppers return in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', on [[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach]], [[3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon]], [[3DS Wario Shipyard]], [[Los Angeles Laps]], [[Singapore Speedway|Singapore Speedway 3]], the T variant of [[SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2]], and the R variant of [[Piranha Plant Cove|Piranha Plant Cove 2]]. In certain bonus challenges, there are bigger variants alongside normal Sidesteppers; these bonus challenges include the [[Steer Clear of Obstacles]] bonus challenge on N64 Koopa Troopa Beach, [[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island]], 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon, and the [[Glider Challenge]] on N64 Koopa Troopa Beach and [[Wii Koopa Cape]]. Aside from their increased size, they behave the same as normal Sidesteppers.
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===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party-e''====
In ''[[Mario Party-e]]'', a Sidestepper appears in [[Cast Away Mario!]] as one of the creatures that Mario can catch for [[Princess Peach|Peach]].
 
====''Super Mario Party''====
While Sidesteppers themselves do not physically appear in ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', the robotic crab used by the team players in the 1-vs-3 minigame [[Smash and Crab]] heavily resembles a Sidestepper.
 
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
[[File:SidestepperSS.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', crabs make a cameo appearance running in the background and foreground during the battle with [[Hermie III]]. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', they are replaced by [[Huckit Crab]]s. They also appear in the ''Mario Bros.'' game included in the original game. This time, if they are flipped while red and are left alone, they become green. Doing it again makes them blue. If one is the last enemy of a phase, it will turn blue.
 
===''Mario Power Tennis'' / ''New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis''===
The [[Mario Classic Court]] in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' is based on ''Mario Bros.'', and the original game's sprites are used, including Sidestepper. During a Gimmick game, Sidestepper might walk across the court and trip a character. Three of them are also line umpires.
 
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
[[File:Sidestepper-SSBBrawl.png|thumb|A Sidestepper in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']]
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Sidestepper}}
In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], Sidesteppers appear as hazards on the [[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros. stage]], first appearing in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and returning in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Sidesteppers walk out of the pipes at the top of the screen. Players can hit them from below to flip them over, and pick them up to throw at opponents. If a player is hit by a thrown Sidestepper, they fly sideways off the screen.
 
The ''Super Smash Bros.'' series has various items of Sidesteppers. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the three Sidestepper variations are featured in a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]], which can be obtained at random, and there is also a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]] of a Sidestepper, which can be equipped to any fighter in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]] to boost the strength of their leg-based attacks by eight points. ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' similarly features a formation of differently-colored Sidesteppers as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and it can also be obtained at random. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a Sidestepper appears as a Novice-class {{iw|smashwiki|support spirit}}, which grants the user more speed in battle at the expense of initial 30% {{iw|smashwiki|damage}}. In [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]], the [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] is located in the retro maze on the east side of the [[smashwiki:Light Realm|Light Realm]] map, and the player can obtain it by winning a fight against a team of twelve [[Mr. Game & Watch]] on the Mario Bros. stage.
 
===Other appearances===
In ''[[NES Remix]]'', Sidesteppers, along with other enemies from ''Mario Bros.'', appear in some of the challenges and remixes based on ''Mario Bros.'' as enemies and stage objectives.
 
===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
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Sidesteppers make their first appearance in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', where origami red and blue Sidesteppers appear as enemies. The blue Sidesteppers now have the same modern design as their regular red variants used from ''Mario Kart DS'' onwards. Sidesteppers are commonly found in the [[Water Vellumental Shrine]], [[the Great Sea]], the [[Ice Vellumental Mountain]], the [[Sea Tower]], and [[? Island]]. One group is also fought on [[Full Moon Island|Crescent Moon Island]] after being fished out of the sea and releases an [[Earth Vellumental]] [[Magic Circle]] upon being defeated. In battle, the Sidestepper's claws act as spikes, preventing them from being jumped on without Iron Boots, but can be damaged with [[Fire Flower]]s, [[Ice Flower]]s, and [[List of Paper Mario: The Origami King weapons#Hammers|Hurlhammer]]s, as well as being flipped over by POW Blocks. However, if Red Sidesteppers are flipped with a POW Block and recover, they turn into stronger Blue Sidesteppers. On the ? Island, they can be stunned with a POW Block, but turn blue if left alone for a period of time, similarly to ''Mario Bros.''
 
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
Sidesteppers are alluded to in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', where the scrolling text on the news broadcast for the ruptured main pipe twice mentions "giant underground crabs" being spotted in reference to their original role.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=カニキチ (JP) / Crab (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Sidestepper Perfect.png|200x200px]]
|shuzoku=アクア{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku={{ruby|怒|おこ}}りっぽい
|tojo_gemu=３（バトルゲーム）
|desc='''<big>{{ruby|余分|よぶん}}にたたかないよう{{ruby|注意|ちゅうい}}</big>'''<br>
１{{ruby|回|かい}}パンチをくらうと{{ruby|怒|いか}}りガニに{{ruby|変身|へんしん}}しスピードが{{ruby|速|はや}}くなる。２{{ruby|回|かい}}パンチでひっくり{{ruby|返|かえ}}るが、{{ruby|復活|ふっかつ}}すると{{ruby|猛|もう}}スピードの{{ruby|青|あお}}ガニにさらに{{ruby|変身|へんしん}}。ひっくり{{ruby|返|かえ}}したらすぐにけとばそう。<ref name=Daijiten2>{{cite|language=ja|date=1994|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/MF1dZ7H.jpeg 52]}}</ref>
|tribe=Aqua clan
|disposition=Quick to take offense
|game_appearances=3 (Battle Game)
|eng_desc='''''<big>Be careful not to beat excessively</big>'''''<br>
''If it is punched once, it transforms into an angry crab and its speed increases; if it is punched twice, it turns over, but if it is revived, it transforms further into a fast and furious blue crab. If you turn it over, you must immediately kick it out.''
}}
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=カニさん (JP) / Sidestepper (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Sidestepper Perfect.png|200x200px]]
|shuzoku=アクア{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku={{ruby|怒|おこ}}りっぽい
|tojo_gemu=ブラザー
|desc='''<big>ここがカニキチと違とぞ</big>'''<br>
カニキチのお{{ruby|父|とう}}さんというべき、このカニさん。こちらも１{{ruby|回|かい}}たたくと、{{ruby|怒|いか}}りガニに{{ruby|変身|へんしん}}するぞ。しかも、{{ruby|復活|ふっかつ}}してからのスピードアップの{{ruby|回数|かいすう}}が{{ruby|多|おお}}い。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|language=ja|date=1994|publisher=Shogakukan|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/MF1dZ7H.jpeg 53]}}</ref>
|tribe=Aqua clan
|disposition=Quick to take offense
|game_appearances=Bros.
|eng_desc='''''<big>This is different from crabs</big>'''''<br>
''The Sidestepper should be called the father of crabs. This one, too, will transform into an angry crab after you hit it once. Moreover, it speeds up many times after it revives.''
}}
 
===''Mario Clash''===
;Instruction booklets
*'''Japanese:''' はさみが盾になって甲らをはね返す。弱点の腹をねらおう。<ref name=kuwatoro/> (''The claws act as a shield to repel the shell. Aim at its belly weak point.'')
*'''English:''' ''His scissor claws will block a thrown shell. His only weakness is to hit him in the stomach.''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|title=''Mario Clash'' instruction booklet|page=21|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref>


===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
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|'''Sidesteppers''', in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
|appears_in='''NES''' ''Mario Bros.''<br>'''GBA''' ''Super Mario Advance''
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|desc=Crabby enemies taken on by Mario and Luigi. One bump from below wouldn't flip them over, but rather anger them so they moved faster. These pests had to be bumped twice before they could be upended and kicked off the stage. If left alone after being turned upside down, or if there was one left, their speed would increase. They went by the basic name of "crabs" in Japan.
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{{SSBB sticker
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In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Sidesteppers appear on the [[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros. stage]]. Sidesteppers walk out of the pipes at the top of the screen. Players can hit them from below to flip them over, and pick them up to throw at opponents. If a player is hit by a thrown Sidestepper, they fly sideways off the screen.
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===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
===''Super Mario 3D World''===
{{SSB4 trophy
Sidesteppers appear in ''Luigi Bros.''; an additional game featured in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Like the other enemies in ''Luigi Bros.'', Sidesteppers behave in the same way as ''Mario Bros.'', which this game is based on.
|name=Sidesteppers
|image=[[File:SSB4TrophySidestepper.png|100px]]
|category=Series Related
|appears_in='''ARCADE''' ''Mario Bros.'' <br>'''GBA''' ''Super Mario Advance''
|trophy_box=6: Mario Bros.
|unlock=Random
|desc=Can you guess how this crab-like enemy moves? The name might give you a clue. But Mario could be in for a surprise when he punches one from below—instead of flipping over, it starts sidestepping even faster! Oh, Mario, did you make it angry? Don't worry—a second punch should calm it down...or at least knock it on its head.
|desc2=Any guesses for how this crab-like enemy moves? The name might give you a clue. Mario could be in for a surprise when he punches one from below – instead of flipping over, it starts sidestepping even faster! Oh, Mario, did you make it angry? Don't worry – a second punch should calm it down...or at least knock it on its head.
}}


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
===''NES Remix''===
{{Spirit
Sidesteppers, along with other enemies from Mario Bros, appear in some of the challenges and remixes based on Mario Bros. as enemies and stage objectives.
|no=113
|name=Sidestepper
|image=[[File:SSBU_Sidestepper_Spirit.png|100px]]
|series=''Mario Bros.'' Series
|type={{iw|smashwiki|Support spirit|Support}}
|slots=1
|class=Novice
|effects=Trade-Off Speed ↑
|obtain={{iw|smashwiki|Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light}} ({{iw|smashwiki|The Light Realm}})
|opponents=[[Mr. Game & Watch]] ×12
|conditions='''Rule:''' Move Speed ↑
*The enemy has increased move speed after a little while
*The enemy can deal damage by dashing into you
*Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd
|stage=[[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros.]]
|song=Mario Bros.
}}


===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
==Trophy Description from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
{{:Paper Mario: The Origami King bestiary|transcludesection=(Red) Sidestepper|align=horizontal}}
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{{:Paper Mario: The Origami King bestiary|transcludesection=(Blue) Sidestepper|align=horizontal}}
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!rowspan=2|Sidesteppers
|rowspan=2|[[File:BrawlTrophy539.png|100px]]
|align=center|'''NES''' ''Mario Bros.''
|rowspan=2|''Crabby enemies taken on by Mario and Luigi. One bump from below wouldn't flip them over, but rather anger them so they moved faster. These pests had to be bumped twice before they could be upended and kicked off the stage. If left alone after being turned upside down, or if there was one left, their speed would increase. They went by the basic name of "crabs" in Japan.''
|-
|align=center|'''GBA''' ''Super Mario Advance''
|-
|}


==List of appearances==
==Names in Other Languages==
{{appearances list
{{Foreignname
|title1=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
|Jap=カニさん
|role1=Enemy
|JapR=Kani-San
|release1=[[List of games by date#1983|1983]]
|JapM=Mr. Crab
|format1=Arcade
|Fra=Zarbipas
|title2=[[Family BASIC]]
|FraM="Zarbi" is backslang for "bizarre", meaning "weird"
|role2=Cameo on the Message Board, programmable sprite
|release2=[[List of games by date#1984|1984]]
|format2=[[Family Computer]]
|title3=''[[Mario Bros. Special]]''
|role3=Enemy
|release3=1984
|format3=Certain home computers
|title4=''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]''
|role4=Enemy
|release4=1984
|format4=Certain home computers
|title5=Family BASIC V3
|role5=Enemy in a mini-game, programmable sprite
|release5=[[List of games by date#1985|1985]]
|format5=Family Computer
|title6=''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''
|role6=Enemy
|release6=[[List of games by date#1986|1986]]
|format6=NEC PC-8801 and Sharp X1
|title7=''[[Mario Clash]]''
|role7=Enemy
|release7=[[List of games by date#1995|1995]]
|format7=[[Virtual Boy]]
|title8=''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|role8=Cameo in cutscene
|release8=[[List of games by date#2001|2001]]
|format8=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|title9=''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|role9=Stage hazard
|release9=2001
|format9=Game Boy Advance
|title10=''[[Mario Party-e]]''
|role10=Minigame element
|release10=[[List of games by date#2003|2003]]
|format10=Game Boy Advance
|title11=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|role11=Cameo during boss battle
|release11=2003
|format11=Game Boy Advance
|title12=''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|role12=Cameo in the background
|release12=[[List of games by date#2004|2004]]
|format12=[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|title13=''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|role13=Stage hazard
|release13=[[List of games by date#2005|2005]]
|format13=[[Nintendo DS]]
|title14=''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|role14=Stage hazard, cameo
|release14=[[List of games by date#2008|2008]]
|format14=[[Wii]]
|title15=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|role15=Stage hazard
|release15=2008
|format15=Wii
|title16=''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|role16=Stage hazard
|release16=[[List of games by date#2011|2011]]
|format16=[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|title17=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|role17=Enemy
|release17=[[List of games by date#2013|2013]]
|format17=[[Wii U]]
|title18=''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|role18=Stage hazard
|release18=[[List of games by date#2014|2014]]
|format18=Wii U
|title19=''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|role19=Cameo
|release19=2014
|format19=Wii U
|title20=''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|role20=[[Mystery Mushroom]] [[Costume Mario|costume]]
|release20=[[List of games by date#2015|2015]]
|format20=Wii U
|title21=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|role21=Stage hazard
|release21=[[List of games by date#2017|2017]]
|format21=[[Nintendo Switch]]
|title22=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|role22=Stage hazard, cameo
|release22=[[List of games by date#2018|2018]]
|format22=Nintendo Switch
|title23=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|role23=Stage hazard
|release23=[[List of games by date#2019|2019]]
|format23=iOS, Android
|title24=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
|role24=Enemy
|release24=[[List of games by date#2020|2020]]
|format24=Nintendo Switch
|title25=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''
|role25=Enemy
|release25=[[List of games by date#2021|2021]]
|format25=Nintendo Switch
|title26=''[[WarioWare: Move It!]]''
|role26=Cameo
|release26=[[List of games by date#2023|2023]]
|format26=Nintendo Switch
}}
 
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Sidestepper Perfect.png|''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia]]''
SidestepperMKDS.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
Sidesteppers Brawl.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
Sidestepper pose SMM.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
MKT 332CB.png|A badge from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=サイドステッパー
|JapR=Saidosuteppā
|Jap2=カニさん
|Jap2R=Kani-san
|Jap3=カニ{{ruby|吉|きち}}<ref>{{cite|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオコレクション」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Collection'')|page=282|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja}}</ref> / カニキチ<ref name=Daijiten2/>
|Jap3R=Kanikichi
|Jap4=カニ<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/mariobros/index.html|title=マリオブラザーズ|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=June 25, 2024}}</ref>
|Jap4R=Kani
|Jap5=クワトロ<ref name=kuwatoro>{{cite|url=files.virtual-boy.com/manual/956714/mc_jpn_im_21.jpg|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|format=JPG|title=マリオクラッシュ (''Mario Kurasshu'') instruction booklet|page=19|date=1995}}</ref>
|Jap5R=Kuwatoro
|JapM=Sidestepper
|Jap2M=Crab{{wp|Japanese honorifics#San|-san}}
|Jap3M=From「{{ruby|蟹|カニ}}」(''kani'', crab) and「~{{ruby|吉|きち}}」(''-kichi'', a common suffix for male names)
|Jap4M=Crab
|Jap5M=Quattro (the Italian word for "four")
|ChiS=螃蟹<ref>{{cite|title=超级马力欧2 (''Chāojí Mǎlìōu Èr'') instruction booklet|page=46|language=zh-hans|publisher=[[iQue]]|date=2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/01yxPpYd5fhMx51VI9ique|language=zh-hant|title=介紹在《超級舞動 瓦利歐製造》裡以任天堂的遊戲為題設計的小遊戲。|publisher=Nintendo of HK|accessdate=December 28, 2023}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Pángxiè
|ChiS2=阿蟹
|ChiS2N=''Paper Mario: The Origami King''
|ChiS2R=Ā Xiè
|ChiSM=Crab
|ChiS2M=From「阿」(''ā'', a common nickname prefix) and「蟹」(''xiè'', "crab")
|SpaA=Flancogrejo
|SpaAM=From ''flanco'' ("flank") and ''cangrejo'' ("crab")
|SpaE=Cangrejo
|SpaEM=Crab
|FreA=Zarbipas
|FreAM=From ''zarbi'' (a back-slang for "bizarre") and ''pas'' ("step")
|FreE=Crabe
|FreE2=Crab
|FreE3=Zarbipas
|FreEM=Crab
|FreE2M=Crab
|FreE3M=From ''zarbi'' (a back-slang for "bizarre") and ''pas'' ("step")
|Ger=Krabbe
|Ger=Krabbe
|GerM=Crab
|GerM=Crab
|Ita=Granchio
|Ita=Granchio
|Ita2=Granchietto
|Ita2N=''Mario Bros.'' GBA
|ItaM=Crab
|ItaM=Crab
|Ita2M=Li'l crab
|Por=Caranguejo
|PorM=Crab
|Rus=Бокоход
|RusR=Bokokhod
|RusM=Sidewalker
|Kor=게님
|KorR=Ge-nim
|KorM=Mr. crab
}}
}}


==References==
==Trivia==
{{NIWA|SmashWiki=1}}
*[[Crabber]]s from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' coincidentally appear in the same colors as Sidesteppers, although they are more red-orange and cyan instead of pure red and blue.
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