Crabber
| Crabber | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of a cyan Crabber from Super Mario Galaxy. | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
Crabbers[1] are crab enemies from Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear to be inspired by the fiddler crab, which is known for having a claw larger than the other. Mario can defeat a Crabber by spinning at its rear; however, since Crabbers always try to face Mario, he has to run around it until the Crabber cannot keep up, or spin in its face or jump on it, forcing the Crabber to stop and defend itself with its pincer and allowing Mario to spin at its exposed backside to defeat it.
Crabbers come in two colors: red and cyan. Red Crabbers are more aggressive than cyan ones, so they are easier to defeat, as they come closer to damage Mario. They leave Star Bits behind when defeated. Cyan Crabbers are harder to defeat as they retreat much quicker when Mario or Luigi is near them. They leave a 1-Up Mushroom behind when defeated.
History
Super Mario Galaxy
In Super Mario Galaxy, Crabbers can be found in many galaxies containing beaches; for example, Beach Bowl Galaxy, Sea Slide Galaxy, and Deep Dark Galaxy. They walk sideways and try to defend their rear by facing the player when close.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Crabbers reappear once again in some beach galaxies such as Starshine Beach Galaxy. Yoshi also appears in this galaxy, and can stuff Crabbers in his mouth. Yoshi cannot convert them into Star Bits, but can spit out their big pincer in the same way as a Spiny Egg or Bullet Bill. The pincer acts as a boomerang, as it flies out for some distance, then returns.
Several Crabbers also appear in a Prankster Comet mission of Boulder Bowl Galaxy, named Rolling Crabber Romp. Rock Mario must defeat 30 Crabbers in one minute to get the Power Star.
Gallery
In-game model of a red Crabber from Super Mario Galaxy
Data-rendered model of a red Crabber from Super Mario Galaxy
Data-rendered model of a cyan Crabber from Super Mario Galaxy
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Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
ObjectData/Kanina.arc | Kanina | Kanina; applied to the blue Crabber |
| Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | KaninaRed | Transliteration of below |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl |
カニーナレッド (Kanīna Reddo) | Crabber Red |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カニーナ[2] Kanīna |
From「蟹」(kani, crab) and the Italian/Spanish diminutive suffix "-ina" | |
| カニーナ（青）[3] Kanīna (ao) |
Crabber (Blue) | ||
| カニーナ（赤）[3] Kanīna (aka) |
Crabber (Red) | ||
| Chinese | 蟹蟹[?] Xièxiè |
Repetition of「蟹」(xiè, "crab") | |
| French | Crustina[?] | From crustacé ("crustacean") and Italian/Spanish diminutive suffix -ina | |
| German | Kanina[?] | From the Japanese name | |
| Italian | Grankyo[?] | Pun on granchio ("crab") | |
| Korean | 크래비[?] Keuraebi |
From 크래브 (keuraebeu, "crab") and possibly the noun-forming suffix ~이 (-i) | |
| Spanish | Pinzón[?] | Augmentative form of pinza ("pincer") |
References
- ^ Browne, Catherine (May 23, 2010). Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Random House Inc. ISBN 978-0-30746-907-6. Page 26.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy internal filename (StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl) / Super Mario Galaxy 2 internal filename (SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl); the equivalent string of "Kanina" (en_name) is「カニーナ」(jp_name)
- ^ a b Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors. (October 19, 2015). 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 127 and 159.
