Crabber
| Crabber | |||
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 Artwork of a turquoise Crabber from Super Mario Galaxy. | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
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Crabbers[1] are crab enemies from Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. They are shown to have a big left pincer and a small right one. 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 turquoise. Red Crabbers are less skittish than blue ones, so they are easier to defeat, as they come closer to damage Mario. They leave Star Bits behind when defeated. Turquoise 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 turquoise 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 games' turquoise variant |
| 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 possibly the feminine form of Italian diminutive "-ino" | |
| カニーナ（青）[3] Kanīna (ao) |
Crabber (blue) | ||
| カニーナ（赤）[3] Kanīna (aka) |
Crabber (red) | ||
| Chinese | 蟹蟹[?] Xièxiè |
From「蟹」(xiè, crab) reduplicated | |
| German | Kanina[?] | From the Japanese name | |
| Italian | Grankyo[?] | Pun on "granchio" (crab) | |
| Korean | 크래비[?] Keuraebi |
From "크래브" (keuraebeu, crab) and possibly "이" (-i, Korean diminutive suffix) | |
| Spanish | Pinzón[?] | Big pincer |
Trivia
- Its large claw is based on the large claw of a male fiddler crab.
References
- ^ Browne, Catherine. 2010. Super Mario Galaxy 2 Prima Premiere Edition guide. 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 Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, pages 127 and 159.
