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[[Image:Huckit_Crab.png‎|200px|thumb|A '''Huckit Crab''' throwing a sand ball.]]
{{distinguish|Hermite Crab|Hermit crab}}
'''Huckit Crabs''' are a species of crabs that appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They appear only in the third stage of the [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|Sparkle Ocean]], which are found in large quantities. A Huckit Crab consists of a shell, two yellow feet and only one claw that it uses to attack the sand balls. They also have an endless supply of sand balls.
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Huckit Crab Artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|comparable=[[Bill Blaster]]<br>[[Birdo]]<br>[[Crab]]<br>[[Skedaddler]]<br>[[Spike]]
|relatives=[[Hermity Cone]]
}}
'''Huckit Crabs''' are hermit crab or fiddler crab-like enemies that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They wear a red shell and have two yellow feet and only one claw that it uses to throw either sand balls or rocks. Their name is a pun on "hermit crab", the crab species they resemble, and the term "huck it", referring to their method of attack. They try to hit [[Mario]] and his company with their projectiles, which travel in a straight line when thrown. Their rock-throwing technique is very similar to [[Clawgrip]]'s, another crab, from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
 
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:Huckit Crab.png|thumb|A Huckit Crab throwing a sand ball.]]
Huckit Crabs are enemies in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Many of them are encountered in [[World 4-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4-3]], the only level to have Huckit Crabs. Huckit Crabs are stationary enemies that throw sandballs to the left. Also, by throwing, the force of the throw pushes them back slightly to the right. Huckit Crabs can be defeated the same ways as a common enemy: jumping on its head, freezing them with a [[Ice Flower]] or a [[Penguin Suit]], attacking it with a [[Fire Flower]], or by running into it with a [[Super Star|Star]]. The sand balls can also be destroyed, but only by jumping on them, as ice balls and fireballs are ineffective.
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Huckit Crabs are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch version]]. In the former game, Huckit Crabs appear only in [[Waterspout Beach]], while in ''New Super Luigi U'' includes Huckit Crabs in both [[Huckit Beach Resort]] and [[Porcupuffer Cavern]]. Huckit Crabs can throw rocks, which also be raised in elevation by a [[Water Geyser]]. Unlike in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', throwing their projectile does not push them back.
 
===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party 9''====
Huckit Crabs are both non-playable and background characters in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. Huckit Crabs appear in [[Blooper Beach]], where landing on an [[Event Space]] results in the crabs on a pirate ship firing their [[cannon]]s, turning any [[Mini Star]]s into [[Mini Ztar]]s and vice versa.
 
====''Mario Party: Island Tour''====
A Huckit Crab makes a background appearance as one of the tiles in [[Match Faker]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''.
 
====''Mario Party 10''====
Huckit Crabs are non-playable characters in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''. They appear as spectators in [[Whimsical Waters]] as well as in [[Meanie Match]].
 
====''Mario Party: Star Rush''====
Huckit Crabs are non playable characters in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''. They appear in the background of the [[Mega Blooper's Bayside Bop]] boss battle and may appear in the [[Pop Quiz]] minigame.
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====''Super Mario Party''====
Huckit Crabs are non playable characters in ''[[Super Mario Party]]''. They appear in the background of the minigame [[Smash and Crab]], and one can also appear in [[Absent Minded]] as one of the selectable characters.
 
====''Mario Party Superstars''====
A single Huckit Crab appears on the lower beach of Cantaloupe Island on [[Yoshi's Tropical Island]] in ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''.
 
====''Super Mario Party Jamboree''====
Huckit Crabs appear as background characters on the beach of the [[Goomba Lagoon]] [[Board (Mario Party series)|board]] as well as [[Minigame Bay]] in ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''. Artwork of the crabs can also be sometimes be seen on balls in the minigame [[Big-Top Quiz]]. They also appear as one of the bread designs in [[Gold 'n Brown]].


Their goal is to hit [[Mario]] and his company with balls made of sand. They can be defeated the same ways as a common enemy; jumping on its head, freezing them with a [[Ice Flower]] or wearing a [[Penguin Suit]], attacking a fireball on it with a [[Fire Flower]] or by running into it with a [[Starman]]. The sand balls can also be defeated, but only with a jump on it, because ice balls and fireballs will be unaffected. They behave very simililarly to [[Spike]]s. When they throw the sand balls they go in a straight line in the air.
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
[[File:MLSSBMHuckitCrab.png|thumb]]
Huckit Crabs are an environmental species in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. They replace the [[Sidestepper]]s that run past in the background of [[Hermie III]]'s battle.


==Trivia==
===''Dr. Mario World''===
*[[Clawgrip]], the boss of World 5 in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', may have been an inspiration for this enemy. Like Clawgrip, it also has a resemblance to the original [[Sidesteppers]] from [[Mario Bros]].
Huckit Crabs are assistants in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''. In stage mode, their effect is to increase the obtained score for each yellow [[virus]] eliminated, where the base score increase is greater at higher levels. In versus mode, they grant a chance that a rainbow capsule will appear within the first 20 seconds of a match. Huckit Crabs also appear in the overworlds for [[World 3 (Dr. Mario World)|World 3]] and [[World 16 (Dr. Mario World)|World 16]] when they are cleared.
*Their name is a pun on "hermit crab" (the crab species they resemble), and the term "chuck it", as they throw sand balls.
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*Huckit Crab moves are very similar to [[Snifit]] moves. Both jump, walk and throw small balls.


== Names in Other Languages ==
==Profiles and statistics==
{{Foreignname
===''Mario Party'' series===
|Ger=Lehm-Krabbe
====''Mario Party 9''====
|GerM=Clay Crab
{{Constellation
|constellation=Hermit Claw
|image=[[File:MP9 Hermit Claw Constellation.png|200px]]
|description=A constellation based on the curious crustacean that has long defied classification. Hermit crab? Crayfish? Shrimp? He's not telling.
}}
}}
<br clear=all>
 
{{NSMB Wii}}
====''Mario Party: Star Rush''====
[[Category:Species]]
{|width=100% class=wikitable
[[Category:Enemies]]
!Image
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]
!Name
!Bio
|-
|align="center"|[[File:MPSRCM_HuckitCrab.png|75px]]
|align="center"|[[Huckit Crab]]<br>''This crab is a hermit with huge pincers.''
|"''You're likely to find these little guys scuttling around by the water, so keep a sharp eye out!''"
|}
 
====''Mario Party Superstars''====
*'''Encyclopedia bio:''' "''Can often be found at the water's edge. The oversized claw is oddly cute.''"
 
===''Dr. Mario World''===
*'''Stage mode:''' "''Increases base score by 50/70/100/150/200 points for every yellow virus eliminated.''"
*'''Versus mode:''' "''Grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance a rainbow capsule will appear within 20 seconds of match start.''"
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMBW Asset Model Huckit Crab.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBU Huckit Crab Render.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
MP10 Huckit Crab Artwork.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
DMW-HuckitCrab.png|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
DMW World 3 Map.png|''Dr. Mario World''
Kinopiokun On Beach.jpg|[[Kinopio-kun]] on the beach
My Nintendo Summer 2020 wallpaper desktop.jpg|[[My Nintendo]] Summer 2020 wallpaper
Huckit Crab Art 35.png|[[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]] Tokyo Station art wall
SMPJ Gold n Brown Huckit Crab.png|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[Gold 'n Brown]])
Eep Cheep MKW.png|A poster in ''[[Mario Kart World]]''
PN LEGO Super Mario Match-up Huckit Crab.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
LEGO Super Mario Character Pack Series 2 Sets.jpg|LEGO ''Super Mario''
LSM Dorrie Beachfront.png|LEGO ''Super Mario''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]'' are not prioritized due to [[:MarioWiki:Naming|concerns about circular reporting]], and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.
{{Foreign names
|Jpn=カニボー
|JpnR=Kanibō
|JpnM=Portmanteau of{{lang|ja|「カニ」}}(''kani'', "crab") and{{lang|ja|「{{ruby|坊|ボー}}」}}(bō, an affectionate suffix for "guy"); comparable to{{lang|ja|「クリボー」}}(''Kuribō'', "[[Goomba]]")
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|date=2015|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|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]]』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=144, 209}}</ref><ref name=starrush>{{cite|author=[[Character Museum]]|date=2016|title=''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' by [[Nintendo Cube|NDcube]]|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd}} (Stored internally under <code>common_01.msbt/npc_036</code>.)</ref>
|ChiS=蟹宝宝
|ChiSRM=Xièbǎobǎo
|ChiSRC=Háaihbóubóu
|ChiSM=From {{lang|zh-hans|"蟹"}} (''xiè'' / ''háaih'', "crab") and {{lang|zh-hant|"栗宝宝"}} (''Lìbǎobǎo'' / ''Leuhtbóubóu'', "Goomba")
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|quote=要获得金牌,那么踩蟹宝宝时 就不能减速,也不能后退,得把握好跳跃的力度一路踩过去!|author=奖励影片|date=11 Jan. 2019|title=141: 打倒蟹宝宝!计时赛!金牌示范影片|language=zh-hans|publisher=[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]|url=www-adala-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/zh-Hans/}}</ref>
|ChiT=蟹寶寶
|ChiTRM=Xièbǎobǎo
|ChiTRC=Háaihbóubóu
|ChiTM=From{{lang|zh-hant|「蟹」}}(''xiè'' / ''háaih'', "crab") and{{lang|zh-hant|「栗寶寶」}}(''Lìbǎobǎo'' / ''Leuhtbóubóu'', "Goomba")
|ChiTC=<ref>{{cite|quote=為了獲得金牌,踩踏蟹寶寶時,要調整好跳躍的強弱,不能減速或後退。|author=獎勵影片|date=11 Jan. 2019|title=141: 一面打倒蟹寶寶,一面進行計時賽!金牌示範影片|language=zh-hant|publisher=New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|url=www-adala-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/zh-Hant/}}</ref>
|ChiT2=螃蟹小子
|ChiT2RM=Pángxièxiǎozi
|ChiT2RC=Pòhngháaihsíují
|ChiT2M=From{{lang|zh-hant|「螃蟹」}}(''pángxiè'' / ''pòhngháaih'', "crab") and{{lang|zh-hant|「栗子小子」}}(''Lìzixiǎozi'' / ''Leuhtjísíují'', "Goomba")
|ChiT2N=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|ChiT2C=<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100820003646/http://www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb/course/index.htm|language=zh-hant|title=新 超級瑪利歐兄弟 Wii - 香港任天堂網站|publisher=Nintendo of HK|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
|Dut=Huckit Crab
|DutM=-
|DutC=<ref>{{cite|author=New Super Mario Bros. U-kanaal|date=5 Feb. 2013|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Missies: Kribbige krabbenrace (Wii U)|language=nl|publisher=YouTube|url=youtu.be/TEnsvKPcdb4?si=MFqDDAXREGqwvh6i|archive=web.archive.org/web/20250714212621/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEnsvKPcdb4}}</ref><ref name=starrush/>
|FreA=Crabincheux
|FreAM=Portmanteau between ''crabe'' ("crab") and ''grincheux'' ("grumpy")
|FreAC=<ref name=starrush/><ref>{{cite|quote=Pour obtenir la médaille d'or, rebondissez sur les Crabincheux sans vous arrêter une seule fois.|author=Vidéos bonus|date=11 Jan. 2019|title=141: Crabincheux à l'attaque! Course à la médaille d'or|language=fr-ca|publisher=New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|url=www-adala-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/fr-CA/}}</ref>
|FreE=Pincemi
|FreEM=From "Pince-mi," a character in a young children's rhyme about the double meaning of ''pince'' ("pinch") and concentration<ref>{{cite|quote=Pince-mi et Pince-moi / Sont dans un bateau / Pince-mi tombe à l'eau, / Qu'est-ce qui restr ?|author=Papoulia-Tzelepi, Panayota, Søren Hegstrup, and Alistair Ross, editors|date=2005|title=''Emerging Identities Among Young Children: European Issues''|location=London|publisher=Trentham Books|isbn=9781858563329|page=71}}</ref>
|FreEC=<ref>{{cite|author=Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U|date=5 Feb. 2013|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Défis : Du rififi chez les Pincemi (Wii U)|language=fr|publisher=YouTube|url=youtu.be/8hMw8huaDFg?si=Aesgn9M3aeWxPSIU|archive=web.archive.org/web/20221224030717/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hMw8huaDFg}}</ref><ref name=starrush/><ref>{{cite|author=Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors|date=2018|title="New Super Mario Bros. Wii" in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Encyclopedia]]''|translator=Fabien Nabhan|language=fr|location=Toulon|publisher=Soleil Productions|isbn=978-2-3020-7004-2|page=144}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Pour obtenir la médaille d'or, rebondissez sur les Pincemis sans vous arrêter une seule fois.|author=Vidéos bonus|date=11 Jan. 2019|title=141: Du rififi chez les Pincemis Course à la médaille d'or|language=fr|publisher=New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|url=www-adala-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/fr/}}</ref>
|Ger=Karl Krabbe
|GerM=Carl Crab
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|author=New Super Mario Bros. U Kanal|date=5 Feb. 2013|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Herausforderungen: Keine Zeit zum Krabbenpulen! (Wii U)|language=de|publisher=YouTube|url=youtu.be/n-GnUue0RJo?si=9pVfLc_md8zRP0IW|archive=web.archive.org/web/20250919162536/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-GnUue0RJo}}</ref><ref name=starrush/><ref>{{cite|quote=Wenn du hier die Goldmedaille willst, musst du die Stärke deiner Sprünge genau so abstimmen, dass du die Karl Krabbes erwischst, ohne abzubremsen.|author=Bonusfilme|date=11 Jan. 2019|title=141: Keine Zeit zum Krabbenpulen! Goldmedaille|language=de|publisher=New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|url=www-adala-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/de/}}</ref>
|Ita=Granchela
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''granchio'' ("crab") and ''chela'' ("claw")
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|date=6 Feb. 2013|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Sfide: Corsa delle Granchele (Wii U)|language=it|publisher=YouTube|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni_NU076sy8|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210830042233/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni_NU076sy8}}</ref><ref name=starrush/><ref>{{cite|quote=Per ottenere la medaglia d'oro, calibra i tuoi salti in modo da schiacciare le Granchele senza rallentare o tornare indietro!|author=Video extra|date=11 Jan. 2019|title=141: Corsa delle Granchele Conquista la medaglia d'oro|language=it|publisher=New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|url=www-adala-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/it/}}</ref>
|Ita2=Lanciaguro
|Ita2M=Portmanteau of ''lanciare'' ("to throw") and ''paguro'' ("hermit crab")
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia''
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors|date=2018|title="New Super Mario Bros. Wii" in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|translator=Marco Amerighi|language=it|location=Milan|publisher=Magazzini Salani|isbn=889367436X|page=144}}</ref>
|Kor=집게바
|KorR=Jipgeba
|KorM=From "집게" (''jipge'', "hermit crab") and "굼바" (''Gumba'', "Goomba")
|KorC=<ref>{{cite|quote=물가에서는 돌을 던지는 「집게바」를 조심!|author=WORLD 4~|date=2010|title=뉴 슈퍼 마리오브라더스 Wii|language=ko|publisher=Nintendo Official Site|url=nintendo.co.kr/Wii/software/nsmbwii/sub04.php|accessdate=15 Sept. 2025|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20161024200020/http://www.nintendo.co.kr/Wii/software/nsmbwii/sub04.php}}</ref><ref name=starrush/><ref>{{cite|quote=금메달을 노리려면 집게바를 밟기 위해 감속하거나 되돌아오지 말고 점프의 강약을 조절하며 집게바를 밟아 나아가자!|author=보너스 영화|date=11 Jan. 2019|title=141: 집게바 퇴치와 타임 어택! 금메달 모범 영상|language=ko|publisher=New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|url=www-adala-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/ko/}}</ref>
|PorA=Paguro
|PorAM=Hermit Crab
|PorAC=<ref>[[Nintendo Today!]] Enemy's Debut Year</ref>
|PorE=Pinças
|PorEM=Pincers
|PorEC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canal New Super Mario Bros. U|date=5 Feb. 2013|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Desafios: Pinças ao Ataque (Wii U)|language=pt-pt|publisher=YouTube|url=youtu.be/n6vNfam1X7M?si=CFsqn9-Jj-deUPa9|archive=web.archive.org/web/20250715164617/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6vNfam1X7M}}</ref><ref name=starrush/><ref>{{cite|quote=Para obter a medalha de ouro, ajuste a força dos seus saltos de modo a saltar sobre os Pinças sem abrandar ou precisar de voltar atrás!|author=Vídeos Extra|date=11 Jan. 2019|title=141: Pinças ao Ataque Corrida à medalha de ouro|language=pt-pt|publisher=New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|url=www-adala-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/pt/}}</ref>
|Rus=Краб-клешня
|RusR=Krab-kleshnya
|RusM=Claw crab
|RusC=<ref>{{cite|author=Канал New Super Mario Bros. U|date=6 Feb. 2013|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Challenges: Huckit Hustle (Wii U)|language=ru|publisher=YouTube|url=youtu.be/0Y1gN-7_2tQ?si=iKL1KhN-hlnV9k_r|archive=web.archive.org/web/20250715171618/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y1gN-7_2tQ}}</ref><ref name=starrush/><ref>{{cite|quote=Для получения золотой медали рассчитывайте высоту прыжков, чтобы прыгать на крабов-клешней, не снижая скорости!|author=Доп. видео|date=11 Jan. 2019|title=141: Караул! Крабы-клешни! За золотой медалью|language=ru|publisher=New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|url=www-adala-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/ru/}}</ref>
|SpaA=Rocangrejo
|SpaAM=From ''roca'' ("rock") and ''cangrejo'' ("crab")
|SpaAC=<ref name=starrush/><ref>{{cite|quote=Si aspiras a conseguir la medalla de oro, controla tus saltos para acabar con todos los Rocangrejos sin frenarte ni retroceder.|author=Videos extra|date=11 Jan. 2019|title=141: Rocangrejos por todas partes Medalla de oro|language=es-419|publisher=New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|url=www-adala-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/es-419/}}</ref>
|SpaE=Lotira
|SpaEM=From ''lo tira'' ("it throws it")
|SpaEC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canal New Super Mario Bros. U|date=6 Feb. 2013|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Desafíos: ¡Lotiras por todas partes! (Wii U)|language=es-es|publisher=YouTube|url=youtu.be/RGcG5SxZ-vE?si=GLbAb3glOHUnaa_E|archive=web.archive.org/web/20250715164617/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6vNfam1X7M}}</ref><ref name=starrush/><ref>{{cite|quote=Si aspiras a conseguir la medalla de oro, controla tus saltos para acabar con todos los Lotiras sin frenarte ni retroceder.|author=Vídeos extra|date=11 Jan. 2019|title=141: ¡Lotiras por todas partes! Medalla de oro|language=es-es|publisher=New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|url=www-adala-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/es/}}</ref>
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 17:39, November 2, 2025

Not to be confused with Hermite Crab or Hermit crab.
Huckit Crab
Artwork of a Huckit Crab from New Super Mario Bros. U
Artwork from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
Latest appearance Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (2025)
Relatives
Comparable

Huckit Crabs are hermit crab or fiddler crab-like enemies that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They wear a red shell and have two yellow feet and only one claw that it uses to throw either sand balls or rocks. Their name is a pun on "hermit crab", the crab species they resemble, and the term "huck it", referring to their method of attack. They try to hit Mario and his company with their projectiles, which travel in a straight line when thrown. Their rock-throwing technique is very similar to Clawgrip's, another crab, from Super Mario Bros. 2.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Huckit Crab
A Huckit Crab throwing a sand ball.

Huckit Crabs are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Many of them are encountered in World 4-3, the only level to have Huckit Crabs. Huckit Crabs are stationary enemies that throw sandballs to the left. Also, by throwing, the force of the throw pushes them back slightly to the right. Huckit Crabs can be defeated the same ways as a common enemy: jumping on its head, freezing them with a Ice Flower or a Penguin Suit, attacking it with a Fire Flower, or by running into it with a Star. The sand balls can also be destroyed, but only by jumping on them, as ice balls and fireballs are ineffective.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Huckit Crabs are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and their Nintendo Switch version. In the former game, Huckit Crabs appear only in Waterspout Beach, while in New Super Luigi U includes Huckit Crabs in both Huckit Beach Resort and Porcupuffer Cavern. Huckit Crabs can throw rocks, which also be raised in elevation by a Water Geyser. Unlike in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, throwing their projectile does not push them back.

Mario Party series[edit]

Mario Party 9[edit]

Huckit Crabs are both non-playable and background characters in Mario Party 9. Huckit Crabs appear in Blooper Beach, where landing on an Event Space results in the crabs on a pirate ship firing their cannons, turning any Mini Stars into Mini Ztars and vice versa.

Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]

A Huckit Crab makes a background appearance as one of the tiles in Match Faker in Mario Party: Island Tour.

Mario Party 10[edit]

Huckit Crabs are non-playable characters in Mario Party 10. They appear as spectators in Whimsical Waters as well as in Meanie Match.

Mario Party: Star Rush[edit]

Huckit Crabs are non playable characters in Mario Party: Star Rush. They appear in the background of the Mega Blooper's Bayside Bop boss battle and may appear in the Pop Quiz minigame.

Super Mario Party[edit]

Huckit Crabs are non playable characters in Super Mario Party. They appear in the background of the minigame Smash and Crab, and one can also appear in Absent Minded as one of the selectable characters.

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

A single Huckit Crab appears on the lower beach of Cantaloupe Island on Yoshi's Tropical Island in Mario Party Superstars.

Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]

Huckit Crabs appear as background characters on the beach of the Goomba Lagoon board as well as Minigame Bay in Super Mario Party Jamboree. Artwork of the crabs can also be sometimes be seen on balls in the minigame Big-Top Quiz. They also appear as one of the bread designs in Gold 'n Brown.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

A Huckit Crab from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.

Huckit Crabs are an environmental species in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. They replace the Sidesteppers that run past in the background of Hermie III's battle.

Dr. Mario World[edit]

Huckit Crabs are assistants in Dr. Mario World. In stage mode, their effect is to increase the obtained score for each yellow virus eliminated, where the base score increase is greater at higher levels. In versus mode, they grant a chance that a rainbow capsule will appear within the first 20 seconds of a match. Huckit Crabs also appear in the overworlds for World 3 and World 16 when they are cleared.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario Party series[edit]

Mario Party 9[edit]

Huckit Crab
Hermit Claw
Huckit Crab's constellation in the game Mario Party 9. A constellation based on the curious crustacean that has long defied classification. Hermit crab? Crayfish? Shrimp? He's not telling.

Mario Party: Star Rush[edit]

Image Name Bio
Huckit Crab as viewed in the Character Museum from Mario Party: Star Rush Huckit Crab
This crab is a hermit with huge pincers.
"You're likely to find these little guys scuttling around by the water, so keep a sharp eye out!"

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

  • Encyclopedia bio: "Can often be found at the water's edge. The oversized claw is oddly cute."

Dr. Mario World[edit]

  • Stage mode: "Increases base score by 50/70/100/150/200 points for every yellow virus eliminated."
  • Versus mode: "Grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance a rainbow capsule will appear within 20 seconds of match start."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media with which they are associated in the "notes" column. Names exclusive to localizations of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia are not prioritized due to concerns about circular reporting, and are only listed first for their respective languages if they are the only ones available.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カニボー[1][2]
Kanibō
Portmanteau of「カニ」(kani, "crab") andボー(bō, an affectionate suffix for "guy"); comparable to「クリボー」(Kuribō, "Goomba")
Chinese (simplified) 蟹宝宝[3]
Xièbǎobǎo (Mandarin)
Háaihbóubóu (Cantonese)
From "蟹" (xiè / háaih, "crab") and "栗宝宝" (Lìbǎobǎo / Leuhtbóubóu, "Goomba")
Chinese (traditional) 蟹寶寶[4]
Xièbǎobǎo (Mandarin)
Háaihbóubóu (Cantonese)
From「蟹」(xiè / háaih, "crab") and「栗寶寶」(Lìbǎobǎo / Leuhtbóubóu, "Goomba")
螃蟹小子[5]
Pángxièxiǎozi (Mandarin)
Pòhngháaihsíují (Cantonese)
From「螃蟹」(pángxiè / pòhngháaih, "crab") and「栗子小子」(Lìzixiǎozi / Leuhtjísíují, "Goomba") New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Dutch Huckit Crab[6][2] -
French (NOA) Crabincheux[2][7] Portmanteau between crabe ("crab") and grincheux ("grumpy")
French (NOE) Pincemi[9][2][10][11] From "Pince-mi," a character in a young children's rhyme about the double meaning of pince ("pinch") and concentration[8]
German Karl Krabbe[12][2][13] Carl Crab
Italian Granchela[14][2][15] Portmanteau of granchio ("crab") and chela ("claw")
Lanciaguro[16] Portmanteau of lanciare ("to throw") and paguro ("hermit crab") Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia
Korean 집게바[17][2][18]
Jipgeba
From "집게" (jipge, "hermit crab") and "굼바" (Gumba, "Goomba")
Portuguese (NOA) Paguro[19] Hermit Crab
Portuguese (NOE) Pinças[20][2][21] Pincers
Russian Краб-клешня[22][2][23]
Krab-kleshnya
Claw crab
Spanish (NOA) Rocangrejo[2][24] From roca ("rock") and cangrejo ("crab")
Spanish (NOE) Lotira[25][2][26] From lo tira ("it throws it")

References[edit]

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  13. ^ Wenn du hier die Goldmedaille willst, musst du die Stärke deiner Sprünge genau so abstimmen, dass du die Karl Krabbes erwischst, ohne abzubremsen.“ – Bonusfilme (11 Jan. 2019). 141: Keine Zeit zum Krabbenpulen! Goldmedaille. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (German).
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  18. ^ "금메달을 노리려면 집게바를 밟기 위해 감속하거나 되돌아오지 말고 점프의 강약을 조절하며 집게바를 밟아 나아가자!" – 보너스 영화 (11 Jan. 2019). 141: 집게바 퇴치와 타임 어택! 금메달 모범 영상. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Korean).
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  23. ^ «Для получения золотой медали рассчитывайте высоту прыжков, чтобы прыгать на крабов-клешней, не снижая скорости!» – Доп. видео (11 Jan. 2019). 141: Караул! Крабы-клешни! За золотой медалью. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Russian).
  24. ^ "Si aspiras a conseguir la medalla de oro, controla tus saltos para acabar con todos los Rocangrejos sin frenarte ni retroceder." – Videos extra (11 Jan. 2019). 141: Rocangrejos por todas partes Medalla de oro. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Latin American Spanish).
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