Handsome crab

Dragon Quest monster
Handsome crab
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ガニラス
Romaji	Ganirasu
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	Crabus
Variants	Crabid; Crabber dabber doo; King crab

The Handsome crab is a monster in the series.

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

Handsome crabs are monstrous crustaceans with a bright blue exoskeleton, bulging eyes, and cyan or grey-coloured undersides. They are constantly drooling from their maws, which are lined with razor-sharp fangs. They are capable of landing desperate attacks with their claws and their shells offer them excellent protection against the weapons of adventurers, but they are still vulnerable to offensive magic. The crabs are known as the blue devils of the sea, having sunk many fishing ships from underneath the water's surface and are the bane of many a fishing village. The handsome crab's name is a play on handsom cab, a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

Handsome crab (ガニラス Ganirasu)
Bestiary Number: #068

Sprites				Attributes
NES	SFC	GBC	Switch	Level	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
				21	50	0	290	45	68	150	25	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances

Fire	Crack	Woosh	Zap	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof	Dazzle	Snooze	Drain Magic	Fizzle	Fuddle	Sap	Deceleratle
0%	0%	0%	0%	25%	0%	100%	25%	25%	100%	100%	25%	0%	0%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
None	Desperate attack	Ocean Lozamii Region Ghost Ship	Shell armour¹⁄₁₂₈

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Handsome crab (ガニラス, Ganirasu )
Defeated Monster List number: #052

Attributes

Sprite	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	None	90	11	596	26	118	268	75	⁰⁄₆₄

Resistances

Fire	Explosion	Ice	Wind	Strike	Lightning	Drain Magic	Whack	Kamikazee	Poof
0%	25%	50%	25%	0%	-25%	0%	0%	0%	25%

Dazzle	Fizzle	Fuddle	Paralysis	Snooze	Stumble	Stun	Deceleratle	Blunt	Sap
0%	100%	0%	-25%	0%	0%	25%	-25%	-25%	-25%

Additional information

Spells	Skills	Locations	Item Drop
None	Desperate attack	Ocean Ghost Ship	Shell armour¹⁄₃₂

Description	Their crushing claws are powerful enough to pierce huge holes in the hulls of ships. Fishermen's friends they are not.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Handsome crab (ガニラス, Ganirasu)
Defeated Monster List No. : #137

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Aquatic	121	6	1,350	156	68	195	56

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Blast	Earth	Dark	Light	Drain Magic	Whack	Dazzle	Fizzle
-50%	50%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	25%	100%
Confusion	Paralysis	Sleep	Poison	Stun	Blunt	Deceleratle	Sap	Spooky Aura	Charm
25%	50%	25%	0%	25%	25%	25%	25%	25%	75%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped items
None	Desperate attack	Lonely Coast Pluvi Isle Wyrmneck Ocean Grotto (Water, rank 4)	Resurrock¹⁄₃₂ Deadly nightblade¹⁄₁₂₈
Description		Deft defenders and cool critical critters, these colossal crabs are the scourge of the seas. Flash-fry them with a little fire. Every full moon, they assemble under the ocean and quiety clack their claws to mark the start of their monthly meeting.

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

Handsome crab appeared from the beginning of the game, being the strongest monsters of the Aquatic family in Version 1.0. They maintained their ability to land Desperate attacks and are capable of using Defending Champion to protect themselves, as well.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Handsome crab (ガニラス, Ganirasu )
Defeated Monster List No. : #125

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Nature	91	9	187	40	96	185	33

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
25%	50%	25%	-25%	-10%	0%	0%	0%	-10%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	25%	100%	25%	50%	-25%	0%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	25%	100%	25%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Defend Becomes Pepped up Desperate attack Desperate Double (Pep power, with Handsome crab)	The Champs Sauvage (act one) The Eerie Eyrie (acts one and two) The Open Sea (act one)	Blue eye¹⁄₃₂ Dieamend¹⁄₆₄
Description		Their claws are so incredibly strong, they can slice straight through the keel of a ship, causing no end of distress for sailors and fishermen.

Malicious[edit | edit source]

Malicious handsome crab (ガニラス・邪, Ganirasu・ja )
Defeated Monster List No. : #440

Image	Attributes
	Family	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility
	Nature	407	18	1,360	274	214	408	98

Resistances
Fire	Ice	Wind	Lightning	Earth	Dark	Light	MP Theft	Insta-Death
25%	50%	25%	-25%	-10%	0%	0%	0%	25%
Poof	Dazzle	Fizzle	Confusion	Paralysis	Poison	Sleep	Blunt	Deceleratle
100%	25%	100%	25%	50%	-25%	0%	0%	0%
Sap	Spooky Aura	Stumble	Stun	Charm	Beguilement	Double Down	Elem Res Down
0%	0%	0%	25%	100%	25%	0%	0%

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
None	Defend Becomes Pepped up Desperate attack Desperate Double (Pep power, with Malicious handsome crab)	Inland Sea (postgame, night only)	Blue eye¹⁄₃₂ Dieamend¹⁄₆₄
Description		Handsome crabs who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.

Dragon Quest Builders[edit | edit source]

Handsome crab (ガニラス Ganirasu)

Image

Chapter 3 Attributes
HP	Attack	Defence	Dropped items	Locations
40	22	11	Crab claw (★★★)	Terra Incognita only, spawns while fishing
Final Chapter Attributes
HP	Attack	Defence	Dropped items	Locations
64	30	19	Crab claw (★★★)	Patchwork Island

Dragon Quest Tact[edit | edit source]

Handsome crab appears as an A-rank monster of the Nature family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in Jade and Ortega's Battle Roads as a party member.