Crabid

Dragon Quest monster
Crabid
	File:Crabid.png; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ぐんたいガニ
Romaji	'
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	ArmyCrab

The crabid is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is a monstrous crab the size of a person.

Characteristics

The standard crabid has a red carapace, yellow on the underside, arms, and legs. They have large eyes and even larger, gaping mouths lined with pointed teeth. A trail of drool can be seen on their lower jaw.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Crabid

Original (NES)

Sprite: File:Crabid DQIII NES.gif
Bestiary No.
Level: 8
Experience: 35
Gold: 12
HP: 28
MP: 0
Attack: 32
Defense: 60
Agility: 12
Evasion: ¹⁄₃₂

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Call for help
Location(s): Khoryv region
Item Dropped: Wayfarer's Clothes¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance: 25%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 25%
Snooze resistance: 25%
Deceleratle resistance *: 70%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Crabid

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
72	0	220	96
Attack	Defense	Speed
72	83	15

Dropped Item

Tortoiseshell (common, 1/16)
Crimson coral (rare, 1/64)

Locations

Western Coffinwell
Tywll Cave
Grotto

Family

Aquatic

Game

Dragon Quest IX

Console

DS

Description

They may look creepy, but these crabs are kind of cowardly, and will call companions or cut and run quite quickly.
People think that clusters of crabids crawl the shoes prowling for prey, but they're just pals out on a seaside stroll.