Clawdaddy
- Not to be confused with Craw-Daddy.
| Clawdaddy | |||
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 Model from Yoshi's New Island | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Yoshi's Crafted World (2019) | ||
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A Clawdaddy is a foam-covered crab and a recurring enemy in the Yoshi franchise. Clawdaddies usually have the ability to enlarge one of their claws and attack with it; they also cannot be eaten and turned into an egg by Yoshi. They appear to be inspired by the fiddler crab, which is known for having a claw larger than the other. Their name is a play on "crawdad", a name sometimes used for the crayfish.
HistoryEdit
Yoshi seriesEdit
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3Edit
Clawdaddies first appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and return in the Game Boy Advance version. They inhabit the jungles of Yoshi's Island, and are first encountered in Prince Froggy's Fort. They take three eggs or a Ground Pound to be defeated. Clawdaddies walk from one side to another on a platform, and rush towards Yoshi upon spotting him; once close enough, they enlarge one of their claws before pinching, spinning it around, or hammering it against the ground, which knocks Baby Mario off Yoshi on contact.
In Yoshi's Island DS, they are replaced by a very similar enemy, Crabbles.
Yoshi's New IslandEdit
Clawdaddies reappear in Yoshi's New Island and are found in Ukiki Trouble in Clawdaddy Cove and King Clawdaddy's Sewer Castle. When they see Yoshi, they turn bright red and angrily charge at him. Once they reach him or the end of their platform or whatever surface they are on, they will attack by rotating their claw briefly. In this game, the foam on a Clawdaddy's body can be removed by licking it or hitting it with an egg or a Ukiki, revealing a squarish body underneath that resembles that of a Sidestepper. In this state, their movement pattern is similar, though they now slam their claw against the ground to attack, and can be defeated by a single stomp or egg. Ground Pounding defeats them in one hit, regardless of form. Their foamless form bears a resemblance to a crab depicted in one piece of artwork from Super Mario Sunshine.
A giant Clawdaddy, King Clawdaddy, appears as the boss of World 3.
Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly WorldEdit
Clawdaddies reappear in Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, where they mainly populate Clawdaddy Beach. They are now stylized to resemble plaid purses with sewing clippers for claws. When they spot the Yoshi, they take a bigger pair of clippers from their interior to replace one of their claws, then rush towards him in an attempt to attack.
There are numerous different ways to defeat a Clawdaddy: jumping on it three times, jumping on it once after stunning it with a yarn ball, performing a single Ground Pound on it, or spitting six watermelon seeds at it. Upon defeat, Clawdaddies give out several beads which are automatically added to the counter.
If a Clawdaddy falls into the water in Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, only possible by removing spongy blocks from underneath one, then it is unable to move. If the player defeats the Clawdaddy the game does not stop drawing the Clawdaddy on the screen.
Yoshi's Crafted WorldEdit
Clawdaddies reappear in Yoshi's Crafted World exclusively in Bombs Away on Pirate Island, where they act like they did in Yoshi's New Island.
Tetris AttackEdit
Clawdaddy teams up with Froggy during the events of Tetris Attack.
Profiles and statisticsEdit
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3Edit
- Shogakukan guide: 近づくとハサミをふりまわし、タマゴもたたき落とすイヤな敵。タマゴ３発か、ヒップドロップでやっつけよう。[1] (When approached, it swings a claw at you and knocks down your eggs. Try to defeat it with three eggs or a Hip Drop.)
- Player's Guide: It takes three eggs to do in these jungle-dwellers. Some have also moved into Prince Froggy's Fort.[2]
- Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 近づくとふり回すハサミには、タマゴを当ててもダメージをあたえられない。距離を取って体にタマゴを３発当てるか、ヒップドロップでやっつけよう。[3] (When you approach it, it swings a claw around, and even if you hit it with an egg, it will not do any damage. Keep your distance and hit the body with three eggs or use a Hip Drop.)
Yoshi's New IslandEdit
- Shogakukan guide: 大きなハサミを振り回すカニ。口には含めないが、舌を当てると体の泡が消え、もう一度攻撃すると倒せる。ヒップドロップなら、一撃で倒すことが可能だ。[4] (A crab wielding a large claw. Although it cannot be placed in your mouth, if you hit it with your tongue, the bubbles on its body will disappear, and if you attack it again, you can knock it down. A Hip Drop can knock it down with a single blow.)
GalleryEdit
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Tetris Attack (SNES)
Tetris Attack (Game Boy)
Yoshi's New Island (default)
Yoshi's New Island (mad)
Yoshi's New Island (attacking)
Yoshi's New Island (weakened)
Yoshi's New Island (mad while weakened)
Yoshi's New Island (attacking while weakened)
Yoshi's New Island
Yoshi's Woolly World
Names in other languagesEdit
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 they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | カニスキー[1][3][4][5] Kanisukī |
Likely from「カニすき」(kanisuki), a type of crab hotpot; potentially an allusion to「カニキチ」(Kanikicki, "Sidestepper") | |
| Dutch | Clawdaddy[6][7] | - | |
| French | Tournepince[6][8] | From tourner ("to flail") and pince ("claw") | |
| German | Scherenschuft[6][9] | From Schere ("scissors") and Schuft ("blackguard") | |
| Glubsch-Krabbe[10] | Goggle Crab | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |
| Italian | Granchiasso[6][11] | Portmanteau of granchio ("crab") and chiasso ("ruckus") | |
| Korean | 싹둑꽃게[12][13] Ssakduk'kkotge |
Combination of "싹둑" (ssakduk, onomatopoeia for snipping) and "꽃게" (kkotge, "swimming crab") | |
| Portuguese | Caranguejola1[12] | Portmanteau of caranguejo ("crab") and bola ("ball" or "bubble") | |
| Russian | Клешнекрута1[12] Kleshnekruta |
Pincer-twist | |
| Spanish | Barbagrejo[14][15] | Portmanteau of barba ("beard") and cangrejo ("crab") |
1 - Attribution of this specific name to Clawdaddy is an extrapolation derived form the localized name of King Clawdaddy.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b Okeya, Noriko, Mitsuharu Orihara, and Yuji Kigen, editors (1995). 『スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-1025-234. Page 8.
- ^ Miller, Kent, and Terry Munson (1995). Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 126.
- ^ a b Watanabe, Takashi, Noriko Oketani, Mitsuharu Orihara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, and Yasushi Nakahara, editors (2002). 『スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-106071-4. Page 15.
- ^ a b Iwaya, Kiyotaka, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yasuyuki Kato, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Yasushi Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2014). 『ヨッシー New アイランド 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106542-1. Page 19.
- ^ Kataoka, Michiaki, Hideyuki Yoshizawa, Hiroshi Shibano, Satoru Watanabe, and Tomoya Sato (2017). 『ポチと！ ヨッシー ウールワールドオフィシャルガイド』. Tokyo: Kadokawa (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-04-892795-6. Page 260.
- ^ a b c d In-game name for Ukiki Trouble in Clawdaddy Cove from Yoshi's New Island.
- ^ Herinneringentent (3 Feb. 2017). Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Dutch).
- ^ Théatre des souvenirs (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French). (Archived 27 Sept. 2015 via JeuxVideo by marye43.)
- ^ Museums-Pavillon (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). (Archived via YouTube by Domtendo.)
- ^ Menold, Marcus, John D. Kraft, and Thomas Görg, editors (1995). Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 17.
- ^ Teatro dei ricordi (26 Jun. 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian). (Archived via Mario's Castle.)
- ^ a b c In-game name for King Clawdaddy's Sewer Castle from Yoshi's New Island.
- ^ 추억 극장 (4 Mar. 2017). Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World by Good-Feel. Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean).
- ^ Guías Nintendo (2014). Mundo 3-6: ¡Troncuis y Barbagrejos unidos!. Guía Yoshi's New Island (European Spanish). (Archived April 18, 2024, 13:00:54 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Guías Nintendo (2015). Enemigos. Guía Yoshi’s Woolly World (European Spanish). (Archived April 18, 2024, 12:37:03 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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