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
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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.

HistoryEdit

Super Mario seriesEdit

New Super Mario Bros. WiiEdit

 
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 DeluxeEdit

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 seriesEdit

Mario Party 9Edit

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 TourEdit

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

Mario Party 10Edit

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 RushEdit

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 PartyEdit

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 SuperstarsEdit

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

Super Mario Party JamboreeEdit

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 MinionsEdit

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 WorldEdit

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 statisticsEdit

Mario Party seriesEdit

Mario Party 9Edit

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

Mario Party: Star RushEdit

Image Name Bio
  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 SuperstarsEdit

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

Dr. Mario WorldEdit

  • 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."

GalleryEdit

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 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")

ReferencesEdit

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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).
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