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'''Hermie III''' is a giant, lisping hermit crab that appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. He lives in [[Gwarhar Lagoon]]. The name "Hermie III" is likely pronounced "Hermie the Third;" the inclusion of the Roman numeral for "three" may be a pun on "tree," the object his shell highly resembles.

When the [[Beanstar]] breaks into four pieces, one of the fragments ends up in his possession. Hermie places it at the top of his shell, and manages to decorate his shell with various other ornaments with some help from fellow [[Gwarhar Lagoon resident|residents of Gwarhar Lagoon]], making a Christmas tree.  

When [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] arrive, Hermie asks if the Mario Bros. came to help decorate his shell, which they refuse; he then looks at Mario's red clothes and mustache and mistakes him for Santa Claus, causing the Bros. to face-fault. One of the residents helping Hermie then notices Mario and recognizes him; when Mario confirms his identity with a jump, she calls the others over immediately, causing them to stop decorating and crowd Mario. When Luigi tries to pull him away, the trio then suddenly realize who he is and crowd him instead, asking him several questions. The lack of attention causes Hermie to lose his temper, and he attacks Mario and Luigi for interfering with the decorating.

[[File:MLSS-Hermie Beach Screenshot.png|thumb|right|Hermie III with [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', after the battle]]

After being defeated, the Bros. explain the situation to the hermit crab, who reluctantly gives up the Beanstar piece, while the locals apologize for Hermie's behavior, explaining that he is "kooky." The residents then point them towards a shortcut the Bros. can use to shorten the trip back. Optionally, Mario and Luigi can later choose to make amends with Hermie III by giving him [[Spangle]] to place on his shell, and Hermie gratefully rewards them a [[Soulful Bros.]] badge. Hermie is last seen in the end credits, waving goodbye to the Mario Bros.  

In addition to reprising his role in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', Hermie III additionally appears in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' during the mission [[Spangle's Honey Pie]], where he kidnaps [[Starlow]] and a [[Bob-omb]] to use as decorations for [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]'s "cutie battle contest." At the end of the mission, Starlow escapes and attacks Hermie III, freeing the Bob-omb and causing Hermie to leave.

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|JapM=Possibly a portmanteau of「ヤドカリ」(''yadokari'', hermit crab) and「ルドルフ３世」(''Rudorufu-Sansei'', {{wp|Rudolph III}}), in reference to {{wp|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}

|Fra=Crustassov III

|FraM=Pun on ''crustacé'' (crustacean) and seemingly the Russian name suffix "-ov"

|GerM=Pun on ''Paguroidea'' (the scientific name for hermit crabs)

|SpaAM=Pun on ''crustáceo'' (crustacean) and the augmentative suffix "-tón"

|SpaEM=Pun on ''cigala'' (nephrops) and the augmentative suffix "-trón"

|ItaM=Pun on ''granchio'' (crab) and the Italian name ending "-cchio"

*Hermie III is a likely reference to the Yadotsurī enemies in the Japan-only game [[wikipedia:Tomato Adventure|''Tomato Adventure'']], a game previously developed by [[AlphaDream]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]] which later served as the basis for ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''. The Yadotsurī enemies are also orange hermit crabs decorated like Christmas trees, although they are much smaller than Hermie III.