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|latest_portrayal=[[Charles Martinet]] (2001)

{{quote2|Yar! You'll make a tasty treat!|Clawgrip|[[Super Mario Advance]]}}

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In ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', Clawgrip, instead of already being giant at the beginning of the battle against him, is simply a smaller [[Sidestepper|crab]]. He is grown to his regular size when he is engulfed by several [[bubble]]s which resemble the ones [[Wart]] is capable of spitting. Once at this size, Clawgrip, in a stereotypical pirate accent, exclaims "Yar! You'll make a tasty treat!", beginning the battle. It is possible to hit him multiple times with one boulder if a player throws it so that it bounces off the wall behind him when he starts moving towards them. After he is defeated, he says "Yar! You got me!", again in a pirate accent. He was voiced by Charles Martinet, who voiced all the game's bosses except [[Birdo]] and [[Robirdo]].

Clawgrip returns with the other bosses from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' in ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''. Like in the first game, Clawgrip serves as a mini-boss, and is fought in a similar way as in his battle from ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. Despite the game's Japanese script, he has a tendency to lapse into English when he speaks,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5wetcPTBQM]</ref> possibly as a nod to him being an American addition.

 

Clawgrip's last appearance on the show was in "[[Mario of the Deep]]"; here, he attacks [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], [[Toad]] and their [[Mermushroom]] companion in a sunken ship. The quintet avoid Clawgrip by jumping over him and going through a hatch that was too small for him to pass through. The characters commented that this Clawgrip was simply ''a'' Clawgrip, implying that Clawgrips are a species.

===Nintendo Comics System===

In [[Nintendo Comics System]], Clawgrip, instead of being a single character, was portrayed as a species, all of whom seemed to work for [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]]. In ''[[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]]'', several Clawgrips appear among the monsters trying to defeat Mario. Mario manages to avoid these Clawgrips, all the while being annoyed by [[Stanley the Talking Fish]].

===Nintendo Adventure Books===

In ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', Clawgrip appears guarding a tunnel which leads to [[Pipe Land|Pipe World]] under the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Palace]], under the pretext of being a 'Toll Crab'. If Mario and Luigi give Clawgrip a noisemaker or a pair of boots, he will let them pass peacefully, but if they give him a balloon (which he accidentally pops, and thus gets angry as a result) or try to run past, he will give chase to them. The brothers can distract Clawgrip by throwing some coins at him, but if they do not have any or decide not to give any up, Clawgrip will catch up to the two, leading to a [[Game Over]].

Clawgrip makes an appearance in volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. He is first seen shortly after [[Fryguy]] is defeated. Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi eventually fight him. As with the games, he fights by throwing rocks at them. In one twist, however, Mario molds a boomerang from a [[small heart]] and then throws it at him. Clawgrip then transforms into a large polygonal being. Mario uses a [[rocket]] to defeat him.

*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' ''He grows suddenly, and he is surprisingly skilled at throwing rocks.''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAADE.pdf ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' NES instruction booklet,] page 28.</ref>

*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' ''Clawgrip will suddenly grow as it scuttles back and forth. Be careful — it loves to throw rocks, and it has a good arm.''<ref>[https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-Game-Manual.pdf ''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet,] page 12.</ref>

'''<big>チョッキー</big>'''<br>

'''種族''' アクア族<br>

'''性格''' あわて者<br>

'''登場ゲーム''' USA<br>

'''<big>岩を投げ返して倒そう</big>'''<br>

マリオUSAの5面目に登場する巨大なカニ。岩を投げてくるので、それを投げ返してダメージを与えよう。5回攻撃すれば倒すことができる。アメリカ名は、クローグリップ。<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'', [https://imgur.com/a/UvABP page 111.]</ref>

 

''Tribe: Aqua clan''<br>

''Disposition: Scatterbrain''<br>

''Game appearances: USA''<br>

'''''<big>Let's throw rocks back at them and knock them down.</big>'''''<br>

 

Clawgrip SMUSA artwork.jpg|''Super Mario USA'' artwork

SMMPB6 Activity2.png|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6]]: Take Down Wart''

|Jap=チョッキー<ref name=SMUSA>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAADJ.pdf ''Super Mario USA'' instruction booklet,] page 31.</ref><ref name=daijiten/>

|Jap2=クローグリップ<ref name=SMUSA/><ref name=daijiten>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'', [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg page 225.]</ref>

|Chi=剪刀魔<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: 无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043 神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>