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|image=[[File:Clawgrip.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:SMA Clawgrip Artwork.png|200px]]<br>Artwork for ''Super Mario Advance''
|full_name=Clawgrip
|species=[[Sidestepper]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|species=[[Sidestepper]] ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[NES Remix 2]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Charles Martinet]]<ref>{{cite|deadlink=yes|archive=web.archive.org/web/20041214201633/http://archive.gamespy.com/interviews/august02/mario/index2.shtml|title=The Voice of Mario|publisher=GameSpy|accessdate=January 6, 2024}}</ref> (2001)
|latest_portrayal=[[Charles Martinet]] ([[List of Mario games by date#2001|2001]])
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{{LLQuote|Yar! You'll make a tasty treat!|Clawgrip|[[Super Mario Advance]]}}
{{quote2|Arr! You'll make a tasty treat!|Clawgrip|[[Super Mario Advance]]}}
'''Clawgrip''' is a boss from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. In ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', Clawgrip did not exist and his place as a boss was filled in by a third, cream-white [[Mouser]], making Clawgrip the only ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' enemy that actually was introduced in said game.


'''Clawgrip''' ('''Clawglip''' in the cast roll of most versions) is a giant [[Sidestepper]] and a boss from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
In the credits of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', as well as ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and the Japanese version of ''Super Mario Advance'', Clawgrip is called "'''Clawglip'''." This is likely because the "r" sound is not normally distinguished from the "l" sound in Japanese compared to other languages.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:Clawgrip-SMAS.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Clawgrip SMUSA artwork.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Clawgrip's artwork for the Japanese version, ''Super Mario USA'', was the basis of his artwork for ''Super Mario Advance'']]
Fought in [[World 5 (Super Mario Bros. 2)#World 5-3|World 5-3]], Clawgrip would attack players by using his claws to throws boulders at them. In order to injure Clawgrip, these boulders would need to be caught by the player's character and thrown back at Clawgrip. After being hit five times, Clawgrip would be defeated.
In ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', Clawgrip is fought in [[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 5-3]], where he attacks players by throwing boulders at them. In order to injure Clawgrip, these boulders need to be caught by the heroes and thrown back at him. After being hit five times, Clawgrip is defeated.


====''Super Mario Advance''====
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.
In ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', Clawgrip, instead of being a giant crab at the beginning of the battle against him, is simply a small [[Sidestepper]]. Clawgrip is grown to his giant 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, will exclaim "Yar! You'll make a tasty treat!" and begin to throw boulders. It is possible to give him two damages if a player throws back the boulder when he is raising the rock to throw. After defeating him, he will say: "Yar! You got me" again in a pirate accent. He was voiced by Charles Martinet, owing to all the boss characters being voiced in the game.
 
Clawgrip's description in the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' manual mentions that he "grows suddenly," though this is only the case in ''Super Mario Advance''.


====''BS Super Mario USA''====
====''BS Super Mario USA''====
[[File:ClawGrip BS SuperMario.png|thumb|left]]
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>{{dead link}} possibly as a nod to not appearing in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic''.
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''.
{{br|left}}
 
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
[[File:CartoonClawgrip.jpg|thumb|right|Clawgrip, from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode, "[[Mario of the Deep]]".]]
[[File:CartoonClawgrip.jpg|thumb|Clawgrip, from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode, "[[Mario of the Deep]]".]]
Clawgrip made three appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where he, along with [[Mouser (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)|Mouser]], [[Fryguy (boss)|Fryguy]], and [[Tryclyde]], was a minion of [[Bowser|King Koopa]] instead of [[Wart]]. In all of his appearances on the show, Clawgrip wore a blue bandanna on his head.
Clawgrip made three appearances in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', where he, along with [[Mouser]], [[Fryguy]], and [[Tryclyde]], was a minion of [[Bowser|King Koopa]] instead of [[Wart]]. In all of his appearances on the show, Clawgrip wore a blue bandanna on his head.


Clawgrip's debut in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was in the episode "[[Rolling Down the River]]", where he manned the help of [[King Koopa's alter egos|Captain Koopa]]'s ship, the [[Sinister Star]], while Koopa was making [[Mario]] walk the plank. The [[Mouth of the River]] used a [[cannon]] to fire a [[Vegetable|Turnip]] at Clawgrip, knocking him down onto the ship's lower deck.
Clawgrip's debut in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' was in the episode "[[Rolling Down the River]]", where he manned the helm of [[King Koopa's alter egos|Captain Koopa]]'s ship, the [[Sinister Star]], while Koopa was making [[Mario]] walk the plank. The [[Mouth of the River]] used a [[cannon]] to fire a [[vegetable|turnip]] at Clawgrip, knocking him down onto the ship's lower deck.


In "[[Pirates of Koopa]]", Clawgrip can be seen among the minions of [[Bowser|Blackbeard Koopa]] waiting for his return to [[Pirate's Port]].
In "[[Pirates of Koopa]]", Clawgrip can be seen among the minions of [[Bowser|Blackbeard Koopa]] waiting for his return to [[Pirate's Port]].


Clawgrip's last appearance on the show was in "[[Mario of the Deep]]"; here, a Clawgrip attacks [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], [[Toad]] and their [[Mermushroom]] companion in a sunken ship. The quintet avoid the Clawgrip by jumping over him and going through a hatch that was too small for Clawgrip to pass through. The characters commented that this Clawgrip was simply ''a'' Clawgrip, implying that Clawgrips are a species.
Clawgrip's made a final appearance 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===
===''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]].
In the ''[[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===
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
Clawgrip and some of his [[GLOM]]-created clones try to attack Mario while he is exploring the Mushroom Kingdom in ''[[Double Trouble]]'', but he manages to avoid them.
Clawgrip and some of his [[GLOM]]-created clones try to attack Mario while he is exploring the Mushroom Kingdom in ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'', but he manages to avoid them.


In ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', Clawgrip appears guarding a tunnel which leads to [[Pipe Land|Pipe World]] under the [[Princess Peach's Castle|Mushroom Palace]]. 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) or try to run past, he will grow angry and 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]].
In ''[[Pipe Down!]]'', Clawgrip appears guarding a tunnel that 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]].


===''Super Mario-Kun''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Clawgrip SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Clawgrip SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb]]
Clawgrip makes an appearance in volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. He is first seen shortly after [[Fryguy (boss)|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.
Clawgrip makes an appearance in volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. He is the last of the 8 bits generals to be fought before Wart. 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 [[Andross]]-like being. Mario then uses a [[rocket]] to defeat him by hitting a weak spot that destroys his polygonal being.
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Later, Wart molds himself into a new hybrid of him with his fallen general, gaining Clawgrip's claws.
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' ''He grows suddenly, and he is surprisingly skilled at throwing rocks.''<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAADE.pdf|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' English instruction booklet|format=PDF|page=28}}</ref>
 
====''Super Mario Advance''====
*'''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>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' European instruction booklet (English)|page=[https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-Game-Manual.pdf 12] (PDF)}}</ref>
 
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=チョッキー (JP) / Chokkī (EN)
|shusshin=アクア族
|seikaku=あわて者
|tojo_gemu=USA
|desc='''<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>{{cite|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://imgur.com/a/UvABP 111]}}</ref>
|origin=Aqua clan
|disposition=Scatterbrain
|game_appearances=USA
|eng_desc='''''<big>Let's throw rocks back at them and knock them down.</big>'''''<br>
''A giant crab that appears on the fifth stage of Mario USA. It throws rocks at you, so throw them back to deal damage. 5 attacks are all it takes to defeat it. Its American name is Clawgrip.''
}}
 
===''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''===
{{Multilang profile
|Jap=W5のボス。大きなカニのような敵で、岩を高速で投げてくる。<ref>{{cite|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section|page=67|publisher=Shogakukan}}</ref>
|JapM=W5 boss. A large crab-like enemy that throws rocks at high speed.
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:ClawgripSMB2.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Clawgrip SMB2 manual artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' artwork
File:Clawglip.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Clawgrip.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
ClawgripRock.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
SMAS SMB2 Clawgrip.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
The Fish That Should've Gotten Away.jpg|''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' ([[The Fish That Should've Gotten Away]])
SMMPB6 Activity8.png|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6]]: Take down Wart!''
ClawGrip BS SuperMario.png|''[[BS Super Mario USA]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=チョッキー<ref>Mario character book, [http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#54 page 111]</ref>
|Jap=チョッキー<ref name=SMUSA>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAADJ.pdf|title=''Super Mario USA'' instruction booklet|format=PDF|page=31}}</ref><ref name=daijiten/>
|JapR=Chokkī
|JapR=Chokkī
|JapM=Referring to ''chokichoki'', a cutting sound mainly by scissors.
|JapM=Derived from「チョキチョキ」(''choki-choki'', onomatopoeia for snipping)
|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>
|Jap2=クローグリップ<ref name=SMUSA/><ref name=daijiten>{{cite|title=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Kurōgurippu
|Jap2M=Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name
|Chi=剪刀魔<ref>From the ending scenes of ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as localized by [[iQue]]. Reference: {{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|url=tieba.baidu.com/p/2559790043|title=神游 超级马力欧2敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>
|ChiR=Jiǎndāo Mó
|ChiR=Jiǎndāo Mó
|ChiM=Scissor-like Demon
|ChiM=Scissor-like Demon
|Fre=Clawgrip
|Ger=Clawgrip
|Ita=Clawgrip<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' Italian manual|page=28}}</ref>
|Ita2=Tenaglie <small>(''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'')</small>
|Ita2M=Claws
|Ita3=Chelotto<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance'' European manual (Italian)|page=112}}</ref>
|Ita3M=From ''chela'' ("pincer") and the diminutive suffix ''-otto''
|Ita4=Chelo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual|page=38}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=67}}</ref>
|Ita4M=Masculine form of ''chela'' ("pincer/claw")
|Kor=가위게
|KorR=Gawi Ge
|KorM=Scissors Crab
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', Clawgrip did not exist and his place as a boss was filled in by a third, cream-white [[Mouser]]. This makes Clawgrip the only ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' enemy that actually was introduced in said game. [[Robirdo]] was similarly introduced in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' as another major enemy that did not exist in a prior version.
*According to his original description, he apparently "grows suddenly"<ref>"''He grows suddenly, and he is surprisingly skilled at throwing rocks.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 28 (Clawgrip description).</ref>. This is detail is only present when approached in ''Super Mario Advance''.
*In the credits of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', as well as ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and the Japanese version of ''Super Mario Advance'', Clawgrip is called "Clawglip." This is likely because the "r" sound is not normally distinguished from the "l" sound in Japanese compared to other languages.


==References==
==References==
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Clawgrip
Clawgrip
Artwork for Super Mario Advance
Species Sidestepper
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988)
Latest appearance Ultimate NES Remix (2014)
Latest portrayal Charles Martinet[1] (2001)
“Arr! You'll make a tasty treat!”
—Clawgrip, Super Mario Advance

Clawgrip is a boss from Super Mario Bros. 2. In Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, Clawgrip did not exist and his place as a boss was filled in by a third, cream-white Mouser, making Clawgrip the only Super Mario Bros. 2 enemy that actually was introduced in said game.

In the credits of Super Mario Bros. 2, as well as Super Mario All-Stars and the Japanese version of Super Mario Advance, Clawgrip is called "Clawglip." This is likely because the "r" sound is not normally distinguished from the "l" sound in Japanese compared to other languages.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Clawgrip from Super Mario USA
Clawgrip's artwork for the Japanese version, Super Mario USA, was the basis of his artwork for Super Mario Advance

In Super Mario Bros. 2, Clawgrip is fought in World 5-3, where he attacks players by throwing boulders at them. In order to injure Clawgrip, these boulders need to be caught by the heroes and thrown back at him. After being hit five times, Clawgrip is defeated.

In Super Mario Advance, Clawgrip, instead of already being giant at the beginning of the battle against him, is simply a smaller crab. He is grown to his regular size when he is engulfed by several bubbles 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.

Clawgrip's description in the Super Mario Bros. 2 manual mentions that he "grows suddenly," though this is only the case in Super Mario Advance.

BS Super Mario USA[edit]

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,[2][dead link] possibly as a nod to not appearing in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

Clawgrip, from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode, "Mario of the Deep".

Clawgrip made three appearances in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, where he, along with Mouser, Fryguy, and Tryclyde, was a minion of King Koopa instead of Wart. In all of his appearances on the show, Clawgrip wore a blue bandanna on his head.

Clawgrip's debut in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! was in the episode "Rolling Down the River", where he manned the helm of Captain Koopa's ship, the Sinister Star, while Koopa was making Mario walk the plank. The Mouth of the River used a cannon to fire a turnip at Clawgrip, knocking him down onto the ship's lower deck.

In "Pirates of Koopa", Clawgrip can be seen among the minions of Blackbeard Koopa waiting for his return to Pirate's Port.

Clawgrip's made a final appearance in "Mario of the Deep"; here, he attacks Mario, Luigi, 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[edit]

In the Nintendo Comics System, Clawgrip, instead of being a single character, was portrayed as a species, all of whom seemed to work for 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[edit]

Clawgrip and some of his GLOM-created clones try to attack Mario while he is exploring the Mushroom Kingdom in Double Trouble, but he manages to avoid them.

In Pipe Down!, Clawgrip appears guarding a tunnel that leads to Pipe World under the 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.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Clawgrip. Page 64, volume 8 of Super Mario-kun.

Clawgrip makes an appearance in volume 8 of Super Mario-kun. He is the last of the 8 bits generals to be fought before Wart. 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 Andross-like being. Mario then uses a rocket to defeat him by hitting a weak spot that destroys his polygonal being.

Later, Wart molds himself into a new hybrid of him with his fallen general, gaining Clawgrip's claws.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

  • Instruction booklet bio: He grows suddenly, and he is surprisingly skilled at throwing rocks.[3]

Super Mario Advance[edit]

  • 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.[4]

Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten[edit]

チョッキー (JP) / Chokkī (EN)
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Original text (Japanese) Translation
出身しゅっしん アクア族 Place of origin Aqua clan
性格せいかく あわて者 Disposition Scatterbrain
登場とうじょうゲーム USA Game appearances USA
岩を投げ返して倒そう

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。[5]

Let's throw rocks back at them and knock them down.

A giant crab that appears on the fifth stage of Mario USA. It throws rocks at you, so throw them back to deal damage. 5 attacks are all it takes to defeat it. Its American name is Clawgrip.

Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.[edit]

  • Japanese:
    W5のボス。大きなカニのような敵で、岩を高速で投げてくる。[6]
    (Translation: W5 boss. A large crab-like enemy that throws rocks at high speed.)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese チョッキー[7][8]
Chokkī
クローグリップ[7][8]
Kurōgurippu
 Derived from「チョキチョキ」(choki-choki, onomatopoeia for snipping)

Transliteration of the Super Mario Bros. 2 name

Chinese 剪刀魔[9]
Jiǎndāo Mó
 Scissor-like Demon

French Clawgrip
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German Clawgrip
 -
Italian Clawgrip[10]
Tenaglie (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)
Chelotto[11]
Chelo[12][13]
 -
Claws
From chela ("pincer") and the diminutive suffix -otto
Masculine form of chela ("pincer/claw")
Korean 가위게
Gawi Ge
 Scissors Crab

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Voice of Mario. GameSpy. Archived December 14, 2004, 20:16:33 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  2. ^ [1]
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Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario Advance
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Toad • Princess Toadstool • Subcon
Bosses Birdo • Mouser • Tryclyde • Robirdoa • Fryguy • Clawgrip • Mask Gate • Wart
Items and objects 1-Up Mushroom • Ace Coina • Bomb • Brick wall • Cherry • Chain • Coin • Crystal Ball • Dream Machine • Egg • Elevator Platforma • Flying carpet • Grass • Hidden Item Containera • Jar • Key • Key Door • Magical Potion • Mushroom • Mushroom Block • POW • Rocket • Small heart • Soft sand • Spark Chasera • Starman • Stop Watch • Turtle Shell • Vegetable • Yoshi Egga
Subcon World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • Subspace
8 bits Albatoss • Autobomb • Beezo • Big Shy Guya • Big Ninjia • Bob-Omb • Bouncing bladea • Cobrat • Flurry • Hoopster • Ninji • Ostro • Panser • Phanto • Pidgit • Pokey • Porcupo • Shyguy • Small Fry Guy • Snifit • Spark • Trouter • Tweeter • Whale
Other Bonus Chance • Gallery (Advance) • Glitches (Advance) • Life Meter • Mario Bros.a • Media (Advance) • Pre-release and unused content (Advance) • Staff (Advance) • Yoshi Challengea
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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (animated episodes)
Characters Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toad
Major antagonists King Koopa (alter egos) • Mouser • Tryclyde
Minor antagonists Beetle • Big bad wolf • Crocodiles • Hildy • King Koopa's mother • Queen Rotunda • Sergeant Kooperman • Sultan Pasbah • Vampa White
Koopa Pack minions Albatoss • Autobomb • Beezo • Birdo • Birdoroo • Black Pit Bob-Omb • Bloober • Bob-Omb • Bomb Net • Bullet Bill • Clawgrip • Cobrat • Flaky • Flurry • Fryguy • Goomba • Goomba (zombie) • Goomba Mummy • Greaser Goombas • Grunt • Hammer Brother • Hoopster • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mousersaurus Rex • Ninji • Ostro • Phanto • Pidgit • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupo • Robo Shyguy • Robo Koopa • Shyguy • Shyguy Lion • Snifit • Space Troopa • Spark • Spider • Spiny • Spiny Egg • State Troopa • Stormtroopa • Super Troopa • Thunderbirdo • Trouter • Tweeter • Tweeter Bat • Wereturtle
Other characters Bingo • Brutius Maximus Grouchimus • Bunsen • Butterfingers • Calamity Clam • Captain Abidab • Captain Clump • Caveman • Cheepy • Cowazaurus • Dealin' Delbert • Dr. Nerdnick • Dr. Sheldon • Dr. T. Garden • Elves • Elvin Parsley • Fire God • Flab Boys • Genie (The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) • George Washingtoad • Giant Birdo • Goosey • Gramma Toadstool • Gramps • Harry • Hercufleas • Herlock Solmes • Hooded Robin • Indiana Joe • James Blond • Joliet • Joliet's father • June and Ward • Killer Kitty of the Kaskervilles • King James • King Neptune • Mark Twang • Mayor Fettuccine • Mermushrooms • Mervin • Misaki • Mouth of the River • Mr. President • Mr. Mayor • Mugga • Murphy • Mushroom People • Mushroom Rebel • Obi-Wan Toadi • Outback mayor • Patches • Pine • Prince Pompadour • Pronto • Quirks • Romano • Romano's father • Royal Cow • Salvador Drainotto • Sam Shalam • Santa Claus • Scooter • Secret Agent N • Slammer • Stool Pigeon • The Three Mushrooms • Waldo the Wizard • Whale • Zero
Locations Regions Amazon Jungle • Aqua Land • Brooklyn • Brooklyn Bridge • Car Land • Caveman Land • Cloud Land • Coney Island • Cramalot • Crime Land • Desert Kingdom • Down Under Land • El Desertland • Flatbush • Grand Koopa Canyon • Happy Harbor • Jungleland • Kingdom of Youth • Koopos • Land of Ice • Land of Romance • Lava Land • Linguini Empire • Lonesome Mushroom • Mushridge • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Planet • Mythis • North Pole • Oceanworld • Pastaland • Pirate's Port • Pirate Waters • Pirate World • Pyramid Land • Quirk • Rap Land • River World • Robo Land • Rotundaland • Sayonara • Shamrock Kingdom • Sharewood Forest • Sharewood Village • Snow World • Sock Hop Land • Spy Land • Sudden Death Valley • Swiss Cheese Alps • Trouter Bay • Turtlevania • Victoria • Winterland • Waki-Waki • Warp Zone • Wild West
Landmarks Bonkers Street • Brooklyn Plumbers Academy • Chateau Koopula • Cramalot Castle • Double Cross Ranch • First Mushroom Bank • Forest of Perpetual Night and Terrible Dangers • Fort Hard Knox • Fountain of Youth • George's Gorge • King Koopa's Castle • Koopacropolis • Koopa Klub • Koopatraz State Prison • Linguini Empire Colosseum • Mushroom Colony • Outback • Pasta Pit • Quirk Factory • Rebel Fort • Rotunda Castle • Santa's workshop • Shamrock Inn • Super Spy Headquarters • Temple of Koopa • Tower of Victoria • Tunnel of Doom
Items, objects,
vehicles, and misc. 		All Purpose Portable Plumber's Helper • Aladdin's Lamp • Beanstalk • Birdo Ray • Blackbeard Koopa's ship • Bomb Plant • Ding Bell • Excalibur • Fireball • Fire Flower • Fireproof Lava Boat • Flagpole • Flying carpet biplane • Flying Pizza • Freeze Gun • Garbage Pod • Gold Coin • Golden Plumber's Helper (King Mario of Cramalot) • Golden Plumber's Helper (Plummers Academy) • Great Balls of Fire • Heat Gun • Industrial Strength Itching Potion • Intergalactic InSinkErator • Koopa-Kola • Koop Star • Koopa Scepter • Koopa Strength Itching Powder • Koopa Surprise • Koopa's rocket • Koopilus • Lava Machine • Lightplunger • Lost Mushroom • Magic carpet • Magic doodad • Magic flute • Magic Growing Potion • Magic Shrink Potion • Magic Statue • Magical Potion • Mario's rocketship • Mushroom Starfighter • Passion Potion • Peapod • Plumb-Fu • Plumber's Log • Plumbinator • Pot of Gold Coins • Power block • Red-Hot Pepper Detector • Retro Router • Robot Monster Troopa • Robo-suit • Royal Plug • Sacred Sink of Cramalot • Shrinking Sukiyaki • Sinister Star • Space Raft • Spaghetti • Spymobile • Starman • Stereo Gun • Stormtroopa Starfighter • Super Sushi • Super Sushi Shrinker • Unzappable Hat • Vegetable • Wicked Weather Satellite
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