Crabble-rouser

Dragon Quest monster
Crabble-rouser
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	チョッキンガー
Romaji	Chokkingā
First appearance	Dragon Quest VII
Old localization	Clawser

The Crabble-rouser is both a regular enemy and a boss in the game Dragon Quest VII. Its name is a pun on the term "rabble-rouser".

Characteristic

Curiously big clawed bruiser crustaceans that keep their best and biggest claw forward in battle, brushing aside attacks with a powerful parry. Oddly armed with fetching blue gloves and boots, it's been said that they wear this distracting attire to detract from their less impressive limbs. Despite their insecurity, their devilish red eyes give away that they're much smarter than the average crab, with the strongest of their kind able to fling fiery spells and even cast Heal to mend their cracked shell.

Details

Crabble-rouser (Boss) (チョッキンガー Chokkingā)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	310 (PS1) 320 (3DS)	50	42	31
Agility	Experience	Gold	Recruit Rate
24	80	90	N/a

Bestiary No.	115
Spell(s)	Frizz Heal
Skill(s)	Defending Champion
Location(s)	The Tower
Item(s) Dropped	Seed of resilience

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
¹⁄₆₄	0%	25%	60%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	0%	60%	60%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
100%	0%	100%	100%
Poof Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *
100%	100%	50%	100%
Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance*	Poison Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
100%	100%	100%	50%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

The regular Crabble-rouser can be found in the Buccanham region in the past and the Beacon in the past.

Crabble-rouser (チョッキンガー Chokkingā)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack	Defense
	140	0	105	115
Agility	Experience	Gold	Recruit Rate
65	81 (PS1) 122 (3DS)	45 (3DS) 68 (3DS)	¹⁄₃₂

Bestiary No.	115
Spell(s)
Skill(s)	Cop Out (PS1 version only) Call for help (Crabble-rouser)
Location(s)	Buccanham Region The Beacon
Item(s) Dropped	Sizeable scissors¹⁄₂₅₆

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
¹⁄₆₄	25%	25%	25%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	60%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	50%
Poof Resistance *	Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance *
90%	100%	100%	100%
Fuddle Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance*	Poison Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *
0%	80%	100%	50%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
15%	0%	0%

3DS version changes

None

Boss

The party encounters the Crabble-rouser at the top of the Tower. He is minding the place while the boss,

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Maeve, is away at the moment. He comments on the cowardice of humans to attack when the boss is gone but is confident that he can take them on his own. They fight and the Crabble-rouser loses. Then he sees Maeve and identifies her as the boss. He asks her to kill the party, but is killed by Maeve.

Strategy

Clawser's regular attack will do between 8-15 damage, depending on the character. His Sap spell also does 10-15 damage. He can also use StrongD which makes all attacks that turn do only 1-2 damage.

The party should be properly equipped with the best that Rexwood can offer. Herbs are also essential to defeating him. Maribel should use Sap twice on the monster to eliminate its defense. She should act as healer as her attack power is low. Kiefer should use FireSlash in lieu of his regular attack, stopping only if the party desperately needs healing. The Hero should attack as well and use Upper on Maribel, stopping only if the party gets low on HP. Hank will also fight and do the most damage to the enemy. He will occasionally heal your party and use Sap on the enemy but don't rely on it.

Related Enemies

Gallery

Boss battle in the 3DS version