King crab

Dragon Quest monster King crab

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese キラークラブ Romaji Kirākurabu First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization EvilCrab

The King crab is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in the Super Famicom version of Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation.

It is the strongest of the crustacean monsters in the series, easily living up to it's name with it's high attack and intelligent use of spells.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

King crab (キラークラブ Kirākurabu)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		63	180	255
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
230	250	115	2500	80

Bestiary No.	#139
Spell(s)	Buff Kabuff Snooze
Skill(s)	None
Location(s)	Cloudsgate Citadel
Item Dropped	Sizeable scissors1⁄32

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0/64	0%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	0%	100%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
0%	70%	100%	100%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
70%	0%	70%

Later remake sprites

GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

#188 - King crab
HP MP Experience Gold 270 12 2,800 146 Attack Defense Speed 181 235 158
Dropped Item	Sleeping hibiscus1⁄16 Poison moth knife1⁄128
Locations	Oubliette Realm of the Mighty Ocean Western Wormwood (high ground) Wyrmtail (high ground) Grotto
Spells	Snooze
Family	Aquatic
Bestiary #	188
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Japanese Name	キラークラブ
Romanized Jap.	Kirākurabu
Description	They send foes to sleep with Snooze, then snip them silly with their claws. Whistling and the Eyes on Me ability upset them. Jealous of the slime stack's popularity, they've been considering competing with a three-crab pile-up of their own.

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

King crab (キラークラブ Kirākurabu)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	222	10	163
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
300	56	815	127

Bestiary no.	#255
Family	Nature
In-game description	Having had enough of being made meals of by mankind, they bit back, becoming big and strong enough to turn the tables by hunting humans.
Spell(s)	Snooze
Skill(s)	Defend Desperate attack
Location(s)	Laguna di Gondolia (second act) Inland Sea (second act) Ruby Path of Doom (3DS and Definitive Edition only)
Item(s) dropped	Yellow eye1⁄16 Sunny citrine1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-110%	0%	0%	-110%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	-125%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	25%	50%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
25%	50%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Vicious king crab (キラークラブ・強 Kirākurabu・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	532	20	292
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
509	118	1,597	331

Bestiary no.	#554
Family	Nature
In-game description	King crabs driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	Kasnooze
Skill(s)	Defend Desperate attack
Location(s)	The Disciple's Trial - The Eerie Valley (third act)
Item(s) dropped	Yellow eye1⁄16 Spectralite1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	25%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
-110%	0%	0%	-110%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	100%	-125%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
50%	25%	50%	25%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
50%	50%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
25%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Tact

King crab appears as an A-rank monster of the Nature family during the second part of the 1-Year Wrap Party post-anniversary event alongside the Überkilling machine on its banner. It can participate in the Heligator's Battle Road as a party member.

King crab (キラークラブ Kirākurabu)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Defence
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
110		932	216	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
401	457	322	116	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Buff		Molting*		Soothing Slash*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Soothing Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up Rare Buff: Rarely greatly raises DEF for 4 turns at action start.
Fourth	Fifth
Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Soothing Slash Potency +5% / Stats Up Rare HP Regen: Rarely heals HP at action start.

Leader Perks

First

Raises DEF of nature allies, including itself, by 15% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20	DEF +15	Soothing Slash Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Very Weak	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Half Res
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Super Weak	Normal

Gallery

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  A King crab in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Vicious king crab.

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  King crab and Überkilling machine in Tact.

Similar species

• Crabid
• Crabber dabber doo
• Handsome crab