Crabid

Dragon Quest monster
Crabid
	File:Crabid.png; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ぐんたいガニ
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localization	ArmyCrab

The crabid is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is a monstrous crab.

Characteristics

The standard crabid has a red carapace, yellow on the underside, arms, and legs. They have large eyes and even larger, gaping mouths lined with pointed teeth. A trail of drool can be seen on their lower jaw.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Crabid

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		8	28	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
32	60	12	35	12

Bestiary No.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Call for help
Location(s)	Khoryv region
Item Dropped	Wayfarer's Clothes¹⁄₆₄

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
¹⁄₃₂	0%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	0%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	0%	70%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Crabid

File:Crabid DQIX DS

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
72	0	220	96
Attack	Defense	Speed
72	83	15

Dropped Item

Tortoiseshell (common, 1/16)
Crimson coral (rare, 1/64)

Locations

Western Coffinwell
Tywll Cave
Grotto

Family

Aquatic

Game

Dragon Quest IX

Console

DS

Description

They may look creepy, but these crabs are kind of cowardly, and will call companions or cut and run quite quickly.
People think that clusters of crabids crawl the shoes prowling for prey, but they're just pals out on a seaside stroll.