Handsome crab

Dragon Quest monster Handsome crab

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ガニラス Romaji Ganirasu First appearance Dragon Quest III Old localization Crabus

The Handsome crab is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. It is a blue, seafaring variant of the Crabid.

Characteristics

Handsome crabs are monstrous crustaceans with a bright blue exoskeleton, bulging eyes, and cyan or grey-colored undersides. They are constantly drooling from their maws, which are lined with razor-sharp fangs. They are capable of landing critical hits with their thorny claws and their shells offer them excellent protection against the weapons of adventurers, but they are still vulnerable to offensive magic. The crabs are known as the blue devils of the sea, having sunk many fishing ships from underneath the water's surface and are the bane of many a fishing village.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Handsome crab (ガニラス Ganirasu)

Original (NES)

Sprite		Level	HP	MP
		21	50	0
Attack	Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
68	150	25	290	45

Bestiary No.	#068
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Brutal strike
Location(s)	Ocean Lozamii region
Item Dropped	Shell armour1⁄128

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	0%	0%
Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance
0%	100%	25%	0%
Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance
100%	25%	25%	25%
Fizzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Deceleratle Resistance *
100%	0%	0%

Remakes sprites

SFC	GBC	Switch

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

##137 - Handsome crab
HP MP Experience Gold 121 6 1,350 156 Attack Defense Speed 68 195 56
Dropped Item	Resurrock1⁄32 Deadly nightblade1⁄128
Locations	Lonely Coast Pluvi Isle Wyrmneck Ocean Grotto (water)
Skills	Desperate attack
Spells	None
Family	Aquatic
Bestiary #	#137
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Japanese Name	ガニラス
Romanized Jap.	Ganirasu
Description	Deft defenders and cool critical critters, these colossal crabs are the scourge of the seas. Flash-fry them with a little fire. Every full moon, they assemble under the ocean and quiety clack their claws to mark the start of their monthly meeting.

Dragon Quest X

Handsome crabs appeared from the very beginning of the game, being the strongest monsters of the Aquatic family in Version 1.0 of the game. They maintained their ability to land desperate attacks and are capable of using Defending Champion to protect themselves, as well.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Handsome crab (ガニラス Ganirasu)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	91	9	96
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
185	33	187	40

Bestiary no.	#125
Family	Nature
In-game description	Their claws are so incredibly strong, they can slice straight through the keel of a ship, causing no end of distress for sailors and fishermen.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Defend Becomes Pepped up Desperate attack Desperate Double (Pep power, with Handsome crab)
Location(s)	The Champs Sauvage (first act) The Eerie Eyrie (first and second acts) The Open Sea (first act)
Item(s) dropped	Blue eye1⁄32 Dieamend1⁄64

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

Malicious handsome crab (ガニラス・邪 Ganirasu・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	407	18	214
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
408	98	1,360	274

Bestiary no.	#440
Family	Nature
In-game description	Handsome crabs who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Defend Becomes pepped up Desperate attack Desperate Double (Pep power, with Malicious handsome crab)
Location(s)	Inland Sea (third act, night only)
Item(s) dropped	Blue eye1⁄32 Dieamend1⁄64

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

Dragon Quest Builders

Handsome crab (ガニラス Ganirasu)

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
40	22	11	Crab claw (★★★)
Location(s)
Terra Incognita only, spawns while fishing

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
64	30	19	Crab claw (★★★)
Location(s)
Patchwork Island

Sprite

Dragon Quest Builders 2

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Dragon Quest Tact

Handsome crab appears as an A-rank monster of the Nature family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in Jade's Battle Road as a party member.

Handsome crab (ガニラス Ganirasu)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Nature				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		722	265	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
427	577	257	203	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Gust Slash		Slime Dunk*		Tempest Slash*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Bang Res +25 / Stats Up	Slime Dunk Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Slime Dunk Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises physical potency of allies, including itself, by 5% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +10	DEF +15	Slime Dunk Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
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	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Super Weak	Immune
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Half Res

Etymology

The handsome crab's name is a play on words of handsom cab, a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.

Gallery

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  A handsome crab in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious handsome crab.

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  Stars model.

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  A handsome crab in Walk.

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  Tact model.

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  A handsome crab in Keshi Keshi.

Similar species

• Crabid
• Crabber dabber doo
• King crab