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* Guy N. Smith wrote a series of low-rent horror novels in which giant killer crabs run.. scuttle amuck.

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* Guy N. Smith wrote a series of low-rent horror novels in which giant killer crabs run.. [[strike: run]] scuttle amuck.amok.
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* The Manas crabs in {{Bionicle}}. Subverted, however, with [[CallingARabbitASmeerp Ussals]], who can only be described as [[EveryAnimalIsADog Giant Friendly Crabs]].

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* The Manas crabs in {{Bionicle}}. Subverted, however, with [[CallingARabbitASmeerp [[CallARabbitASmeerp Ussals]], who can only be described as [[EveryAnimalIsADog [[AllAnimalsAreDogs Giant Friendly Crabs]].
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* The Manas crabs in {{Bionicle}}. Subverted, however, with [[CallingARabbitASmeerp Ussals]], who can only be described as [[EveryAnimalIsADog Giant Friendly Crabs]].
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!!Examples of Giant Crabs

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!!Examples of Giant Crabs
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* The Kaiser crab of ''ShiningInTheDarkness'' is the first boss.



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* There was a mod for the standard Headcrab in [[Garry'sMod]] that made it near-impossible to kill, screamed like Godzilla and devoured anything within seconds of it getting in range. It could be taken down with SEVENTEEN simultaneous rockets, something that could potentially crash the server.
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* In AgeOfMythology a greek player can get acces to a giant crab unit called the Carcinos with the right god.

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* In AgeOfMythology a greek player playing the Greeks you can get acces access to a giant crab unit called the Carcinos with the right god.
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* In AgeOfMythology a greek player can get acces to a giant crab unit called the Carcinos with the right god.
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*{{Banjo Kazooie}} had you fighting a giant hermit crab in order to obtain the jiggy inside its shell.
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* ''{{Warcraft}}'' games have Lobstrocs/Makuras (both names seem to be used interchangeably) and the Bogstrok, which are lobster people. They're about the same size as most other humanoids, making them very large for crustaceans. There's also the truly gigantic Rokmar the Cracker as a boss encounter.

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* ''{{Warcraft}}'' games have Lobstrocs/Makuras Lobstrocs/Makruras (both names seem to be used interchangeably) and the Bogstrok, which are lobster people. They're about the same size as most other humanoids, making them very large for crustaceans. There's also the truly gigantic Rokmar the Cracker as a boss encounter.
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* ''League of Legends'' features an alternate skin for their quadra-pedal undead cyborg Urgot called "Giant Enemy Crabgot." He fires his claw at his enemies.
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* Carcinus the delicius sidekick of the Lernean Hydra that was crushed by a foot of Heracles, the biggest crab in greek myth.
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* [[http://www.theonion.com/content/video/experts_agree_giant_razor_clawed This]] bit from ''TheOnion''.

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* According to ''TheOnion'', [[http://www.theonion.com/content/video/experts_agree_giant_razor_clawed This]] bit from ''TheOnion''.Experts Agree Giant, Bioengineered Crabs Pose No Threat]].
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*A [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IemmcE4HPUM short promo]] for the Discovery Channel programm ''{{DeadliestCatch}}'' featured a giant crab emerging from a lake and attacking some men in a boat.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOe5Lmyyxiw This video]] of ants attacking a crab for food, by [[AttackItsWeakPoint attacking its weak points]].
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** ''SuikodenIII'' also has multiple Giant Enemy Crabs; they're something of a Suikoden tradition.
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* {{Planetarian}} features a mechanical GiantEnemyCrab.
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** An early boss in ''FinalFantasyMysticQuest'' is the Snow Crab, which despite its name is not weak to fire. Benjamin can AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage using an axe. A [[PaletteSwap palette swapped]] version is used later as a normal enemy type, which also shares the weakness to axes.

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** An early boss in ''FinalFantasyMysticQuest'' is the Snow Crab, which despite its name is not weak to fire. Benjamin can AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage ForMassiveDamage using an axe. A [[PaletteSwap palette swapped]] version is used later as a normal enemy type, which also shares the weakness to axes.



** ''FinalFantasyV'' features the "Devil Crab" and later the [[PaletteSwap palette swapped]] Acrophies as normal enemy types. Both of them have elemental weak points.

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** ''FinalFantasyV'' features the "Devil Crab" and later the [[PaletteSwap palette swapped]] Acrophies as normal enemy types. Both of them have elemental [[{{AttackItsWeakPoin}} weak points.points you can attack]] ForMassiveDamage.



** The Crab Puncher from ''Game/MegaMan 10'' is this as well. Hint: when the eyes are forward, fire the Commando Bomb at the mouth ForMassiveDamage.

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** The Crab Puncher from ''Game/MegaMan 10'' is this as well. Hint: when the eyes are forward, [[{{AttackItsWeakPoint}} fire the Commando Bomb at the mouth mouth]] ForMassiveDamage.



** It's worth noting that said Mirelurks have a weak point that you can hit for massive damage. Might I suggest using the Mysterious Stranger's Revolver that hits for 9000 hit points?

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** It's worth noting that said Mirelurks have [[{AttackItsWeakPoint}} a weak point that you can hit for massive damage.hit]] ForMassiveDamage. Might I suggest using the Mysterious Stranger's Revolver that hits for 9000 hit points?



* Inputting the trope name will summon one of these in ''{{Scribblenauts}}''. One also appears in a level with three samurai (Hint: "For massive damage!")
* ''{{Borderlands}}'' has a giant enemy crab called a Giant Larva Crab. If you shoot it directly in its eye, you score a critical hit for 5500 damage, an ungodly amount at that point in the game, and one-shot it.

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* Inputting the trope name will summon one of these in ''{{Scribblenauts}}''. One also appears in a level with three samurai (Hint: "For massive damage!")
"ForMassiveDamage!")
* ''{{Borderlands}}'' has a giant enemy crab called a Giant Larva Crab. [[{{AttackItsWeakPoint}} If you shoot it directly in its eye, eye,]] [[{{ForMassiveDamage}} you score a critical hit for 5500 damage, an ungodly amount at that point in the game, and one-shot it.]]
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* ''Baron Munchausen'' refers to "The giant crabs of Ancient Nippon, whose [[{{AttackItsWeakPoint weak}} spots may be struck]] ForMassiveDamage."

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* ''Baron Munchausen'' refers to "The giant crabs of Ancient Nippon, whose [[{{AttackItsWeakPoint weak}} [[{{AttackItsWeakPoint}} weak spots may be struck]] ForMassiveDamage."
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*** I would contend that this is simply because of most parties fail to attack its weakpoint [[ForMassiveDamage for massive damage]].

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*** I would contend that this is simply because of most parties fail to attack its weakpoint AttackItsWeakPoint [[ForMassiveDamage for massive damage]].



* ''Baron Munchausen'' refers to "The giant crabs of Ancient Nippon, whose weak spots may be struck for massive damage."

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* ''Baron Munchausen'' refers to "The giant crabs of Ancient Nippon, whose weak [[{{AttackItsWeakPoint weak}} spots may be struck for massive damage.struck]] ForMassiveDamage."
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* [[{{Nextwave}} RELEASE THE HOMICIDE CRABS!]]
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* Super Sonic Blast Man had one as the Level 4 enemy. This one was particularly horrifying since it could crush SSBM to death with its claws even after ''losing'' them.
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* ''{{Stripperella}}'' once had to go to the supervillan [[HurricaneOfPuns Queen Clitoris hidden lair on a bushy island, downunder, that was infested and guarded by Giant Crabs]]. Yeah, It's that kind of show.
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* ThatMitchellAndWebbLook had a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP-rkzJ6yZw sketch]] about an alien invasion by wast metallic crablike creatures.

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* ''ChipWits'' has the "electrocrab."



* BraveSoul gives us, the Giant Enamy Fire-Breathing Crab!

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* BraveSoul gives us, us the Giant Enamy Enemy Fire-Breathing Crab!
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* Hitagi Senjogahara from ''{{Bakemonogatari}}'' Starts out the series possessed by a Giant Enemy Crab. This leads Oshino to point out the real reason why Giant Enemy Crabs aren't to be messed with. They're hard to eat.
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* While not strictly a Crab per se, Old One Eye and most Tyranid Monstrous creatures in Warhammer 40K can take Crushing Claws, which are described as crab-like. Being Monstrous creatures, they are quite large.

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* One appears in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRYNYb30nxU video]] for ''I Believe In A Thing Called Love'' by The Darkness, along with a giant space squid.

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* One appears in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRYNYb30nxU video]] for ''I "I Believe In A Thing Called Love'' Love" by The Darkness, TheDarkness, along with a giant space squid.



* The original ''Starcraft's'' Zergs fielded Guardians: giant ''flying'' crabs.

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* The original ''Starcraft's'' ''StarCraft's'' Zergs fielded Guardians: giant ''flying'' crabs.


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** {{GameFAQs}} and [=GameSpot=] users used that animal as an example to prove the trope naming presentation was right, Medieval Japan had giant crabs...
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** [[http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Gazamir Gazamir]] from ''MegaManZero 2'', [[http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Crabs-Y Crabs-Y]] from ''MegaManX 8''.
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** The first issue of ''{{Pathfinder}} Chronicles'' features a giant hermit crab that uses a giant's helmet as its shell.

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