Crab Monsters

A few games in the Castlevania series have included crab-like enemies; three different types have appeared so far. They were first introduced in the non-canonical games Akumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun and Kid Dracula (Game Boy), where they appeared as cute little robots resembling crabs. They later appeared as bizarre crawling skull monstrosities in Rondo of Blood, to finally appear as a menacing giant crab boss in Order of Ecclesia.

All of these enemies, even if they belong to different series, have used bubbles as one of their forms of attack.

Appearances

Akumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun / Kid Dracula (Game Boy)

Boku Dracula-kun and Kid Dracula were the first to introduce crab-like enemies, where they appeared as robot crabs that crawled in between indentations of metallic walls.

• Boku Dracula-kun
• Kid Dracula

Name JPN Robot Crab ロボットカニ Robottokani Location Stage 9: The Robot Factory

Name JPN Robot Crab ロボットカニ Robottokani Location Stage 8: The Robot Factory

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

In Rondo of Blood, the rather disturbing Skull Crab made its debut into the series. It was a crawling skull consisting of a skull with legs made of bones. It crawled along the ground and emitted foamy bubbles to attack, or eventually lashed out with its rather long and pointy tongue.

Name Alt. Name HP EXP Skull Crab 1 50 Location 2'. Aqueducts

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Brachyura, a giant crab which could scale among the walls of the Lighthouse, appeared as Order of Ecclesia's third boss.

No. Name JPN HP ATK 110 Brachyura ブラキュウラ Burakyuura 1,800 40 Tolerance Weakness Flame Strike, Thunder Location Drop Glyph EXP AP Lighthouse - - 1,000 Description "A giant crab from the depths of Transylvanian history."