Crabmeat

Crabmeat family of enemies
Games: Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit), Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit), Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Sonic Unleashed (Mobile), Sonic Colours (Wii), Sonic Generations, Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS), Sonic Lost World, Sonic Runners, Sonic Runners Adventure, Sonic Mania, Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Superstars

CrabmeatMedia:Sonic1 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf, called Gani Gani (ガニガニ) in JapanMedia:Sonic1 MD JP manual.pdf, is a red, robotic enemy crab first introduced in the Sega Mega Drive game, Sonic the Hedgehog. Most Crabmeats walk slowly side-to-side, occasionally stopping and firing small projectiles out of their claws.

As one of the first enemies encountered in Green Hill Zone, Crabmeats are amongst the most recognisable Sonic enemies, and have subsequently appeared in various forms throughout the series' history.

Appearances

Variants

• Crabmeat in Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)
• Crabmeat in Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)
• Crabmeat in Sonic Unleashed (mobile)
• Crabmeat in Sonic Colours (Wii)
• Crabmeat in Sonic Generations
• Crabmeat in Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS)
• Crabmeat in Sonic Lost World
• Crabmeat in Sonic Runners
• Crabmeat in Sonic Mania
• Crabmeat in Sonic Frontiers
• Crabmeat in Sonic Superstars

Other media

A Crabmeat also makes a short appearance in the Sonic the Hedgehog anime movie. The Crabmeat appears from the brushes and Sonic directs him to pinch Old Man Owl to snap him out of crying.

A real crab heavily resembling Crabmeat appears in Sonic X episode, "Depths of Danger".

Other appearances

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

It makes an appearance in the spinoff game Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing as an obstacle for the courses of Seaside Hill. A remote controlled version of this particular Crabmeat can be purchased as an "Avatar Prop" for your Avatar exclusively on Xbox 360 marketplace.

Sonic Unleashed (Mobile)

Crabmeats appear as enemies in Apotos

Sonic Generations

Crabmeats are feature in both the Console / PC and the 3DS version of Sonic Generations, retaining their redesign from Sonic Colours as well as their attack pattern. They appear in both Acts of Green Hill much like their original counterparts and occasionally in Act 1 of Planet Wisp.

If Sonic manages to get hit successfully by a Crabmeat, the robot will fall to the ground and laugh hysterically in accomplishment, showing a minor level of sentience.

Sonic Lost World

Crabmeats return with a new redesign and can be found in Tropical Coast. Unlike their previous appearances they must be kicked to flip over and make them vulnerable to attack. Trying to attack them without kicking them first will cause them to counter Sonic's attack with a punch. Some Crabmeats will fire missiles like their Colours and Generations counterparts.

Sonic Frontiers

In Sonic Frontiers, digital recreations of Crabmeats appear in stages thematically set in Green Hill, behaving much like their Generations counterparts.

Similar enemies

There are several similar crab-based enemies found in the Sonic series:

• Taraban, from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)
• Gami Gami, from Sonic Advance
• Rapid Crab, from Sonic Rush Adventure

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  Crabmeat in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.

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  A remote controlled Crabmeat as an Avatar Prop for Xbox 360.

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  Crabmeat in Sonic Generations.

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  Crabmeat in Sonic the Hedgehog (anime).

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  A real crab that heavily resembles Crabmeat in Sonic X.