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{{MonsterInfo
|name = King crab
|japanese = キラークラブ
|romaji = Kirākurabu
|former names = ''Evil Crab'',<br>''EvilCrab''
|family = Aquatic
|image = File:DQIX - King crab.png
|game = Dragon Quest III{{!}}III SNES}}
'''King crab''' is a recurring monster in the [[Dragon Quest series]]

==Characteristics==
These killer crustaceans with brown carapaces and orange exoskeletons are assumed to be at the top of the food chain, and are typically found late wherever they appear. Most will try to put their prey to sleep before launching an aggressive assault with their pronounced pincers. Otherwise, they provide any school of sea life with extra defence, making mobs more difficult to bring down.

==Appearances==
===Main games===
====[[Dragon Quest III]] Remakes====
{{DragonQuestIIIMonster
|num = 130{{tt|*|Only in the SNEs, GBC, iOS, and HD-2D Remake versions}}
|name = King crab
|family = Aquatic
|image = DQIII king Crab.png
|HP = 180
|MP = 255
|Attack = 230
|Defense = 250
|Agility = 115
|EXP = 2,500<br>3,245{{tt|*|HD-2D Remake}}
|Gold = 80<br>54{{tt|*|HD-2D Remake}}
|drop = [[Sizeable scissors]]
|abilities = Normal attack<br>Sometimes acts twice per turn
|spells = [[Snooze]]<br>[[Buff]]<br>[[Kabuff]]<br>[[Thwack]]{{tt|*|HD-2D Remake}}
|note = Sick of seeing their friends and family hunted for food by humans, these larger-than-life critters are on a mission for revenge. 
|location = [[Cloudsgate Citadel]] (Only in remakes)}}

====[[Dragon Quest IX]]====
{{DragonQuestIXMonster
|num = 188
|name = King crab
|family = Aquatic
|image = 
|HP = 270
|MP = 12
|Attack = 181
|Defense = 235
|Agility = 158
|EXP = 2,800
|Gold = 146
|drop = [[Sleeping hibiscus]] (Common, 1/16)<br>[[Poison moth knife]] (Rare, 1/128)
|abilities = Normal attack<br>Slashes enemy with claws (125% damage)
|spells = [[Snooze]]
|note = They send foes to sleep with Snooze, then snip them silly with their claws. [[Whistle|Whistling]] and the [[Eyes on Me]] ability upset them.
Jealous of the [[slime stack]]'s popularity, they've been considering competing with a three-crab pile-up of their own.
|location = [[Oubliette]]<br>[[Realm of the Mighty]]<br>[[Protectorate#The Ocean|Ocean]]<br>[[Wormwood Creek|Western Wormwood]] (high ground)<br>[[Wyrmtail]] (high ground)<br>[[Grotto|Grottoes]]}}

====[[Dragon Quest X]]====
{{DragonQuestXMonster
|num = 216 
|name = King crab
|family = Aquatic
|image = 
|HP = 719
|MP = 9
|Attack = 174
|Defense = 231
|Agility = 162
|EXP = 270
|Gold = 9
|drop = [[Giant tortoise shell]] (Common)<br>[[Yellow eye]] (Rare)
|abilities = Normal attack<br>Desperate attack<br>[[Defend]]s
|spells = [[Snooze]]
|note = A troublesome crab monster that casts the spell Snooze. Its greatest asset is its hard body covered in a thick shell.<br>Realizing that being tough alone wouldn't be enough, I put in some effort and learned Lullaby, but in exchange I forgot Kabuff...
|location = Mogale Cave<br>Poetry Ruins<br>False Waldo Spring}}

====[[Dragon Quest XI]]====
=====Normal=====
{{DragonQuestXIMonster
|num = 255
|name = King crab
|family = Nature
|image = DQXI - King crab 2D.png
|HP = 222
|MP = 10 
|Attack = 163 
|Defense = 300 
|Agility = 56 
|EXP = 815
|Gold = 127
|drop = [[Yellow eye]] (Common)<br>[[Sunny citrine]] (Rare)
|abilities = Normal attack<br>Desperate attack<br>[[Defend]]s
|spells = [[Snooze]]
|note = Having had enough of being made meals of by mankind, they bit back, becoming big and strong enough to turn the tables by hunting humans. 
|location = [[Laguna di Gondolia]] (Mid game)<br>[[Grotto|Ruby Path of Doom]] (Only in the 3DS and Definitive versions)}}

=====Vicious=====
{{DragonQuestXIViciousMonster
|num = 554
|name = Vicious king crab
|family = Nature
|image = DQXI - King crab 2D.png
|HP = 532 
|MP = 20 
|Attack = 292 
|Defense = 509 
|Agility = 118 
|EXP = 1,597
|Gold = 331
|drop = [[Yellow eye]] (Common)<br>[[Spectralite]] (Rare)
|abilities = Normal attack<br>[[Defend]]s
|spells = [[Kasnooze]]
|note = King crabs driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
|location = [[The Eerie Valley]] (Post game)}}

===Monsters series===
====[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3]]/Joker 3 Professional====
{{Joker 3 synthesis
|Monster1 = [[Pink sanguini]]
|Monster2 = [[Robo-robin]]
|Result = King crab}}

{{Joker 3 rank and slot number
|Rank = C
|Slot number = One}}

====[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light]]====
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===Other series===
====[[Dragon Quest of the Stars]]====
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====[[Dragon Quest: Monster Parade]]====
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====[[Dragon Quest Rivals]]====
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====[[Dragon Quest Tact]]====
{| class="fandom-table"
|-
!Family
!Role
!Rarity
!Max Level
!Max HP
!Max MP
!Max Atk
!Max Def
!Agility
!Wisdom
!Move
!Weight
|-
|[[Nature family|Nature]]
|Defense
|A
|120
|800
|186
|345
|392
|277
|100
|2
|35
|}
{| class="fandom-table"
|-
!Leader Skill
!Skill 1
!Skill 2
!Skill 3
!Passive Skill
!Awakening skills
|-
|Nature DEF +15%
|[[Buff]]
|Molting
|Soothing Slash
|Lv 001 Max HP +20<br>Lv 001 DEF +15<br>Lv 100 Soothing Slash Potency +2%<br>Lv 110 Soothing Slash Potency +2%<br>Lv 120 Soothing Slash Potency +2%
|1 Heart: Stats up, Move +1<br>2 Heart: Crack Res +25, Stats up<br>3 Heart: Soothing Slash Potency +5%, Stats up<br>4 Heart: Bang Res +25, Stats up<br>5 Heart: Soothing Slash Potency +5%, Stats up
|}
{| class="fandom-table"
|-
!Resistances
!Weaknesses
|-
| 50% Crack, Bang, Bind & Blind<br>100% Stun
| -50% Woosh & Zam spell<br>-100% Physical Lock & Confusion
|}
The King crab is found on the Heligator road.

====[[Dragon Quest Walk]]====
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====[[Dragon Quest Champions]]====
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:DQT - King Crab.png|Tact artwork.
</gallery>

==Other languages==
{{Languages
|French = Crabsolutiste
|German = Königskrabbe
|Spanish = Centollo
|Italian = King grank
|Chinese = 殺人蟹
|Korean = 킬러 크랩
|Latin American Spanish = Centollo}}

==Related monsters==
*[[Amethyst crab]]
*[[Crabber dabber doo]]
*[[Crabid]]
*[[Elegiac crablet]]
*[[Evil crabber dabber doo]]
*[[Evil crabid]]
*[[Evil king crab]]
*[[Ghost crab]]
*[[Golden crab]]
*[[Handsome crab]]
*[[Muddy stream]]
*[[Scissors]]
*[[Stone crablet]]
*[[The thing that goes to the deep sea]]

[[es:Centollo]]
[[ja:キラークラブ]]
[[Category:Aquatic family]]
[[Category:Nature family]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest of the Stars monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest: Monster Parade monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Tact monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk monsters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Champions monsters]]