Crab Yokai

**Crab Yokai** are a variation of the Crustacean Yokai who has the physical attributes of the crab.

## Physical Appearance

Crab Yokai has touch skin that can handle a lot of damage without being shattered. Some have two legs. Some have multiple legs which is usually 4 legs. Like their Surface World counterparts, they have claws instead of hands which are sharp on the inside.

## Description

Crab Yokai are known for their walking style. Instead of walking forwards and backwards like most Yokai can do, they instead walk sideways. If they want to go forward or backward they would have to turn their whole bodies in order to do so. Another feature that Crab Yokai has are their claws. Their claws are sharp enough to crunch steal in one clean cut. Their skin are very durable and they can breathe underwater thanks to their gills providing them oxygen when being underwater.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Crab Yokai can have in their arsenal:

* Antenna Protrusion
* Appendage Generation
	+ Additional Limbs
	+ Arthropodal Limbs
* Aquatic Adaptation
* Dermal Armor
	+ Shell Formation
* Ecdysis
* Enhanced Durability
* Enhanced Endurance
* Enhanced Reflexes
* Enhanced Strength
* Enhanced Vision
* Eyestalk Protrusion
* Lunglessness
* Pincer Claw
* Pincer Grip
* Seismic Sense
* Speed Swimming

### Associations

* Animal Imitation
* Animal Morphing
* Crustacean Physiology

## Pop Culture

Mr. Krabs from Spongebob Squarepants is a very well-known character people can recognize immediately. He's the owner of the Krusty Krab and the father of Pearl the Whale. Mr. Krabs is known for his love for money. He would do anything for money and freaks out when someone messes with his money. He's also known for his rivalry with Plankton. Another famous character is Sebastian from The Little Mermaid. Other characters include Experiment 297 "Shortstuff" from Lilo & Stitch: The Animated Series, Tamatoa from Moana, Krabby and Kingler *and* Crabrawler and Crabominble are based on crabs, and Dr. John A. Zoidberg from Futurama.

## Variations

### Crustacean Yokai

Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) (Greek: βραχύς, romanized: brachys = short, οὐρά / οura = tail ), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the world's oceans, in fresh water, and on land, are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, and have a single pair of pincers.

## Life in the Hidden World

Crab Yokai can live on both land and sea. Their gills can produce oxygen which allows them to breathe underwater for a long period of time. They either have two or four legs. The most notable feature is their pincers. Their pincers allows them to lift heavy objects. These yokai have thick exoskeletons which can handle most attacks without being shattered. Crab Yokai lives in the Docks of the Hidden World. Some have become pirates for sole purpose of getting their greedy pincers on some treasure.

## Symbolism

If you discover that Crab images keep skittering into your life, you may have discovered an animal spirit guide or totem that wants your immediate attention. As a general rule Crab represents the moon. It’s aligned with Yin energies and the ebb and tide of Mother Ocean.

From a purely observational standpoint it’s hard to overlook the Crab’s symbolic value of having a “hard shell”. This means that Crab energy protects people from vulnerable discoveries and personal weaknesses when they are not ready to open up.

The shell of the Crab is also its home, and as such it has become an emblem of happy domesticity. Another natural aptitude is the sideways movement of the Crab, which is not common to land dwellers. With that in mind, Crab could portend your need to “side step” a situation for something safer. There’s no need to be so direct here. Situations call for something a little unorthodox.

Crab claws are very strong. If this creature grabs onto something you’ll be hard pressed to get the claws open. Here, the symbolic value of Crab is resiliency and unwillingness to give up, particularly those things we feel we have earned rightfully. Crabs shed their shells when they grow, providing the additional meaning of renewal and rebirth. The only caution here is that Crabs become very defenseless during the process of change. Until that new environment manifests proceed with caution.

The Chinese regard Crab as a harbinger of good luck. It’s also an acclaimed aphrodisiac for men suffering from poor virility. Throughout China the Crab with its arms fully extended equates to a sun in splendor. Carved or painted in this form, Crab becomes the brilliant sun, chasing away any shadows in our lives. It is an excellent talisman for protection.

Crabs show up in seafaring myths of the world’s creation often as bearers of earth that would become land, having gathered it from the bottom of the ocean. This means that sometimes we have to swim deep into our inner world to discover our creative material or magickal muse. Don’t be afraid! Crab knows how to navigate the waters easily and you’ll begin seeing results in no time.