Crabhit

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Crabhit is a Beastformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Watch out, I know Crab-Maga

There's no other way to put it... Crabhit (クラブヒット Kurabuhitto) is, well... crabby. A quick-tempered and very picky perfectionist, he gets very testy very quickly, especially when it comes to simple personal opinions. It's no wonder this grump joined up with Alligatron and the other Decepticon-backed insurgents. He's skilled in underwater operations but a total load on the land, which doesn't help his attitude. He uses his MVP Weapon, the Crat Scissors (クラットシザース Kuratto Shizāsu), to cut clean through just about anything that gets between its pincer blades.

Following the war, he (somehow) became Emperor of Sunatoria, serving under King Giader. It really hasn't improved his temperament at all. It has improved his combat abilities though, as he now works with Giader to compensate for his incredibly slow land speed. Crabhit lies in wait, as Giader uses his scent-manipulation ability to direct their foe into Crabhit's clutches.

Toys

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Beastformers

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"Well, if I was a robot, which I'm not, at least I'm well put together! Not some rusted-out, steam driven piece o' junk!"
  • Crabhit (Beastformer, 1988)
  • ID number: 28
  • Accessories: "Crat Scissors" MVP Weapon
Released only in the post-Transformers "RPG"-themed Beastformers sequel series, Crabhit is an anthropomorphic crab in brown robotic armor. His left arm ends in an open crab-claw. The Battle Emblem on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.
The Takara version of this toy more commonly comes in a salmony-pink plastic, while the Hasbro Battle Beasts version more commonly comes in orange plastic, but both versions were ultimately available in both markets.
As part of the first assortment of individually-boxed Beastformers in the "RPG" line, there was a chance his normal pack-in bio card would be replaced with a rare "Burstsun" holo card featuring White Leo on the front, with a Burstsun Battle Emblem sticker in a little baggie affixed to the back, for you to attach to whichever Beastformer you chose.

Merchandise

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Candy toys

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  • Crabhit (Gashapon/candy-toy Beastformer, 1988)
    • ID number: 12
    • Accessories: "Musasabeamer" weapon
A 1-inch-tall, super-deformed, articulation-free version of Crabhit that could come in red, blue or green plastic, representing the Fire, Water and Wood elements (even though he still had a rubsign). All of the SD Beastformers come with a different Beastformer's weapon attached to their left shoulder by a snippable sprue: Crabhit came with Flying Attacker's "Musasabeamer" weapon, while Bluehorse came with Crabhit's "Crat Scissors".
This toy was sold in three different ways. First it was available as a gashapon capsule prize by Takara. Then it was sold as a candy toy from Takara, randomly-packed in a box of three with a packet of ramune-flavored candy tablets. Then again as a candy toy, this time through candy/snack company Meiji, in randomized packs of two[citation needed]{{#ifeq: ||}} with a packet of "chocoballs" (chocolate covered malted milk balls). The Meiji release also has much more elaborate packaging, with newly-painted box art (which sometimes shows characters not made in this assortment), and the entire interior of the box printed with game rules, character bios, chunks of lore, etc.


  • Ramune Beastformers Battle Card (1988)
    • ID number: 12
A gold-foil "Battle Card" of Crabhit, featuring painted character art of the kind found on early Transformers: Beastformers bio cards, was available in randomly-packed sets of cards that came with ramune-flavored candy tablets. The back of the card features a severely truncated bio, with data for the game from the Meiji chocoball SD figures' packaging.

Notes

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  • Crabhit is one of 22 figures that were advertised on multiple Transformers-era materials but not actually released in that iteration of the line.
  • His 1988 bio card gives him the nickname "Crat" (クラット Kuratto), and notes he was born in Crab City. Where that is exactly is not established, but presumably it's on a shoreline.

Foreign names

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  • English: Crusty Crab
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