Crabhit
- Crabhit is a Beastformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.
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
Beastformers
- 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
Meiji candy toys
- Crabhit (Gashapon/candy-toy Beastformer, 1988)
- Meiji ID number: 12
- Accessories: "Musasabeamer" weapon
- A small, super-deformed, articulation-free version of Crabhit was sold both as a gashapon capsule prize by Takara (three per capsule for 200 yen), and as a candy toy with chocolate-coated cereal-like corn puff "chocoballs" through the candy/snack company Meiji (two toys per box, for 100 yen). This stumpy lil fellow could be found in red, blue or green plastic, representing the Fire, Water and Wood elements (even though he still had a rubsign). All of the Meiji Beastformers come with a different Beastformer's weapon attached to their shoulder by a snippable sprue. Crabhit came with Flying Attacker's "Musasabeamer" weapon, while Bluehorse came with Crabhit's "Crat Scissors".
- The interior of each chocoballs box contains super-brief bio data for two of the twenty possible beasts, as well as rules for three different styles of game: the traditional Fire/Wood/Water deal, a "flick the figures and knock your opponent over" deal, and a more involved game that requires character data from Meiji's other candy-based Beastformers merch, the Battle Cards (see below).
- Ramune Beastformers Battle Card (1988)
- Meiji 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
- 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 give 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
- English: Crusty Crab
