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A colossal red crab monster with a wrinkled human face and glowing searchlight eyes rears up out of dark harbor water at night, its two huge claws raised above a red lit city skyline while tiny people watch from below.
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Earthbound Spirit Crab

Character

A vengeful earthbound spirit once tethered to a tunnel in Shono City, the Earthbound Spirit Crab formed from murdered girls and took a monstrous crab-like shape. Fused with Turbo Granny, it hunts Momo and Okarun until Seiko's trap finally exorcises it.

Race: Spirit (Earthbound Spirit) / Human (Formerly)
Status: Departed
Japanese: 地縛霊蟹
Manga Debut: Chapter 5
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Appearance

Shaped like an enormous freshwater crab, the spirit carries the slain tunnel girls' faces across the top of its shell. Its underside is grislier still, bearing two large eyes, a trio of noses, and four stacked rows of mouths.

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Personality

The spirit's temperament softened under Turbo Granny's comfort, after which it watched over her with fierce devotion.

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History

The creature came into being when several young girls were slain inside a tunnel in Shono City. Long before the main events, Turbo Granny stepped into that tunnel to console the grieving spirit, since it was made of girls who had died horribly, and the two melded into a single being.

Later, once Momo and Okarun seize Turbo Granny, the crab pursues them, desperate to release her before they slip out of the city. The chase leads it to an inn's bathhouse, where Momo's scheme dunks it in scalding water and slows it down as planned. Drawing on spirits from a nearby graveyard to puppet the townsfolk, it pins the pair and merges with Turbo Granny to finish them. When Momo's psychokinesis hooks a train bound for Kamigoe City, the fused monster keeps up the chase until it realizes Seiko has lured it into a trap, ending in the spirit's exorcism.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the crab in Dandadan?

The Earthbound Spirit Crab is a vengeful earthbound spirit that took a monstrous crab-like shape, formed from girls who were murdered inside a tunnel in Shono City. It fused with Turbo Granny and hunted Momo and Okarun.

What spirit fused with Turbo Granny in Dandadan?

The Earthbound Spirit Crab fused with Turbo Granny. Long before the main events, Turbo Granny stepped into the tunnel to console the grieving spirit, and the two melded into a single being.

Who is the crab alien in Dandadan?

Despite often being grouped with the series' monsters, the Earthbound Spirit Crab is actually an earthbound spirit rather than an alien, a creature formed from the souls of murdered tunnel girls that took a crab-like form.

What does the Earthbound Spirit Crab look like?

The Earthbound Spirit Crab is shaped like an enormous freshwater crab, carrying the slain tunnel girls' faces across the top of its shell. Its underside is grislier still, bearing two large eyes, three noses, and four stacked rows of mouths.

How is the Earthbound Spirit Crab defeated?

After chasing Momo and Okarun onto a train bound for Kamigoe City, the fused monster realizes Seiko has lured it into a trap, which ends in the spirit's exorcism.

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