The Crab Tank is a recurring enemy in the Star Fox series. It is a huge quadrupedal robot shaped like a crab as it name suggests and is designed to adapt to the harsh conditions of the desert planet Titania. It appears in the original Star Fox and Star Fox Zero.
Appearance[]
The Crab Tank resembles an giant metallic crab, albeit without pinchers. In Star Fox Zero, they resemble the Strider albeit larger and with a red core underneath the body that serves as their weak spot.
Games[]
Star Fox: Appears as a common enemy on Titania.
Star Fox Zero: Appears in Titania as well.
Official Data[]
- “Crab Tank
H28 X W44 X D40
Oval Beam
Level A
A four-legged robot developed for use in the harsh weather conditions of Titania. Equipped with an oval beam cannon that can be fired at 360 degrees, it can pursue its target from behind even if it escapes.”
- —Official description from the Star Fox Mission File Printout (translated from Japanese)
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Trivia[]
It seems likely that the Crab Tank serves as inspiration for both the Desert Crawler from 64 and the Striders from Zero.
See also[]
- Desert Crawler, another type of huge quadrupedal robot that was also used by Andross' forces during their occupation of Titania, only that it was originally built by the ancient civilization that once lived on said planet rather than the Venomians themselves.
- Strider