Clawgrip throwing rocks at Luigi.

Clawgrip is an enemy character that appears in Super Mario Bros. 2. Clawgrip is a large crab-like monster that throws large rocks. Clawgrip only appears once in Super Mario Bros. 2 at the very end of World 5. Clawgrip lives in a giant tree awaiting the arrival of Mario and his friends. Clawgrip grabs rocks from a larger pile of them and hurls them at Mario and friends; the rocks must be grabbed before they fall into a nearby pit. Clawgrip must be hit five times with rocks in order to be defeated. This article is about the American version of Super Mario Bros. ... Sections Dromiacea Raninoida Heterotremata Thoracotremata The term crab is often applied to several different groups of short (nose to tail) decapods with thick exoskeletons, but only members of the Brachyura are true crabs; other taxa, such as hermit crabs, porcelain crabs, king crabs, and horseshoe crabs are, despite superficial similarities... Sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic, metamorphic rock types of North America. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... For over 20 years, Mario has been the official video game mascot for Nintendo. ...

Clawgrip is one of the few enemies in the U.S. version of Super Mario Bros. 2 that does not originate in Doki Doki Panic (which the game is based on). Clawgrip replaces the third occurrance of Mouser (a white variety which also does not exist in SMB 2) in Doki Doki Panic. According to the original game manual, it states that Clawgrip "grows suddenly" but this is not apparent in the game itself. Clawgrip somewhat resembles the crab-like enemies from the original Mario Brothers game. Doki Doki Panic is a Japanese video game released for the Famicom Disk System about a family who plans to rescue two children. ... Mouser is a fictional mouse featured in the Super Mario Bros. ... Mario Bros. ...