Karkinos
Karkinos (from Greek καρκίνος — cancer) are crabs encountered in early Act IV. They can be found in beaches, swamps and marshes. They often appear from under the ground around bone piles.
Karkinos is the only monster type that can drop the Spiny Shell monster charm.
Variants[]
- Unnamed Regular variant. A common variant with brown/rust-cloured carapace that is first met in Coastal Asomata and can also be found in Damatria past the Cave of Orthea. This variant also includes the specimen with moss green-coloured carapace that inhabit Soronis. Another dark brown but otherwise indistinguisheable variants roams the African Shore portion of the Atlas Highlands.
- Pale. A Karkinos with pale dark blue/grey-coloured carapace that is met in later stages of Act IV, for example, in Stygian Marsh.
- Arctic: Bright red/orange Karkinos encountered in the Shores of Scandia
Types[]
- Normal. Small crabs. Their attacks are not much damaging, but are fast.
- Sand Runner. A small crab, spawns in small groups.
- Mud Runner.
- Razor Claw. A bigger crab that is usually spawns alone or in pair and accompanied by Sand Runners.
- Wave Crasher/Dark Claw. Bigger crabs. Their attacks hurt a lot.
Heroes[]
- Pthirus ~ Karkinos Hero
- Pubos ~ Karkinos Hero
- Seawrack ~ Pale Karkinos Hero
- Spinebreaker ~ Pale Karkinos Hero
Special[]
- Gargantuan Karkinos (boss monster for A Crab Story side quest, hurts a lot, can burrow down into the sand and reappear in another place)