Editing Peckish Aristocrab

{{Infobox enemy

|image       = Pikmin Garden Peckish Aristocrab render.png

|image2      = Peckish aristocrab.png

|imagetitle  = ''Pikmin 4''

|image2title = ''Pikmin 3''

|custom_icon = y

|name        = Brachyurices esurio

|family      = Onionshell

|attacks    = Eat Pikmin, shoot bubbles

|areas       = [[Tropical Wilds]], [[Garden of Hope]], [[Serene Shores]] ([[Story Mode]] and [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]])

|underground = [[Seafloor Resort]]

|missionbe   = [[Shaded Garden]], [[Tropical Wilds Remix]], [[The Rustyard]], [[Forgotten Cove]]

|sidestories = [[Creature Hunting]], [[Team Monster Hunt]]

|bingo      = [[Sandbox Kingdom]]

The''' Peckish Aristocrab''' ({{j|カニタマ|Kanitama|Onion Crab}}) is a crustacean [[enemy]] in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 4]]''. Its overall appearance resembles a beige onion with four legs coming from underneath, and two claws on each of its sides, one of them being extremely small, while the other is considerably larger like the male of a {{w|Fiddler crab}}; with transparency (Pikmin 3 only). It has two round yellow spots on its cheeks, which look like eyes but are actually its gills, while its real eyes rest on stalks that protrude out from the top of its head. It has a large mouth with a serrated lower jaw and a long purple tongue. The creature mainly rests in a motionless position, clacking its large pincer, but can detect Pikmin's presence from afar, and it will quickly scuttle sideways onto the player's path when they enter the area, circling them in order to get in their way. 

This creature can react to the Pikmin in many ways, because there are two different ways it can defend itself, and two different ways it can kill Pikmin. When Pikmin are thrown at it, the creature is capable of maneuvering its massive claw to shield itself from the thrown Pikmin. It can also defend itself by blowing bubbles at the Pikmin, which can trap them inside, making them float around for a long period of time until the bubble pops. This can trap [[leader]]s as well. It attacks by grasping multiple Pikmin with its claw and dropping them into its gaping mouth. It can also stab the ground with its claw to attack, but if it misses, it will get its claw stuck on the ground, leaving it vulnerable to attacks.

 

 

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===''Pikmin 3'' website===

{{transcript|Found near water, this creature will grab Pikmin with pincers. It can also blow bubbles that temporarily trap small prey.|block=y}}

 

===''Pikmin 3'' Prima Guide===

{{transcript|The Peckish Aristocrab is a fairly large amphibious creature. Like the Waddlepus, this enemy uses bubbles to capture nearby attackers. In addition to this defensive ability, the Peckish Aristocrab uses its large claw to snatch up multiple enemies during a single attack.

 

Peckish Aristocrabs are able to dodge most charge attacks, so its best to throw your Pikmin directly onto this enemy. To keep your squad safe from this enemy's attacks, you can either use Rock Pikmin to break a Peckish Aristocrab's claw, or you can flank the creature and attack from behind. Peckish Aristocrabs have difficulty turning, but they can move from side to side very quickly.|block=y}}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

===Story mode===

*[[Tropical Wilds]] × 1

*[[Garden of Hope]] × 1

 

*[[Shaded Garden]] (Battle enemies!) × 2

*[[Tropical Wilds Remix]] (Battle enemies!) × 1

*[[Forgotten Cove]] (Battle enemies!) × 1

*[[The Rustyard]] (Battle enemies!) × 1

An effective strategy is to have the Aristocrab eat a [[bomb rock]]. To pull this off, simply have the creature snatch a Pikmin carrying the bomb rock. The Pikmin will break free, and the Aristocrab will eat the explosive instead. When it does, it will be killed instantly, causing its eyes and legs to shrivel away and its claw to explode into crystalline shards, leaving only the body for salvaging.

Throwing bomb rocks at the creature is also a possibility, but it is much less effective than having it eat one, as though the claw will break, the creature will only lose about half of its health. Additionally, it can be challenging to actually hit with an explosion, as the Aristocrab sidesteps very quickly and can escape from a bomb rock's blast radius.

There's also a trick to break its claw and deplete some of its health. If there is a [[Yellow Wollywog]] in the area, lure it into jumping on the Aristocrab. It will immediately break its claw and make it lose a third its health. The same will happen with with an [[Armored Cannon Larva]]'s rocks, as can be seen on the [[Sandbox Kingdom]].

Another strategy is to quickly get behind it and bombard it with Rock Pikmin, which can kill it in only a few seconds. Due to the Aristocrab's high awareness and quick movements, however, this strategy can be difficult to execute effectively.

One more strategy is to, instead of locking onto It's claw, not locking on to attack the main body.  

 

 

==Other information==

*'''This enemy triggers the [[Rescue Journal##5 Auto Target Lock|Auto Target Lock note]] in the [[Rescue Journal]]'''

==In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the Peckish Aristocrab appears as a stage hazard on the [[Garden of Hope#In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Garden of Hope stage]]. Here, it quickly runs across the arena, and destroys any pots and [[climbing stick]]s in its path. Any fighter that touches it will be launched away. If the bridge in the middle is destroyed, the Aristocrab will fall in the chasm the bridge was built over. It can come from either end of the stage, and a few bubbles come out from where it will appear.

==Naming==

|common    = Peckish Aristocrab. "Peckish" is a posh term for "hungry", and "Aristocrab" is a portmanteau of "{{w|aristocrat}}", meaning "someone from the ruling class, usually those with nobility, money, or both", and "crab".

|jpcommon  = {{j|カニタマ|Kani Tama}}. Its Japanese nickname {{j|カニタマ|Kanitama}} is derived from "{{j|カニ|kani}}" (crab) and "{{j|タマネギ|tamanegi}}" (onion). There is also a Chinese dish with fried egg and crab called "kanitama".

|jpname    = {{j|ネギボウズガニ|Negibouzu Gani|Onion Flower Head Crab}}.

|scientific = ''Brachyurices esurio''. ''Esurio'' is Latin for "hungry", similarly to the "Peckish" in its common name.

|internal  = Its internal name, <code>kanitama</code>, matches the Japanese nickname.

===Names in other languages===

|Jap  = カニタマ

|Dut = Ajuinkrab

|PorP = Aristocrustáceo Esfomeado

|PorPN = Name taken from the ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' trophy.

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