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Crayk
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 Artwork of Crayk | |
| First appearance | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass |
Crayk, Bane of Courage is a giant grotesque hermit crab that acts as the third main boss of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, appearing in the Temple of Courage. It appears in a dark, ruins-themed room with a dark forest backdrop. Its English name likely comes from "crayfish" (another type of crustacean) and "crack."
During the battle, it sprays a slate-colored mist from the holes on its shell, turning it invisible, while the upper screen begins showing its own view as it moves around the arena. Tiny, baby versions called Crayklings also burrow up from the floor. Most of the time, it simply walks forward, turning every so often or when hitting a wall. If it successfully hits Link, it will briefly become visible, though it will conceal itself again quickly. Whenever it directly sees Link, it begins to charge at him; Link can use this as an opportunity to shoot an arrow into its eye, damaging it, making it visible, and causing it to draw into its shell. It then begins to hop around while slowly spinning and puffing out white smoke. Link can use this as an opportunity to attack the five blue-and-purple-colored lumps around its shell, destroying each and leaving a large hole. After about three are broken, it will emerge again and hide itself, starting the process over.
Once the remaining lumps are destroyed, the shell cracks and crumbles, revealing Crayk's body, which has a large cyan ball-tipped tail. It is no longer able to hide itself, so the upper screen stays a map for the rest of the fight. It now pursues Link incessantly, and if it gets too close, will grab Link with its claws. If this happens, the player must rapidly slide the stylus back-and-forth across the screen to free him. If attacked from the front at this point, it will stop moving and use its claws as a shield for several seconds. This allows Link to go around behind it and hit the ball. After hitting it about seven times, Crayk is defeated, writhing around for several seconds before dissolving into Sand of Hours for the Phantom Hourglass, adding two minutes. Additionally, the Spirit of Courage is revealed, though is completely unresponsive due to actually being a separated part of Ciela.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 甲殻巨大種レヤード Kōkaku Kyodai-Shu Reyādo |
Giant Crustacean Reyard; "Reya" likely comes from "layer," while "yado" is an abbreviation of yadokari, meaning hermit crab. |
