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I've seen a few suggestions for crabs. So, to be original, and for another cool beast for minecraft, I've come up with a Stone Crabb.
Their body would be a 2x2 square. Their main body would only be a block high, but when standing on their legs, they are two blocks high. They have a texture that is similar to stone, but it is darker. It has 2 black eyes. They walk about as fast as we do when pressing shift. They have 5 legs on either side of their body. They have giant arms that are 2 blocks long, but only half a block in width. They have giant pincers that take up half of the arm.
They can usually be found underwater, though you can find them near water. They won't attack you, though they may sometimes stop to looks at you. They will, however, attack if you attack them first. They will jump at you and hit you, I guess you would say, with their pincers. They attack slowly, but they do 5 damage, which is
2 1/2 hearts. Because they have a hard outer shell, they have 7 hearts.
When killed, they will drop 1-3 smooth stone, and/or 0-2 Crabb Meat. It gives 2 hearts of hunger, or if cooked, 4 1/2 half hearts.

I hope you like my idea! Please give feedback, and press the green arrow in the corner if you liked it. Please check out my other suggestions, too! Thanks for reading!!!

EDIT: To everybody who wants it, I can't make pictures. I don't even know how! If you want one, give me a link to one. For some reason, I usually can't see pictures on here. Thanks!

I don't like this suggestion much, mostly because there is no real reason for them. And as for decoration, how can a crab claw be decoration? Sorry, no support.

Quote from Malloon

I don't like this suggestion much, mostly because there is no real reason for them. And as for decoration, how can a crab claw be decoration? Sorry, no support.

Yeah, I didn't really think the claw part through. But remember, not everything needs a need in survival. They look cool, and sometimes, that's enough.

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Yeah, I didn't really think the claw part through. But remember, not everything needs a need in survival. They look cool, and sometimes, that's enough.

But a new mob needs a lot of new code, and if it doesn't even do anything....?

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But a new mob needs a lot of new code, and if it doesn't even do anything....?

I changed it to crab meat.

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Eh it still isn't very good. It is a neutral mob that drops food and stone, both of which are easily obtainable in infinite amounts. Going back to the claw idea, maybe it could be wearable as gloves or something. They could give you increased melee damage (without a weapon) but pierce armor. Or you could combine it with a Lead to make a grappling hook that you can throw up to 16 blocks away and swing across gaps.

I'm just throwing out ideas here. I like the crab enemy but it needs a better use.

Thank you! Do you think I could try that grappling idea?

I think its quite original and that we need more water mobs. but I think a jumping crab would be a bad idea because that doesn't mimic a crabs behavior. you have to stay true to a crabs behavior if you want to implement it (for example: have them walk sideways)

I think this is a good idea but needs some changes. you have 75% of my support!

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I think its quite original and that we need more water mobs. but I think a jumping crab would be a bad idea because that doesn't mimic a crabs behavior. you have to stay true to a crabs behavior if you want to implement it (for example: have them walk sideways)

I think this is a good idea but needs some changes. you have 75% of my support!

At the same time, minecraft isn't about realism. I think it would be better to have a fun, cool crab creature that isn't exactly like a crab, then to have one that is exactly like a crab, but isn't that fun. But thanks.