The Crawler, also known as the CRAWL , is an enemy in Final Fantasy. It can be found exclusively within the Marsh Cave, where it can be encountered alongside the Bloodbones or the Skeleton. It is one of multiple enemies in the dungeon capable of inflicting Paralysis with its attacks, with its high hit count of 8 giving it the greatest chance of all of them to successfully inflict the status. This makes it one of the more dangerous enemies in the dungeon despite its low damage output, and therefore strongly recommended to take out quickly in encounters where it is present.
Stats[]
Battle[]
Concept artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.
The Crawler has a low Attack stat, but its attacks have a high chance of causing Paralysis, and it gets a staggering number of hits—it can easily hit eight times in one attack action. This makes the Crawler a particular menace among enemies found in the Marsh Cave, as their paralyzing attacks can easily put party members out of commission, and they are resilient enough relative to the party's likely capabilities that taking them out swiftly to minimize party member paralysis may prove a challenging endeavor.
Formations[]
- Pixel remaster
| Number | Enemies | Can flee? | Musical theme | Location | Rate/1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Skeleton x4, Crawler x1, Bloodbones x1 | Battle | Marsh Cave B3 | 30 | |
| 121 | Crawler x1, Skeleton x3, Bloodbones x1 | Battle | Marsh Cave B2 | 40 | |
| Marsh Cave B3 | 50 | ||||
| 122 | Crawler x1, Skeleton x2, Bloodbones x1 | Battle | Marsh Cave B2 | 60 | |
| 354 | Crawler x2, Skeleton x5 | Battle | Marsh Cave B2 | 30 | |
| 355 | Crawler x1, Skeleton x4 | Battle | Marsh Cave B1 | 40 | |
| Marsh Cave B2 | 40 |
- Other releases
| Number | Enemies | Maximum | Can flee? | Ambush% | Musical theme | Location | Rate/64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 043 | Bloodbones x1, Skeleton x2-4, Crawler x1 | 9 small | 4 | Battle | Marsh Cave B2 | 6 | |
| Marsh Cave B3 | 12 | ||||||
| 129 | Skeleton x3-5, Crawler x0-2 | 9 small | 4 | Battle | Marsh Cave B1 | 6 | |
| Marsh Cave B2 | 12 |
AI script[]
| Action | Probability | |
|---|---|---|
| PR | Other releases | |
| Attack | 96.15% | 100% |
| Flee | 3.85% | Morale check |
- Morale check
| # Fear | Morale | Max level 50 | Max level 99 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min flee level | 100% flee level | % at max level | Min flee level | 100% flee level | % at max level | ||
| 0 | 106 | 14 | 39 | 100% | 27 | 77 | 100% |
| 1 | 66 | 1 | 19 | 100% | 1 | 37 | 100% |
| 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Other appearances[]
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
Crawler from Final Fantasy appears as an enemy in Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Etymology[]
The Crawler is one of the many enemies in the original Final Fantasy that were based on monsters from the Dungeons & Dragons series. Crawler is based on the Carrion Crawler, a monster that in Dungeons & Dragons was capable of paralyzing its prey.