Craw-Daddy
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Species	Dark Craw
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

Not to be confused withClawdaddy.

“Foolishmortals...I shall drag you through the gate to theNetherworld!”

—Craw-Daddy,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Craw-Daddy, also known asThe Dark Gatekeeper, is aDark Craw and fighter inGlitzville found inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. His name is a play on both his species and "crawdad," a name sometimes used for thecrayfish. He is ranked fourth in theGlitz Pit, belowHamma, Bamma, and Flare but aboveThe Fuzz. Once Mario wins the championship, he is moved into fifth.

Since Craw-Daddy uses his spear to attack, Mario is not able tojump on him without getting hurt unless he hasSpike Shield. Instead, Mario must rely heavily onhammer attacks or usingitems. Although he has no defense, he makes up for it with a high amount of health and powerful attacks.

Like all Dark Craws, he has red eyes and dark-blue skin, as well as a brown vest and bandana and a red handkerchief, compared to the green and tan clothing that regularCraws wear.

Statistics[edit]

GameCube[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Craw
	Max HP	20	Attack	6	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit,Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 61-69)	Role	Common	Level	28
	Sleep?	90%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	90%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	70%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	60%	KO?	95%	Moves	Spear Dash (6), Spear Toss (6)
	Exp. points	1	Coins	2 - 5	Items	P-Down, D-Up,Life Shroom
Tattle Log #: 43	Log	A ghastly-looking spearman that'll poke your feet if you try to stomp it when its spear is pointing up. It attacks by throwing spears or charging.
	Tattle	That's a Dark Craw. Yikes. What a ghastly-looking spear-thrower. Max HP is 20, Attack is 6, and Defense is 0. Wow, that's some serious Attack power. You don't wannaJump on it if its spear is pointing up. 'Cause that... would hurt. For a run-of-the-mill spear-tosser, he sure looks like he's got a POINT to make! Ha ha!

Nintendo Switch[edit]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Dark Craw
	Max HP	20	Attack	6	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit,Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 61-69)	Role	Common	Level	28
	Sleep?	90%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	90%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	70%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	60%	KO?	95%	Moves	Spear Dash (6), Spear Toss (6)
	Exp. points	1	Coins	2 - 5	Items	P-Down, D-Up,Life Mushroom
Tattle Log #: 45	Log	A ghastly looking spearman that'll poke your feet if you try to stomp it when its spear is pointing up. It attacks by throwing spears or charging.
	Tattle	That's a Dark Craw. Yikes. What a ghastly looking spear-thrower. Max HP is 20, Attack is 6, and Defense is 0. Wow, that's some serious Attack power. You don't wannaJump on it if its spear is pointing up. 'Cause that... would hurt. For a run-of-the-mill spear-tosser, he sure looks like he's got a POINT to make! Ha ha!

Names in other languages[edit]

Craw-Daddy[edit]

The Dark Gatekeeper[edit]

References[edit]

• Corvids
• Vultures
• Glitz Pit teams

• Articles with unsourced foreign names