#razorclaw crab

[crabsinvideogames]

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

[the-official-hyrule]

heard y’all like crabs…

The one on the left is called a sand crab

The ones on the right are bright-eyed crab, razorclaw crab, and iron shell crab (in that order, from left to right)

they are very cool

@maryland-officially

[fereise]

Overhaul/Update version for one of my proudest works, a main cover art(?) for my little project call Robotnik AU.

Characters list:

Upper row/section (above Movie Eggman's hands), from left to right: - Sonic.exe (the utmost terrifying OC/FC from the creepy pasta thingy) - Queen Boom Boo, Merc version (OC/FC made by Dan-Habiki/@Dan_Daymaker) - King Boom Boo - Lah - Su & Uh - Shadow the Hedgehog (Team Dark) - Rouge the Bat (Team Dark) - E-123 Omega (Team Dark) - Dr. Eggman Nega - Doctor Albert W. Wily (Megaman, Archie comics) - Honey the Cat - Breezie the Hedgehog - Bocoe & Decoe + Bokkun - Dark Oak/Lucas - Dark Queen/Merlina - Erazor Dijinn - Coconuts - Scratch & Grounders - General Helmut Von Stryker - Anton Veruca (Shogakukan magazines) - Junior Robotnik - Captain Whiskers & Johnny - Opal the Jellyfish (Pirates of the Setting Dawn) - Dive the Lemming (Pirates of the Setting Dawn) - Blade the Shark (Pirates of the Setting Dawn) - Captain Shellbreaker (Pirates of the Setting Dawn) - Mr. Bristles the Yeti Crab (Pirates of the Setting Dawn) - Mephiles the Dark - Silver Sonic - Dark Enerjak (Knuckle) - Nazo (appeared in Sonic X's last teaser) - Eggette/Omelette Robotnik (famed OC/FC originally designed by Alpha Gamboa (blackbookalpha)) - Infinite the Jackal - Solaris - Black Doom - Eclipse the Darkling - Black Death - Dark Gaia (Perfect form) - Metal Sonic - Iron Queen aka Regina Ferrum - Time Eater - Mammoth Mogul - Iron King aka Jun Kun - Imperator Ix - Wendy Naugus - Bearenger the Grizzly (Witchcarters) - Carrotia the Rabbit (Witchcarters) - Falke Wulf (Witchcarters) - Walter Naugus - Fleetway's Super Sonic - Shade the Echidna - Boomer Walrus aka Anti Rotor - Patch D'Coolette aka Anti Antoine - Princess Alicia Acorn aka Anti Sally

Middle section (below Eggman's hands), from left to right: - Speedy (both Pre and Post-Super Genesis Wave versions) - Sage - T.W. Barker - Dave the Intern - Sleet & Dingo - A.D.A.M. - E.V.E. - Lyric the Last Ancient - Zor - Zash (OC/FC made by @saccharinerose) - Zeena - Zazz - Zomom - Zavok - Master Zik - Agent Stone (Sonic movies 2020/2022) - Orbot & Cubot - Wes Weasely - Snively Robotnik - Dr. Robotnik (Sonic movies 2020/2022) - Thunderbolt the Chinchilla - Predator Hawk (Destructix) - Anti-Miles - Scourge the Hedgehog - Storm the Albatross - Wave the Swallow - Jet the Hawk - Rosy the Rascal - Sleuth "Doggy" Dawg (Destructix) - Sergeant Simian (Destructix) - Fiona Fox (Destructix) - Duck "Bill" Platypus - Bark the Polar Bear - Bean the Dynamite - Drago Wolf (Destructix) - Nicolette 'Nic' the Weasel - Razorclaw - The Foreman (Grandmaster) - Hugo Brass - Diesel - Flying Frog (Destructix) - Geoffrey St. John - Hershey the Cat - Nack the Weasel/Fang the Sniper (Team Hooligan) - Fleetway's Chaos (Darkon fish form)

Lower section, from left to right: - Dr. Finitevus - Grimer Wormtongue - Dr. Fukurokov - Dimitri the Echidna - Maw the Thylacine - Mecha Sally - Mecha Sonic - Mecha knuckle - Jackal Squad, named by Nibroc-Rock as Uno, Deux, Trois, Quatre, Cinq & Sei (Shadowy figures) - Kayseri Valaedshkova (OC/FC made by dirtthefox/@Its_Dima_V) - Strike (OC/FC made by @speedofsoundsketches) - Surge the Tenrec - Kit the Fennec - Sofia the Gorgon (OC/FC made by Sofia-MMD/@GorgonSofia) - Clutch the Opossum - Kaibette the Genet (OC/FC made by @kaibette) - Rough & Tumble the Skunk - Battle Lord Kukku XV - ***Mecha Robotnik - Akhlut the Orca (both Pre and Post-Super Genesis Wave versions) - Tundra the Walrus - Mordred Hood (drawn with @adokle's style) - The Foreman/Tassel boy (Post-Super Genesis Wave) - Mimic (the Mimic Octopus) - Byte the Goat (OC/FC made by @bunniibones) - Lightning Lynx - Iblis - Phage - Conquering Storm (Post-Super Genesis Wave) - Bride of the Conquering Storm (Pre-Super Genesis Wave) - Dr. Starline - Biolizard - Sigma (Megaman, Archie comics) - Axel the Water Buffalo - Abyss the Squid - Cyani the Cobra (OC/FC made by @bunniibones) - Cipher the Owl (OC/FC made by @bunniibones) - Bleak (OC/FC made by HT-Doodles/@HtDoodles) - Clove the Pronghorn (my top fav among all the characters here) - Cassia the Pronghorn - Lien-da - Chaos - Tikal the Echidna - Pachacamac - Gae-Na - Kragok - Thrash the Devil - Warden Zobotnik & Znively (Zone Cop) - Belinda & Charlie - Nephthys the Vulture - ??? (Behind Nephthys) - Trevor Burrow the Mole (Desert Raiders) - Sonar the Fennec (Desert Raiders) - Spike the Porcupine (Desert Raiders) - Razor the Shark - Queen Angelica - Rusty Rose - Robo Tails (Brain-washed, based on Sonic Lost World's designs) - Beauregard Rabbot - Jack Rabbit - Matilda the Armadillo - Zefir (my main OC/FC) - Gamer Deer (aka 'Aleko' the Northamer Guard or the 'Gamerdeerdude' by @adokle) - Zonic (Zone Cop) - Chesah the Tarsier aka No.29 (my OC/FC) - Sandy the Caterkiller (OC/FC made by @the-hydroxian-artblog)

For the Alt version: FeReinsm on Instagram: “Overhaul/update versions for one of my proudest works, a main cover art(?) for my lil’ project - Robotnik AU. For the 2nd and 4th pics…”

[ethereal-ineffability]

Hi tumblr, this is a complete list of every ingredient you need (minus rupees) to upgrade all armor pieces in Tears of the Kingdom to full. I saw them in lists per set/item, but that didn't scratch my "run around collecting all the things efficiently then upgrade everything all at once" AuDHD gamer itch so I did it myself. I spent 2 hours of my life organizing this list so I'm back from the dead to save hopefully at least a single person the trouble. :'D

-Special Plants-

Shock Fruit x9

Fire Fruit x9

Ice Fruit x9

Puffshroom x9

Dazzlefruit x60

Brightbloom Seeds x90

Giant Brightbloom Seeds x105

-Normal Plants-

Voltfruit x15

Mighty Banana x30

Swift Carrot x10

Acorn x30

-Mushrooms-

Sunshroom x15

Chillshroom x15

Zapshroom x15

Rushroom x39

Razorshroom x15

Silent Shroom x24

Bright Caps x15

-Flowers-

Warm Safflina x9

Cool Safflina x9

Electric Safflina x24

Mighty Thistle x9

Swift Violet x90

Blue Nightshade x24

Silent Princess x72

Sundelion x75

-Seafood-

Hyrule Bass x15

Hearty Bass x9

Voltfin Trout x30

Sizzlefin Trout x30

Chillfin Trout x30

Stealthfin Trout x30

Glowing Cave Fish x15

Sneaky River Snail x15

Razorclaw Crab x9

-Insects-

Energetic Rhino Beetle x9

Bladed Rhino Beetle x9

Thunderwing Butterfly x9

Summerwing Butterfly x15

Winterwing Butterfly x15

Smotherwing Butterfly x24

Electric Darner x15

Cold Darner x15

Warm Darner x21

Sunset Firefly x15

Deep Firefly x39

-Lizards/Frogs-

Hearty Lizard x5

Hightail Lizard x21

Fireproof Lizard x15

Sticky Lizard x24

Sticky Frog x30

Hot-Footed Frog x30

-Stones-

Opal x276

Ruby x121

Sapphire x121

Topaz x121

Diamond x27

Flint x367

Amber x565

Luminous Stone x450

Star Fragment x100

Fire Like Stone x15

Ice Like Stone x15

Shock Like Stone x15

-Zonai/Constructs-

Zonaite x150

Large Zonaite x180

Large Zonai Charge x114

Soldier Construct Horn x15

Soldier Construct II Horn x15

Soldier Construct III Horn x15

Soldier Construct IV Horn x15

Captain Construct I Horn x15

Captain Construct II Horn x15

Captain Construct III Horn x15

-Misc mobs-

Courser Bee Honey x15

Dark Clump x15

Chuchu Jelly x15

Red Chuchu Jelly x24

White Chuchu Jelly x24

Yellow Chuchu Jelly x33

Gibdo Wing x24

Gibdo Bone x50

Gibdo Guts x5

Molduga Jaw x9

Molduga Fin x5

Molduga Guts x23

Octorok Eyeball x6

Octorok Tentacle x5

Octo Balloon x5

-Keese/Aerocuda-

Aerocuda Eyes x42

Aerocuda Wings x48

Keese Eyeball x30

Keese Wings x33

Electric Keese Wing x15

Ice Keese Wing x39

Fire Keese Wing x45

-Bokoblins-

Bokoblin Horn x15

Blue Bokoblin Horn x15

Black Bokoblin Horn x15

Silver Bokoblin Horn x24

Bokoblin Guts x42

Bokoblin Fang x9

Boss Bokoblin Guts x9

Boss Bokoblin Horn x9

Blue Boss Bokoblin Horn x9

Black Boss Bokoblin Horn x9

Silver Boss Bokoblin Horn x9

-Moblins-

Moblin Guts x18

Moblin Horn x9

Moblin Fang x15

Blue Moblin Horn x15

Black Moblin Horn x15

Silver Moblin Horn x9

-Horriblins-

Horriblin Horn x15

Blue Horriblin Horn x15

Black Horriblin Horn x15

Horriblin Guts x39

-Lizalfos-

Lizalfos Horn x9

Lizalfos Tail x18

Lizalfos Talon x15

Black Lizalfos Horn x15

Silver Lizalfos Horn x9

Blue Lizalfos Horn x15

Blue Lizalfos Tail x15

Fire-Breath Lizalfos Horn x30

Fire-Breath Lizalfos Tail x48

Ice-Breath Lizalfos Horn x30

Ice-Breath Lizalfos Tail x54

Electric Lizalfos Horn x33

Electric Lizalfos Tail x54

-Hinox-

Hinox Toenail x15

Hinox Tooth x15

Hinox Guts x33

Black Hinox Horn x9

-Frox-

Frox Fang x9

Frox Fingernail x9

Obsidian Frox Fang x9

Blue-White Frox Fang x15

Frox Guts x18

-Lynels-

Lynel Guts x30

Lynel Hoof x15

Lynel Saber Horn x6

Lynel Mace Horn x6

Blue-Maned Lynel Saber Horn x9

Blue-Maned Lynel Mace Horn x9

White-Maned Lynel Saber Horn x18

White-Maned Lynel Mace Horn x18

-Gleeok-

Gleeok Electric Horn x15

Gleeok Flame Horn x15

Gleeok Frost Horn x15

Gleeok Wing x36

Gleeok Guts x18

-Dragon Parts-

Naydra's Scale x5

Naydra's Claw x3

Naydra's Fang x3

Naydra's Horn x5

Naydra's Spike x15

-

Farosh's Scale x3

Farosh's Claw x3

Farosh's Fang x3

Farosh's Horn x5

Farosh's Spike x15

-

Dinraal's Scale x3

Dinraal's Claw x3

Dinraal's Fang x3

Dinraal's Horn x5

Dinraal's Spike x15

-

Light Dragon's Scale x3

Light Dragon Claw x2

Light Dragon Fang x3

Light Dragon Horn x3

Light Dragon's Talon x1

[jones-friend]

Ok so if you’re playing Tears of the Kingdom and love barbarian armor too I just fully upgraded it and I have a shorthand on how to do it relatively quick. Its still gonna take a chunk of time but I found an efficient way to do it.

I recommend getting Sensor+, big fucking honse, and the stealth armor to make the process easier. But start lynel hunting ASAP.

For each of the three armor pieces you will need 760 rupees, 5 razorshrooms, 3 razorclaw crabs, 3 bladed rhino beetles, 2 lynel saber horns, 2 lynel mace horns, 3 blue-maned lynel saber horns, 3 blue-maned lynel mace horns, 3 white-maned lynel saber horns, 3 white-maned lynel saber horns.

All to upgrade one piece of armor to max. Its a lot. But here’s my guide on how to do this efficiently:

This is my note on what color lynels spawn where. I have not tested this in earlier “levels”, right now I’m at the endgame where enemies spawn silver with regularity. But from this point these colors spawn in these locations regularly.

You’ll need 6 red lynel pieces each, 9 blue, 9 white.

This does mean you can get all the lynel pieces you need to fully upgrade one armor piece for blood moon. More if you use the Floating Coliseum. It also means you don’t need silver lynel pieces, so those can be fused to make lynel slaying weapons.

The problem is you need to wait out a blood moon. In TOTK you have to wait 168 in game minutes for each blood moon. That is… a long time to wait. You cannot speed this up by sleeping or resting. You have to pass this time in game. So what do you do?

Gather the other junk!

Get Sensor+ from Robbie. This will let you toggle materials on the sensor. Snap a pic of each item, tag them on the sensor, and check the regions below (if you haven’t found these items scavenge the regions to snap a pic.

Razorshrooms (15): great Hyrule forest and Tabantha Frontier

Razorclaw Crab (9): Faron beaches starting around Martha’s landing

Bladed Rhino Beetles (9): this one requires the most patience. I picked up full stealth armor for it. I followed a number of guides but this was most reliable: Start at Hateno Lab and glide to the surrounding forests. Having the sensor will keep this from wasting your time.

Alright! This gives us a task that can take up our time as we wait for blood moons. This also takes 2,280 rupees, which is not small. This is how I farm rupees:

Go to the lake of the horse god, where they used to be last game. Here there is big fucking honse. Tame and board big fucking honse

Go north to the Tabantha snowfields where a frost gleeock roams. You can easily stay out of aggro range. Starting from the stable go north. Big fucking honse is faster than other woodland creatures so when you see one run it down and trample it under your fucking hooves. Wolves take two tramples, but with big fucking honse you don’t need arrows.

Collect the meat. Prime and gourmet meat are most important. Cooking five prime meats gives a skewer you can sell for 135 rupees. Five gourmet meats gives you one to sell for 315 rupees. I hunt until I have abt 20 gourmet meats since they sell more, and prime is easier to get so it makes a good haul.

This can also be done while you’re waiting out a blood moon so there’s less downtime. And if you have everything but lynel pieces and you’re waiting for the next blood moon go play stuff. Explore the game. Go do stuff.

And that will get you fully upgraded barbarian gear! 🥳

[ryttu3k]

So I worked out a full list of all the remaining items I need to do all the armour upgrades and...

Total Items

Natural

61 Silent Princess

50 Sundelion

90 Swift Violet

16 Blue Nightshade

6 Warm Safflina

24 Electric Safflina

6 Cool Safflina

6 Ice Fruit

9 Shock Fruit

9 Fire Fruit

9 Mighty Thistle

30 Mighty Bananas

10 Swift Carrot

15 Voltfruit

60 Dazzlefruit

30 Brightbloom Seed

105 Giant Brightbloom Seed

5 Brightcap

36 Rushroom

15 Razorshroom

15 Chillshroom

15 Zapshroom

15 Sunshroom

24 Silent Shroom

9 Puffshroom

9 Thunderwing Butterfly

15 Summerwing Butterfly

15 Winterwing Butterfly

24 Smotherwing Butterfly

33 Deep Firefly

10 Sunset Firefly

9 Energetic Rhino Beetle

9 Bladed Rhino Beetle

15 Warm Darner

15 Cold Darner

15 Electric Darner

16 Hightail Lizard

5 Hearty Lizard

10 Fireproof Lizard

24 Sticky Lizard

30 Hot-Footed Frog

30 Sticky Frog

10 Hyrule Bass

30 Voltfin Trout

30 Sizzlefin Trout

30 Chillfin Trout

30 Stealthfin Trout

15 Glowing Cave Fish

9 Razorclaw Crab

15 Sneaky River Snail

30 Acorn

15 Courser Bee Honey

Monster

3 Bokoblin Horn

5 Bokoblin Fang

42 Bokoblin Guts

5 Blue Bokoblin Horn

15 Black Bokoblin Horn

24 Silver Bokoblin Horn

9 Boss Bokoblin Horn

9 Boss Bokoblin Guts

9 Blue Boss Bokoblin Horn

9 Black Boss Bokoblin Horn

3 Silver Boss Bokoblin Horn

6 Moblin Horn

10 Moblin Fang

9 Moblin Guts

15 Blue Moblin Horn

15 Black Moblin Horn

9 Silver Moblin Horn

15 Horriblin Horn

39 Horriblin Guts

15 Blue Horriblin Horn

15 Black Horriblin Horn

3 Lizalfos Horn

10 Lizalfos Talon

18 Lizalfos Tail

15 Blue Lizalfos Horn

15 Black Lizalfos Horn

15 Black Lizalfos Tail

9 Silver Lizalfos Horn

33 Electric Lizalfos Horn

54 Electric Lizalfos Tail

30 Fire-Breath Lizalfos Horn

48 Fire-Breath Lizalfos Tail

30 Ice-Breath Lizalfos Horn

54 Ice-Breath Lizalfos Tail

50 Gibdo Bone

5 Gibdo Guts

24 Gibdo Wing

30 Lynel Guts

15 Lynel Hoof

6 Lynel Mace Horn

6 Lynel Saber Horn

9 Blue-Maned Lynel Mace Horn

9 Blue-Maned Lynel Saber Horn

9 White-Maned Lynel Mace Horn

9 White-Maned Lynel Saber Horn

9 Silver Lynel Mace Horn

9 Silver Lynel Saber Horn

15 Hinox Tooth

33 Hinox Guts

15 Hinox Toenail

9 Blue Hinox Horn

5 Molduga Fin

23 Molduga Guts

30 Molduga Jaw

18 Frox Guts

3 Frox Fang

9 Frox Fingernail

9 Obsidian Frox Fang

15 Blue-White Frox Fang

18 Gleeok Guts

36 Gleeok Wing

15 Gleeok Thunder Horn

15 Gleeok Flame Horn

15 Gleeok Frost Horn

30 Keese Eyeball

30 Keese Wing

10 Electric Keese Wing

39 Ice Keese Wing

45 Fire Keese Wing

42 Aerocuda Eyeball

48 Aerocuda Wing

15 Chuchu Jelly

16 Red Chuchu Jelly

21 White Chuchu Jelly

33 Yellow Chuchu Jelly

4 Octorok Eyeball

10 Octorok Tentacle

5 Octo Balloon

15 Shock Like Stone

15 Fire Like Stone

15 Ice Like Stone

15 Soldier Construct Horn

15 Soldier Construct II Horn

15 Soldier Construct III Horn

15 Soldier Construct IV Horn

15 Captain Construct I Horn

15 Captain Construct II Horn

15 Captain Construct III Horn

Dragon

1 Light Dragon's Scale

1 Light Dragon's Claw

1 Light Dragon's Fang

3 Light Dragon's Horn

3 Farosh's Scale

3 Farosh's Claw

3 Farosh's Fang

5 Farosh's Horn

15 Farosh's Spike Shard

5 Naydra's Scale

3 Naydra's Claw

3 Naydra's Fang

5 Naydra's Horn

15 Naydra's Spike Shard

3 Dinraal's Scale

3 Dinraal's Claw

3 Dinraal's Fang

5 Dinraal's Claw

15 Dinraal's Spike Shard

Other

103 Star Fragment

22 Diamond

114 Ruby

115 Sapphire

115 Topaz

352 Opal

605 Amber

375 Luminous Stone

305 Flint

5 Dark Clump

130 Zonaite

190 Large Zonaite

114 Large Zonai Charge

You see this? This is why I'm using dupes. 103 star fragments...

[herstarlitdreams]

The Hero's Cookbook: Ingredients

Hey everyone! Here's an updated list of ingredients for the Hero's Cookbook!

This is a complete list of all the (food) ingredients in both the Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, pulled together for your reference and as part of my Hero's Cookbook project.

If anything is missing, please let me know! I might be planning to include it in a different post, or I may have forgotten.

Fruit/Vegetables

Apple

Golden Apple

Palm Fruit

Wildberry

Voltfruit

Hydromelon

Hearty Durian

Mighty Bananas

Fire Fruit

Ice Fruit

Shockfruit

Dazzlefruit

Hylian Tomato

Spicy Peppers

Hearty Radish

Big Hearty Radish

Endura Carrot

Swift Carrot

Fortified Pumpkin

Sun Pumpkin

Stambulb

Mushrooms

Hearty Truffle

Big Hearty Truffle

Endura Shroom

Rushroom

Brightcap

Stamella Shroom

Chillshroom

Sunshroom

Zap Shroom

Silent Shroom

Razorshroom

Ironshroom

Hylian Shroom

Skyshroom

Plants

Fleet-Lotus Seeds

Hyrule Herb

Silent Princess

Cool Safflina

Warm Safflina

Electric Safflina

Mighty Thistle

Armoranth

Blue Nightshade

Swift Violet

Sundelion

Meats

Raw Gourmet Meat

Raw Whole Bird

Raw Prime Meat

Raw Bird Thigh

Raw Meat

Raw Bird Drumstick

Fish

Hearty Salmon

Hearty Bass

Hyrule Bass

Staminoka Bass

Chillfin Trout

Sizzlefin Trout

Voltfin Trout

Stealthfin Trout

Mighty Carp

Armored Carp

Sanke Carp

Ancient Arowana

Glowing Cave Fish

Mighty Porgy

Armored Porgy

Snails & Crabs

Sneaky River Snail

Hearty Blueshell Snail

Razorclaw Crab

Ironshell Crab

Bright-Eyed Crab

Pantry Staples

Courser Bee Honey

Hylian Rice

Bird Egg

Tabantha Wheat

Hateno Cheese

Fresh Milk

Acorn

Chickaloo Tree Nut

Cane Sugar

Goron Spice

Goat Butter

Monster Extract

Oil Jar

Rock Salt

Dark Clump

[simmeringstarfruit]

Crab Risotto with Fresh Pea Shoots

A decadent seafood risotto with warm spices, mushrooms and pea shoots. Inspired by the crab risotto recipe from Zelda Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, this dish is filled with rich, buttery seaside flavours.

Crab risotto can be made at any cooking pot in Hyrule by combining Hylian rice, goat butter, rock salt and any crab. Depending on the type of crab you choose, you can get different effects. For instance, bright-eyed crabs give stamina, while ironshell crabs can increase your defence and razorclaws increase your attack power. If you add 2 of the same crab, you can potentially increase the amount of the chosen effect, as well as its duration.

Crab Risotto in Zelda Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom: Hylian Rice, Goat Butter, Rock Salt + Any Crab

From my experimentation with different recipe combinations, I deducted that you cook a crab risotto with up to a level 2 buffer for an attack or defence, depending on the type of crab used, however this level 2 buff is a bit random – But! You must use at least 2 of the same crab to potentially get the level 2 buff. Using 2 of the same crab in your risotto can also increase the duration of the effect, but not by very much – about a minute or less.

Ingredients

1 lb (454 grams) fresh crab legs or imitation crab meat

4 cups broth

2 tbsp oil

½ cup onion, diced

¼ cup minced garlic

½ lb (2-3 cups)  mushrooms, sliced

2 cups thinly sliced bell peppers

1 cup Arborio rice...

(continued in post)

[tgping]

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[ask-the-toy-box]

What would you call a crab party? Crustacean Celebration, Decapod Dance, Shellfish Shindig? 

[minuteminx]

OC Fact Swap: Scars

Stimpaks heal most things but some times, you still get scars. Vin has two very visible ones on his face. His right brow bears testament to his first encounter with a Mirelurk Razorclaw. He wasn't prepared for crabs to have turned so nasty.

The long scar from his left brow, over his luckily unscathed eye, down his cheek to his moustache, he often lets people believe is a war trophy but actually came from a badly assembled barbecue grill at his bachelor party.

You can't see the scarring in his right ear that makes him deaf that side. He has a long, horizontal abdominal pre-war scar from a Chinese officer's sword. Wonderglue saved his life on that occassion.

He's also missing the tip of his right little toe. He'd taken Nora to a shooting range on their honeymoon and they got distracted, so he didn't double check that she'd put the safety on properly. They spent a week feeling equally guilty! Vin assured her he was fine.

There is one more: a small, removed tattoo on his chest. It used to be a V, not for Vin but for Veronica, then it was turned into a snake when she cheated and he renamed her Viperonica. He felt bad about being so horrible later on and had it removed.

Haha, these are such wonderful little facts.  I especially love the story about the V for Veronica and Vin calling her Viperonica.  I think that Charlie would get an absolute kick out of that story for sure. That and the foretting to put the gun on safety.  Amazing. 

Charlie’s got a scar on her thigh from a bullet that hit her at Corvega, and she gets some other injuries later that leave some minor scars.  She’s been relatively fortunate in that regard compared to a lot of other Sole Survivors. 

[crabsinvideogames]

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

[hylian-champion]

Link picked up a crab once. Named it Leonardo Da Pinchy. Thought it was the start of a beautiful friendship, he’d take it to see all of Hyrule with him. Until he nearly lost his fingers to its razorclaws. Now he calls it a salt-grilled crab.

[crabsingames]

Bright-Eyed Crab, Ironshell Crab, and Razorclaw crab from The Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild

These crabs hide under rocks, and can be used to make dishes with special effects, boosting stamina, defence, and damage respectively.

[doublerumnukacola]

Falling for you was easy...

(From chapter 9: Dying Twice...) 

The shopping trip went uneventfully. It wasn’t hard to get what they needed, after hitting up a few hardware stores. It almost felt like the days before the war, except she was replacing coupons with bullets.

They found a little alleyway near Diamond city that had a firepit and beds. Sole recognised the place, she’d cleared it out of Raiders months ago. It was surprising no one had moved in since then. Since she was here though, it wouldn’t hurt to install a few turrets to keep the neighbors from getting too friendly. She looked at her pip-boy map, and noted it’d named this place ‘Hangman’s Alley’. Not exactly a welcoming title.

“You think that’s enough magnets?” Sole asked, looking in her rucksack as they sat at their camp.

“If not, I’m sure we can pick up a few more from ’Dickhead’ City.” Hancock suggested. “Only as a last resort though.” He started a fire under the cooking pot. “What are you in the mood for, I take requests.”

“Well we got enough water from the last settlement we helped to make a stew… Mix some carrots, corn, and noodles together… But it will need some protein.” She looked through her bag. There was a dented tin of cram, but not much else.

“How does mirelurk sound?” She asked, getting up. Hancock looked at her incredulously, ready to object. “Yeah, too late, I got a taste for it now. Be back in 10 minutes, tops.”

“Hold it, Sister, you sure you want to take those on without backup?” He asked, starting to get up.

“Yeah I’m sure. Besides, you need to guard camp, get the stew ready, etc.” She argued. “I can handle a few crabs. Been doing it since college.” She chuckled at the joke that flew over his head. Hancock wanted to protest, but it wasn't worth arguing with a force of nature.

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She found a good perch from the second story of an old house that sat by the waterfront. She settled herself into position, looking down her scope at the waterfront. She could see a few soft shells guarding some eggs, a razorclaw nearby guarding them… But there was usually a Hunter around a cluster of this size. If she could find it away from the rest, she’d have some meat. Plus, the Hunters had a nicer taste, less bland.

She finally tracked one, the slight iridescence of its carapace made it hard to miss. She followed it with her crosshairs, watching it roam the perimeter of the nest, making mostly predictable paths. She just needed to wait for it to go out to the edge of the nest again, then she could take the shot.

There were footsteps on the floorboards behind her, but she kept her focus on the hunter. The steps got closer, the figure looming over her. She stayed put, took a breath, and made the shot. The mirelurk hunter explode into meaty chunks. She sighed, closing her eyes and rubbing the bridge of her nose.

“If you plan on killing me, go ahead. If not, I have dinner to make.” She said in annoyance.

“Well, mom always said I’d wind up in contract assassination.” A voice came from behind her. “But maybe not today, just got this disguise dry cleaned.” She started to disassemble her set up, from the stand on which she perched her rifle, and then the rifle itself.

“Lucky me.” She muttered. Deacon was leaning against a dilapidated dresser, blown apart from some disaster or another.

“You know, I get the feeling you don't actually mean that.” He observed. She slid all the pieces back into her rucksack.

“And I get the feeling you’ve been stalking us since we left HQ.” Sole said evenly. “So you know what we’ve been up to.”

“Scouring the waste land for microscopes and hot plates. A noble quest indeed.” Deacon noted. “Am I to assume it's all for our cause? The one you promptly shat on not 48 hours ago?”

“Not a proud moment.” Sole admitted, rubbing her eyes tiredly. “But I’m making it right.”

“No, you’re trying to bribe your way into our good graces.” Deacon said bitterly. “Pretty hard to take on the Commonwealth boogeyman armed with nothing but a gun and a positive attitude.”

“Who accused me of having as much as that?” Sole asked with an empty laugh. “Watch me do it with three well placed paperclips, a rubber band, and a turkey baster.”

“See who’s laughing when you are up to your neck in Gen 1’s and out of witty retorts.” Deacon cautioned. Sole walked past him and went to the stairs, carefully stepping to avoid the holes.

“Me? Run out of witty retorts? You’re Intel is worse than your disguises.” Sole spat behind her. He followed her down the stairs, his sneakers cautiously treading over each step.

“Oh now you’re just being mean.” Deacon said, hugging the metal banister as he made his way down. He tentatively made the next step, but made the mistake of putting too much weight on the rickety stair. There was a creak of wood, then a crack. Sole stopped. Deacon was frozen, one wrong move would send him into the debris below.

They both looked down, the floor was scattered with sharp splintered wood and broken metal.

“At least there's a soft landing…” Deacon muttered. Sole was quickly getting in the same situation, the steps she was on were groaning under her weight. She looked around, there wasn't much. She looked at the bannister Deacon held onto. It was rickety, but the enameled metal went all the way to the ground. Safely over the debris.

“Hey Deacon, you ever think about sliding down the railing when you go into a metro? Or a broken escalator in a Fallon’s department store?” She asked, grabbing onto the bannister to secure it more.

“Now is really not the time to-” Deacon started, but a crack of wood shook him and he leapt onto the banister, propelling himself down as fast as he could until he fell off at the bottom, collapsing to the ground. Sole sighed in relief.

Then there was another crack. She felt the floor fall away beneath her, sending her tumbling down into the debris. She slammed against the splintered wood, feeling the shards drive into her skin. She cried out, the sound almost crushed out of her throat on impact, before her body rolled to a stop on a fractured slab of cement.

She was in shock, her heart was pounding, ears buzzing with white noise, vision fuzzy… Could she still move? At first there was nothing, her limbs stayed limp on the ground. She couldn't move. Terror gripped her, she was paralysed. Then it came back to her, her mind remembering how to move her body. She tried to sit up, but the shock that had been numbing her suddenly lifted. She gasped, a deluge of agony rippling through her. Her ribs were very very broken. She lay on the slab, trembling with pain, trying to stifle the tremors with short breaths, closing her eyes. She had survived raiders, gunners, super mutants, and particularly spirited radroaches… And now she would die to gravity, that most cruel Mistress. If she could still laugh, the building would have rung with the sound.

“Hey Charmer, buddy, talk to me…” Deacon called down. She almost smiled at his voice. Almost. At least if she died here, he would tell it as a more interesting end. She tried her best to respond through the pain.

“That… That’s… Going to bruise…” She called back weakly. She coughed, there was a lot of dust in air now, made it a little hard to breathe. Fractured bone digging into her lungs made it difficult as well.

“Don't scare me like that!” Deacon called, looking for a safe way over to her. Cement and rebar blocked most of his path, but if he could squeeze through, he could check on her.

Then there was a scuttling sound behind him. The Mirelurks nearby had come to inspect the commotion. Deacon scanned the surroundings, the crabs were making their way quickly from the waterfront, but didn't seem to have spotted them yet.

He didn't have much on him, but he did have the vodka bottle Sole had left him, the shirt on his back, and most crucially a lighter. But he only had one of each.

He quickly assembled a molotov, stripping off and stuffing the whole shirt into the bottle.

He took a breath, lit it, and lobbed it as far from the building as he could, landing with an explosive crash on the other side of the street. He held his breath. The scuttling stopped.

The creature inspected the scene, before returning to the nest, its curiosity satisfied. Deacon took a breath. At least that crisis was averted.

He returned his attention to Sole. If another Mirelurk came near and found her, she was as good as dead. If she didn't get a stimpak soon she was as good as dead. If her wounds weren't tended to soon, she was as good as- Actually he hadn't heard anything from her. She could be dead already.

Deacon carefully made his way through the cement and rebar, and tread over the splintered wood to where she lay. He stopped as soon as he saw her. Her face was pale, it took him a second to notice it was from the concrete dust, coating her hair and eyebrows, as if she’d been there for years. Her eyes were closed, and her breathing was laboured. Blood seeped down the stone slab she lay on, dripping into a puddle on to the dusty ground. The splintered wood she’d hit was lanced into her side, soaked with blood. For once he was speechless, and a little nauseous.

“Still… Alive…” She managed, trying to move, but wincing in pain. He knelt beside her. “Just… Resting…” He couldn't move her, not by himself. He’d cause more damage even attempting.

The kindest thing to do, would be to end her now. If he could.

She knew what he was thinking. She knew him too well. The least she could do was give him enough time to do it.

“Tell… Me…” She whispered quietly. He leaned close to hear her. “... A… Story…” He held his breath. It was the only thing he was good at. He sat up beside her, clearing his throat. It was the least he could do for her.

“I ever tell you about the time I sailed to Greenland?” He started, keeping his voice quiet in case of hostiles. “Meant to just sail up the coast to another Railroad outpost, but time and tide had other ideas…” He looked down, she stirred a little. “Tell you what, if you think the Yao-gui are bad here, you try a polar bear. Big as a deathclaw, and twice as deadly.” She just kept breathing, he couldn't even tell if she was awake. “Heard that one, huh? Yeah I figured. How about this one.” He swallowed, trying to quietly clear his throat. He took off his sunglasses so he could take one last look at her. Without the filter, she looked so much more feeble, he could see all the cuts and bruises on her face. She was in so much pain...

“This story is about… A Vault dweller.” He took a deep breath before continuing. “She woke up in a barren hellscape, having lost everyone she ever loved, and set out to make it right. This Vault dweller, from the time they woke up, had a second shadow.” He paused, gauging her reaction. Still nothing, but he continued.

“This shadow had noticed a lot of activity by the Bad guys around this Vault dweller, lots of coming and going. So when she finally came out, the shadow had to watch them. He wasn't sure if she was going to be good or bad, so he kept his distance. But he watched her help innocents, and rebuild lives. He watched her desperate and helpless, looking for her only child.”

He took another breath, steading his voice. He had to finish the damn story. He owed her that and so much more. “One day, he started the Vault dweller on a path to find him. A clue here, a hint there… And she did. He stuck to her after that. And he got to see up close all the good she did. But there was more than that. He watched the way she collected keepsakes from their adventures, and always read through the terminals and notes left behind by the old world she’d come from, even though she knew they didn't have a happy ending. The shadow asked her about that, she said they deserved their last thoughts to be heard. Ain't that something?” He coughed, trying to keep his voice from breaking. It might have been the light, but he could have sworn her head was tilted towards him now… He couldn’t believe the last thing she wanted to hear was his voice...

“And the shadow ended up opening up to her. Ended up spilling all his big secrets. Or at least, some of them. He kept the most important ones for himself. And that was where he went wrong.” He leaned back against a jutting piece of rebar. “He kept the most important secret to himself… The Shadow helped her kill a killer, and then she kissed me…-The Shadow, I mean… and he… He pushed her away. Then he wonders why the Vault dweller doesn't want to see him anymore. But he couldn't help seeing her.”

He closed his eyes, reaching for his silenced pistol. She deserved better. “And even after all that. All the lies, and the rejection, and the heartbreak… She still risked her life for his. Even though the first thing he tried to tell her was ‘don't be a hero’. But then, when did she ever listen to him…” He clicked off the safety. He watched her chest rise and fall unevenly, pain in every breath. He was drawing out her suffering for his cowardice. He took a breath. “Good talk, Charms…” He lifted the barrel to her skull.

Then he heard a voice, raspy and desperate.

“Sole! Where the fuck are you?” Hancock hissed, walking slowly outside the building, only a few feet away from them. “Sole, c’mon, I don’t even like Mirelurk!” Deacon couldn't believe his luck. He stashed away the pistol hurriedly. Hancock was already moving further down the street, still calling out quietly for her. Deacon knelt down beside Sole so she could hear him.

“Stay with me Charmer, if you see a bright light and hear your grandmother’s voice calling you, tell her to fuck off. You still have business here.” He whispered quickly, before taking off after Hancock.

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