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07.07.2026
Weekly ☆ Character Showcase #263: Mrs. Crab From the Dragon Ball Z Anime!
Mrs. Crab - Dragon Ball Z -
The Weekly ☆ Character Showcase is an article series where we introduce one character from the Dragon Ball universe each week. This time we're looking at the colossal Namekian crustacean, Mrs. Crab!
Story
Bulma accidentally drops a Dragon Ball into the sea while Gohan and Krillin are off to see The Great Elder on Planet Namek. She goes looking for it in a submarine but ends up finding a spherical object that resembles a Dragon Ball instead. While attempting to retrieve it, Bulma is attacked by Mrs. Crab!
It turns out it was one of her eggs!
After her submarine is destroyed, Bulma escapes using her Battle Jacket, but that doesn't stop Mrs. Crab's onslaught. The mother crab calms down once her eggs begin to hatch, only for a massive boulder to break loose above her.
It looks like Mrs. Crab is a goner, but Bulma catches the boulder in the nick of time, saving the crustacean in the process!
First Appearance
"Dragon Ball Z" Episode 59
Trivia
Mrs. Crab doesn't forget Bulma's kindness!
When Bulma is later captured by Frieza's cronies Booluberry and Razuberry, she tricks them into following her into the sea by claiming that's where the remaining Dragon Balls are. Mistaking one of Mrs. Crab's eggs for a Dragon Ball, the pair try to seize it for themselves, only to face the wrath of the colossal crustacean! She then pursues the villains relentlessly, eventually dragging them into the abyss, never to be seen again. It's almost as if she was showing her gratitude to Bulma for saving her.
→Preview: Next week's character is also a creature from Planet Namek!
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