Steamcrab

Steamcrab was a gentlemanly beast who served as the entry from Japan in Zoofights III. His mustachioed charm and dapper hat won an outpouring of support from the crowd, even in his less-dapper upgraded forms. He was eventually defeated by Gravatee in a close contest, but was cryogenically frozen instead of receiving a killing blow. This proved a wise decision, as Steamcrab would later join Gravitee in their last stand against Zoofights III villain FROM HELL.

Original Description
To celebrate their rapid industrialisation and adoption of civilised culture, the Japanese government has sent this genteel ambassador for the tournament. A colossal spider crab trawled up from the abyssal depths off Kamchatka and reinforced with steel and hydraulic joints, Steamcrab moves slowly but inevitably on land. Striding elegantly in his rocklike armour, billowing exhaust from the reactor built into his carapace, Steamcrab is a wonder to behold. He is also an impeccable gentleman, being possessed of a fancy hat, a bow tie and a dashing brass combat monocle. Even though he also has an iron shearing claw and a grille spewing scalding steam at ground level, he will murder his opponents with honour and civility.

Top Trumps Scores:

Size: 18ft across, with a 6ft diameter body core. 4 tons in weight, mostly in armour.

Attack: 9/10 – A powered iron shearing claw and scalding steam exhaust.

Defence: 9/10 – Steel-reinforced calcite armour, and plenty of boiler plating.

Resilience: 5/10 – This fellow barely registers pain, although is susceptible to leg loss

Evil: 1/10 – While awesome, this gent has little malice to him, and is thus easily fooled.

Rage: 1/10 – A major flaw of Steamcrab is his inability to work up a good battle fury.

Likes: Buckets of rotting seaweed, Western Sophistication, fish heads, coal and chess

Dislikes: Enemies of the Japanese Empire, dishonour, rust.

Later Forms
Steamcrab entered Round 2 with several upgrades that made use of extraterrestrial armor and heat rays found in The Martian's vault. While he lacked the style of his original form, he was still able to garner enough support to emerge victorous.

In Round 3, he emerged as Krustus, still streamlined by the Martian technology, but with a return to his mustache and monocle, as well as a solid brass top hat. Regretfully, he lost. However, he would return and lend his gentlemanly nature and claws in a heroic sacrifice against the monster known as FROM HELL.

Fan Support
Steamcrab was supported by his fans in the audience with a number of poems, sea shanties, and other artistic creations.

''O Steamcrab my Steamcrab! Our fearful trip is done...''