Garthim

Garthims are giant crab-like monsters which first appeared in the 1982 fantasy film, The Dark Crystal. Since they were evil creatures from the world of Thra, they also appeared as enemies in Super Mario Bros: Warriors of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Appearance and Biology.

Garthims were huge, black-carapaced, crab-like creatures, armed with powerful claws and moved with a loud ticking sound. The Garthims were created through the combined efforts of urSkek and skekUng in the film.

Strategy.

Garthims were immensely powerful, easily able to smash through stone walls and destroy anything regardless of its construction. In the game, Garthims often spawn in the desert biome inside ruins and pyramids. When not in battle, Garthims stood like sentries in the corridors and pits of the ruins and pyramids, but in The Dark Crystal, they did the same thing but in The Castle of the Crystal. In the game, they were also said to be troops for the first desert boss, Ohmu.