Giant Crab

"FFFFffffff!"

- Karkinos

The Giant Crab, also nicknamed Mr. Crabby by Percy Jackson, is a creature which Percy Jackson encountered and defeated on the Princess Andromeda. Its original form might be the giant crab Karkinos.

History
In mythology, Karkinos came to the Hydra's aid sent by Hera. It was defeated and kicked into the stars by Heracles with him only using his bare hands. It is also said that Hercules crushed a giant crab under his foot.

Afterwards, Karkinos was honored as the constellation Cancer.

The Last Olympian
"Hey, crabby. I'm just gonna scoot around you so-"

- Percy Jackson to Karkinos

While Percy Jackson was aboard Princess Andromeda with Charles Beckondorf on their mission to blow up the ship, Jackson had to distract the monsters so Beckendorf had time to plant the bombs. Jackson met Karkinos on the fountain in the middle of the courtyard, in the promenade. Fighting it, Jackson defeated Karkinos by making the ground slick with water, and then sliding underneath him to stab the Crab in the belly with Riptide, which was its weak spot. Karkinos dissolved, leaving behind its empty shell as a spoil of war.

Appearance
"I'm not talking "giant" like $7.99 all-you-can-eat Alaskan king crab. I'm talking giant like bigger than the fountain. The monster rose ten feet out of the water. Its shell was mottled blue and green, its pincers longer than my body."

- Karkinos's appearance

Karkinos was bigger than a large water fountain, well over nine feet tall, it's shell mottled blue and green. It had pincers longer than Percy Jackson's body and black eyes full of intelligence and hate. It had a terrible smell, not dissimilar to that of garbage. It constantly foamed at the mouth when Jackson encountered it.

Abilities

 * It has hard, powerful pincers longer than a man's body.
 * It posses amazing speed.
 * It has a near impenetrable shell.
 * It can launch a spray of pressurized water.