Concept artwork for Final Fantasy.
The Crawler (クロウラー, Kurōrā?), also known as the CRAWL or Live Oak, is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy series, debuting in the original Final Fantasy. Crawlers have appeared as various invertebrates, be it as worms, caterpillars, slugs, or ambulatory plants. They often inflict a negative status effect on targets, with attacks or special abilities, though the status effect inflicted varies wildly between games. They are usually considered to be among the lower echelon of enemies in terms of difficulty to defeat.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy[]
The Crawler, also known as the CRAWL, appears as an enemy encountered in the Marsh Cave. While its attacks are not very powerful, they can inflict Paralysis, and with 8 hits per attack it has a high chance of inflicting the status.
Final Fantasy VI[]
The Crawler appears as an enemy encountered on islands in the World of Ruin. It is similar in appearance to the Crawler of the original Final Fantasy. Attacking in groups of three to four, it can use the ability Feeler to poison targets, and when only one Crawler remains, it can use Dischord to halve the level of a character.
Final Fantasy VII[]
The Crawler appears as an enemy in the Mythril Mines. It may use Bite or its Cold Breath attack, but it is not a powerful foe, relying more on numbers or powerful allies such as the Ark Dragon than physical force. A group of them can be defeated easily with Matra Magic.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth[]
The Crawler returns as an enemy in the [[Mythril Mines (VII Rebirth field)|Mythril Mines.
Final Fantasy IX[]
The Crawler appears as an enemy encountered in Cleyra and Gargan Roo, and gives an unusually large amount of experience points for the areas it is encountered in. It can attack with its stomach or claw, and may also use Drain.
Final Fantasy XI[]
The Crawler appears as a family of vermin. They possess the ability to make silk, using it in order to slow enemies or create cocoons. They are found throughout the Mindartia continent, with the common Crawler appearing in East and West Sarutabaruta. Subspecies referred to as the Defoliators and the Eruca live in the Aht Urhgan region, and both are highly territorial and aggressive.
Final Fantasy XIII[]
The Crawler appears as an enemy encountered in the Gapra Whitewood. It is a member of the nudibranch family, resembling reddish slugs. It is not powerful and does not have any special abilities, and can be defeated without trouble.
Final Fantasy XIII-2[]
The Crawler appears as an enemy in Yaschas Massif -100 AF-, with other Crawlers or with Clematises. It can be recruited to the Paradigm Pack as a Commando.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
The Crawler appears as a family of vilekin enemies based on the same family from Final Fantasy XI, complete with the Eruca subspecies. The common Crawler can be encountered as an enemy in the Answering Quarter of the Dravanian Hinterlands.
The Final Fantasy Legend[]
The Crawler appears as an enemy and possible monster that the party's monster unit(s) can transform into. It can be found on the twelfth floor of the Tower.
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest[]
The Live Oak appears as an enemy encountered in the Great Tree. As a tree-like enemy, it is vulnerable to axe attacks.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy[]
The Final Fantasy VI Crawler appears as an enemy.
Final Fantasy All the Bravest[]
The Final Fantasy VI Crawler appears as an enemy encountered on the South Figaro Sea. It uses Slap and drops the Beastkiller.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
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The Crawlers from Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XI, and Final Fantasy XIII appear as enemies.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
The Crawler appears as an enemy in the Wester- and Southersands, the Dilburg Mine, and the Barren Wastelands. A trio of Crawlers also appear as a boss battle in the Kalaruka Plains. In addition, the Final Fantasy XIII Crawler appears as an enemy during the crossover event "The Gapra Whitewood."
Etymology[]
The Crawler is one of the many enemies in the original Final Fantasy that were based on monsters from the Dungeons & Dragons series. Crawler is based on the Carrion Crawler, a monster that in Dungeons & Dragons was capable of paralyzing its prey.