Crabs-Y

Crabs-Y, known as Crabz-Y (クラブズ－Ｙ,) in Japan, is a giant, crab-like amphibious Mechaniloid from Mega Man X8 that wreaked havoc in Noah's Park (the intro stage). It's fought three times, the first two as a sub-boss in the forest and waterfall areas, and the last as the boss of the stage in an abandoned facility. One of its claws appears in the Noah's Park Intermission.

Strategy
The crab will initially begin on the far right-side of the room after blowing out a makeshift door in the wall of the facility. Despite the Mechaniloid's size you'll have plenty of room to move around; the situation only becomes tricky if it corners you against a wall.
 * It begins the battle by slowly advancing forward with a single claw open to defend itself. Try shooting the claw and it'll deflect your shots easily.


 * Upon trapping the you against the left wall your character will be on the receiving end of a quick series of stabs from the crab's claws, so ascending the wall as it closes in will ensure evasion. After delivering a few stabs, the crab will jump backwards before raising its defensive claw and walking forward again.
 * If you manage to leap over the crab while it attacks up against the wall, it'll simply spin around and continue walking forward to repeat its defense-attack cycle.


 * By using barrier-breaking attacks, such as firing a fully charged X-Buster or performing a three hit combo with the Z-Saber, to stun the crab and make it vulnerable. This will give you the opportunity to use the Double Attack to finish it off (or attacking the crab in this state will cause it to drop attack gauge refills). You'll know you've dealt the final blow if the swarming matrix in the background appears orange rather than green.

Stage enemies
Enemies in Noah's Park:
 * Batton Bone S
 * Bombee
 * Bulbrite
 * Bustard
 * Crabs-K
 * Float Gunner
 * Guard Generator
 * Land Torpedo
 * Met
 * Moledig
 * Protectoral
 * Queen Bombee
 * Spiky