Rarity Fighting a Giant Crab

About

Rarity vs Giant Crab is a recurring theme in various works of fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. As the title implies, it portrays Rarity, a main character of the show, engaging an enormous crustacean in combat. Due to the odd circumstances and implications surrounding it, it has become a relatively popular subject for creative projects.

Origin

Though the exact reasons for its creation are unknown, it is known that the first instance was created by an artist as part of a request. The fan art consists of Rarity wielding a spear against an animal reminiscent of the Pokemon Krabby, and has accumulated 33 upvotes over three years.^[2] The image is tagged on Derpibooru as "Giant Enemy Crab".

Spread

Due to the ridiculous situation Rarity was in, viewers of the original image have made many more examples of her fighting absurdly large crustaceans. Common variations include Rarity fighting in a mech or riding an adult Spike. There are currently over 200 images under the tag "Rarity fights a giant crab" on the pony image sharing site Derpibooru,^[1] with some having over 300 upvotes.

Some popular variations of the meme feature crossovers with other franchises (examples below).

Various Examples

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