Buster Crab – Buster Crabbe
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Buster_Crab
https://www.pirate101central.com/wiki/Creature:Buster_Crab_(Black_Rock_Cave)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster_Crabbe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(serial)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers_(serial)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan_the_Fearless
Buster Crab, a Red Claw Thug, was originally encountered during the Pirate101 quest The Claws of Justice, but the Quest has since been retired which has completely removed access to Black Rock Cave.
Since then (or was it before? It’s all timey-whimey when dealing with the Maestro and The Professor) Buster was recruited by the Maestro to capture Boochbeard and Mr. Gandry just before they free your Pirate at the beginning of Pirate 101
“What kind o’pasty-faced Pirate is this? A Wizard!? Shells and sails, been a long time since I seen one a’you. Maybe that Maestro fellar will pay for a wee Wizard, too! Let’s get ’em, boys!” – Buster Crab
Clarence Linden Crabbe II, known professionally as Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1928 bronze medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle and the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career on the silver screen and later television. He starred in a variety of popular feature films and movie serials released between 1933 and the 1950s, portraying the top three syndicated comic-strip heroes of the 1930s: Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers.
The current list of all the (known) Zafaria references are located here.
Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references, I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.
Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages.
Buster Crab images are from Wizard101 and Pirate101, and are copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.
Buster Crabbe Publicity Photo is borrowed from Wikipedia and is in the Public Domain.
Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and Tarzan movie posters are in the public domain.
Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.
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