Raul the Crab

Raul is a Red Maniseros Land Crab, Sun-Kissed Cloud Rank warrior, and T'Ghee card totem. He is level 70 when first encountered and practices the juego de mani fighting style while pursuing cultivation and ascension. After Carl captures his card, Raul becomes part of Donut's squad, where his strength is balanced by pride, insecurity, and unreliable obedience. Raul is a powerful melee figure with a cultivated-warrior persona. He repeatedly insists that others must never kowtow, yet his bravado conceals insecurity about whether he can ascend. His theatrical self-confidence makes him memorable to the audience and difficult for his summoners to direct under time pressure. Carl defeats and flags Raul during the Eighth Floor's T'Ghee game, allowing the crab to be captured as a card. Donut adds him to a squad that also includes Geraldo, Jola, and other totems. Capturing the card does not kill the underlying card figure, but it removes Raul's independence for the duration of the floor's game system. Raul uses powerful claws, speed, water attacks, the Bris enhancement, and a cultivation-style energy system. He can decapitate enemies and withstand substantial punishment. His practical effectiveness depends on summoning duration, card rules, the encounter state, and whether he chooses to follow instructions. Raul initially clashes with Geraldo the monk seal. Their rivalry later becomes an uneasy partnership. During the sea encounter, an explicit reproductive act involving the two totems creates the conditions for Raul to ascend or power up and helps open a route. The sequence is comic, tactical, and central to the Eighth Floor solution. Raul can be killed during an encounter and later summoned again under the card rules. He also participates in the fight involving Gustavo-3 and survives as a usable totem. Donut later asks whether he can be released permanently. He should therefore be listed as an active summon, not as permanently deceased or fully free.