Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Living... in a giant anchor-shaped house in Bikini Bottom. Well, at least that’s where he sleeps. His real home is his fast-food restaurant, the Krusty Krab. He spends all his time there, if only to make sure his employees are working hard to make him heaps of money.
Profession... owner of the Krusty Krab. He’s incredibly greedy, and his restaurant makes him enough money to be happy. Still, he can always make more, and one way to accomplish that is to crush his rival, Plankton, owner of the Chum Bucket. Plankton is dead set on acquiring the Krabby Patty Secret Formula, but Spongebob does a great job protecting it.
Interests… money, money, money! He’ll hand out 24-hour shifts to his employees if he thinks profits will increase. And with greediness comes miserliness. Krabs won’t spend a cent if he doesn’t have to, eating crackers with ketchup when presumably he could eat all the Krabby Patties he wants.
Relationship Status... single. There used to be a Mrs. Krabs but she no longer lives with him. He lives with his daughter, Pearl, a whale who takes after her mother. She’s nowhere near as penny-pinching as her father – she’d love to max out his credit card on a shopping spree and if he doesn’t watch out, she will. Krabs also had a brief fling with Spongebob’s boating instructor Mrs. Puff, who he described as a “curvy cutie.” Unfortunately, that doesn’t last long, but perhaps he’s better off single, since relationships can be costly.
Challenge... one word: Plankton. The Chum Bucket is a ghost town of a restaurant, and the tiny evil mastermind Plankton is convinced the Krusty Krab is the reason. So aside from stealing the formula, Plankton is also scheming to take business from Krabs. But any time a third restaurant moves into Bikini Bottom, the two begrudgingly team up to take down their new competition.
Personality... greedy and petty. But he knows when he’s gone too far. He makes up with his daughter anytime he pushes her to tears with his miserly tendencies. Spongebob looks up to him as a father figure, but Mr. Krabs only reciprocates kindness when he can make a buck off it. For Mr. Krabs, the world exists so he can have money. As he tells his employee Squidward when the town is in danger, “No world means no money. Now go save the world or you’re fired!”
Get to Know him in...
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Burger Beard is a pirate who is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, which happens to be the Krabby Patty secret formula. When the entire city of Bikini Bottom is put in danger, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and Plankton need to go on a quest that takes them to the surface. In order to get back the recipe and save their city, the gang must retrieve the book and transform themselves into superheroes.
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There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Though he's just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands by his boss, and along with his best pal Patrick, sets out on a treacherous mission to Shell City to reclaim the crown and save Mr. Krab's life.
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SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a pineapple under the sea. He has a great life in the town of Bikini Bottom, living with his pet snail Gary just two doors down from his best friend Patrick Star. Spongebob has shown hints that he may have an interest in the adventurous squirrel Sandy, but they're just friends. Spongebob has too many hobbies, interests, and Krabby Patties to make.
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Players control SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy. In the PC version you can play as SpongeBob in various parts of Bikini Bottom. Players also battle robot bosses such as Sandy, Plankton, Squidward, Patrick, and SpongeBob—switching between characters at bus stops throughout the game. Core gameplay involves collecting items and defeating the robots which have attacked Bikini Bottom, whilst crossing platforms and avoiding environmental hazards like spikes and flames. A number of mini-games are also accessible throughout the game, like Whack-A-Tiki, The Rolling Ball, Ske-Ball, The Funnel Machines, or Cruise Bubble Challenge.
