| “ | Remember, you will have a clean nose, so keep it clean, or we'll clean it for you. | „ |
| ~ Dr. Crabblesnitch, informing Jimmy to stay out of trouble. |
| “ | Smith! I heard the whole thing. You're expelled! | „ |
| ~ Crabblesnitch permanently expelling Gary Smith for his involvement in the riot, later siding with Hopkins. |
Dr. Ralph Crabblesnitch is the overarching antagonist of the 2006 action-adventure video game Bully.
He is the neglectful and oblivious school principal of the Bullworth Academy.
He was voiced by Ralph Gunderman.
Personality[]
Dr. Crabblesnitch, like many of the staff in the school, is depicted as a stern man, unaware of the bullying epidemic and wrongdoing of both the students and faculty members under his supervision, largely due to his attendance of Bullworth when he was an adolescent. He appears to be very biased, shows clear favoritism for the Jocks and the Preppies yet shows contempt for the Nerds, the Greasers, and the Townies, referring to the latter as scum. He is also extremely gullible, he believes Jimmy to be the biggest troublemaker in his school, despite there being students far worse than him and even falls for Gary Smith's manipulations that Jimmy was the cause of all of Bullworth's problems, leading to his expulsion.
Despite his strict and oblivious demeanor, he also is revealed to be good at heart. He allows Jimmy to attend his school despite his juvenile history and believes that he can reform and become a better person. After Jimmy exposes Gary one and for all, Dr Crabblesnitch admits he was wrong about him and allows both him and Zoe Taylor to return to Bullworth. He also doesn't tolerate any misbehavior or corruption among staff members and prefects. This happens when he fires both Math teacher Mr. Hattrick and physical education teacher/sports coach Mr. Burton; the former for corrupt practices in the forms of workplace bullying and encouraging cheating by selling test answers, and the latter for predatory acts and sexual harassment, respectively, after Jimmy exposes their actions via foolproof evidence.
Biography[]
Not too much is known about Dr. Crabblesnitch's past, apart from the fact that he attended Bullworth as a teenager and was a prefect in his senior year. He graduated and went to college, and earned a PhD in history. He returned to Bullworth to become the history teacher and eventually became the headmaster.
Dr. Crabblesnitch is first seen when Jimmy Hopkins arrives at Bullworth Academy. Mr. Crabblesnitch reprimands Jimmy for his previous reasons as to why he was expelled from so many schools, warning him to keep his nose clean. He will also be seen when Jimmy Hopkins gets busted enough times. He will appear later in missions confronting Jimmy for fighting and at the beginning of chapter 2 inquiring about whether he spread rumors about him before directing him to help out Edna. He was later seen again when Mr. Hattrick was attempting to fire Mr. Galloway for being an alcoholic, to Mr. Galloway saying the reason why he was an alcoholic in the first place was due to Mr. Hattrick repeatedly harassing him. When Jimmy proves of Mr. Hattrick's corruption, he fire hims and warns Mr. Galloway to stop drinking.
He will later appear when Gary Smith tells on Jimmy for vandalizing buildings, and Dr. Crabblesnitch expels Jimmy. He appoints Gary as the Head Boy, and Gary goes mad with power, starting a riot on school grounds, tying Dr. Crabblesnitch to a chair so he can't move, and getting prefects and teacher to back him. Jimmy later stops the riots with the help of Russell Northrop and fights Gary, with them crashing through the skylight of his office. Finally overhearing Gary, he expels him and fires Burton, before readmitting Jimmy and his friend Zoe.
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Trivia[]
- Early on development of Bully, Dr. Crabblesnitch was going to be the main antagonist. However, he was ultimately replaced by Gary Smith in the finished game.
- According to PS2 instructions manual for the game, his full name is Ralph Crabblesnitch.
External Links[]
- Dr. Crabblesnitch on the Bully Wiki
