Mr. Krabs

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Eugene Harold Krabs
Alias	Mr. Krabs Armor Abs Krabs Krabs (by Plankton) Eugene Krabs (by The Flying Dutchman) Mr. K Uncle Krabs Old Man Krabs Rag boy (as a child) Old Man Boss
Origin	SpongeBob SquarePants
Occupation	Navy cadet Pirate (both formerly) Founder and owner of the Krusty Krab Restaurant
Powers / Skills	High intelligence Wisdom Business expertise Leadership Manipulation Charisma Adventuring Pirate Wealth Regeneration Superhuman strength Superhuman durability Teleportation Swordsmanship Strong claws Fourth wall awareness Skilled violin player Near-indestructible shell (only at his youth) Can detach and reattach his limbs Chameleon physiology (only in "Plankton Paranoia" and only camouflage) Navy of Military training
Hobby	Bathing in/touching/counting his money. Being ridiculously cheap with those who compete with him. Scheming to make more money (by any means, whether legal or not). Abusing his employees and customers (mostly SpongeBob and Squidward). Tormenting and mocking Plankton by any means necessary. Secretly eating chum. Playing cards with Plankton every Thursday night. Laughing at Plankton's misfortunes.
Goals	Continuously increase his wealth while keeping the Krusty Krab afloat (ongoing; by any means, whether legal or not). Make Plankton's life as miserable as possible. Make his daughter Pearl happy (both ongoing). Get rid of Plankton (even if it means killing him; ongoing). Retrieve the Krabby Patty Formula by any means necessary and later stop Burger-Beard (Sponge Out of Water; succeeded). Retrieve the soda drinking hat from Smitty to obtain $1000000 (in "One Krabs Trash", partially succeeded; didn't get $1000000).
Crimes	Serial theft Scamming Fraud Assault and battery Con artistry Blackmail Extortion Numerous health violations Psychological abuse Money laundering Grave robbery Sponge trafficking Poaching Starvation Mass murder Attempted enforced suicide Attempted sacrifice Soul selling Kidnapping Mass torture Child abuse Property damage Embezzlement Slander Incrimination Racketeering Stalking Public endangerment Piracy Parental negligence Workplace violations Vandalism Breaking and entering Home invasion Forgery Plagiarism Genocide Populicide Bribery Reckless driving Smuggling Inciting riots Gambling Propaganda Conspiracy Slavery
Type of Villain	Greedy Businessman

“	Hello, I like money!	„
	~ Mr. Krabs' most famous quote from The Spongebob SquarePants Movie.

“	You're fired!	„
	~ Mr. Krabs' famous catchphrase.

“	Oh, boohoo! Let me play a sad song for you on the world's smallest violin! (plays violin)	„
	~ Mr. Krabs mocking Squidward Tentacles.

Eugene Harold Krabs, better known as Mr. Krabs, is a major character in Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. He is the money-obsessed founder of the Krusty Krab and just like SpongeBob, he is business rivals with his ex best friend, Plankton.

Although he is one of the series' main characters, Mr. Krabs is frequently known for having a villainous side throughout the series' run, and can even be seen as the main antagonist in several episodes. He treats his employees poorly. He serves no consideration for almost anyone (including his own daughter) unless money is involved. He is also shown to take joy in Plankton’s misery and failures. Those continuous traits overtime serve him as an antagonistic or yet, an outright villainous character on multiple occasions. In fairness, however, his cheapness is all to blame for which as he deep down does care about SpongeBob, and his daughter Pearl at heart.

He is voiced by Clancy Brown, who also played Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption, Ray Schoonover in Daredevil, Viking Lofgren in Bad Boys, the Kurgan in the Highlander film franchise, Lex Luthor in the DCAU and other DC animated works, Long Feng in Avatar the Last Airbender, Yakone in the Legend of Korra, Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Mr. Freeze in The Batman. While in a few video games, he is voiced by Joe Whyte and Bob Joles. In SpongeBob SquarePants: Typing, he is voiced by Patrick Pinney. In the Broadway musical adaptation, he was portrayed by Brian Ray Norris.

Villainous Side

Since the beginning of the series, Mr. Krabs' overall characterization has become more and more negative. Sometimes, he becomes the villain in some episodes of the show, with Mr. Krabs being just as bad as, if not worse than, Plankton himself.

Although he had moral standards and was a reasonable father figure for SpongeBob at times despite his greedy and recurring antagonistic behavior, the Post-First-Movie Seasons utterly removed it all in favor of more out of character moments where he's much more villainous. Subsequently, this turned him into a full-blown protagonist villain who proved time and time again more detestable than Plankton in his worst episodes.

Even prior to controversial Post-First-Movie Seasons, Mr. Krabs does have fair records of villainous and antagonistic acts, notably his recurring tendency to exploit his employees and even exhibits unnecessary sadism towards torturing Plankton upon the latter's defeat. One of Mr. Krab’s most villainous roles before the movie is in “Jellyfish Hunter,” where he abuses captured jellyfish in favor of producing as much jellyfish jelly as he can and nearly eradicate them all had the blue jellyfish save the day by exposing his crime on SpongeBob. He was also willing to harm SpongeBob for attempting to foil his scheme.

Other examples of his villainous acts include trying to kill Squidward so that he could make money from his art, using the magnet Gary swallowed to steal spare change despite Gary's painful discomfort from doing so, capturing Patrick and trying to con him out of his coupon, committing genocide on Bubbletown, having his employees work 24 hour shifts for 43 days straight, charging his customers a dollar for every step they take with the bait of free Krabby Patties, and several other crimes. As with most characters, however, his morality depends on who is in-charge of writing the episode. One should also note that while it doesn't excuse his actions, he did try to convince Squidward to leave so that he wouldn't have to resort to murdering him.

A hideous and demonic version of Mr. Krabs that appeared for one second in the episode "Jellyfish Hunter", and now is seen frequently in videos on the internet is called Moar Krabs.

Appearance

Mr. Krabs is an elderly red crab who has a very thick shell. He also has very tall lime-green eyestalks, a crinkled dark red nose, large claws, and very short, pointy legs. He wears a light blue shirt and slackers with a black belt. When he comes out of his shell (like in some in "Shell of a Man," "Shell Shocked," and "Company Picnic"), he has a wrinkled pink body.

Personality

Mainstream

“	Krusty Krab is unfair! Mr. Krabs is in there standing at the concession, plotting his oppression!	„
	~ SpongeBob rioting against Mr. Krabs.

Mr. Krabs is extremely greedy, cheap, avaricious, callous, arrogant, and sometimes hypocritical. He can be quite cruel, often being portrayed to be just as bad, if not worse, than his rival, Plankton. His only interest is money, and he could not care less for his customers, employees, family, or even himself, as he is shown to risk his life several times if it means making more money. Krabs also admits this during the episode "Krabby Land."

Eugene frequently associates his customers and products with money, with lines such as "that's me money walking out the door!" It should be noted that, while the portrayal of Mr. Krabs shows him as being obsessed with money to the point of anthropomorphizing it from the beginning, he becomes more miserly, cheap, and immoral as the series progresses. His obsession with money causes him to sometimes make bad decisions such as stealing money, exploiting kids, and lying. It also motivates him to hoard his money, which then makes it difficult for him to lose even a penny. He'll also steal other items like food and equipment in order to not pay for anything, even stuff belonging to his own employees, such as in "Growth Spout." His money hunger may stem from his childhood poverty. When SpongeBob uses the term "obsession" to describe his relationship with money during "Plankton's Good Eye," Krabs denies it and claims it to be a strong word.

He is prone to fits of insanity if he has to give up as much as a penny, which is why he does anything he can to avoid his customers getting refunds, such as making the money back guarantee so small on the menu that it's invisible to the naked eye. Mr. Krabs often goes to irrationally great lengths to acquire or to avoid losing money, no matter how big or small the amount, with little (if any) regard to the safety or well-being of others (he’s more concerned about not getting the wrestling tournament cash prize than SpongeBob and Patrick getting killed in “Krusty Krushers”) or even himself (in "Squid's Day Off," he loses both arms and suffers a severe head injury while attempting to pull a dime out of the sink). He'll also find any reason to inflate the prices on the menu, especially to exploit people with large bank accounts, for example, King Neptune. In "Krab Borg," (and shown earlier in "Squeaky Boots") Mr. Krabs is shown to always remember the price for everything he has bought, which proves his greed has a strong memory. In "SpongeBob, You're Fired," he fires SpongeBob not because the fry cook did anything wrong, but because he learned he could save himself a nickel from doing so. In "Born Again Krabs," he sells SpongeBob's soul to the Flying Dutchman for 62 cents, despite the fact that SpongeBob put his life on the line to protect him from being sent to Davy Jones' Locker. Even Squidward is angry with Mr. Krabs after the exchange, and he tells Mr. Krabs off (even though he hates SpongeBob). Squidward also acted this way when Mr. Krabs tried to steal Patrick’s coupon in “Patrick’s Coupon.”

The way he treats Plankton can be considered cruel. Being the most successful out of the two compared to Plankton’s lack of success, he takes every chance to gloat at Plankton, mostly after one of Plankton's failed attempts to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula. He’ll also step on Plankton, crush him, launch him back to the Chum Bucket, and occasionally eat him. Even when Plankton is at his most harmless, Mr. Krabs shows absolutely no respect towards him. He will even drive Plankton to suicide for his own amusement, as shown in “One Coarse Meal.” He'll also complain when Plankton manages to get even one customer and will do anything in his power to make sure Plankton doesn’t get any business. And as shown when Plankton gets blamed for the secret formula’s disappearance in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Mr. Krabs hates Plankton more than he trusts SpongeBob (who knows that Plankton is innocent), even going as far to claim that SpongeBob has been working for Plankton the whole time.

He has been shown mistreating his employees as if they were slaves. For starters, he constantly underpays them, with Squidward saying that Mr. Krabs hardly pays him at all and SpongeBob remarking that a nickel is more than he himself makes in a year, with the latter even having to pay to work when he got started. He’ll even pay then with fake money. He also uses them for personal and financial gain, such as when he ruined SpongeBob and Squidward’s chance to become a rich and famous band under Colonel Carper’s management all so he could forcefully make himself their band manager instead and keep all the profits for himself. He especially exploits SpongeBob's loyalty and naïve nature, such as when the fry cook opened his own restaurant and Mr. Krabs offered to be his manager again in exchange for 99% of all profits, which SpongeBob surprisingly claimed to be more than generous. He’ll even go as far as finding ways to take their own money, whether it be giving them bills instead of paychecks, taking advantage of Squidward’s crane machine addiction, or going through drastic lengths to take a “penny” SpongeBob found.

His safety measures and maintenance of the restaurant are extremely poor; if existent, frequently resorting to improvised and obviously inadequate measures to avoid paying for actual insurance and repairs. He is also known to take shortcuts both at the Krusty Krab and at home to save money. Such examples include making a hole in the wall for a drive-through, using grease to make his own soap, and not getting a wet floor sign. He is especially cheap when it comes to raising his own daughter, which led to her having terrible birthday parties.

Despite his covetous behavior, Mr. Krabs is also shown to be highly compassionate and tolerant. He has apologized for his actions on occasion, and despite being cheap when it comes to his daughter, Pearl, he does care for her, going to great lengths to acquire food for her in "Growth Spout." Despite his abusive treatment of SpongeBob and Squidward, he does care for and appreciate them, as the two help keep his restaurant afloat. In "Krusty Love," Mr. Krabs finds his second love (after money): Mrs. Puff. Also, in "Best Day Ever," when SpongeBob is sad, he actually uses his money to try to cheer him up. This is because, despite often taking advantage of SpongeBob's true nature, he loves him like a son. When SpongeBob saves his life after Plankton steals King Neptune's crown and frames Mr. Krabs for the crime, Mr. Krabs apologizes to SpongeBob for not choosing him as the manager of the Krusty Krab 2. He assures SpongeBob it was a mistake he will never make again, and gives SpongeBob the job as the manager of Krusty Krab 2.

Mr. Plankton Universe

In the episode "The Algae's Always Greener" where Plankton teleports to an alternate universe where his and Mr Krabs' roles are swapped, Mr. Krabs acts like Plankton does in the mainstream continuity, but with some differences. He prefers to steal the Krabby Patty formula by simply sneaking in and taking a sandwich rather than using ingenious plots or devices. Also, like Plankton, he is always naked, but because he was much crazier, he hates wearing clothes to the point where he surrenders when SpongeBob successfully makes him wear something. On top of this, his deranged nature makes Plankton realize how terrible Mr. Krabs' life is at times because of him. Because of this, he leaves this timeline and goes back to his own despite knowing he would never get the formula. However, due to the lack of continuity, Plankton never learned his lesson and continued his quest. That or, he ended up continuing their feud because he enjoyed tormenting his former friend.

Other Media

The Endless Summer

Mr. Krabs takes advantage of Global Warming and increases the temperature to get everyone to swim in his new pool for more money. He makes the temperature extremely hot, causing everyone to evacuate Bikini Bottom and all the water in his pool to evaporate.

Video games

Fall Guys

In Fall Guys, a costume of Mr. Krabs was added to the game as part of the game's third free-to-play season, being one of six unique SpongeBob Squarepants-themed costumes currently in the game.

Quotes

“	(Squidward: I'm not taking an order for a bubble!) Sure you are! Or I'll fill your life with misery and woe. Even if you quit.	„
	~ Mr. Krabs' threat to make Squidward serve Bubble Buddy.

“	More! More! More! More! More! More! More! More! More! More! More! More! More! Moooooore!	„
	~ Mr. Krabs telling SpongeBob to get more jellyfish for jellyfish jelly Krabby Patties.

“	YOUR LUCK JUST RAN OUT! (Customer: Hey man, ease back...! You're crushing my arm!) Unhand that penny or the arm comes off!	„
	~ Mr. Krabs threatening to rip off a customer's arm for a penny on the ground.

“	(SpongeBob: But Mr. Krabs, what about the true meaning of summer? What about the children?) The children? I don't care about the children, I just care about their parents' money. Ah, the fact that their feeble minds are easily distracted by cheap playgrounds and talentless clowns is no skin off my nose! Survival of the fittest, SpongeBob. Survival of the fittest. Heh heh.	„
	~ Mr. Krabs talking about deceiving the children.

“	I feel so alive! Cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-chingaree. Money, oh money, how I love thee. Cha-ching, cha-chong, cha-changaroo. From pennies to dollars, any amount'll do Cha-ching, cha-ching, it's no contest. There's only one thing that I love the best, from every sight i've ever seen to the sweetest sound i've heard, I'd gladly give up everything for all the money that i've earned! (laughs) Cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-chingaree. There's nothing on Earth like the feeling of greed! There's nothing on Earth, like the feeling of, greed! (laughs heartily) (Squidward: Please don't do that again.)	„
	~ Mr. Krabs singing about his obsession with money.

“	What do I do?! I can't let Plankton have so much as one single customer! I just can't afford it!	„
	~ Mr. Krabs' motive.

“	Where is my formula Plankton? (Plankton: I don't know, it just disappeared.) WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU, YOU LYING LIAR?!''	„
	~ Mr. Krabs enraged overseeing that his formula is missing.

“	Enough with the niceties, Plankton! This is the last time I'm gonna ask ya: WHERE IS ME FORMULAR?! (Plankton: I told you, Krabs, I don't have it!) Wrong answer! [Nearly steps on Plankton]	„
	~ Mr. Krabs accusing Plankton of stealing the Krabby Patty formula, before nearly killing him.

“	(Customer: They're in cahoots!) Yeah I guess that's a short way of saying it. STOP THAT BUBBLE!	„
	~ Mr. Krabs ordering the customers to pop the bubble containing SpongeBob and Plankton.

“	Jackpot! Money money money money! Come to papa! Oh boy.	„
	~ Mr. Krabs about to be injured by a huge wave of coins.

“	That's it, boys! Keep that gelatinous gold mine flowing!	„
	~ Mr. Krabs killing and injuring jellyfish in the jellyfish factory to make jelly.

“	Am I really going to defile this grave for money? Of course I am!	„
	~ Mr. Krabs showing how far he thinks he can go.

“	Who... touched..... ME THERMOSTAT?!	„
	~ Mr. Krab after Squidward touched his thermostat.

“	Nooo! You'll never get a cent out of me! Never! I'D RATHER THAT WORM COME IN HERE RIGHT NOW AND EAT YOU ALL ALIIIVE!!!	„
	~ Mr. Krab after, for dramatic effect, Sandy said she would hunt down the worm for a price.

“	And if I see that clarinet again, IT'LL BE GOING INTO THE WOODWIND CHIPPER! YOU HEAR ME?!	„
	~ Mr. Krabs threatening Squidward when playing his clarinet in the Krusty Krab.

Trivia

• Mr. Krabs has also broken the law more than Plankton. Unlike Plankton, Mr. Krabs has been sent to prison only three times for it.
• In the episode "Jellyfish Hunter," Mr. Krabs demands more jellyfish from SpongeBob, upon which he begins to repeat the words "more", which is eventually followed by a grotesque image of Mr. Krabs with his claws raised up. The image is commonly featured and parodied in YouTube Poops and has been dubbed "Moar Krabs".
• Even in his old age, he is quite tough. He was also in the navy for several years and he was a pirate for several other years.
• At the beginning of the series, Mr. Krabs genuinely cared about SpongeBob and was even somewhat of a father figure to him (since SpongeBob's real dad lives far away from him). This fatherly behavior has waned in the later series, although it occasionally surfaces (depending on the writer of the episode).
• Despite the claim of him always paying his employees below minimum wage, there are instances where Mr. Krabs paid them more proper wage such as "Skill Crane" and "Squeaky Boots.” Once again, this all depends on the writer.
• Pearl often takes Mr. Krabs’ money as a way to discipline him, such as when he and SpongeBob ruined her sleepover in "The Slumber Party" and when he took her on a terrible vacation that only he himself would enjoy in "Mr. Krabs Takes a Vacation." She also threatened to eat his money in "Growth Spout" to make him find food for her.
• As shown in "Bucket Sweet Bucket" and "Walking the Plankton," he takes the secret formula with him whenever he goes on vacation in case Plankton ever decides to take advantage of his absence.
• Mr. Krabs also leaves behind decoys of the secret formula in case Plankton ever gets his hands on it.
• Not surprisingly, in the theory about how SpongeBob's cast represents the Seven Deadly Sins, Mr. Krabs easily represents the Deadly Sin of greed. Which is probably the way he likes.
• Though speculative, Krabs' Post-First Movie Seasons portrayal could be attributed to newer showrunners involved misunderstanding his character as much as the rest of the main cast. While they understandably shared fans and ex-fans' sentiment regarding his infamy (which didn't help by the anthropomorphic crab broke the law more often than Plankton), the same showrunners unfortunately only saw the worst in Krabs just as they found Plankton sympathetic enough to deserve the anti-heroic role that Krabs always had in the series proper. This in turn, explained his depraved actions throughout said seasons where some of them (ex. the aforementioned attempt to force Plankton to commit suicide) proved to be too out-of-character for him in some respects, even at his worst.
• His voice actor, Clancy Brown still portrays him amazingly and memorably. In fact, he publicly admitted he hated recording the lines for Mr. Krabs in "One Coarse Meal" due to how he was written as a cruel and heartless monster.

External Links

• Mr. Krabs on the Heroes Wiki
• Mr. Krabs on the Nickelodeon Wiki
• Mr. Krabs on the Encyclopedia SpongeBobia Wiki
• Mr. Krabs on the Wikipedia

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