Sandy (Undersea Adventures)

Sandra Jennifer Olivia "Sandy" Cheeks is a major character in SpongeBob SquarePants: Undersea Adventures. She is the only land animal to live in Bikini Bottom. 
== Appearance ==
Sandy is a thin squirrel with light brown fur, with cream-yellow fur around her lower mouth, as well as on her chest and stomach, with a long bushy tail, semi-pointed ears, a pink triangular nose, noticable bucktooth and small eyes with visible eyelashes. When inside her treedome, she wears a simple bikini with the top being colored purple and the bottom being green with a purple skirt. Outside her treedome, she wears a spacesuit-like diving suit that is colored white, with a noticable zipper, three rings on each of her sleeves: two red and one blue in the center, a yellow square with a picture of an acorn on her chest, a round glass helmet with a pink flower on it, and grey boots with a red dot on either side of them. 
== Personality ==
Sandy is highly intelligent and levelheaded, as seen as how she would often be seen making inventions. However, she is shown to be violent whenever she becomes angry or annoyed. She can also tend to be overcompetitive in sports or other games. She is also one of the most athletic characters of ther series, never turning down any kind of sport or competition.
== History ==
Sandy was born in Texas to Pa and Ma Cheeks. She has an older sister, Rosy and a twin brother, Randy. She once attended Kamp Koral, and made a friend, SpongeBob though would later forget about him. One day, Sandy would move into the Bikini Bottom under the sea after getting employed by TreeDome Enterprises Limited. There she would once again meet SpongeBob and become friends with him. 
== Role in Series ==
=== Season 1 ===
==== Mind the Road ====
Sandy appears when SpongeBob comes to her, seaking help with his driving test. Revealing that it was due to stress, Sandy teaches SpongeBob to do a mindfulness. Before he leaves, she warns him not to do too many at a time. 
==== Saint Patrick's Day ====
When Mr. Krabs and Squidward are given bad luck, SpongeBob and Patrick take the two to Sandy. After finding out what it was, Sandy reveals this to be a case where they would need the leprechaun's gold to cure. Sandy later accompanies the group to Jellyfish Fields, there she witnesses SpongeBob catch the leprechaun and gain the gold. Sandy is last seen walking home with the group. 
==== Squid's Perfect World ====
An alternate version of Sandy appears in Squidward's dream. In this, she is Squidward's therapist and advices him to avoid his fans, as they were causing him to become stressed out. 
==== SpongeBob the Musical ====
Sandy is present with SpongeBob when the two are singing when an earthquake comes under them. Sandy then leaves to calculate the situation. Later when the mayor announces the eruption of Mount Enormous, Sandy tries to give an idea, but Plankton comes and turns everyone against her, causing her to give up. Later, Sandy is still depressed when SpongeBob and Patrick encourage her to help solve the emergency, though reluctant, she agrees to help them. Though after Patrick leaves, Sandy enourages SpongeBob that they could still accomplish the emergency. After Sandy builds the device to stop the eruption, the two climb the mountain. When an earthquake comes, SpongeBob nearly falls off but is saved by Patrick. After SpongeBob throws the device into the volcano, Sandy reveals that she was not entirely sure that it would work, much to SpongeBob and Patrick's annoyance. Sandy is then present parachuting down the mountain when SpongeBob gives a speech to apease the town and the eruption is stopped. Sandy is later seen being given a medal by the mayor and at the celebration of the saving of Bikini Bottom. 
=== Season 2 ===
==== Karate Kidders ====
Sandy is seen when SpongeBob tries to sneak attack her, after stopping this, she reveals that she was practicing for the Karate Choppers Tournament. When SpongeBob asks if he could sign up, Sandy believes he didn't have what it takes to compete. Later at the tournament, SpongeBob is revealed to be competing where Sandy tounts him again before he goes into his first challenge. Sandy is then competing against SpongeBob in the final round, and though she seems to be winning, SpongeBob wins the tournament. Sandy later appologizes for believing he didn't have what it took. 
==== Haunting Under the Sea ====
Sandy is seen dressed as a mad scientist when SpongeBob and Patrick come to her treedome for Halloween. She shows them her jars of horror, while correcting SpongeBob as to what was inside, and when Patrick was on of the items, she became grossed out. She is last seen giving them candy as they leave. 
==== Wish You a Spongy Christmas ====
Sandy is seen at the Krusty Krab's Christmas event, here she takes a Krabby Coco and compliments SpongeBob on his job. The next night, Sandy is seen when the town gathered at their tree to sing the Christmas song before Santa's arrival. Sandy is last seen opening a Christmas present, which turned out to be a new telescope. 
==== Pranks for Nothing ====
When in a day-long prank war with Plankton, SpongeBob goes to Sandy for suggestions for a prank. Sandy gives SpongeBob the idea to set a trap that would cause Plankton to be covered in cream pies, this however was unhelpful as Plankton saw it coming. 
==== The Flight Stuff ====
Sandy is first seen building a helicopter when SpongeBob arrives. When SpongeBob asks if he could fly her helicopter Sandy denies this due to his reputation of crashing into stuff. Sandy then leaves to do a last survey of her helicopter only to come back and find SpongeBob flying away in the helicopter. Sandy then uses the headset to talk to SpongeBob and tell him that he has messed up but tells him to use autopilot, which was destroyed by the coffee she left in there. After SpongeBob had accidentally caused damage to Bikini Bottom, Sandy uses her submarine to chase after him, finally catching him and using her lasso to catch him and steer him into the lagoon. Later, Sandy is revealed to have saved SpongeBob and brought him to the hospital. While happy he was okay, Sandy tells SpongeBob to never again use her vehicles, which he agrees to. 
==== One Last Stand ====
Sandy appears when SpongeBob and Patrick come to her in order to help them with the Atoll Highway, however despite being against the idea Sandy did not believe they could do anything about. Later when Bikini Bottom is attacked by jellyfish Sandy comes to SpongeBob and Patrick and explains that they were looking for a new home. She is last seen helping push the bulldozer in order to stop destroy the highway and is present at the subsequent celebration. 
== Relationships ==
=== Friends ===
==== SpongeBob and Patrick ====
SpongeBob and Patrick are Sandy's friends. SpongeBob often acts as a lab partner to her, and though he will sometimes annoy her, Sandy will forgive him in the end. She is also known to have dated SpongeBob in later life, though this ended at some point. Despite there opposite personalities, Sandy seems to be a good friend of Patrick. Even though she is annoyed by his utter stupidity, she will still consider him a friend. 
==== The Gal Pals ====
Sandy has a friend group called the "Gal Pals" composed of her, Mrs. Puff, Karen and Pearl. The four are always seen doing various fun acts with one another. 
== Abilities ==
Karate: Sandy appears to be incredible with karate, which is her main method of fighting. 
Intelligence: Sandy is highly intelligent, even to the degree where she can invent almost anything with no problems.
Lassoing: Being from Texas, Sandy is rather well with lassoing.
Agility: Sandy is very agile and quicked-skilled as seen on many occasions.
Climbing: Being a squirrel, Sandy is an expert climber. She will often use this in some form of competition. 
== Trivia ==
*Sandy is a perfect example of a "strong female character".
*Being from Texas, Sandy is given many cowgirl-like qualities such as a western accent, riding and lassoing skills, and various western sayings.
*She is one of the few main characters to not have a known ancestor from another century.
*When Sandy cries, her helmet fills and she flushes it so she does not drown.
*Sandy is the only character in the series to be a land creature, meaning she can not breathe under water. 
Category:Undersea Adventures
Category:Character
Category:Protagonists
Category:Female
Category:Land Creatures
Category:Squirrels
Category:Cheeks Family