Squidward's Monument

* Loading Screen
* Map View
* Exterior

SpongeBob in RandomLand

**Squidward's Monument** is the second, third, fourth, or fifth level in the game, depending on which order you play them in, it is the home residence of Squidward Tentacles. This level is unlocked after beating Glove World, and is unlocked along with Spongebob's Pineapple, Patrick's Rock, and 3451 Anchor Way. In this level, you play as Squidward. The loading screen shows Big Lenny chasing Squidward.

## Story

*After Squidward saves SpongeBob & Patrick from the clutches of the cloned Glove World staff. Squidward floors his boatmobile to their homes. When questioned, Squidward insists that the two head into their homes and grab whatever valuables they can find. Without pressing on any further. the three split off into their homes.*

*Squidward enters his house to seek out his prized possessions. Little does he know that tonight marks the beginning of the annual migration season far and wide on the seafloor... Even for the most dangerous sea creatures.*

## **Cutscenes**

### Opening Cutscene

The opening cutscene begins with SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward arriving at their homes. Squidward then tells SpongeBob and Patrick to go into their homes, grab any valuables that they can, and meet back at the boatmobile. After he is finished explaining, the three split off into their homes.

However, as soon as Squidward opens the front door to his house, the screen begins rumbling and a droning hum is heard, as Big Lenny slowly approaches the house.

### Ending Cutscene

Squidward puts his wax sculpture in the boat mobile, SpongeBob and Gary escape from the Pineapple, and Patrick exits his rock. The three hop in the boatmobile, and Squidward yells at SpongeBob to back it up. So SpongeBob backs the boatmobile up all the way to the Krusty Krab. But he backs up too fast, and ends up crashing right into the Krusty Krab.

## Gameplay

A giant jellyfish nicknamed Big Lenny, which had been roaming as a result of the annual seafloor migration, breaks into Squidward's home. Squidward has to collect 4 items, his Bold and Brash Painting, his Squilliam painting, his clarinet, and his wax sculpture all while avoiding being caught by Big Lenny.

Squidward is unable to sprint while holding the Squilliam painting and the wax sculpture, which makes keeping track of Big Lenny's location important when hauling these items to the boatmobile. Near the end of the level, the elevator stops working and the power goes out, seemingly due to Big Lenny bumping into the fuse box. This makes retrieving the final item much more difficult, since with the elevator inoperable, your only option is to use the stairs.

## Enemies

### Big Lenny

Big Lenny is the only enemy in Squidward's Monument. Big Lenny's behavior in Squidward's Monument mostly consists of random wandering until Squidward (the player) is in his sights. Once this happens, Big Lenny will attempt to follow the player through halls and around corners, and after approx. 3 seconds of being in his sights, will zap the player, resulting in a death. Big Lenny constantly emits a droning hum and causes your screen to rumble when he's nearby, which allows you to determine where he is from more of a distance. If Big Lenny catches you, he will proceed to restrain you with his tentacles and shock you to death. Big Lenny only sends out an electricity zap upon first spotting the player, so after avoiding his zap he won't be able to do anything besides float slowly towards you until he loses track of you. This can be used as a method of maneuvering around Big Lenny in more open spaces such as the living room, but keep in mind that Big Lenny will start charging up a zap as usual the next time he spots you.

## Acing the Level

Despite being on the average difficulty, acing this level is difficult. But once you've learned where possible spawn points are, you can manage the ace.

## Strategy

### Starting out small

It is then recommended that you head upstairs with the elevator, as you are then closer to the art studio. If the Bold and Brash painting isn't there, search the other rooms on the second floor until you find it, keeping an eye out for Big Lenny in the process. Once found, take care while going back downstairs. Note that if Big Lenny is coming up the stairs, you can jump off the railing to juke him.

### Squilliam returns

Once entering back into the house, make a beeline for the elevator. You're going to need to go up on the second floor for the next item, the Squilliam painting. This does not spawn in the art studio, so don't bother going up there unless you need to hide. First, check the dark hallway, then the stairs, and the other rooms. Remember that you cannot run while holding the Squilliam painting, so keep watch for Big Lenny as you slowly make your way back to the boatmobile.

### Oh, Clarry...

Squidward's clarinet is your next target. Check the bedroom closet, the bathroom, and the art studio. While up in the art studio, go into the back closet if you can. Inside is the Golden Spatula. Once you've got the third item, go back to the boatmobile.

### And now, the wax sculpture

When the player enters back into the house for the final time, the power goes out, rendering the elevator useless. This makes getting the wax sculpture out much harder, as the player has limited places to hide. Make your way up to the art studio, where the sculpture is. If you haven't yet, this is your last chance to get the Golden Spatula in the closet. With the sculpture in both hands, get to the stairs, watching out for Big Lenny. Once again, if he's coming up the stairs, jump off the railing to juke him, and get to the front door. Note that you can make a pit stop in the elevator room and the kitchen area to unlock a couple of extras.

## Extras

* Immediately upon entering the level, the player can interact with the TV. This will spawn the Goofy Goober Token in the kitchen area, which it can then be obtained.
* In the closet located in Squidward's bedroom, a gun can be found in a box. Pressing 'E' while facing the gun results in an image of Squidward with blood dripping from the eyes surrounded by static, with loud and unsettling sound effects playing in the background. This image is a reference to **Squidward's Suicide** - also known as "**Red Mist**" - a popular Internet horror story based on *SpongeBob*, which involves Squidward committing suicide and having red mist eyes.
* Next to the elevator on the second floor of the house, a trophy can be found labeled "THE 1ST PLACE SNAiL RACiNG CUP PRESENTED TO SQUiDWARD TORTELLiNi", interacting with it will cause Squidward to remark "At least this is better than tennis balls." and the extra will be unlocked.
* On the top floor of the house, where Squidward's wax statue can be found, the room to the left has the Golden Spatula.

## Trivia

* The toilet being a possible spawn location for the clarinet is a reference to SpongeBob's quote from the episode Graveyard Shift, "Squidward, I used your clarinet to unclog my toilet!"
* Along with Glove World, SpongeBob's Pineapple, and an unlockable teaser for Patrick's Rock, this level was one of the few levels that were playable in the demo.
	+ The image from the Squidward's Suicide extra itself comes from the Season 12 episode "Spongebob in Randomland," which featured a reference to Red Mist Squidward as a jumpscare in the original airing. In the scene where a wall of doors appears in front of SpongeBob and Squidward, the latter opens a door above him to reveal what looks like a copy of his bedroom. However, the room quickly turns into static, and a Squidward head with red eyes and bleeding black mascara flashes on-screen.
		- The scene was cut in the UK version of the episode upon release and was cut in the US release in November 2019 due to a Standards and Practices issue. In Canadian airings on YTV, Latin American airings on Nickelodeon Latin America, as well as airings in Iran and also on the Nick app, this scene is still intact.
* If the player looks very closely while outside the Monument, they can barely make out the interior structure of the house down the road in the distance.

## Gallery

Artwork of Squidward lifting a Sea Berry seen in Squidward's Monument.More artwork from Squidward's monument, a reference to the episode "Naughty Nautical Neighbors."