Invictus Maneo/Mr. Krabs

**“**Survival of the fittest, argargargarg!**”**
— Invictus Maneo selection quip
**Mr. Krabs** is the founder and owner of the Krusty Krab fast food restaurant, by far the most popular dining joint in Bikini Bottom even with how expensive its food is and how cheaply maintained the restaurant itself tends to be. He is business rivals with Sheldon J. Plankton, the owner of the comparatively unpopular Chum Bucket establishment across the street who regularly makes attempts to steal the Krusty Krab's formula. Mr. Krabs is extremely greedy and does whatever he can to minimize spending, even if it means breaking the law⁠—like not paying employees.

Mr. Krabs originates from the 1999 animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, and his home stage is the Krusty Krab.

## Basics

Mr. Krabs is a heavyweight hit-and-run character who lacks powerful attacks for someone of his class but can approach as fast as he can retreat and keep his distance, punishing his foes' mistakes utilizing his fine range and somewhat unpredictable mix-up options on the battlefield. His hard shell grants him additional defense.

Mr. Krabs' primary weapons are his big meaty claws, which he can either clobber or pinch his foes with depending on the move. Perhaps unsurprisingly, much of Mr. Krabs' moveset is themed around money and his restaurant, extending the cash drawer from his cash drawer in his various light tilts and dropping his oversized first dime in both his heavy down tilt and down air attacks. He can even chuck over a kitchen grill in his slow but incredibly strong heavy forward tilt attack. His air attacks can be pretty diverse, whether it's flipping himself up in the air and coming back down like a patty in his up air or away flicking his arch-nemesis Plankton in his back air. In all of his throw attacks, Mr. Krabs will summon his employee SpongeBob SquarePants to grill the foe or flip them around like he were making Krabby Patties.

Mr. Krabs struggles with standard heavyweight issues, such as being easy to juggle thanks to his high gravity, but his less-than-impressive frame data and lack of proper killing moves also hold him back. His armor can crack if hit hard enough, too.

## Specials

* **Special A: Anchors Away**
Mr. Krabs will swing around a gigantic anchor by the chain, covering a lot of space in front of his body. The player can let go at any time to have Mr. Krabs hurl the anchor in an arc, which deals high damage and knockback to anyone he hits with it. Great for setting up offstage kills and stopping projectiles from hitting him.
* **Special B: Penny Scent**
Mr. Krabs will launch a penny either low or high in the air depending on if the player taps or holds the command, and the horizontal distance achieved depends on which direction the player's holding the command in. Hitting the button again before the penny disappears will have Mr. Krabs charge after it, launching anyone in his way.
* **Special C: Krabdriver**
Mr. Krabs will reach upward with his claws, striking multiple times while he spins his body like a corkscrew. Mr. Krabs can gain more height if the player rapidly taps the special command while he rises up. This is a terrific killing move with a particularly strong final hit, and though it's a linear recovery, it's deadly.
* **Special D: Sponge Me Boy**
As a method of defending himself, Mr. Krabs will set down SpongeBob SquarePants to literally "sponge" damage from an incoming attack. He will then retaliate by opening their mouth (or create a mouth) to force a Nasty Patty within, making the character take poison damage and leaving them open to another attack.
* **Showstopper: Plankton!**
Mr. Krabs teasingly holds the Krabby Patty secret formula in the air, prompting Plankton to come rushing in on a ballistic missile, making it drop on the opposing fighters before diving and trying to grab the formula from Mr. Krabs. He flicks him back at the missile, making it explode and launching Krabs' foes high up.