Krusty Krab

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* Loading Screen
* Map View
* Exterior

## Details

### Enemies

Hash Slinging Slasher
Pinkie
Prowler
Flying Dutchman

### Goals

**Hash 'n Slash*** Survive until 4:00 AM.

## Navigation

### Next Level

Industrial Park
Larry's Gym

The **Krusty Krab** is the 11th or 12th level in Around the Clock at Bikini Bottom, depending on what order you decide to play in. It is also used in the level menu as a safe space.

## Story

*Responding to the distress call, SpongeBob, Patrick and Mr. Krabs leave Squidward to keep the restaurant on lockdown until they return. An easygoing hour is cast aside in favor of a break-in attempt committed by an all-too-familiar fable. Manifested from Jellien goo, this thing is out for more than a fry cook job.*

## Cutscenes

### Intro Cutscene

Squidward is at The Krusty Krab alone, greeting the quietness. A noise comes from outside and Squidward questions it, and then notices something awry; a bus at 3 AM. What nincompoop's out at a time like this, Squidward says to himself, only to be filled with dread once he sees *who* the "nincompoop" in question was as the bus takes off -- The Hash-Slinging Slasher, a Jellien Clone specifically, is staring back at him from the outside before wandering off around the restaurant as Squidward laments his new circumstances.

### Ending Cutscene

Unfortunately, as the clock strikes 4:00, the Slasher finally prevails in breaking into the Krusty Krab, and Squidward is seen shaking on the floor next to the cashier's boat, staring at his assailant. The Slasher slowly and menacingly approaches the petrified octopus and raises his spatula-arm up into the air for the kill. But before he can get too close, Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob, and Patrick burst into the restaurant, dirtied with soot and the crab missing his shirt from their recent outing. As the Slasher looks over his shoulder at the crew, Patrick pounces, downing the clone, and the sea sponge and the crab seal his fate by dumping their jars of mayonnaise on him.

Once the Slasher's death throes cease and he's reduced to a puddle and dismembered arms, Squidward sighs in relief. Then he looks at who his saviors were...to his disappointment. Nevertheless, SpongeBob says how glad he was that he and his crew made it back to the Krusty Krab just in time to save their friend, Patrick mentions that he didn't ink himself this time, and Mr. Krabs cracks a joke about having to pay for his funeral.

But then, Squidward questions who was flickering the lights after all if the Slasher wasn't, as well as being too preoccupied with breaking in and hunting him down, which turns out, was none other than...**Nosferatu*!!!***

(Which they all say in unison.)

## ???

In ???, the Krusty Krab is used in the first section of the level, The Overlord pulls it into the sky and releases many Jelliens that the player must fight, after the player defeats the Jelliens and withers down all of The Overlord's health, it drops the Krusty Krab all the way to the seafloor and retreats, destroying the restaurant completely.

## Difficulties

* **Rookie of The Day -** The Hash Slinging Slasher clone is the only enemy.
* **3AM At The Krusty Krab -** The Hash Slinging Slasher clone is faster and the walls leak a green slime. This difficulty is required to be beaten to continue to Larry's Gym.
* **Graveyard Shift -** The Hash Slinging Slasher Clone is even faster, the walls still ooze green slime and a Pinkie now enters the restaurant.
* **Employee of The Month -** The goo oozes earlier than before and a Prowler enters the restaurant near the end of Squidward's shift.
* **Where's My Pink Slip? -** The goo still oozes, the Pinkie returns and The Flying Dutchman appears. This difficulty is required to be beaten to acquire ace completion for the Krusty Krab.

## Secrets and Extras

* Interacting with Mr. Krabs' desk in Rookie of The Day mode will play violin music unlocking the extra, referencing the famous "Let me play you a sad song on the world's smallest violin." SpongeBob clip. (Hark, There's Plenty of Woeful Tales)
* Interacting with the blinds in Graveyard Shift mode will make a loud sound play and Dave Microwaves Games and several other characters can be seen watching the player. (The Goon Squad's Watching)
* A small red SpongeBob can be found next to the fridge in Employee of The Month mode, interacting with it will unlock the extra. (We Don't Talk About SpongeBob's, "Other," Cousin... Y'know, The Red One)
* On Where's My Pink Slip? mode a group of Krabby Patties will randomly appear near a table, walking into them will play a chomping sound and unlock the extra. (Find The Hidden Patties...)
* On Where's My Pink Slip mode waiting until 3:40 AM and then interacting with the cash register will make Squidward steal the cash and unlock the extra. (Treasure Awaits The Haunted Fools)

## Glitches/Bugs

* On Where's My Pink Slip?, if you die to the Flying Dutchman, time still passes, meaning you can have him kill you and then stay on the game over screen to win. The game counts it as a death, but since Deathless isn't an achievement for the level, it doesn't matter.
* However, as of Version 1.1.0, this glitch has been patched, meaning the player now has to avoid the Dutchman at all costs in order to win.

## Trivia

* This level is based on another game by Dave Microwaves Games, 3:00 AM at The Krusty Krab.
	+ In the updated version of 3:00 AM at The Krusty Krab there is a random event called Jellien Invasion, which is a nod to Around the Clock and content that was shown off in the game's demo at the time. However, the name of the random event says the event is non-canon, since multiple enemies that have no involvement with the official Krusty Krab level are given cameos.
	+ The game itself, along with this level, is a reference to the Five Nights at Freddy's series, where the player is a Night Guard, whose shifts last from 12 to 6 AM. They must check different areas around the restaurant to prevent being killed by the animatronics, replaced in 3AM and in this level by the Hash-Slinging Slasher and other ghouls.
		- The short grace period given while the Hash-Slinging Slasher cuts the power and slips into the building is also reminiscent of a mechanic in the series, notably the first game. If they burn through all their power before the time is up, the player is left in complete darkness In both situations, and death is inevitable- unless the end of the player's shift is reached before disaster strikes.
		- The signature victory chime, a sound that plays when the player survives a night, has also been implemented into the level, although it has been replaced with a motif from "Rule, Britannia!", that plays over the beeping from Squidward's wristwatch.
* This is the only level where the difficulty varies depending on what level of difficulty you choose.
* This is also the only level that doesn't use the regular achievement system.
* All three signs of the Hash-Slinging Slasher's approach introduced in the episode Graveyard Shift occur throughout the level. Albeit, out of order. These include the lights flickering on and off, a sound cue of the phone ringing with the implication that no one is there on the other end, and the Slasher himself arriving in what is supposedly the ghost of the bus that ran him over.
* Gary is visible on the above deck section, watching you and infrequently meowing. Using an out-of-bounds hack allows you to get up there to him. He actually has collision and can be pushed to and from the edge.
	+ If the hardest difficulty is selected, Gary will be replaced by a black snail, which can be heard hissing instead of meowing. Due to the superstition associated with black cats, or in this case snails, it most likely represents a bad omen.
* Using out-of-bounds hacks reveals some Pinkies are surrounding the restaurant.
	+ Out-of-bounds hacks also reveal that the scenery behind the Chum Bucket isn't just a background. There's a full view of downtown Bikini Bottom modeled, with buildings and many cars. It looks to be where the trailer was filmed on, and even part of the ??? intro cutscene.
	+ As with Larry's Gym, a motionless Doodle Patrick Model can be seen outside the bathroom window. However, it's pretty tricky to spot, so one may want to use the StarFishMan filter or out-of-bounds cheats to more clearly see it.
	+ Regardless of what level the player is on, if the player looks at the level-select map sitting on the table while playing as Squidward it will always show the fully completed map with all levels drawn.
* This is the only level that is revisited later on in the game. (In the first section of ???.)

## Gallery

Dave and others watching the player in Graveyard Shift mode.