Eugene Krabs
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Eugene H. Krabs (or simply Mr. Krabs) is a fictional character on the Nickelodeon TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is very similar to Kaz from Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi.
Krabs is SpongeBob, Squidward Tentacles & Phoebe Hyerdahl's boss who is the greedy, cheap, and penny-pinching owner of The Krusty Krab, a fast food restaurant in Bikini Bottom. He always greets people by saying "Hello, I'm Mr. Krabs, and I love money." However, he is not heartless—he cares about SpongeBob (who keeps his restaurant afloat), dotes on his daughter Pearl Krabs, and in one episode, he found his second love (after money) in Mrs. Puff. Mr. Krabs' arch-rival is Sheldon J. Plankton, the owner of the rival restaraunt called The Chum Bucket across the street from his establishment. He has a mother, Momma Krabs, who lives in a near identical version of his anchor home, except it is pink. Krabs' birthday, revealed on his driver's license in the episode "Sleepy Time", is November 30, 1942. He also served in the Navy, where he earned the nickname "Armor Abs Krabs".
In the episode "Krusty Krab Training Video", we learn that Eugene's father gave his son a nickel which he has cherished and brought him a deep love for money. He learned the importance of saving money. However, after losing all of his savings in a failed investment, Mr. Krabs wound up working as the janitor on the S.S. Gourmet, gazing longingly at the elegant meals the chefs cooked. After coming home from the war, he remained in a deep depression until he acquired a former retirement home, "The Rusty Krab," which he decided to turn into a restaurant and added a K to the name.
The Krusty Krab has come close to going out of business with such rival restaurants as the aforementioned Chum Bucket, Pretty Patties, and The Shell Shack to name but three. The building is also in serious disrepair, as its walls ooze green slime and has seriously faulty wiring. Mr. Krabs idea of renovations is simply putting band aids on cracks in the walls (this unfortunately doesn't work too well).
In the movie, he now owns The Krusty Krab 2, right next to the original burger stand, where SpongeBob is the manager. (Ironically, besides the title, it is not much different from his old job.)