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— Gaptooth thug, "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?"
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The gaptooth thug, also known as Thug 3, and Pirate 12, is a fish character who first appears in the episode "No Weenies Allowed."
Description[]
He is a muscular gray fish with a rounded head, a pale pink belly, yellow teeth with a gap in the middle, and a small blue-gray dorsal fin. He wears a pair of gray sweatpants that cover up his feet with a black waist and also wears a dark green wool hat as well. Thug 3 has the same appearance as his normal variant.
Pirate 12[]
He wears a dark green headband and brown pants with a purple sash. He also has a peg leg for his right leg.
Role in series[]
"Just where do you think you're going, 'crane master'?"
The gaptooth thug has made a decent amount of appearances throughout the series. He is normally portrayed as a muscular tough fish and he can be commonly seen alongside other muscular looking fish. A "Pirate" incidental of him was created for "Grandpappy the Pirate." He was firstly designed to be a patron at The Salty Spitoon.
Major roles[]
SpongeBob SquarePants[]
"Plankton's Army"[]
He is one of the tough fish shown at Tough Tavern, where Plankton goes to get some assistance in stealing the formula.
"SpongeBob Meets the Strangler"[]
He is one of the tough people who run away from the Tough Tavern when SpongeBob asks if any of them could be his bodyguard to protect him from the Tattletale Strangler.
"Skill Crane"[]
He is one of the construction workers by the crane Squidward drives. He asks SpongeBob if he knows who Squidward is. He then freaks out after Squidward destroys the mall that they were building and then has him, the other construction workers, and SpongeBob hide out in the Krusty Krab when Squidward accidentally loses control of the skill crane. He later decides to beat up Squidward with other construction workers at the end of the episode.
"What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?"[]
He aggressively shoves Perch Perkins out of the way twice during both of his news broadcasts.
"A Life in a Day"[]
He is seen as part of the biker gang that chases SpongeBob and Patrick for knocking over their motorcycles.
"Grandpappy the Pirate"[]
When Mr. Krabs is about to pay him with treasure, he suddenly runs out of treasure right before he is about to pay him. He then gets fired by him along with the rest of the crew, where he gives Mr. Krabs a disappointed look right before leaving the ship.
"Salty Sponge"[]
He is one of the patrons at The Salty Spitoon and later becomes a Softy Spitoon patron.
The Patrick Star Show[]
"We're real good at counting!"
"Family Plotz"[]
He appears as a grave robber at the cemetery. He and his accomplice notice that Patrick can't count and offer to teach him, covering his eyes while counting up their stolen goods.
Major roles in games[]
Minecraft x SpongeBob DLC[]
He appears as a construction worker at the roller coaster where he forbids Patrick to ride the unfinished roller coaster.
Trivia[]
- In "Skill Crane," his voice switches from Tom Kenny to Dee Bradley Baker.