The Flying Dutchman is a recurring character in SpongeBob SquarePants. He was first mentioned in "Squidward, Bad Ghost" and then apparently appeared in the episode "Halloween". He also appears in Kamp Koral and The Patrick Star Show.
Description[]
The Flying Dutchman is a ghost who has a green glow around him, yellow eyes with black lilies, a wispy beard, and a pirate hat with a piece removed; a bag marked "Souls", a droopy nose, a coat, little pigtails and a ghostly tail, and he also speaks with a West Country pirate accent.
Personality[]
Throughout his appearances, the Flying Dutchman proves to be anything but a "Friendly Ghost". Although his role in the series is to be the sea devil, he constantly varies from a sea demon to a restless soul or even a psychopathic judge of the dead, the Flying Dutchman has been consistently shown to be gruff, malicious and even frankly sadistic. , scaring people and stealing their souls simply for fun, and in his first full appearance in "Halloween", he attempted to steal the souls of everyone in the Krusty Krab simply because of his ridiculous costume. SpongeBob as the "Flying Dutchman" was the ultimate insult to his image. The last trait shows that he is extremely proud.
Despite his antisocial behavior and malevolence, the Flying Dutchman is not pure evil or unaccompanied.
He has several ghost friends The Ghost Guest and has the ability to bond with other people if they have the same interests or goals. Your Laces Are Untied He is also a notorious womanizer. The Curse of Bikini Bottom While the Dutchman delights much into scaring people, he does not live exclusively to haunt mortals, as he sometimes torments them just out of boredom or because someone provoked him. SpongeBob and the Big Wave Although not He is a saint, the Flying Dutchman has a strong sense of justice and is known for rewarding people for good deeds done to him Pirates! or for punishing souls evil, taking his role as Psychopomp very seriously, Mr. Krabs is Born Again and is known to keep promises as seen in "To the Force", when he grants three Wishes to SpongeBob and the gang in exchange for his stocking.
Powers and abilities[]
The Dutchman is shown to be one of the most powerful supernatural beings in the ocean, rivaling King Neptune. Although the Dutchman's abilities vary from episode to episode, he has always been able to levitate and teleport in a cloud of smoke preceded by a storm. In his first appearance, he is shown to be able to steal souls and breathe fire from his nose. He has also shown to be able to open dimensional portals to banish his enemies. "Ghost Pirates" He has shown to be able to manipulate matter, even turn SpongeBob and Patrick into ghosts and make objects appear out of nowhere and grant wishes.
However, of all of his incarnations, the most "scary" appearance of him is in "The Phantom Guest", where he can shapeshift into numerous horrifying forms and effortlessly warp reality. Since he had been stealing souls and devouring them, there is no approximate limit to how much he can empower himself, and this is what led him to achieve godhood over the years. The only limitation to his powers concerns his ghost tail. Despite being a champion at looping for centuries, he long ago forgot how to tie his shoes and it is later shown that he cannot eat without the "eating sock" of him.
Regardless, his most powerful and dangerous ability is shown in "Ghost Pirates", in which he takes out one of his eyes and transforms it into an atomic bomb, after which he destroys himself. throws to the ground. The explosion from this attack is so powerful that everyone caught within the blast radius is sent into the Void.
In "Plankton's Ghost" he shows that he can possess people's bodies, as he possessed Plankton's body.