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The Fly of Despair is a dimensional rift seen in the episode "Shanghaied" and the video game Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition. The Flying Dutchman can summon it via a zipper.
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Description[]
The fly begins a floating zipper on the Flying Dutchman's Ship. When one is thrown in, they fall through a long hole while passing by various creatures. It ends at a hole in the sky where they fall through landing back in their home.
Known creatures in the Fly of Despair[]
- Lavender blue-gilled creature with goat horns
- Giant green snake in a skull
- Pink-headed monster with a brain vessel on its head
- One-eyed purple clam
- Blue eyeball creature
- Gray-headed monster with green fish tail and body and bat wings
- Red and blue lines with yellow balls
- Red zombie with blue hair and yellow glowing eyes
- Giant purple eyeball
- Blue robot-like creature with a yellow eye, but without a pupil
- Spaghetti and meatballs
Role in episode[]
The Flying Dutchman sends Squidward through the Fly of Despair to suffer a long and horrifying fall as punishment for his constant complaining and annoyance. Squidward falls through the rift, screaming in horror as he disappears from sight. This display also scares SpongeBob and Patrick into complying with the Dutchman as they do not want to go through the same fate as Squidward.
Near the end, Squidward finally exits the Fly of Despair and crashes through his roof into his bedroom. However, before Squidward can enjoy his time back at his house, he gets teleported back to the Flying Dutchman's ship after SpongeBob and Patrick wish him back.
Trivia[]
- Squidward was in the Fly of Despair for about seven minutes of the episode "Shanghaied."
- The giant purple eyeball, the giant green snake in a skull (skull only), and the blue eyeball creature are the only Fly of Despair creatures to have no animation.
- There are more parts of the Fly of Despair besides the monsters and the spaghetti and meatballs since Squidward spends half of the episode falling. However, they were shown off-screen.