Prawn

If you were looking for the article about the pirate version of Prawn, then see Admiral Prawn.

Character

Prawn is a mini-boss who first appears in the Mermalair in the console version of the video game Battle for Bikini Bottom. He later makes a cameo appearance in the episode "Captain Pipsqueak."

Description[]

Prawn is a long light blue shrimp with a mustache, a big nose, black tuxedo, white gloves, two arms and feet, a tail and has a French accent.

During his battle in Battle for Bikini Bottom, he is the same size as Plankton and carries a backpack with a large tube on it.

Role in series[]

"Captain Pipsqueak"[]

He tries to join the league of E.V.I.L. He can be heard reciting the line “What is this yellow thing? Some kind of mold?”; a line he speaks in Battle for Bikini Bottom in reference to SpongeBob.

Role in video games[]

Battle for Bikini Bottom/Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated[]

After entering the Villain Containment Area in the Mermalair, Barnacle Boy informs SpongeBob that the Mermalair's Villain Containment System power has been cut due to shutting down the security system. Barnacle Boy also notices that Prawn has been freed. After being reminded, Mermaid Man becomes so enraged that he yells Prawn's name, making SpongeBob curious to what Prawn has done to the superhero. Barnacle Boy reveals that Prawn once put all of Mermaid Man's white clothes in the washer with a red sock, making all of his clothes pink.

After being defeated, he is once again trapped and slowly being frozen. Mermaid Man congratulates SpongeBob and rewards him with a golden spatula that he found on his sock drawer.

SpongeBob's Truth or Square[]

Tos-prawn — Prawn as he cameos in *SpongeBob's Truth or Square*.

Prawn reappears briefly in the console versions of SpongeBob's Truth or Square inside a giant glass jar in the Mermalair. He was located in the exact spot where he was defeated in the previous game. When approached, SpongeBob will be surprised and mistakenly calls him Man Ray or Dr. Shrimp.

Battle[]

Prawn's primary attack is sending sound waves from his horn toward SpongeBob that the latter must jump over to avoid damage. Prawn is also surrounded by the blinking panels seen in earlier parts of the Mermalair. When his health gets lower, Prawn summons Ham-Mers out of his pack to aid him in battle.

The only way to defeat Prawn is to wait until the panels on the ground form a straight line and SpongeBob must use his Bubble Bowl technique to damage him by rolling one down the panels that are white. Prawn must be damaged three times to be defeated. Upon his defeat, Prawn is frozen and wonders if this is his end.

Trivia[]

Prawn gets his name from a type of shrimp.
When he's introduced, Mermaid Man screams his name in an over the top fashion. This could be a reference to a scene from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, in which Captain Kirk screams the titular antagonist Khan's name in a very similar way. Khan and Prawn even rhyme.
He is the first video game character to appear in the series proper.
A variant of him appears in The Cosmic Shake as the boss character of Pirate Goo Lagoon.

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (V • E)

Episodes:	I • II • III • IV • V • VI: The Motion Picture • Night Light • Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob • The Card • Ditchin' • Shuffleboarding • Back to the Past • The Bad Guy Club for Villains • Mermaid Man Begins • Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go! • Patrick-Man! • Mermaid Pants • Man Ray Returns • Appointment TV • Swamp Mates • Dirty Bubble Returns • Captain Pipsqueak • The Dirty Bubble Bass • Super Sitters (The Patrick Star Show) • X Marks the Pot (The Patrick Star Show) • Movie Stars (The Patrick Star Show) • Mermaid Men and Barnacle Boys (Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years)

Characters:	Mermaid Man • Barnacle Boy • Dirty Bubble • Man Ray • Atomic Flounder • The Moth • Kelp Thing • Sinister Slug • Jumbo Shrimp • Clam Head Candy Cad • Every Villain Is Lemons • The chief • The International Justice League of Super Acquaintances • The Quickster • Elastic Waistband • Captain Magma • Miss Appear • Prawn • Pyrite Ponderer • Robot Mantis • Sneaky Hermit • Aquatic Adventurers • Lighthouse Lass • Green Harpoon • Flying Fish • Invisible Isopod • Edwardian Age Mermaid Man • Commanding Conch • Catfishstress • Hoodoo Guru

Locations:	Mermalair • Shady Shoals Rest Home • Motel Evil • Locker of Memories • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's time machine • Retirement Zone

Music tracks:	The Lineman • Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy Action Theme • Arizona Fanfare • Police Car • Caped Crusader • Life on the Wild Side • Proud to be a Fish • Mermaidman Brass Hits • Mermaidman Sting • Superfriends Wipe • Ramblin' Man from Gramblin'

Video games:	Battle for Bikini Bottom • Lights, Camera, Pants! • The Yellow Avenger • Creature from the Krusty Krab

Home video:	Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy: Defenders of the Deep • The Adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants • Heroes of Bikini Bottom

Books:	The Adventures of Man Sponge and Boy Patrick in Goodness, Man Ray!• The Adventures of Man Sponge and Boy Patrick in What Were You Shrinking? • The Adventures of Man Sponge and Boy Patrick in E.V.I.L. vs. the I.J.L.S.A. • The Adventures of Man Sponge and Boy Patrick in The Mega-Justice Collection

Other:	Invisible boatmobile • Man Ray's power glove • Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy • The Adventures of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy Theme Song • Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy Lost Episode • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's time machine • The Tickle Belt • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Fan Club • Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy Trading Card No. 54 • Mermarang • The Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy • Mermaid Man's belt • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Bran Flakes • Breakfast Bites • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Paddle Ball Set • The Real Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy Movie • Orb of Confusion • Conch signal • Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy action figures • He's Our Mermaid Man • Mermaid Man-a-Thon

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