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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)/Unused Animations
This is a sub-page of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox).
Most of the NPCs in Battle for Bikini Bottom have walking animations despite never using them at any point; instead, they stand in the same place throughout the entire game. This suggests that the NPCs were meant to pace around rather then stand in one place. In addition to these unused walking cycles, there are also some other idle animations for the NPCs and bosses that are never seen in-game.
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NPCs
Squidward
An unused walking animation for Squidward.
Mrs. Puff
An unused walking animation for Mrs. Puff. It looks as if she was intended to run away from something, perhaps from nearby robots in areas such as Downtown Bikini Bottom.
Gary
An unused walking animation for Gary.
Mr. Krabs
An unused walking animation for Mr.Krabs.
Bubble Buddy
An unused walking animation for Bubble Buddy.
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Two extra idle animations found in the early Goo Lagoon levels. They're not present in any other level's files.
Larry
An unused walking animation for Larry.
Mermaid Man
An unused walking animation for Mermaid Man.
Mermaid Man running away from something.
Barnacle Boy
An unused walking animation for Barnacle Boy.
Plankton
An unused walking animation for Plankton.
Sandy
Sandy has an NPC pain animation that cannot normally be seen. It cannot be triggered in the Treedome level, as the Sandy NPC there has a different, bikini-wearing model. It can be seen in the unused Robo-SpongeBob phase.
In the unused Patrick's Dream level, there is an unused idle animation of Sandy doing push-ups. It's not present in any other level's files.
Mime
An unused animation for hitting the mime outside the Krusty Krab. You can't actually hit the mime in-game.
Enemies and Bosses
Ham-Mer
An early version of the Ham-Mer's attack animation found in the early Goo Lagoon levels. It's much slower and has much less squash-and-stretch then the final animation.
Robo-Patrick
An unused idle animation for Robo-Patrick, where he appears to be goading the player into attacking him. Terrifying!
Robo-SpongeBob
An unused idle animation for Robo-SpongeBob of him doing the robot dance.
A few alternate idle animations for the unused "MuscleBob" boss, where he flexes and kisses his Anchor Arms. There's a variant of this animation where MuscleBob's arms have been deflated. There are also animations for a "Rumble" taunt, where MuscleBob slams his chest repeatedly. It also has a variant without muscles.
