Flying Dutchman (SpongeBob SquarePants) (2024)

You bet your lily-white livers that I'm the Flying Dutchman! And I'll let you in on a little secret... I'm going to steal your soul!
~ Flying Dutchman in "Scaredy Pants".
Ahrgh! Who summons me from my endless slumber? I'll have yer eyes for appetizers and yer insides for dessert! For I am the Flying Dutchman!
~ The Flying Dutchman in SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman.

The Flying Dutchman is a major antagonist in Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. He is a powerful ghost who haunts the ocean, named after the legendary ghost ship of the same name. He is of enormous size compared to the other characters and captains a floating ghost ship with a green glow similar to his own, of which he appears to be the sole permanent crew member. He appears to be mainly interested in "scaring" undersea creatures rather than actually causing serious harm.

He is voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray, who also played Ivo Shandor in Ghostbusters: The Video Game.

Contents

  • 1 Personality
  • 2 Appearance
  • 3 Biography
  • 4 Gallery
  • 5 Trivia
  • 6 External links
  • 7 Navigation

Personality[]

The Flying Dutchman is shown to be cruel and sad*stic. He enjoys terrorizing people for his own amusem*nt. However, he also rewards people who help him, and keeps his promises. He also shows no tolerance for those he considers greedy/amoral as he harasses Mr. Krabs several times throughout the series because of his greed.

Appearance[]

The Flying Dutchman is a ghost with a chartreuse green glow around him, yellow eyes with black irises, a scraggly beard, a pirate hat with a chunk taken out, a droopy nose, a coat, little pigtails, and a ghostly tail.

Biography[]

The Dutchman's exact nature and role are inconsistent between episodes. It can be inferred from his appearance that he is the undead spirit of a pirate, and one episode mentions that the reason he haunts the seven seas is because his corpse was used as a mannequin in a clothing store window and he was never put to rest. In another episode, he states that he has not worn laced shoes in 5,000 years, yet pirates did not exist that long ago. Other episodes suggest the Flying Dutchman is a Devil/Grim Reaper–like figure, primarily Born Again Krabs where he attempts to put Mr. Krabs in the undersea version of Hell, "Davy Jones's Locker", which turns out to literally be a locker cabinet belonging to a person named Davy Jones, and in a much later episode, it is revealed that the Davy Jones in question is in fact none other than the Monkees member of the same name.

The Flying Dutchman notably appears as an enemy in several if not most SpongeBob SquarePants video games, most notably "Revenge of the Flying Dutchman" where he is the titular main antagonist. He also appeared in the Nickelodeon episode "The Legend of Boo-kini Bottom" as the main antagonist.

Gallery[]

The Flying Dutchman's ghost ship.

The Flying Dutchman's shapeshifting ability.

Flying Dutchman's evil grin.

The Flying Dutchman in The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom.

Trivia[]

  • He is named after the legendary ghost ship of the same name and seems to resemble the famous pirate Blackbeard (Edward Teach) or the ship's captain and mythological character Davey Jones, although according to the legend of the Flying Dutchman the ship's captain is a man by the name of Willem van Der Decken.
  • Tied to his name, his accent sounds a little Dutch, which is a Germanic language just like German, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, and Icelandic. All of those languages are known for being choppy sounding and the Flying Dutchman has a choppy sounding voice.
  • The Flying Dutchman doesn't like having his beard shaved off as he fears that he would get pimples again.
  • It is said that his beard grows in 1,000 years, but it grew back in several months. However, this claim could have been false, as the Flying Dutchman is known to exaggerate.

External links[]

  • Flying Dutchman - SpongeBob SquarePants Wiki
  • Flying Dutchman - Nickelodeon Wiki
  • Flying Dutchman - Pirates Wikipedia

Navigation[]

Villains

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Mr. Krabs (Alternate Reality Mr. Krabs) | Plankton Family (Plankton, Karen Plankton) | Bubble Bass | Flats the Flounder | Tattletale Strangler | BlackJack SquarePants | Sergeant Sam Roderick | Carl | Con Man | Don Grouper | Animatronic Hieronymus Glove | Art Appraiser | Gale Doppler | Stickyfins Whiting | Dorsal Dan | Kevin C. Cucumber | Nurse Daisy Bazooka

Monsters and Creatures
Alaskan Bull Worm | Puffy Fluffy | Madame Hagfish | Big One | Sea Bear | Jelliens (Evil Alien Jellien Overlord) | Dragon Jellyfish | Kraken | Abominable Snow Mollusk

Supervillains
Every Villain Is Lemons (Man Ray, Dirty Bubble, Jumbo Shrimp, Notodoris) | Sinister Slug | Atomic Flounder | The Moth | Catfishstress | Octopus King | Hoodoo Guru | Robot Mantis

Pirates
Flying Dutchman | Lord Poltergeist | Gordon

Others
DoodleBob (Mini Doodles) | Abrasive SpongeBob | Dead-Eye Plankton | Planktonamor | Plankrab | Karen 2.0 | Captain Scarfish | ToyBob | Triton | Cuddle E. Hugs | Coupe | Swamp Natives | Earworm | Master Udon | The Fisherman | Hash-Slinging Slasher | Nosferatu

Movie Villains
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie:
Mr. Krabs | Plankton | Dennis | Karen Plankton | Victor | Cyclops | Boat Jacker | The Frogfish | The Thug Tug Gang
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water:
Plankton | Mr. Krabs | Burger-Beard
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run:
Plankton | Mr. Krabs | Karen Plankton | King Poseidon | El Diablo

Video Game Villains
Evil Syndicate | King Gorge | The Mawgu | Robots (SpongeBot SteelPants, Robot Plankton, Robo-Patrick, Robo-Sandy) | Prawn (Admiral Prawn) | Mutant Krabby Patty | Dreaded Patrick | Globulous Maximus | Seymour Scales | Madame Kassandra | Cosmic Jelly Monsters

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Playable Characters
Zim |GIR |Ren Höek |Shredder |El Tigre |Plankton |Mr. Krabs |Ember McLain |Azula |Zuko |Rocksteady |

Non Playable
Armagedroid |Mini Moose |The Gromble |Krang |Foot Soldiers |Ghost Bride |Karen Plankton |Cluster Bots |Box Ghost |

Bosses
Vlad Plasmius |The Flying Dutchman |Sartana of the Dead |Evil Clockwork|

Flying Dutchman (SpongeBob SquarePants) (2024)

FAQs

What is the Flying Dutchman weakness? ›

Weaknesses. The Dutchman is vulnerable to attacks from cursed ships. If Davy Jones is killed, the Dutchman will collapse.

How long to beat SpongeBob revenge of the Flying Dutchman? ›

When focusing on the main objectives, SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman is about 5 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 7 Hours to obtain 100% completion.

What episode does the Flying Dutchman scare SpongeBob? ›

"Ghost Host" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season 4.

Is the Flying Dutchman a villain? ›

The Flying Dutchman is a major antagonist in Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. He is a powerful ghost who haunts the ocean, named after the legendary ghost ship of the same name.

What is the real name of the Flying Dutchman? ›

The Flying Dutchman is a European maritime legend about a phantom ship condemned to sail forever. Dutch folklore designates the captain as Hendrik Vander Decken, whose mission is to find the Cape of Good Hope.

Who controls the Flying Dutchman? ›

Davy Jones is the near-immortal god of passing to the afterlife and Jack Sparrow's and Will Turner's archenemy. He is the captain of the Flying Dutchman (based on the legendary ghost ship of the same name), whose crew consists of humans who traded 100 years of servitude for immortality, and master of The Kraken.

How do you get the last spatula in the Flying Dutchman? ›

Golden Spatula #8: Defeat the Flying Dutchman

The final Golden Spatula of the Flying Dutchman's Graveyard is awarded for defeating the Flying Dutchman himself in a boss battle! Head to the Flying Dutchman Battle page to learn how to defeat him and get your Spatula!

What is the longest SpongeBob episode? ›

SpongeBob's Truth or Square (also known as Stuck in the Freezer) is a 2009 made-for-television comedy television film and an hour-long episode of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants that was produced as the 123rd and 124th episodes of the series.

How does the Flying Dutchman end? ›

He reveals his secret and sets off towards his ship to continue this endless roaming prescribed by the curse. Senta throws herself into the sea from the top of a cliff thus redeeming the Dutchman's sins with her death. The Flying Dutchman's ship disintegrates against the cliffs, and his odyssey comes to an end.

Who is the green ghost in SpongeBob? ›

The Flying Dutchman (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray) is an irritable, mischievous pirate ghost who glows green. He is named after the ghost ship of the same name. He haunts the seven seas because his unburied corpse was used as a window display.

Why was Davy Jones in SpongeBob? ›

In 2009, Jones made a cameo appearance as himself in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" (his appearance was meant as a pun on the phrase "Davy Jones' Locker").

How old is SpongeBob? ›

SpongeBob's birthdate was revealed to be July 14, 1986, but this would mean he was 13 when the series premiered, causing some inconsistencies. The spinoff series Kamp Koral suggests that SpongeBob is roughly 10 years older than Pearl, placing his age in his mid-20s.

What happened to the Flying Dutchman in SpongeBob? ›

According to the book, the Flying Dutchman's body was used as a mannequin in a clothes store named Kid World, which angered him and drove him to haunt the bottom of the ocean forever. What exactly happened to him, however, remains a mystery, but the inspiration behind the character might offer some clues.

What cursed the Flying Dutchman? ›

The Flying Dutchman was a sea captain who once found himself struggling to round the Cape of Good Hope during a ferocious storm. He swore that he would succeed even if he had to sail until Judgment Day. The Devil heard his oath, and took him up on it; the Dutchman was condemned to stay at sea forever.

How does will get off the Flying Dutchman? ›

Almost a decade after meeting his father on the Dutchman, Henry was able to find and break the Trident with the help of Jack Sparrow. As a result, Will's curse was broken and he was finally free of his duty aboard the Dutchman. The Dutchman surfaced near land and Will came ashore, reuniting with his family.

Why is the Flying Dutchman doomed? ›

In the most common version, the captain, Vanderdecken, gambles his salvation on a rash pledge to round the Cape of Good Hope during a storm and so is condemned to that course for eternity; it is this rendering which forms the basis of the opera Der fliegende Holländer (1843) by the German composer Richard Wagner.

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