Mr. Krabs vs. Scrooge McDuck

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Mr. Krabs vs. Scrooge McDuck refers to a viral debate about which cartoon character is greedier, Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants or Scrooge McDuck from DuckTales. Sparked by a viral X / Twitter post, the debate garnered widespread discussion in mid-March 2024, with many users agreeing that Mr. Krabs is a greedier character.

Origin

On March 16th, 2024, X^[1] user @Jaiku2099 posted images of cartoon characters Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants and Scrooge McDuck from DuckTales, commenting, "Who’s more greedy?" The post (shown below) received over 1,000 quotes and retweets, 4,500 likes and 970 replies in two days.

Spread

Starting on the same day, March 16th, 2024, users on X / Twitter replied to the post and quoted it with their opinions on the debate. On that day, X^[2] user @AfterLi51707799 quoted the post, writing that Mr. Krabs is the greedier character who has no consideration for anyone while Scrooge McDuck actually cares about his family. The post (shown below, left) received over 180 reposts and 1,000 likes in two days.

Later that day, X^[3] user @don_ovan1 posted a clip from DuckTales in which Scrooge spends his fortunes while searching for his niece, with the post (still image shown below, right) gaining over 2,000 reposts and 13,000 likes in two days.

More users shared their opinions on the matter in the following days, bringing up examples of Mr. Krabs' extreme greed. For example, on March 17th, 2024, X^[4] user @ch0colope mentioned an episode in which Mr. Krabs forces a patron to "unwatch" a film, with the post gaining over 12,000 reposts and 145,000 likes in one day (shown below, left).

The debate remained viral through mid-March 2024, with users appearing to largely agree that Mr. Krabs is the greedier character.

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