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tropers tend to add Hate Sink to Mr. Krabs of SpongeBob SquarePants, even if it contradicts the other tropes associated with him like Designated Hero and The Scrappy. Now the example is "Hate Sink: According to writers and the creator himself, Krabs is supposed to look as bad (if not worse) than Plankton himself. It's just the matter of letting him get away with it that they and the audience seem split over." IMO the trope overall is being misused for many characters. Is Mr. Krabs a Hate Sink?