Squidward's missing limbs

[DadMom AngryPants]

Hillenburg says that Squidward is an octopus and the reason he only has 6 limbs is because it's easier to animate. I accept that, and hey, nearly every other octopus on the show is the same way so it's easy enough to assume that octopuses in the SpongeBob universe are 6-legged.

But then what's the deal with these guys? :notetoself:

 

[BeanoSponge]

He lost them in the war.

 

[Growlie]

I posted something similar to this, that topic is obviously too old to bump.
But I pretty much asked if there was a difference between octopi like Squidward
and octopi like... the ones in Walking Small and Sailors Mouth.

 

[SpongeyKid]

Maybe only octopuses with big noses have 6 limbs instead of 8, like all of them in Cephalopod Lodge and Squidville :P

 

[BabySmitty]

IRL I think it's common for octopi to have different numbers of limbs.

 

[SpongeRoadie UK]

We know more about the moon than about the sea.

Therefore, I would accept the idea that Squidward's kin are probably a group of undiscovered, 6-legged species of cephalopods.

 

[SpongeOddFan]

maybe he forgot to make it 6-legged on other octopus...

 

[Sunshine Banjo Face]

Different art style, plus they were a one time thing, and they don't have full bodies like Squidward, and I think that underwater scene in Days Off where he didn't have a full body, I'm pretty sure he had 6 limbs still.

 

[PinkPearl]

Hmm. Maybe they're different species of octopus? Or maybe he just lost them at some point. Given all the physical Squidward abuse we see, it may not be an unlikely possibility. :P

 

[iedasb]

He's defective.

All the others "squidwards" too XD

 

[Murvine Taylor]

I agree that Squidward may have missing limbs because the creator, Stephen Hillenburg, said that he is an octopus, yet people keep saying he's a squid. It is kind of annoying if you ask me, although I wonder if Squidward could be considered a hex-opus.

 

[The Drifter]

There's two different ethnicity of octopis.

He lost them in the war.

If you want I find a better version.

 

[Squidina]

IRL I think it's common for octopi to have different numbers of limbs.

Only if they've had an accident and lost an arm or more. All known species of octopi have 8 arms, hence "octo".

I honestly agree that for the sake of animation and design, giving Squiddy just 6 was a good call.

 

[Tuba95]

I figure that Hillenburg thought it would be tough to animate Squidward WALKING if they gave him 8 arms/legs. In those scenes none of the octopi are in motion.

 

[Squidina]

Just reminded me of something: The question of Squidward's number of limbs comes up rather frequently.. But what about Krabs? He has two claws and two legs... where are the rest? He lost even more limbs than Squidward did.

Larry as well, he lost a number of legs.

 

[BabySmitty]

Not to mention that Spongebob can grow fingers/arms/legs seemingly at will.

 

[Cha]

If he can squirt ink, it's possible that one of his family members were a squid. Thus why he only has 6 limbs.

 

[Squidina]

If he can squirt ink, it's possible that one of his family members were a squid. Thus why he only has 6 limbs.

Octopi can squirt ink too.

 

[DadMom AngryPants]

Not to mention that Spongebob can grow fingers/arms/legs seemingly at will.

Patrick too. Though I can't remember if he ever actually did outside of "Karate Star".

 

[BabySmitty]

Patrick too. Though I can't remember if he ever actually did outside of "Karate Star".

Patrick had the top of his head ripped off in "Survival of the Idiots" and it grew back just fine.