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Dennis the Hitman, (mainly known as Dennis) is the secondary antagonist of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. He is a murderous bounty hunter who was hired by Sheldon J. Plankton to kill SpongeBob and Patrick to prevent them from retrieving King Neptune's crown. ==History== Dennis is first seen inspecting some left behind sesame seeds from the Patty Wagon and the two gasoline workers insult his hat. Annoyed by this, he literally pulls their mouths off before resuming his search for SpongeBob and Patrick. Later in the film, SpongeBob and Patrick encounter Dennis for the first time during the middle of their journey. He pulls off the fake mustaches they'd been wearing, calling the duo out on their stupidity on the obviously fake mustaches. When SpongeBob asks why Dennis wants to kill him and Patrick, Dennis explains Plankton hired him to do so, and in his overconfidence, accidentally reveals to his victims that Plankton was the one who stole the crown and sent it to Shell City. However, before Dennis can kill them, he is crushed by the Cyclops Diver's "bigger boot". After escaping Shell City, when David Hasselhoff is giving SpongeBob and Patrick a ride back to Bikini Bottom, the duo see the Cyclops Diver's boot somehow swimming up to them. As it turns out, Dennis survived being squished by the Diver and has caught up to them. Dennis attempts to crush SpongeBob and Patrick with his cleated boot once again, but he is ultimately knocked off by a catamaran and falls back into the sea, never to be seen again, though his fate remains uncertain. ==Personality== Dennis is portrayed as a fearmongering and homicidal sadist who never shows mercy towards his targets. He is a vituperative and bloodthirsty assassin who supposedly tries to kill SpongeBob and Patrick and prevent them from bringing the crown to King Neptune. Despite this, he is apparently willing to let his victims go if they are able to bribe him such as when he grabs SpongeBob's money and says "It's gonna take a lot more than five...", which shows that he is willing to let them go but it is unknown what the exact amount is because he noticed that SpongeBob gave him Goofy Goober Dollars which are obviously not currency. He is murderous since he says "Dennis always gets his man!", which implies that Dennis successfully killed all of his previous victims. Despite his sadism, Dennis sometimes presents himself as a professional. Not only is he willing to spare his targets if they pay him a unknown sum of money, but he is somewhat affable when having no anger. However, he generally only does this because as a hitman, he must present himself as a normal being to avoid detection. He proves that he is more than willing to murder people who aren't his targets if they cross him. ==Appearance== Dennis is a tall and slender barracuda who has olive green skin. He usually wears black cowboy-type hat, a gray shirt, a black vest with the word "DENNIS" on his back, a pair of silver shoulder pauldrons, a right-hand fingerless spiked glove, a pair of black sunglasses, a red neckerchief which covers his mouth, black trousers, a dark gray utility belt with a skull symbol, and a pair of black boots with spikes underneath. After Dennis removes himself from the Cyclops Diver's boot, his glasses and neckerchief are broken and torn, revealing that his eyes have black irises, and his mouth has sharp and pointy teeth. His appearance was inspired by various motorbike gang members. ==Trivia== *As The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was originally stated to be the series finale of the show, Dennis was never seen again for the rest of the franchise. However, he later made a non-physical cameo on a wanted poster in the episode "Call the Cops". ==External links== * Encyclopedia SpongeBobia: Dennis