Squidward Tentacles

Squidward Tentacles who, despite is name, is said to be an octopus by the creators of the SpongeBob SquarePants, but refers to himself as a squid. He also has six appendages like some species of squid. Squidward is known in the series for his selfish and unenthusiastic personality and belief that he is better than his undersea neighbors as well everyone else in Bikini Bottom. Squidward generally uses two of his tentacles as arms and groups the other four into two pairs of legs. While his neighbors spongebob and Patrick are generally cheerful, Squidward is very pessimistic and unenthusiastic. He has a dry wit, and is constantly sarcastic. He is not very popular in Bikini Bottom due to his mean attitude toward other residents. Though he openly despises Spongebob and Patrick, they view him as a very close friend and cannot be convinced otherwise. However, it is worth noting that sometimes Squidward shows sympathy and even outright compassion towards SpongeBob. Squidward is an aspiring artist and most of his art is created in tribute to himself. He is also musician, with his instrument of choice being the clarinet. He is depicted as being poor at his artistic and musical efforts, despite having taken fine arts classes at Bikini Bottom Community College and teaching art at the community center.