Shark

Shark
Species	Shark
Gender	Male
Alliances	Rectangular Businessman Clock Pronto Second Eye Bug
Enemies	Mouse Fitzgerald Skillet Rhoda Eye Golden Joe New Guy Cyber Green-Sweatered Woman Buzby
Status	Alive
Voiced By	Adam Reed Rita Morales (as a therapist in Invictus) Ned Hastings (Season 3)

Shark is the main antagonist of 12 oz. Mouse. Along with the Rectangular Businessman and the Industry Man. Initially seen as the president of an employment company (and obviously of the show's setting), he eventually develops into one of the main antagonists alongside the Rectangular Businessman, and is later to be involved in a large conspiracy against Fitz is portrayed as an intimidating, yet soft-spoken creature who has a short tolerance for those around him. While he constantly threatens with violence, he prefers to use indirect means of assault (ex. hiring Pronto to assassinate Fitz) but does not hesitate to get involved personally once aggravated enough. He has a strong desire to remain in power, regardless of whatever situation occurs.

Shark was originally voiced by Adam Reed and is one of two characters who do not use an original design, with the other being Skillet. In the 12 oz. Mouse special, "Invictus", Shark dresses as a therapist with the voice of Rita Morales. From the third season's first episode Francis, Cheap & Out of Control, Shark's voice was replaced by Ned Hastings.

Design

Shark is a blue shark with a mouth and sharp teeth, a white belly with two blue fins and gills, an eye, a nostril, a dorsal fin on the top of his body and a long tail with a small fin.

Relationships

Alliances & Friendships

Despite befriending to the Rectangular Businessman, they are regularly at each other's throats, critiquing one another's actions. Shark shares a slight amount of hatred for the square-being, but having to work together, decides to put up with the Businessman's attitude. His infantry of robotic insects is quite ignorant, which usually causes Shark to become miffed. Other affiliates include the Industry Man (as Clock) and Pronto, a skilled archer. While Shark doesn't interact much with the Industry Man, he has had several conversations with Pronto, often concluding in Shark regarding the latter as having poor abilities.

Enemies

Similarly to the Rectangular Businessman, Shark decides to insult others rather than make peace with them. While not as snobby, he shares several traits of the aforementioned square creature. While Shark doesn't outright hate certain characters, he has a slight distaste for most. He dislikes Rhoda, due to the latter knowing too much about his conspiracy, and orders to have him killed by the Rectangular Businessman. As Shark doesn't relatively despise Golden Joe and the Eye, he is often annoyed by both character's personas.

Episode Appearances

• "Hired"
• "Signals"
• "Rooster"
• "Spider"
• "Rememorized"
• "Spharktasm"
• "Adventure Mouse"
• "Bowtime"
• "Surgery Circus"
• "Booger Haze"
• "Star Wars VII"
• "Enjoy The Arm"
• "Meat Warrior"
• "Meaty Dreamy"
• "Corndog Chronicles"
• "Eighteen"
• "Pre-Reckoning"
• "Farewell" (non-speaking appearance) (death)
• "Prolegomenon" (human form) (death)
• "Invictus" (death)
• "Francis, Cheap & Out of Control"
• "First 12" (minor role/cameo)
• "Awaken" (cameo/bits of skin)
• "Adrift" (combined with the Rectangular Businessman)
• "Reveal" (combined with the Rectangular Businessman)
• "Prime Time Nursery Rhyme" (combined with the Rectangular Businessman)

Trivia

• As the card on his desk suggests, Shark is the president of the town.
• Shark's design was borrowed from an old Hanna Barbara cartoon called Sealab 2020. His design was also used for the "Old Kentucky Shark" in the "Kentucky Nightmare" episode of the Adult Swim series Space Ghost Coast to Coast and the Shark from the second episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
• Golden Joe was the initial boss of Fitz in the original pilot, as opposed to Shark.

References

12 oz. Mouse