Baxter is a minor character on Inanimate Insanity II. He is Lightbulb and Paintbrush's pet crab who made his first appearance in Kick the Bucket, where he was named in the post-credits scene.
Appearance[]
Baxter is a red crab with shiny black eyes protruding from stems on his head. His pincers are simplistic, although from "Alternate Reality Show" onward, he has a more complex and detailed design and is a darker shade of red.
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Appearances[]
- Inanimate Insanity II
- Inanimate Comics
- Inanimate Insanity Invitational
- "Home Is Where the Heart Is" (mentioned and file)
In "Kick the Bucket" during the challenge, Lightbulb dives into the lake searching for the golden coin, but ends up finding and spitting out Baxter (who is then unnamed) instead, much to Paintbrush's annoyance. Later in the post-credits scene, Lightbulb names the crab Baxter, who then pinches Lightbulb on the thumb and jumps back into the lake, upsetting Lightbulb.
In "Alternate Reality Show", Lightbulb is still sad about losing Baxter in the previous episode. Later, when she stumbled into Test Tube's secret lab, Lightbulb tells Test Tube that she found Baxter offscreen as she once again spits him out. Baxter accompanied Lightbulb and Test Tube to the past and the alternate reality. He also assisted Lightbulb in her plan to return everything to normal by posing as a radioactive crab in the past. Once everything was returned to normal and Paintbrush was eliminated, Lightbulb gave Baxter to them as a parting gift. Due to Lightbulb's scheme in the past, Salt and Pepper were terrified of seeing the crab again. He made a cameo in "Mine Your Own Business" and was seen in "Hatching the Plan" living in Paintbrush and Fan's room. He was once again seen in "Truth or Flare" while inside the hotel, with Lightbulb holding him after being eliminated.
After Inanimate Insanity Invitational started and Paintbrush left thinking that they would be going to a Spoiled Lemon concert, Baxter was left at Hotel OJ because, according to Cabby's files, concerts are too loud for him. It's unknown who took care of him in Paintbrush's absence. In "Home Is Where the Heart Is", Paintbrush briefly mentions him before getting punched to Indefinite Island.
In "Through No Choice of Your Own" he comes along with Lightbulb to try to find her friends and is shown to be upset at her deletion. Later, he is shown to have survived the mass deletion of the all things generated by MeLife, since he was not created by MePhone4.
In "Objects in Mirror", Baxter briefly appears on the ground near Steve Cobs and MePhone4. He is later held by Lightbulb after the contestants get regenerated.
Trivia[]
- Baxter is the third animal to appear in Inanimate Insanity as of "Objects in Mirror;" debuting after the dolphins and sharks from Season 1, and appearing before Shell's hermit crab and the Inani-Mates from "Pesty Besties".
- It is possible the name Baxter might be in reference to the dog from the movie Weatherman.
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