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http://ps2.ign.com/objects/746/746536.htmlMeet Crabblesnitch, Bully Nemesis
Yes, that's really the principal's name.
We profiled Bully lead character, Jimmy Hopkins, earlier this week so we only thought it fair to go ahead and do the same thing with Bullworth Academy's principal, Dr. Crabblesnitch. A devout authoritarian with a pompous outlook and a self-righteous moral code, the good doctor rules his school with utmost of discipline -- giving students the impression that he loves to ramble while handing out punishments just because he can.
Located on the second story of the main school building, Crabblesnitch's high office location provides the dominant principal with an ideal view of the courtyard and the goings-on in his school. Mrs. Danvers, the dedicated and obliging secretary, acts as a guard/ gateway to the principal's lair, but she doesn't have anywhere near the same demeanor that he does.
Looking back into Crabblesnitch's past, we've discovered that he once attended Bullworth Academy himself and he loved every minute of it. He's definitely not happy with the children on the grounds today, either, and he resents most of them because they didn't have the same childhood he did -- at the end of his father's beating cane on a regular basis. Having grown up with a three-legged wooden horse as his only toy, Crabblesnitch doesn't appreciate all the amenities that children of today have either. In Crabblesnitch's eyes, society has "failed its youth" because of its lack of group discipline and he sees it as his personal mission to make things right again.
And to think, his whole reign of power began after he graduated from the university and applied to Bullworth as a history teacher. Given the previous experience as a student that Dr. Crabblesnitch had at the academy, it was an easy decision for the faculty to hire him and after that he never left -- working his way all the way to the top.
Once Crabblesnitch became principal he had to learn control. Parents and child welfare inspectors complained heavily because of his early methods of discipline and he was forced to scale back his dedication to "correction." With his canes and paddles put away (well mostly, he still has some as souvenirs), Crabblesnitch still takes an active role in the behavioral development of every student at Bullworth -- watching their every move and relishing the idea of reciting their infractions as soon as they're caught.
Convinced he's one of the world's "Good Guys," Dr. Crabblesnitch's encounter with Jimmy Hopkins should prove to be quite an interesting confrontation indeed. How will Bully play this out once it happens? Hopefully, we'll know rather soon once we've had the chance to try it.
