Mrs. Puff

Mrs. Puff is a major character in SpongeBob SquarePants. She tries to pass SpongeBob, but along the way, due to SpongeBob's terrible driving skills, she ends up failing, often ending up in jail.

What Makes Her Heroic?

 * Tries to pass SpongeBob, no matter how much he ends up failing. She has shown, in Nautical Novice and Bumper to Bumper, that she will pass SpongeBob when he truly learns how to drive, showing that she isn't trying to keep him back.
 * Tries to keep SpongeBob off the road due to his danger to other citizens.
 * Cares about other boaters' safety and teaches them how to be safe on the road.
 * Legitimately is in love with Mr. Krabs, and wanted to take him to the park to relax. She even gave him a bit of money.
 * Is willing to educate even Plankton about boating, showing that she is willing to help even the villain learn.
 * While she dislikes SpongeBob, she is willing to give him credit where credit is due. This is shown when she awards him multiple good noodle stars, far more than the rest of the class. She does this because while SpongeBob is bad at driving, he still has very good in-class behavior, he just gets too scared when he gets inside a boat.

What Makes Her Villainous?

 * Often commits crimes, to the point where she is said to have had to move from other towns to Bikini Bottom.
 * Made fun of SpongeBob for being scared during Halloween.
 * Passed SpongeBob once without him being ready to drive.
 * Tried to steal SpongeBob's boat when she gave it to him on accident.
 * Ignored Flats' threats towards SpongeBob, and even used SpongeBob's name when talking to him.
 * Threatens to kick SpongeBob's butt.
 * Let Patrick bully SpongeBob and punished SpongeBob without even listening to him.
 * Tried to kill SpongeBob when he deflated him, showing sadistic glee at the thought of that occurring.

How Do Her Heroic and Villainous Elements Balance Out?

 * While she did want to murder SpongeBob, SpongeBob did disable her, giving her a tragic excuse for that. On the other hand, while she was disabled, killing SpongeBob was likely going too far, but not too far to completely invalidate her excuse.
 * She does legitimately care about wanting SpongeBob to pass, and tries to prevent him from boating due to his reckless boating. However, she engages in illegal methods, such as stalking him and stealing his boat to try to prevent SpongeBob from boating on the road. At the same time, SpongeBob was a threat to others on the road, thus making her crimes to prevent him from boating arguably necessary, or at least far preferable to nothing.
 * She does perform a major public service, namely providing education to citizens, but simultaneously she also commits numerous crimes. So, she benefits and damages society in general.