After being frustrated about being treated like a child, Barnacle Boy broke his friendship with Mermaid Man. He became Barnacle Man, and joined Man Ray and the Dirty Bubble, forming group E.V.I.L: the Elite Villain Interspecies Legion.

::: spoiler Correction Um actually ... E.V.I.L does not represent that. It means Every Villain Is Lemons (though "Villain" was misspelled on the TV). :::