a little irresponsible, a little lazy and a little foolish,As the nutcracker, Eric made more sensible choices and didn't try to defend himself when Major Mint revealed how he felt about him: that Eric was irresponsible, lazy and useless. Eric was good friends with Captain Candy before his disappearance, so the captain was intrigued when he found out that Eric was still alive (even though he told the Captain that the Mouse King destroyed Eric)