Alternative Character Interpretations

Due to the franchise being random and absurd, many people have made their own conclusions about how the characters are depicted in the series. The characters personalities are somewhat unexplored and fans and viewers are only given the bare outline of what they like and how they act, leaving the rest up to them.

General

 * A majority of the characters have a Vague Age; changing from children to adults between episodes, making for a slew of alternate interpretations.
 * The characters' relationships between one another also tend to change, sometimes along with their personalities.
 * The setting is never inexplicably stated with only vague hints of different established worlds.
 * The character's motivations are all over the place so viewers had to piece together hints and make their own conclusion

SpongeBob

 * SpongeBob is one of the few characters who practically stayed the same so it's often debated if his kills are oversights, out-of-character moments, or an example of flanderization.
 * However, some look at him as a sociopath who shows little emotion for other character's deaths.

Cuddles

 * Is Cuddles a troublemaker who wants others to do dangerous activities, or does he want others to have fun and is unaware of how dangerous stunts can be?

Kirby

 * Kirby is recognized by his cute nature so him being an everyman dying is a bit bittersweet for some.

Giggles

 * Giggles somewhat became a bit more consistent with her relationship with SpongeBob but it also made it a bit jarring as it's more obvious that she has a boyfriend but still cheats on him
 * Giggles is also seen as the show's replacement for Sandy cheek

Cartman

 * Cartman became a bit less sociopathic, making some fans feel like he turned into a basic fat bastard than a true villain
 * However, some also noted that it still resurfaces a bit more regularly than other character's canon traits and he hasn't turned into another stock cartoon character Chew Toy.

Toothy

 * Toothy is often viewed as somewhat of a disappointment as other HTF characters have their personalities expanded upon while Toothy remained somewhat generic
 * On the other hand, people like Toothy a bit more because he gained somewhat of a more consistent personality of being a builder or a shy character.

Petunia

 * Some fans see her as Sandy Cheek 2.0 due how she sometimes even replaces Giggles as a love interest to SpongeBob

Handy

 * Handy's grumpy demeanor, apathetic nature, and butt-monkey status have somewhat been flanderized. For some, he is seen as a Squidward 2.0.

Disco Bear

 * Because of his relationship with Pop and flirting attitude to other male characters, some see him as the gay stereotype

Jeffy

 * Jeffy is made somewhat more tolerable in this franchise, which made some consider this Jeffy better than the original
 * Jeffy is made more goofy and cartoony, some even convince that he has an entirely new personality.

Mr. Krabs

 * Since Mr/ Krabs is another character meant to kill other characters, some see him as another Fliqpy, some saying it's ironic while other claim it's just lazy writing
 * Is Mr. Krabs truly a social-path or is he is just selfish and greedy
 * People find this depiction better or worse than the Season 5-9 version of Mr. Krabs, because of how he became an evil killer who dies all the time after he has murder many people.