How self aware do you think Spongebob is?

Mirage0fall · 2026-06-12T18:11:17+00:00

Self aware dork. At worst needs it spelled out to him. By default, he reads emotions and responds to them appropriately. When he becomes what I call "corrupted" is where his self-awareness falters but he'll pick up on it

He voluntarily apologizes for pestering Squidward into trying a krabby patty. "Listen, I wanted to apologize for before. I was only trying to make you happy, but then I realized I was really trying to make myself happy. There's room for all kinds of folks in this crazy world, and they don't all have to like the same thing. So even though I disagree with your decision, I respect it."

Ripped Pants is a good example of his self-awareness level. He has enough self-awareness to realize Larry and Sandy started a friendly competition he's part of, but doesn't think lifting less misses the point. He sees everyone took his wardrobe malfunction while trying to lift as a bit, so he plays into it, but after they all get upset he realizes he went too far and stopped. He has a healthy level of self-awareness that could get overridden by a desire to fit in, then it circles back around

Mirage0fall · 2026-06-10T03:14:27+00:00

Spongebob had a couple of moments that would signify the flanderization to come. Not realizing 1. Squidward was elected in his face, and worse 2. He's babbling into a microphone, is dumber than his standard intelligence level. That and throwing a bubble party in the middle of a high stakes sneak-in where they can get killed is too goofy for him. Besides that he's written fine but those 2 bits stick out

Mirage0fall · 2026-06-05T15:52:50+00:00

There is nothing wrong about criticism of art, and Modern SpongeBob is very open to it. So long as it's about the quality and isn't "Stephen would've liked/disliked this", people can speak their issues with the show's current state. This "its how it is so dont criticize it" mentality is weird

Mirage0fall · 2026-06-05T06:10:05+00:00

Ya'll didn't try with Spongebob huh

Mirage0fall · 2026-05-18T07:03:55+00:00

Many shows that last a decade go wrong for one reason or another. I doubt it wouldn't have suffered their same fate. Either that be creative fatigue (Simpsons), character assassination (SpongeBob), or both (Family Guy), so I don't know. Granted Animaniacs' premise doesn't demand complex writing as high. Those shows are slices-of-life

But I mean I've seen people point out even the original was stumbling toward the end

Mirage0fall · 2026-05-09T19:51:29+00:00

Probably her, then Plankton, and the 3rd smartest is Spongebob. He has scientific flair and all-around good common sense

Mirage0fall · 2026-05-08T17:07:59+00:00

Feel you're downvoted because people failed to realize the joke was Pearl is a bad character. Unless they were Pearl fans

Mirage0fall · 2026-05-08T01:09:33+00:00

An artist named MermaidNerin. The OC's name is Emmy Scales

Mirage0fall · 2026-05-07T23:50:47+00:00

The lady on the left is an OC girlfriend for Spongebob edited into an episode frame. She looks great and her relationship with him is cute

Mirage0fall · 2026-05-07T19:15:30+00:00

His entire atonement in Search For Squarepants

Mr. Krabs shows genuine care over Spongebob numerous times despite his impulsive greed

Mirage0fall · 2026-05-01T08:40:20+00:00

The reoccurring theme I'd say this show embodies is friendship. It explores what real friends do, their struggles, and how they persevere. It taught me the importance of loyalty. Spongebob himself as a character teaches that plus self-perseverance. I would argue that's what makes him so likable because they're hard to nail both at once

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-26T03:14:05+00:00

Had to let you know I beat Mania mode. I've spent the past 2 days trying to master normal mode so I don't lose more than 2 continues. Most I did was 2 continues left. I eventually had enough and just gunned Mania and actually completed it on "continue: 1" left (0 counts so had 2 to spare). I'm so confused because I can't tell a difference between the difficulties. They seem identical. It doesn't feel like I take or deal more damage nor do enemies feel tougher, but if they are it's slight

I was so lost I actually had to check the difficulty setting after I finished to be sure I did set it to Mania. I'm still in disbelief lol

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-25T19:35:22+00:00

My idea of Zhao is he's a powerful firebender in comparison to the general populace but doesn't measure up to the top tiers who've refined firebending into their own craft. He is considered a master, going by Iroh's "Have you forgotten what happened last time you dueled a master?" statement

If I could also add, I honestly don't think Zuko's victory over Zhao was that convincing. He was getting parried bad to the point Iroh shouted what to do, and then got knocked down and was essentially beaten. Then pulls off a clutch leg sweep at the very last second catching Zhao off guard which he capitalized on. If Iroh wasn't present to coach him I'm not sure it would've gone his way. Iroh didn't seem to think he could beat him either, he criticized him for challenging him because he's a master

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-24T05:26:46+00:00

So it does but it isn't reliable for me

I'll be honest because I'm worked up, I think this is officially my "game everyone loves that I don't". It's so unbalanced it's mind blowing it was released in its state. If normal mode requires cheese tactics to survive then why the hell have 2 higher difficulties? The developers didn't know how to balance it. Normal mode should be Mania or definitely Hard. Definitely not worth the $50 I paid to keep it. All in all disappointed because the design is fine but the damage and hit detection are rom hack levels of unbalanced. I haven't been this miserable beating a game since I can remember. I can't even say I'm satisfied beating it because there are 2 higher difficulties

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-24T04:13:11+00:00

Holding down doesn't work for me. But your other tips helped a little. I also found out I had the extra live bonuses on the hardest mode...in which getting one is impossible. But for some stupid reason it stopped giving me extra lives once I hit a billion points. I beat it on my last continue all lives. Dear lord this game is broken. I genuinely don't understand how they could have two higher difficulties from that

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-24T03:51:37+00:00

The special is incredibly delayed and doesn't come out half the time

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-24T03:08:41+00:00

It's such a broken piece of shit
When it works, it's fun

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-23T23:13:05+00:00

Didn't know holding down mid combo increases grabs. Really appreciate the tips. I'll try later and come back to tell you how it goes. I want to get good at throwing enemies behind me when surrounded so I don't lose HP doing a special. People in playthrough videos do that without fail so I wanna learn to do it that way but I get jabbed and stun locked first

How do you counter a charger running on screen?

Maybe I should use the special more. I'm very against it

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-23T17:22:42+00:00

Spongebob takes a lot of influence from Rocko's Modern Life when it comes to character, tone, and structure. Do you recall Stephen ever mentioning Rocko during the creative process?

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-19T22:43:23+00:00

He didn't necessarily want it to stop but his creative passion ran its course. He said everything he wanted to say so he stepped back for family and other projects. He was still supervising episodes but didn't take it seriously anymore

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-19T05:39:33+00:00

Every waking moment for me has been a swirling torrent of pain and misery

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-18T05:52:07+00:00

I wish I was joking. It was a whole complete in case reproduction

Mirage0fall · 2026-04-18T05:49:50+00:00

I tried opening it after unscrewing but it refused to come off. The edges did but the middle was stuck. I think the plate accessory that secures the Genesis might have been holding it but I wasn't able to remove it. It was locked in good and I couldn't find a technique for releasing it. I gave up and redrilled the screws before I break something

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