Squidward Tentacles

### Why Do Some People Hate The Character?

He is very abusive to SpongeBob and the other characters, and is often a big jerk in certain episodes. His jerkiness was also ramped up in the later seasons and his unlucky status combined with him being the butt of the other characters jokes can be irritating to several viewers.

### Why Do Some People Love The Character?

Displaying a soft side beneath his jerkish exterior.
Being a more relatable character towards adults.
A few fans feel sorry for him whenever he gets pushed around and tortured by SpongeBob

### Type of Base Breaking Character

Relatable On-and-Off Jerk

**Squidward J. Q. Tentacles**, simply known as **Squidward**, is the tritagonist of the 1999 *SpongeBob SquarePants* franchise. He is an arrogant octopus who is neighbors with SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, and the cashier at The Krusty Krab.

He is voiced by Rodger Bumpass.

## What Makes Him a Base-Breaking Character?

### What Do People Like About Him?

* People can see him as one of the most relatable characters in the SpongeBob franchise, considering he constantly gets pestered by SpongeBob, Patrick and (to some level) Mr. Krabs, and constantly gets into bad luck. He also suffered from flanderization less than the other main characters, who gradually became more mean-spirited over time.
* He is more understandable by adult fans of the show, relating to his intelligence and cynicism as they get older more than SpongeBob's childishness, and seeing him as one of the most relatable characters in the show given how at times the others treat him poorly and act like either idiots or mean-spirited jerks.
* Despite them annoying him most of the time, Squidward does still care for SpongeBob and Patrick at times, having many moments where he helps them or genuinely appreciates them.
* Squidward is noticeably one of the most well-known tritagonists in fictional history, and has been a subject to several internet memes and his clarinet skills can be interesting to listen to.
* He has many satisfying moments throughout the show, like when he slams the pizza into the rude customer's face in "Pizza Delivery", succeeding in his performance in "Band Geeks" and having his destroyed house win over Squilliam despite all of his misfortunes in "House Fancy".
	+ There are times where he has "Take That, Scrappy" towards the other characters whom are disliked for their flanderization, such as in "Rule of Dumb" where he calls out Patrick for being a terrible king.
* His performance by Rodger Bumpass can be funny to fans of the series.

### What Do People Dislike About Him?

* He is *extremely* abusive towards SpongeBob and Patrick, as he often verbally insults them, yells at them, calls them names, lashes out at them, bosses them around, and shows no respect to them. While it's true that SpongeBob and Patrick are annoying, that's still no excuse and some die-hard fans of the SpongeBob character don't like or even downright hate Squidward for this (if not that many). And even when he's not being mean to SpongeBob, he is at best being cold to him and at worst being uncaring to him, even wanting him dead at times.
* While he was always a rude and unlucky jerk in the series, His jerkiness was ramped up in the later seasons and his unlucky status combined with him being the butt of the other characters jokes can get somewhat repetitive and annoying.
	+ While his flanderization isn't as extreme as the other characters', he did have episodes which are infamous due to him being at his worst, such as "Little Yellow Book" and "Sportz?"
* His performance by Rodger Bumpass, while funny as mentioned above, can sound annoying at times, especially now that he screams much more often than before.

## External Links

* Squidward Tentacles on the Heroes Wiki
* Squidward Tentacles on the Antagonists Wiki
* Squidward Tentacles on the Nickelodeon Wiki
* Squidward Tentacles on the Encyclopedia SpongeBobia Wiki
* Squidward Tentacles on the Heroic Benchmark Wiki

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