Stroke

Image of a stroke in action

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> Squidward having a stroke.

A stroke is a medical condition where blood flow to the brain is interrupted. In *AI Sponge*, it refers to a common event in which a character's AI voice glitches out, causing said character to repeat words, stutter, and make random noises and buzzing noises. This is similar to some real-life symptoms of strokes, hence the name. Generally, the length of a Stroke can vary from a few seconds to around 30 seconds, causing their voice to cut off after a certain amount of time, and therefore not lasting forever.

Patrick, Plankloud, Karen (in Ai Sponge Rebooted) and Pearl (in AI SPONGE (AI CARTOON)) seem to be the most prone to strokes out of everyone else, as even something as two question marks can cause a stroke. Strokes from SpongeBob and Loudward are also common, with Loudward's strokes being easy to trigger and becoming legendary in their own right. Larry, French Narrator, and Gary seem to be the least prone to strokes out of everyone else; Gary will never have a stroke, while Larry and French Narrator will only stroke if there is an unpronounceable character at the end of their sentence.

## **Trivia**

* One of these strokes have lasted for hours. It is called the Wow! That was a long time ago. What was it like? stroke, or the "Great Downfall of May 26th".
* After a while, the character is eventually forced to stop, cutting off the audio of the stroke. This also might happen when the AI talks for too long.
* Unlike Patrick, Spongebob's strokes happen right after his dialogue would normally end, and usually occurs due to a letter or symbol that he cannot speak.
* These strokes are the result of an epidemic.
* If Squidward attempts to say "Continues stimming." he will **always** have a stroke, saying "Continues stimming. Timming. Hmmmmrrrrrrr... eueuahhhahahajujujujujujuju."
* The same happens with "\*cracks dick in half\*", which can easily be attributed to Loudward screaming in pain whenever his member cracks in half.
* Mr Krabs once had a perfectly timed stroke right after he died. This is also very rare since Mr Krabs barely even has strokes at all.
* Strokes can be caused by an asterisk being at the end of sentences. This is super common.
* Mrs. Puff has strokes when having flashbacks of the war, which can easily be attributed to her PTSD.
* Once, the characters had a stroking contest, ending in all of them having to be rushed to the hospital (according to the French Narrator).

## AI\_Sponge Rebooted

### Trivia

* When Karen has a stroke, her voice seemingly echoes, muffles, or reverbs in a nearly indescribable way.
* SpongeBob is arguably the next most prone to strokes in Rebooted, usually involving him making a loud sound similar to the screech of a demon. This phenomenon has caused many in the stream chat to yell “DEMONBOB”.

## AI Sponge Rehydrated

### Trivia

* Plankton is easily susceptible to strokes in Rehydrated.
* List of notable stroke activators:
	+ “Jr.”
	+ “Dr.”
	+ “Mrs.”
	+ “Lt.”

## **Gallery**

Patrick had a small stroke. Spongebob is worried.Even Gary is not immune to having strokes.Spongebob's "Great Fall of May 26th" stroke.