"Spongebob" Fans Are Speculating On The Gruesome Deaths Of Their Favorite Characters, And We're Horrified By Some Of These Theories

The Sandy case... I can't.

If you're 1) chronically online and 2) a huge Spongebob SquarePants fan, I think you and I should be friends. I also think I should tell you about an eerie new internet trend — it turns out that Spongebob fans have been posting their macabre theories to the show's Wikis for a while now.

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TikTokers like @justindark98 are going viral after sharing these bizarre fan theories online. "How did Sandy Cheeks die," the creator begins their video, before reading the fan-created Wiki submission and ending with "who is writing this shit?".

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Reply to @thesalttdogo They can't stop coming and they won't stop coming. #fyp #foryou #SpongeBob #viral

♬ original sound - Justin Dark

Some have speculated that fans resorted to these morbid tactics because they felt the quality of the show had gone down. So, to make sense of the changes they didn't like, they imagined the deaths of some of their beloved characters.

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Stephen Hillenburg (the show's creator) has stated himself that starting from season 4, all episodes serve as prequels to the initial three seasons and the first film. This is the reason why the show avoids any references to events following the first film. That does explain the show's shift to a younger (and even more juvenile) SpongeBob during this period. And I guess "the death theory" could work for this, too.

We thought we'd share some of the most unusual — and frankly gruesome — Spongebob fan death theories with you, mined straight from the fan Wikis. Bear in mind that these are absolutely not canon.

How does Sandy die, according to fans?

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The entry begins: "On July 16, 2017, Sandy Cheeks, the bassist of the American-British band The Infection, was found dead in her Johannesburg home, located at 1 St Pauls Road, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was later determined that Sandy Cheeks died on July 14th just two days before her body was found."

The theory then goes on to suggest that drugs were involved before adding, "Prior to her death, Sandy Cheeks was reported missing on July 15th after missed calls with several voicemail messages left by the lead guitarist and vocalist SpongeBob SquarePants and retired band manager Randy Washington." Grim, grim, grim.

How does Patrick die, according to fans?

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This one takes the form of a script (who IS writing this?!). The theory suggests that Spongebob's best friend chokes on a pickle:

"(Patrick wakes up in his bed at 3 AM.)

Patrick: Oh boy! 3 AM!

(Patrick starts eating a Krabby Patty, but a pickle gets stuck in his throat.)

Patrick: Ack! Somebody help!

(Suddenly, everything goes black. Patrick wakes up in Davy Jones' Locker.)

Patrick: Where am I?

Davy Jones: You're in my locker! Gimme five!

(Patrick is about to give Davy Jones five, but Davy Jones pulls his hand back at the last minute.)

Davy Jones: Too slow!

Patrick: Am I dead?

Davy Jones: No, you're just sleeping.

Patrick: Really?

Davy Jones: No, you're dead. Have you met my homeboy The Flying Dutchman?

(The Flying Dutchman is making out with his sock in a corner of the locker.)

The Flying Dutchman: Uhh...I can explain."

How does Squidward die, according to fans?

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Content warning: this theory is extremely dark and explicitly references suicide. 

"The story was posted [by] an anonymous user from 7chan’[s] /x/paranormal forum," the theory begins. 

They go onto say that "The user describes how, while being an intern for Nickelodeon, he and a few other people were requested to watch a copy of the episode 'Fear of the Krabby Patty'. Instead, the title read 'Squidward's Suicide' but, thinking of the episode being some morbid joke shared by the animators, they decided to continue with the task at hand.

The episode begins with the title card of 'Squidward's Suicide' before the camera pans to Squidward playing his clarinet horribly. He is soon interrupted by SpongeBob and Patrick laughing outside his home. Squidward aggressively tells them both to quiet down as he is practicing for a concert which, sadly, goes wrong for him. However, as the crowd booed him for his horrendous performance, they all seem[ed] to have red eyes similar to that of a fish in real life, including SpongeBob and Patrick themselves."

The entry then theorises that, shamed by the crowd, Squidward ends his own life before the group. Grisly, grisly stuff (and again, very much not canon). There is also absolutely no reason to believe this story came from an ex-Nickelodeon intern, and lots of reasons to believe it didn't, IMO.

How does Mr Krabs die, according to fans?

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An apparent murder mystery sheet describes Mr. Krabs dying in his restaurant, having been injured by a metal spatula. This is not a fan theory that appears on any Wikis, but it does come up on some of the TikToks on the topic and has made its way into some articles. Again, very, very gruesome.

How does Spongebob die, according to fans?

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The fan theory goes as follows: "One day, SpongeBob and his girlfriend went hiking. When both of them reached the cliff, they sat there facing... the sunset. When SpongeBob was holding a box [with a] diamond ring [in it]... to ask his girlfriend whether she would like to marry him. The diamond ring fell. Therefore, SpongeBob decided to jump off the cliff to fetch the diamond ring back to her, then he died. Patrick, the girlfriend, and all other Bikini Bottomites went to his funeral. Four fish performed the Coffin Dance with SpongeBob's coffin before placing it down."

This is, as with all the theories, definitely not canon.

Well, that was horrible. Do you know of any other truly horrific fan theories, or just want to deep-clean your eyes after reading these? Let us know in the comments below!