I got bored so I made a thing. Modern Nick AU featuring a handful of the child protagonists, a chibified SpongeBob being their chaperone? A summer camp setting, perhaps? With everyone save for Danny, Jenny, and Dora having their ages fudged to be closer?
Sure, why not? From left to right:
He may or may not have snuck Craig into his cabin, and Craig may or may not have started charging people for โsage advice from the talking snakeโ
Sanjayโs a relatively good kid but kind of a hellion. Manny spends much of his early life in a moral dilemma. Having them be partners seemed like a logical decision
His bowling pin head was really hard to adapt to my usual style without utterly mangling his face, but I think I did alright
Heโs wearing the boots and scarf from his El Tigre costume
Bessie thinks heโs the coolest thing, but his and Dannyโs egos clash almost immediately
This presumably takes place after heโs settled on heroism, but that doesnโt mean heโs not a troublemaker
Sheโs quite possibly the only person getting any actual work done in camp
Sheโs ostensibly the least insane person in the group, but sheโs prone to egging on the othersโ antics and starting bets on how much things will escalate
Her age has been dropped a couple of years, so sheโs often with Lincoln foiling Doraโs whole escape artist routine
Still on his filmmaker career from All Grown Up! He has a lot of footage of a lot of things in a lot of places
Normally mild mannered and agreeable, but being given โstrict ordersโ instantly makes his good mood vanish
His mind tends to wander when heโs bored, and it has no regard for its curfew
Heโs a weeb canonically, so heโs been given a vaguely animesque appearance
Whatever camp this takes place at, I can guarantee at least one of his sisters had been there prior. Since most of the characters here are the Everyman type, Lincโs cunning and trickster attributes are played up a bit
Has no regard for the fourth wall. Tommy has no clue what heโs on about and thinks heโs insane
Whether or not he can bend is based purely on whatโs funniest at the moment, especially since he and Dib make it impossible for this to be canon compliant
Heโs definitely living in an AU with a less horrific backstory. Less responsibilities, less issues
Wouldnโt hurt a fly, but heโd definitely give a wasp a warning shot if it was being a jerk
Danny, and only Danny, is actually a little older here. He and Jenny are the counselors. Lucky them.
Doesnโt even bother with the secret identity since Bobโs the only one dense enough to not connect the dots
Being able to turn invisible is really helpful when Dib has questions he doesnโt feel like answering
There he is, officer. That oneโs the ringleader
Aangโs existence is a constant source of frustration for him since he canโt come up with a scientific explanation for allโฆthat
Heโs right off the heels of Nicktoons Unite and is wondering when and why SB became so serious
The only adult we see at the camp for some reason, and the only nonhuman besides Jenny
I messed up his scaling, he was supposed to be small enough to fit in someoneโs hand, hence his overly simplified design. Thatโs the height he is in-universe
Ironically and disproportionately strong. Not Jennyโs level, but about as strong as he is in Uniteโฆwithout being adjusted for size. In other words, he can easily pick up and throw the campers like rag dolls
The only nonhuman kid at camp, as well as the oldest/youngest at 16/5
Sheโs the one thing stopping land bears from tearing the camp apart
Sheโs justifiably a little wary since sheโs not exactly nature proof, but all the kids think sheโs the coolest thing
A closer look at him reveals three familiar looking trinkets shaped like a wand, wings, and a floaty crowny thing
He doesnโt need magic, anyway. Heโll make everything possibly go wrong his own way
He and Bessie butt heads almost immediately; Timmyโs fine with one hypercompetent overachieving Girl Scout in his life, but he does not need another
Usually found with fellow artsy types Rudy and Lincoln
Riddled with anxieties and restless leg syndrome. She comes of as brooding, but sheโs just introspective
Since Aprilโs a menace, sheโs the actual least insane camper
It took her a bit to realize SpongeBob could actually talk to begin with and that everyone else didnโt have the same power as her. In fact, thereโs a non-zero chance there are a bunch of animals from assorted Nick shows that are screaming in the background constantly and itโs messing with her head
I gave her just the one braid to make her distinct from the other Elizabeth in the cast
She slips in and out of her fatherโs mannerisms. SMASHING!
Mysteriously disappears to parts unknown itโstheChalkZone every now and then when he needs to blow off some steam
I find it funny how stylized I made everyone else while Rudyโs just slightly taller
SpongeBob sees a lot of himself in the kid. Rudy doesnโt know how to feel about that
Yโknow, I added her as a joke, and she immediately became my favorite
Sheโs the youngest kid at her canon age of seven, so sheโs coddled by everyone else. She HATES it, given that sheโs been adventuring on her own for the longest time, so sheโs a lot more cynical than usual. Easily the biggest departure from the norm
Constantly tries to escape supervision in favor of wandering the wilderness, but the talking cheese wonโt let her
He doesnโt know how he ended up as the โcool guyโ, but heโs not gonna fight it
Appears detached and aloof, but heโs more likely just dissociating
Always seems to know what heโs doing to the point of parody. As smart as he is, I must reiterate heโs just improvising
Eliza, Rudy, and especially Timmy arenโt too keen on hanging around him for very obvious reasons
The fact heโs with people who are reasonably sane this time around means heโs in much better spirits. Lincolnโs probably his best friend at the camp, although Dibโs still a loner
He and Jimmy always run the risk of killing each other if they talk for more than two minutes at a time due to differing views on magic
The kid most likely to actually listen to the inane drivel that comes out of SpongeBobโs mouth
Since sheโs still working on the whole Mighty Bee thing, sheโs all over Manny, Danny, and Janny
There are very few campers that arenโt at least a little intimidated by her
There were a few other characters I wanted to add like Nate Wright (Big Nate), Annie Bramley (Itโs Pony), Mikey Munroe (Bunsen is a Beast), but I scrapped them for space.
I elected to only use one character per series, causing me to drop Korra, Sheen Estevez, Ronnie Anne Santiago, and Hazel Wells for being spinoff characters (especially since Sheen and Ronnie Anne were around before getting their own shows). It also forced me to remove Fanboy and Chum Chum from my initial plan entirely.
I additionally wanted to keep SB as the only organic nonhuman character due to the inherent absurdity of having him as the sole adult figure, which is why Dib and April represent their series rather than Zim or a Ninja Turtle and why I chose not to use Harvey Beaks.
