Thread:Jester of chaos/@comment-3542887-20170213004557/@comment-5653781-20170217012232

I agree that Squidward should remain, for the first few seasons he was definitely a villain and beyond a simple jerk / bully.. he became far less evil later on, mainly because the other characters became so unlikeable but we should never forget the golden rule: in-universe.

and in-universe Squidward was clearly designed as a bad guy for the first few seasons, then was demoted to a more anti-hero status.