History AlternativeCharacterInterpretation / NewMedia

* In ''WebVideo/DeathNoteTheAbridgedSeriesKpts4tv'' Light is an AffablyEvil SissyVillain [[VillainousCrush with an obvious crush on L]], Ryuk [[MemeticMolester molests]] AnythingThatMoves, Mikami isn't particularly fanatical [[SpeechImpediment he just says "God" whenever he's nervous]], Takada is an [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]], Mello is a very [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents British]], [[CampGay Camp]] ConspiracyTheorist, Near [[spoiler: [[EvilerThanThou is way eviler than Light]]]], and DaChief--well let's just say [[WhiteSheep Light]] takes after his father...

* [[{{Wiki/SCP Foundation}} The SCP foundation]] is rife with this- is 682 an OmnicidalManiac or a poor soul trapped in a world so disgusting his only choice is to destroy it? Is the foundation itself [[BenevolentConspiracy truly working for the good of humanity]], or is it a KnightTemplar organization, working more for their own gain? And what ''is'' going through 173's head? Considering it officially has ''[[UnreliableCanon no canon]]'', the choice is really up to you.

* WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd: drunk asshole or depressed [[TheChewToy Chew Toy?]]

* Unlike most Machinima which create their own original characters, the characters of ''Machinima/MeleesEnd'' are just Alternate Character Interpretations of the game's characters.

* Is the Director of Project Freelancer in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' a WellIntentionedExtremist who [[IDidWhatIHadToDo Did What He Had To Do]] or just plain evil? He clearly considers himself the first, arguing that his manipulation of the Freelancers, torture of AIs, and lying to/stealing from the UNSC was all for the sake of winning the war (against aliens? against Insurrectionists? He's vague). On the other hand, he induces multiple personality disorder in an AI (''multiple'' AIs, potentially), is responsible for ParentalNeglect, and seems to put [[spoiler:getting his dead wife/girlfriend back]] above the life of his agents, up to and including [[spoiler:his ''daughter'']].

* ''LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemon'' runs on this. The protagonists could be [[AmbiguousRobots robots]], [[NoSenseOfDirection very directionless children]], [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkasses]], [[MindHive possessed by millions of spirits]], or anything inbetween- it's all up to the viewer, and that's exactly what keeps the fandom going.

* The UsefulNotes/{{Usenet}}-era RemixComic ''Webcomic/TheDysfunctionalFamilyCircus'' put the Keene family in a very [[VulgarHumor twisted way]]:

* The [[Website/{{Usenet}} ancient]] RemixComic ''DysfunctionalFamilyCircus'' put the Keene family in a very [[VulgarHumor twisted way]]:

** Dolly is a [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad politically correct]] PsychoLesbian StrawFeminist.

* The sheer range of skills demonstrated by ''WebVideo/KawamiJapan'' as he handcrafts professional-grade knives from bizarre materials (such as milk, tofu, jello, etc.), as well as the amount of free time he has to engage in the highly time consumining processes, leaves many, many people wonder what his day job and educational background is. Speculation ranges from a chemistry teacher, an engineer, a professional chef or just plain MadScientist.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/GameGrumps

* In the Netflix original series ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', just how gay is Chapman? Is she bisexual, as she initially appears, or is she completely gay and just in denial about it? She seems much more passionate about Vause than she ever was or could have ever been about Larry. When the other inmates in "Bora Bora Bora" make her out to be some kind of [[PrisonRape lesbian rapist]] to scare Dina and the other girls as part of the scared straight program, the part she objects to is that she's completely gay. She then tells Dina, the girl in the wheelchair, that the scariest part of being in prison is having to confront your true self. What about her true self frightens her so much? Maybe the fact that she's not bi, she didn't go through [[SchoolgirlLesbians a phase in college]], she's not going through SituationalSexuality in prison; she's just completely gay.

* ''Literature/TalesOfMU'' encourages this, including having a SpinOff that gives a [[SympatheticPOV completely different view]] of some characters and events. Every major character and most minor ones seems to spark competing theories. Is Mackenzie Blaise a MarySue, an unrepentant sociopath, of just a normal girl who happens to be CursedWithAwesome? Was her grandmother's treatment of her horrible child abuse or going above and beyond the call of duty to raise a dangerous child? Is everything Amaranth's fault after all?

* In ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'', most interpretations assume that [[TheNarrator Night Vale Community Radio host Cecil]] is sincere about pretty much everything he says on the radio, including all of the patent BS handed to him by the town's demented government and the station's corporate sponsors. However, some interpretations go darker and assume that Cecil's aware on at least some level that things aren't right and he's being fed lies, but in order to stay alive he can't be seen to openly question them too often. Supporters of this interpretation note that Cecil will continue to talk about recently banned topics like the Dog Park right up until the Police, the Council, or Station Management start breathing down his neck. Yet a third interpretation is that [[YourMindMakesItReal Cecil's mind is what makes Night Vale's weirdness real.]]

* The reasoning behind WebOriginal/MisterMetokur’s anonymity. Does he choose to remain as anonymous as he does because that’s simply his style and part of his appeal, or to protect himself and his loved ones from the sometimes truly deranged groups and individuals he mocks?

* The Silver Order from Literature/{{Tasakeru}}. Are they ''really'' Good-aligned Paladins devoted to the Life Goddess, or fuzzy Nazis?
** Their patron deity Great Mother Rose can be seen as a StrawFeminist and [[FantasticRacism Purebred supremacist]] who murdered her sister in cold blood, consigned every male in her society to the status of SexSlave, stole the rights of an entire other people, and then founded a ScamReligion [[PathOfInspiration around her actions]] so [[KarmaHoudini nobody would point out how despicable she really was.]]

* In the Netflix original series ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', just how gay is Chapman? Is she bisexual, as she initially appears, or is she completely gay and just in denial about it? She seems much more passionate about Vause than she ever was or could have ever been about Larry. When the other inmates in "Bora Bora Bora" make her out to be some kind of [[PrisonRape lesbian rapist]] to scare Dina and the other girls as part of the scared straight program, the part she objects to is that she's completely gay. She then tells Dina, the girl in the wheelchair, that the scariest part of being in prison is having to confront your true self. What about her true self frightens her so much? Maybe the fact that she's not [[BiTheWay bi]], she didn't go through [[SchoolgirlLesbians a phase in college]], she's not going through SituationalSexuality in prison; she's just completely gay.

* Amnesty of the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse''. On the one hand, she's an amazingly powerful superhuman who uses her abilities to aid people who are starving, who are sick, who are war ravaged, and who are drought-stricken around the world. On the other hand, she's listed as a terrorist by the governments of thirteen different countries for some of the things she's done to aid these unfortunates (slaughtering the army of one particular South American dictator because they were "pacifying" a rebellious peasant village is the best example).

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/SFDebris

* Is Penny from ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'' a.) an idealistic SatelliteLoveInterest b.) a StepfordSmiler who helps the homeless to hide her own dissatisfaction c.) someone who got tired of wallowing in self-pity and decided to help others worse off than herself or d.) [[WildMassGuessing a deep-cover agent trying to get close enough to the nigh-invincible Captain Hammer to kill him, meaning Billy accidentally saved his enemy in an attempt to kill him?]] Well, it really depends on how much free time you have.

** [[WMG/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Was Penny secretly manipulating all the events in order to turn Billy evil?]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/AllisonPregler