#marceline petrikov

[imacowboy3]

A single mom who works two jobs, who loves her kids and never stops, with gentle hands and the heart of a fighter... he's a survivor

[volatile-shorty]

i always loved Tigress

[cryptamen]

Simon petrikov girl dad of 3

-Marceline

-Fionna Campell

-Finn Mertens (not a girl but that doesnt change anything)

[porcelaintoybox23]

I've been rewatching adventure time and I feel like ur the only one I know that likes orv and AT that I follow. I need you to make a comparison

I've been thinking about this for quite some time. Spoilers for AT, Fionna & Cake, and ORV.

Fionna and Dokja are my initial comparison point. Both dream, in a sense, of a world where they can be more than what they are. Where life is exciting and full of magic and danger. Where they are the hero/protagonist who kicks butt. Their acclimation to finding themselves in said worlds is different. Dokja is immediately met with death and violence which the 4th wall insulates him from, while Fionna starts off in cutesy and relatively safe Candy Kingdom forest..

Both stories handle wish fulfillment and the real-world consequences they create. Fionna shows a complete disregard for the dreams and hopes of those around her. I can't remember who posted it, but she was fine with potentially ruining everyone's lives for her own personal happiness. Making the world magic may stop Gary and Marshall from meeting, or Hunter from starting their hidden garden. Dokja is in his element. While he faces unimaginable horrors, he's still having fun. He's the MC, he's beating the constellation, the Yoo Joonghyuk is following him, he's making the ending to his favorite story. Even the story calls him out, he doesn't hate the constellations, he loves them. He loves all of it, even though millions, if not billions have died.

The normalcy of their respective worlds is not squarely on their shoulders. Han Sooyoung is the author and Three Ways of Survival exists to save Dokja. The state of Simon's mind dictates Fionna's.

The second comparison I want to make is Simon and Dokja. Simon is the other half of Dokja, the sad, depressed, and self-sacrificial side. Simon has spent the last 12 years trying to bring Betty back. He's completely alone in a strange world in a way that no one, including Marceline and Finn, can truly understand. He doesn't value himself or his life and is willing to throw it away at a moment's notice. This was true during the apocalypse when he'd use the crown at any sign of danger.

Simon is also blind. He had a major flaw when it came to his relationship with Betty. He was selfish and self-centered. Dokja also has a major flaw, he ignores his companions' feelings and wishes. At some point, ORV becomes a story about people trying to beat into their friend that they love him and value him. Joonghyuk tried to bind his soul so he couldn't run off and die, again. Dokja doesn't listen. He consistently ignores and dismisses their concerns, usurps their autonomy, and causes them all unimaginable grief. it's selfish. They are both selfish but have deluded themselves into thinking otherwise.

Marceline loves Simon as much as he loves her. She gave up her most prized possession to help him at a moment's notice. How would she feel if Simon had become Ice King again? She was devasted during "I Remember You," when he left her after the crown had taken hold. Simon never considers what becoming the ice king again would do to her.

All three are stories of wish fulfillment and the realization that what we desire may not be what we truly need. they are stories of learning to see and understand other people and learning to value ourselves.

Anon, thanks for the ask. I've been mulling over this for months and will continue to do so. I wouldn't have thought to compare them.

[sabertoothwalrus]

I wanted to revisit sock princess

[mebssann]

local old man finally gets new clothes

[jamjoob]

I would've done anything for another fancy dinner episode

[time-woods]

ice king pipeline ig

[ratective]

i think they would’ve let simon crash for some time after the series finale only to be faced with the devastating consequences of that decision

[mayvette]

that one meme

[taffybuns]

together, then

[cabinetkillerz]

some adventure time requests i got over on twitter :)

[volatile-shorty]

only in december

[tendonart]

[legowizard]

Whatever gets me back to you

[sabertoothwalrus]

I had to make an epilogue to the Sock Princess comic because Fionna and Cake made it canon kind of. it's literally not my fault