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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: There are ''a lot'' of princesses in the land of Ooo. Princess Bubblegum, Hotdog Princess, Lumpy Space Princess, Muscle Princess, Slime Princess, and so on. Then there's [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/5114340895/ Princess Princess Princess.]] Pen's official stance on the abundance of princesses is "WHY NOT. AMIRITE? LADIES? GUYS? RIGHT? AMIRITE?"
** Except for Dr. Princess. Princess is just her surname. And Doctor is just her name.
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* GratuitousPrincess: The show has dozens and dozens of minor characters who are princesses. There's a princess of every flavor, including some pretty odd ones like Slime Princess or Hot Dog Princess, which might be a StealthParody of the trope.
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What it was or wasn't based on doesn't make it any less of a double standard in the context of the show and the consequences it doles out for this kind of behavior.

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* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: "Breezy" sees Finn kissing [[spoiler:Lumpy Space Princess, only for her to demand they go further. Finn doesn't explicitly say no, but he also doesn't seem entirely on board with this plan. She persists and it cuts to the two of them in separate sleeping bags, Finn silently staring at the sky.]] It's somewhat debatable whether or not this was played for laughs, and the plot has touched on the aftermath, but nowhere near as overtly as it has when the genders have been reversed.
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* DismembermentIsCheap: Finn ends up losing his arm trying to [[spoiler:prevent his father from escaping the Citadel]]. Aside from being in a depressed funk for a few episodes, the loss doesn't affect him that much. Later, the flower that grew on his stump matures into a tree before breaking away to reveal a new arm, with a green thorn in the palm. [[spoiler:When he loses his arm again a few seasons later, Princess Bubblegum swiftly replaces it with a robot one, and he goes on like nothing happened - to himself, at least.]]

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* FiveManBand: [[TheHero Finn]], [[TheLancer Jake]], [[TheBigGuy Marceline]], [[TheSmartGuy Bubble]][[TheChick gum]], and [[TagalongKid Beemo]] form a literal one in 'What Was Missing'.

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* FiveManBand: [[TheHero Finn]], Fi]][[TheHeart nn]], [[TheLancer Jake]], [[TheBigGuy Marceline]], [[TheSmartGuy Bubble]][[TheChick gum]], Bubblegum]], and [[TagalongKid Beemo]] BMO]] form a literal one in 'What Was Missing'.


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** All the above characters will usually team up together, although less often as a Five Man Band and more so as a PowerTrio or any variation of a quartet.
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* FoodPorn: The construction of Jake's [[ImpossiblyDeliciousFood perfect sandwich.]] Among other things, it calls for meat prepared sous-vide with rosemary and thyme, organic sweet onions, homemade pickles, tears, and the on-screen deaths of two animals.

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* FoodPorn: The construction of Jake's [[ImpossiblyDeliciousFood perfect sandwich.]] Among other things, it calls for meat prepared sous-vide with rosemary and thyme, organic sweet onions, homemade pickles, tears, and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick the on-screen deaths of two animals.animals]].
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** Except for Dr. Princess. Princess is just her surname.

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** Except for Dr. Princess. Princess is just her surname. And Doctor is just her name.
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** In "Apple Thief", when Tree Trunks is held up to the mirror, the message "�- - WUZ HERE" can be seen to the side. In Morse code, "�- -" means "A. T." [[CaptainObvious Guess what "A. T." means.]] No, not "Apple Thief"!

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** In "Apple Thief", when Tree Trunks is held up to the mirror, the message "�- - WUZ HERE" can be seen to the side. In Morse code, "�- -" means "A. T." [[CaptainObvious Guess what "A. T." means.]] No, not "Apple Thief"!
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** In a somewhat darker example, the Ice King used to be a normal man named Simon Petrikov. His crown granted him powers, but also slowly destroyed his sanity and memory in a manner reminiscent of Alzheimer's.
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* GratuitousLatin: The incantation for banishing/releasing Marceline's dad to/from the Nightosphere is "Maloso vobiscum et cum spiritum", which is roughly "evil be with you and with your spirit" in Latin. Other instances occur throughout the episodes.

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* DownerEnding: The episode "I Remember You" ends with [[spoiler:Marceline singing the song written by Simon with The Ice King, while sobbing after trying the whole second half of the episode to make the Ice King remember who he was. He doesn't, she just cries as they both sing, Ice King completely oblivious to the situation, and it cuts to a HappyFlashback of Marceline when she was a crying little girl alone just after the apocalypse. Simon finds her, wipes her tears, and gives her the teddy bear she loses in Memory of a Memory.]]

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The episode "I Remember You" ends with [[spoiler:Marceline singing the song written by Simon with The Ice King, while sobbing after trying the whole second half of the episode to make the Ice King remember who he was. He doesn't, she just cries as they both sing, Ice King completely oblivious to the situation, and it cuts to a HappyFlashback of Marceline when she was a crying little girl alone just after the apocalypse. Simon finds her, wipes her tears, and gives her the teddy bear she loses in Memory of a Memory.]]



* DramaBomb: Played straight and of course the TropeNamer is called out by Lumpy Space Princess in "It Came from the Nightosphere" when Marceline's dad hears Marceline's song.

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Played straight and of course the TropeNamer is called out by Lumpy Space Princess in "It Came from the Nightosphere" when Marceline's dad hears Marceline's song.



* DungeonCrawling: Finn, and eventually Jake, do this in "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dungeon]]".

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* %%* DungeonCrawling: Finn, and eventually Jake, do this in "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dungeon]]".



* DyingDeclarationOfLove: Amazingly, in "Who Would Win," Jake's game of Kompy's Kastle does this when Finn breaks it.

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Amazingly, in "Who Would Win," Jake's game of Kompy's Kastle does this when Finn breaks it.



* EEqualsMCHammer: Finn's first math problem in "Slumber Party Panic".
* EarnYourHappyEnding: "Ghost Princess" had a very sweet one, which required death and post-mortem trauma from a couple characters, but was rewarded with two lovers [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascending to the next plane together.]]

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* %%* EEqualsMCHammer: Finn's first math problem in "Slumber Party Panic".
* EarnYourHappyEnding: EarnYourHappyEnding:
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"Ghost Princess" had a very sweet one, which required death and post-mortem trauma from a couple characters, but was rewarded with two lovers [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascending to the next plane together.]]



* TheEeyore: The goblins.
* EldritchAbomination: The Wall of Flesh from "Tree Trunks".

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The Wall of Flesh from "Tree Trunks".



* EmpathicWeapon: ** Finn's grass sword in "Blade of Grass", though until he accepts its [[ClingyMacGuffin clinginess]] it leans closer toward an EvilWeapon.

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* EmpathicWeapon: ** Finn's grass sword in "Blade of Grass", though until he accepts its [[ClingyMacGuffin clinginess]] it leans closer toward an EvilWeapon.



* EnemyMine: Finn and Jake teamed up with the Ice King to [[spoiler: stop the Lich-possessed Princess Bubblegum after she went OneWingedAngel.]]

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Finn and Jake teamed up with the Ice King to [[spoiler: stop the Lich-possessed Princess Bubblegum after she went OneWingedAngel.]]



* EverybodyLaughsEnding: The ending to "When Wedding Bells Thaw", complete with an IrisOut.

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The ending to "When Wedding Bells Thaw", complete with an IrisOut.



* EverythingTryingToKillYou: The Evil Forest.
** The Dungeon

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* FakingTheDead: Finn in "What Have You Done?" to make Ice King wail and save the citizens of the Candy Kingdom.

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Finn in "What Have You Done?" to make Ice King wail and save the citizens of the Candy Kingdom.



* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop:In-universe, the lesson the Magic Man is apparently trying to teach anyone who encounters him is "be as big a JerkAss as you possibly can to anyone you come across." Out-of-universe, the lesson of "Freak City" can be interpreted as "some people are just jerks, and you have to deal with not being able to change that."

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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop:In-universe, FamilyUnfriendlyAesop:
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the lesson the Magic Man is apparently trying to teach anyone who encounters him is "be as big a JerkAss as you possibly can to anyone you come across." Out-of-universe, the lesson of "Freak City" can be interpreted as "some people are just jerks, and you have to deal with not being able to change that."



* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: In "No One Can Hear You", a deer's head and neck are '''crushed''' by two cinderblocks, and then his body gets ''flushed down a giant sewer pipe!''

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In "No One Can Hear You", a deer's head and neck are '''crushed''' by two cinderblocks, and then his body gets ''flushed down a giant sewer pipe!''



* FanDisservice: Oh, Tree Trunks. You card.

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Oh, Tree Trunks. You card.



* FantasticRacism: The episode "Trouble In Lumpy Space" establishes that there's friction between lumpy and smooth.

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The episode "Trouble In Lumpy Space" establishes that there's friction between lumpy and smooth.



** Fish people!

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* FateWorseThanDeath: You've gotta understand. That couch is ''really'' uncomfortable!

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You've gotta understand. That couch is ''really'' uncomfortable!



** [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Nonconsensual]] hugging.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: "City of Thieves" is this compared to the rest of season one. As is "What Have You Done?"

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"City of Thieves" is this compared to the rest of season one. As is "What Have You Done?"



* FeudEpisode: "Videomakers". Finn and Jake argue over whether to make an ActionAdventure or a RomanticComedy for their movie club.

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"Videomakers". Finn and Jake argue over whether to make an ActionAdventure or a RomanticComedy for their movie club.



* FeudalFuture
* FighterMageThief: The item-giving rats in "Little Brother".

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* %%* FighterMageThief: The item-giving rats in "Little Brother".



* FilmNoir: "BMO Noir."
* TheFinalTemptation: The Ice King pulls this in "What is Life?" to try to get NEPTR to become his son, Ice King takes the robot to his [[HappyPlace Imagination Zone]] and offers him a life of capturing (and "mating with") princesses.

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The Ice King pulls this in "What is Life?" to try to get NEPTR to become his son, Ice King takes the robot to his [[HappyPlace Imagination Zone]] and offers him a life of capturing (and "mating with") princesses.



* FingerGun: Jake does this in "The Duke".

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* FireballEyeballs: Marceline in "Heat Signature".

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* %%* FireballEyeballs: Marceline in "Heat Signature".



* {{Foil}}: [[WordOfGod Ice King and Scorcher]]. The Scorcher's fire powers and competency contrasts with Ice King's ice powers and incompetency.

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[[WordOfGod Ice King and Scorcher]]. The Scorcher's fire powers and competency contrasts with Ice King's ice powers and incompetency.



* FromBadToWorse: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "From Bad to Worse"]]. The Candy Kingdom gets stricken with a zombie epidemic. Okay, [[SequelEpisode nothing that hasn't happened before]]... except this time, Princess Bubblegum (AKA the only one who knows how to make the decorpsinator serum) gets zombified as well.
** And then Finn's, Jake's, Lady Rainicorn's, and Lumpy Space Princess's attempts to make the serum cause the zombies to grow wings, become incredibly strong, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking get awesome lips]].

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* FromBadToWorse: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "From Bad to Worse"]]. The Candy Kingdom gets stricken with a zombie epidemic. Okay, [[SequelEpisode nothing that hasn't happened before]]... except this time, Princess Bubblegum (AKA the only one who knows how to make the decorpsinator serum) gets zombified as well.
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well. And then Finn's, Jake's, Lady Rainicorn's, and Lumpy Space Princess's attempts to make the serum cause the zombies to grow wings, become incredibly strong, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking get awesome lips]].



* FurBikini: Jungle Princess.

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* GoneHorriblyWrong: The Decorpsinator Serum from "Slumber Party Panic".
** [[spoiler:The creation of Lemongrab.]]
** [[spoiler:The creation of Goliad.]]

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* GrossOutShow: Early seasons of the show had elements of this, but later episodes... [[DarkerAndEdgier not so much]].
* GrowingWithTheAudience: A textbook example. As the original audience for the first season grew up, the show became increasingly [[DarkerAndEdgier mature]] and continuity-heavy.

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* GrossOutShow: Early seasons of the show had elements of this, but later episodes... [[DarkerAndEdgier [[CerebusSyndrome not so much]].
* GrowingWithTheAudience: A textbook example. As the original audience for the first season grew up, the show became increasingly [[DarkerAndEdgier [[CerebusSyndrome mature]] and continuity-heavy.



* GutPunch: As if it wasn't clear by now that no one is safe anymore [[spoiler: both [[SacrificialLion Prismo and Root Beer Guy]] die within a few episodes of each other]].
** [[spoiler:Subverted, though, as both [[DeathIsCheap come back to life]] later on. So far, the only characters actually KilledOffForReal have been Billy, Lemonjon, and some one-shot villains like Kee-Oth.]]

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* GutPunch: As if it wasn't clear by now that no one is safe anymore [[spoiler: both [[SacrificialLion Prismo and Root Beer Guy]] die within a few episodes of each other]].
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other]]. Subverted, though, as both [[DeathIsCheap come back to life]] later on. So far, the only characters actually KilledOffForReal have been Billy, [[spoiler:Billy, Lemonjon, and some one-shot villains like Kee-Oth.]]

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* GenderBlenderName: [[spoiler: Tiffany from "My Two Favorite People".]]

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[[spoiler: Tiffany from "My Two Favorite People".]]



* GroinAttack: Apparently, excellence in this is a heroic attribute. Finn does this one a good number of occasions. One time he even did it to a giant... after being transformed into a giant foot.

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Finn does this one a good number of occasions. One time he even did it to a giant... after being transformed into a giant foot.



* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]] with Jake: He is in fact wearing a pair of translucent, form-fitting pants spun from spiderwebs by pixies.

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[[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]] with Jake: He is in fact wearing a pair of translucent, form-fitting pants spun from spiderwebs by pixies.



* HappyPlace: Ice King's Imagination Zone.

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Ice King's Imagination Zone.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Ice King.
** The two-headed giant gets one too.
** Donny as well.

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* HopeSpringsEternal: "Go up the wizard steps..."
* HospitalGurneyScene: In "Mortal Recoil".
* HospitalHottie: Doctor Princess.

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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: In "Nemesis", the members of the Veritas Brigade refuse to believe Peace Master when he says Peppermint Butler is the real evil one (over Princess Bubblegum) and defend him even after witnessing Pep But trying to stab him. Why? Because he's adorable and their "bro", he can't really be evil and if he is it doesn't matter.
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HospitalGurneyScene: In "Mortal Recoil".
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* HumanoidAbomination: Marceline's dad in various ways. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu Do not threaten him]] while he's sucking souls.

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Marceline's dad in various ways. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu Do not threaten him]] while he's sucking souls.



* HypocriticalHumor: In "Trouble In Lumpy Space", [[spoiler:just before Jake goes full Lumpy, he says he'll never turn his back on Finn. Then he goes full Lumpy, and the other Lumpies call him over, and he says he'll be right over, as soon as he turns his back on Finn. And he literally does.]]

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** In "It came from the Nightsphere" abadeer claims that GUnther is the most evil creature he had ever encountered.

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** In "It came from the Nightsphere" abadeer claims that GUnther Gunther is the most evil creature he had ever encountered.

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* GreatOffscreenWar: Both the Mushroom War and the war between dogs and rainicorns qualify.

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** "You Forgot Your Floaties" implies that there was a war between Mars and the invading [[spoiler: GOLB]], which ended with [[spoiler: his banishment through the combined efforts of Margles, Magic Man and Grob Gob Glob Grod]].
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I believe it was based on a questionable experience on one of the writers, and it's part of Finn's depression and LSP realizing she's a shitty person


* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: "Breezy" sees Finn kissing [[spoiler:Lumpy Space Princess, only for her to demand they go further. Finn doesn't explicitly say no, but he also doesn't seem entirely on board with this plan. She persists and it cuts to the two of them in separate sleeping bags, Finn silently staring at the sky.]] It's somewhat debatable whether or not this was played for laughs, and the plot has touched on the aftermath, but nowhere near as overtly as it has when the genders have been reversed.

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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop:In universe, the lesson the Magic Man is apparently trying to teach anyone who encounters him is "be as big a JerkAss as you possibly can to people you come across"

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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop:In universe, FamilyUnfriendlyAesop:In-universe, the lesson the Magic Man is apparently trying to teach anyone who encounters him is "be as big a JerkAss as you possibly can to people anyone you come across"across." Out-of-universe, the lesson of "Freak City" can be interpreted as "some people are just jerks, and you have to deal with not being able to change that."
** This later proves to be the moral of [[spoiler:both Finn's and Phoebe's arcs with their respective fathers.]]



** [[spoiler:Shoko's death]]

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** [[spoiler:Shoko's death]]death in "The Vault"--dumped into toxic sludge and horribly mutated, dying soon after. For added [[TearJerker/AdventureTime heartbreaking]], she dies [[DissonantSerenity happy]], since the mutation at least grew back her severed arm.]]



* FantasticRacism: The episode "Trouble In Lumpy Space" thoroughly establishes that there's a small bit of friction between lumpy and smooth.
** There is apparently also some tension between magic dogs and rainbow unicorns, especially in the wake of the dog/unicorn wars.

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* FantasticRacism: The episode "Trouble In Lumpy Space" thoroughly establishes that there's a small bit of friction between lumpy and smooth.
** There is apparently also some tension between magic dogs and rainbow unicorns, especially in the wake of the dog/unicorn rainicorn/dog wars.



** "Who Would Win," an episode whose title suggests it was written entirely to pit the boys against each other and see what would happen.



* FilmNoir: "BMO Noir".

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* FilmNoir: "BMO Noir".Noir."



* FiveManBand: [[TheHero Finn]], [[TheLancer Jake]], [[TheBigGuy Marceline]], [[TheSmartGuy Bubble]][[TheChick gum]], and [[TagalongKid Beemo]] form one in 'What Was Missing'.

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* FiveManBand: [[TheHero Finn]], [[TheLancer Jake]], [[TheBigGuy Marceline]], [[TheSmartGuy Bubble]][[TheChick gum]], and [[TagalongKid Beemo]] form a literal one in 'What Was Missing'.Missing'.
** Most of the same gang in ''Stakes'', switched up with Marceline as TheHero, Bubblegum as TheLancer, Jake as TheBigGuy, Peppermint Butler as TheSmartGuy, and Finn as TheHeart, with SixthRanger Lumpy Space Princess.



** "The Thin Yellow Line" suggests that the Banana Guards fear Bubblegum because of a horrible punishment she inflicted on her own family. [[spoiler:"Bonnibel Bubblegum" establishes that they were only half-right: PB's family did suffer a FateWorseThanDeath, but it was actually Gumbald being HoistByHisOwnPetard.]]



'''Jake:''' ...He said his new prison is shame.

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'''Jake:''' ...'''Jake:''' He said his new prison is shame.



** [[spoiler:Subverted, though, as both [[DeathIsCheap come back to life]] later on. So far, the only characters actually KilledOffForReal have been Billy, Lemonjon, and some one-shot villains like Kee-Oth.]]



* HalloweenEpisode: [[DrivingQuestion "The Creeps"]] and [[ZombieApocalypse "From Bad To Worse"]].

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** "Ring of Fire" reveals that [[DirtyOldWoman Tree Trunks]] used to regularly wear clothes, so now she's either constantly nude or never needed them in the first place.
* HalloweenEpisode: [[DrivingQuestion "The Creeps"]] and Creeps"]], [[ZombieApocalypse "From Bad To Worse"]].Worse"]], and the [[VampireEpisode ''Stakes'' miniseries]].



* HappyEnding: [[EnforcedTrope Enforced]] in "Tree Trunks".



** In "Hero Heart," Finn's is revealed to be composed of [[spoiler:memories of his relationship with Princess Bubblegum. Moreover, the memories are all of them interacting platonically, meaning that [[Heartwarming/AdventureTime she's still very important to him even though he's long gotten over his crush.]]]]



* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Marceline's dad in "Daddy's Little Monster"... kinda. It's always "kinda" with this show.]]

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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Marceline's dad in "Daddy's Little Monster"... kinda. It's always "kinda" with this show. On his return in "Marcy & Hunson," he's graduated from evil to just embarrassing, and is probably the least bad of the show's many terrible fathers.]]



* {{Hellfire}}: [[FireLevel The Nightosphere has this. And the Fire Kingdom.]] [[spoiler:Princess Bubblegum summons Hellfire when she was possessed by the Lich in "Mortal Recoil".]]

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* {{Hellfire}}: [[FireLevel The Nightosphere has this. And the Fire Kingdom.]] [[spoiler:Princess Bubblegum summons Hellfire when she was possessed by the Lich in "Mortal Recoil".]]



** Finn has another in "Dad's Dungeon" arguably the worst in the series as [[spoiler: at one point he was going to eat an apple that would leave him in a position to get eaten by witches, [[DrivenToSuicide fully aware of what would probably happen to him]]. ]]

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** Finn has another in "Dad's Dungeon" arguably the worst in the series as [[spoiler: at one point he was going to eat an apple that would leave him in a position to get eaten by witches, [[DrivenToSuicide fully aware of what would probably happen to him]]. ]]



** "Breezy" features what's likely the darkest one yet, in response to Finn [[spoiler:being re-abandoned by his father moments after finding him again, and getting his arm torn off to boot.]]
** In "The Wild Hunt," Finn cannot fight as he is constantly distracted by [[spoiler:memories of brutally killing Fern an episode before.]] It takes an IndyPloy by Huntress Wizard to snap him out of it.



** [[spoiler:[[ArcVillain Uncle Gumbald]] spending eight centuries as a moronic punch bowl after getting covered in his own stupidity juice.]]



* HonoraryPrincess: Most of the kindgoms of Ooo are ruled by princesses. Of these, only Flame Princess and Lumpy Space Princess have confirmed royal parentage; the others seem to be self-proclaimed. And then there's Princess Doctor, who is neither a princess nor a doctor, that's just her given name.

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* HonoraryPrincess: Most of the kindgoms of Ooo are ruled by princesses. Of these, only Flame Princess and Lumpy Space Princess have confirmed royal parentage; the others seem to be self-proclaimed. And then there's Princess Doctor, Doctor Princess, who is neither a princess nor a doctor, that's just her given name.



* HumanityEnsues: At least four different processes are shown to give human attributes to the otherwise inanimate objects, cyclops tears, power of the ice crown, lightning from "ordinary" storms and the ancient sleeping magi of life giving. Usually this will put a human-like face on the object. It is unclear how much this has to do with the general MoeAnthropomorphism of the series.
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* HumanityEnsues: At least four different processes are shown to give human attributes to the otherwise inanimate objects, objects: cyclops tears, power of the ice crown, lightning from "ordinary" storms storms, and the ancient sleeping magi of life giving. Usually this will put a human-like face on the object. It is unclear how much this has to do with the general MoeAnthropomorphism of the series.
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** Season 9's "Three Buckets" has Finn [[spoiler:brutally and inadvertently murdering his alternate self with a weed whacker. True, the victim is made of grass so there's no gore, but it's still incredibly disturbing and all happens on-camera.]]



** Throughout the series, his sunny and heroic demeanor suffers through several more of these, including after "Frost & Fire," "Escape from the Citadel," and "Three Buckets."



** BMO gets one in "B-Mo Noire".

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** BMO gets one in "B-Mo Noire"."BMO Noire". Then again in "BMO Lost," "Be More," "Football," and "The More You Moe, the Moe You Know."



** Gunter gets one in "Reign of the Gunthers", since they're the main antagonist.

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** Gunter gets one in "Reign of the Gunthers", Gunters", since they're the main antagonist.



** These episodes start to get a lot more common beginning in Season 5, as the show gets more comfortable broadening the world beyond its heroes. "Root Beer Guy" is a LowerDeckEpisode following a citizen of the Candy Kingdom, "The Cooler" focuses for the first time on [[PoliticallyActivePrincess Flame Princess]] without Finn being involved at all, and [[SourOutsideSadInside Lemongrab]] gets a starring role in "The Mountain."
** Each of Jake's puppies gets at least one episode focusing on them.
*** [[InTheBlood Jake Jr.]]: "One Last Job"
*** [[WackyParentSeriousChild Kim Kil Whan]]: "Ocarina," "Wheels"
*** [[BasementDweller T.V.]]: "The Diary," "Lady Rainicorn of the Crystal Dimension"
*** [[DaddysGirl Viola]]: "Summer Showers"
*** [[FortuneTeller Charlie]]: "Daddy-Daughter Card Wars"



*** Finn in general, constantly. Highlights include throwing off mind control, ignoring two broken legs, rescuing his friends even as his mind and body are taken over by the Lord of Evil, withstanding a day-long TrainingFromHell, building a tower through the atmosphere using his psychic rage, and crossing most of Ooo with his eyes closed.
---> '''Finn:''' You just gotta believe that every bruise is a hickey from the universe. And everyone wants to get with the universe.



* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: "Videomakers" is about Finn and Jake deciding to make their own movies for movie night, since (pre-apocalyptic) federal law prohibits unauthorized exhibitions of movies.
* DisappearedDad: Finn's biological dad. [[spoiler: That is until the Season 5 finale where Billy tells Finn that his dad can be found at the Citadel.]]
* DisasterDominoes: [[spoiler:Surprisingly averted in "Apple Wedding", despite all the pieces being there like Cinnamon Bun shaking up the bottle of apple cider and Finn trying to prevent LSP from crashing the wedding. The only thing that amounts to anything is Princess Bubblegum hijacking the King of Ooo's balloon.]]

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** In "The Comet", [[spoiler:Finn's grass arm destroys [[EldritchAbomination Orgalorg]].]]
** Marceline defeats the Vampire King twice: once in single combat during her backstory and once by [[spoiler:sucking up his soul.]] More like "Did you just ''eat'' Cthulhu?"
** A throwaway line from "Whispers" suggests that [[spoiler:[[{{Determinator}} versions of Finn in every alternate universe]] have defeated their own versions of the Lich's hand.]]
* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: "Videomakers" "Video Makers" is about Finn and Jake deciding to make their own movies for movie night, since (pre-apocalyptic) federal law prohibits unauthorized exhibitions of movies.
* DisappearedDad: Finn's biological dad. [[spoiler: That is until the Season 5 finale where Billy tells Finn that his dad can be found at the Citadel.]]
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** Marceline's father Hunson wasn't present during her early life. [[spoiler:He briefly returned after Simon summoned him to take care of Marcy when he no longer could.]]
* DisasterDominoes: [[spoiler:Surprisingly averted [[spoiler:[[AntiJoke Surprisingly averted]] in "Apple Wedding", despite all the pieces being there like Cinnamon Bun shaking up the bottle of apple cider and Finn trying to prevent LSP from crashing the wedding. The only thing that amounts to anything is Princess Bubblegum hijacking the King of Ooo's balloon.]]



** "Twelve years dungeon! Seven years! No trial!"



** In 'Princess Day' Lumpy Space Princess and Marceline trash Breakfast Princess's room, destroy her car and leave her stranded in the desert just because she called Lumpy Space Princess a 'Bum' and threw her out for mooching.

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** In 'Princess Day' "Princess Day" Lumpy Space Princess and Marceline trash Breakfast Princess's room, destroy her car and leave her stranded in the desert just because she called Lumpy Space Princess a 'Bum' and threw her out for mooching. mooching.
** In "Happy Warrior," the entire Fire Kingdom adopts this as a way of life.



** By the end of 'Elements,' [[spoiler:Jake has been [[AssimilationPlot absorbed into Slime Princess]] while Finn is surrounded and trapped by [[CrapsaccharineWorld extremely-candified Candy citizens.]] It takes [[UnlikelyHero Lumpy]] [[ElementNumberFive Space]] [[HiddenDepths Princess]] to rescue everybody.]]



** "Frost & Fire" '''''FULL STOP.''''' The whole episode is pretty much about Finn getting off on Flame Princess beating up the Ice King.

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** "Frost & Fire" '''''FULL STOP.''''' The whole episode is pretty much about Finn getting off on Flame Princess beating up the Ice King. The dream he's trying to finish is almost too blatant to count as innuendo.



** Jake's tail in its guise as Bluenose the Clown.



--->'''Duke of Nuts:''' Why would you want to sack my nut castle?



** Finn's entire romantic life can be seen this way. After spending the first three seasons as Bubblegum's HopelessSuitor, [[spoiler:destroying his relationship with Flame Princess by poorly handling his own sexuality, remaining upset about that for at least a year afterwards, and having brief and unfulfilling relationships with several princesses (along with poor Breezy), his relationship with [[NatureHero Huntress]] [[ElegantClassicalMusician Wizard]] seems to finally indicate he's figured out how to exist around girls.]] Whether or not his latest crush works out, he seems happy and content pursuing it, without all his usual turmoil.



* EldritchLocation: The crystal world and the Nightosphere.

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** [[SealedEvilInACan Orgalorg]] can be considered one.
* EldritchLocation: The crystal world and the Nightosphere. The Hall of Egress as well.


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** In "Happy Warrior," Finn becomes a destructive, fiery version of himself.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: The one who caused the Mushroom War, but this is still unknown.

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* GreaterScopeVillain: The one As of Season 8, we have solid evidence that [[spoiler:GOLB, a mysterious, sinister entity who caused the Mushroom War, but has appeared in only a couple episodes, may in fact be this to the ''entire series'': his attack on Mars in the past is still unknown.a central part of Magic Man and Grob Gob Glob Grod's backstories (including rendering Magic Man's wife DeaderThanDead, to the point that even ''[[RealityWarper Prismo]]'' can't bring her back); he is hinted to be [[TheAntiGod as powerful, if not more so, than Grob Gob Glob Grod]]; and perhaps most significantly, ''the Lich himself''- previously the closest thing the show had to a singular BigBad- describes himself as "the last scholar of GOLB".]]
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* FlamesOfLove: Flame Princess's flames burn hotter when she's in love, and could potentially destroy the world. [[spoiler: Princess Bubblegum makes two attempts to murder her for it.]]
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* GondorCallsForAid: In the penultimate episode leading up to the series finale, both Princess Bubblegum and Uncle Gumbald call upon their allies to fight in the Candy War. They consist of many characters and villains that had appeared throughout the series.
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: While Finn and Jake are mainly clear good guys and The Lich is the clearly the BigBad of the show, the rest of the characters have flaws and redeeming qualities.
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* DetectEvil: The gumball guardians of the CandyLand have this, but neither the Ice King nor Marceline trigger it.

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* DetectEvil: The gumball guardians of the CandyLand Candyland have this, but neither the Ice King nor Marceline trigger it.
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* GoingCosmic: The show becomes increasingly philosophical and the scope of the series grows exponentially with each season.
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** In 'Princesses day' Lumpy Space Princess and Marceline trash Breakfast Princess's room, destroy her car and leave her stranded in the desert just because she called Lumpy Space Princess a 'Bum' and threw her out for mooching.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first few seasons the show seems to flirt with NegativeContinuity, with Finn and Jake not retaining their wizard magic or ice ninja abilities after the episodes that introduced them. Later on, well, check out the [[ContinuityNod/AdventureTime Continuity Nod page]] for the full list.

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the first few seasons the show seems to flirt with NegativeContinuity, with Finn and Jake not retaining their wizard magic or ice ninja abilities after the episodes that introduced them. Later on, well, check out the [[ContinuityNod/AdventureTime Continuity Nod page]] for the full list.list.
**The famous "what time is it?"--"Adventure Time" exchange happened in a number of episodes of the first season (usually toward to the end of the episode), accompanied by a title-card that showed a sword sliding behind the words "Adventure Time." This was quietly dropped beginning in season two. Presumably, it started to feel forced.
** The art style is also far less consistent in season one, and often far grittier and less happy-go-lucky. In particular, look at "What Have You Done." The Ice King looks completely different from his normal design, and the Candy Kingdom has some sort of bizarre EmpathicEnvironment thing going on that makes it look nothing like it normally does. Jake's design also fluctuated to a very great extent, and his current proportions were nowhere to be seen.
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* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: Doctor Princess, who breaks the show's pattern of princesses only being known by their titles (Lumpy Space Princess, Wildberry Princess, etc.) by not being an actual princess at all; "Princess" is just her surname.

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* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: Doctor Princess, who breaks the show's pattern of princesses only being known by their titles (Lumpy Space Princess, Wildberry Princess, etc.) by not being an actual princess at all; "Princess" is just her surname. And "Doctor" is her given name.
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* HonoraryPrincess: Most of the kindgoms of Ooo are ruled by princesses. Of these, only Flame Princess and Lumpy Space Princess have confirmed royal parentage; the others seem to be self-proclaimed. And then there's Princess Doctor, who is neither a princess nor a doctor, that's just her given name.

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