History Recap / AdventureTimeS1E25HisHero

* AnAesop: Blind pacifism can hurt people in the long run.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: PlayedForLaughs. When Finn uses one of his magic nails, he mentions how many he has left, which implies that he'll use them all by the end of the episode. He does not, and the lack of closure is a gag in and of itself.

* LiteralMetaphor: After being inspired by Finn, Billy tells him "It's as if your words are filling a void in my very being..." Then he parts his beard to show he means this literally.

* ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer: The end of the episode has Finn realizing that he can't deal with certain problems (such as a giant threatening to eat an old woman) nonviolently. He defeats the giant and rescues the old woman.

That she offered him her hair?\

* SimilarSquad: Billy, when compared to Finn. His main adversary was the Fire Count, from whom he rescued a Cotton Candy Princess, and he had a magical dog.

* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Finn and Jake admire Billy and see him as an inspiration, with Jake outright admitting he has a secret crush on him. At the end of the episode, after they restore his faith in heroism, he declares them his heroes
and they fanboy out so hard he gets really uncomfortable and kicks them out of his cave.

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Who cast [[BigBad the]] [[OmnicidalManiac Lich]] [[TheDreaded King]] down?\\

* LiteralMetaphor: After being inspired by Finn, Billy tells him "It's as if your words are filling a hole in my very being..." Then he parts his beard to show he means this literally.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Billy's song. Though the last feat still is very impressive.

* BearsAreBadNews: Billy FOUGHT A BEAR. A mountain-sized, flying bear. Just as great a feat as slaying an ocean or casting down the Lich.
* BraggingThemeTune: Billy's song, as quoted under "ArsonMurderAndJaywalking".

* HeroicFatigue: Billy, Oo's former greatest hero, became too cynical and jaded to see the point in fighting evil.
* LiteralMetaphor: "It's as if your words are filling a hole in my very being... Wanna watch?"
* PrecursorHeroes: Billy was Oo's greatest hero in his youth, just as Finn is now.

* FallenHero: Downplayed. Billy, Oo's former greatest hero, never actually became ''evil'', but he did become too cynical and jaded to see the point in fighting evil.

* PrecursorVillain: Inverted; Billy was Oo's greatest hero in his youth, just as Finn is now.

Who cast [[BiggerBad the]] [[OmnicidalManiac Lich]] [[TheDreaded King]] down?\\

* SimilarSquad: Billy, when compared to Finn. His main adversary was the Fire Count, from whom he rescued a Cotton Candy Princess, and he had a magical dog. To top it off, both got hair as a gift from their respective princesses and both fought the Lich.

* CallForward: A lot of the events in Billy's song can be applied to Finn, as he also has faced his fear of the ocean, fought and defeated The Lich, has had experiences with with the Fire Kingdom in general and Flame Princess in particular, has a lock of Princess Bubblegum's hair, and has dealt with bears, from the one working with The Lich to the ones whose heads he skins for his trademark hat.

Captured a [[DistressedDamsel damsel fair]],\\

* LiteralMetaphor: "It's as if your words are filling a hole in my very being... Wanna watch?"

Who [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slayed an evil ocean]]?\\

* BraggingThemeTune: Billy's song, as quoted under "ArsonMurderAndJaywalking".

* BearsAreBadNews: Billy FOUGHT A BEAR. A mountain-sized, flying bear. Just as great a feat as slaying an ocean or casting down the Lich.

Also... '''[[BearsAreBadNews HE FOUGHT A BEAR!!!]]'''''

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