List of Adventure Time characters
The American animated television series Adventure Time features a cast of fictional characters created by Pendleton Ward. The series revolves around the adventures of protagonists Finn, a teenage human boy, and his best friend Jake, a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, and travel the land while they adventure. Along the way, they interact with the other main characters of the show: Princess Bubblegum, the Ice King, and Marceline the Vampire Queen.
This list only includes the main characters of the show, as well as major recurring characters who are featured across several episodes of the series. Characters which are credited as guest stars or one-off characters are not included.
Main characters
Finn the Human
;Voiced by- Jeremy Shada
- Zack Shada
Jake the Dog
;Voiced by John DiMaggioJake the Dog is Finn's best friend and adoptive brother. He is a 28-year-old—in "magical dog years"—shapeshifting bulldog. The episode "Joshua & Margaret Investigations" reveals that when Joshua and Margaret—Finn and Jake's parents—were on an investigation, Joshua was bitten by a shape-shifting, other-worldly entity. Joshua, infected by the creature's venom, subsequently birthed Jake from his head. Jake's magic powers allow him to stretch or shrink any part of his body to any shape and size, ranging from becoming gigantic to becoming incredibly small. His powers help Finn considerably in combat and transportation, but are also sometimes used as nothing more than jovial forms of expression. Acting as a confidant and mentor to his energetic brother, Jake has a laid-back attitude in most situations, but loves adventure and will eagerly fight when he needs to do so. Jake is in a relationship with Lady Rainicorn, and they have five children together as seen in the episode "Jake the Dad". The two were drawn to each other due to their shared interest in playing the viola.
Princess Bubblegum
;Voiced by:- Hynden Walch
- *Isabella Acres
- Paige Moss
Marceline the Vampire Queen
;Voiced by:- Olivia Olson
- Ava Acres
- Cloris Leachman
Ice King
;Voiced by:- Tom Kenny
- John Kassir
Secondary characters
BMO
;Voiced by Niki YangBMO, sometimes written phonetically as "Beemo", is a sentient MO-series computer-like robot that lives with Finn and Jake. BMO while being voiced by a female, uses male pronouns to refer to himself. BMO also has the features of other household objects, such as a portable electrical outlet, music player, camera, alarm clock, flashlight, strobe light, and video player. While BMO is an object used for recreation by Finn and Jake, he is still considered a close friend and treated as an equal by the two. BMO speaks English with a Korean accent. In the episode "Five Short Graybles", it was revealed that BMO secretly emulates a discussion between a mirrored version of himself which he names "Football" and pretends to be human while teaching Football human habits by attempting to imitate them such as brushing his teeth and using the toilet. BMO was created by Moseph "Moe" Maestro Giovanni, an inventor of robots who created the entire MO line, a thousand years before the events of the series. Though he created thousands of robots, Giovanni specifically created BMO to understand fun; Giovanni invented him to help him raise his own son, but because he never had kids, he released BMO to find another family. BMO reappeared in the , special "BMO", in which the character teamed up with an anthropomorphic rabbit named Y5 and a "silent, shape-shifting service droid" named Olive to save a space station named the Drift.
Lumpy Space Princess
;Voiced by Pendleton WardLumpy Space Princess, often abbreviated as LSP, is the princess of Lumpy Space, an alternate dimension. As a "Lumper", made out of "irradiated stardust", she can convert other beings into Lumpers by biting them. LSP is spoiled and sarcastic, and is often shown living outdoors with salvaged furniture and appears to be homeless, because she has run away from her parents, who are the king and queen of Lumpy Space. She speaks with a thick Valley Girl Accent. LSP's relationship to Finn and Jake has always come off as nonchalant, but in the episode "Gotcha", LSP realizes that Finn is a person of good moral standing who teaches her that beauty comes from the inside, and in her premiere episode, she reveals to Finn that he's supposed to be her real friend, not like the "fake" ones she has in Lumpy Space.
Flame Princess
;Voiced by Jessica DiCiccoFlame Princess, whose first name is Phoebe, is the 16-year-old princess of the Fire Kingdom, the daughter of the Flame King, and is one of Finn's friends. Like all other inhabitants of the Fire Kingdom, she is covered with fire, the very flames emitted from her body being extensions of herself that intensify when she becomes emotionally excited. While she was initially referred to as being destructive by her own father, she has a more naïve nature that prompts her to act on her emotions. Finn describes her as "passionate". When she was a toddler, her father attempted to exile her to Ooo out of fear that she would one day usurp the throne, but when Princess Bubblegum returned her, he locked her up instead. In the episode "Ignition Point" after asking Finn to retrieve candles from the Fire Kingdom, she inadvertently expressed her dislike of her father; this largely stems from her imprisonment. Eventually, Flame Princess begins to question herself, and doubts whether or not she is in fact evil. Finn is insistent that she is not evil and takes her on a journey into a dungeon to help her sort out her thoughts. Flame Princess comes to the conclusion that, while she is a lover of destruction, she only enjoys destroying bad guys. Flame Princess and Finn began a relationship sometime before the events of "Burning Low" However, in the episode "Frost & Fire", she breaks up with Finn after he inadvertently insults her in an attempt to get her and the Ice King to fight each other. Confused by her feelings, she overthrows her father as king and installs a new government and outlaws lies of any kind. She forgives Finn for what he did to her, allows him to visit any time, but declines his offer to rekindle their romantic relationship. In "Bun Bun", Finn genuinely apologizes for the way he treated Flame Princess, and the two once again become friends.
Lady Rainicorn
;Voiced by:- Niki Yang
- Dee Bradley Baker
Martin
;Voiced by Stephen RootMartin Mertens is the deadbeat father of Finn who is a con-artist and thief by profession. As revealed in the Islands miniseries, Martin was a resident of Founders Island who fell in love with Minerva and raised Finn with her. But Martin is forced to leave for Ooo, taking Finn with him. Martin later abandoned his son in a forest and was subsequently imprisoned in the Crystal Citadel for committing a "cosmic crime". Finn and Jake free him in the episode "Escape from the Citadel", although Martin shows more interest in escaping than reconnecting with his son. He eventually manages to escape the prison dimension by hitching a ride on a piece of floating debris; Finn's attempt to follow his father results in Finn's arm being severed. Martin ended up briefly in Ooo in "The Visitor" after a malfunctioning space-ship he acquired was redirected to Earth by Grob Gob Glob Grod's sacrifice. Martin takes advantage of both Finn and a friendly civilization to leave the planet in the spaceship's escape pod. After a misadventure on another planet in "On the Lam", acquiring a giant space moth in the process, Martin helps Finn in "The Comet" before leaving for a high plane of existence while making some amends with his son, knowing that though they will never see eye to eye, they do respect one another.
A character named "Mr. M," also voiced by Stephen Root, appears in "BMO," the first episode of . Although it is never stated in the episode, Mr. M is heavily implied to be Martin: besides having a similar build, Mr. M shares Martin's selfish tendencies, his views on parenthoods, and even says the exact same lines such as "here comes the rascal" and "I gotta get outta here!" The episode is set prior to the events of the main series and offers information on what happened between when he left Finn and when he was imprisoned in the Cosmic Citadel. When asked by a fan to confirm his identity, Adventure Time showrunner Adam Muto remarked, "That sounds like an unsubstantiated rumor."
Betty Grof
;Voiced by:- Lena Dunham
- Felicia Day
Recurring antagonists
King of Ooo
;Voiced by Andy DalyKing of Ooo is a charlatan who styles himself as the "One True" ruler of the lands. First introduced in the fifth-season episode "Apple Wedding", where he presides over Tree Trunks' and Mr. Pig's wedding. However, his action and behavior enrages Princess Bubblegum, and she has him locked away in her dungeon. In the sixth-season finale, he was elected the new princess of the Candy Kingdom, forcing Bubblegum to go into exile. At the start of season seven, he is still the leader of the kingdom before being deposed in the Stakes miniseries. The King of Ooo is assisted by Toronto a conniving Shiba Inu.
Hunson Abadeer
;Voiced by Martin OlsonHunson Abadeer is the father of Marceline and the "completely evil" lord of the Nightosphere. Hunson Abadeer possesses a pendant that infuses him with power over the Nightosphereʻs chaotic evil that gives him the ability to suck the souls out of his victims. He appears first in the episode "It Came from the Nightosphere" where Finn summons him by acting out the ritual Marceline explained to him. Hunson tries to suck all the souls out of everyone before hearing the song Marceline wrote based on him eating her French fries in the past, managing to make peace with his daughter and before being banished to the Nightosphere. However, during the events of "Return to the Nightosphere"/"Daddy's Little Monster", Hunson later attempted to get Marceline to follow in his footsteps by tricking her into taking his pendant before eventually realizing his mistake and taking it back from Finn, who put it on to save Marceline from the "Chaotic Evil" that possessed the amulet, and whomever wore it.
Earl of Lemongrab
;Voiced by Justin RoilandThe Earl of Lemongrab, more commonly called Lemongrab, is the first being Princess Bubblegum ever created and lives in a realm also called Lemongrab. Lemongrab is socially dysfunctional, and has trouble interacting with Candy Kingdom citizens due to his intolerance towards anything happy or comical. In "Too Young," he takes over as ruler of the Candy Kingdom when Bubblegum is deemed too young after being de-aged in the events of "Mortal Recoil"; jailing most of the candy subjects before Bubblegum returns to her original age. In "You Made Me," Lemongrab spies on the candy citizens while they sleep, which upsets Bubblegum as she attempts to fix him by giving him subjects to rule over. But when this fails, Bubblegum creates a clone of Lemongrab so that he has someone who understands him. Since then, the original Lemongrab has worn a black uniform, while his clone brother dons a similar white uniform. In "All Your Fault", after Bubblegum forgot to take the instructions of creating life with her, the Lemongrabs begin making similar-minded lemon candy citizens out of the food that she sent them. Luckily, Bubblegum managed to wipe the knowledge from the Lemongrabs' minds. During the events of "Another Five More Short Graybles" the original Lemongrab becomes an overweight despot after eating part of his clone brother after he accidentally broke their "child" Lemonsweets. In "Too Old", Lemongrab swallows his now-crippled and repenting clone after Princess Bubblegum takes away one of their subjects, a lemon boy named Lemonhope. In "Lemonhope", the eponymous lemon child overthrows Lemongrab by using his soothing music to blow the tyrant up. Soon after, Princess Bubblegum manages to graft Lemongrab back together with what remained of his clone brother and other lemon subjects caught in the explosion. The sixth-season episode "The Mountain" suggests that this new Lemongrab, while still somewhat off, is a much more competent ruler.
Patience St. Pim
;Voiced by Lauren LapkusPatience St. Pim is a recurring antagonist and the Ice Elemental. She first appeared in "Elemental" where her back story is shown. She was an average woman living in an era before the Great Mushroom War. She met up with her fellow elementals, representing candy; slime and fire, where they discovered that the world was going to be destroyed. While her fellow elementals were willing to die to let their essence live on, Patience chose to freeze herself and thus survived. Years later, she was found by Ice King, Finn and Jake and upon learning that her fellow elementals have reincarnated as princesses, set out to capture and empower them. She was defeated in her first appearance, but took up residence in Ice King's basement. In "Jelly Beans Have Power", Patience sets in motion Princess Bubblegum's conversion into the candy elemental by sending a large crystal fortune teller to attack her kingdom, something at which she is successful. During the events of Elements, Patience succeeds in empowering Princess Bubblegum, Slime Princess and Flame Princess; each taking over a section of Ooo. However, she comes to regret it as the other elementals want nothing to do with her and she is noticeably more reserved and calm as opposed to her usual eccentric and erratic self.
Fern
;Voiced by:- Hayden Ezzy
- Brad Neely
Uncle Gumbald
;Voiced by:- Fred Melamed
- Mark Hamill
GOLB
GOLB is the embodiment of chaos, being capable of corrupting and fusing creatures into monsters, or erasing people from existence altogether. He is tremendously powerful, with the effects of his influence being impossible to reverse, even with powerful wish magic. He was first introduced in the episode "Puhoy", when he is briefly glimpsed by Finn as he returns to Ooo from the Pillow World. In the episode "You Forgot Your Floaties", it is revealed that at one point, he attacked Mars and wiped Magic Man's wife, Margles, from existence. This catastrophe set off a series of events that eventually culminated in Magic Man losing his sanity. GOLB is extremely powerful, as not even the wish magic of Prismo could bring Margles back. It is also known that the Lich claimed to be "the last scholar of GOLB".He plays a significant role in the series finale "Come Along with Me", being summoned to Ooo in the aftermath of the Great Gum War, where he creates monstrous mutations out of the assembled Candy People armies. After GOLB swallows Finn, Betty, and the Ice King, he "digests" them, stripping them down to their basic forms, reverting the latter two to their original human states. The people of Ooo discover that GOLB's nature as a being of chaos makes him vulnerable to the harmonious nature of music, and they are able to cut a hole into his stomach by singing at him. Finn and Simon manage to escape, but Betty remains inside GOLB with the Ice King's Crown, which was returned to its original wish-granting state by GOLB's digestion. She wishes for the power to keep Simon safe, which ultimately fuses her and GOLB into a single entity. Leaving behind only the Ice King's Crown, GOLB then departs Ooo.
The Lich
;Voiced by Ron PerlmanThe Lich is the main antagonist of Adventure Time. He is an ancient, cosmic manifestation of inevitable death who implied himself as a survivor of a time predating the current universe. The Lich's essence was deposited on Earth millions of years before the start of the show, gaining physical form near the end of the Mushroom War via a "mutagenic bomb" when he possessed a person who had been submerged in mutagenic waste. The Lich tried to end all life but was defeated and imprisoned within amber by Billy many years ago. After being freed from his prison by taking control of a snail, the Lich sets out to regain his power and destroy Ooo, but his body is destroyed by Finn. But the Lich's disembodied spirit survived and possesses Princess Bubblegum's body before being defeated again by Finn and the Ice King, causing him to end up possessing the snail that initially released him from the amber. Going into hiding in his snail vessel, the Lich arranged for a bear to trick Finn into giving him the Enchiridion for his master plan: to attach the jewels from the various crowns of power, most of which are worn by the princesses, to the book's cover and create a portal to the Multiverse to reach Time Room and have Prismo grant his wish to obliterate all life. Though the Lich takes Billy's corpse prior, his plan ultimately fails when Jake used his own wish to retroactively alter the Lich's original request to send Finn and Jake home safely. This resulted in a purposeless Lich trapped in a comatose state within Prismo's chamber until the events of "Wake Up" and "Escape from the Citadel" when Finn and Jake need to commit a cosmic crime to reach the multiverse prison called the Citadel. This stirs the Lich as he kills Prismo's physical body to reach the structure with the intent to corrupt it and its prisoners. However, having completely rotted Billy's remains off, the Lich is subjected to the regenerative properties of the Citadel's Guardian and is transformed into a harmless giant baby who is then entrusted to Tree Trunks and Mr. Pig who named him Sweet P. In "Gold Stars", though haunted by fleeting recollections of being the Lich, Sweet P has no memory of his former identity. But it seems that the Lich can briefly reemerge whenever the child is threatened and under severe emotional stress, as shown when Sweet P is threatened and mocked by the King of Ooo and Toronto whom he terrorizes with nightmarish visions.
Recurring characters
Cinnamon Bun
;Voiced by Dee Bradley BakerCinnamon Bun is a cinnamon roll from the Candy Kingdom who usually tries to impress people by doing tricks or volunteering for tasks, but usually ends up failing. Princess Bubblegum refers to him as being "half baked" due to his simple-minded nature. He became the new Royal Tart Toter after the old Royal Tart Toter became senile. After expressing unhappiness with Princess Bubblegum's actions, Cinnamon Bun assists Flame Princess in overthrowing her evil father and staying by her side. In "Red Throne", Cinnamon Bun becomes "fully baked" after being struck by flame, gaining intelligence as he declares himself Flame Princess' champion and knight, while professing his platonic love for her.
Peppermint Butler
;Voiced by Steve LittlePeppermint Butler is a peppermint candy that lives in the Candy Kingdom and is Princess Bubblegum's butler, but is later revealed to be a practitioner of dark magic with only a few knowing the truth. This is hinted at when he revealed that he is good friends with Death as he summoned a portal to the land of the dead for Finn and Jake in return for their flesh should they return, the two dismissing it as a joke. Further hints of Peppermint Butler's secret activities are seen when he uses Cinnamon Bun as a vessel for a demon he summoned in "The Suitor". It is also implied that he has violent tendencies in "The Eyes", when he calls Finn and Jake to help him dispose of a body he "found" in his yard. During the events of "Nemesis", Peppermint Butler finds himself being targeted by a demon slayer named Peace Master; Peppermint Butler manages to drive Peace Master off by turning two of his children into magical creatures and threatening to do the same with the third if not left alone.
N.E.P.T.R.
;Voiced by Andy MilonakisN.E.P.T.R., an acronym standing for "Never Ending Pie-Throwing Robot" and sometimes written phonetically as "Neptar", is a sentient robot made by Finn and powered by one of the Ice King's lightning bolts. As such, he has a father-son connection with both Finn and the Ice King. He was originally made to prank Jake. N.E.P.T.R. is often neglected by others: in "Hot to the Touch" he returns after being forgotten about in a game of hide-and-seek, in "BMO Noire" BMO tells him that they are different and cannot spend time together, and in "Mystery Dungeon" the Ice King mistakes N.E.P.T.R. for BMO. Even though BMO tells N.E.P.T.R. that they cannot spend time together in the episode "BMO Noire", the two are seen spending time together in several subsequent episodes.
Gunter
;Vocal effects by Tom KennyGunter is a penguin that most commonly accompanies the Ice King, despite occasionally attempting to do harm to him. Although Gunter has appeared in many episodes, it is heavily implied that there are many other Gunters, and the name is simply something that the Ice King calls all of his penguins. The Ice King also referred to Marceline as Gunter while she traveled with him. The reason that the Ice King is seemingly fixated on the name is due to the nature of the ice crown: it was originally constructed by a magician named Evergreen, whose apprentice was named Gunter. This original Gunter later used the crown in an attempt to become like his master, at the cost of his sanity. Thus, the name "Gunter" seems to be intrinsically connected to the magic of the crown. During the sixth season, Gunter the penguin is revealed be a primordial space demon named Orgalorg, who desired to absorb the catalyst comet. But Orgalorg ended up in his current state after being defeated by Grob Gob Glob Grod and exiled to early Earth. The planet's gravity condensed Orgalorg into his current powerless and amnesiac penguin-like form as he wandered the planet for ages before he was found by the Ice King. Regardless of the memory loss, Gunter accidentally regains his memories and orchestrates a series of events to use the dethroned Bubblegum's spaceship to assume his true form and absorb a catalyst comet. But he is defeated by Finn, and he regresses back to his weakened state. Gunther later acquires Ice King's crown in the series finale, using it to become the Ice Thing and taking Simon's place as the ruler of the Ice Kingdom. The character's name has been pronounced a variety of ways, including,, and ; this is due to the fact that in the original script, the name had an umlaut over the "u", causing Kenny to use the proper German pronunciation. When the umlaut was dropped, Kenny switched to a different name. In order to justify this discrepancy, the crew rationalized that there were many penguins with similar sounding names.
Tree Trunks
;Voiced by Polly Lou LivingstonTree Trunks is an elderly yellow elephant who speaks in a southern drawl. Tree Trunks lives in a little home in the forest surrounded by her apple orchard. Tree Trunks uses the apples in the orchard to make apple pies. She first appeared in a self-titled episode; when she attempted to eat a crystal apple, she was accidentally transported to a dimension filled with Crystal People where she was transformed into the despotic and evil Quartzion. Finn and Jake were able to restore her to normal and get her back to Ooo. Tree Trunks is in a relationship with Mr. Pig, whom she met during the events of "The Apple Thief"; the pair married in "Apple Wedding". At the conclusion of "Escape from the Citadel", Mr. Pig and Tree Trunks adopted the Lich, who had been turned into a harmless baby.
Billy
;Voiced by Lou FerrignoBilly, according to Finn and Jake, is "the greatest warrior ever". He was once a great hero who is known to have rescued Cotton Candy Princess from the Fire Count, slain an evil ocean, and fought against a giant bear. Perhaps most importantly, he is also said to have defeated the Lich in his youth. As time wore on, however, he lost hope in fighting and developed a more pacifist outlook into solving the woes of the world; despite this, Finn is able to restore his hope once again in the episode "His Hero". In "The Lich", the Lich kills Billy and possesses his body and tricks Finn and Jake into using the Enchiridion to open a portal into other dimensions. After his bucket list is completed by Finn, Billy's spirit manifests itself in the stars, thanking Finn for his assistance and revealing that Finn's human father is still alive. After delivering this message, Billy's spirit is finally allowed to rest in peace.
Susan Strong
;Voiced by Jackie BuscarinoSusan Strong, whose name is later revealed to originally have been "Kara", is a large muscular woman with a mechanic implant on her head. In the Islands miniseries, Kara came from a human colony and was sent to Ooo by Minerva to retrieve Finn, only to lose her memory and live with the half-fish-like humanoid Hyooman tribe. At the time, having a limited vocabulary, Susan could not respond to Finn's questions until the events of "Beautopia". In "Dark Purple", Susan formed a freedom fighting group of sorts against the Super Porp Soda Company. In the two part episode, "Preboot" and "Reboot", Susan's implant is activated and she attempts to abduct Finn from retrieval before she is knocked out by the Grass Sword. After recovering from her injuries, her implant removed, Susan accompanies Finn and Jake to Founders Island in the Islands miniseries and learns her origins.
Abracadaniel
;Voiced by Steve LittleAbracadaniel is a wizard who meets Finn and Jake during the season three episode "Wizard Battle". In this episode, Abracadaniel has come to terms that he will not win, but Finn and Jake help him beat all the other contestants in order to prevent the Ice King from getting a chance to kiss Princess Bubblegum, which was the prize for winning Wizard Battle. Abracadaniel returns in "Wizards Only, Fools", this time as the unwitting assistant to a group of wizards who plan to sacrifice Abracadaniel in order to advance their magical prowess. Finn and Jake later invite Abracadaniel over during the events of "Play Date" in order to try to get Ice King to leave the tree fort. After the events of "Play Date", it would appear that Abracadaniel and Ice King have developed some sort of friendship, judging by the fact that the two of them were instrumental in organizing the wizard road trip in "Thanks for the Crab Apples, Giuseppe".
Huntress Wizard
;Voiced by:- Maria Bamford,
- Jenny Slate
Magic Man
;Voiced by Tom KennyMagic Man is a Martian, and the brother to Grob Gob Glob Grod, who uses his talent with magic to nihilistically harm others. Magic Man was once a gifted scientist and magician, who tragically lost his wife, Margles, to the primeval being GOLB. In order to protect the entirety of Mars from the second coming of GOLB, he created an artificial intelligence named M.A.R.G.L.E.S., in honor of his wife, that he planned to install on the top of Olympus Mons. However, the installation went awry, resulting in Magic Man becoming mentally and emotionally damaged. He is first introduced in the episode "Freak City", where he transforms Finn into a huge foot. He returns in the fourth season entry "Sons of Mars", where his backstory is first hinted at. He makes brief reappearances in the fifth-season episode "All the Little People" and the sixth-season episode "Everything's Jake", and he serves as the main antagonist in the episode "Time Sandwich", stealing Jake's titular sandwich. Following the events of "You Forgot Your Floaties", Magic Man's madness, sadness, and magic seem to have been transferred to Betty, Simon's fiancée, turning Magic Man into "Normal Man". In the eponymous eighth-season episode, Normal Man makes amends with his brother and returns to Mars, remorseful and ready to rule benevolently over his Martian compatriots.
Prismo
;Voiced by Kumail NanjianiPrismo is a two-dimensional wish-granting entity. First encountered by Finn, Jake and Lich during the events of "Finn the Human", Prismo reveals that he will grant one wish to anyone. However, his wishes often come at a price. Despite this, he strikes up a friendship with Jake; Prismo, Jake, and the Cosmic Owl then spend time together. The events of "Wake Up" reveal that Prismo is the dream manifestation of a sleeping old man; once the man is awoken, Prismo disappears, only to return once the man falls asleep. Prismo, and the sleeping man, are both killed by the Lich during "Wake Up", but Finn and Jake manage to revive him in the episode "Is That You?"
Grob Gob Glob Grod
;Voiced by:- Tom Kenny
- Tom Gammill
- Melissa Villaseñor
- Miguel Ferrer
to protect Mars from a crashing spaceship piloted by Martin. However, in the eighth-season episode "Normal Man", it is revealed that they survived the collision, and their heads now are in orbit around Earth. In the same episode, Glob finally reconciles with Magic Man.