Simon Petrikov, better known as the Ice King, is one of main characters in the Cartoon Network 2010-2018 TV series Adventure Time and the deuteragonist of its 2023 HBO Max spin-off/sequel series Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake.
He is a human antiquarian who, during the span of the Great Mushroom War and Earth's shift into the Land of Ooo, was transformed into a deranged ice wizard by a magical crown that came into his possession. In the present, he would become a villain known for kidnapping princesses in the hope of turning one of them into his bride, and trying to force Finn and Jake to become his friends. However, as the series progressed, he would gradually be depicted as a tragic figure and become far less antagonistic, often serving as an ally and friend to Finn, Jake, and the other protagonists. He is the ruler of the Ice Kingdom, Gunter's master, and the (former) arch-rival of Finn and Jake.
He is voiced by Tom Kenny.
His Evil Ranking[]
His Villainous Deeds[]
- Using the ice powers of the crown he killed a horde of Oozers (although it was in self-defense and he had no other choice).
- He kidnapped many princesses more than once.
- He hypnotized Old Lady Princess to force her into marriage.
- In "Still", he poisoned Finn and Jake so they wouldn't move their bodies because he thought it would give him a chance to befriend them.
- In "The Eyes", he disguised himself as a horse to spy on Finn and Jake.
- He tried to use a love honey on the Breakfast princess.
- He hired a hitman and sent him on Finn and Jake (but he meant to literally hit them, not kill them).
- He took body parts numerous princesses to make his wife.
- He kidnapped Lemongrab, Tree Trunks, Shelby and N.E.P.T.R. and he put them in a mysterious dungeon with himself to help him got to the end even though he could asked them for help first.
- He kidnapped Finn to hand him over to the Empress.
Why He Doesn't Stand Out?[]
- While him trying to force Old Lady Princess into a marriage is enough to pass the baseline, he fails the Heinous Standard of the series compared to other villains who commit far worse atrocities than him. Although the Lich is an unfair comparison, he is still outdone by Ice Finn who using the same crown, froze millions of people and established a reign of terror in the Farmworld dimension, Patience St. Pim who turned the Land of Ooo into a dystopia, Warren who killed hundreds of his own children as if he would stay forever young, Stag who kiddnaped all the Candy people and stuck them on the wall, all of whom have similar or lesser resources.
- He has huge moral agency issues because the crown is the reason for his mental disorder making him not have complete control over his actions.
- Even in this state he still cares for Marceline, showing that he would rather give up his love affair for Marcy's safety.
- He is immensely tragic, as he was once a normal human named Simon Petrikov who was driven insane as a result of exposure to the crown that drove his girlfriend away from him. He was forced to continue using the crown during a nuclear apocalypse to protect Marceline, and is now completely lonely and depressed from a complete lack of social interaction and his inability to remember his past.
- He does care for Gunter.
- He helped Island Lady break up with her neglectful boyfriend.
- He used to be on and off, but later on, he redeemed himself.
- None of his crimes are taken seriously and most of them are comedic.
- In the episode "Mortal Recoil", when he discovered that Bubblegum was regressed into a 13-year old teenager, he absolutely refuses to capture her, much less date her, because the Ice King knows that it would make him a pedophile, showing he has standards.
External Links[]
- Ice King on the Villains Wiki
- Ice King on the Heroes Wiki
- Ice King on the Adventure Time Wiki
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