okay im back and however complex yall think this is its like a billion times more complex than that. both are essentially maps of the foundations of each timeline, but the way that the story is written in adventure time implies that our universe is separate from the adventure time universe, but that its still canon. everything that exists in any universe can be explained with the enchiridion on the left if you know how to read it, but reading it requires the ability to know layers and layers of subtext and metaphors and euphemisms or just words with double meanings where the least suspected meaning is the correct one. so its kinda like reading the bible except if the bible could show you an entire map of the multiverse and how to travel between them and how to manipulate it.
before i actually begin explaining the elements of this i should mention that examining it through the lense of our reality can distort the meaning of it entirely, but observing it only through the lense of adventure time's reality does you just as much good. to see the clear picture you need to think in terms of both of these realities. the intention of this is to analyze adventure time and compare its sciences and beliefs with our own.
simon petrikov, or the ice king, discovered the enchiridion before the great mushroom war. (not actually about mushrooms, think mushroom clouds. this is an important distinction for the science and history in adventure time and how they differ from our reality.) he began wearing the crown to help him understand the enchiridion at the cost of his sanity.
you might notice in the ice section that both the ice kings crown and the crystal apple are there, the one that tree trunks took one bite of and got transported to the crystal dimension. in folklore crystals are often symbolic of the prison of ones' mind, condensing their entire existence into a labyrinth, making them unable to communicate even in the presence of people they trust. crystals can be figurative, like in the ice kings case where his own "crystal" can be argued to be his state of mind, and that the crown was only part of the reason he turned out Like That. ice is also a crystal and so is amber, so ice is more representative of the suspension or isolation of time rather than actual physical ice or crystals.
fire is the only constant between the two realities in terms of elements. instable and graceful and determined and untouchable. fire elementals are quick to show their emotions as they feel them, but often its just as isolating as being unable to express them like with the ice king. despite being the one constant between our world and ooo, fire is the element i know the least about.
candy is personally the complex element out of these, and it requires a lot more science than the rest. sugar is a crystal, crystals are suspended/condensed time and information. explaining the subelements of candy requires thinking through taste. the lemon people are associated with candy, but the taste of lemon is much stronger, making lemons more powerful than candy people, but candy people are more approachable because theyre sweet. sweet meaning taste, not their morals. princess bubblegum was a totalitarian leader and a perfectionist. she created her own citizens to look and behave a certain way, and stepping out of line as a candy citizen will ultimately result in either getting cuteified or replaced. when she was younger she had a family and cuteified them, turning their words of desperation and betrayal into cute nonsense.
the candy kingdom isnt even the best example of candy as an element though. the cosmic owl and the rainicorns are some of the most powerful candy elementals and theyre not even made of candy. the cosmic owl appears in prophetic dreams and the rainicorns are masters of chromancy; the manipulation of color in light.
slime slows shit down. idk. i actually have no idea bc adventure time doesnt focus much on slime. its kinda just like the coolest element but also the grossest one but also they just kinda do their own thing. condensed slime can slow down time to almost nothing tho so thats cool. snails are slime elementals and they had sex in the show it was really bad
wizardry is a combination of science and philosophy, most magic requires extensive knowledge of the world around you and your position in it. if you can use your senses in the right way then you can know how to manipulate your surroundings. the bird man (the former goblin king, the one who spanked all those gobs) is a fantastic example of this since he had to learn it quickly enough to be able to survive and never thought of it as magic. he felt the vibrations enough manipulate matter through sound and energy created by himself. its how he cured his birds broken leg by replacing it with his own. its like singing a high pitch in order to break a glass but with much more control.
the big cube in the middle is their universe im p sure?? its not golb though im pretty sure. i was watching the episode where billy was showing finn and jake the multiverse map in the enchiridion and their universe looked like That.
finn and jake are uhhhhhhhh. different??? finn is a human so his physiology is so different from everyone elses. when flame princess rejected finn she said he was a water elemental and she was right. he can create water from his body, but it took complete unfamiliarity for her to recognize this.
jake is complex as fuck. hes a terrible father and husband, but he went to the highest level of heaven possible upon his death. ive been writing this for almost four hours so im done now bye
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