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fionna is NOT finn. even though they're around the same age at this point they're different people shaped by different experiences and struggles. they're both sorta absent-minded thrillseekers prone to escapism, but while finn is hyper optimistic and has an innate desire to help/cheer up those around him (even if he doesn't always do it right), fionna seems a bit more reluctant on sympathizing with other people's problems, or at least it doesn't come as naturally to her, and even when she's focused her own goals she doesn't have the same drive. this is clearly a big part of her arc, but it takes a lot to motivate her to put genuine effort into things - even those that matter to her.

similarly, gary is NOT bonnie and marshall is NOT marceline.

like bonnie, gary is a huge nerd and a workaholic with attention to detail, but he's shown to have a lot less confidence in himself. he gets easily crushed by the disappointment of others, it embarrasses him to talk about his dreams and interests, and he's generally not very confrontational - in contrast to bonnie who's not only a monarch with a huge amount of responsibility on her shoulders, but also takes way more pride in her intellect and her work, and isn't afraid of voicing her opinions.

and like marceline, marshall is an extroverted smooth talker who uses art to express himself, and clearly has more baggage than he likes to admit, but i feel like the way he avoids his problems is noticeably different from marceline. while marceline tends to bottle everything up until she explodes (and isn't that good at hiding it), marshall seems more prone to distance himself completely from negative thoughts, as long as he can get away with it. like more of a "this is a problem for another day, i'll just ignore it and focus on what makes me happy right now" attitude. he also just seems to be more patient overall.

​It’s so important how characters are shaped by their life experiences, and so naturally, none of the Fionna and Cake counterparts are exactly the same as their base Adventure Time versions. Bc it’s not just a genderbent universe, it’s a universe that takes place in a much more mundane, regular world.

Being shaped by the experiences they have in a mundane world rather than in OOO which is full of danger and excitement results in all the characters being a lot more, idk, chill I suppose? But also mature I think. Altho some of that might also be the show’s more mature age demographic too.

Like you said, Bonnie is an immortal monarch with a ton of responsibilities, and that has made her a bit of a control freak in certain situations, and generally more serious about things imo. Gary doesn’t really have that vibe tho. Like Bonnie, he’s particular about things, as seen by how he has a 26 or so step plan for getting his own bakery, and how he values organization and such, but that’s about it, and the way he is particular about things is also very different from how Bonnie is particular about things. And this all makes sense, bc Gary is NOT an immortal monarch, and that is so core to Bonnie, so of course he won’t have the same traits as her that are a result of that life experience.

And I’ve always thought Marshall was a lot more chill than Marceline. That’s not to say Marceline isn’t chill, that’s absolutely part of her character, but Marshall is a lot more monotone and less outwardly expressive than she is, and I think part of that definitely comes from what you said about how Marceline tends to bottle things up until she explodes, whereas Marshall prefers to distance himself. He generally seems a lot more like, relaxed and down to earth than Marceline, I would say. It’s hard to say if there’s a reason for this that I can trace directly back to the setting and its resulting circumstances, but yeah. It might just be that Marceline has so much more STUFF going on in her life due to like, the Great Mushroom War, being half demon, being a vampire, being immortal, living in a world like OOO, all that stuff.

And then of course Fionna feels RADICALLY different from Finn due to their difference in setting. Both seek thrill to get away from their problems, however Finn lives in a world full of thrill, and so as he ages into an adult, there’s nothing that stops him from holding onto that attitude and just running off for an adventure as a distraction whenever he feels like it. Fionna however does not live in that kind of world, and the yearning for adventure like that where there is none leaves her much more visibly depressed and constantly frustrated. Both are reluctant to accept things for the way that they are, but only one has constant access to the escapism they need to run away from that, which allows Finn that constant hyper-optimism you mentioned, which is definitely not present in Fionna.

It's literally 2AM but here I am drawing Scarab and Prismo human version...

They are making OCs frfr

I was unstoppable when I saw him in the trailer for Fiona and Cake

also i had to punk him up a bit cause i know deep in my heart, he is a patch collecting freak.