SuppliedFor the uninitiated, Adventure Time is a Cartoon Network show consisting of ten-minute long episodes about the Land of Ooo, a fictional representation of Earth several thousand years after nuclear war. In a world rife with magic, mutants and overall malarkey, it’s a fun, insightful show about friendship.
For fans of the show, there could be a never-ending debate on the lovable main characters, and everyone has an opinion on who is the most compelling. But, instead of getting into that, we can think about some of the best secondary characters while we patiently wait for season seven to finally start airing regularly (Seriously, the “Stakes” series was great but where are the consistent new episodes).
5. Cosmic Owl
In the early seasons, Cosmic Owl was a mere dream omen who you did not want to have show up while you sleep. But later in the series, we get an episode to interact with Cosmic Owl, and learn that while he is a transcendental cosmic being, he is still a flawed dude who will do anything for love, including mess with people’s dreams.
4. Root Beer Guy
One of the candy people in the Candy Kingdom, Root Beer Guy is a nice dude who settled down with Cherry Cream Soda and is trying to live life to the fullest. He wants to break out of the path that was set out for him when he was created Princess Bubblegum, and who can blame him for that? Plus he’s a bad boy at heart and just wants to be a detective, which makes for some interesting storylines.
3. Breakfast Princess
One of the many princesses that populate the Land of Ooo, Breakfast Princess runs the Breakfast Kingdom and lives in a castle made of pancakes, bacon and juice. Viewers only really get to interact with her once during the series, but she’s arguably the most intriguing as in the short time we see her, she both disses LSP and tries to tackle the recession that the royalty is facing. She just wants to get shit done, and in a world full of prim and proper princesses, we need one who was not willing to put up with LSP’s shit.
2. Kim Kil Whan
Kim Kil Whan is one of Jake and Lady Rainicorn’s five offspring, and the definition of 80s business guy. After becoming annoyed with his father’s childish antics, he buys the deed to Finn and Jake’s treehouse, and subdivides it into 30 rentable suites, because “deeds don’t bleed.” He’s endearing as one of Ooo’s only entrepreneurs, but he still finds a soft spot for Jake, because he isn’t completely heartless and can’t watch his dad on the streets.
1. Peppermint Butler
It’s not often that you’ll find a character that both takes care of royalty, and also worships evil. He’s willing to do anything for Princess Bubblegum, but will take on the darkest villains who dared to cross him. He’ll bring you tea and tackle The Lich all in one day. Overall, he’s the most hardcore of the candy people, making him the best secondary character of Adventure Time.
