The Tragedy of Simon Petrikov

I wanted to make a collection of Simon clips so I made this. I used clips ranging from the first time Ice King shows up in Adventure time all the way to his appearances in episode 4 of Fiona and Cake. Spoilers for Fiona and Cake btw!

[entropyOTD]

Considering how quickly Finn fell to the corruption of the crown, the fact Simon resisted so long means he has an incredible willpower.

[I_alone_am_the_honoured_one]

It’s so sad how ice king had gone around stealing princesses all because Simon deep down was still looking for Betty who he called his princess

[levitator]

Tom Kenny absolutely killing this new serious role after voicing spongebob for years and years

[AngryNerdBird]

They did an uncomfortably good job of showing what post-trauma life can be like; sad and empty and seemingly hopeless.

[Shadowproto]

Simon might as well be spider-man. Cant catch a break, even in other dimensions

[ApexGale]

The fact that Simon was able to resist the crown's maddening influence for so long was quite frankly impressive. It showed just how gentle of a person he was, and how happy he was with his life prior to finding it, that it took so long for his mind to break

[Ciaramae]

2012:"HAHA ill never be like that ice loser"
2023:"simon petrikov is literally me"

[critch]

Even after all these years, Marceline tripping in the snow calling out for Simon gets me in the heartstrings real hard

[BlueAxolotl]

The fact the song on the tv is the same thing he sang while he was protecting kid marceline is just... wow

[Graysteam-bt]

It’s amazing how much of an important and well liked character with a lot of depth he became. He started off as an old crank who kidnapped princesses. Now he’s this tragic guy with a twisted past

[mohamedlamin]

Bro's the mvp. He's basically been caring the entire lore in his back

[kazzoey]

It’s all a tragic loop for him all over again, needing to save someone by turning into ice king as a sacrifice



edit: bruh u guys seriously nitpick every detail to the point where thats what was focused instead of the actual message I was trying to give I swear alright I replaced "child" with "someone" are u guys happy now

[maurisa]

It infuriates me how everyone treats him in Fiona and cake just because he "looked" happy when his own sanity was lost to the crown. Of course he's a sad old man after everything that happened to him.

[ilikeceral]

Seeing how crazy ice king is next to Simon’s behavior really puts into perspective how pathetic he is. It’s horrible.

[terra]

The ice king’s story is one of the saddest stories told in animation history, the portrayal of Simon leaving Marciline for her own good due to his underlying mental issues could bring tears down anyone’s face.

[j-dflashstudiosdiscontinue]

Simon's story is truly tragic. Ive always wondered at the beginning of adventure time if anyone but Marcileene knew if Ice King was a human named Simon. I think the character of Simon needs his own spinoff to show the entire story of him.

[annemeownie]

I both love and hate how the comedic relief of the show became the most tragic character that you genuinely went from laughing at to someone you just wanna hug and keep in your pocket 😭💕

[AlsoKnownAsTheOracle]

Tom Kenny is a genius. His performance as both Simon and the Ice King is insanely amazing

[seanwolslau-holdren]

I used to think Ice King was annoying, but now that his true self is revealed, it actually breaks my heart. All Simon wanted was to be reunited with Betty, and let go of being the Ice King. Now that he's back to his old self, the only thing people do is mock his pain and scold him for being a 'loser'. It also makes me lose a lot of respect for some of the Adventure Time characters. I was hoping people would help Simon move on with his life, not put him down any further.

Edit:
Wow. I never expected my comment to get so many likes. Thank you. 😊

[vonnie_]

Poor Simon. It’s crazy to say this, but I’ve known this character for like 12 years now, ever since I was a kid I wanted him to be happy... I know he’s not real, but damn he’s incredibly relatable. Maybe Fionna and Cake can help him, I can only hope. :(