Ice King (Simon Petrikov)

Simon Petrikov, also known as Dr. Petrikov, Ice King, Ice Wizard, Simple Simon and The Blue Guy, is one of the main characters from the Adventure Time series.
== Charactah Account ==
Ice King is an evil but incompetent wizard and the unruly monarch from the Ice Kingdom who is obsessed with kidnapping princesses.
In truth, these are but the remnants of a pre-apocalypse professor of archaeology and antique enthusiast once named Simon Petrikov, before he was driven insane and transformed by the arcane forces of ice and snow within a crown he bought. The subsequent bouts of madness estranged him from his beloved fiance, Betty, and his nickname for her, "princess", was warped by time and insanity into his compulsion to kidnap and marry princesses in the present-day Land of Ooo.
As Simon, he is a professor of archaeology and antique enthusiast who found a magic crown.
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Adventure Time
* Adventure Time Season 2
* Adventure Time Season 3
* Adventure Time Season 4
* Adventure Time Season 5
* Adventure Time Season 6
* Adventure Time Season 7
* Adventure Time Season 8
* Adventure Time Season 9
* Adventure Time Season 10
* Adventure Time: Distant Lands
* Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
=== Comics ===
* Adventure Time
* Adventure Time 2013 Spoooktacular
* Adventure Time 2013 Summer Special
* Adventure Time 2014 Winter Special
* Adventure Time 2016 Spoooktacular
* Adventure Time Comics
* Adventure Time Cover Showcase
* Adventure Time Halloween Ashcan
* Adventure Time Mathematical Edition
* Adventure Time Season 11
* Adventure Time Sugary Shorts
* Adventure Time With Fionna and Cake
* Adventure Time With Fionna and Cake Card Wars
* Adventure Time/Regular Show
* Adventure Time: Banana Guard Academy
* Adventure Time: Candy Capers
* Adventure Time: Candy Capers Enchiridion Edition
* Adventure Time: Enchiridion Edition
* Adventure Time: Ice King
* Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens
* Adventure Time: Marcy & Simon
* Adventure Time: The Flip Side
* Adventure Time: The Flip Side Mathematical Edition
* Adventure Time: The Four Castles
=== Video Games ===
* Adventure Time - Legends of Ooo: Big Hollow Princess
* Adventure Time Battle Party
* Adventure Time Puzzle Quest
* Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know!
* Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations
* Adventure Time: Finn and Jake's Epic Quest
* Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!-!
* Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion
* Bloons Adventure Time TD
* Cartoon Network Match Land
* Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
* Lego Dimensions
* Ski Safari: Adventure Time
== Trivia ==
* Princess Bubblegum has striking similarities with Simon Petrikov's fiancée Betty, as their heights, faces and hairstyles are similar, they both have pink skin, and they both are known to work in science. This might explain why Ice King likes Princess Bubblegum more so than the other princesses, and it may also suggest that some of Petrikov's desires have remained even after he lost his sanity and became the Ice King.
** This might be a reference to the fact that Bubblegum's preliminary name was Bettie, although it's spelled differently.
* It is possible that Ice King was motivated to steal princesses partly by the fact that as Simon, he called Betty his "princess," and some subconscious part of his mind thought that if he stole princesses and forced them to marry him, he could find the same love Simon once had with Betty. This is not confirmed because it isn't known if Simon called Betty his princess before putting on the crown.
* Simon, who was an archaeologist, is seen holding the Enchiridion, in the pictures above.
* After Marcy realizes who he is, she starts addressing him as Simon; Betty would do so as well. It's worth noting that Ice King only ever corrected Betty on his name, while he accepts Marcy calling him Simon; possibly because it's the most treasured memory of his last bit of sanity, as he became Ice King.
* Ice King has a tattoo of a penguin on his right buttock, as seen in the episode "Prisoners of Love" during his dream sequence.
* Ice King cries ASCII art of Gunter, as shown in Holly Jolly Secrets Part II, due to him crying a double tear every 13 tears.
** In the scene before this however, the ASCII art is Ice King's crown.
* Ricardio is the Ice King's heart; made sentient by magic. Though the power of the crown can keep him alive when Ricardio leaves his body, the Ice King is left extremely weak without a heart.
* In the episode "Lady & Peebles," Princess Bubblegum builds an artificial heart for the Ice King- made out of Ricardio's sinews, toffee, and maracas. The replacement is presumably permanent, as Ricardio runs away and his last appearance occurs in come along with me as a cameo in the background.
* Ice King's cut-out has Ricardio sticking out under his beard.
* Ice King has a computer which he uses to play video games, as seen in "What is Life?" and to make rudimentary drawings of himself with princesses, as seen in "The Chamber of Frozen Blades." In "A Glitch is a Glitch," he uses his computer to create a virus to delete the entire universe, save him and Princess Bubblegum. However, he was stopped by Finn and Jake who saved the day through a reenactment of a disgusting video they watched at the beginning of the episode.
* Ice King is currently the only main character in the series whose parents have not yet been introduced.
* In "Mortal Folly," when Ice King tried to lift the latch on a window in order to see Princess Bubblegum, he used a small card that has the word "Wizard" printed on it.
* Ice King sometimes falls asleep with his eyes open, as seen in "Still."
* As Simon Petrikov, a Scientific Parasite is visible in his coat pocket. This had led fans to believe that Simon may perhaps be brilliant in his profession of Archaeology.
* Ice King is older than Marceline by precisely forty years, as seen in the episode "I Remember You" and clarified further in "Simon & Marcy."
* Ice King loves filling his bathtub up with milk and sitting in it like he is a magic angel. This is revealed in a slowed-down portion of Ice King's tapes in the episode "Holly Jolly Secrets Part I."
* It seems that the Ice King will steal any adult female so long as she has the word "Princess" in her name. This is shown in "The Chamber of Frozen Blades," in which he kidnaps Doctor Princess, even though "Princess" is merely her surname.
* Ice King's favorite princesses, as he revealed in "Princess Monster Wife," are Princess Bubblegum, Muscle Princess, Skeleton Princess, Turtle Princess, Hot Dog Princess, Wildberry Princess, Elbow Princess, Slime Princess, Lumpy Space Princess, and (not an actual princess) Doctor Princess.
* It is revealed in "Little Dude" that Ice King sometimes sleeps on Finn and Jake's roof.
* Simon may have been a fan of the classic TV show Cheers, as he reenacted the iconic "Norm!" greeting in "Simon & Marcy" and even sang an abridged version of the theme song.
* Ice King is similar to the Teen Titans character Mumbo. They both have blue skin and white hair, they are both voiced by Tom Kenny, and they are both magic users with similar origins.
* Ice King is also similar to the Winter Warlock from Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. They both have a long nose, sharp teeth, beard and wear robes, they both control winter and snow, live on mountains, and they both appear to be evil, but end up not being so bad.
* Ice King is an avid fan of Marceline's music. His favorite song may be Fry Song because he did a cover twice.
* In the special feature of the DVD Adventure Time: My Two Favorite People, "Little Did You Know," Ricardio's "species" is shown to be a human heart, meaning that Ice King is still genetically human.
* Ice King can hide items under his beard, as seen in "Hitman", "I Remember You", and "Sky Hooks"
* Ice King is slightly similar to Gollum in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Ice King refers to Betty as "princess," whereas Gollum refers to his ring as "precious." The crown which he purchased made him insane while the One Ring had corrupted Gollum. Also, his past from when he was Simon Petrikov is similar to Gollum's from when he was known as a Hobbit by the name of Smeagol.
* It was stated by Pen Ward that the Ice King's body weight fluctuates with his mood changes.
* Simon Petrikov's design and characteristics share many similarities with those of Milo Thatch from "Atlantis: The Lost Empire." Both Simon and Milo are intellectuals fascinated with artifacts and history and both are driven to achieve their goals for the sake of knowledge. It is assumed that Simon Petrikov was enthused by his career choices (Archaeology and Anthropology) while Milo specialized proudly in Cartography and Linguistics. Simon's red bowtie and yellow undershirt are almost identical to Milo's bowtie and shirt at the start of "Atlantis." They both wear glasses (although Milo's are large and clear-lensed and Simon's are small and blue-lensed) and both undertake trips to foreign lands that change their lives forever. Even the discovery and significance of the Enchiridion (for Simon) and the Shepherd's Journal (for Milo) draw shocking parallels.
* Ricardio seems to know about Ice King's previous life, being his former heart, and this seems to be true because in the episode "Lady & Peebles" when Ice King asks for a hug, Ricardio steps on him and says "Silence, Simon!"
* Like most characters Ice King is ambidextrous. In "Mystery Dungeon," he is shown to be able to write with either hand in separate scenes.
* Ice King has many characteristics similar to Doctor Two-Brains from WordGirl.
** Both have something on their head that turned them insane (Simon with his crown, Steven with his helmet).
** Both have a photograph of their original selves wearing a green sweater and standing next to a woman.
** Both had their hair turned white and their skin change in pigment upon going insane.
*** Both initially had brown hair.
** Both are voiced by Tom Kenny.
** Both were previously friends with one of the protagonists (Simon and Marceline, Steven and WordGirl).
* Simon might be of Eastern European origin, due to his last name.
** It is theorized that he is Russian, because Petrikov is a Russian surname.
** Furthermore supporting this theory is that there is a Dutch brand of Vodka called Petrikov, Vodka is a Russian alcohol.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Ice King at Adventure Time Wiki
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