The Suitor

Synopsis
A suitor named Braco tries to win the heart of Princess Bubblegum with whatever it takes, even as she ignores his feelings.

Plot
The Episode begins with Peppermint Butler practicing dark magic in a tower of the Candy castle. He has so how tricked Cinnamin Bun into being his "sacrifice". He summons a demon who takes Cinnamon Bun's body and gets angry that it was Peppermint Butler that caught him.

Then, one of the Gumball Guardians takes him Peppermint Butler out of his tower and demands that he find Princess Bubblegum a suitor. He then puts him in a room with many suitors waiting. Many of them very old. He stops at Broco and says that he chooses him.

Major Characters

 * Princess Bubblegum
 * Peppermint Butler
 * Braco

Minor Characters

 * Finn
 * Jake
 * Science
 * Snail
 * Cinnamon Bun
 * Phil
 * Gumball Guardian
 * Guardian Angel
 * Loghan
 * Ogon
 * Princess Bubblegum Bot
 * The Morrow

Trivia

 * Phil is in the cage behind Princess Bubblegum.
 * The oldest suitor mentioned says that he has been waiting for Princess Bubblegum for 300 years, indicating that she is much older than she looks. This is possible because she can modify her age by adding or taking away candy mass.

Cultural references

 * Braco appears to have a mask resembling the one Boba Fett, from the Star Wars saga, wears on the shelf in his room.

Episode connections

 * Princess Bubblegum seems to be wearing the same glasses as seen in "Goliad."
 * The Guardian Angel from the episode "Dungeon" reappears near Pepperment Butler while he's summoning the demon. It was revealed that she did not die when the cage was dropped on her.
 * And a lion which is similar to the one in "The Silent King" and a black bull.
 * Peppermint Butler performs the ritual to summon the demon right next to the amber where the Lich was imprisoned.

Production notes

 * This episode was storyboarded by a guest animator.