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 to summon a demon called Agdoad who holds the key to the Shadow Realm. Peppermint Butler uses Cinnamon Bun, who is tied upside-down above Peppermint Butler, as a vessel, but before Peppermint Butler can negotiate, a Gumball Guardian grabs Peppermint Butler and tells him that he should find a suitor for Princess Bubblegum, who is working too hard in the lab. The gumball guardian shows Peppermint butler to all the available suitors. One of them said he was in there for 300 years. Then Peppermint butler goes up to a young-looking suitor named Braco who says he was born to court the Princess Bubblegum. He says he was living on his father's dream and it is revealed he was sitting next to his father's skeleton.

Major Characters

 * Princess Bubblegum
 * Peppermint Butler
 * Braco

Minor Characters

 * Finn
 * Jake
 * Snail
 * Cinnamon Bun
 * Phil
 * Gumball Guardian
 * Guardian Angel
 * Loghan
 * Hobus
 * Princess Bubblegum Bot
 * The Morrow
 * Agdoad
 * Candy Corn rats
 * Science

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. It could also be possible that the suitors were waiting for previous candy monarchs.

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".
 * Peppermint Butler performs the ritual to summon the demon right next to the amber where the Lich was imprisoned.
 * The book "Mind Games" returns from "Reign of Gunters."
 * This is the second time PB made a companion for someone, the first being Lemongrab in "You Made Me" when she made Lemongrab 2 for him to be with.

Errors

 * When Braco said that he is the son of Logan, and the part when he asked PB to go on a date with him, the line on his shirt disappeared.

Production notes

 * This episode was storyboarded by a guest animator.