She loved it ever since she was a child, when she replaced its left eye with a button from her jumper and her last piece of thread. While she was sewing the button onto him, she said, "I'm hurting you because I love you." Ash sold it to Maja to buy a new magic wand (which is a cherry blossom branch), revealing that because the doll was Marceline's favorite thing in the world, it was valuable for making potions. When Marceline found out, she furiously dumped him, shrieking "It's over, you psycho!"
In "Sky Witch," Marceline is reunited with Hambo after Princess Bubblegum managed to swap it with Maja in exchange for the shirt Marceline gave her. Maja stated that the shirt was more valuable because it had greater quantities of "sentimental freshness" and "psychic resonance," indicating that Hambo was less useful to the witch because it had been out of Marceline's possession for a longer time. However, one might assume Hambo would still have had such qualities when sold to Maja, so it is not clear why Maja had never disassembled Hambo to put any of it in her potions, as she immediately did with the shirt.
Marceline voluntarily gave up Hambo to Simon Petrikov when he briefly regained his sanity, so he could use its power as an object from the past to create a portal to go back and apologize to his former fiancee Betty Grof. Marceline said a tearful goodbye to Hambo, which created a Hambo-shaped portal that Betty used to travel to the future to save Simon.
Quick Answers
Who originally gave Marceline her beloved stuffed toy, Hambo?
Simon Petrikov, following the Mushroom War, discovered Hambo in an abandoned toy store and presented it to Marceline. This stuffed toy became a cherished possession of Marceline from her childhood, marked by her replacing one of Hambo's eyes with a button from her clothing.
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What modification did Marceline make to Hambo as a child?
Marceline, as a child, replaced the left eye of her cherished stuffed toy, Hambo, with a button from her clothing. Simon Petrikov, who discovered it in an abandoned toy store post-Mushroom War, initially gifted Hambo to her. Over time, the toy was exchanged, sold, and finally returned to Marceline, exhibiting signs of age and use.
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Why did Ash sell Marceline's stuffed toy, Hambo?
Ash sold Marceline's cherished stuffed toy, Hambo, to Maja due to its significance to her, displaying his cruel and inconsiderate nature. This act resulted in their breakup. Princess Bubblegum later retrieved Hambo for Marceline in 'Sky Witch'.
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What did Ash buy after selling Marceline's beloved stuffed toy?
Ash sold Marceline's cherished stuffed toy, Hambo, to purchase a new magic wand, a cherry blossom branch. The toy's sentimental value to Marceline made it potent for potion-making. Marceline, upon learning this, severed their relationship.
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What is the significance of Hambo in Marceline's past?
Hambo, a cherished stuffed toy from Marceline's past in Adventure Time, was a gift from Simon Petrikov post-Mushroom War. Marceline adored Hambo, even customizing it with a button from her jumper. The toy was temporarily out of Marceline's possession until she willingly gave it to Simon, who used its power to create a portal to his past and apologize to his former fiancee, Betty Grof.
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Appearance[]
When it was first given to Marceline, as shown in the flashback in the episode "I Remember You," it was red, had two blue buttons for eyes, and a stitched smile. Two more buttons were sewn onto his butt.
In "Memory of a Memory," the toy is much dirtier and is covered with stains, patches, bandages and repair stitches. Some of its limbs have the stuffing sticking out of the toy, and only one button remained as the toy's eye. The toy is extremely faded, but there is still a red tint to Hambo, meaning that Marceline had never sucked the color from him in the many centuries of ownership.
Trivia[]
A stuffed toy of Hambo was made available by Jazzwares as part of their Adventure Time line of plushes.
A keychain that resembles Hambo hangs from the rear-view mirror of Marshall Lee's van in Fionna-World.
Hambo appears as a back bling in Fortnite.
Gallery[]
Marceline with Hambo in storyboard art
Hambo among other stuffed toys
Marceline hugs Hambo after receiving it from Simon.
A faded Hambo seen in one of Marceline's memories from "Memory of a Memory"
Hambo on the title card for "Simon & Marcy"
Marceline reunited with Hambo in "Sky Witch"
A keychain resembling Hambo hangs from Marshall Lee's rearview mirror.
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