The Mushroom Bomb was a devastating weapon used during the Mushroom War and played a significant role in unleashing the Lich upon humanity.
Standard timeline[]
The Mushroom Bomb was a mutagenic doomsday weapon constructed some time before the Mushroom War. The bomb was dropped on a major city somewhere in North America, detonating above or in a subway station.
Detonation of the Mushroom Bomb
The bomb's detonation devastated the surrounding city, its distinct mushroom cloud made up of many green, howling faces. An unknown person near the detonation site was possessed by the Lich, leading to his awakening, with several unknown figures also seen emerging from the blast.
The Lich's Awakening
The bomb's detonation would contribute heavily to the re-emergence of magic, with the bomb implied to have magical properties. The bomb likely mutated much of the surviving life after the war.
Farmworld timeline[]
In the Farmworld Timeline, Farmworld Simon Petrikov prevented the bomb's detonation by freezing it mid-descent, preventing the the Lich's awakening. Due to the Mushroom bomb never detonating, Farmworld is almost entirely devoid of magic. Farmworld Marceline guarded the crown for a significant amount of time, preventing anyone from disturbing the device.
Simon's corpse beneath the dormant bomb
Farmworld Finn would later steal the magic crown from Farmworld Simon, going insane after becoming its new host. His actions would disturb the dormant bomb, causing it to detonate. After its detonation, the bomb left behind a crater filled with mutagenic waste, with Farmworld Marceline being reduced to a skeleton. Farmworld Jake, after being exposed to the waste, was possessed by the Lich, leading to the emergence of the Farmworld Lich.
The Liches Awakening
Appearance[]
The Mushroom Bomb has an appearance similar to that of real-life Cold-War era nuclear bombs, aswell as that of the "Fat Man" bomb, which was detonated during World War II.
The bomb's cloud is also similar in shape to those created by real-world nuclear weapons (and also any conventional, non-nuclear weapons which create large enough explosions), with its distinctive mushroom shape. However, this cloud is different in that it glows a deep green and is made up of many howling, skull shaped faces.
The bomb leaves behind a crater filled with a glowing green substance, anyone who comes into contact is able to be possessed by the Lich.
Appearances[]
- "Mortal Folly" (similar explosion)
- "Finn the Human"
- "Jake the Dog"
- "Elemental" (explosion)
- "Hide and Seek" (explosion)
- "BMO" (possible explosion)
Trivia[]
- The bomb itself first appeared in "Finn the Human", though the distinct explosion created from it was first depicted in "Mortal Folly", when the Lich reached his Well of Power and in the title card.
- The Mushroom Bomb is implied to have magical properties. This is reinforced by the fact that the Farmworld had no magical elements beyond the presence of Farmworld Marceline and the Ice King's crown until the bomb detonated. She recalls that the bomb was poised to bathe the Earth in "mutagenic horror".
- The cave containing Farmworld Simon Petrikov's body and Farmworld Marceline resembles the subway station where the Lich had his Well of Power in the original timeline.
- One popular fan-theory states that the bomb may have contained the essence of the Lich that was deposited on earth by a Catalyst Comet, explaining how the bomb unleashed him.
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