I WAS TRYING TO ASK HOW WOULD HIS EXOSKELETON UNDER HIS 'EXOSKELETON' LOOK BUT I PHRASED IT TERRIBLY AND MY PFP ISNT MAKING IT ANY BETTER

thinking about Finn and Fern and how The Death of Legacy was essential to their story's resolution

Legacy is a repeated theme throughout the series—legacy, destiny, our ability to change and/or uphold those, whether or not it is our responsibility to do so, even when that legacy or destiny directly conflicts with our morality.

Each character confronts (and usually kills) the legacy assigned to them in one way or another throughout the series: Marceline rebels against Abadeer, PB relinquishes her place of power, King of Ooo has his own fall from grace, BMO confronts and kills AMO, NEPTR refuses to succumb to evil, Cinnamon Bun escapes the "dumb clutz" persona he held in the Candy Kingdom, Flame Princess subverts every expectation held for her and shows an immense capacity for kindness and forgiveness when expected to lash out or become evil, Ice King goes from "evil freak" to "irritable weird old man who cares about people a lot" even in spite of the fact that the Crown was imposing aggression onto him, Gunther/Orgalorg throws away another chance at unfathomable intergalactic power for a chance at the love Ice King was always searching for, Betty became a chaos god rather than accepting the fate of Simon's death because of her own summoning ritual, Jake sacrificed his role as an active father to continue raising Finn when he realized who needed him more immediately, and perhaps the biggest example of this is Sweet P, who is the Lich reborn.

And all of this is not even touching Finn or Fern.

Finn and Fern actually share a legacy of a well-known and generally respected hero (though some of that trust was damaged after the episode, "The Tower," when said tower collapsed onto the Candy Kingdom and, "lotsa folks got squished"). They share the legacy of "The last human in all of Ooo," and as "Son of Martin Mertins and Minerva Campbell," and as "Son of Margaret and Joshua," and as "Little brother to Jake the Dog and Jermaine," and as "Father of NEPTR," and as "Flame Princess' ex boyfriend," and as so much more.

but Fern has this additional legacy attached to him, this separate history where his timeline and Finn's diverge. He has the legacy of "The Sacrifice that brought back Prismo"—a sacrifice that he did not consent to making, by the way. He's got the legacy of "Finn Sword," protecting the version of himself who sacrificed him and separated him from his own Jake, who was also sacrificed for Prismo's sake. And then he has the legacy of the Grass Wizard forcefully imposed on him, this legacy of the Grass Sword's curse, of evil.

And then Finn imposes the legacy of "brother" onto him. forces him back into the old shoes of "Finn the Human, Hero of Ooo," when he's still trying to figure out what he even is now. What all of it means. It's like with the Jiggler all over again, where Finn refuses to address the underlying issue of the fact that there is no space for Fern here.

And Finn never realizes, the self-sacrificial guy that he is, that Fern is seeing all of this for the first time, is finally realizing how Jermaine must feel, because when it comes to Finn and Jake and the bond that they share, there's not really any room for anyone else. but Fern is also only a sixteen-year-old boy—why does Finn deserve to be loved and cared for by his big brother, but Fern doesn't anymore? Why is Finn the only one offering him comfort? Oh. Right. Because he feels like Fern is "his responsibility."

So Fern already feels out of place, and he recognizes that, unless Finn is gone, he will never have Jake again. And he decides that, in order to step into "Finn the Human, brother of Jake the Dog," maybe the legacy of "Finn the Human, Hero to All in Need," may have to fall.

And then we have Finn, who embodies kindness and compassion, who refuses to kill Fern, but ends up doing it, anyway. Who, because he couldn't save this version of himself, feels he has lost the legacy, "Protector," has failed to uphold the legacy of, "Brother," has maybe even lost "Hero," in the scramble.

Tell me, what remains?

Dream Prince

Name: Esperaunce Dilshad Reverie Nicknames/Alias: Prince Reverie, Dream Prince Age: ??? Physical Age: 24 Gender: Neither, goes by He/Him Sexuality: Panromantic  ||  Demisexual Date/Place of Birth: ??? Currently: Technically homeless in a separate realm of existence. Occasionally visits Prismo or Cosmic Owl…and every once in a while he crashes at Ice King’s place cause he can see him. Occupation: Once the prince/ruler of the Dream Kingdom, but after it’s destruction he has nothing.   History Prince Reverie (more commonly known as Dream Prince around Ooo) was once a ruler of a place known as Dream Kingdom. The kingdom was made up of citizens which had been carefully crafted by Reverie…the way they’re made was of other people’s dreams. If a person in Ooo had a dream that’s full of flowers and plant-life…the citizen to come from that may have plant-like qualities to them. The only consistency with dream people, is that they always have a white glow on their body. For a long time, Reverie was able to switch between two planes of existence…one being the plane that the Dream Kingdom is on…and the other being the one that allowed him to communicate with other people in Ooo. He was one of the many rulers that visited ruler meetings and involved himself in the world around…But all of that changed. People in Ooo started having worse dreams…immortal people like Bubblegum, Marceline and Ice King had awful, terrifying dreams People who witnessed the Lich had prophetic, terrifying night terrors The Lemon people witnessed enough trauma to spark horrifying nightmares! And these dreams manifested…into monsterous armies of sadistic people. Eventually…they took down the entire kingdom… There was nothing anyone could do. The ruler of these nightmares…a mysterious man manifested of some of the worst dreams combined, stripped Reverie of his plane switching abilities. Now he roams about aimlessly on a plane of existence in which nobody exists. Only Cosmic Owl, who once served as a sort of God or Guardian for the Dream Kingdom, Prismo, and strangely, Ice King are able to see him. Other magic people- Magic Man, Betty, ETC. are also possibly able to see him as well.   Personality Positive: ✔ Neutral: ✦ Negative: ✖ ✔Benevolent✔  {well meaning and kindly.} ✔Contemplative✔  {expressing or involving prolonged thought.} ✔Determined✔  {processing or displaying resolve.} ✦Dreamy✦   {given to daydreaming.} ✦Emotional✦   {having feelings that are easily excited and openly displayed.} ✦Polite✦  {having or showing behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people.}       ✖Vunerable✖  {susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.} ✖Repressed✖   {(of a thought, feeling, or desire) kept suppressed and unconscious in one’s mind.} ✖Prim✖  {stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper.} Personality Type: INFP Mediator personalities are true idealists, always looking for the hint of good in even the worst of people and events, searching for ways to make things better. While they may be perceived as calm, reserved, or even shy, Mediators have an inner flame and passion that can truly shine. Comprising just 4% of the population, the risk of feeling misunderstood is unfortunately high for the Mediator personality type – but when they find like-minded people to spend their time with, the harmony they feel will be a fountain of joy and inspiration.

Being a part of the Diplomat Role group, Mediators are guided by their principles, rather than by logic (Analysts), excitement (Explorers), or practicality (Sentinels). When deciding how to move forward, they will look to honor, beauty, morality and virtue – Mediators are led by the purity of their intent, not rewards and punishments. People who share the Mediator personality type are proud of this quality, and rightly so, but not everyone understands the drive behind these feelings, and it can lead to isolation.   Archetype: The Magician The Magician is an archetype associated with mystery, alchemy and transformation. In the shadow it can be used to deceive, distract and manipulate by altering perceptions of reality. The Magician has an innate relationship with potentiality and possibility. The Magician is a thinker, a weaver, a creator of sacred space, a visionary and an intuitive. The Magician is a powerful and dynamic archetype with many variants. Those with this archetype usually have an interest in, or specialize in quantum physics, technology, psychotherapy, mythology, mysticism, astrology and other esoteric fields. The Magician is associated with the intellect and can easily bridge the inner world of mind and spirit to the outer world of creation and physical manifestation. The Magician usually has charisma and is well-liked and admired by others. The outer expression of the Magician can be seen in the constant learner, the drive to gain knowledge of the outside world and understanding through books, teachers and other formal methods of education. The inner expression of the Magician can be seen in the intuition. The Magician learns from the inner experience of intuiting and then trusting that inner information through action. Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw Supernatural/Fantasy Weapon of Choice: His sword, which he has deemed “Illusion” Powers: Minor illusion magic.