The special Adventure Time episode Obsidian also adds more depth to the season 3 episode вЂњWhat Was MissingвЂќ that initially teased Marceline and BubblegumвЂ™s relationship. Since the reductive qualities that both drove them apart and brought them back together are present within the imagery, the rock t-shirt then becomes a perfect representation of their journey as a couple. As the characters matured, however, the flaws that formerly caused their breakup ended up being aspects they couldnвЂ™t accept about themselves, that Marceline had a softer side and Bubblegum wasnвЂ™t the perfect princess she wanted to be. When Marceline and Bubblegum first began dating, both characters had misconceptions about one another, with both characters viewing the other in very reductive ways Marceline believedВ thatВ Bubblegum was prissy and perfect, while Bubblegum viewed Marceline asВ rude and abrasive.

Since the image on the t-shirt featuresВ two candy people skewered on sticks encircled by a yellow snake, the t-shirt appears to symbolize the union between the two characters, with BonnieвЂ™s soft bubblegum makeup exemplified through the candy people and MarcelineвЂ™s hardcore rocker exterior present in the general tone of the t-shirt. As a music themed t-shirt, Obsidian adds another level of relevancy to BubblegumвЂ™s rock shirt, since it appears that music initially brought them together and contributed to their breakup.

In Obsidian, when Marceline and Bubblegum attempt to stop Larvo the first time around, Marceline details her frustrations in her relationship with Bubblegum in the song вЂњWoke Up,вЂќ which not only drives away Larvo, but results in Marceline and BubblegumвЂ™s breakup. As Marceline winks at her and Bubblegum begins to blush, the scene suggests that this may have been the way the two characters met or was a milestone early on in their relationship, which explains why the t-shirt has so much sentimental value to Bubblegum. As Marceline sings onstage, she begins to sweat, takes off the rock t-shirt, and throws it to Princess Bubblegum in the crowd. Within the last scene of Obsidian, a flashback shows that Marceline gave Bubblegum her rock t-shirt during one of her concerts. Related: Adventure Time: Why Ice King Is The Most Tragic Character Within the Adventure Time special Obsidian, itвЂ™s confirmed that the rock t-shirt is a relic from Marceline and BubblegumвЂ™s early days as a couple. Their relationship isВ also impliedВ when Bubblegum gives Maja the Sky Witch her t-shirt in exchange for Hambo, whoВ mentionsВ that the t-shirt has вЂњfresherвЂќ sentimental value than MarcelineвЂ™s only childhood belonging. Apart from BubblegumвЂ™s confession that the t-shirt Marceline gave her means a lot to her, the song Marceline sings to open the door entitled вЂњIвЂ™m Just Your ProblemвЂќ subtly hints at Marceline and BubblegumвЂ™s romantic history. Princess BubblegumвЂ™s rock t-shirt was first introduced within the Adventure TimeВ season 3 episode вЂњWhat Was Missing.вЂќ With the aim of making Finn (Jeremy Shada), Jake (John DiMaggio), Marceline, and Bubblegum acknowledge that the most preciousВ possession is friendship, the Door Lord steals their treasuredВ possessions, including BubblegumвЂ™s rock t-shirt, and locks them behind a magical door that will only open when they sing something meaningful and true. Set years into the future after the Adventure Time season 10 finale entitled вЂњCome Along With Me,вЂќ Obsidian follows the romance between Marceline and Princess Bubblegum as they return to the Glass Kingdom to help vanquish the dreaded dragon Larvo, an event that caused their breakup millions of years ago. Obsidian, HBO MaxвЂ™s second episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands, answers the former Adventure Time mystery of how Princess Bubblegum (Hynden Walch) first received her beloved rock t-shirt from Marceline the Vampire Queen (Olivia Olson), as well as why itвЂ™s so meaningful to her.

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