Is the Land of Ooo really a post apocalyptic Earth?

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I have heard a lot of theories spout about how the world of Adventure Time is actually based on a Post-Apocalypic Earth that has adapted to nuclear fallout, changing all living things with what they know as 'magic'.

Granted I'm not that far into the episodes, but is there any real merit to these claims and is there specific hints one should be looking out for that support this theory?



Best Answer

From the Adventure Time wiki:

Pendleton Ward, the creator of Adventure Time, has stated in an interview that the Land of Ooo is actually a post-apocalyptic Earth, the result of a global disaster called the Mushroom War, hence the ruined pieces of modern technology scattered across the land.




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What happened to ooo in the past?

The Mushroom War (also referred to as the Great Mushroom War) was an apocalyptic event that occurred roughly a thousand years before Adventure Time. The war crippled and eventually resulted in the near-annihilation of the human species and left their civilization in ruins throughout the Land of Ooo.

What is the world of OOO?

World of OOO (\u30aa\u30fc\u30ba\u306e\u4e16\u754c, \u014czu no Sekai) is the second Kamen Rider Decade Edition of S.I.C. Hero Saga, based on Kamen Rider Decade. The first episode was published in Hobby Japan, December 2015. It serves as a crossover story with characters of Decade, OOO and even Gaim.

Is Adventure Time post apocalypse?

It's been confirmed that Finn the Human and Jake the Dog's adventures take place in a post apocalyptic universe. As the series goes on, its short 11 minute episodes have made more and more references to the disastrous Great Mushroom War while confirming that Finn isn't just a human \u2014 he's the last remaining human.

When did Adventure Time become post apocalyptic?

It wasn't until Season 1, Episode 8, "Business Time," that the series took its biggest change. The episode introduced a group of businessmen who were frozen and washed up on shore. While this idea was just a stand alone episode, it birthed a history within Adventure Time.



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