Snail
Name	Snail
Sex	Male
Age	Unknown
Species	Snail
Introduced in	"Slumber Party Panic"
Voiced by	Pendleton Ward

The Snail is a character that has hidden in every episode of Adventure Time to date (excluding the Animated Short), usually seen waving at the screen. His cameos are a running gag. In the episode "Mortal Folly," The Lich possesses the Snail to break the amber prison where he is trapped. Then, in "Mortal Recoil," Princess Bubblegum (while being possessed), passes the Lich onto him.

Contents 1 The Lich 2 Season 1 3 Season 2 4 Season 3 5 Season 4 6 Season 5 7 Trivia 7.1 Appearance in other media 8 References in other media 9 Gallery 10 References

The LichEdit

While the Snail was just a running gag at first, he eventually became an integral part of the story when he released The Lich in the episode "Mortal Folly." The Snail comes out of Finn's bag to wave to the viewers, but then falls under The Lich's mind-control spell and breaks the amber prison by bashing it in with his head. He appears at the end of "Mortal Recoil," and once again at the beginning of "The Lich," still being controlled by the Lich. In the adventure time comic book series he goes into the Lich's bag still controlled by the Lich and comes out normal again unharmed.

At the end of "In Your Footsteps," the Snail speaks for the first time and gains The Enchiridion. The Snail still continues to appear in each episode, and (when examined closely) appears to still have green eyes and an evil expression on its face.

In "The Lich," the Lich ends up changing bodies moving to that of the deceased Billy. After this, the snail no longer shows any further sign of possession as revealed in "Up a Tree."

The possessed snail was voiced by Pendleton Ward.^[1]

Season 1Edit

The tables below list the Snail's known whereabouts.

Episode	Description	Picture
Slumber Party Panic	On top of a Candy Person's head.
Trouble in Lumpy Space	According to Pen's Formspring, they dropped the ball on this episode, and the original airing of the episode went without them putting the Snail. They claimed they would add the Snail in for reruns.[2] The snail is now seen behind lumpy Jake on a streamer at prom-coming just after Finn falls through the building.
Prisoners of Love	Next to Slime Princess when she says, "Yay!" This is the first close-up of the Snail.
Tree Trunks	On Tree Trunks' picnic blanket.
The Enchiridion!	Next to Princess Bubblegum when Finn saves her from hitting the ground.
The Jiggler	In the red liquid next to the mama Jiggler during a close-up.
Ricardio the Heart Guy	On the dance floor nearby Slime Princess.
Business Time	On the Gauntlet Dock when the Businessmen are working on it.
My Two Favorite People	On the lake shore behind Finn.
Memories of Boom Boom Mountain	On a table next to Jake.
Wizard	On the stage right after "LEVEL 31!"
Evicted!	Twice during the House Hunting Song as Finn and Jake walk towards the camera (akin to the repeated appearance of background as characters walk by it as used as a method for animating less). This episode shows the Snail the most number of times.
City of Thieves	Jake makes a snail-shaped imprint on his belly shortly after meeting Penny. It is seen when he turns back around. It was made after he was trying to make a shape out of his belly.
The Witch's Garden	On the grass next to the Two-Headed Goose when the Tree Fort is first shown.
What is Life?	On the floor after Ice-o-pede attacks Ice King.
Ocean of Fear	On the wall of the ruins in the middle of the ocean that Finn flies to using Jake's ears.
When Wedding Bells Thaw	By the back of the Tree Fort when Ice King is wondering if he's at the right address.
Dungeon	Pops up very briefly when Finn falls into the soup inside the cage. He might have fallen out of Finn's pack.
The Duke	By the tree when the Duke of Nuts lays down his cape for the family of ducks/quails. Also on the newspaper when the Squirrel looks through the articles.
Freak City	On the bridge when the Rump People throw Finn under it.
Donny	On the left side of the screen when Donny was squeezing eggs out of the chickens at the barn person.
Henchman	Under the Duke of Nuts' chair when he says, "Oh, how wonderful!"
Rainy Day Daydream	Beside Finn and Jake when they're talking to BMO.
What Have You Done?	On the floor next to Ice King's bed.
His Hero	Hiding behind the gruel pot after Cobbler confronts Finn about the stone-skin potion filled gruel.
Gut Grinder	On the ground when the mayor of the Spiky People is thanking Finn.

Season 2Edit

Episode	Description	Picture
It Came from the Nightosphere	A spirit version of the Snail appears in one of Marceline's father's soul sacks near Lumpy Space Princess.
The Eyes	Is visible very briefly when Jake is talking about capturing the bandito.
Loyalty to the King	Very briefly appears near the door when Lumpy Space Princess first enters the "Nice King's" room.
Blood Under the Skin	This episode originally had no snail appearing in it. However, the Snail has been added in the Swamp of Embarrassment at the base of the tree next to the woman and her baby showering who calls Finn a pervert.
Storytelling	On the leaf falling down by the tree house, and also on the leaf when it lands in the forest. This is the second time the Snail was seen clearly on the show, but it was the first time he was used in the plot.
Slow Love	By the bottle on the table next to Finn and Jake while they demonstrate to Snorlock how to talk to the ladies.
Power Animal	On the broken TV next to the Nymphs while Jake is walking up to them.
Crystals Have Power	By the table when Finn walks up to the crystal while it's glowing.
The Other Tarts	In the window when Cinnamon Bun says, "Hey!"
To Cut a Woman's Hair	Next to Finn when he screams after he looks at Princess Beautiful.
The Chamber of Frozen Blades	On the ground when Finn puts on his sweater outside the Ice King's castle.
Her Parents	On the table when Ethel and Bob talk with Jake.
The Pods	On top of the small house built by Finn, Jake, and the pigs.
The Silent King	In the background when the thief is stealing hot buns.
The Real You	Under the grill when Princess Bubblegum dumps coal on it.
Guardians of Sunshine	In the entrance of the Tree Fort when the Guardians of Sunshine monsters escape and push Finn and Jake out of the house wall.
Death in Bloom	Behind the house in Veggie Village.
Susan Strong	Standing by the garbage where the hyoomans are hiding.
Mystery Train	In the kitchen on the floating light in the train.
Go With Me	Inside the windscreen of the wrecked bus at the movies.
Belly of the Beast	Just to the right of the DJ Bear the first time he appears on-screen and he is between DJ Bear and a bent down green bear.
The Limit	On the pile of rocks on the left side of the screen when Jake is moving the block into the hole.
Video Makers	In the tree on the right side of the screen right before Finn warns Slime Princess not to fall into the water.
Mortal Folly	The Snail makes a prominent appearance emerging from Finn's backpack, becoming possessed by the Lich and freeing him from his amber prison.
Mortal Recoil	The Snail appears in the episode title card and in the final scene of the episode, still possessed by the Lich.
Heat Signature	The snail appears only once; the object mistaken for the snail when Marceline is teaching them to walk like vampires is just an aluminum can. The snail is in the background behind a tire as Finn and Jake are trying to scare Lumpy Space Princess because they think they're invisible.

Season 3Edit

In season three, the snail is still possessed by the Lich in every cameo appearance.

Episode	Description	Picture
Conquest of Cuteness	In hut in the background when BMO is taking pictures of the Cuties.
Morituri Te Salutamus	In the rocks on the right side of the screen when Finn and Jake first enter the Arena.
Memory of a Memory	Hanging upside-down from the top of a lamp in Marceline's house when she is first found.
Hitman	On the stump that Finn and Jake trip over. Potentially the third time the snail has influenced the plot, as it is somewhat implied the lich-possessed snail caused them to trip.
Too Young	Behind the dancing blue candy citizen.
The Monster	In the field, when Lumpy Space Princess emerges from the windmill and gets called a "monster."
Still	On the top of a door frame when Ice King and Gunter fight with the bottle.
Wizard Battle	In the Grand Master Wizard's sleeve when he's playing with his cat.
Fionna and Cake	On the ceiling, when Prince Gumball is decorating it with Jelly Kinders.
What Was Missing	On Marceline's stove, on the handle of a pot.
Apple Thief	On the stool behind the angry cookie guy in the Candy Tavern.
The Creeps	On the stairs in the background.
From Bad to Worse	In the window all the way to the right, right after the zombies get flying powers from Finn's antidote.
Beautopia	On the back of the chair as Finn chants "Hazelnut!."
No One Can Hear You	On a garbage heap.
Jake vs. Me-Mow	Beside the dead bull.
Thank You	On a tree branch when the snow golem's walking to gather fruit.
The New Frontier	On the door of the ship.
Holly Jolly Secrets Part I	On the hill.
Holly Jolly Secrets Part II	The Snail prominently appears as a non-cameo minor character. He is shown when Shelby says his name and continues to appear at the end during shots of the gang.
Marceline's Closet	Near the ladder.
Paper Pete	On the top left table.
Another Way	On the rim of the bridge.
Ghost Princess	Next to the corpse of "some donkus".
Dad's Dungeon	On the boat.
Incendium	On the painting on Finn's wall.

Season 4Edit

In season 4, the possessed snail is still making cameo appearances, but it played a major part in the episode, "In Your Footsteps." As inferred from the dream in "The Lich," the Snail appears to have been abandoned by the Lich when he took over Billy.

Episode	Description	Picture
Hot to the Touch	Behind the box while NEPTR was singing.
Five Short Graybles	When the Ice King is washing off Gunter's stench.
Web Weirdos	On the web next to Ed after Jake is tied up. In the HD version of the TV episode, the Cartoon Network HD logo covers the snail up.
Dream of Love	On the ground next to the Pig during his song solo.
Return to the Nightosphere	Near Hunson Abadeer's statue in the prison.
Daddy's Little Monster	Under some demons in line as Finn and Jake enter the room with Hunson Abadeer (Marceline), just before running into the Line Demon.
In Your Footsteps	On the ground with the partying Candy People at the beginning of the episode. He also appears, possessed by the Lich, at the end of the episode, taking the Enchiridion from the Bear.
Hug Wolf	In the doorway of the tower behind Finn and Jake when they start picking up candy litter.
Princess Monster Wife	Between Bubblegum and Lumpy Space Princess when they go to talk to Finn and Jake.
Goliad	On a shelf in the preschool.
Beyond this Earthly Realm	On pedestal.
Gotcha!	Next to Finn when Lumpy Space Princess looks out the window and Finn is alone sitting on the log.
Princess Cookie	On top of the couch in the orphanage.
Card Wars	On top of the stove.
Sons of Mars	Top left corner in Magic Man's house when Finn and Jake crash.
Burning Low	Up in the door frame.
BMO Noire	On the stepping stone outside the house.
King Worm	Appears on shelf near the end when Finn says, "Get out of our house, King Worm!"
Lady & Peebles	In the igloo when Princess Bubblegum says, "Let's roll."
You Made Me	In the security room right beside the banana guards.
Who Would Win	The snail is seen when Finn is jump roping with Jake.
Ignition Point	The snail is near the top right corner of the screen when the guards are discussing about the "new painting."
The Hard Easy	On the wooden structure with all the birds on it located in the swamp.
Reign of Gunters	When Gunter is throwing stuff out of the fridge looking for bottles.
I Remember You	At the bottom right corner of the Ice King's cave entrance as he leaves. Also, it appears very small under a desk in the Ice King's castle when he looks for the book where he gets his song inspiration from.
The Lich	In Finn's premonition dream, the snail reads the Enchiridion and subsequently appears to kill Billy.

Season 5Edit

With the Lich abandoning the Snail at the end of the previous season, it has been restored to its normal pre-"Mortal Folly" role.

Episode	Description	Picture
Finn the Human	In the road where Farmworld Finn is talking to someone.
Jake the Dog	Outside the Hot Dog Kingdom.
Five More Short Graybles	Inside the Music Shop (with Marceline).
Up a Tree	Waving to Finn.
All the Little People	Inside the Book Fort.
Jake the Dad	Waving in the Kitchen Background
Davey	On the sidewalk, when Davey (Finn) is aimed at the bike shop.
Mystery Dungeon	In the far right next to Ice King.
All Your Fault	Next to Princess Bubblegum's seeds.
Little Dude	Behind the kitchen stool on the right side.
Bad Little Boy	On Ice King's chair while Marceline is floating and having a conversation with the Ice King.
Vault of Bones	On branch near the entrance of the dudgeon that Finn and Flame Princess run into.
The Great Bird Man	On rock of the lower level.
Simon and Marcy	Next to the car's right-side tire
A Glitch Is a Glitch	On Ice King's computer near the end. (It also appears in the credits, which are not shown during airings.)
Puhoy	Top-right corner of the screen during the Pillowtown party, when Finn asks Quilton to help him find the door.
BMO Lost	Right in front of the log.
Princess Potluck	Inside the oven.
James Baxter the Horse	Inside a bucket
Shh!	On the boot.
The Suitor	Lowest shelf behind Braco's head
Party's Over, Isla de Senorita	Next to Princess Bubblegum's plant.
One Last Job	In the Banana Guards' control room on the pizza box.
Another Five Short Graybles	Under the chair.

TriviaEdit

• The snail's eyes are below where an actual snail's eyes are.
• "Storytelling," "Mortal Folly," "Mortal Recoil," "In Your Footsteps," "The Lich" and "Up a Tree" were the only episodes in which the snail was featured as part of the story.
• Finn, the Lich, the Bear, Princess Bubblegum, Squirrel, and Shelby are the only characters who have noticed or interacted with the snail in the TV series.
• In the Adventure Time comic, Marceline and the Scream Queens, Marceline picks up the snail by a lake, and throws it thinking it is a rock, which causes it to skip.
• Multiple times in the third season, the snail appears normal and not possessed by the Lich.
• "Holly Jolly Secrets Part II," "Ghost Princess," "Dad's Dungeon," "Princess Monster Wife," "James Baxter the Horse" and "Who Would Win" all have had the snail in the preview.
• The snail appeared in the title card of "Mortal Recoil."
• The snail was not originally in two episodes ("Trouble in Lumpy Space" and "Blood Under the Skin"), but it was added in to both episodes before reruns aired.
• In "His Hero" and "Wizard Battle," only his shell is shown.
• On the side of the Jake vs. Me-Mow DVD box containing the Finn Hat, the possessed snail can be seen.
• The snail was shown latest in "Holly Jolly Secrets Part II," it was shown earliest in "Dad's Dungeon," and was shown the longest in "Finn the Human (episode)," with a total of 19 seconds.
  • Also, in "Finn the Human," the snail is shown as a regular snail.
• Similar recurring, hidden characters show up in other media, an example of which is the snail in Blue's Clues.
• In "Simon and Marcy," he appears during a flashback from 996 years ago, proving that he has has a lifespan much larger than that of a normal snail however this could possibly just be another snail entirely.
• The snail is the only character that has appeared in every episode of Adventure Time.

Appearance in other mediaEdit

• In the game Righteous Quest 2, the Snail appears a few times in the game.
• The Snail starred in its own FusionFall game: "Snail Quest."
• The game Legends of Ooo uses snails as hints. Also, a slimy snail is used to free Slime Princess.
• Issue 1 of the Adventure Time comic series begins with the Lich-controlled Snail entering the Bag of Holding, which somehow allows the Lich to return to his old body.
• In Issue 3 of the Adventure Time comic, the snail makes two cameo appearances on top of a Snow Finn's head.
• In Issue 4, the snail appears in the background when Princess Bubblegum is thanking Finn, and is also seen on Marceline's lifeguard chair in the panel after the Great Mushroom War comic is shown.
• In Adventure Time with Fionn and Cake Issue 1, the snail can be seen in the cover of the comic waving.
• The snail appears at random points in Finn and Jake's Epic Quest and is sometimes the objective of a certain quest.
• The snail was the only main character that didn't wear a sweater in Holly Jolly Secrets Part II.
• The Snail appears in the Adventure Time graphic novel, Playing with Fire.

References in other mediaEdit

• In Issue 520 in MAD magazine, the snail can be seen on the cover, waving. Although, the snail is waving angrily at the player.

GalleryEdit

References Edit

v • d • e Other characters Recurring Princesses Ancient Sleeping Magi of Life Giving • Bears • Billy • Bufo • Candy People • Chet • Chocoberry • Choose Goose • Cinnamon Bun • Cloud People • Cosmic Owl • Crystal Guardian • Cuber • Death • Doctor Princess • Dr. Ice Cream • Dragons • Duchess of Nuts • Duke of Nuts • Earl of Lemongrab • Farmworld Finn • Farmworld Jake • Finn's Mom • Fire Elemental • Fire Wolves • Flambo • Flame King • Forest Wizard • Frog • Fuzzy Friends • Goblins • Gumball Guardian Gunter • Hunson Abadeer • Iceclops • Jake Jr. • Jermaine • Joshua • King Worm • Lemon Camel • The Lich • Lumpy Space King & Lumpy Space Queen • Lyre Player • Magic Man • Manfried • Margaret • Marquis of Nuts • Marauders • Mini Queen • Mr. Cupcake • Mr. Fox • Mr. Pig • Naked Wizard • Neptr • Penguins • Peppermint Butler • Phil • Pincer Beetle • Ricardio • Shelby • Simon • Snail • Squirrel • Stanley • Snow Golem • Starchy • Susan Strong • Tiffany • The Morrow • Tree Trunks • Two-Headed Duck • Wolves • Worms • Xergiok • Guardian Angel Animated short Ninjas Season 2 Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant • Aquandrius • Baby Pigs • Bob Rainicorn & Ethel Rainicorn • Boobafina • Bouncy Bee • Crystal People • Crystalline Demon • Ghost Man • Gnome Knight • Gnome Ruler • Green Gumdrop Dude • Gummy • Hot Dog Knights • Honey Bunny • J.J. • Knights • Labyrinth Worm • Lester • Momma Bear • Monster • Mrs. Yoder • Mushroom Mayor • Mushroom People • Nurse Poundcake • Nymph • Party God • Party Pat • Red-faced Monster • Rock People • Royal Tart Toter • Sir Slicer • Sleepy Sam • Snorlock • Teenage Bear • Tree Witch Season 3 Abracadaniel • Ash • Banana Man • Betty • Blastronaut • Blood Demon • Clarence • Clown Nurses • Cuties • Door Lord • Dumb Rock • Electric Eel • Evil Monster • Fat Villagers • Fight King • Fire Wolf Cub • Forest Cyclops • Fruit Witches • Gladiator Ghost • Grand Master Wizard • Hamburger Monster • Hand Snow Golem • Hot Dog Monster • Jaybird • Lub Glubs • Me-Mow • Moldos • Pagelings • Pan • Papa Wolf • Paper Pete • Rainy • Science • Scorcher • Smudge • Snow Men • Spider • Stag • Talking Bush • Tiny Goblin • Tree Stump With Sign • Ugly Monster • Wormo Season 4 Abraham Lincoln • Barb • Bear • Bebe • Beautiful Lady • Candy Nanny • Chocolate Chips • Crunchy • Demons • Dream Warrior • Ed • Farm • Fat Bee • Furnius • Goliad • Grob Gob Glob Grod • Ice Penguin Monsters • Winged Lemongrab Horse • Lemongrab 2 • Lorraine • Margles • Martians • Mirror Finns • Officer Davis • President Porpoise • Prince Huge • Princess Cookie • Princess Monster Wife • Pup Gang • Ronnie • Spirits • Stormo • Tiny Manticore • Tree Monster • The Train • Torcho • Woobeewoo Villagers Season 5 Big Destiny • Blanket Dragon • Bubble • Charlie • CMO • Choose Bruce • Destiny Gang • Finn's Dad • Finn's Baby Brother • Farmworld Marceline • Guntelina • Island Lady • Jay & Bonnie • Kim Kil Whan • The Owl • Porcupine • Prismo • Quilton • Rasheeta • Roger • Roselinen • Sparkle • Sparkle's mother • Trami • Tromo • T.V. • Unnamed Destiny Gang members • Viola • Wizard Bill • Giant Goo Skull • The Beast • Vapor Swamp Monsters • Flying Lettuce Brothers • Gareth • Squeez-E-Mart boss • Captain Banana Guard • Ogdoad • Mail Bird Comic Adventure Tim • ALN • Bongo • ‎Breakfast Organisms • Cinnamon Roll • Creepy Finn & Jake Robots • Devil Cake Downers • Duke of Limesnatch • Ewlbo • Eyebabes • Fart Fairies • Guntors • Guy • Keila • Lord Vandalstine • Mice King • None Shall Pass • Randall N. Byron • Song Birds • Topiary Nose