Finn The Human | |
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Adventure Time character | |
First appearance |
Adventure Time (Original Short) "Slumber Party Panic" (First Episode) |
Created by | Pendleton Ward |
Voiced by |
Zack Shada (Pen) Jeremy Shada (Finn) Jonathan Frakes (adult) Romi Park (Japanese dub) |
Information | |
Full name | Finn Campbell Mertens |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Family | Martin Mertens (Biological Father) Minerva Mertens (Biological Mother) Jake the Dog (Adoptive brother) Jermaine (Adoptive brother) Joshua (Adoptive father) Margaret (Adoptive mother) Shapeshifter (Adoptive third parent) Charlie (Adoptive niece) T.V. (Adoptive nephew) Viola (Adoptive niece) Kim Kil Whan (Adoptive nephew) Jake Jr. (Adoptive niece) Bronwyn (Adoptive great-niece) Shoko (Past incarnation) Stormo (Shared DNA) Fern Mertens (alternate self) Roselinen Mertens(wife) |
Adventure Time (Original Short)
Finn 'the Human' Mertens (birth name: Finn Mertens) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the American animated television series Adventure Time created by Pendleton Ward. He is voiced by Jeremy Shada in most appearances. The character made his debut in the original pilot, where he was named Pen and voiced by Zack Shada, Jeremy's older brother.
The character has been met with largely positive critical reception.
Finn debuted at 12, but over the course of the show he has aged, and is now 16. Finn sets off on magical random quests around the Land of Ooo. He would gladly fight or beat up anything evil, but would not harm anything good or "neutral" as shown in the "The Enchiridion!" when he refused to squash an innocent ant. Having a strong moral code, Finn swore that he would help anyone in need and often performs heroic feats to save the day; however, starting after season 3, Finn's enthusiastic nature becomes more toned down as the series progresses, suggesting he is both maturing and developing as a character as he ages. As shown in "Memories of Boom Boom Mountain", Finn appears to have been abandoned in the woods during infancy. He reveals that he had made "boom boom"—a euphemism for defecation—on a large leaf, fallen on it, and lay there crying until Joshua and Margaret, Jake's parents, rescued him from the wilderness and took him in to raise him alongside Jake, who became like a brother to him. As such, Jake is also Finn's adoptive brother. In "Henchman", when Finn is asked about his parents, he says Jake told him that he came from a cabbage, in jest. In the episode "Susan Strong", Finn states that he knows nothing of his human parents or any other humans. He is one of the few characters in the series (along with Flame Princess) who ages regularly. According to the episode "The Vault", Finn has had a number of past lives. In "Red Starved" it is revealed that Finn is color blind, believing that an emerald was a ruby.