Fionna and Cake Theory
Potential spoilers below the cut
Dueling Skates Theory
It's a play on "Dueling Fates" because I'm clever ;)
So I was looking at the titles of the four remaining episodes: The Star, Jerry, Casper and Nova, and Cheers
Cheers - Easy enough, reference to Simon's favorite show, doubles as a greeting/celebration/goodbye term. Perfect for a finale! By the end, we'll have a new normal, everybody will know their names!
The Star - If it's a reference to previously known character, my guess would be Astrid, the Fionna and Cake fangirl.
Jerry - Shot in the dark here: Alternate version of Jermaine.
Now, for the good stuff, my actual theory is on who the titular Casper and Nova are! Drum roll, please! 🥁🥁🥁
That's right! The Skate Fairies, let's go!
I was trying to think if there had been any unnamed pairs who had the potential to be fleshed out. These two came to mind. Especially because these two characters were actually hyped up in promotional material before the show released!
I found this weird because in episode 2, Simon Petrikov, they don't actually speak. They babble for 2 seconds and throw leaves at Simon.
I just find this credit weird since in episode 1, Fionna Cambell, their derby girls counter parts aren't credited. They are just listed as "additional voices." Despite the fact that the Derby Girls have actual lines.
Originally, it seemed like their purpose was just to show the links between events happening to Simon and how they directly affect the Fiona and Cake world. Simon is annoyed by the two Skater Fairies, so Fionna gets interrupted by two Derby Girls.
But do you really get two award winning voice actors just for that? But it's not like they show up again. Oh wait!
Whose that on the right? A pair of thematically linked skaters voiced by, you guessed it:
At this point, this is how I am feeling:
The "Dueling Skates" theory
The Skater Fairies, the Derby Girls, and the Ice Scouts are all alerternate versions of each other
We will hear the Skater Fairies speak in a future episode
This is why the Fairies were credited but the Derby Girls weren't
They ARE Casper and Nova
In the penultimate episode they will have a bombshell reveal moment
They will be antagonists (separate from the Scarab) in that they will try to encourage Fionna and Cake to embrace violence to an unhealthy degree
This final point comes from the fact that the Derby Girls were praising Fionna for her "aggressive jerkiness," and the Ice Scouts encouraged Fionna and Cake to tear through the corrupted candy people in The Winter King.
One thing to note, combing through the episode, Destiny, I didn't see any obvious farmworld counterparts there (but there were lots of background characters with tires), and I didn't see any counterparts in baby world, but there might be some in episode 7.
Anyway, that's the theory. I hope you liked reading it, even if you think I'm completely off base with this one!
Bonus calls:
The Star is Astrid
Jerry is Jermaine
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