: Attentive viewers can spot several Easter eggs, including a fez similar to the one worn by Stan Pines from Gravity Falls .
: The episode introduces "Darcy" (Dark Marcy), the form taken by the Core while possessing Marcy Wu.
The titles "" and " The Core and the King " refer to segments from the fourteenth episode of the third season of the Disney Channel animated series Amphibia . Released on April 16, 2022, these episodes provide critical backstory for the show's primary antagonist, King Andrias, and the entity known as "The Core". Episode Overview