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Revision as of 20:11, 25 December 2008
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First appearance | Bender's Game |
Cornwood is an alternative reality created by Bender's imagination combined with the effect of the combination of the dark matter crystals. It can be somewhat be considered a parallel universe. Due to the nature of Cornwood, it is unlikely that it will be revisited later.
Cornwood is foremost based on Tolkien's Middle-Earth. With several places, characters and races being indirect or direct references to places, characters and races in Tolkien's universe.
Allusions
Since the people and places of Cornwood are not only based on Middle-Earth and Dungeons and Dragons, but also other myths and legends, it is much easier for this article to refer to each character, race/people or place for what their reference is.
Characters
The main cast of Futurama all appear in the alternative reality, but as a different characters based loosely on Tolkein's characters, basic Dungeons and Dragons concepts, combinations thereof or something completely different entirely, such as other myths or legends.
Futurama character | Cornwood character | Reference |
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Philip J. Fry | Frydo | A combination of Frodo and Gollum from Lord of the Rings. Frodo by name, but also by the fact the has to carry the Die of Power, and Gollum, as he turns into almost specifically him. |
Bender Bending Rodríguez | Titanius Anglesmith | No specific character, just a generic knight. |
Turanga Leela | Leegola | Legolas from Lord of the Rings by name, but other than that she does not seem to be largely based on any character. |
Professor Farnsworth | The Great Wizard Greyfarn | Gandalf the Grey. |
Hermes Conrad | Hermaphrodite | Hermaphrodite was the name of a child borne by the gods Hermes and Aphrodite, and is used to refer a human with a combination of both male and female genitalia. |
Amy Wong | Gynecaladriel | Debatable, but seems by name to be based on Galadriel of the elves from Lord of the Rings. But also has references to concept of nymphs, as she declares herself Queen of the Water Nymphos. |
Dr. Zoidberg | Unnamed | Possibly the Cave Troll or the Watcher of the Water, but then became similar to Sam Gamgee, as he helped Frydo get to The Geysers of Gygax. |
Mom | Momon | Sauron. As a dragon, possibly Smaug from The Hobbit. |
Walt, Larry and Igner | Waltazar, Larius and Ignus | The Black Riders, or Nazgûl |
Roberto | King of Wipe Castle | Steward of Gondor from Lord of the Rings. |
None | Tunnelling Horror | Possibly the Balrog. |
Calculon | Unnamed | Just a regular knight. |
Dwight Conrad, Cubert Farnsworth et al. | Dwarfs | Seen dancing at Titanius' castle. Might be a reference to the cheerful nature of the Shire from Lord of the Rings, which lived largely without the troubles of other lands. |
None | Magic Arachnid | Shelob. |
None | Treedledum | Treebeard. Name is a parody of Tweedledum from Lewis Carroll's novel Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. |
None | Peaches | Unknown. |
None | Swamp Hag | Unknown. |
Places
Cornwood location | Reference |
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The Geysers of Gygax | Mount Doom in Mordor. Also named for Gary Gygax, the creator of Dungeons & Dragons |
Cave of Hopelessness | Moria in the Misty Mountains |
Wipe Castle | Minas Tirith or the White City. Also the real life restaurant White Castle |
Races and people
Cornwood race/people | Reference |
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The Fellowship | The Fellowship of the Ring from Lord of the Rings, who seeks out to the destroy the One Ring. Though in Cornwood, they seek to destroy the Die of Power. |
Gnomes | Unknown. |
Centaurs | Seems to be a combination of the elves and the people of Rohan |
Wipe Castle's land | Gondor |
Momon's Army of Evil, and Navy of Moral-Dubiousness. | The forces of Mordor |
Morcs | Orcs. Also a parody of the character of Mork from Mork & Mindy. (Morcs where also the name of the Moe orcs from The Simpson Game.) |
Giant Kangaroos | Oliphaunts. |