A Regular Epic Final Battle

"A Regular Epic Final Battle" is the series finale as well as the hour long special and the twenty-seventh episode in Season 8 (and two hundred and forty-fourth overall) of ''Regular Show. '' It first aired on January 16, 2017.

It is composed of 3 segments, "Part 1", "Part 2", and the final standalone part 3, titled "The Power".

Regular Show's end marks the beginning of the end of a cartoon era, as with this show's departure, Adventure Time and The Amazing World of Gumball are the only shows left to still stand after more than 6 years of production.

Synopsis
In the epic series finale, the fate of the universe will be decided.

Plot
Part 1: An epic final battle begins and concludes, all deciding the fate of the universe. The park crew arrives at Lolliland, the place of birth of Pops and Anti-pops. The place is all shattered of all the old fights the two brothers had and there they meet a group of natives from Lolliland.

Part 2:

The Power: After the events of Part 2, The episode begins the same way as the first episode of the series, titled with the same name. After the "fight" with Beef Burrito, Rigby realizes they have done this before, and Rigby remembers all past events from the show, they go outside and dig up a futuristic Blu-ray box that holds all the memories from Regular Show, after being dead in the reality in which they fight Anti-Pops.

Mordecai remembers what happened, and they look around, they're in a glitch in which time didn't reset, and all other characters are just bland white outlines, caused by the "deletion" of them by Anti-Pops. They use their magical keyboard to go back to the End, and witness the fight of Pops versus Anti-Pops. "Guess who's not dead after all."-They shout at Anti-Pops. He attacks them, throwing them back on Lolliland, as it blows up, destroyed to pieces.

Pops is knocked back to a space in time which reality is drawn only in black and white. He escapes, and dodges giant letters that form Regular Show in the background (alluding to the opening title seen every episode). He tries saving Rigby but is knocked back by a giant swarm of Adhesive Notes, as Mordecai's space is turned into a storyboard, and Rigby is made of post-it notes. "The fabric of reality is unraveling." -Anti-Pops laughs.

He sees Mordecai and Rigby threatened by Anti-Pops, and teleports to save them, putting them on a nearby asteroid. Anti-Pops taunts him. "I am here" -he says. His twin brother gets ready to attack, but Pops launches himself, hugging him, purple energy covering both of them.

Anti-Pops promises the minute he lets go he's going to "blast him into nothing". "I know, so I'm not going to let go." Pops sends himself and Anti-Pops into the Sun. As Mordecai and Rigby scream for Pops to return, he telepathically speaks to them. "Don't worry Mordecai and Rigby, I know you're sad, but I promise this is a happy ending. Take care of each other, goodbye."

"My God, all those one-star reviews, ah, I wish I could take it all back", Anti-Pops, now accepting his fate, says.

"You can try, you and I together, brother." Anti-Pops smiles, hugging back, as they are obliterated by the star. A giant super-nova forms, and Mordecai and Rigby are sent back to reality. A news reporter receives news that the parkdome is finally back, after 3 years in space, Margaret, also reporting at the time, leaves her post and runs to see the group again, after years.

Mordecai, Rigby and the others exit the dome to see hundreds of people. Their relatives run to hug him. Mordecai and Rigby's parents, Muscle Man's wife Starla, and his newborn child. Skips reunites with Techmo. Hi Five Ghost hugs Celia, and Benson's pig comes to see him, Margaret hugs Eileen. Rigby suddenly kisses Eileen, much to the surprise of the crowd. They're all happy, but Mordecai hears cries while giving an interview. It's Mr. Maellard, grieving over the loss of his loved son.

A statue of Pops is built. Mordecai leaves flowers on the statue, while they all grieve in silence for the loss of Pops. "He Chased Butterflies. He Loved to Laugh. He Saved the Universe. He Was Our Friend. Pops Maellard" is written on a plate on the statue.

Mordecai and Rigby part ways after six years of working together in the park. They hug, and drive to their new homes, leaving the Park once and for all. Mordecai is working as an abstract artist, showing paintings at an art gallery. He meets an unnamed bat-looking girl. They both stare at each other. Rigby, now visibly older and with a mustache, is seen teaching his child how to play games. Eileen brings sandwiches for them, and they hug. Benson greets the new park workers, along with Skips, still being the park groundskeeper. Muscle Man and Starla are shown to have six children. Hi Five Ghost and Celia are the DJ's in a concert in Prague.

25 years later, all of them come to a reunion. Maellard had passed away, and a statue commemorating him has been built, near the statue of his very son he lost long ago. Everyone has numerous children, and they all gather for a picture. Rigby and Mordecai talk again after all this time. They go to play some games.

The series ends with Pops, somewhere in the sky, presumably Heaven itself, ejecting a tape named "Regular Show" from a VHS player, and a Hanatronic TV. "Jolly Good Show" he says, relaxdly quoting his well-known catchphrase, as the episode and the series itself ends.

Characters

 * Mordecai
 * Rigby
 * Benson
 * Pops
 * Skips
 * Muscle Man
 * Hi Five Ghost
 * Eileen
 * Anti-Pops
 * Frivola-Kranus
 * Quadravi-Kranus
 * Weird Mushroom Guy
 * Guardian of Lolliland
 * Gilfoyle
 * Eggum-Kranus
 * HD DVD
 * Blu-ray
 * Baby Ducks
 * Andy
 * Carter and Briggs
 * Gary
 * Guardians of Eternal Youth
 * Party Horse 42699
 * Death
 * Chance Sureshot
 * Toothpick Sally
 * Recap Robot
 * Streaming
 * Stream Box Bots
 * Lolliland Man (proto-Pops)
 * The Waiter
 * Mr. Maellard
 * Margaret
 * Starla
 * Muscle Man's first daughter
 * Celia
 * Pam
 * Apple Sauce
 * Techmo
 * Mordecai's Parents
 * Rigby's Parents
 * Don
 * Unnamed female bat/Mordecai's wife
 * Rigby's children
 * Mordecai's children
 * Muscle Man's other children
 * Hi Five Ghost's children

Episode Notes

 * It's revealed that the Park Dome left Earth for three years.
 * It is revealed that the Chance Sureshot who died in "Space Escape" is actually one of his clones.
 * It is confirmed that if Pops and Anti-Pops died together, many victims and locations erased by Anti-Pops are revived and restored, as the universe itself is restored to its rightful balance.
 * It's revealed that Starla was pregnant at the time The Park was launched into space. This was evident when Starla welcomed Muscle Man back to Earth with their new daughter.
 * Although Thomas was supposed to appear in the episode, the writers decided against it, seeing as the Thomas arc had officially ended on a good note.
 * It seems as if a few characters know that this is a show. Pops, Rigby, Mordecai, and Anti-Pops all have lines that break the 4th wall.

Episode Connections

 * The opening scene of the final segment of the series is the first minute of The Power, the very first episode aired, excluding the pilot episode. A brief segment of The Naive Man from Lolliland is likewise seen during the final battle.

Pop Culture References

 * The song played during the montage at the end is the 1977 song, "Heroes" by David Bowie, who passed away over a year before this episode was aired. It is also the final song to be played in the series.