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[king-crawler]

The scene where Ralph meets King Candy for the first time is one of the most interesting ones on a rewatch because you already know who King Candy is pretending Not to be. The way Ralph behaves is interesting too. (I’m studying these little 1kb game characters under a microscope)

Below the cut is a LONG scene/character analysis (~6min read?)

First off. King Candy’s mere Entrance in this scene already characterizes him a ton and he hasn’t even said anything yet. He speeds obnoxiously around Ralph in his little go-kart BLARING HIS HORN. This immediately gives off the impression of: Very in your face. Very full of himself. And Very Annoying About It. (sir.. your Turbo is showing)

BUT THE DIALOGUE. JUST THIS SINGLE INTERACTION:

(Ralph Face Reveal While Screaming)

“Milk my duds! it’s Wreck-it Ralph??”

“Yeah...? And who are you, the guy who makes the donuts?”

“Hoohoo, please- No! I’m King Candy!”

I love this interaction because King Candy INSTANTLY knows who Ralph is. And from Ralph’s perspective that’s… weird.

Ralph is probably a little confused. Given how he answers “yeah?” He doesn’t just straight up ask “How do you know who I am” because he’s currently being interrogated (Probably Not a Good Time) Also that recognition is something he rarely receives in the first place, so why from this guy…? So instead he asks: Well who are you supposed to be?

WELL FIRST OF ALL. HE KNOWS WHO RALPH IS BECAUSE TURBO’S GAME CABINET SAT NEXT TO HIS FOR YEARS. Which is why King Candy is so surprised - he’s probably seeing him for the first time in decades.

“Hoohoo, please- No! I’m King Candy!”

I also love how he nervously laughs at first before responding with “No!” In that particular way- simply laughing it off before being Rather Quick to reject Ralph’s proposal that he could possibly be someone else. Interesting .

But it’s the way he says “I’m King Candy!” That carries so much implication. His pose and smile, the perfect inflection in his voice- it’s theatrical, it’s like he’s rehearsed it. It’s almost like he’s trying to convince Ralph that he’s really who he says he is with the best performance possible. He’s been doing that for years and by this point he’s totally mastered it. Nobody suspects a thing. (For now……)

—————————— Skipping forward a little, Ralph explains that he got a medal from Hero's Duty.

"Your medal? (giggles) Bad guys don't win medals!"

"Well, this one did. I earned it over in... Hero's Duty"

"You game-jumped?? Ralph... You're not going Turbo, are you?"

"What? No no no no no..."

"Because i-if you think you can come in here- (laughs nervously) to MY kingdom, and take over MY GAME, YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMING!"

THERE IS A LOT TO UNPACK HERE.

First off we'll focus on Ralph. The way he admits it... He knows it sounds bad. He breaks eye contact and hesitates before saying "Hero's Duty." Probably because he knows what King Candy is gonna retort with. But he still says "I earned it" not only because he doesn't want to incriminate himself, but because he believes it. He did earn it... right? And then Ralph tries to brush off the suggestion that he's going Turbo before being interrupted by King candy's rampant tantrum. (WHICH I WILL GET TO.)

At this point, Ralph is becoming less confident that he earned his medal because he's in denial about “going Turbo.” His confidence wavers here especially because he's in the presence of this apparent authority figure whose trying to guilt and incriminate him. (And this is a situation he's already all too familiar with- think of how Surge Protector always halts him when going into games just because he's a bad guy.)

But there's still one major thing keeping this denial intact: He wants to hold onto the fact he deserves his medal so bad. Others have hurt him for so long, he thinks getting that medal alone means he'll finally be respected, praised, and loved.

"Is it Turbo to want a friend? Or a medal? Or a piece of pie every once in a while? Is it Turbo to want more out of life?"

(I know that’s literally the Conflict of the Movie. BUT ITS WORTH MENTIONING OKAY I LOVE RALPH’S CHARACTER LEAVE ME ALONE)

I think the fact you can gather all this info just from the way he's portrayed during this SINGLE INTERACTION- its amazing. Amazing character writing is when when nearly every action a character does reinforces their motivations or personality and you're able to SEE IT!!

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Now to focus on King Candy again… this FUCKER‼️

First off, him mentioning Turbo Isn’t even that suspicious at this point in the film… well… at first glance at least.

At first it seems like everyone knows who Turbo is. Ralph is questioned at Bad-Anon, Q*bert tells Felix and the nicelanders freak out- everyone who’s been around for a while knows who this guy is. But if you think about it… isn’t Sugar Rush a newer game? Not as new as Hero’s Duty, but it’s still a little odd that King Candy would know who Turbo is ON TOP of knowing Ralph. Just a little.

"You game-jumped?? Ralph... You're not going Turbo, are you?"

Ok but Seriously. That Part. The pure irony of King candy saying THAT a threat against Ralph in an attempt to incriminate him. The way he says it too... He breaks eye contact and glances to the floor like it’s something forbidden to even mention. His accompanied hand movements too (and King Candy speaks with his hands A Lot) they move like he’s describing a ghost story. He’s obviously trying to scare Ralph… trying to scare him into admitting something.

This is... a lot. Maybe even some level of self projecting...? Cuz MAN. that is too deep for me to even start getting into

But the fact that his OWN NAME (a SECRET IDENTITY MIND YOU) has become so infamous that now HE’S WEAPONIZING IT?!? IS INSANE??? Can you Imagine his thought process. Like how far gone into the deep end is he.

(SORRY FOR NOT USING MY OWN WORDS. BUT I JUST ADORE HOW @simpingforcys PUT IT HERE. …..)

THIS. this is so good. And the way King Candy eludes to “Turbo” as some kind of monster. Could that be offering him like. A Brief moment of catharsis. Or fuel some twisted sense of pride. What the FUCK is going on in this SICKO’S HEAD !!!!! I NEED TO KNOW!!!!

"Because i-if you think you can come in here- (laughs nervously) to MY kingdom, and take over MY GAME, YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMING!"

SECOND!!!!!! King Candy gets SO defensive SO FAST. That man jumps to conclusions IMMEDIATELY!!! He essentially throws a tantrum while stepping closer to Ralph, stumbling over his words and giggling nervously. The mere thought of there being ANY threat of someone else taking over "his game" riles him up SO BAD.

This is the same EXACT SAME TEMPER that made him storm into Roadblasters as Turbo years ago, because he saw Roadblasters as a direct threat to his own game's popularity - HIS popularity!!!! Because getting exposure- infamous or otherwise- is the ONLY thing that drives him. (Pun intended. Sorry.)

And the way he repeats “MY” kingdom “MY” game… mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine mine. Are you done with your tantrum old man.

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Wow. Anyways I think that’s enough for now. And that was in response to only a minute of content. (Oh dear.)

#🎬 #🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS #types out ‘milk my duds’ with absolute seriousness. #milk his WHAT! #anyways I didn’t mean to make gifs for this. it just happened. #king candy is animated so well I don’t think a still image does him justice LOL #I drafted most of this last week but only got around to finishing it today so I’m happy I got to do that :) #this movie makes me. abnormal. #turbo #ralph #wreck it ralph #king candy #analysis #character analysis #txt #screenshot #gif #rambling #long post #Youtube #turbotastic #turbo wreck it ralph #turbo wir

[king-crawler]

HE’S SO UGLY THAT DISNEY DISOWNED HIM

I love drawing his face but then I realize I have to draw the rest of his body 💔

He’s a little cuter here. whoops i didnt mean to say that out loud

#🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS #he’s the most ugliest evilest goblin of a man ever. I love him so much #MISERABLE #I also hate him #he deserves an overbite and slightly crooked teeth #he’s just like me fr #TURBOTASTIC #TURBO #turbo wreck it ralph #wreck it Ralph #sketches

[king-crawler]

🍬TURBO/KING CANDY RULER OF EVERYTHING FANCAM GO !!!!!🍬

#sour bill is a wonderful wife #🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS #king candy #ruler of everything #true. #wreck it ralph #turbo #kcb #turbo wreck it ralph #turbo wir #video

[king-crawler]

Someone’s being dramatic …

Your giant hand is so goofy

#I decided to color this in bed last night (I Got 5 Hours Of Sleep) #🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS #turbo wreck it ralph #wreck it ralph #turbo

[king-crawler]

I Unfortunately have to practice drawing King Candy for the thumbnail

(Sour Bill is allowed to stab someone as a treat)

#his eyebrows are actually like 50% smaller but I have to make him into a weird creature somehow #wreck it ralph #king candy #sour bill #🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS

[king-crawler]

Cory Loftis / Digital

Ok so wow. this concept art. The code room was originally gonna be in the depths of the castle where all the sugar coating has eroded away... and the passcode would've been a slot machine!!!

Casinos were actually the precursor to arcades by decades- slot machines are what arcade cabinets essentially evolved from. So having a slot machine here is like... the ancient texts....... and I fucking love that so much.

Learned from this video essay if ur interested :]

Lorelay Bove, Doug Ball / Digital

NOT TO MENTION Early concepts for King Candy's entire throne room LOOK BARBARIC. Its incredibly dungeon-like and reflective of his true personality, and his rule over Sugar Rush with an iron fist.

LOOK HOW HUGE THE CROWN IS ABOVE HIS THRONE. These levels of narcissism shouldn't even be possible...

Of course this isn't what we got in the final film- beautiful, sparkly and unassuming. Because he's always putting up a front.

"...And because King Candy is not the real king, we thought it would be funny to cover the whole castle in sugar coating just like him." -Lorelay Bove (visual development artist)

but hold on..... replacing the giant crown.... is....

is that a tiara?

oh. oh it so is. This is straight up just Vanellope's room.

I like the theory (not mine) that King Candy was never able to change the code to Vanellope's room for some reason, so he has to put up with it being pink. (hence why he corrects it to "salmon") how is this man still feeling confined by gender norms just admit that you like pink. you have sparkles on your vest and you make it WORK.

Anyways I think the barbaric dungeon-like throne room is what he. WANTED it to look like. But alas. when you steal the life of a little girl you're gonna get the ROOM of a little girl

#analysis #🎬 #🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS #just some silly rambling #sigh. am i gonna put this in the video too. #yes. #concept art #wreck it ralph #throne room #vanellope #king candy

[king-crawler]

(SIGH) I drew him again. AND HES EVEN SAYING THE THING! ❤️

DOING ANOTHER FULLBODY WAS A MISTAKE

#🎨 #🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS #his ass is NOT going in an environment. he gets abstract glitchy arcade background #I just needed to finish this I’ve been working on this for like 2 weeks lmfao #BUT YAAAY BETTER TURBO DRAWING!!!! #I love him #he’s so fun to draw #turbo #kcb #wreck it ralph #king candy #turbo wir #turbo wreck it ralph #turbotastic #king candybug #turbug #bug #bug tw #eye strain #eyestrain #bright colors

[king-crawler]

"King Candy says glitches can't race to protect us"

#DOING WHATS RIGHT... NO MATTER WHAT................ #anyways this is part of the analysis i just thought it was funny on its own HEHAHEHA #i love king candy slander #king candy #🐛virus offerings #wreck it ralph

[king-crawler]

Ok I feel bad for not Providing any Actual Substance about the ever elusive video project so here’s a 50 second clip so you get the general mood/editing style. (Yes it’s PNGtuber style) (It gradually gets more insane)

EDIT: THE KING CANDY SLANDER IS FOR FUNNIES I DONT ACTUALLY HATE HIM I SWEAR

#wir video #ACTUAL PREVIEW. #wreck it ralph #🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS #king candy #video

[king-crawler]

Turbo / King Candy / Candybug dump (Sorry if there are re-uploads lol)

Wow that must be embarrassing for him….

(that’s me holding his fingers)

Waening: ⚠️Some sort of fucking hideous creature.

This was my first concept for the analysis thumbnail :]c

There was a vision here. but turbo with random body parts just ended up looking really goofy

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[king-crawler]

do you perhaps think this was payback from earlier .

Ralph got angry because he's an emotional person, and rightfully protective of Vanellope- He's not a violent person. He was never ACTUALLY gonna beat Candy to a pulp (unfortunately.) Meanwhile Cybug King Candy delights in tormenting Ralph because Turbo IS a violent person. I think as the years went by he became a lot more cruel as well. So now King Candy finds great amusement in the suffering of others- something he always had done, but now he doesn't have to hide it.. (and especially with tormenting Ralph given how much trouble he's caused him)

#Just rambling lol. ill make this better later #“GET BACK HERE LITTLE GUY!” yeah... #🐛virus offerings #🎬 #screenshot #analysis #wreck it ralph #kcb #ralph #turbo #king candy #king candybug

[king-crawler]

SOMEBODY PLEASE FREE MY MAN SOUR BILL.

he doesn't get paid

During this entire scene all you can see is the tip of Sour Bill's Bald Green Head. its giving "Mike Wazowiski gets covered up by everything" energy

Sour bill is so exhausted and deadpan 90% of the time so whenever he IS shocked/concerned IT'S SAYING A LOT. i think he's just Genuinely Scared Of King Candy LMAO

not to mention his Genuine Fear upon entering the code chamber because his memory has been wiped

is he ok.

#sour bill is a traumatized 46 year old man to me #🎬 #he needs love and forgiveness and better working conditions i think #sour bill #wreck it ralph #king candy #analysis #not really analysis but it’s something LOL #observation #screenshot #🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS

[king-crawler]

The Disney villain book i ordered 3 weeks ago finally came and the sleeve was oily and chafed but at least I get the fabled single paragraph of King Candy insight

this is truly a game changer

And ralf

[TEXT DESCRIPTION BELOW]

Page 166: Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil.

KING CANDY - WRECK-IT RALPH.

RELEASE DATE: November 2, 2012.

DIRECTOR: Rich Moore.

VOICE TALENT: Alan Tudyk.

ANIMATOR: Zach Parrish.

"Everyone should have known with a pass code like UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A, START that this sugary-sweet king was not on the up-and-up. Who in the gaming world doesn't know that cheat code?! King Candy is the ruler of Sugar Rush, a video game made of everything sweet to eat, or as a wise Wreck- It Ralph sees it, a "candy-coated heart of darkness.' " But Sugar Rush was not always such a dark place; it was once a happy kingdom where Princess Vanellope von Schweetz ruled until an evil racer from a game called Turbo Time messed with her code and took her game for his own. The biggest shock? King Candy and that villainous racer known as Turbo are one and the same. Alan Tudyk, the voice of King Candy, said he had imagined King Candy to be a much bigger character, size-wise, and found it really funny that he was actually such a small man."

“Portrait of King Candy. Artist: Clay Loftis. Medium: Digital."

“Final Frames of Turbo from Wreck-It Ralph (2012)”

"Concept art of Turbo. Artist: Jim Kim. Medium: digital."

Page 184: Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil.

WRECK-IT RALPH - Wreck-It Ralph.

RELEASE DATE: November 2, 2012.

DIRECTOR: Rich Moore.

VOICE TALENT: John C. Reilly

ANIMATOR: Nik Ranieri

“Wreck-It Ralph is a "bad guy" who has been forced to spend every day for the last thirty years trying to destroy the apartment building that took his home away and to thwart Fix-It Felix from fixing everything Ralph wrecks. After "wrecking" the thirtieth anniversary celebration of his game, Ralph decides to go on a quest to earn a medal and prove to everyone, including himself, that he can be a good guy and do good things. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, director Rich Moore said that the idea for Wreck-It Ralph came when he was asked by Walt Disney Animation Studios to revamp an idea they had been working on for a while: a movie that takes place in a video game. "Video game characters do the same job every day," said Moore. "I don't know how you could tell a story about that, and then it kind of hits me. ... What if the main character did not like his job? If you had a character who is actually wondering: Is this all there is to life?" "

Concept Art of Vanellope and Ralph. Artist: Bill Schwab. Medium: digital.

Page 185: Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil.

Story sketches of Ralph. Artist: Jim Kim. Medium: Graphite

Final character pose of Ralph.

Final frame of ralph with the Bad-Anon support group from Wreck-It Ralph, 2012.

“Bad-Anon-One Game at a Time

"I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me."

-The Bad Guy Affirmation

Evervone needs a little help from their friends, even if their friends are a group of "bad guys." Bad-Anon is a place where the who's who of gaming bad guys can meet and talk about their feelings and what it is like to always be the one everyone loves to beat. Here are some of the familiar faces from the video games of the 1980s and 1990s.”

Bowser--King Koopa from Super Mario Bros.

Clyde--Ghost from Pac-Man.

Dr. Robotnik- -as himself from Sonic the Hedgehog.

Kano--as himself from Mortal Kombat.

M. Bison--as himself from Street Fighter.

Neff-as himself from Altered Beast.

Zangief-Red Cyclone from the Street Fighter series.

[TEXT DESCRIPTION END]

#the illustration is the best part #I knew there’d only be a page on him LMAO I’m not mad #I will still read the whole book in full ❤️ #wir #wreck it Ralph #turbo #king candy #🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS #Disney villains #Disney villains: delightfully evil #concept art #alt text #book #wir Art Book

[king-crawler]

I have 2 exams next week and I’m mad

#channeling them both #sour bill #king candy #wreck it ralph #🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS

[king-crawler]

#WHICHEVER ONE MOST APPLIES TO YOU #Wreck it Ralph #turbotastic #poll #turbo #🐛VIRUS OFFERINGS

[king-crawler]

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#Burger tastic! #I’m upset that I actually ate it #I fill sich to my stomack #I wasn’t given a choice. #based off a dream I had 5 months ago #turbo #wreck it ralph #turbotastic #Turbo Burger #gif #it hirts #food #burger #meat #not safe for LIFE… #🐛virus offerings