Candle Bear (microgame)

Candle Bear is a Boss Microgame from WarioWare: Move It!, being featured in the level Mermaid Meet and Greet which Mona hosts. It uses the Sky Stretch form for its gameplay.
== Layout ==
The microgame's titular protagonist, the Candle Bear, sits on a chair with a candle in each of his hands. The candles take their design from birthday candles, being white with blue spiralling up. During the introduction, the ant leader crashes down, with some eating utensils in his hands. During the second phase, a cannon that must be lit will spawn on one of the Candle Bear's sides. Throughout the microgame until the cannon's fuse is successfully lit, ants try to snuff out the Candle Bear's candles with water in an attempt to get the cake he is meant to guard.
== Gameplay ==
This microgame comes in two phases. When players move their arms, the Candle Bear moves the candles in his hands accordingly.
=== Phase 1 ===
During the first phase, the Candle Bear has to keep his candles lit by moving the flames out of the line of fire as flying ants attempt to shoot water at it. If the ants extinguish one of the Candle Bear's candles, the Candle Bear can use his remaining candle to reignite the candle. If both candles are snuffed, the player loses.
=== Phase 2 ===
During the second phase, a cannon pops up with its fuse frozen and the Candle Bear has to destroy the ice surrounding the cannon's fuse so it can launch its projectile. Rain clouds may appear on one side to douse a candle with their water. If the player fires the cannon, the ant leader's junk pile is destroyed and he is defeated, and the player wins. Once again, if the Candle Bear has both his candles snuffed, the player loses.
=== Difficulty Levels ===
The ants increase their aggressiveness on harder difficulty levels. On Level 1, they are predictable, and the rain cloud has a gap that the Candle Bear can hold his candles in. On Level 2, the ants try more difficult-to-dodge moves, and the rain cloud has no gap. Level 3 is Level 2 on steroids, and the ants can more closely track which way the Candle Bear moves his candles.
== Behind the Scenes ==
=== Etymology ===
The Microgame's name comes from "candle bearer."
Category:WarioWare: Move It!
Category:Microgames in WarioWare: Move It!