Taffyta Muttonfudge

Stay sweet!

**Taffyta Muttonfudge** is a character in Disney's Wreck-It Ralph. She is a prominent racer from the game *Sugar Rush* and a rival to Vanellope von Schweetz. She drives a pink, hard candy kart called "Pink Lightning", and her racing theme seems to be strawberry hard candy.

## Description

Taffyta Muttonfudge: The Hard Hitting Strawberry

The lollipop-lickin' is a top-notch racer in the game Sugar Rush. She is a fierce competitor who keeps her eyes on the prize and isn't afraid to derail anyone who gets in her way. Though King Candy is Sugar Rush's reigning racing champion, Taffyta always manages to give him a run for his money with her wicked driving skills.

## Appearance

Taffyta is a small girl with Chibi-like proportions: she has a large head with a small body. She has tan skin, rosy cheeks, glossy pink lips, and short platinum lightly blonde hair in a bob-cut with low front bangs covering her dark brown eyebrows. She has a small rosy jellybean-like nose. Her deep periwinkle eyes are large and animesque. She has dark thick upper and lower lashes that are varnished in mascara. She is almost always seen sucking on a strawberry lollipop.

Taffyta's ensemble is almost entirely comprised of shades of pink. She wears a frosted magenta strawberry-themed cap (resembling that of *Strawberry Shortcake*'s, who is possibly the inspiration for her design) or helmet on her head that doubles as a visor when she's racing. Underneath her hot pink racing jacket, she wears a lighter frosted pink dress and white-and-pink-striped leggings with matching sneakers. She tops her outfit off with white racing gloves.

## Personality

Taffyta Muttonfudge is a skilled racer from the game *Sugar Rush*, where she is known to be second only to King Candy, whom she admires and respects. Due to her accomplishments, her ego and confidence have inflated and made her arrogant and cocky. Taffyta is also quite charismatic and can put on quite a charming front; she is evidently popular and the leader of the group of *Sugar Rush* racers, with Candlehead and Rancis Fluggerbutter being her closest friends. She tends to be bossy and somewhat crass to her competitors, likely because she does not see them as her equals. Taffyta's most frequent target for bullying is Vanellope, whom she believes is a glitch capable of getting this game unplugged. Being unquestionably loyal to King Candy, Taffyta takes it upon herself to stop Vanellope from racing, and even influences the other racers to join her endeavors, bullying Vanellope in a truly cruel and abusive manner as she was manipulated by him.

At the end of the movie, when Vanellope is revealed to be the rightful ruler of *Sugar Rush*, Taffyta is truly remorseful and immediately apologizes for her actions. She shows that despite her attitude, she is mature enough to admit her mistakes. Taffyta is also very dramatic in her emotions, especially in fear, sadness, or anger; she is prone to wailing and bursting into tears whenever she is upset. In the tie-in book, One Sweet Race, which takes place after the movie, Taffyta still apparently enjoys teasing others, which hints that she is just programmed to be arrogant.

By the time of *Ralph Breaks the Internet* six years later, Taffyta is openly mocking and hostile towards Vanellope as a result of their competitive roles, but is now unable to act against her, thus being more of a competitive rival than a bully to Vanellope, like she used to be. She appears envious of Vanellope's position as the most popular racer, yet she does not let her jealousy get the best of her and instead treats Vanellope like an equal than she was unable to do before.

## Trivia

* "Taffyta" is actually a portmanteau of "Tabitha" and "Taffy".
* Her name is made up of 3 different foods: taffy, mutton, and fudge. However, her last name sounds like "muffin", so she can also be considered a muffin-themed racer.
* Though her role in the film is relatively small, Taffyta was one of the most heavily marketed characters from the film.
* During the time of the film's release, Taffyta's voice actress, Mindy Kaling, used a promotional image of Taffyta as her Twitter icon.
* Taffyta wears dark brown or black mascara, and it can be seen running down her face as she sobs during Vanellope's execution joke.
* When Vanellope pulled Taffyta away from smashing her crudely made kart, if you look close enough, Vanellope made Taffyta glitch briefly.
* Taffyta is the only female *Sugar Rush* racer who wears a dress beneath her racing jacket; all the other female racers wear a top and a miniskirt.
	+ She's also the only racer that wears gloves.
* In the film, she shares a similar role with Gene, who antagonizes Ralph, telling him that he will never be a hero as his only purpose is to wreck the building. Comparatively, Taffyta tells Vanellope she will never be a racer because she is nothing more than a glitch. At the end of the movie, both Gene and Taffyta make peace with Ralph and Vanellope, although Taffyta and Vanellope had developed a new hostile rivalry by the time of the sequel.
* Taffyta is the only returning character from the original film to get recast for its sequel.