Candlehead

Fix-It Felix Jr. (adoptive father)

Fix-It Felix Sr. (adoptive grandfather)

Unnamed adoptive grandmother

**Candlehead** is a minor character in Disney's 2012 animated feature film, *Wreck-It Ralph* and its 2018 sequel. She is one of the racers in *Sugar Rush* and appears to be themed around birthday cake and ice cream. Along with Rancis Fluggerbutter, she is one of Taffyta Muttonfudge’s cronies.

## Appearance

Candlehead is a young, rosy skinned girl with green eyes. She wears a pink jacket and skirt with a brown diagonally striped shirt beneath it. She also wears brown leggings with pink polka dots, black boots that have little waves of pink icing, and a large chocolate-colored cupcake hat with pink icing and a candle on the top. While racing, she wears a large cupcake helmet similar to her beanie, complete with a candle on top, as well as a dark pink visor. Candlehead often has a happy and careless expression and wears her mint green hair in two low pigtails.

## Personality

During the film, Candlehead works closely with Taffyta Muttonfudge and Rancis Fluggerbutter as one of Taffyta's followers. She often does what Taffyta says——for instance, she uses the flames from her kart engine to light cherry bombs during a race to slow down Vanellope after Taffyta gives her the instruction. In the end of the film, when Vanellope is proven to be Sugar Rush's true ruler, Candlehead bawls and claims that she only bullied Vanellope because she was doing what Taffyta told her. She is implied to be either weak-willed or unaccountable, as she attempts to blame Taffyta for making her bully Vanellope under threat of death. According to her official bio, she is a bit ditzy——this may be seen when the racers are lined up just before entering the roster race and she holds her coin upside down. Candlehead is also shown to be a bit protective of her candle, becoming distressed when it is extinguished.

## Trivia

* In the Japanese dub of *Wreck-It Ralph*, a character called Minty Sakura was modeled to replace Minty Zaki. However, she looks much more like Candlehead, wearing a traditional Japanese kimono and a raspberry clip in her hair.
* Her Ice Screamer kart represents a funny car dragster.
* Candlehead is the only *Sugar Rush* character who doesn't have a last name in the English release and most translations.
* Her plush is mint chocolate chip scented.
* Her fans are small, anthropomorphic pink and teal saltwater taffy.
* When the racers are introduced, she seems to keep looking at Taffyta and mimicking her actions. Also, when Taffyta joins the racers before King Candy, Candlehead gives her a high five.
* Her kart has several candle-shaped exhaust pipes that emit hot sparks that are able to light cherry bombs. It may have been influenced by the exhaust pipes on high-performance sports cars, which release bursts of flames due to unburnt fuel.
* She and Vanellope Von Schweetz are the only racers who wear short boots.
* She can be a playable character in Disney Crossy Road.
* A face character of Candlehead was introduced in 2016 along with other Sugar Rush Racers as part of *Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade*, acting as baton twirlers ahead of Vanellope's float.

## Quotes

* **I was just doing what Taffyta told me to do!**
* **Oh, that's right.**
* **My candle!**