Sunday, 7 January 2018

This Theory About “Wreck-It Ralph” Gives One Of The Characters An Even More Tragic Backstory

It’s gonna wreck you.

So, you've probably seen the movie Wreck-It Ralph, which follows Ralph, a video game bad guy, on his quest to win a medal and be the good guy for once.

So, you've probably seen the movie Wreck-It Ralph, which follows Ralph, a video game bad guy, on his quest to win a medal and be the good guy for once.

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Along the way, he meets a variety of characters, all with different backstories. None, however, are more tragic than Sergeant Calhoun's.

Along the way, he meets a variety of characters, all with different backstories. None, however, are more tragic than Sergeant Calhoun's.

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During the movie, we watch a flashback of Calhoun's wedding where she genuinely looks happy!

During the movie, we watch a flashback of Calhoun's wedding where she genuinely looks happy!

Like, she clearly loves this dude.

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But during the ceremony, a cy-bug crashes into the church and eats her fiancé whole.

But during the ceremony, a cy-bug crashes into the church and eats her fiancé whole.

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Calhoun immediately pulls out a giant gun and begins blasting away at the cy-bug which just ate her lover.

Calhoun immediately pulls out a giant gun and begins blasting away at the cy-bug which just ate her lover.

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This backstory is tragic enough on its own, but it might not even be the full story. A theory posted by Redditor ItsGotToMakeSense points out a very interesting detail about the cy-bugs:

This backstory is tragic enough on its own, but it might not even be the full story. A theory posted by Redditor ItsGotToMakeSense points out a very interesting detail about the cy-bugs:

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Cy-bugs become what they eat, and we see this happen at three different points throughout the movie. The first time is when one eats Ralph's laser gun in Hero's Duty.

Cy-bugs become what they eat, and we see this happen at three different points throughout the movie. The first time is when one eats Ralph's laser gun in Hero's Duty.

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We next see this happen when a cy-bug eats the root of a candy tree and immediately takes on its color.

We next see this happen when a cy-bug eats the root of a candy tree and immediately takes on its color.

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And finally, we see King Candy/Turbo get eaten and morph into a hybrid of himself and the cy-bug.

And finally, we see King Candy/Turbo get eaten and morph into a hybrid of himself and the cy-bug.

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But before we see any of that we're told it happens by none other than Calhoun herself:

But before we see any of that we're told it happens by none other than Calhoun herself:

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Calhoun knew because she had seen it happen firsthand. She watched helplessly as a cy-bug ate her fiancé alive, then was forced to kill it while it morphed into the image of her lover.

Calhoun knew because she had seen it happen firsthand. She watched helplessly as a cy-bug ate her fiancé alive, then was forced to kill it while it morphed into the image of her lover.

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Pretty dark, Disney. Pretty dark.

Pretty dark, Disney. Pretty dark.

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