Shush! Close them!Wreck-It Ralph · 2012 — Chapter 16 of 19 · 2'27" · B1
Ralph Betrays Vanellope, Explained: go down with the ship
A gift turns into a fight. After a hand-made medal is given away, one side admits to talking with King Candy and refuses to let the other race. "You sold me out?" is the accusation, and the answer is that this is all meant to save a life.
What happens
Vanellope gives Ralph a medal she made herself, then he tells her he has been talking to King Candy. He insists she cannot be a racer and physically stops her from leaving for the race, while she calls him a traitor and refuses to listen to a word.
Listen for
a date with destinysave your skingo down with the shipGee, thanks
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Phrase of the scene
go down with the ship
与船同沉；跟着一起完蛋
拉尔夫警告范罗佩，游戏一旦被停掉，她会跟着一起完蛋。
The captain refused to leave and went down with the ship.
Also in this scene
- a date with destiny
与命运有约；即将面对决定命运的时刻
- save your skin
保住性命；免于受罚
- Gee, thanks
多谢啊（其实是敷衍或反讽）
Everything marked in this scene
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"To stinkbrain". Gee, thanks."To stinkbrain". Gee, thanks.Just in case we don't win.Not that I think there's even a remote chance we're not going to win.not that-clause
Not that I think there's even a remote chance we're not going to win.Now rise, my royal chump. I've got a date with destiny.Now rise, my royal chump. I've got a date with destiny.imperative
Now rise, my royal chump. I've got a date with destiny.Ralph, come on. Move your molasses.liaison
Ralph, come on. Move your molasses.Who cares about this stupid race anyway? Right?Look, what I'm saying is you can't be a racer.Look, I'm going to be straight with you, kid.going to be + adjective
Look, I'm going to be straight with you, kid.You sold me out?elision
You sold me out?You're a rat!And I don't need you, and I can win the race on my own.But I'm trying to save your skin, kid!liaison
But I'm trying to save your skin, kid!Put me down! Let me go!Put me down! Let me go!Do you know what's gonna happen when the players see you glitching?No! You better care, because if your game goes out of order,conditional with present tense
No! You better care, because if your game goes out of order,- you go down with the ship, little sister! - I'm not listening to you!Get out of my way! I'm going to that race!Take me down from here, Ralph, right now!No. I'm doing this for your own good!Ralph Betrays Vanellope, explained
What's really going on
Both of them believe they are protecting the other, and neither can say it in time. Ralph has learned a real danger: if Vanellope races and glitches, players will think the game is broken and the cabinet will be unplugged. His warning, "if your game goes out of order, you go down with the ship, little sister," is cold comfort, because it arrives as an act of control rather than a conversation. Vanellope hears only the betrayal, and her "I can win the race on my own" is both defiance and hurt. The scene works because the audience can see both sides: one is cruel to be kind, the other is right to feel sold out.
Theme
BetrayalFrom one side the deal with King Candy looks like selling a friend out, and the accusation lands before any explanation can.
TrustA friendship built over the kart breaks the moment one side acts on the other's behalf without consent.
What you'll learn
- Use “You sold me out?” to challenge betrayal.
- Understand save your skin as protecting someone.
- Use be straight with you to speak honestly.
- Catch the consequence inside a because-if warning.
Listen for
- Move your molasses — liaison
- sold me out — elision
- save your skin — liaison
Not that I think there's even a remote chance we're not going to win.A joking reassurance that the gift is just insurance, since winning feels like a certainty.
Now rise, my royal chump. I've got a date with destiny.A playful, mock-royal send-off, treating the coming race as a fateful appointment.
But I'm trying to save your skin, kid!Ralph's defense: what looks like betrayal is, in his mind, the only way to keep her alive.
No. I'm doing this for your own good!The line that ends the argument, using care as a reason to override what she wants.
Questions about this scene
Why does Ralph stop Vanellope from racing?
He believes that if players see her glitch, they will think Sugar Rush is broken and the game will be unplugged, taking her with it.
Did Ralph really sell Vanellope out to King Candy?
He made a deal with King Candy to keep her out of the race, but his goal was to protect her rather than hand her over, which is why he claims he is saving her skin.
Why does Vanellope call Ralph a traitor?
She finds out he talked to King Candy behind her back and then blocks her from the race, so from where she stands he broke her trust.
What does 'go down with the ship' mean here?
It means that if the game is switched off, every character inside it disappears, so the risk is not just the race but her whole existence.
Wreck-It Ralph · 19 chapters
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Up next · Chapter 17take it to my graveRalph Licks Sour Bill for Answers
Chapter 1name of the gameRalph's Opening Monologue
Chapter 2come to terms withRalph Shows Up to Bad-Anon
Chapter 3the end of the worldRalph Crashes the Anniversary Party
Chapter 4a four-letter wordCalhoun's Hero's Duty Briefing
Chapter 5out to pastureFix-It Felix Jr. Breaks Down
Chapter 6state your businessFelix Searches Hero's Duty for Ralph
Chapter 7a ticket to a better lifeVanellope Outsmarts Ralph
Chapter 8a smoking huskCalhoun Explains the Cy-Bug Threat
Chapter 9wipe the slate cleanVanellope Crashes the Roster Race
Chapter 10another thing comingKing Candy Threatens Ralph
Chapter 11an accident waiting to happenVanellope Makes a Deal
Chapter 12stole Turbo's thunderCalhoun Explains the Turbo Warning
Chapter 13outside your comfort zoneRalph Bakes a Kart in a Minute
Chapter 14in the bagRalph Learns to Drive a Kart
Chapter 15talk a little sense intoKing Candy Visits Ralph
Watching · Chapter 16go down with the shipRalph Betrays Vanellope
Chapter 17take it to my graveRalph Licks Sour Bill for Answers
Chapter 18pull yourself togetherRalph Pleads With Felix in the Dungeon
Chapter 19a nice ring to itVanellope Rejects the CrownChapter 16 of 19 · about 5 min to go