All hail our rightful ruler, King Candy.Wreck-It Ralph · 2012 — Chapter 9 of 19 · 3'51" · B1
Vanellope Crashes the Roster Race, Explained: wipe the slate clean
King Candy turns a post-arcade ritual into a winner-takes-a-slot race, complete with a gold-coin entry fee. When a glitch named Vanellope sneaks onto the roster, the other racers revolt — "There's no way that I am racing with a glitch" — and Candy orders her hauled to his castle.
What happens
Sugar Rush's King Candy holds a race to fill tomorrow's roster: the first nine racers across the line become the game's avatars, and everyone must pay a gold coin to enter. A glitch named Vanellope slips into the lineup, thrilling herself and horrifying the other racers, who chase her and call for security.
Listen for
wipe the slate cleanglitchthe fee to competeAll hail
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Phrase of the scene
wipe the slate clean
一笔勾销，重新开始
糖果王在比赛前宣布旧名单作废，用这句听起来很公平的话为重新洗牌做铺垫。
Let's wipe the slate clean and start over.
Also in this scene
- glitch
故障；程序出错
- the fee to compete
参赛要交的费用
- All hail
向……致敬；万岁
Everything marked in this scene
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Thank you for that stirring introduction, Sour Bill.It was a wonderful day of racing. It was.But now the arcade is closed, so it's time to wipe the slate clean.it's time to
But now the arcade is closed, so it's time to wipe the slate clean.liaison
But now the arcade is closed, so it's time to wipe the slate clean.And race to decide our new roster.The first nine racers across that finish line will represent Sugar Rush as tomorrow's avatars!will future
The first nine racers across that finish line will represent Sugar Rush as tomorrow's avatars!The fee to compete is one gold coin from your previous winnings, if you've ever won, which I have.The fee to compete is one gold coin from your previous winnings, if you've ever won, which I have.non-defining which
The fee to compete is one gold coin from your previous winnings, if you've ever won, which I have.Stay sweet!Little stealer! Wait till I catch that brat.Little stealer! Wait till I catch that brat.The glitch!We're not going to hurt you, you little freak!going to future
We're not going to hurt you, you little freak!Slow down! Slow down a little bit.flap
Slow down! Slow down a little bit.You! Give me back my medal right now!Oh good, the cops. She went that way!Hold still! Take that!Hold still! Take that!liaison
Hold still! Take that!Calm down! Everything's all right.We'll repair all the damage.There's no way that I am racing with a glitch.There's no way that I am racing with a glitch.Sour Bill, that glitch cannot be allowed to race!Vanellope Crashes the Roster Race, explained
What's really going on
The ceremony hides a rigged order. King Candy frames the race as a fair reset — "it's time to wipe the slate clean" — but the roster is really a line between who belongs in Sugar Rush and who doesn't. Vanellope's presence breaks it: "There's no way that I am racing with a glitch," one racer snaps, and Candy doesn't argue the point, he dispatches guards. The cheering crowd turns on a child in seconds, which is the scene's real subject: a game, like a society, decides who gets to play, and the ones it casts out are called glitches rather than people.
Theme
IdentityVanellope is labeled 'the glitch'; the race decides who is allowed to belong in Sugar Rush.
PowerKing Candy controls the roster and frames a rigged selection as a cheerful public ritual.
What you'll learn
- Use pay-to-play for events that require payment.
- Understand wipe the slate clean as a reset.
- Hear glitch as a gaming label and insult.
- Use hold still when telling someone not to move.
Listen for
- wipe the slate clean — liaison
- a little bit — flap
- Take that — liaison
All hail our rightful ruler, King Candy.A courtly shout of loyalty that opens the ceremony, flattering Candy as the game's legitimate king.
But now the arcade is closed, so it's time to wipe the slate clean.With the arcade shut for the night, Candy announces that the old results are erased and a new race will pick tomorrow's racers.
We're not going to hurt you, you little freak!The racers' reassurance is an insult: they chase Vanellope while calling her a monster.
There's no way that I am racing with a glitch.A racer flatly refuses to share the track with Vanellope, treating her flaw as disqualifying.
Questions about this scene
Why does King Candy hold the roster race?
He says the arcade's closing is a chance to wipe the slate clean, so the game races to choose the nine avatars who will represent Sugar Rush tomorrow.
Why can't Vanellope race?
She's a glitch, and the others see her as a defect that shouldn't be on the track. King Candy doesn't just agree, he orders guards to bring her to his castle.
What happens to the racers who lose?
Losing means not being on tomorrow's roster, so the racers are competing for their place in the game as much as for a trophy.
What does it mean that the event is pay-to-play?
Every racer must pay a gold coin from previous winnings to enter, so past winners like Candy can compete while the penniless are shut out.
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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
Watching · 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
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 9 of 19 · about 25 min to go