“You hit a guy with glasses. That's... Well played.”
Por qué es buena
A fact and a grudging compliment: losing well is its own move.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
You used my own notes against me. That's... Well played.
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King Candy Visits Ralph, Explained
Wreck-It Ralph · 2012
Capítulo 15 de 19 · 2'24"
On the surface the king offers a deal: he hands back a medal and asks for a favor. Underneath it is a pitch wrapped in concern. He wants the big guy to stop a glitch from racing and sells it as protection, even borrowing heroic language: "heroes have to make the tough choices, don't they?"
Key moments
Start here, then watch the full scene- 0:46–1:12
❝ Monólogo · 10 frases The King Makes His Case
26s - 2:00–2:15
❝ Monólogo · 4 frases Hand it to the hero
He names the pain, then asks Ralph to carry it like honor.
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King Candy Visits Ralph, explained
What happens
The king arrives at the big guy's hideout and gets roughed up before he can talk. He shows the stolen medal, says it is his to take, and asks only to be heard. Then he explains why the glitch girl must not race, and asks the big guy to talk sense into her.
What's really going on
The whole visit is a sales pitch dressed as sincerity. The king opens by handing over the medal and saying, "It's yours! Go ahead, take it," which costs him nothing if it buys cooperation. His concern for the glitch girl is real enough to sound reasonable—"I'm not against her! I'm trying to protect her!"—but the argument is really about saving his own game and his own subjects. He flatters the big guy with the language of heroism, insisting that "heroes have to make the tough choices, don't they?", and turns a dirty errand into a noble duty. The ask at the end is small and specific: talk her out of racing.
Key lines & what they mean
- “You hit a guy with glasses. That's... Well played.”
- The victim of a sucker-punch admits the trick worked, half hurt and half impressed by the move.
- “Doing what's right, no matter what.”
- The king's answer sounds noble but vague, a slogan he reaches for before asking for something self-serving.
- “Sad as it is, Vanellope cannot be allowed to race.”
- He calls the decision painful to make, presenting a cruel rule as a reluctant necessity.
- “But heroes have to make the tough choices, don't they?”
- He dresses up the request as heroic duty, pressuring the other side to agree to a hard, ugly task.
Theme
- Power — The king holds the medal and the rules, and uses both to steer the stronger character into doing his bidding.
- Deception — His plea is framed as protection and heroism, but the errand serves his own game above all.
Qué aprendes en este capítulo
Puntos de enseñanza
Repasa justo después de verMi nivel0/4
A1–C2 es la escala MCER. Las tarjetas por encima del nivel elegido se atenúan y la reproducción no se pausa en ellas.
Puntos de lengua
Toca una tarjeta para saltar a ese momentoFrases de oro
Una gran frase en sí misma: por qué y cómo usarla“Doing what's right, no matter what.”
Por qué es buena
A noble principle that sounds better the less you inspect it.
Registro
Formal
Úsala tú
Doing what's honest, no matter what.
“Sad as it is, Vanellope cannot be allowed to race.”
Por qué es buena
A sad concession on the way to a cruel decision: sympathy as packaging.
Registro
Formal
Úsala tú
Sad as it is, this project cannot be allowed to continue.
“But heroes have to make the tough choices, don't they?”
Por qué es buena
A burden renamed as heroism, then shared with everyone by one question.
Registro
Formal
Úsala tú
Leaders have to make the tough calls, don't they?
Monólogo
Un personaje sostiene la escena: practícalo entero❝ Candy's shutdown chain
Sad as it is, Vanellope cannot be allowed to race. Why are you people so against her? I'm not against her! I'm trying to protect her! If Vanellope wins that race, she'll be added to the race roster. Then gamers can choose her as their avatar. And when they see her glitching and twitching and just being herself, they'll think our game is broken. We'll be put out of order for good. All my subjects will be homeless. But there's one who cannot escape because she's a glitch.
If, then, when. He walks a child's race all the way to a dead arcade.
❝ Hand it to the hero
I know it's tough, But heroes have to make the tough choices, don't they? She can't race, Ralph, but she won't listen to me. So can I count on you to talk a little sense into her?
He names the pain, then asks Ralph to carry it like honor.
Siguiente · 16go down with the shipLa escena: Ralph Betrays VanellopeIdeas clave
Lo que te llevas- Use hear me out before judging
- Hear no matter what as firm resolve
- Use count on you to ask for help
- Track if/when clauses as consequences unfold
Preguntas frecuentes
La pregunta, luego la fraseWhy does King Candy give back the medal so easily?
He doesn't need it. Handing it over removes the big guy's reason to fight and buys him a chance to make his pitch.
Why does he want the glitch girl kept out of the race?
He claims that if gamers see her glitching they will think the game is broken, and a broken game gets unplugged.
Is he really trying to protect her?
He says so, but his own reasoning is that her winning could doom the whole game and everyone in it; protection and self-interest point the same way.
What favor does he ask at the end?
He asks the big guy to talk some sense into the girl, since she won't listen to him.