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{{quote|''[[Being Evil Sucks|Sure must be nice being the good guy...]]''|'''Ralph'''}}
The 52nd [[Disney Animated Canon|animated film from Disney's canon line-up]], ''Wreck-It Ralph'' is about
Dodging both the monsters and the abrasive Sergeant Calhoun ([[Glee (TV)|Jane Lynch]]), Ralph makes it to the top of the tower and gets the medal he needs -- only to accidentally awake all the aliens who are sleeping between plays of the game. Escaping the tower in a tiny fighter craft (and accidentally carrying along an alien egg), Ralph accidentally leaves ''Hero's Duty'' and crash lands in ''Sugar Rush'', a Japanese [[Racing Game]] that's equal parts ''[[Mario Kart]]'' and ''[[Candyland]]''. There he loses both the medal and the fighter, and encounters the supremely annoying Vanellope Von Schweetz ([[Sarah Silverman]]) -- a "glitch" character despised by the other racers in the game and hunted by the forces of King Candy, ''Sugar Rush'''s beloved (?) ruler. Ralph ends up helping Vanellope build a race car of her own as part of a deal to get his medal back and in doing so runs afoul of King Candy as well.
Purused by Felix, who wants him to come back to their game, and by Sergeant Calhoun, who rightfully fears for the consequences of a bug loose outside of ''Hero's Duy'', and by King Candy's police force, Ralph must find not only his medal, but the proper balance between being a bad guy and a nice guy without accidentally causing the destruction of his native game in the process.
Directed by Rich Moore, who was a writer on ''[[The Simpsons (Animation)|The Simpsons]]'' and later on ''[[Futurama (Animation)|Futurama]]''.
▲Directed by Rich Moore, who was a writer on ''[[The Simpsons (Animation)|The Simpsons]]'' and later on ''[[Futurama (Animation)|Futurama]]''. Slated for release on November 2, 2012. Watch the trailer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPSQOomMWro here], which was released during E3 2012.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Sergeant Calhoun.
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{{quote| ''Why are your hands so freakishly big?''<br />
''Are you a hobo?'' }}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]:
* [[Deconstruction Crossover]]
* [[Defictionalization]]: Disney designed, programmed, and constructed a working arcade machine of Fix-It Felix Jr. for the 2011 D23 Expo (and yes, it ''does look'' like it was made in the 80's)! With this film being about original video games, expect more of these to come!
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* [[Dimensional Traveler]]: Ralph, by "game jumping."
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Ralph is barefoot.
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Calhoun is being voiced by Jane Lynch. 'Nuff said.
* [[Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs]]: Vanelope wears a hair ribbon made of taffy and she has various types of candy stuck in her hair.
* [[Expy]]: All of the principle leads in this film are expies of video game characters in some way. Disney also got the rights to use actual videogame characters for cameos rather than just expies, a la ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' and ''[[Toy Story]]''. Ralph himself is basically a human [[Donkey Kong]]. The hero of the game, Felix, is an imitation of [[Super Mario Brothers|Mario.]]
** In addition, Ralph has a similar motivation to [[Wario]] in that he wants the fame that Felix gets.
** Also, the ''names'' "Fix-It Felix" and "Wreck-It Ralph" are similar to that of obscure franchise ''[[Hammerin Harry (Video Game)|Hammerin Harry]]'' complete with similar catchphrases. And indeed, the old trailer shows Ralph's house getting demolished to make place for a series of apartments, which is exactly what happens to Hammerin' Harry at the beginning of the game. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nX_IxIqrc4 Observe.]
** Sgt. Calhoun could be based on [[Metroid (Video Game)|Samus Aran]]. Her game ''Hero's Duty'' looks like a mix of ''[[Halo (Video Game)|Halo]]'' and ''[[Metroid Prime (Video Game)|Metroid Prime]]'', while its title riffs off of ''[[Call of Duty]]''. The title is also a signal to Ralph on where he can possibly learn heroism.
*** She also resembles a female [[Mass Effect (Video Game)|Commander Shepard]], particularly her attitude.
* [[Food Porn]]: ''Sugar Rush'', combining [[Level Ate]]<ref> (used as a [[Racing Game]] setting, hence the "Rush")</ref> with [[Pixar]]-esque visuals.
** Ralph is also shown eating cherries as big as watermelons
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Ralph, when not playing the bad guy.
* [[Good Costume Switch]]: Implied with leaked art of Ralph in [[Super Mario Bros|a familiar red and blue]] color scheme versus the orange and brown seen in the game art and official screens.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Ralph attempts to pull this off.
* [[Hundred-Percent Adoration Rating]]: Felix, from those he rescues in his game (i.e.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Ralph, Felix, Vanellope and Calhoun each bear at least a slight resemblance to their voice
* [[Intelligible Unintelligible]]: Q*bert, with Felix having to translate.
* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]:
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: "When did video games become so violent and scary?!"
* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: Surprisingly averted.
* [[Level Ate]]: The ''Sugar Rush'' world is made of candy.
* [[Magic Skirt]]: Vanellope hangs upside down from a tree branch and her skirt remains static. Justified in that it's made of paper candy cups.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: In his game, Ralph is a hulking, raging brute that fully intends to smash the building full of innocent tennants. When the game isn't being played, he is a [[Gentle Giant]] who
* [[Pac-Man Fever]]: Despite taking place in an arcade, they seem to be consciously averting it, presenting games from different eras (albeit fictional ones) and even having actual characters from different games a la ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. Notably, Bowser and Eggman actually resemble their official artwork with stunning faithfulness.
* [[Palette Swap]]: All the racers in ''Sugar Rush'' are the same except for their colors, hairstyles and vehicles.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: How the video game baddies are portrayed.
* [[Retraux]]: The ''Wreck-It Ralph'' arcade game is made to look like it was made in the 80s.
** [http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjI2OTgyNDQ5NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTE2Njg2Nw@@._V1._SY317_.jpg The teaser poster] is simply an 8-bit sprite of Ralph's head. They sure are banking on the [[Nostalgia Filter]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Game Central Station, located in the
** The ''[[Pacman]]'' font is used on the Litwak's Family Fun Center sign.
** When Felix lifts the magic hammer the familiar ''[[Super Mario Bros|Mario]]'' coin sound effect is heard.
* [[Spit Take]]: When Ralph says he's tired of being the bad guy, Bowser breathes fire involuntarily.
* [[Stop Copying Me]]: Ralph gets into one of these with Vanellope.
* [[Sugar Bowl]]: Looking at Vanelope, the candy-coated world of ''Sugar Rush'' will probably be one of these.
* [[Take That]]:
* [[Tropaholics Anonymous]]: Ralph is part of a group that helps video-game villains deal with their problems and help cope with their lot in life.
* [[The Von Trope Family]]: Vanelope Von Schweetz.
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Ralph (although he's trying to [[Invoked Trope|Invoke]] ''his own'' [[Heel Face Turn]]).
* [[Working Title]]: Was originally called ''Reboot Ralph'' and ''Joe Jump''
* [[X Meets Y]]: Disney and a few sources have called this "the video game equivalent of ''[[Toy Story]]''".
** And since Disney has acquired lots of rights for many videogame character cameos = [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit|Videogames meet ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit?'']]
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