Focused around video game characters, Disney's 2012 animated feature film, Wreck-It Ralph and its 2018 sequel feature numerous video game characters from multiple publishing companies alongside the film's cast of original characters, much like the 1988 film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
The Walt Disney Company[]
- Main article: List of cameos in Disney films
- Mickey Mouse (on a billboard)
- Chip (as a Tsum Tsum)
- Clarabelle Cow
- Humphrey the Bear
- J. Audubon Woodlore
- Snow White from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Grumpy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- The Seven Dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (silhouettes on a sign)
- Magic Mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- The Poisoned Apple from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Pinocchio and the blue fairy from Pinocchio(on a screenshot)
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- Dumbo
- The Crows from Dumbo (on a screenshot)
- Bambi,Thumper and Flower from Bambi (on a poster)
- Cinderella
- Jaq and Gus,a Female Mouse and The Birds from Cinderella
- Alice,the Mad Hatter and The Marcha Hare from Alice in Wonderland (on a screenshot)
- Tinker Bell and Peter Pan's Shadow from Peter Pan
- Lady from Lady and the Tramp (on a screenshot)
- Tramp from Lady and the Tramp (on a screenshot)
- Aurora from Sleeping Beauty
- Pongo from One Hundred and One Dalmatians (on a screenshot)
- Marie from The Aristocats (on a "Cats Video" compilation)
- Prince John and Sir Hiss from Robin Hood (on a screenshot)
- Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh
- Piglet from Winnie the Pooh (as a Tsum Tsum)
- The Light Cycles from Tron
- The Bit from Tron
- Ariel from The Little Mermaid
- Belle from Beauty and the Beast
- Beast from Beauty and the Beast (on a shirt)
- Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast (as an inanimate candlestick)
- Jasmine,Rajah,Magic Carpeta and The Genie's lamp from Aladdin
- Genie from Aladdin (hand only, on Jasmine's shirt)
- Simba,Timón and Pumbaa from The Lion King (on a screenshot)
- Pocahontas
- Meeko from Pocahontas
- Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (on a screenshot)
- Fa Mulan from Mulan
- Mushu from Mulan (on Fa Mulan's jacket)
- Kuzco from The Emperor's New Groove (on a screenshot)
- Lilo Pelekai,Stitch and Nani Pelekai from Lilo & Stitch (on a screenshot)
- Kenai and Koda from Brother Bear (on a screenshot)
- Tiny the T-Rex from Meet the Robinsons
- Lefty from Meet the Robinsons (briefly on the Fatal Assault arcade screen during the wide view of Litwak's arcade)
- Bolt from Bolt (on a "Lost Dog" flyer)
- Tiana from The Princess and the Frog
- Prince Naveen from The Princess and the Frog (in his frog form)
- James and Eudora from The Princess and the Frog (pictured)
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- Rapunzel from Tangled
- Rapunzel's Frying Pan from Tangled
- Pascal from Tangled (as a stuffed chameleon)
- Vladimir from Tangled
- Meg from Paperman (pictured)
- The Lipstick Form from Paperman (appears during the villains' support group scene)
- Elsa and Anna from Frozen
- King Agnarr from Frozen (on a screenshot)
- Arendelle from Frozen (on a snow globe)
- Hiro Hamada from Big Hero 6 (on a screenshot)
- Baymax,Fred,Honey Lemon and Go Go Tomago from Big Hero 6
- Aunt Cass from Big Hero 6 (on a screenshot)
- Mochi from Big Hero 6 (on a video)
- San Fransokyo from Big Hero 6 (on a calendar)
- Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde from Zootopia
- Moana
- Heihei from Moana
- Tamatoa and The Ocean from Moana (on Moana's shirt)
- Maui's Fish Hook from Moana (on a display case)
- Motunui from Moana (on a magazine)
Pixar[]
- Luxo, Jr.
- The Pixar Ball
- Woody from the Toy Story series (on a screenshot)
- Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story series
- Mr. Ray from Finding Nemo (on a screenshot)
- Lightning McQueen from the Cars series (on a poster)
- EVE and Hal from WALL-E
- Carl's House from Up
- Merida from Brave
- Arlo from The Good Dinosaur
Lucasfilm/LucasArts[]
- C-3PO from Star Wars
- R2-D2 from Star Wars
- Chewbacca from Star Wars (on a CD)
- Yoda from Star Wars (on a CD)
- Darth Vader from Star Wars (his breath can also be heard while Ralph is evading Wynnchel and Duncan in the first film)
- Maul from Star Wars (resembled by a net user)
- First Order Stormtroopers from Star Wars
- TIE Fighter from Star Wars
- X-Wing from Star Wars
- A 1983 Star Wars arcade game can be seen in a wide view of Litwak's Arcade.
Marvel Studios[]
- Iron Man
- Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy (resembled by a net user)
- Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy
- Baby Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
The Muppets Studio[]
- Kermit the Frog from The Muppets (head only)
- Beaker from The Muppets (head only)
Touchstone Pictures[]
- Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas (as a mask)
- Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas (resembled by a net user)
Disney Parks[]
Game Sets[]
Nintendo[]
- Bowser from Super Mario Bros.
- A Super Mushroom from Super Mario Bros.
- Several Question (?) Blocks from Super Mario Bros.
- The Ducks from Duck Hunt (appears in the Fix-It Felix Jr. arcade game)
- The Triforce from The Legend of Zelda
- An NES controller is used as Sugar Rush's program room keypad used by King Candy to hack the game
Concept art for the Tappers scene featured Glass Joe from Punch-Out! as a bar patron. Bubbles from Clu Clu Land, The Master Sword from The Legend of Zelda, and Piranha Plant from Super Mario Bros. were also initially set to make appearance in the film, but were eventually cut from the final version of the film. Mario and Luigi were also planned to actually appear in the film, but they were cut because writers couldn't think of a suiting way to incorporate them. However, Mario was mentioned by Felix during his game's 30th anniversary party.
Sega[]
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik from Sonic the Hedgehog
- Miles "Tails" Prower from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (picture on a wall in Tapper's Bar)
- Amy Rose from Sonic the Hedgehog CD (on the arcade cabinet of Sonic the Fighters alongside some other Sonic characters; her younger self from Sonic CD is used)
- Knuckles the Echidna from Sonic the Hedgehog 3/& Knuckles (on the arcade cabinet of Sonic the Fighters and when Vanellope tells Ralph to "bust it open, Knuckles." (debatable))
- Espio the Chameleon from Sonic the Hedgehog (On Sonic Championship arcade cabinet).
- Bean the Dynamite from Sonic the Fighters (on the arcade cabinet of Sonic the Fighters)
- Bark the Polar Bear from Sonic the Fighters (on the arcade cabinet of Sonic the Fighters)
- Fang the Sniper from Sonic & Tails 2/Sonic Triple Trouble (on the arcade cabinet of Sonic the Fighters)
- Neff from Altered Beast
- Cyril the Zombie from House of the Dead
- Thomas Rogan from House of the Dead (on a picture)
- The Centurion from Altered Beast (on a picture)
- Yellow Robot from Cyborg Justice (referred to as 1011001)
- Mishaela from Shining Force (referred to as Sorceress)
- Shinobi from Shinobi
- Joe Musashi from Shinobi (on a picture)
- Angel Kids from Angel Kids
- Gilius Thunderhead from Golden Axe (on a picture)
- The Finish Line from Daytona USA
Capcom[]
- Ken Masters from Street Fighter
- Ryu from Street Fighter
- M. Bison (Vega) from Street Fighter II
- Zangief from Street Fighter II
- Chun-Li from Street Fighter II
- Cammy White from Super Street Fighter II
- Blanka from Street Fighter II (appeared briefly during the closing credits)
- E. Honda from Street Fighter II (on a picture)
- Dhalsim from Street Fighter II (on a picture)
- Guile from Street Fighter II (on a picture)
- Sagat from Street Fighter (on a picture)
- Balrog from Street Fighter (on a picture)
Dr. Wily from the Mega Man series was initially set to make an appearance in the Bad-Anon villains support group, but was eventually cut from the final version of the film.
Namco Bandai Games[]
- Clyde Ghost Monster from Pac-Man
- Pac-Man (depicted here as resembling his in-game sprite rather than his official Namco artwork)
- Inky Ghost Monster from Pac-Man
- Blinky Ghost Monster from Pac-Man
- Pinky Ghost Monster from Pac-Man
- Taizo from Dig Dug
- A Pooka from Dig Dug
- A Fygar from Dig Dug
- Ms. Pac-Man from Ms. Pac-Man (appears on a restroom sign when Ralph is exiting the labyrinth)
- The Skiers from Alpine Racer 2
Square Enix[]
Taito[]
- An Alien Invader from Space Invaders (on a picture)
- The Qix from Qix
Konami[]
- Frogger
- Turtles from Frogger
- Yuni from Dance Dance Revolution (cameo on the Dance Dance Revolution X2)
- Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade cabinet during the wide view of Litwak's arcade)
- Basketball Players from Double Dribble
- A red Exclamation point (!) from Metal Gear
- The famous "Contra code" which King Candy uses to access the Sugar Rush program on the NES controller.
Atari Interactive[]
- The Beholder from Dungeons & Dragons, Eye of the Beholder and Baldur's Gate (referred as Cycloptopus)
- Paddle 1 and Paddle 2 from Pong
- Charley Chuck from Food Fight (on the Food Fight arcade cabinet during the wide view of Litwak's arcade)
- Bentley Bear from Crystal Castles
- Knight and Ostrich from Joust
- A racer from RoadBlasters
- Pitfall Harry from Pitfall!
- Racers from Road Burners
- The Star Wars arcade cabinet
- An Atari 2600 CX40 joystick controller (in graffiti)
Gottlieb[]
Cinematronics[]
- Dirk the Daring from Dragon's Lair (briefly on the Dragon's Lair arcade screen during the wide view of Litwak's arcade)
Data East Corporation[]
- Peter Pepper from BurgerTime
- Mr. Egg from BurgerTime (on a picture)
- Mr. Hotdog from BurgerTime (on a picture)
- Mr. Pickle from BurgerTime (on a picture)
Midway Games[]
- Satan from Satan's Hollow (Prefers to be called Saitine)
- Kano from Mortal Kombat
- Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat
- Paperboy from Paperboy
- The Bartender from Root Beer Tapper
- The Cowboys from Root Beer Tapper
- Ms. Pac-Man (on restroom sign)
- The Light Cycles from Tron
Note: The credits call Kano “Cyborg” most likely as a way of avoiding a direct reference to a video game series that targets an older demographic compared to the film.
Epic Games[]
- Ralph's dance is the Floss emote and set in the barn setting from Fortnite.
- One of the videos shown by Maybe is gameplay footage from Fortnite Battle Royale. Maybe subsequently uses the titular game as a comparison to the number of bee-related pun videos.
Bally Sente[]
- Jackson De Box the Clown from Snacks'n Jaxon
Games featured/homaged during end credits[]
- Stage 1 from Q*bert (appearing on the "Screenplay by" credit.)
- Chemical Plant Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, with the Flame Mobile boss from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Appearing on the Co-Producer credit.)
- An 8-bit version of House of the Dead
- A Hero's Duty cutscene referencing Metal Gear Solid
- A Sugar-Rush version of Adventure Island
- A 3-D Hero's Duty level themed after Doom or Castle Wolfenstein
- Root Beer Tapper
- The car-breaking bonus stage round from Street Fighter II
- An 8-bit version of Hero's Duty referencing both Metroid and Super Mario Bros.
- Level 255 from Pac-Man (the closing Disney logo glitches onto the stage as a reference to the infamous glitch in the level that causes the game to crash.)
Others[]
- Beard Papa the Japanese cream-puff store brand mascot (as the Sugar Rush candy-kart factory security guard, voiced by John DiMaggio).
- Skrillex as the DJ at the Fix-it Felix Jr. 30th anniversary party.
- A caricature of Director Rich Moore (seen behind Ralph in Tapper's).
- The Astronaut from Jetpac.
- In the scene when Sergeant Calhoun and Fix-It Felix are in Sugar Rush, they land themselves in a river of NesquikSand, made entirely of over-concentrated Nestlé Nesquik.
- In the same scene, they must pull themselves out using vines made of Laffy Taffy, which gets attracted to anything they find funny.
- Several Oreo cookies act as guards at King Candy's castle. Their "Oreo" chant is, in turn, a reference to the guards of the castle of the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz.
- Wynnchel and Duncan's names are puns on Winchell's and Dunkin' chains of donut shops.
- In one of the scenes that take place in Litwak's Arcade and Family Fun Center near the beginning of the film, a soda with a cup that reads Subway is shown on-screen on an arcade game. (That means this movie partnered up for the first time.)
- One of the arcade games in Litwak's Arcade is a made-up game called Undead Apocalypse, made by Crosman and Airsoft.
- The Sorceress bears a resemblance to the Dark Queen from Battletoads with the coloration of Lilith from Darkstalkers.
- The Konami Code is used as the password to unlock the game vault.
- Stan Lee.
- The A113 joke.
- The Movistar Plus+ logo is briefly seen while Ralph and Vanellope travel to the Internet.
- Imagine Dragons watching Ralph's Bob Ross parody BuzzzTube video.
Helen Chen, one of the visual development artists for the film, was originally supposed to have a cameo as a caricature, however due to unknown reasons she was scrapped.
Mentions and Allusions[]
- Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, Owl, Kanga, and Roo from the Winnie the Pooh series (names appeared on a screen board of the Food Fight arcade cabinet [Note: Eeyore also made a cameo on his own in the movie.])
- Captain America (mentioned during an interview with Groot)
- Red Skull (mentioned during an interview with Groot)
- Drax the Destroyer (mentioned during an interview with Groot)
- Mario (mentioned by Felix in the 30th Anniversary party. [Note: Mario was intended to have a physical appearance in the film alongside his brother, Luigi. However, the producers could not find a place to work them into the story that felt right for their significance.])
- Aerith from Final Fantasy VII (referenced and written in graffiti as Aerith Lives on a subway wall in Game Central Station)
- Sheng Long from the Street Fighter series (his name appears as a graffiti at the portal leading to Sugar Rush)
- Jr. Pac-Man (mentioned by Vanellope)
- Lara Croft from Tomb Raider (given sarcastically by Wreck-It Ralph as his name when trying to get past the Surge Protector) (Note: Lara Croft was intended to have a physical appearance in the film. However, the producers could not find a place to work her into the story that felt right for her significance.)
- GLaDOS from Portal (Incorrectly pronounced as "Gladys")
- Leeroy Jenkins (shown as graffiti on the Terminal Wall as "Leeroy" and later "Jenkins")
- Zero Wing (referenced in graffiti on the Terminal Wall as All your base are belong to us)
- Tron from Tron
False rumored cameos[]
These are characters that people believe to have seen in the movie while not actually being there. Most of these can even be found in many lists of cameos around the web.
- Mary Mouse, Perla and Suzy from Cinderella: It was believed that one of them was on Cinderella’s hand when she met Vanellope, but it was actually a completely different mouse, who was seen along with the other 3 mice in the film while cleaning Cinderella’s outfit with a feather.
- Maximus from Tangled: a white horse in Game Central Station was rumored to be Maximus, but it's actually a generic white horse with no similarity to him other than its color. Oddly enough, "The Gamers Guide", a special feature in the Blu Ray version of the movie that shows some of the hidden easter eggs, also highlights the horse.
- Lian-Chu from Dragon Hunters: It was believed that he made a cameo, but a closer look shows that it is actually Vladimir from Tangled.
- Sora from Kingdom Hearts: One of the sprites in the gameplay scene of Tapper was believed by many to be Sora. It was actually proven to just be one of the many generic cowboys in the game, only with matching colors to Sora. Had he appeared, Sora would've been the only Disney character originating from a Disney game to appear in the film, though what appears to be graffiti of his crown necklace appears on a wall in the portal to Sugar Rush.
- Moogle from the Final Fantasy series: In one of the first renders of Game Central Station, some white and red shapes were believed to be Moogles with their pom-poms. The same image viewed in higher definition shows those shapes to actually be the shirts and pants of generic sport games characters.
- Deku Link from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask: It was believed that he made a cameo, but a closer look shows that it is actually Bentley Bear from Crystal Castles.
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