Candy Mintblue
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| Candy Mintblue キャンディ・ミントブルー Candy Mintblue
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Artwork for Magical Vacation by Shinichi Kameoka | |
| Attribute | Wind |
| Gender | Female |
| Species | Human |
| Date of Birth | September 22 (Virgo)[1] |
| Age | 13 |
| Height | 150cm |
| Weight | 38kg |
| Blood Type | AB[1] |
| Relative(s) | Unnamed parents |
| Occupation(s) | Will-o'-Wisp student Will-o'-Wisp history lecturer  After Magical Vacation
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| Affiliation(s) | Party |
Candy Mintblue is a party member in Magical Vacation. 13 years old, she is a hard-working student at Will-o'-Wisp Academy with a gift for the wind spirit, and a secret admirer of Ganache Nighthawk.
Profile
Candy is a talkative, active girl who is strong in her studies. She is very ambitious and close with her classmates; however, she doubts her own capabilities as a result of her parents' high expectations, and often seeks approval from her peers. She consequently becomes very attached to people, yet is unable to recognize her own self-destructive behavior. Candy also has an eye for stylish things, collecting luxury handkerchiefs as a hobby. As for her relationships, she is unyieldingly loyal to Ganache, which has caused a one-sided rivalry of sorts with Olive. Her affection for Ganache is so strong, in fact, that she is oblivious to Kirsch's romantic advances.[2] Her favorite food is sweets of all kinds.[3]
Her hair is spiky and brown, parted in the middle with a ponytail on the back of her head. Her eyes are aquamarine in color, which matches most of her outfit. For her clothes, which were specially designed by Principal Biscotti,[4] Candy wears a blue strapless bodice with frills below her collarbone. Two buckles on her hips are connected to a flowing turquoise dress, layered underneath a smaller pink veil. The welts of her socks are patterned in the same way as her skirt, and she wears a pair of gray slip-ons. She also wears blue cloth gloves that are fastened with brass rings.
Gameplay
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Stat growth
For story reasons, Candy joins with weak stats. Before level 40, she gets the following level-up bonuses in addition to her regular stat growth: if her MP are below 293, they always increase by 3, and if her spirit is below 40, it always increases by 2.
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Descriptions
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| Magical Vacation | 趣味 ハンカチ集め カン高い声でよくしゃべる女の子。クラスでは少しういてる。TrTranslation: Hobby: Collecting handkerchiefs A talkative shrill-voiced girl. She's a little out of place in her class. |
| Magical Vacation manual | おしゃべり |
| Magical Vacation Complete Guide | 風のようにさわやかな美少女 明るく何事にも積極的なキャンディは、いつもクラスの中心にいる人気者。華やかな外見に似合わず努力家で、両親の期待に応えようと一生懸命勉強に取り組んでいる。しかし今はある男の子に夢中で、勉強よりも恋に一生懸命だとか。TrTranslation: A beautiful girl who is as refreshing as the wind The bright and proactive Candy is always the center of attention in her class. Despite her glamorous looks, she is a diligent worker who studies very hard to meet her parents' expectations. However, she's currently head-over-heels for a boy, and puts more effort into her love than her studies. |
Biography
Early life
When Candy was young, trolls settled near her hometown and would sometimes come to terrorize the townsfolk. The problem was resolved when she was 7, as a group of magicians were dispatched from the capital and spent three days eradicating the trolls. Ever since, it was Candy's dream to become a powerful sorceress herself. At the age of 10, she transferred to Will-o'-Wisp Academy to pursue her goals, and even joined the school's cheer team.[5] During her tenure at Will-o'-Wisp, she met Ganache Nighthawk, who bore a striking resemblance to a magician that fought the trolls. It was love at first sight for Candy, but Ganache did not reciprocate her feelings. Candy also became the love interest of Kirsch Pintail, but was always oblivious to his advances. Her academic record would quickly stand above most others at Will-o'-Wisp, though she was not as skilled as Ganache in practicum or Blueberry in academic theory.[6]
Magical Vacation
On the day of the Valencia Beach Seaside School, Candy and her friends joined the protagonist, Kirsch, Sesame, and Pistachio in the academy's meditation room. Everyone made goals for themselves to fulfill over the summer, with Candy declaring that she wanted to reinvent herself, and also confess her love to a boy. Once the protagonist gathered their classmates and boarded the magic bus, Miss Madeleine noticed that Ganache was absent, to which Olive offered to look for him. Candy attempted to follow, but Madeleine ordered her to stay while Olive left, bringing him back moments later. That evening at Valencia Beach, Candy remained by the cottages, admitting to the protagonist that the ocean made her sad. Later on, Candy met up with Ganache to give him a late birthday present. Their conversation ended on a sour note, with Ganache leaving before Candy was able to confess her love. Suddenly, swarms of enigmas began attacking the students, warping them all to the Light Plane. As Ganache fought back, he watched Candy get intercepted by two enigmas and spirited away.
While on the Light Plane, Candy teamed up with Blueberry, Peche, Lemon, and Café au Lait near Wakuti Village. However, she chose to leave them and travel west, running into Olive, Cidre, and Cabernet along the way at Ibense Crag. Ganache joined them after previously accompanying the protagonist's party through Benakoncha Ruins. As the protagonist and company journeyed to Gearava Village, they spotted Candy and her group further up the mountain path. However, an enigma leapt in and warped them to the Dark Plane, as per the orders of the enigmas' leader Equillekrew. Ganache rushed in and got caught in the enigma's warp, pulling him into the Dark Plane alongside Candy and the others.
Ganache's group was able to kill the enigma, though Candy voiced her unease of the Dark Plane. Luckily, Ganache was familiar with the location they wound up in, Rehikafu Swamp Edge, and ordered his classmates to head east to Masalatea Village. Once there, Cidre exclaimed he would wait in the village until Miss Madeleine came to their rescue. Candy was eager to take a break, though Ganache stated that his journey would be easier if they stayed behind. Still content on venturing with Ganache, Candy followed him to the village's docks alongside Cabernet and Olive while Cidre stayed put. After crossing the swamp, they rested at Tapiocatea Village and proceeded south.
As they prepared to enter the Enigma Forest, Cabernet made a comment about the Nighthawks' treatment towards Chardonnay, to which Candy incorrectly thought that Ganache was Chardonnay's romantic partner, when in fact Cabernet was talking about Ganache's sister Vanilla. While Ganache thought of a plan, Cabernet considered the true cause of his brother's death, determining he was killed by an enigma rather than having died in an accident. He exclaimed he wanted to kill all the enigmas in revenge, which Candy and Olive argued was impossible. Ganache interrupted, suggesting they find enigmas and use them to warp back home to the Material Plane.
In East Forest, Candy invited Olive to speak with her away from the boys. She proceeded to grill Olive about Ganache's motives, accusing her of being able to read peoples' hearts after hearing so from Cabernet. Olive admitted her powers were not very strong, but learned that Ganache intended to rescue Vanilla, who was being contained inside Chiboust Castle. Candy wondered how Ganache could even get into the castle, but Olive stated that by fusing with an enigma, it would be an easy feat. Appalled by the truth, Candy expressed her hatred towards Olive for keeping things secret. Olive attempted to explain the involuntary nature of her powers, until both of them were ambushed by a mysterious creature. The protagonist's party, Madeleine, Ganache, and Cabernet hurried over to find the girls collapsed on the ground. When Candy awoke, her classmates noticed rage in her eyes, with Madeleine noting that her heart had been sealed shut. Their concern was interrupted by Chocolat's cry for help in the distance, compelling Ganache and his group to chase after him. Once Madeleine caught up to Ganache and Cabernet, she pointed out that Candy and Olive were missing, so the boys hurried off to find them while the party dealt with Chocolat.
Olive awoke in East Forest, alone with Candy outside a cave entrance. Reading Candy's heart, Olive learned that she was being used as bait to lure Ganache, and that his ultimate goal was to fuse with the enigma king. Meanwhile in Basorimo Village, Ganache learned where Candy had taken Olive, and followed the same path to the entrance of Kisunika Mines. Once Madeleine and the party reached the mines' depths, they caught Candy and Ganache standing in front of a portal to the Death Plane. Candy announced that she would accompany Ganache on his quest to fuse with the enigma king Kerurendu. Olive, on the other hand, feared that she was responsible for her classmate's bizarre change in behavior. Candy lashed out at Olive for trampling on her free will, to which Madeleine accepted her and Ganache's decision and allowed them to enter the portal. Cabernet tried joining them, but Madeleine held him back out of concern that he would die; not by Ganache's hand, but by Candy's. Back aboard the magic bus, Olive regrettably revealed that Candy's heart had been taken over by an enigma.
Atop the Great Rock, Ganache discussed his plans once more. Although he was willing to take drastic measures to save his sister, Candy resolved to be with him on the final stretch of his mission. She was confident that even if he fused with an enigma, his consciousness would not be overtaken, upon which Ganache wondered if she noticed what was happening to herself. Candy vented about her identity crisis, exclaiming to have finally become more honest about her feelings, only for Ganache and Olive to want the old "useless" Candy back. This caused Ganache to recall his sister's similar descent into madness before realizing she was fused with an enigma, remembering how quickly her emotions changed at a moment's notice. Candy promised not to cry anymore, vowing to be by Ganache's side through the depths of the land.
The two prepared to cross the Death Corridor by acquiring a dark veil in Moiroroto Village, learning their destination was Moginasu Magic Grotto. Suddenly, Candy expressed an urge to destroy Ganache, having felt it ever since blacking out in the Enigma Forest. He remarked that the Candy from Will-o'-Wisp was no more, agreeing to fight her once he fused with Kerurendu. Recounting another conversation he had with Vanilla, Ganache exclaimed his guilt made him feel no fear over being killed. He also revealed that Vanilla was the monster who killed Chardonnay and other infantrymen one year ago, which resulted in Biscotti sealing her inside Chiboust Castle. Candy admitted to having nightmares of a monster drenched in black tearing itself out of her body, worried that if it overtook her, she would kill her classmate before he got the chance to meet Kerurendu. She told Ganache that he was someone she looked up to and wanted to outshine; however, Ganache outlined the consequences of letting envy consume her. Her family would be chased out of the country, many would die, and Kirsch would have to endure the pain of losing her. Despite this, Candy still relied on her hatred to find happiness, so Ganache told her what she must do to claim victory.
Standing outside the Death Corridor, Ganache felt the party gaining on them. Candy demanded that Ganache face her, exclaiming she was the one who was allowing him to live. Rather than feeling disheartened, Ganache was pleased with Candy's ability to clearly convey her emotions. Once the two made it to the Land of the Dark, Candy told Ganache to go on without her. The party caught up to Candy and voiced their concern, wondering what had overcome her and Ganache. As Candy decried Olive yet again, her rage caused Equillekrew to take over her body, revealing himself to have attacked and fused with her back on the Dark Plane. Olive and Kirsch could not bring themselves to fight Equillekrew, though the party managed to defeat him. To their dismay, Equillekrew exclaimed that his life and powers would continue to regenerate while Candy was his vessel. Before the students could lose hope, however, Olive looked beyond Equillekrew's form and saw Candy within. By reminding Candy of who she really was―a girl whose parents constantly pushed her to be at the top of her class―the fusion miraculously dissolved. With Equillekrew removed from her heart, Candy apologized to Olive for thinking that victory could be obtained through spite and jealously.
While resting on the magic bus, Madeleine assured Candy that Equillekrew could no longer harm her, strangely aware that he was possessing her all along. Candy noted how light her body felt, to which Madeleine said that in order to de-fuse with Equillekrew, she had to release all of her magic power. Pistachio worried that if Candy could no longer use magic, she would have no choice but to drop out of Will-o'-Wisp. Madeleine, however, added that Candy was the first person to ever break an enigma fusion, so whether she could cast magic again was yet to be seen. Candy remained confident, explaining how she could observe all kinds of things in her mind, as though everything were bending to her magic. Madeleine then assured Candy that magic was not just about practical use, promising that she would not be expelled from the academy.
Arriving in the depths of Moginasu Magic Grotto, Madeleine accompanied her students into the final chamber, where Ganache was talking to the fallen enigma king Kerurendu. In an attempt to talk him out of fusion, Candy professed that they would resolve matters with Vanilla, revealing to have obtained the power of clairvoyance. To Olive's surprise, Candy foretold how she would accompany him to Chiboust Castle where Vanilla was imprisoned, and that the future was clear to her. The students proceeded to fight Kerurendu, whose fusion with Ganache had begun, but they managed to interrupt it just in time. Kerurendu retreated to the Hall of Rebirth, during which time Ganache learned that he also had to release his magic, even though his fusion with an enigma was brief. Despite this, Ganache was convinced that he could control the weaker enigmas and the enigma-possessed, as long as people believed so. The party followed Kerurendu into the Hall of Rebirth and vanquished him in his stronger form, returning to the grotto victorious. With Ganache saved and Kerurendu defeated, Madeleine and her class warped back to the surface and boarded the magic bus, commencing their journey home.
After Magical Vacation
Just as she had foreseen, Candy joined Ganache in his uprising against Kovomaka Kingdom, founding the Biscotti Sect with many other enigma-possessed magicians over the span of half a year. Once they seized control of the kingdom, Candy joined Ganache as he departed for Chiboust Castle to free his sister. Ganache and Vanilla decided to abandon magic altogether, and they ushered the kingdom into an era of peace that would last for 200 years.
Candy also quit using magic and began studying history, politics, and philosophy, eventually becoming a history lecturer at Will-o'-Wisp.[7] One day, she received a book written by the protagonist in the mail. It journaled everything they had learned on their adventures and contained heaps of information, including the dodo curse and how to undo enigma fusion. The book was kept at the academy, where it became an essential source of knowledge for magicians all over Kovomaka Kingdom.
Trivia
- Shinichi Kameoka's favorite moments in Magical Vacation are ones centered around Candy.
- Her design is based off of an unused design for Serafina, the female player character in Legend of Mana, which was scrapped during development. Kameoka confirmed this in an X post celebrating the game's 14th anniversary, stating "Candy loved this outfit and wore it later on in Magical Vacation."[8]
- It is possible that Sorbet from the sequel, Magical Starsign, is a subtle nod to Candy. Both characters work for a major antagonist, are the last characters to join the main party, and suffer from inferiority complexes. Sorbet also resembles the scrapped Serafina design.
Nomenclature
Her name comes from candy, confections made with sugar as a principal ingredient.
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
キャンディ・ミントブルー Kyandi Mintoburū | Candy Mintblue |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "キャンディ：9月22日 乙女座 AB型" MagiVaca ni Matsuwaru Uwasa, [1]. Archived: [2]. Retrieved January 20, 2026. br2.co.jp.
- ↑ Magical Vacation Complete Guide, pg. 172
- ↑ "キャンディ：甘いもの全般" MagiVaca ni Matsuwaru Uwasa, [3]. Archived: [4]. Retrieved June 30, 2025. br2.co.jp.
- ↑ "A.キャンディの服だけ、グラン・ドラジェが特別に自分でデザインしました。" MagiVaca ni Matsuwaru Uwasa, [5]. Archived: [6]. Retrieved June 30, 2025. br2.co.jp.
- ↑ "@kanikimera キャンディはチアガールやっとったねw" @ShintaKameoka on X, November 30, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ↑ "キャンディがまだ幼かった頃、生家の近くにはトロールが住みついていて、時おり村人が襲われたりもしていたのだが、キャンディが７歳の頃、都から派遣された魔法使いの一団が３日とかからずトロールを一掃した。それを見て以来、魔法使いになるのを夢に見るようになった。魔法学校に転入したのは１０歳の頃、トロール討伐体の中の一人にソックリの生徒がいて一目ぼれしてしまう。 学校の成績では、実技ではガナッシュに、理論ではブルーベリーに今一つ及ばないけれど、総合的に見ればトップの成績を修めている。" Translation: "When Candy was still young, there were trolls living near her hometown and the villagers were occasionally attacked. When she was 7 years old, a group of magicians sent from the capital cleared out the trolls in just three days. Ever since she witnessed that, she dreamed of becoming a magician. Once she was 10 years old, she transferred to the Magic School and fell in love at first sight with a student who looked identical to one of the troll-suppressors. Regarding her academic record, she is still not as good as Ganache in technique or Blueberry in theory, but she is overall at the top of her class." [7]. Archived: [8]. Retrieved August 25, 2024. Nintendo.co.jp.
- ↑ "キャンディは魔法を使うことをやめて、歴史や政治や哲学について学び、やがて魔法学校の歴史学の講師になりました。" Magical Vacation. Japanese.
- ↑ "女主ボツデザイン2。この衣装を後にマジカルバケーションでキャンディが気に入って着たわけやね、 #本日7月15日は聖剣ＬＯＭの１４回目のお誕生日" @ShintaKameoka on X, July 14, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2023.