Very little exists in the way of legends concerning the beings known as Candy Pop and Candy Cane. The oldest, and best recorded legend is from the fourteen hundreds File #1 which recounts the first known encounter of these two strange entities.

They were said to be gifts from the queen of Ireland to her children, one of them allegedly named Alexa, though this is, of course, unconfirmed. It is worth noting that the two jesters come out of toy boxes, much like Laughing Jack and Laughing Jill. We will address other similarities later in this article.

Candy Cane (the female) is described as having magenta colored eyes that glowed in the shadows. Her hair is described as light blue, and restrained in pigtails, with golden spiked bells attached throughout the locks. She is described as wearing a black skirt with pink dots, and a black and pink also, and is said to have worn a pink neck strap. She is referred to as the sister of Candy Pop.

Candy Pop has neon blue hair, pulled back into three pigtails, and adorned with gold rings. As neon blue did not exist in the fifteenth century, this description is believed to prove corruption of the legend. Candy Pop's clothing is described as a skin tight tunic, with a purple long sleeved garment worn underneath. More bells are said to hang from his waist, possibly from a belt. His pants are described as 'billowy.' Both twins are said to have bells on their shoes. Both have long tongues and pointed ears. Candy Pop is said to be deformed in a way that would make intercourse extremely painful for the receiver.

The twins are known to speak in unison, and when asked who they were, described themselves as

"Joined in a spiral cord. Connected forever and eternally and eternally and forever connected. Our fates entwined."

And again

“We were one, now two. Twins or two halves, or is it the same; the same is it, one of two or not. Memories of old echo of an older time.”

Their personalities are whimsical and silly, but with a hint of mania and desperation. How much of their personality is put upon, and how much genuine is unknowable based on the available source material.

In the original legend CP & CC seem to be bound to their respective boxes at first, and convince the young prince to free them. This is a common enough theme in Faustian legends, cautionary tales against dealing with unknown powers. Once freed of their constraints, CP & CC become murderous, killing the entire royal family.

In a more modern legend, File: The Purple Balloon Candy Pop comes to a girl named Alexa, near death from a car wreck, and proceeds to psychologically torment her. His physical description is not noted, but interestingly he is referred to as "coquettish." This legend curiously omits Candy Cane, but it has been suggested CC and CP split up to pursue they're individual interests which we will cover in the next legend. It is worth noting that Candy Pop does not speak in this legend until near the end.

Also noteworthy is Candy Pop trying to give a purple balloon to the girl. Purple has long been associated with royalty. Whether this is coincidence or cannot be affirmed from this account.

Another researcher chronicled here [file lost] that CC & CP not only enjoy killing children, but also have a penchant for child molestation and rape. CP & CC are also know to cannibalize the dead afterward. This is a marked difference from Laughing Jack, and Laughing Jill, who are only known for murder.The legend says sometimes CC and CP lure children away with the song played on the music box, as recorded in the first legend. This could tie to the Pied Piper legend.

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Species: Unidentified supernatural being(s)

Powers/abilities:

Shape-shifting.

Becoming mist.

Above average strength.

Durability.

Candy Pop has a large mallet. Legend says it can shatter stone, and shake the ground. These powers are unconfirmed.

Candy Cane is said to have necrotic touch. This power is also unconfirmed.

Additional notes:

Interesting to note is CP and CC share most of Laughing Jack, and Laughing Jill's powers, the main difference being CP and CC can become mist, and Jack/Jill can stretch their arms. With the similar jester motif, and all the aforementioned escaping from boxes makes one wonder if they aren't the same, or similar types of creatures.

Furthermore, another legend says that Candy Pop and Candy Cane were gifts from the angels, like Laughing Jack, and in one legend, Laughing Jill, but they "were corrupted by the evil of mankind." It is even theorized they are fallen angels.

Related entity: April Fools

In my researching I found a reference to a being called April Fools. This is almost a non-legend, as I can find almost nothing about this being. Only that it is a female supernatural entity, and it has some connection to Candy Pop. What she is, and why she is called April Fools is unknown at this time.

Powers:

Levitation.

'Malice.' This is not clear. Perhaps it means she manipulates peoples emotions, perhaps driving people to kill each other.

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