Licorice Swirl (A.K.A. Licorice Wheel, Liquorice Swirl, or simply Licorice) is a common blocker in any Fanon. It is the second type of blocker involving licorice, the first being Licorice Lock. The blocker looks like a swirl of black licorice and a dot of cream in the middle, taking up an entire square.
Appearance[]
Licorice | CCR | |
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First Appearance | Last Appearance | |
Level 81 | TBA | |
Level 876 | TBA | |
Level 1161 | TBA |
Licorice | Super Saga, the doublex of Sagas | |
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First Appearance | Last Appearance | |
L8 | L710 | |
L16 | L710 | |
L217 | L710 | |
L609 | L609 |
Licorice | Candy Crush Jelly Saga | |
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First Appearance | Last Appearance | |
Level 81 | TBA | |
TBA | TBA |
Licorice | Trinket9's Candy Crush Saga | |
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First Appearance | Layers | |
Level 61 | 1 | |
Level 406 | 2 | |
Level 511 | 3 | |
TBA | 4 | |
5 | ||
6 |
Licorice | Candy Crush 811's Saga | |
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First Appearance | Last Appearance | |
66 | TBA | |
597 (Unnofficially) 666 (Officially) |
TBA | |
756 | TBA |
Licorice | Courtemanche437's Candy Crush Saga | |
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First Appearance | Last Appearance | |
Level 32 | TBA | |
Level 631 | TBA | |
Level 661 | TBA | |
Level 706 | TBA | |
Level 766 | TBA | |
Level 796 | TBA |
Properties[]
The licorice swirl is an invasive blocker, meaning no candies can be in the same square as the blocker, much like Icing or chocolate. Like most blockers, it can be disposed of through breaking the candy next to it.
The licorice swirl has several unique properties. It is one of the only blockers that can actually be clicked on and switched with candies. Getting three licorice swirl blockers in a row does not get rid of it though unlike candies.
Another strange, and quite possibly one the most annoying properties is that they are resistant to special candies and their combinations. If a striped candy hits a liquorice swirl, it will get rid of the blocker but won't get rid of any other candies beyond it. This can become a serious problem in later levels involving jelly or ingredients.
Many later levels use this blocker to increase difficulty due to their special candy resistance.
If you make a move which removes at least one liquorice swirl immediately, it's less likely to respawn in the following cascades. Otherwise, it may be raining into the board, greatly reducing effective moves.
Locked Licorice Swirls[]
CCR[]
In CCR, since level 759, the licorice swirls can be under the licorice locks. The locked licorice swirls require special candies to clear the licorice lock as well as locked chocolate. However, the locked licorice swirls are not resistant to special candies.
Candy Crush Super Saga[]
In Super Saga, locked swirls require special candies to be removed in locks. In double, they require 2 hits and they ARE resistant to special candies when you remove 1 layer of the lock.
T9CCS[]
Licorice swirls are seen under locks for the first time in Candy Castle, from level 97 onwards. They aren't resistant to special candies when under locks.
Licorice Swirls Under Marmalade[]
CCR[]
Since level 891 in CCR, the licorice swirls can be under the marmalade. The marmalade layer is similar to licorice lock that is not resistant to special candies. However, they can match adjacent candies to clear the marmalade as well as ones covering the regular and special candies.
T9CCS[]
Swirls under marmalade first appear in Candy Castle, level 103 and they aren't resistant to special candies.
Multilayered Licorice Swirls[]
CCR[]
Since level 876, licorice swirls can appear to have two layers. Every layer is resistant to special candies. After breaking the white swirls, it leaves the black swirl layer.
And since level 1161, licorice swirls can also appear to have three layers. Clearing red licorice swirl layer will make it white.
Unlike multilayered Waffle, cake bomb explosion takes only one layer off for multilayered licorice swirls.
T9CCS[]
In T9CCS, double licorice swirls are introduced in episode 29, from level 406 onwards. Three, four and five layered swirls are introduced in episode 36, from level 511 onwards.
C437CCS[]
In C437CCS, double licorice swirls are introduced in Licorice Factory at Level 631. Triple licorice swirls first appear in Licorice Lush, starting at Level 661. Quadruple licorice swirls first appear in Twizzler Temple, starting at Level 706.
Green quintuple licorice swirls are introduced in Cookie Countdown from Level 766 onwards. Yellow sextuple licorice swirls are introduced in Bittersweet Bowling Alley from Level 796 onwards.
Candy Crush Special Saga[]
- In Candy Crush Special Saga, there are multiple types of licorice swirls, each with their own colour. There are no multilayered licorice swirls in this fanon; each type of licorice swirl only takes one hit to destroy. The colours and corresponding properties are as follows:
- Black: Regular Licorice Swirl
- Red: Can only be destroyed by adjacent matches or colour bomb + colour bomb combination
- Blue: Can only be destroyed by special candy combinations (even striped candy + striped candy)
- Green: Absorbs striped candy effects without being destroyed by them. When destroyed, all striped candy effects absorbed by the green licorice swirl will be unleashed.
- Yellow: Can move by itself and is immune to gravity.
- Purple: Can only be destroyed when submerged in soda.
- Orange: Can emit a glow that protects all elements around its radius from damage but explodes like a wrapped candy when destroyed.
- White: Indestructible by normal means, can only be removed if replaced by another element or brought to a fire tile or red ingredient exit.
- Cyan: Can only be destroyed if it has jelly underneath it when hit.