"Oh No!"

"Oh No!" is a commonly seen situation that may occurs when you are about to fail a level, but is able to perform a consolation or a continue to avoid failure. However, there will be a particular reaction that Tiffi (Reality) or Odus (Dreamworld) will make when the player needs only a few of something left if he/she runs out of moves. If the quit button is pressed, this message is replaced by "You pressed the quit button!". For example, if you cleared 9/10 jelly, either Tiffi or Odus will react with "Oh No! You only need 1 more jelly". Take another instance that you are in an ingredient drop level. When you have brought down 2 ingredients out of 3 ingredients, the message says, "You only need 1 more ingredient". It is not yet specific for timed levels, but the message candy order levels is generally having the same reaction with different words.

Although "Oh No!" is not explicitly referenced on HTML5, the failure screen will instead display "you only need [a few] more [objectives]." This has the same Candy Crush Soda Saga effect as the Flash version, which shows the "Oh No!" reaction.

This reaction is triggered when the amount remaining is less than about 10% of the requirement, for example, 66 blue candies remaining in level 666. If the amount remaining is three, two, or one, this reaction is triggered regardless of the requirement. An example is a level which requires objectives in low numbers, such as requiring only one ingredient, or only collecting one combo. The distance of an ingredient or the ratio of total to remaining objectives may also affect if an "Oh No!" is triggered.

Ending up with an "Oh No!" is one of the most frustrating experiences to the player, since they are usually only overcame via consuming in-level boosters or using gold to perform a consolation.

Exceptions

The "Oh No!" is contrasted with an unwinnable situation, which may or may not be triggered immediately. Only a few failure screens guarantee a failure without any consolation or an option to continue the level. Notice there is no "Oh No" at all, but instead the lines similar to "Level not completable" would be shown. The quit button may say "End Game" instead of a "(-1) Give Up". The player has reached an unwinnable state and cannot use any boosters or consolation to continue the level.

Instead, they simply say:

• Level not completable. You destroyed the Magic Mixer.
• No more possible switches!
• Level failed! Not enough order targets available.
• You did not reach the goal! You can buy a little extra help to continue playing once connected.
• Brush the stardust off and better luck next time!
• You pressed the quit button!
• The bomb is about to explode!

Similar reactions

An "Oh No!" reaction from Dexter occurs when you are about to fail a level when Space Race is in effect. If you collected one or more of the required candy in your attempt, Dexter says, "If you give up, you'll lose the candy you collected on this level." This "Oh No!" message overrides Tiffi's "Oh No!" message and takes place regardless of the progress made towards the objective before failing.

Oh No's

• - You only need _ more points.
• - You only need _ more jelly/jellies.
• - You only need _ more ingredient(s).
• - You only need to collect _ more order(s).
• - You only need to collect _ more rainbow candy/candies.

Trivia

• On candy order levels, special candies and regular candies used to be considered as "combos" by the game. Now, they are shown as "order".
• On Flash version, the player will always see a falling Odus if he/she runs out of moves during Dreamworld levels without reaching the goal. It happened regardless the stability of the moon scale.
  • On HTML5 version, Odus only appears if he really falls down.
• In certain versions of HTML5 (~1.86), the notification bar is shown after getting an "Oh No". It will be shown unless the user plays on or ends the game.
• The Oh No! due to destroying a magic mixer when the order made from them are not finished and there are no more moves to match a candy due to blockers blocking the candy flow or the candy does not fall at all are the only variants to have an End Game button. However, it has a same function as the Give up button in which it also displays the "Level failed! You did not reach the goal!" message and then the level failed screen if the player taps it (HTML5 version only).
• If the player clicks "Give Up" or "X" button on certain in-game events, a message will pop up saying, "You're so close! If you fail this level, you will go back all the way to Level 1!". Another pop up message is, "Don't give up now! You're so close to earning a reward!", and the final one is "If you give up, you'll lose all the candy you collected on this level!".
• Whenever a level failure would trigger multiple Oh No! reactions, only one will be shown.
• On some Oh No! screens, such as when a bomb is about to explode on mobile, there is a "Give up" and "X" buttons. They both have the same function since clicking either of them will display the level failure screen.
• It can be seen as the Candy Crush Saga's equivalent of a "Continue" screen seen in most video games.

See also

• Level Failed
• Odus

Gallery

• HTML5
• HTML5 (Past)
• Flash
• Events

Out of moves. This is the most commonn reason for meeting the losing condition.

Player did not meet the requirements, but is able to perform a consolation via watching up to three ads.

"So close!" on the new HTML5 interface, seen when player fails, but is close to completion.

"Oops" notice on new HTML5 interface.

"End Game" on the new HTML5 interface.

New "Oh No" message starting in 2023

One of the most earliest versions of "Oh No!"

Keep trying! Also notice it is the old Oh No on HTML5.

"Oh No!" on HTML5. The player only needs to clear one more jelly.

A regular failure on HTML5. A considerable amount of jelly have been left uncleared.

How it looks on HTML5.

A shuffle is done but there is no switches after. (With candy bombs before the Candy Keep update)

A candy bomb is about to explode.

The level completed "Oh No!" Glitch is performed.

Odus fell down

"Oh No!" for clearing the magic mixer without collecting all orders that are only created from them.

"Oh No" on the new HTML5 interface.

The reaction that Tiffi makes when the player only needs two more ingredients in ingredient drop levels.

A bomb explodes when the jelly is all cleared. (No longer in effect)

A glitch happened in level 172 when you cleared the jelly but did not reach enough points.

The reaction that Tiffi makes when the player only needs one more combination in candy order levels. (old description)

The reaction that Tiffi makes when the player only needs one more order in candy order levels. (new description)

The reaction that Tiffi makes when the player has two jellies left.

The reaction that Odus makes when the player only needs two more ingredients in ingredient drop levels.

The player has cleared all the jellies but scored insufficient points.

The reaction, when the player collected all orders in level 129 (or 192) and he/she has no possible switches.

The reaction that Tiffi makes when the player needs only 3440 more points in moves levels

Odus fell down

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"Oh No!" for failing a level during Treasure Hunt

"Oh No!" for failing a level during Space Race

Failing a level during Magic Dash

Failing a level during Space Dash