Junior C-2 member donning the giant pumpkin during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Torches touch tips and ignite during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Torchbearing senior C-2 members pass the flame between their torches during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A torchbearing senior C-2 member during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Torchbearers wait for the march to begin during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A torchbearing senior C-2 member begins the march during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A torchbearing senior C-2 member introduces the tradition during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

The C-2 platoon march past the arches during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Torchbearing seniors round a corner during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A senior stares at his torch during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A torchbearing senior during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A puddle reflection during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

The march during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A torchbearing senior during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

The C-2 platoon march during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

The giant pumpkin is marched through the plaza during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A torchbearing senior C-2 member leads the march during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Torches blaze during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A torchbearing senior through the view of the bugle by Duncan Dining Hall during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

C-2 seniors leads the march during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A torchbearing senior marches during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

C-2 seniors lead the march during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A senior with facepaint during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A torchbearing senior during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

The great pumpkin resting atop a junior C-2 member’s head during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

The great pumpkin is lifted off a junior’s head during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

C-2 members yell as the great pumpkin is raised during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Juniors run to the pumpkin pile during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Smashed pumpkins during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Juniors and seniors yell at sophomores scrambling to carry pumpkin chunks during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Torchbearing seniors wait for sophomores to clean up the pumpkin pile during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Seniors yell at freshmen to carry pumpkin pieces during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Juniors run back into the pumpkin pile during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

C-2 members extinguish their torches during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

A senior extinguishes his torch during the Flight of the Great Pumpkin at the Quad on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)