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Rayman

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Rayman
Rayman character
First appearanceRayman (1995)
Last appearanceMario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022)
Created byMichel Ancel[1]
Designed byMichel Ancel
Voiced bySteven Perkinson (Rayman)
Billy West (Rayman: The Animated Series)
David Gasman (1999-2008, 2023)
Douglas Rand (2011-present)
Information
SpeciesHuman/Eggplant hybrid
FamilyBetilla the Fairy (creator)

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Rayman is the title character and main protagonist of the platform video game series Rayman developed by Ubisoft Montpellier. He was created by French video game designer Michel Ancel. Since he was introduced in the 1995 game with the same name, Rayman has been featured in every games of the series and also appears in other games such as the Super Smash Bros. series and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope.

Rayman is an anthropomorphic limbless protagonist with the ability to use his hair as helicopter blades and punch at a distance. He was created by Betilla the Fairy and she assists him on a quest. Rayman was the first character created by Ubisoft and Ancel noted that Rayman's creation was "very simple." He was named after a ray tracing software. He was originally designed to have limbs, except that due of technically problems. Rayman was one of the most beloved video game characters from France. He also has became Ubisoft's most well known and beloved character and it's mascot.

Concept and creation[edit]

Rayman was created and designed by French developer Michel Ancel and was Ubisoft's first original character.[2][3] Ancel noted that "the creation of Rayman was very simple." Ancel first drew Rayman at the age of 20.[4] Ancel later returned to those early sketches in 1992 to create a demo for French software developer Lankhor. Ancel later met up with Nicolas Choukroun in Montpellier and began creating his games' visuals.[5] For Lankhor, Ancel's first game idea was Mechanic Warriors.[6]

As a result of his research into character animation, Ancel became interested in the computer graphics technique of ray tracing.[7] During development, Ancel cited Celtic, Chinese and Russian fairy tales as major sources of inspiration.[5] The character was named after a ray tracing software which Ubisoft used for the original game.[8]

Rayman originally had limbs, which was one of his major characteristics. When the developer tried to install the game on the systems, it did not work properly, leaving him with a floating body on the screen.[9] At the time, there wasn't enough processing power to render everything which made it technically impossible to display this character with animated limbs.[10][11] The creative answer was to create the character without limbs.[11] As a result of the worldwide success of the character after the first game was released, Ubisoft gained their first growth.[12]

Characteristics[edit]

Rayman is an anthropomorphic human/eggplant hybrid or “thingamajig” who is limbless in which he can use his hair as helicopter blades means of transportation which trademark as "hairlicopter"[lower-alpha 1] and punch at a distance.[13][14] His personality was an adventurer with a sense of humor inspired by Indiana Jones. Rayman is defined not by his appearance or any traits of individuality of autonomy instead, by his ability.[15] In some games, Rayman can project balls of energy from his hands. He wears white gloves, a red neckerchief on his eggplant body with a white ring in the center and yellow trainers.

Appearances[edit]

Rayman makes his first appearance in the first game of the series. Mr. Dark, Rayman's arch-nemesis stole the Great Protoon and made the Electoons lose their natural stability. This made the energy force maintains balance and harmony in the land sudden disappearance.[16] Rayman was created by Villa Bettyla to recapture the Great Protoon from Mr. Dark and free the Electoons.[17] In the sequel Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Rayman and Globox was kidnapped by Robo-Pirates and they invaded his colorful world. Rayman began hus adventure captured aboard the prison ship and must escape there.[18] After escaping, Rayman must travel across different lands, collecting lums and powers up his fists.[19][20] Rayman also appeared in the animated series Rayman: The Animated Series.[21]

In Rayman Raving Rabbids, Rayman and a few baby Globoxes relaxed until the Rabbids captured the baby Globox. They force Rayman to participate in several activities to entertain them. In the handheld version, The Rabbids imprisoned Rayman and took his fists. Murfy later rescues him with his fists.[22] In Raving Rabbids sequel, Rayman pretends to be Rabbid to join their missions.

In Rayman Origins, Rayman chilled out alongside Globox, Teensies and their supereme Bubble Dreamer. However, their snoring disturbed an old granny from the Land of the Livid Dead who retaliated by sending an evil army of disgusting creatures across the world to get revenge.[23] The evil army must be found and Rayman must imprison his mother, Betilla the Nymph, as well as her sisters.[24] In Rayman Legends, Rayman and his friends have been asleep for one century. Rayman and his friend are awakened by Murfy who tells them about the bad news. Rayman and his friends set out to defeat these new threats and dark teensies.[25] For Wii U version, Satoru Iwata announced that players will be able to dress up Rayman as Mario alongside Globox as Luigi.[26]

Other Appearances[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Rayman appears as a trophy.[27] Masahiro Sakurai made the announced on Miiverse.[28] Ubisoft was expected a 2D model of the character, however, the company was surprised and pleased when a 3D model was arrived.[29] In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rayman appear as spirit and a iceberg in one of the stages Battlefield.[30] Fans were hopeful that Rayman would appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a playable character and the Rabbids franchise.[31] Rayman also appeared as a playable character in Brawlhalla.[32] It was announced on Ubisoft's Twitch stream direct from PAX West.[33]

In Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Rayman was featured as playable character in downloadable content expansion announced in Ubisoft Forward 2022 event.[34][35] Davide Soliani who made that announced has been dreaming of Rayman back with the Rabbids.[36] Rayman will be introduced in the game in a DLC expansion on August 30, 2023 in which will featured an adventure which was described as “a new and mysterious place”.[lower-alpha 2] In June 2023, Ubisoft Forward showed a glimpse for Rayman in the game.[41] In August 2023, the downloadable content expansion was revealed as Rayman in the Phantom Show.[38]

Reception[edit]

Pikawil cosplay portraying Rayman at Montreal Comiccon 2016.

Rayman has become a well received, fan favorite and recognizable video game character by countless players and was known for his lack of limbs.[42][6][43] Rayman also became one of Ubisoft's most well known and beloved characters.[44] Rayman was also one of the most beloved video game characters originally created in France.[45] In Februray 2023, News Letter ranked Rayman as the top 10th most well received video game characters in United Kingdom by analysed Google search data from the past five years.[46]

Rayman has been one of the most requested characters for Super Smash Bros over the years.[47] A fake leak was created in February 2015 by Omni Jacala.[48][lower-alpha 3] Jacala created original art for Rayman and Mewtwo and released a video of the leak.[50] Then he captured footage using a GameCapture HD.[49] In 2018, readers of Source Gaming voted him as the 7th most wanted character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In 2022, he was voted as the 5th most wanted character for a future game in the Super Smash Bros. series by the same publication.[51][52]

GamesRadar+'s Rachel Weber ranked Rayman as the 20th most recognizable video game character of all time. She commented, "Much like Mumford and Sons or Worcester sauce-flavored crisps, few people publicly stated to Rayman being their favorite, except that there’s an enduring appeal to Ubisoft’s cheerful magical hero".[53] Rayman has appeared as McDonald's Happy Meal Toy for France.[54] He also won the Best New Character award in 1995 from Electronic Gaming Monthly.[55]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ It's a portmanteau of Hair and Helicopter.
  2. ↑ [37][38][39][40]
  3. ↑ In some sources, he was known as Artsy Omni.[49]

References[edit]

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  2. ↑ Rayman Origins - Making Of Rayman. IGN. January 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ Carmichael, Stephanie (2012-05-04). "The Colorful Characters of Rayman Origins". GameZone. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  4. ↑ Plante, Chris (2013-03-28). "Ubisoft Montpellier developers discuss 'Reinventing Rayman'". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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  8. ↑ Ichbiah, Daniel; Mirc, Sébastien (October 2010). MICHEL ANCEL: BIOGRAPHY OF A FRENCH VIDEO GAME CREATOR (in français). Pix'n Love. ISBN 9782918272168. Search this book on
  9. ↑ Robbs, Matt (2020-08-03). "Why Does Rayman Have No Limbs? April 2023". Retro Only. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  10. ↑ Crecente, Brian (2016-03-08). "The Division isn't just Ubisoft's next game, it's the company's future". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lievere, Pascal; Aubry, Monique; Garal, Gilles (2019). Management of Extreme Situations. Wiley. p. 334. ISBN 9781119663010. Search this book on
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  13. ↑ Rayman 2: The Great Escape: Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. 2000. p. 4. ISBN 9780761531548. Search this book on
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  15. ↑ Newman, James (2004). Videogames (Hardcover). Routledge. p. 133. ISBN 9780415281911. Retrieved June 28, 2023. Search this book on
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