A: Rayman is the main protagonist of the series. He has no arms and legs, though he has hands and feet that are able to move independently from his body. Rayman is able to launch long range punches at his enemies, and in some games, eject damaging balls of light from his gloves. He has the ability to use his hair to glide and float by spinning it at a rapid speed. He is typically found wearing white gloves, a red neckerchief on a purple shirt and a white ring on the chest, (which was replaced with a red and purple hoodie), and he wears yellow trainers. He is voiced by Steve Perkinson and David Gasman in the video games, and by Billy West in the animated series and . He was awarded the Best New Character award of 1995 by Electronic Gaming Monthly.
Q: What Is Rayman?
A:Rayman games are typically platformer games, although spin offs have had radically different gameplay. The original Rayman was a 2D sprite based platformer similar to those of the 16 bit era. Rayman 2 moved the series into 3D, and added more variety to the gameplay with new actions such as riding a rocket, being pulled through a marsh by a snake, and an entire level where Rayman's hair allows him to fly instead of simply hover. Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc kept the same core platforming of Rayman 2, but added timed power ups and had a bigger emphasis on combat. The handheld entries in the series have remained similar to the sprite based original in gameplay in that they are 2D. Rayman DS, which was a port of Rayman 2, is an exception to that. Rayman Raving Rabbids, which was at first planned to be a traditional platformer, turned into a mini-game collection late in development after the developers got their hands on the Wii Remote and Nunchuck. Early trailers for the game and early information portray it having a darker atmosphere than is typical of a Rayman game, and show Rayman riding animals including a giant spider. Rayman could alter his appearance, and his dancing style with it, and dance to entrance the Rabbids. Ultimately this idea was scrapped, replaced with motion based mini-games similar to WarioWare: Smooth Moves. Rayman Raving Rabbids was also released on the Xbox 360, despite being made around the motion-sensing Wii controller, and simply replaced physical actions with traditional button presses. Rayman has two racing games (Rayman Arena and Rayman Rush) that feature Rayman characters racing on foot through platformer like stages, and battling in a separate arena mode. There have also been Rayman educational games, such as Rayman Brain Games, which focused less on gameplay and more on learning.
Q: What are the main games he has been in?
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Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Rayman 3 (GBA Version)
Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge
Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA and DS Versions)
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (GBA and DS Versions)
Rabbids TV Party (GBA and DS Versions).
Q: Spin-offs?
A:Rayman Arena/Rayman M/Rayman Rush
Rayman Brain Games
Rayman Golf
Rayman Designer.
Q: Remakes?
A:Rayman Advance
Rayman Gold
Rayman Forever
Rayman DS
Rayman Revolution
Rayman (DSi remake).
Q: How long has Rayman been around?
A: Since 1995.
I'm still confuzzled: What do the characters look like?
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Rayman: He has had several looks that have changed in every game he has been in.
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