Roméo Patti

Roméo Patti
Alignment	Good
Appears in	Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc and Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge (Clearleaf Forest and Rivers of Murk)
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Sex	Male
Species	Teensie
Status	Doctor
Relatives	Polokus (ancestor) Muse of the poets (ancestor)

‘Group therapy? Groovy! I totally dig those! Wow!’ —Roméo Patti, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc

Roméo Patti, also known as Al Urgic, is the second of the three Teensie Doctor whom Globox has to see in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. His names are puns on the medical term ‘aromeopathy’ and ‘allergic’. He talks like a hippie or a surfer, and unlike the other Teensie doctors, he wears an orange beanie hat and has long purple hair, as well as wearing the stereotypical hippy sunglasses. His office is located in the Land of the Livid Dead. He attempts to treat Globox there by drumming on his stomach, which also fails to remove André, so he has to refer him to the last Teensie Doctor, Gonzo, whose office is in the Desert of the Knaaren.

He appears twice more, once in the Desert of the Knaaren, when he Otto and Gonzo perform group theropy and finally free André. When André and Reflux steal the Leptys of the Knaaren from Gumsi, Roméo appears with the other Doctors to instruct Rayman and Globox to take The Longest Shortcut to find them. He appears at the end of the aforementioned level, once again with Otto and Gonzo, to tell the duo that Reflux and André have escaped.

Appearances

Pre-appearance

When Globox swallows André, Rayman and Globox travel to Clearleaf Forest to find Doctor Otto, who they believe may be able to get André out of there. Roméo is first mentioned here by Otto, who calls him a "stomach specialist" and a "very good doctor". He then activates the portal which allows Rayman and Globox to move on.

On the way to meet Roméo in the Land of the Livid Dead, Rayman and Globox are separated, landing in the Bog of Murk. They spend the duration of that level attempting to find their way out so that they can meet up with Roméo. At the very end of the level, after Count Razoff is defeated, Globox mentions Roméo again, asking Rayman "How are we going to get to the doctor's?"

First meeting with Rayman and Globox - The Land of the Livid Dead

Roméo finally appears when Rayman and Globox reach his office in the Land of the Livid Dead. When they arrive, some Hoodlums have invaded the office, as with the other two doctors, and Rayman must use the Shock Rocket Fist to defeat them, as he cannot physically reach Roméo until he does. After the Hoodlums are beaten, Rayman continues onwards, however, Globox refuses to go as he has grown wary of Teensie doctors after suffering at the hands of Otto. However, more Hoodlums arrive, and Globox follows Rayman out of fear.

Roméo starts with a joke, commenting that Globox is "still in bed? Well, must have been a late night!", in reference to the fact that Globox is on the operating table. Roméo is already of Globox's predicament, as Otto has explained it to him. it is here that Roméo reveals his knowledge of Black Lums "Black Lums reproduce like some kinda crazy wave! They're really wacky". This is relevant later, when André uses Reflux's sceptre to reproduce many Black Lums, and may also explain how the Black Lum army multiplied so quickly. Roméo then proceeds to use Globox's belly as a drum, which causes André to vacate Globox's stomach and enter his brain, which Roméo cannot find. He then opens up another portal, telling Rayman and Globox to visit "a specialist in hollow cavaties" in the Desert of the Knaaren. He then announces that he has to go and water his plants.

Group therapy – The Desert of the Knaaren

At the Desert of the Knaaren, Rayman and Globox meet the specialist Roméo was talking about, Doctor Gonzo. Gonzo realises that he cannot get André out of Globox's stomach alone, so he calls upon Roméo and Otto to help, and the three doctors are first seen together. Together, the three manage to free André, who then escapes. Roméo reacts quite calm to this, commenting on how fast André was.

The new threat – The Longest Shortcut

Roméo goes with the other doctors, Rayman, and Globox to show the two heroes the "shortcut". There, the three doctors explain that Reflux and André have joined forces to get revenge on Rayman, and have stolen Gumsi's sceptre. Roméo tells Rayman that they plan to use the sceptre to gain "unimaginable powers!" Along with the other three doctors, he seems to believe that the shortcut will help Rayman and Globox reach André and Reflux, although it does not appear to help at all. He then leaves with Otto and Gonzo.

Final appearance

Roméo makes a breif appearance, again with Otto and Gonzo, at the end of The Longest Shortcut. He helps explain, somewhat unsympathetically, to Rayman and Globox that Reflux and André have escaped. Roméo theorises that "The whole world's gonna go up in smoke dude!" The three doctor's give the two heroes a boat, with which to chase the villianous duo. Roméo is not seen again in this game.

Cameo – Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge

Roméo as he appears in Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge

In Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge, Roméo makes a brief cameo appearance. He is the only one of the three Teensie Doctors to do so. He first appears to Rayman near the beginning of the game, where he explains that Globox has been captured by the Hoodlums. Roméo refers to himself simply as ‘Doc’. He appears again a few levels later, where he gives Rayman a boat with which to travel through a swamp. He is mentioned once more in the game, when Rayman and Globox are wondering how to escape from Begoniax's swamp. Globox, who is possessed by André, threatens to push Rayman ‘off the dock’, which causes Rayman to think of ‘Doc’ and go in search of a boat.