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Re: Rayman Legends Actually Uses 4 Different Rayman Voice Actors
Sabertooth wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2026 2:43 am This is absolutely fascinating to me. So Doug Rand does not voice Rayman in Origins at all? And some of these voice clips I've been listening to for fifteen years actually came from the game's female writer?

Not only that, but I recognize some of Garijo's voice lines from Rayman 3--which means they actually left some of his work in the English dub of the game. I just find this stuff so intriguing. Does that mean we don't know exactly who voiced Barbara and the Teensies?
It's completely unknown who voiced Barbara; The Playable Teensy were apparently voiced by Doug Rand, as was the Polokus in Origins and legends ^_^ (In fact, I think the reason he was the only one credited was because of his voice in the Legends intro lol).

I find it funny that Emmanuel and Pierre probably don't know Ubisoft used their voices in the game ToT, Ubisoft seriously sucked at giving credits

Re: Rayman merchandise
I got Globox, and he's a lot bigger than I expected. However, they spelled his name "Globlox", no doubt confusing him with the game Roblox which every middle school kid plays.

Re: Rayman Legends Actually Uses 4 Different Rayman Voice Actors
This is absolutely fascinating to me. So Doug Rand does not voice Rayman in Origins at all? And some of these voice clips I've been listening to for fifteen years actually came from the game's female writer?

Not only that, but I recognize some of Garijo's voice lines from Rayman 3--which means they actually left some of his work in the English dub of the game. I just find this stuff so intriguing. Does that mean we don't know exactly who voiced Barbara and the Teensies?

Re: Rayman Legends Retold
Hi everyone! Time to share some thoughts at last.

First of all, I am over the moon that Rayman is finally getting something new, even if it's just an expanded version of the last game. I have already preordered my physical copy with the map, I'll get the deluxe version expansion pack from the PlayStore, and I'm going to play the heck out of it. It's been like 8 years since the last time I played through Legends, so I'm going to have fun regarless of it being basically the same game again.

I'll preface this by stating that I was never the biggest fan of the UbiArt games, not even when they first came out. Already when Origins released, I had been waiting for Rayman 4 since 2003. Getting a new entry in the series that basically flushed all previously-established lore down the toilet was bittersweet. Rayman 2 was my first Rayman game, followed by Rayman 3. So I find it baffling that, to some, the lore and story of a Rayman game is not an important factor. For me, it's what I like the most about the franchise: the characters, the story, the sense of discovery... And that brings me to the exploration. What I've always liked the most about Rayman games is not the platforming or the speed, it's the exploration. As Hunch was saying earlier, getting to explore and mysterious world full of outladish, yet lovable creatures. I enjoy the UbiArt games for what they are, fun 2D platformers with an impressive hand-drawn artstyle. But as Rayman games, they leave a lot to be desired.

The fact that the team at Ubisoft decided that, from a lore standpoint, Rayman Legends was the most diverse version of the Glade of Dreams is, to put it bluntly, laughable. Rayman Legends introduces, as previously stated by Hunch and some others, quite a few world themes oddly connected to real-life humans: Medieval castles, Greek temples, the Fiesta de los Muertos... All of them so lazy and uninspired compared to what came before. And Barbara. Oh, Barbara. Don't even get me started. She sticks out like a sore thumb. How the hell did a human Viking princess spawn in the middle of the Glade of Dreams? I could never imagine her being in the same cutscene as Ly the Fairy.

Now, Retold promises to at least alleviate some of these issues. I like the new 3D look for the game. Specifically there is a night-time level that takes place in a forest, which reminded me of the first stage of The Fairy Council from Rayman 3. Even in the first level, the castle bridge section after the big jump reminds me somehow of Clearleaf Forest, might be the colours and lighting. I feel like it sets a nice middle ground between the older 3D games and the UbiArt games. And "Don't Touch This" looks stunning, with those colours and the disco lights.

But what I'm most excited about is the brand new story. Yes, the only good thing about the original game having no story at all is that we're now getting a 100% original Rayman story. Who knows, maybe that will make me come round. Could we get some background as to who Barbara is and where she came from? Or who all those random pricesses even are? I don't want to set unrealistic expectations. But I am hoping for some nods to events from previous games, or some long-absent characters being mentioned (Clark, Ly, are you still alive?). Oh, also, is this a good moment to bring up the skins? The Hoodmonger Globox and Heavy Metal Fist Rayman skins look incredible! They're the number 1 reason why I rushed to preorder the game immediately after it was announced. And what about Betilla Barbara, the original Rayman, Hunter Globox and Electoon Teensie? They knocked it out of the park with those. Probably the only reason I'd even pick Barbara.

So, yeah, it's a mixed bag but I'm predominantly hopeful about Rayman's future and ready to enjoy this game for what it is. I won't even complain about that suspicious, definitely not AI-generated Betilla the Fairy.

P. S. Did no one think of the new villain being the original Magician from R1? I definitely think it's a new character, but that would be cool too.

Rayman Legends Actually Uses 4 Different Rayman Voice Actors
Hi everyone!
Today I'd like to share a fun piece of Rayman trivia that I've spent quite a lot of time researching.

There is a common misconception in the fandom that Doug Rand performed all voice clips in Rayman Legends (I've even seen people claim he voiced Barbara as well). While this confusion is understandable, this is not actually the case.

Part of the confusion comes from Ubisoft's credits. In Rayman Legends, Doug Rand is the only voice actor specifically credited, despite multiple voices appearing throughout the game. Unfortunately, Ubisoft has a long history of not properly crediting voice actors in the Rayman franchise, so this situation is not entirely surprising.

The most curious thing is Rayman's voice in this game, What I've found is that Rayman Legends appears to use voice clips from four different performers across its development history.

The Origins Prototype Voices
To understand Legends, we first need to go back to Rayman Origins.
During early development, Rayman did not yet have an official voice actor for the project. As a result, the developers reused existing voice clips as placeholders. These clips came from:
Rayman 3 (French voice)
The Rayman 3 beta
Rayman 4 prototype/ Rayman Raving Rabbids
The Rayman 3 voice in France was performed by Emmanuel Garijo.
The Rayman Raving Rabbids voice was performed by Pierre-Alain de Garrigues, although many fans don't know this because he was never credited in the final game.
According to an interview, Pierre talked about voicing Rayman in RRR in an interview . He also worked on early interpretations of the Teensies and helped establish a voice style for the Rabbids before Yoann Perrier ("Popo the Rabbid") was ultimately chosen to become the Rabbids' main voice performer.
You can still hear traces of Pierre's work like the rabbids in early trailers and leaked prototype builds.

Gabrielle's Version of Rayman
As Origins development progressed, the game underwent major changes and Rayman finally received a dedicated performer.
Surprisingly, that performer is Gabrielle, the writer of Rayman Origins.
This information comes from leaked Origins development scripts that identify who performed various character voices.
In this early stage, Gabrielle gave Rayman a much higher-pitched voice, somewhat reminiscent of Mario. Later in development, she reworked the performance into the version we hear in the final release of Rayman Origins.

Rayman Legends
This is where things become particularly interesting.
Evidence suggests that Rayman Legends reused some of the older prototype voice clips originally heard in early Origins development while also introducing newly recorded lines by Doug Rand.

In other words, Rayman's voice in Legends is not entirely Doug Rand's performance. Instead, the game appears to contain a mixture of:
  • Emmanuel Garijo
  • Pierre-Alain de Garrigues
  • Gabrielle
  • Doug Rand
To help demonstrate this, I created a comparison video showing the various voice clips used in Origins prototypes, the final Origins release, and Legends, along with the performers associated with each one:



The newly recorded lines in Legends sound very similar to Doug Rand's other voice work.

In fact, on one of his videos, a commenter complimented him on his "Rayman Origins" voice, and Doug responded with a heart reaction. Doug may have simply confused Origins with Legends, especially since a large portion of Legends' development was originally known internally as "Rayman Origins 2."

Of course, because these games were not properly credited and documentation is limited, it is difficult to establish every detail with complete certainty. However, based on the currently available evidence, this appears to be the most accurate explanation for why Rayman's voice sounds different across various clips in Legends.
Thank you for reading!
Special thanks to Droolie for helping me research and verify much of the information presented here.

Sources:
viewtopic.php?p=1453045#p1453045
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg0QGI-oSn0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr2z6_lQjbM
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aOY ... p=drivesdk

Re: Rayman Legends Retold
Bien entendu comme tout le monde j'aurai aimé un nouveau Rayman en 3D et quand j'ai appris le développement d'un remake Rayman de Legends j'ai la même réaction que tout le monde :paranormal: Por qué ?
Surtout que depuis Legends, on a eu quasiment eu que des déclinaisons et du recyclage d'assets/design/musique, gameplay de l'ère UbiArt ; les jeux mobiles Rayman Fiesta Run/Jungle Run, Adventure, Mini, le jeu de société etc
Cela dit après avoir vu le trailer et les éléments de gameplay je suis sûr aussi que Retold sera un remake de très bonne facture, je vais bien entendu le pré commander et soutenir ce super travail fait par des personnes qui aiment sincèrement Rayman. J'ai notamment hâte de découvrir les niveaux aquatiques et les passages 3D !
Hunchman801 wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2026 4:53 pm Je suis sûr que Retold sera un remake solide et un bon jeu en soi malgré quelques petits défauts, mais le problème, c'est que je n'ai jamais demandé de remake de Legends, et franchement, l'idée ne m'intéresse pas plus que ça.

Le problème, c'est que cette décision me laisse assez inquiet pour l'avenir de la franchise. C'est évident que s'ils ont choisi de faire un remake de Legends, c'est parce qu'ils veulent s'en servir comme nouvelle base pour l'identité de la série à l'avenir. Si on a un jour droit à un vrai Rayman 4 en 3D, il ressemblera bien plus à une version 3D de Legends qu'à l'univers mystérieux qu'on a exploré dans le 2 et 3.

Pas que je déteste pas les jeux UbiArt... Ce sont de super jeux de plateforme, très beaux et avec et des musiques adaptées, mais structurellement et sur le ton, ils ne collent tout simplement pas avec les jeux précédents. Je pourrais encore imaginer que les environnements d'Origins existent quelque part dans le monde de Rayman, mais ceux de Legends ? Les mondes sont tous directement tirés de concepts du monde réel, que ce soit les clichés médiévaux, Jack et le Haricot Magique ou James Bond. Rayman 2, en comparaison, n'avait pas de vrai lien avec notre monde, même s'il s'inspirait vaguement des contes de fées. Je trouve qu'il y avait une beauté particulière dans cet univers uniquement peuplé de créatures étranges et fantastiques, et l'introduction de vrais humains et de parodies du monde réel dans Legends change complètement la nature de l'univers de Rayman pour moi.

Et ce changement d'identité s'étend aussi aux personnages et au lore. Polokus a toujours eu un design bizarre, mais j'aimais beaucoup plus ce concept de dieu créateur mystique et lointain que ce hippie loufoque de Bulleur de Rêves qui vit dans une cabane dans les arbres. Entre Origins qui a une histoire tellement naze et mal racontée que personne ne la comprend vraiment encore aujourd'hui, et Legends qui n'en a pratiquement aucune, ça m'allait très bien de considérer l'époque UbiArt comme une simple séquence de rêve. Le fait que Rayman sautait littéralement dans des tableaux dans le Legends original laissait de toute façon penser qu'aucun de ces endroits n'existait vraiment dans le lore officiel.

Mais en essayant de corriger cette absence de narration, Retold accomplit exactement l'inverse, en faisant de ces lieux des endroits à part entière dans le monde de Rayman. La Croisée des Rêves est maintenant un monde de châteaux forts, de dragons et d'êtres humains, qui ressemble plus à un univers de fantasy générique qu'au monde unique et étrange des premiers jeux.

J'aurais vraiment préféré qu'ils repartent de Rayman 3. Ils auraient pu tourner la page de l'ère UbiArt, ou simplement la laisser exister en parallèle en expliquant que c'était un rêve ou une dimension alternative. Avec Retold, cette option n'est plus envisageable. J'imagine que je dois juste me faire à l'idée que l'univers de Rayman avec lequel j'ai découvert la série a disparu, et que même si on finit par avoir un Rayman 4 en 3D, il ne reviendra pas... :|
Je suis à 100% complètement d'accord sur le fond ! Un remake de Legends comme jeu pour remettre un peu Rayman sur le devant, pourquoi pas...mais pour la suite, j'avoue que la direction artistique/ligne esthétique de la trilogie me manque assez, particulièrement Rayman 2 avec sa poésie, son ambiance mystique, son onirisme (je pense notamment à des niveaux comme le Sanctuaire d'eau et de glace ou La Baie des Baleines où une poésie émane vraiment de ses lieux et de la façon dont ces niveaux étaient construits). Je suis surement biaisé par la nostalgie, je trouve que leur volonté de reprendre et d'étayer ce lore est tout à fait louable mais j'avoue aussi que pour une suite de Rayman j'aimerai revenir à ce monde unique et étrange et loufoque et peut être à davantage de sobriété, et j'avoue qu'après avoir vu les annonces de postes pour travailler sur un jeu "Triple A" ça me fait un peu peur.

En attendant hâte de découvrir aussi ce que Retold peut offir 8)

Re: MakaryGlobsky's art
cringe ahh poem about rayman in belarusian as an excercise (i'm learning it)
there might be errors but that's to be expected

Вот такое ёсць жыццё Реймана...
Шмат гадоў на сваім свеце наш герой пражыў
Многія краіны ўбачыў і іх шмат прабыў
Каб бы яго тут не было, ой шчасце, што ёсць...
Гетую ростані б змыло, асталабся косць.

Ня ма нагі, ня ма рукі, і шыі ня ма,
Так яго фее стварылы, ня было Лума
Але на што яму рукі - у яго далонь,
Дапамагаюць бараніць баланс у краю.

Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 13 – Reese Riverson
Wesley the duck?

Re: Rayman Legends Retold
Looks like the official Rayman Twitter account has released a new bio for Rayman!
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It's not breaking new ground by any means, but it's still nice to have, I guess. :hap:

Re: Rayman Legends Retold
Sabertooth wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2026 5:13 pm I'm not following this line of logic...Legends is the most recent game in the series, so it's the game that effectively killed it off for fifteen years. The game that didn't do well enough to justify any further sequels by Ubisoft's standards. Why would releasing the same game now bear a different result?
I'm glad I'm not the only one who's completely befuddled why they're doing this.

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Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:55 pm:
 
I am pleased to announce that the Pirate-Community's Rayman 3 Hall of Fame is once again fully functional, after over a year's hiatus! Now, as before, you can submit your score by entering the "Lums Race" code that the game gives you at the end. If you have finished Rayman 3 and your score is not yet in the Hall, please don't hesitate to submit your code now!

The algorithm for decrypting codes has been reverse-engineered, meaning that the Hall now functions without any reliance on an external service. Thanks to Steo for helping to get it working with codes on platforms other than PC!
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After many years in the video game development industry, Michel Ancel has decided to retire.

What could this mean for the Rayman series? Only time will tell.
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Hi Everyone it's James from Rayman Together!
Happy 25th Birthday Rayman! I am delighted to announce Rayman Together is now affiliated with the RPC. I have always admired RPC and it's a great platform of information, forums and discussions. I look forward to sharing more information in the future about our collaborations. If you haven't heard of Rayman Together it's a Twitter community celebrating everything Rayman bringing together fans across the World. if you aren't already please check out @RaymanTogether on Twitter.

I am delighted to announce the Rayman Together and RPC Discord server which will be available very soon and is the first of our partnership collaboration. It's providing a safe community where you can meet new friends and share your passion for Rayman. It's a wonderful community and I can't wait for everybody to join our server. Please stay tuned for more information and look forward to a video in the future. I look forward to seeing you all active on the server soon.

I am also currently holding a competition on Rayman Together to celebrate the Rayman series 25th Anniversary. It's officially the Glade Of Dreams Bake Off.

To Enter:

1. Design Rayman a Birthday Cake.
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Winners will be selected on September 30th. The competition is available World Wide and there's plenty of opportunities for prizes including a £25/50 credit for a platform of your choice and a Rayman Game. Good luck!

I look forward to working more with RPC in the future and I can't wait to see you all on Rayman Together on Twitter and on our affiliated Discord server soon. Hope you're all well during these troubling times and I wish you all the very best for yourselves and your families and friends. Stay Safe!

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Today, Pirate-Community celebrates its seventeenth birthday. While there hasn't been much Rayman news besides the release of the Rayman Mini spin-off, our community is still thriving, with many discoveries being made regarding the early development and the mechanics of old Rayman games, lots of tools being released to mod them and improve them, as well as partnerships such as the one with Rayman Together on Twitter.

Over the last year, 17,104 messages were posted on the forum, adding to a total of 1,336,695. It's not a lot, but it's still very much alive! Most of our growth was fueled by that of RayWiki, with 424 new articles last year, and a total of 5,728 articles in 8 languages today. Both places are still the reference for Rayman discussions and Rayman knowledge, while RayTunes, with the recent addition of the Rayman Mini, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 and the official Tonic Trouble soundtracks, as well as new tracks and FLAC versions from various educational and mobile games, is indeed the reference for Rayman music.

Thank you all for your continued support: you made it possible for this community to keep going for seventeen years, and we will keep going for many more.

Long live Rayman, long live Pirate-Community!
by Hunchman801

Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:48 pm:
 
A fanmade game named Rayman Redemption has been in the works for the past three years, developed by Ryemanni. The game will be a complete remake of the original Rayman game, and it will feature additional content, such as new worlds and new powers.



Rayman Redemption is scheduled to be released on June 19th, 2020.
by Steo

Sun Jun 07, 2020 6:18 pm:
 
I'm delighted to announce that we are now affiliated with Rayman Together, a vibrant and welcoming community run by James McKenzie that is the one place to go for Rayman fans on Twitter.

Rayman Together also recently launched their YouTube channel, Rayman Together Play, and I'm proud to present their first video produced in partnership with Pirate-Community, a top five of Rayman M race tracks:



Hope you enjoyed it, and stay tuned for more collaborations in the future!
by Hunchman801

Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:29 am:
 
The Pirate-Community would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Of course, this also means that it's time for a new round of the Favourite Rayman Games Survey!

You can find last year's results here, 2018's results here, and 2017's results here.
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Wed Dec 25, 2019 4:38 pm:
 
Pirate-Community wishes you a Merry Christmas! We hope you all got socks, so you won't have to go reinvent the tube sock, and will have more time to enjoy your day. :noel:
by Steo

Thu Dec 12, 2019 7:18 pm:
 
RayTunes, our Rayman music archive, has just received a big content update!

This one includes the long-awaited Rayman Mini soundtrack, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, and a very rare official soundtrack for Tonic Trouble.

On top of that, the Rayman 1 and Rayman Adventures soundtracks have also received additional tracks.

Enjoy!
by Droolie

Mon Sep 16, 2019 6:44 pm:
 
Ubisoft have released an announcement trailer for Rayman Mini.

Rayman Mini will have a similar gameplay style to the previous UbiArt mobile games, and it will feature 48 levels, including boss fights. Rayman, Globox and Barbara will be playable characters with unlockable outfits. Teensies will not be playable, and the antagonist seems to be the Flaming Teensy, who is seen shrinking Rayman near the beginning of the announcement trailer.

Rayman Mini is scheduled for release on September 23rd, 2019.

by Steo

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