Guys, Rayman Origins is a sequel. There is no longer any doubt about this. Mr Dark’s official description refers to the events of R1 in the past tense, and the script itself contains several direct references to the events to R1 and R2. Mild spoilers: [The events that occurred in the Swamps of Forgetfulness are specifically mentioned, and so is Mr Dark’s creation of Dark Rayman (I think; I’m not 100% on that one). The Robo-Pirates are mentioned, and so is the Grand Minimus’s confusion over his own identity.] This is Rayman 4. I know it’s weird that Rayman seems less mature, but there it is.
Remember the Rayman 3 dossier presse? It included the word ‘glutes’ on a list of creatures that appear in the game, so it’s definitely not just a reference to someone’s arse. The official description of the gongs in Rayman 3 also mentions that they make a sound like that of a crying baby glute – this is most likely a reference to the baby Globoxes. Combine these facts with tge multiple references to Globox being a glute in R3 (Spider-Glute, the incredible glute, etc) along with the reference to Globox being a glute in Rayman Origins, plus the fact that fans have been calling his species ‘glutes’ for years and most likely took this name from an official source. None of these pieces of evidence is truly conclusive on their own, but when you look at them all together, I really don’t think there’s much doubt. (As for the word ‘butt’ being used in the French version of Origins; could it be a translation error? Isn’t it possible that the game was originally written in English, considering the fact that the lead story designer is an American?)
Haruka said:
With the Glade in imminent danger, the Fakirs gathered and delved deep into trance and chanted mystical mantras. Their purpose: to hide the routes to the heart of The Glade where the Maker is said to dream the world.
Then wouldn't this mean that the Heart of the World is where Polokus is dreaming? What about later games? Are there more than a Heart of a World? The locations got changed in later games?
Well, the Bubble Dreamer’s description says that the magic people believe he keeps to his sacred resting grounds, but in reality he likes to dwell among his creations. In other words, the fakirs think he dreams at the Heart of the World, but really they’re clueless.
Drolpiraat said:
I always thought Jano was Polokus. His name Jano is derived from the Roman God Janus, who had two faces. His other face could be none other than Polokus, because of the hat.
That’s a great observation. I always thought the name referred to the way he initially tries to eat Rayman, then helps him by giving him the Elixir, but this way works much better. I never thought Jano was another side of Polokus (though the idea had definitely occurred to me); I always assumed that he was Polokus’s equal and opposite, a negative mirror image (the hat was a dead give-away). It seems like that might still be the case.