Hunchman801 wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2026 10:09 pm
Rayman fan2000 wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2026 5:16 pm
I mean... I like pretty girls.
You and me both! But in a Rayman game? It feels completely antithetical to the series' identity to me.
To be fair, I feel like Rayman had been a bit on the raunchy side for a good while, between like... the Rayman 3 era up to Origins, I'd say? I'm not sure if it's particularly out of place for that period of time. If we're talking Rayman 1 or 2 then sure, but I feel like everything afterwards has had some strange element to it that doesn't particularly align with the innocence of 1 and 2. By all means, Rayman has been kind of a cheeky/raunchy series for longer than it hasn't been, even if the Nymph designs are definitely the most outwardly they've had it. (Maybe Begoniax and her dialogue would be second place?)
On that note, I wonder if this game really had any controversy surrounding these designs or anything...? Maybe it's just because it was a different time, but I personally don't remember anyone really raising their voice about it around the time this game came out, even though it seems like it could've easily been done.
Droolie wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2026 6:50 pm
Does it really matter WHO made it? Ultimately what you want to know is HOW it happened. (though your first post and title were clearly more about who than how)
Sure, that could be a funny story, like that interview is - but is it really worth contacting devs over, and is it worth any trouble that might be attached to it? I think it's very easy to guess that it was a collaborative decision between designers, animators and directors who all just liked the humorous situations these designs could create in the game and went with it (like Rayman flipping her skirt with his new wind power, in the same way that he could blow the Lividstones' clothes off and put them in their underwear). No need to put any specific name under that, is there?
I think I'm definitely in agreement with Droolie's sentiment here. It does all feel a little off, from the title to the thread in general.
I mean... let's talk about the "butt of jokes" part from OP, actually.
The only instance I feel we can ACTUALLY say this is with Rayman upskirting Betilla. Which, not only is actually equivalently done with how, like Droolie says, the same could be done with Lividstones... but also, this wasn't even something that made it to the final game, and only existed in that one trailer. Granted it's not particularly in great taste but there's certainly not much to be said about something that was clearly cut and no longer represented the state of the game at that point.
And, even if we count that... what other instances? They're damsels in distress until you save them, that is true. But aren't the Nymphs also super powerful beings that created Rayman, give him more powers and generally help him out on his journey? I'm not really sure what part of that makes them the "butt of jokes" outside of the one thing that was cut anyways. I'm only speaking from memory, of course, so if there is anything I've missed then I'd definitely like to be corrected.