sergiomonty said:
Builder...dude. The manual itself says he's the Magician. Why would Ubisoft name two characters that look almost the same "The Magician"? Also, the files give a very valid story about why he turned bad.
The manual says he's this game's magician, but it doesn't say that he's the same magician from Rayman 1. And the files give a valid story as to why Ales turned to the dark side, but they never once said "oh, by the way this is the magician from Rayman 1."
Think about it this way. Rayman was released in 1995, Rayman Origins was released in 2011, what is the target demographic of a general Rayman game? about 7-12 years of age, seeing as there was a 16 year gap between the two, most of the kids who played Origins probably didn't play Rayman 1, meaning they wouldn't know who the magician was, they would know who Mansay was, but not the magician. Thinking about it like that, the only reason for Ubisoft to make Mansay the same character as the Rayman 1 magician, was the long term fanbase that had played Rayman 1, and let's face it, that's a very small minority of people who played Origins, and they probably knew that while they were developing it. I'm not saying that Ales isn't the magician from Rayman 1, because he may be, what I'm saying is there isn't nearly enough concrete evidence to prove he is. I could very easily see that while he may not be the same character, he does have one or two similarities to him, and it would still work, the new players would still feel betrayed, because this is a guide you've trusted through the whole game, and fan's would feel even moreso betrayed for the same reasons, and that the character reminds you of the magician, even though he isn't the same character.
If you think there is enough evidence to support the fact that Ales and TM are the same characters, that's fine, but personally, until we get some official word, or unless Legends clears everything or at least most things up, I just can't say for sure that they're the same characters, and that's fine too.
globolk said:
ENOUGH GUYS!
You're right, this feels like it's gone on long enough. I'll let those who want to talk about something else talk about something else. If you still think I'm wrong and you want to prove me wrong, PM me about it, and I may talk about it more if you're at least polite about it.