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The Xowar, also known as the Xovar, is a species of gigantic gorilla-like creature from Rayman 3. In all its appearances it has a distinctive tusk protruding from the right side of its lower jaw. The Xowar was planned to be the boss of Clearleaf Forest, and Rayman would have escaped the battle during a race/chase (viewed from the front), while doing his best to avoid certain obstacles (similar to the idea of the fight with Foutch in Rayman 2), but its size made it too difficult for the programmers to work with, so it was replaced by Master Kaag. Another reason for dropping the Xowar was because there was nothing in the game story to justify a pursuit. In the loading screen of Rayman 3 and for the PC demo version, a Xowar is partially shown, lining up with various Hoodlums for a police mugshot. According to an examination of the files on the Rayman 3 disc, a Xowar minigame was once planned for inclusion in the game. The premise of the minigame was that the Xowar is the kindest of creatures, and that it takes pity on Rayman due to the fact that he has no limbs. Convinced of Rayman's suffering, the Xowar chases him in an attempt to kill him and put him out of his supposed misery. The player would presumably have controlled Rayman as he fled from the Xowar. The Xowar minigame's description is similar to that of the scrapped Xowar boss fight in the Clearleaf Forest, making it seem likely that the minigame was a recycled version of the fight. It is not known why the minigame was omitted from the final version of the game; the Xowar was initially removed as a boss because he was too large for the programmers to work with, and the minigame may have been removed for similar technical reasons. (Read more...)

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A new TV show by Ubisoft is in the works, being inspired by the Rayman series. Rayman Mini is released as an Apple Arcade exclusive spin-off game on September 19, 2019. Rémi Gazel, the main composer of the soundtrack of the original Rayman game, passed away on May 25th 2019, victim of cancer. Rayman Adventures is updated on December 11, 2018 with new Incrediball families, a new event and the new Barr-Barr and Ray-Gnarr costumes. The original Rayman game was announced to be one of the games available to play on the PlayStation Classic. Rayman is announced to be a playable character in the game Brawlhalla in November 2018. Rayman Adventures is updated on August 21, 2018 with a new Incrediball family and the new Candice costume. The Menezis minigame from Rayman 2 was discovered to be accessible in the Nintendo 64 version. Michel Ancel reveals in an Instagram post that he is interested in creating a fourth Rayman adventure after WILD and Beyond Good and Evil 2.
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...that Rayman got his name from the Ray-Tracing software used to develop the original Rayman? ...that Rayman 2 was originally going to be a 2D platformer like the original Rayman? ...that El Luchador is the only Rayman Legends boss to not use the Blue Punch? ...that Rayman Origins initially was going to use a health and life system similar to previous 2D Rayman games? ...that Globox, Razorbeard, Polokus, the Teensies and the Robo-Pirates had their names changed during the production of Rayman 2? ...that UbiRay, a costume previously exclusive to developers or players with a VIP status, is available by default in Rayman Legends Definitive Edition?
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The Glade of Dreams is up in arms again! This idyllic world, where there is usually little more to do than eat, sleep, play (and enjoy a friendly fray or two among friends), is up to its eyeballs in trouble. It seems Rayman and his heroic gang of hilarious misfits have kicked off a war with just a little snoring! Their nightmarish neighbors from the Land of the Livid Dead don't seem to share the same taste in music and have come to crash the party! Never ones to shy away from a challenge, Rayman and his friends are more than happy to knock these nasty killjoys back to oblivion, especially since it involves saving nymphs, making mischief, and earning fantastic new powers to make even more mischief. And this won't be the first time! As it turns out, the fun-loving Creator of the Glade, known as Bubble Dreamer, is a highly sensitive being whose every mood impacts the Glade for good or bad... Rayman has had to beat back the of Bubble Dreamer’s nightmares before, and that’s what he, Globox, and the crafty Teensy casters are going to do again before the fabric of the Glade falls to pieces and their entire world fades like a bad dream. —Manual, Rayman Origins

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