Ludiv

Ludiv
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Alignment	Good
Appears in	Rayman 2, Rayman 3
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Sex	Female
Species	Fairy
Status	Guard
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These little myopic fairies are equipped with large eyeglasses that allow them to avoid any in flight collisions. Generally deprived of these tools, the fairies are found scattered in the trees and knocked out on the ground. This is how the pirates captured a great number of them.

—Manual (PlayStation version), Rayman 2

A Ludiv is a type of fairy found in Rayman's world. They serve a variety of purposes, but their role in the respective plots of the games they feature in is minor. A character named Flips, who bears a strong resemblance to the Ludivs, features in Rayman: The Animated Series. However, it is never confirmed whether or not she is one.

In Rayman 2

A Ludiv in the bonus stage of Rayman 2.

A Ludiv (referred to only as a "pretty little fairy") appears in the bonus stages unlocked at the end of each level in Rayman 2 by finding all the level's Yellow Lums and breaking all its cages. In these bonus stages, the player controls a baby Globox, which must race against the Spyglass Pirate to get to the Ludiv first. If the player wins the race, the Ludiv will grant Rayman gifts (health and/or Power Fists).

In the PlayStation version

A Ludiv after Rayman has freed her from her cage in the PlayStation version of Rayman 2.

The most notable appearance of the Ludiv is in the PlayStation version. In this version, Ludivs are imprisoned in cages by the Robo-Pirates, along with greenbottles and Denys. When Rayman frees Ludivs, hearts appear over their heads in a manner which recalls the Electoons from the previous game. The manual for this version of the game states that it is said that Ludivs are short-sighted and that they wear glasses. Without them, they would end up stuck, lost and knocked to the ground.

In Rayman 3

In Rayman 3, Ludivs guard the Heart of the World in the Fairy Council.

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  A Ludiv surrounded by smaller fairies, as seen in the Fairy Council in Rayman 3.
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  A Ludiv in Rayman 3.

Trivia

• Of the three creatures that can be freed from cages in the PlayStation version of Rayman 2 (not counting the Teensies), Ludivs are the only race not to have an alternative name, as greenbottles are referred to as "Murfies" in the PlayStation Rayman 2 manual and Denys are referred to as Minisaurus in Rayman Revolution.
• The name comes from "Ludivine", the name of the daughter of the person who designed it.
• The English manual for the PlayStation version of Rayman 2 refers to the Ludivs as being shortsighted, hence why they wear spectacles. However, no Ludiv has ever been shown to wear spectacles in-game, and none have ever displayed a sight problem.
• The English manual for the PlayStation version of Rayman 2 also refers to the Ludivs as male, as in the entry for the greenbottles (or Murfies) it states that "More than one Ludiv has fallen prey to their pranks and been stripped of his pair of spectacles". However, all Ludivs shown in game appear to be female, and the French manual refers to them as female.
• Initially, Ludivs were supposed to be limbless, like most of the characters from the original Rayman.