Rabbid

2009-10-26T20:21:47Z

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{{Character
| name = Rabbid
| image = [[Image:Rabbid.jpg|center|200px]]
| alignment = Bad
| appears in = [[Rayman Raving Rabbids|RRR]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2|RRR2]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party|TV Party]], [[Rabbids Go Home|Go Home]]
| species = Rabbid
| status = Going home
}}

'''Rabbids''' are rabbit-like creatures that appear in the ''[[Rayman]]'' universe. The name is a portmanteau of 'rabid' and 'rabbit', though in the games, they are often referred to as Bunnies. They primarily appear in a spin-off series known as ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''.
They are seen as 'anti-mascots' to [[UbiSoft|Ubisoft]].

==History==
The Rabbids were first introduced in a series of teaser images and videos for ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'' (then meant to be the next major platforming adventure in the ''Rayman'' series) officially released by [[UbiSoft|Ubisoft]] in April 2006, in which they were portrayed as zombie-like enemies that were set to take over the world, akin to the [[Robo-Pirate Army]] and [[Hoodlum]]s. By the time the final game was released in December that year, it turned out to be a compilation of mini-games akin to the ''Mario Party'' series due to technical reasons, and while the Rabbids were still portrayed as crazed animals that tried to take over the world, their main purpose now was to provide comic relief. Three more games in this series were subsequently announced - ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'' in 2007, ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'' in 2008, and the upcoming ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'' in 2009.

==Biology==
===Origin===
In the main series, not much is known about where the Rabbids had originally come from, in fact, not even they know, as ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'' suggests. However, at an early point in the [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA)|Gameboy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']], [[Ly the Fairy]] explains that the Rabbids were once peaceful creatures in Rayman's world that had gradually been bullied by other creatures, therefore going bad and taking their pain out on the entire world. The back cover of the main game also suggests that the Rabbids used to be peaceful but had turned bad, though the game doesn't explain how.

===Appearance===
Usually, Rabbids resemble albino rabbits in the sense that they have white fur and hairless bellies, mouths and the insides of their ears, though a few others can come in different colours such as grey, brown and even blue, yellow, red and green. Either way, they all have dark blue eyes which turn red when they turn mad, and they also have two giant buckteeth. Most of them are nearly as tall as [[Rayman]] is, their long ears included, though some others can be bigger or smaller; another few can look completely different from the others altogether, such as [[Serguei]].

While most Rabbids tend to go naked, some like to dress up in costumes to tell themselves apart, such as [[Superbunnies]] and the Sam Fisher (from ''Splinter Cell'') Rabbids. Notably in ''Rayman Raving Rabbids 2'', costumes, mostly based on geographical stereotypes and film characters, can be unlocked and worn when playing the game as them.

===Behaviour===
Most of the time, the Rabbids are portrayed as moronic and easily amused. While they often see [[Rayman]] as their enemy, they tend to attack each other as well. They are also very gullible and often get tricked into getting abused (for example, in [[Bunnies Like Surprises]]), though often they try to trick [[Rayman]] themselves, as well as abuse other animals, namely pigs, sheep, cows and [[Baby Globox]]es - they also abuse humans in ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'' and ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]''. They also don't understand how many of the objects they encounter work and often behave very immaturely (for example, burping, throwing things at others, and babbling loudly when asked to keep quiet). One of the Rabbids' favourite passtimes is dancing, and many can barely resist the sound of music - namely in ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', turning on a radio in the Bunny Hunts will distract some of them to [[Rayman]]'s advantage.

They also share some traits of real rabbits, such as eating carrots and burrowing.

===Speech===
Typically, the Rabbids do not speak anything decipherable at all, and mostly communicate by screaming at the top of their voices. However, a few may have learned to "sing" in English, as throughout the games (''Rabbids Go Home'' may be an exception), they dance to songs that have been vocally pitched to sound as if they sung them. The novelty single ''[[Making Fun (Of Everyday Life)]]'' also suggests this.

===Diet===
While Rabbids tend to enjoy carrots, a stereotypical trait among fictional rabbits, they are also known to practically eat anything, including things that are not food, such as sardine cans. Carrot juice however seems to have a sedating effect on them, as the minigame [[Bunnies Are Addicted To Carrot Juice]] seems to suggest.

==Videogame Appearances==
===''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''===
In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', the Rabbids suddenly start capturing the [[Baby Globox]]es that accompany [[Rayman]] during a picnic one day, and then ambush him and take him away to their Colosseum, where they force him to perform several daily trials for their entertainment. At the end of each successful day, they reward [[Rayman]] with a plunger, which he uses to help himself escape.

===''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]''===
In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'', the Rabbids now have a new target - Planet Earth. They spend a lot of time trying to study human traits, until their base - a shopping mall - is infiltrated by [[Rayman]] who chooses to behave the same way as them when they grow suspicious on his makeshift Rabbid costume. Oddly enough, they grow accustomed to his presence, despite not actually wearing the costume after the introduction scene.

===''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]''===
In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'', the Rabbids continue to focus on harassing [[Rayman]], forcing him to take refuge in a cabin. A bolt of lightning strikes them outside, and transfers them into the television set inside. Unsure about how to get out, they use it to constantly annoy not only [[Rayman]] but also some neighbouring animals.

===''[[Rabbids Go Home]]''===
Still on Planet Earth, the Rabbids no longer wish to harass [[Rayman]] in ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'', and as the title suggests, they want to go home, but they don't know where they actually come from. They become attracted to the moon, and therefore make an attempt to reach it by collecting piles upon piles of human things with a shopping trolley.

== TMNT Smash-Up ==
The raving rabbid, ninja rabbid, and splinter rabbid appear as playable characters for fighting.

==Merchandise==
Several Raving Rabbids products have been made and sold in the past three years, and include the following.
* A set of 4 figurines, consisting of a normal Rabbid, a screaming one, one dressed as Sam Fisher from ''Splinter Cell'', and one dressed as Altair from ''Assassin's Creed''.
* Another set of figurines were available at least in the United Kingdom, where they were given as free gifts for every purchase of ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'' for the Wii. [http://raygirl.deviantart.com/art/fangirlyness-overload-61603762 ]
* In Spain, a collection of 30 small Rabbids figurines are available, and each Rabbid follows a certain geographical stereotype.
* In France and Germany, a CD single was released in 2007 to coincide with the release of ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'', called ''[[Making Fun (Of Everyday Life)]]''.
* Several plush dolls, phone straps and the like can be found on auction sites such as eBay, mainly originating from Australia and Hong Kong, but whether or not they are official is currently unknown.
* An official Ubi Art bag
* In Germany, a calender for 2010 is available courtesy of Panini.
* Other official merchandise, such as T-shirts, was given as prizes in [[UbiSoft|Ubisoft]] competitions.

==Trivia==
* A picture of a Rabbid can be seen on a purchasable cot as a cameo in the Nintendo DS game ''Imagine: Babies'', which was developed by Visual Impact Productions, the developing studio behind the [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA)|Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']]. The game was also published by [[Ubisoft]].
* Two Rabbids will be playable characters in the upcoming [[Ubisoft]] title, ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up!''.
* In the [[Ubisoft]] title, ''[[Academy of Champions]]'', not only will one Rabbid appear in the Ubisoft team, there will also be a team consisting entirely of Rabbids. One Rabbid also runs the Item Shop.

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