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The Menhir Hills

2009-02-24T14:43:15Z

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[[Image:Menhir Hills.jpg|thumb|[[Rayman (character)|Rayman]] and a [[Walking Shell]]]]
'''The Menhir Hills''' is a location from ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', ''[[Rayman 2: Revolution]]'', and ''[[Rayman DS]]''. It is characterized by its focus on riding [[Walking Shell]]s, its short length (one of the shortest levels in all versions of ''Rayman 2''), being the only level other than the [[Fairy Glade]] and [[Marshes of Awakening]] that [[Rayman (character)|Rayman]] must re-visit at least once to complete the game, and being the first level in the game to give Rayman a sidekick--in this case, [[Clark]].

==Description==
The Menhir Hills are mountainous foothills covered with large, pine tree-like boulders known as "menhirs," hence the area's name. In most regions of the foothills, barely a sound of life can be heard, though every now and then the falling over of a menhir breaks the silence. Large trees stand as loners in the small clearings that dot the landscape. A great river flows through the Menhir Hills, and bridges are twice necessary to cross them.

The Menhir Hills are in several instances exceedingly difficult to cross on foot; similar to the [[Lava Sanctuary]], patches of the hills are engulfed by giant, thorny plant roots crossable only by machines. These roots occasionally poke out of the walls of the several small tunnels that pave holes in the mountainside. Where the roots don't grow, the ground is still commonly too steep to hike.

When [[Admiral Razorbeard]] seized Rayman's world, the Menhir Hills was the construction site of two Robo-Pirate training facilities: the '''Military Academy''' and the '''Elite Troop Training Academy'''. These facilities largely cut the hills into three segments.

[[Image:Elite Training Academy.PNG|thumb|Elite Troop Training Academy]]
==As a Level==
The Menhir Hills is one of the few levels in ''Rayman 2'' to generally be exactly the same in every version, with the exception of some terminology. The Menhir Hills must be passed through twice; once after the [[Sanctuary of Water and Ice]] ([[Whale Bay]] in the PS version), and again after the [[Cave of Bad Dreams]]. In ''Rayman 2: Revolution'', the Menhir Hills are located near [[Globox's House]].

===The First Visit===
When Rayman first arrives in the Menhir Hills (in ''Revolution'' the Globox's House [[Teensie]] explains that [[Clark]] went to the hills and Rayman must follow him), [[Murfy]] immediately appears right in Rayman's face and warns him about the nearby academy's Walking Bullet. Murfy hints that the bullet may be tamable, and Rayman shortly does just that. By riding the Walking Bullet, Rayman is able to cross a patch of thorned plant roots to reach the Military Academy.

Rayman enters the academy to find two [[Henchman 800|Henchman 800s]] asleep; though the sign outside hints at sneaking past them, the Robo-Pirates are of the weak variety and are fairly easy to defeat (though particularly in all versions but ''Revolution'' this is the first time multiple Robo-Pirates are encountered at the same time) (it should also be noted that there are more than two Robo-Pirates in the academy in ''Revolution'', some of which being hidden). Whatever the player has Rayman do, the hero must continue on to leave the small academy.

After taming another Walking Shell, Rayman crosses a root patch and must dodge and weave through crates and the thorned roots that protrude in the various tunnels he goes through. The end of the ride leaves Rayman at the entrance of the Elite Troop Training Academy. As intimidating as the name is, Rayman soon finds there's nothing to worry about: Clark has already taken care of the students inside.

Clark is not feeling well; apparently, while fighting the Robo-Pirates he accidentally swallowed a robot part. Clark's future will not be bright unless Rayman can bring him the [[Elixir of Life]] from the [[Cave of Bad Dreams]].

This requirement forces the level to end immediately, unfinished. In all versions other than the PS version, Rayman must backtrack to the [[Marshes of Awakening]] (in ''Revolution'''s case, this may be the first visit) to locate the [[Jano|Guardian of the Cave of Bad Dreams]]. As Rayman does not know the cave's name prior to his encounter with Clark, this cave was not accessible prior to the encounter. In the PS version, Rayman may go directly to the Cave of Bad Dreams from the Menhir Hills.

===The Return Visit===
In all versions other than ''Revolution'', Rayman is again lectured by [[Murfy]] about the Walking Bullets when he returns to the Menhir Hills. Rayman must travel through the entire level once more until he reaches Clark.

Revived by the Elixir of Life, Clark busts a wooden wall in the Elite Troop Training Academy, allowing Rayman access to the empty school. Rayman must lead Clark to other wooden walls so that he may break through them as well. In the end Rayman leaves Clark and descends a staircase leading out of the academy.

In the final segment of the Menhir Hills, Rayman must once again tame a Walking Shell. After doing so, he must ride it up a steep slope and then through a tunnel full of rising menhirs. The tunnel leads to a menhir "forest" full of toppling menhirs Rayman must dodge; the bridge he crosses has a similar set of obstacles. Finally, after avoiding the many menhirs, Rayman and the Walking Bullet leap off a cliff and into a portal. The level is now finished, though incomplete.

===The Final Visit===
After Rayman has completed the [[Canopy]], he is able to light torches. An alcove under the entrance of the Elite Troop Training Academy holds one of the Menhir Hills' cages, but to reach it Rayman must first light a nearby torch and ride a [[Keg]] over a large gap.

[[Image:Menhir Hills.PNG|thumb|Screenshot of the Final Segment]]
==Characters==
*[[Murfy]]
*[[Clark]] (non-''Revolution'' debut)

===Enemies===
*[[Walking Shell]] (debut)
*Blue [[Henchman 800]] (non-''Revolution'' only)
*Purple [[Henchman 800]]
*Green [[Henchman 800]] (''Revolution'' only)
*Yellow [[Henchman 800]] (''Revolution'' only)
*Thorned plant root (debut)

==Trivia==
*Admiral Razorbeard's bulletin about the Military Academy requests that visitors be quiet so as not to distract the cadets from their "deep concentration." However, the cadets are actually sleeping.
*In the ''Rayman DS'' and the N64 and PC versions of ''Rayman 2'', a Walking Shell runs by the [[Hall of Doors]] Menhir Hills portal.
*It is possible to do an very know glitch here : the glitch of the [[Invisible Flying Keg]].

==See Also==
*[[Iron Mountains]]

==Level Details==
===''Rayman 2''/''Rayman DS''===
[[Sanctuary of Water and Ice]] => '''The Menhir Hills''' => [[Cave of Bad Dreams]]<br>
[[Cave of Bad Dreams]] => '''The Menhir Hills''' => [[Canopy]]

*Level Type: Mountain
*Number of Lums: 50
*Number of Cages: 7

===''Rayman 2: Revolution''===
[[Sanctuary of Water and Ice]] => '''The Menhir Hills''' => [[Marshes of Awakening]]<br>
[[Cave of Bad Dreams]] => '''The Menhir Hills''' => [[Canopy]]

*Level Type: Mountain
*Number of Lums: 50
*Number of Familiar Spirits: 7
*Location: [[Globox's House]] - Main Area

===''Rayman 2'' (PS Version)===
[[Whale Bay]] => '''The Menhir Hills''' => [[Canopy]]<br>
'''The Menhir Hills''' => [[Cave of Bad Dreams]]

*Level Type: Mountain
*Number of Lums: 55
*Number of Denys: 2
*Number of Ludivs: 3

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Ninjaws

2009-02-24T14:35:52Z

86.210.238.77: /* Role in Games */

"''Killing is a pleasure! Command me, and your will shall be done!''" - Ninjaws, ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''

'''Ninjaws''' is a '''Ninja Pirate''' who appeared in [[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]] and [[Rayman DS]]. The '''Ninja Henchmen''' is a type of [[Henchman 800]] that appeared in Rayman 2 and all of its remakes.
{{Character
| name = Ninjaws
| image = [[Image:NoImage.gif]]
| alignment = Bad
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''
| sex = Male
| species = [[Robo-Pirate Army|Robo-Pirate]]
| status = Boss
}}

==Ninjaws==
Ninjaws is the elite of the Ninja Henchmen and he's the same as the Ninja Henchmen. Ninjaws reported to [[Admiral Razorbeard]] in Razorbeard's cabin that he captured more than 5000 slaves in the PlayStation version of Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Razorbeard ordered Ninjaws and his Ninja Pirates to kill [[Rayman]], but they were defeated by Rayman. Rayman battled Ninjaws for the [[Four Masks of Polokus|Second Mask]].

==Ninja Henchmen/Black Robo-Pirates==
Ninja Pirates appeared as a mini-boss two times in Rayman 2, one in [[the Precipice]] and another in [[the Prison Ship]]. In [[Rayman Revolution|Rayman 2: Revolution]] they're '''Generator Guardians''' of the two generators of [[the Pirate Factory]] and have unlimited heath. In the PlayStation version, they appeared three times as mini-bosses in the Precipice, [[the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]], [[the Tomb of the Ancients]], and [[The Iron Mountains|Gloomy Island]].

==Description==
They fire bullets that is the same as the Green [[Robo-Pirate Army|Robo-Pirate]], but has more accuracy and faster. They wear a red bandanna, has a black torso, has a clinder for a head, has a white eye, and an eye patch. Ninja Henchmen has a heavy hook for a weakness that is revealed in Rayman 2 of the PlayStation version. In Rayman 2 in other versions, Ninja Henchmen use a flamethrower or the Purple Robo-Pirate bullets. They are more dangerous and clever than all the other Robo-Pirates and strike like phantoms, making each one a master of stealth who can't be seen whithin the naked eye until they are right on top of you.

==Role in Games==
==='''''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'''''===
Ninjaws and the Ninja Pirates first appeared in Rayman 2, they're hard to defeat and they serve as mini-bosses, but Ninjaws is a boss and has alot more life than his Ninja Henchmen.

==='''''[[Rayman Revolution|Rayman 2: Revolution]]'''''===
Ninjaws never appeared in Revolution, but two of his Ninja Henchmen did. They're renamed Generator Guardians and they guard the generators in the [[the Generator Room|Generator Rooms]] of the Precipice and [[the Echoing Caves]].

==='''''[[Rayman DS]]'''''===
Ninjaws does not appear in Rayman DS.

==Trivia==
* Ninjaws is the boss of [[the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]] in the PlayStation version of Rayman 2.
* Ninjaws's name is a reference of the movie Jaws.
* Ninjaws appeared in promotional artwork for [[Rayman M]]/[[Rayman Arena|Arena]], but he has a green eye.
[[Category:Bosses|Ninjaws]]
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Ninjaws

2009-02-24T14:34:34Z

86.210.238.77: /* Role in Games */

"''Killing is a pleasure! Command me, and your will shall be done!''" - Ninjaws, ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''

'''Ninjaws''' is a '''Ninja Pirate''' who appeared in [[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]] and [[Rayman DS]]. The '''Ninja Henchmen''' is a type of [[Henchman 800]] that appeared in Rayman 2 and all of its remakes.
{{Character
| name = Ninjaws
| image = [[Image:NoImage.gif]]
| alignment = Bad
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''
| sex = Male
| species = [[Robo-Pirate Army|Robo-Pirate]]
| status = Boss
}}

==Ninjaws==
Ninjaws is the elite of the Ninja Henchmen and he's the same as the Ninja Henchmen. Ninjaws reported to [[Admiral Razorbeard]] in Razorbeard's cabin that he captured more than 5000 slaves in the PlayStation version of Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Razorbeard ordered Ninjaws and his Ninja Pirates to kill [[Rayman]], but they were defeated by Rayman. Rayman battled Ninjaws for the [[Four Masks of Polokus|Second Mask]].

==Ninja Henchmen/Black Robo-Pirates==
Ninja Pirates appeared as a mini-boss two times in Rayman 2, one in [[the Precipice]] and another in [[the Prison Ship]]. In [[Rayman Revolution|Rayman 2: Revolution]] they're '''Generator Guardians''' of the two generators of [[the Pirate Factory]] and have unlimited heath. In the PlayStation version, they appeared three times as mini-bosses in the Precipice, [[the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]], [[the Tomb of the Ancients]], and [[The Iron Mountains|Gloomy Island]].

==Description==
They fire bullets that is the same as the Green [[Robo-Pirate Army|Robo-Pirate]], but has more accuracy and faster. They wear a red bandanna, has a black torso, has a clinder for a head, has a white eye, and an eye patch. Ninja Henchmen has a heavy hook for a weakness that is revealed in Rayman 2 of the PlayStation version. In Rayman 2 in other versions, Ninja Henchmen use a flamethrower or the Purple Robo-Pirate bullets. They are more dangerous and clever than all the other Robo-Pirates and strike like phantoms, making each one a master of stealth who can't be seen whithin the naked eye until they are right on top of you.

==Role in Games==
==='''''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'''''===
Ninjaws and the Ninja Pirates first appeared in Rayman 2, they're hard to defeat and they serve as mini-bosses, but Ninjaws is a boss and has alot more life than his Ninja Henchmen.

==='''''[[Rayman Revolution|Rayman 2: Revolution]]'''''===
Ninjaws never appeared in Revolution, but two of his Ninja Henchmen did. They're renamed Generator Guardians and they guard the generators in the [[the Generator Room|Generator Rooms]] of the Precipice and [[the Echoing Caves]].

==Trivia==
* Ninjaws is the boss of [[the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]] in the PlayStation version of Rayman 2.
* Ninjaws's name is a reference of the movie Jaws.
* Ninjaws appeared in promotional artwork for [[Rayman M]]/[[Rayman Arena|Arena]], but he has a green eye.
[[Category:Bosses|Ninjaws]]
[[Category:Enemies|Ninjaws]]
[[Category:Bosses from Rayman 2|Nnjaws]]
[[Category:Enemies from Rayman 2|Ninjaws]]
[[Category:Robo-Pirates|Ninjaws]]

Jano

2009-02-24T11:29:02Z

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{{Character
| name = Jano
| image = [[Image:GardienADMR.png|center]]
| alignment = Neutral
| appears in = ''Rayman 2'', ''Rayman Revolution'', ''Rayman 3 (GBA)''
| sex = Unknown
| species = Unknown
| status = Guardian
}}

'''Jano''' (commonly known as the '''Guardian of the Cave of Bad Dreams''') is a character from ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'' and the GameBoy Advance version of ''[[Rayman 3 (GBA)|Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''. He is the Guardian of [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]], and it is his job to make sure that the nightmares of [[Polokus]] are kept locked away in there. Jano also keeps an eye on Polokus' treasure.

==Appearance==
Jano is a larger version of the one eyed, fire breathing monsters that dwell in [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]] and [[the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]], only that he carries a stick with a skull on top, and that he wears a magician's hat identical to Polokus' hat.

==Character==
Jano is a fierce but wise creature, with the ability to read one's mind, make floating skulls appear, and change his own size. As a guardian, he will ward off anyone that doesn't know the name of the Cave of Bad Dreams. Although he's an ally of Rayman in general, he challenges [[Rayman]] to find the treasure that is hidden deep in the cave in ''Rayman 2'', and offers it to him upon his defeat. He can tell whether or not one is greedy, so he rewards Rayman with the Elixir of Life for refusing to take the treasure. Jano appeared again in the GameBoy Advance version of [[Rayman 3]], where he was the boss of the Haunted Dreams area.

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Axel

2009-02-22T12:13:03Z

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{{Character
| name = Axel
| image = [[Image:Axel.jpg|200px|center]]
| alignment = Neutral
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 2]]'', ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''
| sex = Unknown
| species = Unknown
| status = Guardian
}}

"''Who is it, that dares to disturb the tranquility of this place?''" - Axel, ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''

'''Axel''' is a boss from ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'' is the Guardian of [[the Sanctuary of Water and Ice]]. Unlike most bosses in most video games, Axel only takes one hit to be destroyed, making him less powerful than some of the other guardians. He attacks by throwing icicles at [[Rayman]], who has to get to him by shooting at [[Purple Lum]]s in the air. Once there, Rayman then shoots a giant icicle, causing it to fall on to Axel's head, defeating him.

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Axel

2009-02-22T12:12:37Z

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{{Character
| name = Axel
| image = [[Image:Axel.jpg|200px|center]]
| alignment = Bad
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 2]]'', ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''
| sex = Neutral
| species = Unknown
| status = Guardian
}}

"''Who is it, that dares to disturb the tranquility of this place?''" - Axel, ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''

'''Axel''' is a boss from ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'' is the Guardian of [[the Sanctuary of Water and Ice]]. Unlike most bosses in most video games, Axel only takes one hit to be destroyed, making him less powerful than some of the other guardians. He attacks by throwing icicles at [[Rayman]], who has to get to him by shooting at [[Purple Lum]]s in the air. Once there, Rayman then shoots a giant icicle, causing it to fall on to Axel's head, defeating him.

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Henchman 1000

2009-02-22T12:09:12Z

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{{Character
| name = Henchman 1000
| image = [[Image:Henchman1000.jpg|200px|center]]
| alignment = Bad
| appears in = ''[[Rayman M]]'', ''[[Rayman Rush]]''
| sex = N/A
| species = Robot
| status = Competitor
}}

The '''Henchman 1000''' is an unlockable character that only appears in ''[[Rayman M]]'' and ''[[Rayman Rush]]''. He is an older version of the [[Henchman 800]], and bears a number of differences in appearance, such has the fact that he has a hand instead of a hook, his colour scheme, his hat and his 'moustache'. Like the 800 model though, he also uses a built-in jet pack to glide, and his left arm has a cannon. Interestingly, he also speaks with a spanish accent.

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