[[Image:Four Masks of Polokus.jpg|frame|The Four Masks, from left to right: Water, Earth, Fire and Air]]

{{quote|text=To be warned of any problems that might occur, [[Polokus]] sent magic masks to the four corners of [[the Glade of Dreams|the world]]. Before leaving, he explained to the [[fairy|fairies]] that reuniting all four masks would be all it would take to bring him back. Since he didn't want to be called back by just anybody, Polokus created fierce Guardians to protect the masks, giving them all hidden weaknesses that only [[Rayman|a true warrior]] could discover and use...|sign=[[The Knowledge of the World]]|source=''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''}}

{{quote|text=These magic masks were hidden inside secret and mysterious sanctuaries. The ancient legends say that whoever can reunite the four can awaken mighty [[Polokus]]...|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''}}

The '''Four Masks of Polokus''' are a group of magical masks that appear in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''. Long ago, the god [[Polokus]] left [[the Glade of Dreams]], but first he created the four masks and hid them away in secret Sanctuaries. When [[Rayman]] rescues [[Ly the Fairy]] near the beginning of the game, she relates the story of the Polokus, telling him that he must retrieve the four masks if they are to have any hope of defeating the [[Robo-Pirate]] army. Each Sanctuary is protected by a Guardian, who was instructed by Polokus to ward off any intruders that attempt to steal them. The fourth mask is not protected by a Guardian in most versions, and is instead found by a helpful [[baby Globox]] in [[the Iron Mountains]]. The Guardians were omitted in ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', the Game Boy Color version.

[[Image:PolokusPillar-RR-TSOWAI.jpg|thumb|right|320px|The pillar containing the first Mask of Polokus]]

[[Image:The Hall of Doors PS1 16 Tomb of the Ancients.jpg|thumb|left|320px|In the PlayStation version, [[the Hall of Doors]] is divided into four Mask-specific sections by large physical doors.]]

Each of the Four Masks of Polokus is contained within a four-sided pillar at the end of its Sanctuary; each side of these pillars is decorated by the same [[Rayman's symbol|‘O’-shaped symbol]] found on [[Rayman]]'s chest. When Rayman approaches these pillars, a beam of energy connects his symbol with one of the ones on the pillar, causing the pillar to open, and the Mask to rise out of it for Rayman to collect. When [[Rayman]] takes hold of one of the Masks, he is teleported to [[Polokus]], who takes the Mask from him and affixes it to one of the four sides of the pillar he is standing on (this pillar looks the same as the ones the Masks are found in). When all four Masks are attached to [[Polokus]]'s pillar, the pillar spins rapidly, transforming into a gas-like substance. When [[Rayman]] steps into this at [[Polokus]]'s instruction, he is transported to [[the Prison Ship]]. Then, the pillar resolidifies under the newly-awakened Polokus, but the Four Masks are nowhere to be seen.

In the Sega Dreamcast version of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', the player can gain access to the [[Globox Disc]] minigame in the [[Globox Village]] by collecting the [[Glob Crystal]]s. Entering the [[Globox Disc]] minigame causes a short cutscene to play: [[Globox]] and [[Uglette]] are watching as [[Baby Globox|their children]] play; the First and Third Masks are visible on wooden sticks in the background; the other two Masks are presumably also in the area. A male [[baby Globox]] accidentally drops the Third Mask into a pool of water; this causes a Globox-shaped statue to rise out of the pool. The statue opens its mouth and sinks back into the pool, leaving behind the [[Globox Disc]] on which the [[Baby Globox|babies]] play the ‘Game of the Gods’.

In ''[[Rayman M]]'', the bonus arena level [[Spooky Towers]] features an enormous carving of the third Mask of Polokus. It adorns the top of the tower that stands in the centre of the level.

==Details==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="width:100%"
|-
! Mask
! Guardian
! Location (original versions)
! Location (PlayStation version)
! Location ([[Rayman Revolution|PlayStation 2 version]])
! Location ([[Rayman 2 Forever|Game Boy Color version]])
|-
| First
| [[Axel]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Water and Ice]]
| [[Whale Bay#PlayStation version|Whale Bay]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Water and Ice#PlayStation 2 version|The Lost Island]]
| [[Whale Bay#Game Boy Color version|Whale Bay]]
|-
| Second
| [[Umber]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire#PlayStation version|The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire#PlayStation 2 version|The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]]
| [[The Canopy#Game Boy Color version|The Canopy]]
|-
| Third
| [[Foutch]]
| [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]]
| [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava#PlayStation version|The Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]]
| [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava#PlayStation 2 version|The Sanctuary of Lava]]
| [[The Echoing Caves#Game Boy Color version|Echoing Caves]]
|-
| Fourth
| [[Grolem 13]] (''[[Rayman Revolution|Revolution]]'' only)
| [[The Iron Mountains]]
| [[The Iron Mountains#PlayStation version|The Gloomy Island]]
| [[The Iron Mountains#PlayStation 2 version|The Iron Mountains]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Rock and Lava#Game Boy Color version|Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Rain Mask]]

[[Category: Objects]]

[[fr:Quatre masques de Polokus]]
[[hu:Polokus Négy Maszkja]]

User talk:Spiraldoor

2011-07-22T19:25:58Z

Tim Auke Kools: /* Knaaren */

Hey Spiral. Thanks for your addition to the [[Chamber of the Teensies]] article, it's always great to have a lot of pictures. But just keep in mind that black stripes have to be removed before you upload them to the wiki, for they're quite ugly and useless ;)
— [[User:Hunchman801|Hunchman801]] 22:11, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
:Yes, I'll keep it in mind in future. --[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 18:21, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

== ? ==

What made you blank the 'River of Lava' and the 'Flying Shell' page? -- [[User:Acarr|Acarr]] 18:32 30th October 2009
: it was some kid maing shitty articles of them reading like they're from GameFAQs. --[[Image:RKartHead.gif]] '''[[User:Staceyw|StaceyW]] ♬''' 19:23, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
:: +1 --[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 20:03, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

== ? ==

Why did you remove the informatian and link about the xowar in the loadingscreen? -sansebas
:It wasn't very coherent or well-written; I had to read through that particular paragraph a couple of times to understand it. I'll add the information back in shortly. By the way, you should start signing your comments with four tildes (~ <--- those things). [[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 14:25, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

== ? ==

The Mawpaws are indeed the Flabar, could u take care of this? --[[User:Sansebas|Sansebas]] 18:52 26th February 2010
:Thanks, I'll do that in a moment. [[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 17:58, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

== ? ==

You've done a great job for making a page for the valley, but i dont think it is in the glade of dreams, there is a rayman2 promotional video which show rayman in 2D, than going through a portal to the 3D world (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KujjiLYaW8). The flora and fauna is also very different than in rayman 2 and rayman 3. So please, could you keep the valley, the glade of dreams and the crossroad of dreams seperated? --[[User:Sansebas|Sansebas]] 21:40, 24 March 2010
:We've seen and discussed that video before, and we came to the conclusion that it's simply depicting Rayman's transition from 2D to 3D, not him being warped to another dimension or anything. Notice that there are hundreds of ones and zeroes in the background while Rayman is turning 3D, hinting at the digital/technological nature of the transition. There's also an enormous amount of evidence pointing towards Rayman 1 being in the same world as Rayman 2 and 3, but that's been discussed ad nauseum over the last few years on the forums and I'd rather not get into it here. You'll notice that I've not stated that the valley is in the Glade of Dreams for certain, just that it's the most likely possibility. That video shouldn't be taken too seriously anyway, considering that it's just an early promotional advertisement showcasing an early version of the game (and many elements visible in the video weren't found in the final product, anyway).
:As for the Glade of Dreams and the Crossroads of Dreams, they are one and the same. In the original French, they were both known as ''La Croisée des Rêves'' (The Crossroads of Dreams). For some reason, the English translation of Rayman 2 changed 'Crossroads' to 'Glade', but the English translation of Rayman 3 left things the way they were. Hope that helps. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 15:43, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

== Innaccuracy Edit ==

About my edit...Sorry about that! I thought I had e-mailed Ubisoft when I asked that but I actually e-mailed a Ubisoft FAN CLUB...Therefore my edits were not wront, but they were in fact innaccurate. Sorry about that and I hope that mistakes like those never happen again!

Thank you,
*-''[[User:Runeon12|Runeon12]]''

== Moving? ==

Howdy Spiral, how do you move pages? I'm not fully aware of the capacities of the Wiki. --[[User:Haruka|Haruka]] 19:15, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
:There's a 'move' button at the top of every article, a bit to the right of the 'edit' button. I think normal editors can move pages but I'm not 100% sure. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 19:17, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
::Are there ranks for RayWiki editors? I checked and I saw the button. Thanks for clearing my doubt. :) --[[User:Haruka|Haruka]] 19:19, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
:::Not exactly. Me, Hunch, Stacey and Foultzboyz are sysops, which is the wiki equivalent of moderators. We have a few extra privileges (the ability to delete articles, to edit the main page, things like that) but apart from that, everyone is equal. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 19:23, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
::::I see. I couldn't delete the article anyway since I'm not a sysop. Thanks again.--[[User:Haruka|Haruka]] 19:48, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

== Rayman Junior levels ==

Hey spiral, I can see you've been adding capital letters to the names of the articles about levels in Rayman Junior, however they are always spelled without them, whether it is in the game on in the manual. I don't think it's a typography convention either, as Mr Dark's name is spelled with capitals though. Not that it's very important, but I just wanted to let you know!
—[[User:Hunchman801|Hunchman801]] 02:13, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
:I'm not sure if it's that clear-cut. As far as I can tell, Rayman Junior and Rayman Designer have exactly the same font and naming conventions for levels. Designer spells every world name in the lower case ('Band land', 'Candy chateau' 'The dream forest' and so on), with the odd exception of 'The caves of Skops' (which shows that it is not simply a typographical convention). As we know from the original game, these lower-case spellings are not correct. Also in Rayman Designer – level names in the menus appear with proper capitalisation ('The Sky's the Limit', 'Fruity Fun' etc), but when you highlight them they turn completely lower-case ('the sky's the limit', 'fruity fun'). My point is that the capitalisation conventions used in the Rayman 1 spin-offs is a bit dodgy and self-contradictory, so perhaps we should revert to the standard capitalisation rules that we use for the levels from every other Rayman game. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 12:34, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
::I'm fine with your point :) —[[User:Hunchman801|Hunchman801]] 15:04, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
: I actually prefer it this way. --[[Image:RKartHead.gif]] '''[[User:Staceyw|StaceyW]] ♬''' 17:21, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

== Redirecting ==

I have a question. How can I redirect search words to their respective pages? --[[User:Haruka|Haruka]] 17:29, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
:You need to type the title of the page you want to redirect into the search bar on the left (for example, if you wanted to redirect 'Xovar' to 'Xowar', you would enter 'Xovar' into the search bar). Click 'Go', and it should take you to a page that says 'There is no page titled "xovar". You can create this page.' Click on the red 'create this page' link, and it will take you to a blank page. Type <nowiki>'#REDIRECT [[Xowar]]'</nowiki>, then click 'Submit' to create the redirect. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 17:42, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

::Thank you very much. :D I think this isn't listed in the help section but anyway. ^^ --[[User:Haruka|Haruka]] 18:14, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

== Images ==

Do you have any ideas of which pictures are need now or that need to be substituted?

By the way, don't interpret this badly but are my writings that bad? --[[User:Haruka|Haruka]] 17:34, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
:I think we need more pictures from Rayman 3. So far, each Rayman 3 level article only has one or two images (and some of the articles are very short too, but that's another issue).
:Your writing isn't bad. It's easy to understand what you're saying, it's just that sometimes your wording is a little strange. For example, you recently wrote a sentence beginning with ''‘Rayman's symbol in his chest starts to react’'' – there's nothing ''wrong'' about it, but it sounds slightly odd, so I changed it to ''‘The symbol on Rayman's chest starts to react’''. You shouldn't let this sort of thing discourage you from contributing to the wiki – I often edit other members' sentences to make them sound better too (yes iHeckler I am looking at you). It shouldn't matter if your sentence structure gets changed – the information itself survives, and that's what's important. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 17:46, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
::Thanks for clearing up my doubts. I actually quite thank English-native RayWiki contributors to do a linguistic revision to my texts and correcting them if necessary (Because I'm aware that my English is not perfect). I think it is not only Rayman 3's levels that are lacking pictures, Rayman M's levels aswell. You perhaps must remember the day I made an effort to write texts and uploading pictures in the Zenith Harbour's page. The level page was very incomplete. I will slowly take care of the remaining ones. --[[User:Haruka|Haruka]] 17:51, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
:::Now that I think of it, some screenshots from the Rayman 3 minigames would be great. We have one from 2D Nightmare, one for Mad Trax and two low-quality ones from 2D Madness, but that's practically all we've got for the twelve minigames. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 19:08, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
::::As you could see I'm done with the 9 common minigame articles of R3 (with pictures aswell), that I am surprised that no-one had written about them yet (except for 2D Madness). Any suggestions for articles that need some improvement in text/pictures? --[[User:Haruka|Haruka]] 18:56, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
:::::Most of the Rayman 3 level articles are quite short and lacking in pictures. Only [[the Fairy Council]], [[the Bog of Murk]] and [[the Desert of the Knaaren]] really have enough text, and all nine levels need more screenshots. Nobody has ever really attempted to bring these articles up to a high standard, possibly because it's such a big undertaking. I think the Rayman 3 levels are the weakest part of the wiki right now, so feel free to have a go at them. Your minigame articles are very good. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 20:15, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
::::::Thank you. I didn't change anything in 2D Madness since I think it's pretty good as it is. Rayman 3 levels? I might few by few give a shot to them. Do you think that perhaps one day I could join the Administrators team of English RayWiki? --[[User:Haruka|Haruka]] 21:54, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
:::::::Maybe someday, but I think Hunch is the only one who can decide that. You may want to work on your English a little – it's perfectly understandable but sometimes I can tell it's not your first language, and wikis are held to a much higher standard than forum posts. In spite of this you're still by far the best candidate I can think of (no offence iHeckler), though I don't know if we need more admins right now. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 12:56, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
::::::::I guess in that case I had to pick in my English grammar books and reading them again (I stopped having English classes at school two years ago). I think that's what I need to improve more. An English-native could give me suggestions in what I need to improve. Yes, I also think that Hunch has got "the veto right". --[[User:Haruka|Haruka]] 13:28, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

== File:Razorbeard escape pod.jpg ==

Hey Spiral, could you please tell me which version this file is from, so that I can add the 'Image' template (you can do it too of course)? —[[User:Hunchman801|Hunchman801]] 16:51, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
:It's from the N64 version. I almost always forget to add the template. I'll do it now. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 18:21, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
:: Thank you! :) What about 'File:1000th_Yellow_Lum.png'? —[[User:Hunchman801|Hunchman801]] 18:49, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
::: That one's from the N64 version. Most of my screenshots are. Project64 is much more convenient for getting screenshots than nullDC, what with the save states and fast-forwarding functionality. You can tell this particular image is from the N64 version because the Lum looks all pixellated and sprite-like. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 19:02, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

== Uploads ==

Awesome uploads today, Spiral! Let me know if you need any help to include them all in their respective articles. By the way, this reminds me that we have a total of 317 [[Special:UnusedFiles|unused files]] at the moment, many of which could be used to illustrate our articles. It would be absolutely great to do some clean-up there, i.e. include some in the relevant articles and delete all the rest, as I don't see the point in keeping unused files. For commodity reasons, maybe we could list them here (or anywhere else) and decide with the rest of the community which to keep and which to get rid of. Any remarks or suggestions? :) — [[User:Hunchman801|Hunchman801]] 17:52, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

PS: I'm visiting my grandparents in-law this week-end so I probably won't have any internet access until Monday or something.
: I can help with flushing them out if you both don't have the time. --[[Image:RKartHead.gif]] '''[[User:Staceyw|StaceyW]] ♬'''

:I few months back I replayed R2 PS1 while taking dozens and dozens of screenshots. I finally got round to selecting the useful ones and uploading them today. I was too lazy to add any of them, but I have at least one relevant page in mind for each of them; they will all be used. The same goes for most of the other pictures I've uploaded over the last few months but haven't bothered to include in any pages yet. I think we'll need to decide what we're going to do with all the Hall of Doors images, as well as the large number of GBC screenshots, but apart from those I think each image should be judged on its own merits. I will do some work soon. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] 20:54, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
:: Your help is welcome, Stace! All right guys, there you go: [[User_talk:Hunchman801#List_of_unused_pictures]] Just follow the instructions (and do short edits in case someone would do it at the same time)! —[[User:Hunchman801|Hunchman801]] 20:28, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

== Pages with no pictures ==

Spiral, is there a way to research for pages that haven't got pictures?

Because the Special pages section doesn't seem to show a category of that. --[[Image:Sparkle.gif]][[User:Haruka|Haruka]][[Image:Sparkle.gif]] 21:01, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
:As far as I'm aware, there is no way to filter articles to show only pages without images. However, you can search for [[Special:ShortPages|short pages]], many of which lack images, and you can also search for [[Special:WantedFiles|wanted files]] – images which are linked-to on pages, but have not yet been uploaded. If you're looking for pages that lack images, these are the closest you can get. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] [[File:IconSpiralDoor.png|link=User:Spiraldoor]] 21:11, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
::That's what I've tried before, including the pages with the fewest revisions. This concludes that was the only way then. --[[Image:Sparkle.gif]][[User:Haruka|Haruka]][[Image:Sparkle.gif]] 21:12, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

== Céloche screenshots ==

Hi Spiral, two of your screenshots ([[:File:Celoche 2.jpg]] and [[:File:Celoche cannon.jpg]]) now appear only in a small resolution, which I think wasn't the case when you uploaded them. If I'm right about this, do you still have the original versions on your computer? —[[File:RRRGBAIcon8.png|link=User:Hunchman801]][[File:RRRGBAIcon0.gif|link=User:Hunchman801]][[File:RRRGBAIcon1.png|link=User:Hunchman801]] 17:36, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
:I got those images from iHeckler, who posted links to them on Céloche's talk page. When I open the links I still see small images, but I'm not sure if that's something to do with my cache or if they were ever large in the first place. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] [[File:IconSpiralDoor.png|link=User:Spiraldoor]] 18:51, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
::The one on the Polish page is a little bigger than the one on the wiki, on my cache. --[[User:Iheckler9|iHeckler9]][[File:Life.gif|link=User:Iheckler9]] 19:20, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
:::My bad then, they've always been small. —[[File:RRRGBAIcon8.png|link=User:Hunchman801]][[File:RRRGBAIcon0.gif|link=User:Hunchman801]][[File:RRRGBAIcon1.png|link=User:Hunchman801]] 15:32, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

== Knaaren ==

The Knaaren had a reason to try to kill Rayman first, they saw him as an intruder and many types of people to attack any intruder. [[User:Tim auke kools|Tim auke kools]] 16:34, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
:That justification doesn't work. --[[Image:Sparkle.gif]][[User:Haruka|Haruka]][[Image:Sparkle.gif]] 16:49, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
And what about their king Gumsi? The Knaaren stood just behind him, even when Rayman defeated Reflux, except Reflux himself, later in the story. [[User:Tim auke kools|Tim auke kools]] 17:03, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
::Gumsi is a different issue. He is a neutral character. It's like the case of the mask guardians of Rayman 2. --[[Image:Sparkle.gif]][[User:Haruka|Haruka]][[Image:Sparkle.gif]] 18:01, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
:The article is about the Knaaren race in general, and they very definitely are enemies. Gumsi is a specific character whose alignment has no bearing on that of the malevolent Knaaren who stalk the tunnels while shouting things like 'tear off his flesh'. To the best of my knowledge the Knaaren's motivations are never explored in the same way that the Guardians' motivations are; they remain one-dimensional killing machines. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] [[File:IconSpiralDoor.png|link=User:Spiraldoor]] 18:39, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Gumsi is itself a Knaaren and his breed is loyal to him, he is their king. [[User:Tim auke kools|Tim auke kools]] 18:47, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
:Alright Tim. Let me spell it out for you:
*If the Queen did something illegal (for example, touching up a child), does that mean everyone in her country would see that as OK because she did it? No, it's wrong, gross and creepy.
*If Gumsi's nice and kind-hearted, it doesn't necessarily mean that the Knaaren have to be too. I hope this has cleared up any doubts. --[[User:Iheckler9|iHeckler9]][[File:Life.gif|link=User:Iheckler9]] 18:57, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
The Knaaren just did their job by attacking Rayman, they protect their territory against intruders. [[User:Tim auke kools|Tim auke kools]] 19:25, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

== Swords ==

Well, how do they hold them? They have a hook in one hand an a gun in the other. No hands. --[[User:Iheckler9|iHeckler9]][[File:Life.gif|link=User:Iheckler9]] 19:02, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

User talk:Spiraldoor

2011-07-22T18:47:21Z

Tim Auke Kools: /* Knaaren */

User talk:Spiraldoor

2011-07-22T17:03:04Z

Tim Auke Kools: /* Knaaren */

2011-04-13T16:14:10Z

Tim Auke Kools: moved The Magician to Magician over redirect

{{Character
| name = Magician
| image = [[Image:Magician.gif|center|''The Magician'']]
| alignment = Good
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', ''[[Rayman Junior]]''
| sex = Male
| species = Unknown
| status = Magician
}}

''‘Sorry folks, this apparently can't last...’'' —The Magician, ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''

The '''Magician''' is a major limbless character that makes his first appearance in the original ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', and later appearing in several educational spin-offs of the game, such as ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' and ''[[English with Rayman]]''.

==Character description==
[[File:R1Intro 001.PNG|thumb|240px|The Magician first appearance in ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'']]
===Appearance===
Being part of the same limbless species as [[Rayman]], the Magician bears the signature traits – lack of limbs, large nose and white gloves. He has long blonde hair that nearly reaches the ground, and his eyes are always covered by his long black top hat, which shines in blue and purple and has a gold star on the front. He has also been seen wearing shirts of two colours – in the introduction sequence of ''Rayman'', he wears a purple shirt with two blue buttons, but in the game itself, this is blue with golden buttons. The colour of his shoes – purple and orchid – remain the same, but with different stripe patterns. He is also noticeably shorter than Rayman is in ''Rayman'', but in the educational games, he is approximately the same height as [[Betilla the Fairy]]. According to ''[[English with Rayman]]'', the Magician has a cousin named [[Andrew]].

==Video game appearances==
===''Rayman''===
The Magician first appears in the introduction of ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', in which he tells the story of how [[Mr Dark]] stole [[the Great Protoon]] and brought about the collapse of [[the valley]]'s natural stability. He calls on [[Rayman]] to go and free the [[Electoon]]s from the cages that hostile beings had imprisoned them in, as well as bring the Great Protoon back from the [[Candy Château]].

[[Rayman]] can come across the Magician's hat several times throughout the game. The Magician only emerges from it if Rayman has at least ten [[Ting]]s; if not, he will clearly indicate with his hand that the hero will need them. If Rayman does have at least ten Tings, he automatically reaches out and drops them into the Magician's outstretched hand. The Magician then teleports Rayman to one of his [[bonus levels]]. In these secret areas, Rayman must collect all the Tings within the time limit. If he succeeds, he wins an extra [[life]]. Only a single life can be won in each bonus level. Subsequent victories in the same bonus levels are purely for fun, and also record the time taken by the player so that they can attempt to beat their records if they wish.

===''Rayman Junior''===
In several of the educational versions of the original game, such as ''[[Rayman Junior]]'', the Magician's roles are looked into considerably more. He introduces the story of the game once again, only this time, he tells of how [[Mister Dark]] had broken into his cottage, stole [[the Great Book of Knowledge]] and destroyed the map to the villain's hideout. Once again, he and Betilla the Fairy call on Rayman to retrieve the pieces of the map and the book.

Instead of providing bonus areas, the Magician now helps Rayman to solve the many problems (spelling and mathematical problems for the young player) throughout the journey. When Rayman starts a level, the Magician will give him an overview of the specific tasks he needs to do in order to complete it. After that, his hat will appear several times, and each time Rayman passes one, the Magician will either ask a new question or remind him of the level's task. At the very end of the last stage in the level, he will appear somewhere once the final task is done, and when Rayman finds him, he mostly does a different performance, such as doing a dance or rapping 90's style, while praising Rayman for what he has done.

==Image gallery==
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</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">[[Image:RJMagician 004.PNG|thumb|200px|none]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:RJMagician 005.PNG|thumb|200px|none]]</td>
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</table>

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[[Category:Characters|Magician]]
[[Category:Characters from Rayman 1|Magician]]
[[Category:Friends|Magician]]
[[Category:Friends from Rayman 1|Magician]]

The Magician (Rayman 1)

2011-04-13T16:13:35Z

Tim Auke Kools:

The Magician (Rayman 1)

2011-04-13T16:05:30Z

Tim Auke Kools:

{{Character
| name = Magician
| image = [[Image:Magician.gif|center|''The Magician'']]
| alignment = Good
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', ''[[Rayman Junior]]''
| sex = Male
| species = Unknown
| status = Magician
}}

''‘Sorry folks, this apparently can't last...’'' —The Magician, ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''

The '''Magician''' is a major limbless character that makes his first appearance in the original ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', and later appearing in several educational spin-offs of the game, such as ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' and ''[[English with Rayman]]''.

==Character description==
[[File:R1Intro 001.PNG|thumb|240px|The Magician first appearance in ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'']]
===Appearance===
Being part of the same limbless species as [[Rayman]], the Magician bears the signature traits – lack of limbs, large nose and white gloves. He has long blonde hair that nearly reaches the ground, and his eyes are always covered by his long black top hat, which shines in blue and purple and has a gold star on the front. He has also been seen wearing shirts of two colours – in the introduction sequence of ''Rayman'', he wears a purple shirt with two blue buttons, but in the game itself, this is blue with golden buttons. The colour of his shoes – purple and orchid – remain the same, but with different stripe patterns. He is also noticeably shorter than Rayman is in ''Rayman'', but in the educational games, he is approximately the same height as [[Betilla the Fairy]]. According to ''[[English with Rayman]]'', the Magician has a cousin named [[Andrew]].

==Video game appearances==
===''Rayman''===
The Magician first appears in the introduction of ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', in which he tells the story of how [[Mr Dark]] stole [[the Great Protoon]] and brought about the collapse of [[the valley]]'s natural stability. He calls on [[Rayman]] to go and free the [[Electoon]]s from the cages that hostile beings had imprisoned them in, as well as bring the Great Protoon back from the [[Candy Château]].

[[Rayman]] can come across the Magician's hat several times throughout the game. The Magician only emerges from it if Rayman has at least ten [[Ting]]s; if not, he will clearly indicate with his hand that the hero will need them. If Rayman does have at least ten Tings, he automatically reaches out and drops them into the Magician's outstretched hand. The Magician then teleports Rayman to one of his [[bonus levels]]. In these secret areas, Rayman must collect all the Tings within the time limit. If he succeeds, he wins an extra [[life]]. Only a single life can be won in each bonus level. Subsequent victories in the same bonus levels are purely for fun, and also record the time taken by the player so that they can attempt to beat their records if they wish.

===''Rayman Junior''===
In several of the educational versions of the original game, such as ''[[Rayman Junior]]'', the Magician's roles are looked into considerably more. He introduces the story of the game once again, only this time, he tells of how [[Mister Dark]] had broken into his cottage, stole [[the Great Book of Knowledge]] and destroyed the map to the villain's hideout. Once again, he and Betilla the Fairy call on Rayman to retrieve the pieces of the map and the book.

Instead of providing bonus areas, the Magician now helps Rayman to solve the many problems (spelling and mathematical problems for the young player) throughout the journey. When Rayman starts a level, the Magician will give him an overview of the specific tasks he needs to do in order to complete it. After that, his hat will appear several times, and each time Rayman passes one, the Magician will either ask a new question or remind him of the level's task. At the very end of the last stage in the level, he will appear somewhere once the final task is done, and when Rayman finds him, he mostly does a different performance, such as doing a dance or rapping 90's style, while praising Rayman for what he has done.

==Image gallery==
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<td valign="top">[[Image:RJMagician 001.PNG|thumb|200px|none]]</td>
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<td valign="top">[[Image:RJMagician 004.PNG|thumb|200px|none]]</td>
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[[fr:Magicien]]

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Characters from Rayman 1]]
[[Category:Friends]]
[[Category:Friends from Rayman 1]]

The Magician (Rayman 1)

2011-04-13T16:03:27Z

Tim Auke Kools: moved The Magician to Magician over redirect

{{Character
| name = The Magician
| image = [[Image:Magician.gif|center|''The Magician'']]
| alignment = Good
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', ''[[Rayman Junior]]''
| sex = Male
| species = Unknown
| status = Magician
}}

''‘Sorry folks, this apparently can't last...’'' —The Magician, ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''

'''The Magician''' is a major limbless character that makes his first appearance in the original ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', and later appearing in several educational spin-offs of the game, such as ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' and ''[[English with Rayman]]''.

==Character description==
[[File:R1Intro 001.PNG|thumb|240px|The Magician first appearance in ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'']]
===Appearance===
Being part of the same limbless species as [[Rayman]], the Magician bears the signature traits – lack of limbs, large nose and white gloves. He has long blonde hair that nearly reaches the ground, and his eyes are always covered by his long black top hat, which shines in blue and purple and has a gold star on the front. He has also been seen wearing shirts of two colours – in the introduction sequence of ''Rayman'', he wears a purple shirt with two blue buttons, but in the game itself, this is blue with golden buttons. The colour of his shoes – purple and orchid – remain the same, but with different stripe patterns. He is also noticeably shorter than Rayman is in ''Rayman'', but in the educational games, he is approximately the same height as [[Betilla the Fairy]]. According to ''[[English with Rayman]]'', the Magician has a cousin named [[Andrew]].

==Video game appearances==
===''Rayman''===
The Magician first appears in the introduction of ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', in which he tells the story of how [[Mr Dark]] stole [[the Great Protoon]] and brought about the collapse of [[the valley]]'s natural stability. He calls on [[Rayman]] to go and free the [[Electoon]]s from the cages that hostile beings had imprisoned them in, as well as bring the Great Protoon back from the [[Candy Château]].

[[Rayman]] can come across the Magician's hat several times throughout the game. The Magician only emerges from it if Rayman has at least ten [[Ting]]s; if not, he will clearly indicate with his hand that the hero will need them. If Rayman does have at least ten Tings, he automatically reaches out and drops them into the Magician's outstretched hand. The Magician then teleports Rayman to one of his [[bonus levels]]. In these secret areas, Rayman must collect all the Tings within the time limit. If he succeeds, he wins an extra [[life]]. Only a single life can be won in each bonus level. Subsequent victories in the same bonus levels are purely for fun, and also record the time taken by the player so that they can attempt to beat their records if they wish.

===''Rayman Junior''===
In several of the educational versions of the original game, such as ''[[Rayman Junior]]'', the Magician's roles are looked into considerably more. He introduces the story of the game once again, only this time, he tells of how [[Mister Dark]] had broken into his cottage, stole [[the Great Book of Knowledge]] and destroyed the map to the villain's hideout. Once again, he and Betilla the Fairy call on Rayman to retrieve the pieces of the map and the book.

Instead of providing bonus areas, the Magician now helps Rayman to solve the many problems (spelling and mathematical problems for the young player) throughout the journey. When Rayman starts a level, the Magician will give him an overview of the specific tasks he needs to do in order to complete it. After that, his hat will appear several times, and each time Rayman passes one, the Magician will either ask a new question or remind him of the level's task. At the very end of the last stage in the level, he will appear somewhere once the final task is done, and when Rayman finds him, he mostly does a different performance, such as doing a dance or rapping 90's style, while praising Rayman for what he has done.

==Image gallery==
<table>
<tr>
<td valign="top">[[Image:RJMagician 001.PNG|thumb|200px|none]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:RJMagician 002.PNG|thumb|200px|none]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:RJMagician 003.PNG|thumb|200px|none]]</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top">[[Image:RJMagician 004.PNG|thumb|200px|none]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:RJMagician 005.PNG|thumb|200px|none]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:RJMagician 006.PNG|thumb|200px|none]]</td>
</tr>
</table>

[[fr:Magicien]]

[[Category:Characters|Magician, The]]
[[Category:Characters from Rayman 1|Magician, The]]
[[Category:Friends|Magician, The]]
[[Category:Friends from Rayman 1|Magician, The]]