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{{Quote|text=Things are not going to get any easier for you, [[Rayman]]... but this new power will make you stronger.

Now you can use your hair as a helicopter. To do it, press X twice.|sign=[[Betilla]] the Fairy in [[Allegro Presto]]|source=''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''}}

The '''Helicopter''', also known as '''Helico''', '''HairlyCopter''' or '''Haircopter''', is [[Rayman]]'s signature ability. It consists of rapidly spinning the fronds of his hair, as if they were propeller blades, in order to hover and slow his descent. [[Rayman]] possesses this power in almost every game in which he appears, and like most of his powers, he seems to gain and lose it multiple times over the course of [[Rayman (series)|the series]].

In [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]], the helicopter is the fourth power that [[Rayman]] receives from [[Betilla]] the Fairy (or from the [[Ting]]s in [[Rayman (Game Boy Color)|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman'']]. She grants it to him at the end of [[Allegro Presto]]. However, it is still possible to get it before the [[grappling fist]], depending on the order in which the player chooses to play the levels. It allows [[Rayman]]'s hair to spin very briefly like helicopter blades, which lets him jump further. This way, he can reach platforms which were previously inaccessible and glide back down to the ground with precision. Several other creatures in the game also possess helicopter hair, including [[Electoon]]s and [[Antitoon]]s.

A temporary upgrade of the helicopter is also available: it is called the [[super helicopter]]. It allows him to fly in the air with his hair, which happens three times in the game: in [[Mr Stone's Peaks]], when he is given the potion by [[the Musician]], in [[Eraser Plains]] where the potion can be acquired by touching a group of stars and in [[Pencil Pentathlon]], where he finds another potion. In [[Rayman (Game Boy Color)|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman'']], [[Rayman]] also obtains the [[super helicopter]] ability by eating a specific kind of a plant.

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BetillaHelicoptere.png|[[Rayman]] is given his fourth power by [[Betilla]] the Fairy.

Helicoptere.png|[[Rayman]] using his helicopter power in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]]

[[File:R2Rayman016.jpg|thumb|120px|right|The helicopter in ''[[Rayman 2]]'']]

Even though [[Rayman]] loses most of his powers at the beginning of ''[[Rayman 2]]'', his helicopter remains, being as useful as ever. Unlike in [[Rayman 1|the previous game]], [[Rayman]] can now use the helicopter indefinitely. When he goes [[beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]], [[Ly]] the Fairy appears before him and gives him a [[Silver Lum]], which upgrades his helicopter to the [[super helicopter]] again. Unfortunately, at the end of the level, he loses this upgrade to [[Foutch]], who thumps him. In ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', this was partially restored, meaning that he could permanently fly only over pools of lava, and also during the battle against [[Grolem 13]].

In ''[[Rayman M]]'' and ''[[Rayman Arena]]'', all characters have an ability equivalent to the helicopter. [[Rayman]] and [[Dark Rayman (Rayman Arena)|Dark Rayman]] fly by activating their helicopter hair, [[Globox]] and [[Globette]] fly by inflating themselves like balloons, [[Razorbeard|Admiral Razorbeard]] and [[Razorwife]] fly by spinning their arms like propeller blades, the [[Henchman 800]] and [[Henchman 1000]] fly by activating their jetpacks, [[Tily]] flies by flapping her wings and the [[Teensie]]s fly by swinging the top [[Teensie]] like a helicopter.

[[File:RTAS Helico.jpg|320px|thumb|[[Rayman]] using his helicopter power to save his friends]]

In ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]'', by the end of the second episode, [[No Parking]], [[Rayman]] uses the helicopter to save his friends from falling into a precipice. Questioned by [[Cookie]] about what was he doing, [[Rayman]] replies it was a small trick he learnt.

==In ''Rayman 3''==

[[File:Rayman 3 Helicopter.png|thumb|150px|right|The helicopter in ''[[Rayman 3]]'']]

In ''[[Rayman 3]]'', [[Rayman]] retains his normal helicopter ability, with it functioning the same as it did in ''[[Rayman 2]]''. The [[super helicopter]] ability was revisited in the game as well, in the form of the [[Laser-Washing Powder|Throttle Copter]]. The [[Throttle Copter]] was, of the five, the power with the shortest time limit, though it allows for brief flying similar to that in previous games.

==In the Game Boy Advance versions of ''Rayman 3'' and ''Rayman Raving Rabbids''==

In the Game Boy Advance versions of ''[[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Rayman 3]]'' and ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', [[Rayman]] can use the helicopter from the start of the game; however, like how it worked in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]], he can only stay in airborne for three seconds until he falls. In addition to this, the [[super helicopter]] is revisited in these games, as [[Rayman]] receives the power to fly with his helicopter so long as he obtained a [[Blue Lum]] – small ones let him fly for a little while, whereas large ones allow him to fly until the end of the level, similar to that of the world [[Magmacosm]]. [[Blue Lum]]s are first found in [[Prickly Passage]], however [[Rayman]] cannot use them until he has been given the power to do so by [[Ly]]. The first main level in this game to use these [[Blue Lum]]s to continue is [[the Underlands]].

==In ''Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge''==

[[File:RHR Helicopter.png|class=sprite|frame|[[Rayman]] using his helicopter power in ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]'']]

 

==In the UbiArt games==

[[File:Rayman Origins Raymantcm2118300.png|thumb|left|150px|The helicopter in ''[[Rayman Origins]]'']]

[[File:LegendsRaymanFly.png|thumb|right|150px|The helicopter in ''[[Rayman Legends]]'']]

 

In ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', the heroes receive the power to glide after rescuing [[Holly Luya]] from the mouth of a [[Antitoon|Darktoon]]. From ''[[Rayman Legends]]'' onward, the rest of the [[UbiArt Framework|UbiArt]] ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' games give the heroes the ability to glide by default. The helicopter allows the characters to glide over obstacles, and can lift them if they use the ability in an air current. While [[Rayman]]-based characters continue to use the helicopter with their hair (with the exceptions of [[Sir Rayelot]] and [[Ray Plumber]] in which case they use the wings on their headwear), [[Globox]]-based characters rapidly flap their arms to glide, the [[Teensie]]s open up their clothing to glide (acting as a parachute of sorts), and [[Barbara]]-based characters use the wings on their helmet to glide.

 

During [[Rayman Origins (early production)|early development of ''Rayman Origins'']], the heroes were originally supposed to have the ability of using their helicopter abilities on the ground to summon air currents. The move was known as the [[Propeller]] and was shown during numerous trailers for the game, but the ability was scrapped in the final release.

 

In the PlayStation Vita version of ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', the player can collect [[relic]]s to unlock two mosaics showing stories from the pasts of [[Rayman]] and [[Globox]]. According to the [[Rayman]] mosaic and its unused subtitles found in the game files, it seems that [[Rayman]] was originally bald, and had a [[Raynette|girlfriend or wife]] who was a member of [[Rayman's species|his own limbless species]]. One night, as they slept together in a forest, an army of [[Mini-Villus|tiny blonde hair creatures]] crept up on [[Rayman]], and parasitically attached themselves to his head. Frightened by this strange event, [[Rayman]]'s [[Raynette|female companion]] took out an oversized pair of scissors and tried to cut [[Rayman]]'s hair. [[Rayman]] panicked and ran off the edge of a cliff, only to discover that his new hair had the ability to act as a helicopter, flying him to safety.

 

 

[[File:Yves-barthez-mrsh-aw-dlc3-raymanpowers-trio-teamjump.jpg|thumb|250px|Promotional artwork of ''[[Rayman in the Phantom Show]]'', depicting [[Rayman]] using the helicopter in the [[Space Opera Network#Pirate Set|Pirate Set]].]]

 

In ''[[Rayman in the Phantom Show]]'', the third DLC of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', [[Rayman]] can use the helicopter by jumping off of jump panels or after swinging off of a [[flying ring]]. If he does this in the overworld using the former method, [[Rabbid Mario]] and [[Rabbid Peach]] grab onto [[Rayman]]’s feet to fly with him. While using the helicopter, unlike in his other games, [[Rayman]] does not descend at all; rather, he is granted free horizontal movement in the air; however, after a few seconds, his hair will glow golden and sweat drops will appear for a second, and then he will stop flying. The player can spend a [[Skill Prism]] to increase [[Rayman]]’s flight duration after swinging from a [[flying ring]] from 1.75 seconds to 3.75 seconds.