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| image = [[File:Ly - Artwork - Scan .png|center|120px|Ly]]

{{Quote|text=Ly is a [[fairy]], and like all [[Fairy|fairies]], she possesses great powers. Unfortunately, the explosion of the [[Heart of the World|Primordial Core]] by [[Robo-Pirate|the pirates]] has weakened her. When she has regained enough energy, she can create [[Silver Lum]]s, which give amazing new powers to [[Rayman]].|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}

==Appearance and design==

[[File:LyR2.png|thumb|120px|left|Ly.]]

[[File:Ly juggling animation.gif|thumb|Ly juggling.]]

 

While she is of a very thin build, Ly shares some typical [[fairy]] attributes, such as her long elven ears, her magical powers, and the ability to float in mid-air. Like [[Betilla]] the Fairy, she does not have wings. She has short purple hair and a long, bushy tail of the same colour, while having green eyes and lips. Contrary to popular belief, she is not naked, but wears a yellow suit with [[plum]] stripes and swirls all over; according to one of the earliest ''[[Rayman 2]]'' websites, she 'dresses like the [[People of Prhys]]',<ref>Rayman2.com (via archive.org), ''Season of Waves, 9th Moon'', http://web.archive.org/web/20000303195426/http://www.rayman2.com/en/story/story_txt3.html</ref> though it is not known who these people are. The same website initially describes her as an "intriguing feline creature", suggesting that she may have indeed been such originally, though it is unknown as to why she had been redesigned as mostly elven; what remains in her final design is her tail. Early concept artwork for ''[[Rayman 2]]'' that depicted her shows that she had most likely been originally an anthropomorphic cat, as she appeared to have cat ears and a non-human nose. In both [[the Walk of Life]] and [[the Walk of Power]], she sometimes runs on all fours.

 

In the Japanese version of ''[[Rayman 2]]'' for the Dreamcast and ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', Ly's entire appearance was changed to suit the preferences of the Japanese market.<ref>Ubi Soft Divertissements inc. (via archive.org), ''Dossier spécial - La localisation chez Ubi Soft !'', https://web.archive.org/web/20010217082924/http://ubisoft.qc.ca/presse/presentations/localisation_p4.htm</ref> Her eyes were rounder, her pupils were bigger and a lighter shade of green in colour, she was given thin eyebrows the same colour as her hair, and instead of green lips, they were now pink. Her clothes also became purple and white. She is known as ‘Rai’ (ﾗｲ) in all Japanese versions of the game.

 

Ly shows great athletic and gymnastic skills, perhaps more so than [[Rayman]]'s, as she can run faster and jump much higher than he can. In fact, she can cross very large gaps, such as on the river in [[the Walk of Power]], while [[Rayman]] would have to use his [[helicopter]]. However, it is possible for the player to outrun her in [[the Walk of Life]], though in all versions of the game, apart from ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', she will simply teleport herself to the finishing point if she is too far behind. Despite being very thin, a piece of official artwork depicts her with enough strength to juggle all of [[Rayman]]'s body parts with ease. She can also shoot [[Magic fist|energy spheres]], like [[Rayman]]'s, as a method of defence.

 

Similar to [[Betilla]] the Fairy, she is a calm and very meditative character, even in her captivity at [[the Fairy Glade]], and spends most of her time meditating deep in the forest, by floating while in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_position sitting lotus position]. [[Rayman]] says that [[the Woods of Light]] is one of her favourite places to be. When she is not meditating, she is a fun-loving and friendly character that puts a lot of faith and trust in the heroes of the world, and is willing to help [[Rayman]] defeat [[Razorbeard|Admiral Razorbeard]] and the [[Robo-Pirate]] army.

 

It is unknown if she is at all related to [[Tily]], a much younger [[fairy]] who appears in ''[[Rayman M]]''/''[[Rayman Arena|Arena]]''/''[[Rayman Rush|Rush]]'', and who shares some of her features and has a similar name to her. It has been speculated that [[Tily]] was created as a replacement for Ly in these games, as Ly is still seen on some of their promotional artwork.

 

The original ''[[Rayman 2]]'' website describes her as 'wild and independent', and says that she shares the secrets of the [[People of Prhys]], and helps [[Rayman]] to protect them from harm.

In ''[[Rayman 2]]'', Ly's story begins in [[Rayman]]'s mind, when she tells him that the [[Robo-Pirate]]s have broken the [[Heart of the World]] into 1000 [[Yellow Lum]]s and that it has weakened her, before he gets captured. She is then consulted by [[Globox]], who she gives a [[Silver Lum]] to give to [[Rayman]] before they are both captured. While [[Globox]] is taken to the ''[[Buccaneer]]'', Ly is held prisoner in an electrified forcefield in one of the pirate strongholds, deep in [[the Fairy Glade]]. The [[Silver Lum]] she created gives [[Rayman]] the ability to [[Magic fist|shoot balls of energy]], and it is put to good use as he eventually finds her and destroys the machine that controlled the forcefield, freeing her. By then, she only has enough energy to create one [[Silver Lum]], which upgrades [[Rayman]]'s [[Magic fist|shooting ability]] to be used with [[Purple Lum]]s. Before leaving to gather more energy, she passes her knowledge about [[Polokus]] and [[Four Masks of Polokus|his four masks]] to him.

Later on, Ly makes more [[Silver Lum]]s that make [[Rayman]] even more powerful, and by the time he reaches [[Razorbeard|Admiral Razorbeard]] in [[the Crow's Nest]], she uses one to save him from falling into the vast body of lava, and using telepathy, encourages him to fight until [[Razorbeard]] is defeated. When the battle is over, at first she was made to believe that [[Rayman]] did not survive the explosion high in the sky, until he turns up alive.

 

 

Ly is a playable character in the unlockable minigame [[Dogfight|Missile Dogfight]], and she is also part of a music band in the game's credits, where she plays the banjo.

Ly the Fairy.jpg|Ly as she appears in ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''.

RR PS2JP Ly.png|Ly as she appears in the Japanese version of ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'' on PlayStation 2.

Ly plays a similar role in ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', the Game Boy Color version of ''[[Rayman 2]]'', but like most characters her part is reduced due to the limitations of the Game Boy Color. She is not captured in [[the Fairy Glade]] and is simply encountered there. She does not give [[Rayman]] the power to swing from [[Purple Lum]]s on screen, although the rings (the equivalent to the [[Purple Lum]]s in this version) do not appear until after her meeting with [[Rayman]] in [[the Fairy Glade]], suggesting she may have given him this power after all and it was simply not shown. She tells [[Rayman]] to gather the [[Four Masks of Polokus]] as always, but offers no explanation as to what they are. She appears several times throughout the game to give [[Rayman]] the temporary [[Super helicopter]] power, and instructs him to destroy [[Razorbeard]] before the final battle. She congratulates [[Rayman]] upon his victory.

==In ''Rayman M''==

[[File:LyStatueRM.jpg|thumb|320px|right|A statue of Ly in the centre of [[Ly's Palace]].]]

 

==In ''Rayman 3''==

[[File:R3LyStatue.jpg|thumb|left|320px|A statue of Ly in [[the Longest Shortcut]] in ''[[Rayman 3]]''.]]

Concept art of ''[[Rayman 3]]'' found in the ''[[Rayman 3 Print Studio]]'' also shows what appears to be a scrapped character design for Ly's appearance in the game; it can still be found in the ''[[Rayman 3 Print Studio]]''. She had no tail, but instead had huge dragonfly-like wings, her hair and lips were now phthalo blue instead of purple, and she wore a new outfit of the same colour, as well as a pair of elbow length gloves, while also having blue dots over her face and arms.

===In the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3''===

[[File:LySwamps.PNG|frame|right|class=sprite|Ly's tail is inconsistently shown in its original position here, in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']].]]

The powers granted by Ly to [[Rayman]] in this game are:

* the power to use both of his [[Telescopic fist|fists]] in [[Wanderwood Forest]]

* the ability to hang onto [[purple Lum]]s in [[Garish Gears]]

* the power to scale between two walls in [[Vertigo Wastes]]

* the ability to harness the power of [[blue Lum]]s in order to fly with his [[super helicopter]] in [[River of Fire]]

* the [[Bodyshot]] in the [[Den of Rocky]]

* the [[Telescopic fist#In the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman 3|Super Fist]] in [[Scaleman's Keep]]

==In the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids''==

[[File:LyRRRgba.png|frame|left|class=sprite|Ly as she appears in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']].]]

Ly makes some brief appearances in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']], where she gives [[Rayman]] a costume [[Cage|medallion]] every time he defeats a boss. While the game uses the same sprites as [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']], she has a new appearance in the cut-scenes, where the front of her hair is curlier than before, she has pale blue lipstick, and her suit reveals her shoulders.

* Ly likes to juggle – several ''[[Rayman 2]]'' images depict her juggling at least three red balls, and even [[Rayman]]'s body parts.

*The book ''[[L'Histoire de Rayman]]'' erroneously states that Ly appears in ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]'' and the [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Nintendo DS)|Nintendo DS version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']].<ref>''[[L'Histoire de Rayman]]'', Chapter 10 - Rayman's World</ref> This may imply that she was meant to appear in both games at one point - which would make sense for the [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Nintendo DS)|latter game]], considering its [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Nintendo DS, early production)|early script]] - but got scrapped from both.

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RevolutionBand.jpg|Ly taking part in the band during the credits of ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''.

R2TGE-PC-TheWalkOfPower-HallOfDoors.jpg|Holograms of Ly invite [[Rayman]] to her levels in [[the Hall of Doors]].

TheWalkofPowerPC.jpg|Ly about to start a race with [[Rayman]] in [[the Walk of Power]].

Forcefield.jpg|Ly trapped within the electric forcefield in [[the Fairy Glade]].

RR-PS2-MissileDogfight.jpg|Ly is a playable character in the [[Dogfight]] minigame in ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''.

LySuperHelico.jpg|Ly giving [[Rayman]] his [[super helicopter]] power [[beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]].

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LySketch.jpg|Ly charging up an energy sphere. Her cat-like ears and oddly shaped nose are visible.

LYSPIR-1.jpg|Ly using her powers to restore [[Rayman]]'s health and power.

RaymanLySketch02.jpg|Ly loves to juggle, and does so with [[Rayman]]'s body parts

LyCatlike.jpg|Ly demonstrates her feline traits by standing on all fours.

RLRomance.jpg|This sketch shows a romantic link between [[Rayman]] and Ly. This is confirmed on [[Report N° 20Z|a ''Rayman 2'' site]], but not in the game itself.

R2RaymanAndLy.png|Ly and [[Rayman]] spend some time together on a [[warship]] in this 'romantic' wallpaper.<ref>Rayman2.com (via archive.org), ''Romantic Wall Paper'', http://web.archive.org/web/20000106193852/http://www.rayman2.com/en/goodies/goodies_wallpapers1.html</ref>

LyJapan.jpg|Ly as she appears in the Japanese version of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

Lyjapan1.jpg|Japanese concept artwork.

LyRM1.jpg|Several promotional posters for ''[[Rayman M]]'' showing Ly.

RaymanMGroup.jpg|This image was used as part of the final back cover of ''[[Rayman M]]''.

UglyLy.jpg|Concept art of Ly from the ''[[Rayman 3 Print Studio]]''.

R3 Model Ly.png|A 3D model of Ly created to test [[A3D]], an animation software developed by [[Ubisoft]] to mimic stop-motion animation.