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{{Character

| name = Ssssam

| image = [[File:~~SsssamR2~~.png|~~300px~~|''Ssssam'']]

| image = [[File:Ssssam Model.png|250px|Ssssam]]

| alignment = Good

| appears in = ''[[Rayman 2]]'', ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', ''[[Rayman 3]]'' (cameo), [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman 3'' (Game Boy Advance)]]

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{{~~quote~~|text=This young and spirited serpent is the ferryman for [[the Marshes of Awakening]]. He helps the inhabitants waterski across the swamps...|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}

{{Quote|text=This young and spirited serpent is the ferryman for [[the Marshes of Awakening]]. He helps the inhabitants waterski across the swamps...|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}

'''Ssssam the Watersnake''' is a character that appears in ''[[Rayman 2]]'', its remakes and [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']].

==Description==

Ssssam is a purple serpent who dwells in [[the Marshes of Awakening]], acting as a ferryman for [[~~The~~ Glade of Dreams|~~the~~ Glade]]'s inhabitants. He has a disproportionately large head compared to his thin body. The body itself appears to be no longer than [[Rayman]]'s height; however, he is never seen in full – only his head, part of his neck and occasionally the tip of his tail are ever actually visible, as he always partially submerged in the water of [[The Marshes of Awakening|the Marshes]]. As a result, it is impossible to gauge just how long he might be, though he is small enough to fit inside a [[Robo-Pirate]] [[cage]].

Ssssam is a purple serpent who dwells in [[the Marshes of Awakening]], acting as a ferryman for the [[Glade of Dreams|Glade]]'s inhabitants. He has a disproportionately large head compared to his thin body. The body itself appears to be no longer than [[Rayman]]'s height; however, he is never seen in full – only his head, part of his neck and occasionally the tip of his tail are ever actually visible, as he always partially submerged in the water of [[The Marshes of Awakening|the Marshes]]. As a result, it is impossible to gauge just how long he might be, though he is small enough to fit inside a [[Robo-Pirate]] [[cage]].

Ssssam speaks with heavy emphasis on sybilants, not unlike a stereotypical cartoon snake.

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Ssssam is described as a ‘young and spirited serpent’ in the manuals for most versions of ''[[Rayman 2]]'', and he appears to be very cheerful, enjoying the simple things in life. Upon being able to stretch out after being freed from his [[cage]] by [[Rayman]], he says that it is ‘Sssssensational’. He does not have any knowledge of [[Four Masks of Polokus|the Masks of Polukus]], possibly due to spending most of his life in [[The Marshes of Awakening|the Marshes]].

==In ''[[Rayman 2]]''==

==In ''Rayman 2''==

In ''[[Rayman 2]]'' and its remakes, Ssssam is first found by [[Rayman]] in [[the Marshes of Awakening]], imprisoned in a [[Robo-Pirate|pirate]] [[cage]]. Upon being freed by [[Rayman]], Ssssam stretches and agrees to take [[Rayman]] across [[The Marshes of Awakening|the Marshes]], as he had seen the [[Robo-Pirate|pirates]] take [[Globox]] in that direction. On the other side, Ssssam bids [[Rayman]] farewell and asks [[Rayman]] to make a point of visiting again. From this it would seem that he is very lonely, possibly having no friends within [[The Marshes of Awakening|the Marshes]].

This is his only appearance in most versions of the game. However, in ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', a [[Ly's Challenges|bonus minigame]] called [[Waterski Challenge]] can be unlocked by talking to [[Ly]] the Fairy once the player has freed 30 of the game's 80 [[Familiar Spirit]]s. The bonus level is another waterski chase, similar to the one in [[the Marshes of Awakening]]. [[Rayman]] must collect 20 [[Red Lum]]s as Ssssam takes him through a swamp.

Originally, [[Michel Ancel]] didn't want Ssssam to be in ''[[Rayman 2]]'' but eventually got convinced that he should make it to the final game. <ref>''[[L'Histoire de Rayman]]'', Chapter 3 - Rayman 2 : The Great Escape, or the challenge of the 3D</ref>

Originally, [[Michel Ancel]] didn't want Ssssam to be in ''[[Rayman 2]]'' but eventually got convinced that he should make it to the final game.<ref>''[[L'Histoire de Rayman]]'', Chapter 3 - Rayman 2 : The Great Escape, or the challenge of the 3D</ref>

R2TGE PC-Sssssam.jpg|Ssssam in [[the Marshes of Awakening]].

R2TGE-PC-TheMarshesOfAwakening-HallOfDoors.jpg|A hologram of Ssssam is used to represent [[the Marshes of Awakening]] in [[the Hall of Doors]].

RR-PS2-Japanese-Sssssam.JPG|Ssssam's colours are different in the Japanese version of ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''.

Bug Sssssam.jpg|In ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', a bug makes Ssssam appear twice.

</gallery>

===In ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]''===

==In ''Rayman 2 Forever''==

In [[Rayman 2 Forever|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman 2'']], Ssssam appears with a much smaller role, appearing only at the end of the first level of [[the Marshes of Awakening]] (although he can be seen again with the rest of the cast at the end of the game). In this version, he simply lets [[Rayman]] ride across the marsh on his head, rather than waterski. He is never named in this game.

In ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', the Game Boy Color version of ''[[Rayman 2]]'', Ssssam appears with a much smaller role, appearing only at the end of the first level of [[the Marshes of Awakening]] (although he can be seen again with the rest of the cast at the end of the game). In this version, he simply lets [[Rayman]] ride across the marsh on his head, rather than waterski. He is never named in this game.

==In ''Rayman 3''==

During the [[Rayman 3 (early production)|early development of ''Rayman 3'']], the plot was that [[Rayman]] and [[Globox]], flying over [[the Bog of Murk]] on the [[Wooglah]], take a crash landing after the giant bird gets wounded. Searching for help to heal the wound, [[Rayman]] finds [[Bégoniax]], who offers him to help if he finds the beauty potion she is looking for on the other side of the marsh. [[Rayman]] goes through the mirror and finds Ssssam, then crosses the marsh and enters [[Razoff]]'s mansion. Upon being defeated, the hunter starts crying, and one of his teardrops falls on a nearby [[Ugly]], which then turns into a butterfly-like creature. It is then revealed that his tears are in fact the elixir of beauty, which [[Bégoniax]] uses on herself, allowing [[Razoff]] to fall in love with her. To thank him, the witch and the hunter promise to take care of the [[Wooglah]], and show him the way to [[The Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman 3)|the Land of the Livid Dead]].

~~==In ''[[Rayman 3]]''==~~

Textures of Ssssam can still be found in the game files. He still makes a cameo appearance as one of [[Razoff|Count Razoff]]'s statues. Michael Janod, one of the game's developers, revealed in a [[RaymanZone]] interview that [[Razoff]]'s mansion contains "statues of his finest catches",<ref>[[RaymanZone]] (via archive.org), ''Interviews with Developers'', https://web.archive.org/web/20071012165435/http://raymanzone.uk.ubi.com/interviews_qa_gps_2.php, « The level takes place in Razoff's house, where everything you see is to his greater glory: there are statues and portraits of him everywhere, statues of his finest catches, and so on. »</ref> hinting that the hunter may have captured Ssssam at some point. The watersnake's fate is however unknown.

~~Ssssam~~ makes a cameo appearance ~~in ''[[Rayman 3]]''~~ as one of [[Count Razoff]]'s statues. ~~A developer referred to these statues as [[Count Razoff|Razoff]]~~'s ~~‘finest catches’~~ in a [[RaymanZone]] interview~~, indicating~~ that [[~~Count Razoff|~~Razoff]] ~~had~~ captured Ssssam at some point.

~~{{clear}}~~

SssamR3.webp|Textures of Ssssam as he was supposed to appear in ''[[Rayman 3]]''

Sam Cameo R3.JPG|A statue of Ssssam seen in [[Razoff]]'s mansion in [[the Bog of Murk]]

</gallery>

===In ~~[[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman 3'' (Game Boy Advance)]]===~~

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

In [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']], Ssssam is first found in the [[Swamp of Bégoniax]], this time uncaptured, where [[Rayman]] asks [[Ly]] the Fairy for directions to find [[Globox]]. He then allows [[Rayman]] to waterski through the swamps in a similar fashion to ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

~~{{clear}}~~

SssssamR3GBA.PNG|Ssssam, as he appears in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']]

</gallery>

==Gallery==

Sssssam.png|An [[Rayman 2 (early production)|early version]] of Ssssam.

R2SsssamSketches.jpg|Concept art of [[Rayman]] water skiing with Ssssam.

R3 GBA Early Cutscene 9.png|Ssssam as he appeared in the [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance, early production)|early versions of ''Rayman 3'' on the Game Boy Advance]].

</gallery>

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[[ru:Ссссэм]]

[[zh:萨门]]

[[Category:Aquatic creatures]]

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[[Category:Friends from Rayman 2]]

[[Category:Friends from Rayman 2 Forever]]

[[Category:Scrapped content from Rayman 3]]

[[Category:Friends from the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman 3]]

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 {{Character
 | name = Ssssam
-| image = [[File:SsssamR2.png|300px|''Ssssam'']]
+| image = [[File:Ssssam Model.png|250px|Ssssam]]
 | alignment = Good
 | appears in = ''[[Rayman 2]]'', ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', ''[[Rayman 3]]'' (cameo), [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman 3'' (Game Boy Advance)]]
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 }}
-{{quote|text=This young and spirited serpent is the ferryman for [[the Marshes of Awakening]]. He helps the inhabitants waterski across the swamps...|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}
+{{Quote|text=This young and spirited serpent is the ferryman for [[the Marshes of Awakening]]. He helps the inhabitants waterski across the swamps...|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}
 '''Ssssam the Watersnake''' is a character that appears in ''[[Rayman 2]]'', its remakes and [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']].
 ==Description==
-Ssssam is a purple serpent who dwells in [[the Marshes of Awakening]], acting as a ferryman for [[The Glade of Dreams|the Glade]]'s inhabitants. He has a disproportionately large head compared to his thin body. The body itself appears to be no longer than [[Rayman]]'s height; however, he is never seen in full – only his head, part of his neck and occasionally the tip of his tail are ever actually visible, as he always partially submerged in the water of [[The Marshes of Awakening|the Marshes]]. As a result, it is impossible to gauge just how long he might be, though he is small enough to fit inside a [[Robo-Pirate]] [[cage]].
+Ssssam is a purple serpent who dwells in [[the Marshes of Awakening]], acting as a ferryman for the [[Glade of Dreams|Glade]]'s inhabitants. He has a disproportionately large head compared to his thin body. The body itself appears to be no longer than [[Rayman]]'s height; however, he is never seen in full – only his head, part of his neck and occasionally the tip of his tail are ever actually visible, as he always partially submerged in the water of [[The Marshes of Awakening|the Marshes]]. As a result, it is impossible to gauge just how long he might be, though he is small enough to fit inside a [[Robo-Pirate]] [[cage]].
 Ssssam speaks with heavy emphasis on sybilants, not unlike a stereotypical cartoon snake.
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 Ssssam is described as a ‘young and spirited serpent’ in the manuals for most versions of ''[[Rayman 2]]'', and he appears to be very cheerful, enjoying the simple things in life. Upon being able to stretch out after being freed from his [[cage]] by [[Rayman]], he says that it is ‘Sssssensational’. He does not have any knowledge of [[Four Masks of Polokus|the Masks of Polukus]], possibly due to spending most of his life in [[The Marshes of Awakening|the Marshes]].
-==In ''[[Rayman 2]]''==
+==In ''Rayman 2''==
 In ''[[Rayman 2]]'' and its remakes, Ssssam is first found by [[Rayman]] in [[the Marshes of Awakening]], imprisoned in a [[Robo-Pirate|pirate]] [[cage]]. Upon being freed by [[Rayman]], Ssssam stretches and agrees to take [[Rayman]] across [[The Marshes of Awakening|the Marshes]], as he had seen the [[Robo-Pirate|pirates]] take [[Globox]] in that direction. On the other side, Ssssam bids [[Rayman]] farewell and asks [[Rayman]] to make a point of visiting again. From this it would seem that he is very lonely, possibly having no friends within [[The Marshes of Awakening|the Marshes]].
 This is his only appearance in most versions of the game. However, in ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', a [[Ly's Challenges|bonus minigame]] called [[Waterski Challenge]] can be unlocked by talking to [[Ly]] the Fairy once the player has freed 30 of the game's 80 [[Familiar Spirit]]s. The bonus level is another waterski chase, similar to the one in [[the Marshes of Awakening]]. [[Rayman]] must collect 20 [[Red Lum]]s as Ssssam takes him through a swamp.
-Originally, [[Michel Ancel]] didn't want Ssssam to be in ''[[Rayman 2]]''  but eventually got convinced that he should make it to the final game. <ref>''[[L'Histoire de Rayman]]'', Chapter 3 - Rayman 2 : The Great Escape, or the challenge of the 3D</ref>
+Originally, [[Michel Ancel]] didn't want Ssssam to be in ''[[Rayman 2]]'' but eventually got convinced that he should make it to the final game.<ref>''[[L'Histoire de Rayman]]'', Chapter 3 - Rayman 2 : The Great Escape, or the challenge of the 3D</ref>
-<gallery  widths="320px" heights="240px">
+<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
 R2TGE PC-Sssssam.jpg|Ssssam in [[the Marshes of Awakening]].
 R2TGE-PC-TheMarshesOfAwakening-HallOfDoors.jpg|A hologram of Ssssam is used to represent [[the Marshes of Awakening]] in [[the Hall of Doors]].
 RR-PS2-Japanese-Sssssam.JPG|Ssssam's colours are different in the Japanese version of ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''.
 Bug Sssssam.jpg|In ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', a bug makes Ssssam appear twice.
 </gallery>
-===In ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]''===
+==In ''Rayman 2 Forever''==
-In [[Rayman 2 Forever|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman 2'']], Ssssam appears with a much smaller role, appearing only at the end of the first level of [[the Marshes of Awakening]] (although he can be seen again with the rest of the cast at the end of the game). In this version, he simply lets [[Rayman]] ride across the marsh on his head, rather than waterski. He is never named in this game.
+In ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', the Game Boy Color version of ''[[Rayman 2]]'', Ssssam appears with a much smaller role, appearing only at the end of the first level of [[the Marshes of Awakening]] (although he can be seen again with the rest of the cast at the end of the game). In this version, he simply lets [[Rayman]] ride across the marsh on his head, rather than waterski. He is never named in this game.
+==In ''Rayman 3''==
+During the [[Rayman 3 (early production)|early development of ''Rayman 3'']], the plot was that [[Rayman]] and [[Globox]], flying over [[the Bog of Murk]] on the [[Wooglah]], take a crash landing after the giant bird gets wounded. Searching for help to heal the wound, [[Rayman]] finds [[Bégoniax]], who offers him to help if he finds the beauty potion she is looking for on the other side of the marsh. [[Rayman]] goes through the mirror and finds Ssssam, then crosses the marsh and enters [[Razoff]]'s mansion. Upon being defeated, the hunter starts crying, and one of his teardrops falls on a nearby [[Ugly]], which then turns into a butterfly-like creature. It is then revealed that his tears are in fact the elixir of beauty, which [[Bégoniax]] uses on herself, allowing [[Razoff]] to fall in love with her. To thank him, the witch and the hunter promise to take care of the [[Wooglah]], and show him the way to [[The Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman 3)|the Land of the Livid Dead]].
-==In ''[[Rayman 3]]''==
+Textures of Ssssam can still be found in the game files. He still makes a cameo appearance as one of [[Razoff|Count Razoff]]'s statues. Michael Janod, one of the game's developers, revealed in a [[RaymanZone]] interview that [[Razoff]]'s mansion contains "statues of his finest catches",<ref>[[RaymanZone]] (via archive.org), ''Interviews with Developers'', https://web.archive.org/web/20071012165435/http://raymanzone.uk.ubi.com/interviews_qa_gps_2.php, « The level takes place in Razoff's house, where everything you see is to his greater glory: there are statues and portraits of him everywhere, statues of his finest catches, and so on. »</ref> hinting that the hunter may have captured Ssssam at some point. The watersnake's fate is however unknown.
-[[File:Sam Cameo R3.JPG|thumb|right|320px|Statue of Ssssam seen in [[Count Razoff|Razoff]]'s mansion in [[the Bog of Murk]].]]
-Ssssam makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Rayman 3]]'' as one of [[Count Razoff]]'s statues. A developer referred to these statues as [[Count Razoff|Razoff]]'s ‘finest catches’ in a [[RaymanZone]] interview, indicating that [[Count Razoff|Razoff]] had captured Ssssam at some point.
-{{clear}}
+<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
+SssamR3.webp|Textures of Ssssam as he was supposed to appear in ''[[Rayman 3]]''
+Sam Cameo R3.JPG|A statue of Ssssam seen in [[Razoff]]'s mansion in [[the Bog of Murk]]
+</gallery>
-===In [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman 3'' (Game Boy Advance)]]===
+==In the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3''==
-[[File:SssssamR3GBA.PNG|frame|class=sprite|left|Ssssam, as he appears in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']].]]
 In [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']], Ssssam is first found in the [[Swamp of Bégoniax]], this time uncaptured, where [[Rayman]] asks [[Ly]] the Fairy for directions to find [[Globox]]. He then allows [[Rayman]] to waterski through the swamps in a similar fashion to ''[[Rayman 2]]''.
-{{clear}}
+<gallery widths="240px" heights="160px" class="sprite">
+SssssamR3GBA.PNG|Ssssam, as he appears in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']]
+</gallery>
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery  widths="160px" heights="180px">
+<gallery widths="160px" heights="180px">
 Sssssam.png|An [[Rayman 2 (early production)|early version]] of Ssssam.
+R2SsssamSketches.jpg|Concept art of [[Rayman]] water skiing with Ssssam.
+R3 GBA Early Cutscene 9.png|Ssssam as he appeared in the [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance, early production)|early versions of ''Rayman 3'' on the Game Boy Advance]].
 </gallery>
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 [[es:Sssssam]]
 [[ru:Ссссэм]]
+[[zh:萨门]]
 [[Category:Aquatic creatures]]
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 [[Category:Friends from Rayman 2]]
 [[Category:Friends from Rayman 2 Forever]]
+[[Category:Scrapped content from Rayman 3]]
 [[Category:Friends from the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman 3]]

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