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{{Quote|text=The seas are looming, all right – looming with waves of [[Hoodlum watercraft|weird watercraft]] that only the [[Hoodlum]]s were insane enough to launch. Tread these waters with caution.|sign=Official description|source=''[[Rayman 3]]''}} | |||
[[File:The Summit Beyond the Clouds First section.png|320px|thumb|right|[[Rayman]] and [[Globox]] riding a ship upon the Looming Sea.]] | |||
'''The Looming Sea''' is a sea somewhere in or around [[ | '''The Looming Sea''' is a sea somewhere in or around the [[Glade of Dreams]]. It lies between [[the Longest Shortcut]] and [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds]]. It is not known how the Looming Sea relates to [[the Sea of Lums]], another sea mentioned in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]]. | ||
In ''[[Rayman 3 | In ''[[Rayman 3]]'', at the end of the last phase of [[the Longest Shortcut]], [[Rayman]] and [[Globox]] receive a ship from the three [[Teensie doctor]]s. [[Teensie doctor|The doctors]] tell the heroes that they must sail the ship to [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds]], then find the [[Hoodlum Headquarters]] located somewhere high in the mountains. Once there, they must stop [[André]] and his minion, [[Reflux]] the [[Knaaren]], whom he has persuaded to steal the [[Sceptre of the Leptys]] from the [[Knaaren]] king, [[Gumsi]]. If they are not stopped, they will wreak havoc on the [[Glade of Dreams]] with the power of the [[Leptys]]. | ||
The next level is called [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds]], but its first phase is | The next level is called [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds]], but its first phase is spent entirely aboard the ship upon the Looming Sea. [[Globox]] steers the ship, while [[Rayman]] uses its on-board cannons to fight off the [[Hoodlum]]s, who are attacking in their submersible vehicles. At the top of the ship flies a flag bearing [[Rayman's symbol]]. Once this phase is completed, [[Rayman]] and [[Globox]] disembark. The ship and the Looming Sea are neither seen nor mentioned again. | ||
It is not known if the Looming Sea was ever intended by [[Ubisoft|the developers]] to play a more prominent role in the game. The game was originally planned to include [[ | It is not known if the Looming Sea was ever intended by [[Ubisoft|the developers]] to play a more prominent role in the game. The game was [[Rayman 3 (early production)|originally planned]] to include an [[aquatic world]], but it was scrapped for reasons of time and budget; it is possible that the Looming Sea, as well as certain underwater sections of [[The Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman 3)|the Land of the Livid Dead]], is a leftover from this stage of [[Rayman 3 (early production)|the game's development]]. | ||
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