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'''Prickly balls''', also known as '''spiky balls''', are dangerous stage hazards which feature in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]].


'''Spiky balls''', also known as '''prickly balls''', are dangerous stage hazards which feature in the [[Rayman series|''Rayman'' series]].
==In ''Rayman'' and its spin-offs==
In [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]], prickly balls exist in various sizes. The most common kind, of small size, possesses eyes and randomly looks around itself: they are found in all worlds but [[the Dream Forest]] and [[Picture City]]. The other kind, of much larger size, has no eyes and is sometimes attached to a chain, which is made of three small ones with blank eyes. If it is not already spinning, [[Rayman]] can knock it with his [[Telescopic fist|fist]] but he must be careful not to get hurt. They are only found in the [[Blue Mountains]] and [[the Caves of Skops]].


==In ''[[Rayman 1]]'' and its spinoffs==
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Tourniquet.png|[[Rayman]] on a [[turnstile]], surrounded by prickly balls.
'''Spiky balls''', also known as '''prickly balls''', are dangerous blue objects from ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''. They exist in various sizes. The most common kind, of small size, possesses eyes and randomly looks around itself: they are found in all worlds but [[the Dream Forest]] and [[Picture City]]. The other kind, of much larger size, has no eyes and is sometimes attached to a rocker, which is made of three small ones with blank eyes. If it is not already spinning, [[Rayman]] can knock it but he must be careful not to get hurt. They are only found in [[the Blue Mountains]] and [[the Caves of Skops]].
GrosseBoulePiquanteBalancier.png|[[Rayman]] can punch those giant prickly balls to make them spin.
GrosseBoulePiquante.png|A large prickly ball.
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===In ''Rayman Junior''===
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In the ''[[Maths and English with Rayman]]'' games, there are also red prickly balls of both sizes, and if [[Rayman]] touches them, he will instantly lose a [[life]]. These red prickly balls usually appear on top of [[Rayman]], or otherwise unavoidably in his path, when he selects an incorrect answer to a question. Occasionally, they instead block his path initially, then disappear after he selects the correct answer.
|[[Image:Tourniquet.png|thumb|316px|left|[[Rayman]] on a [[sprinkler]], surrounded by spiky balls]]
|[[image:GrosseBoulePiquanteBalancier.png|left|thumb|316px|[[Rayman]] can punch those giant spiky balls to make them spin]]
|[[Image:GrosseBoulePiquante.png|thumb|316px|left|A large spiky ball]]
|}


===''[[Rayman Designer]]''===
Red prickly balls fail to kill [[Rayman]] if he has just obtained a new [[life]] in the same frame when he touches them. This can be demonstrated in a [[Rayman Designer hacking|hacked version of ''Rayman Designer'']] by simply placing a [[life]] near a red prickly ball.<ref>YouTube, hhJACK92, ''Rayman Designer bug? (Instant killers not killing instantly!)'', https://youtu.be/DetL1U5CVAA</ref> It can also occur in ''[[Maths and English with Rayman]]'' if [[Rayman]] collects a [[Ting]] corresponding to a wrong answer while his [[Ting]] count is at 49. The fiftieth [[Ting]] will cause him to obtain a new [[life]], triggering the glitch.<ref>YouTube, [[User:PluMGMK|PluMGMK]], ''Rayman Junior glitch – wrong answer fails to kill Rayman'', https://youtu.be/nl1GHXQ3r30</ref>
[[Image:BoulesPiquantesVertes.png|thumb|316px|left|Green spiky balls]]


In ''[[Rayman Designer]]'', a green version of the small spiky balls was introduced in [[the Dream Forest]]. Except for the colour and location, there are no differences with the blue ones.
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AntitoonsRouges.png|Red prickly balls must be avoided at all costs.
===''[[Rayman Junior]]''===
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[[Image:AntitoonsRouges.png|thumb|316px|right|Red spiky balls must be avoided at all costs]]


In the ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' games, there are red spiky balls of both sizes, and if [[Rayman]] touches them, he will instantly lose a life.
===In ''Rayman Designer''===
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In ''[[Rayman Designer]]'', a green version of the small prickly balls appears in [[The Dream Forest|the Jungle world]]. Except for the color, there are no differences with the blue ones. The blue ones however still appear in the other worlds, except for [[Picture City|the Image world]], with several variants.
===The [[Rayman (GBC)|Game Boy Color adaptation]]===
[[Image:DL 6.PNG|frame|left|Yellow and red spiky balls in [[Rayman 1 (Game Boy Color)|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman'']]]]
In this game, blue, brown and yellow spiky balls appear in [[Airy Tunes]], [[Rocky Peaks]], [[Fiery Depths]] and [[Dark Legacy]]. They share the same function as the spiky balls which appeared in the [[Rayman 1|original ''Rayman'' game]].
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==In ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]''==
[[Image:Gbc2 41.PNG|frame|right|The large orange spiky balls behave the same way as those in [[Rayman 1|the original game]]]]
Orange spiky balls appear in ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', the Game Boy Color adaptation of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]''. They share the same function as the spiky balls which appeared in the [[Rayman 1|original ''Rayman'' game]].
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==In the [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']]==
[[Image:Spiky_Ball_R3_GBA.PNG|thumb|320px|A spiky ball in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']]]]
A different type of spiky ball appears in this game, this variation has visible teeth showing, and is of brown colouration. It appears only in the [[Shining Glade]] floating above bodies of water. Much like other incarnations of spiky ball, they cannot be destroyed, only merely dodged.
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==In ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', [[Rayman Legends|''Legends'']] and their spinoffs==
Spiky balls make a reappearance in ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Rayman Legends]]''.


They have a different appearance depending on the world they are situated in. In the [[Desert of Dijiridoos]] they are yellow and have a [[bird]] like appearance, complete with wings and a beak.  
*'''Steady prickly ball''' (known simply as '''Prickly ball''' in [[The Dream Forest|the Jungle world]] where it also appears green and as '''Stationary prickly ball''' in [[Candy Château|the Cake world]].) - Appears in place.
*'''Horizontal prickly ball''' - Moves horizontally.
*'''Vertical prickly ball''' - Moves vertically.
*'''Prickly ball in rotation''' - Moves in rotation.
*'''Zigzag prickly ball''' - Moves in zigzag.
*'''Prickly ball''' - A big prickly ball.
*'''Constant prickly swing''' - A big prickly ball which constantly swings.
*'''Activatable prickly swing''' - A big prickly ball which swings when punched.


In [[Gourmand Land]] they are blue [[fish]], similar in appearance to the Spiky balls in the original game. In the [[Back to Origins]] mode in ''Rayman Legends'', their colour has been changed to yellow.
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BoulesPiquantesVertes.png|Green prickly balls, exclusively seen in [[The Dream Forest|the Jungle world]].
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They last appear in the [[Sea of Serendipity]], and reappear in ''Rayman Legends'' in [[20,000 Lums Under the Sea]]. They are coloured pink, and have a similar appearance to puffer fish. These fish are mobile and will flee other enemies such as [[Murray]].
==In the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman''==
In [[Rayman (Game Boy Color)|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman'']], prickly balls come in four colors and two sizes and share the same function as the ones which appear in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]].


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The smaller version can be either static or follow a predefined trajectory, often horizontal or vertical but sometimes more complex. The larger version is only found attached to a chain, and [[Rayman]] can make them spin by [[Telescopic fist|punching]] them.
|- valign="top"
|[[File:RaymanOriginsGamesCon-2.jpg|thumb|left|320px|A spiky ball in [[the Desert of the Didgeridoos]] in an early build of ''[[Rayman Origins]]'']]
|[[File:Spiky ball RO 1.jpg|thumb|left|320px|A yellow spiky ball variation]]
|}


===In ''[[Rayman Fiesta Run]]''===
Blue prickly balls do not have a large version and are only found in [[Airy Tunes]]. Brown prickly balls come in both small and large versions and appear in [[Rocky Peaks]]. Orange prickly balls also come in both versions and are found in [[Fiery Depths]], with a unique variation of the large prickly ball which swings on its own like a pendulum, similarly to [[prickly fruit]]s, and only appears in the second part. Finally, yellow prickly balls, both small and large, are found in [[Dark Legacy]] on all platforms, as well as in the last part of [[Rocky Peaks]] on Game Boy Color, but not on Pocket PC or Palm OS where they are brown like in the rest of the level.
[[Image:RFR_Blue_Spiky_Ball.png|thumb|320px|A blue spiky ball from ''[[Rayman Fiesta Run]]''.]]
In this game, blue spiky balls appear as obstacles in some levels, and serve the same purpose acting as invincible stage hazards that the player must avoid.
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In a promotional screenshot from an early version of the game, a small, blue prickly ball attached to a chain is shown to appear in [[Rocky Peaks]]. It was however cut from the final game.
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AT 7.PNG|Blue prickly balls in [[Airy Tunes]]
RP 2.PNG|A brown prickly ball attached to a chain in [[Rocky Peaks]]
Rayman-GBC-Orange-spiky-ball-chain.png|An orange prickly ball attached to a chain in [[Fiery Depths]]
DL 6.PNG|Yellow prickly balls next to a red [[prickly fruit]] in [[Dark Legacy]]
R1-GBC-early-screenshot-2.jpg|A small, blue prickly ball attached to a chain in an early version of [[Rocky Peaks]]
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==In ''Rayman 2 Forever''==
A subset of the prickly balls found in [[Rayman (Game Boy Color)|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman'']] also appear in ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', the Game Boy Color version of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.
 
They include the small brown prickly balls and the large, orange prickly balls that swing on their own like pendulums, similarly to [[prickly fruit]]s. They are only found in [[the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]].
 
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Gbc2 41.PNG|The large orange prickly balls behave in a similar fashion to [[prickly fruit]]s from [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]].
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==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|en=Prickly ball
|fr=Boule piquante
|de=Stachliger Ball
}}
 
{{Names
|en=Prickly swing
|fr=Balancier piquant
|de=Stachliges Pendel
}}
 
==References==
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[[pl:Kolczasta kula]]
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