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[[File:Mawpaw.jpg|thumb|320px|A group of [[Teensie]]s using a Mawpaw for transportation]]  
{{Quote|text=[Mawpaws]<ref name="muddibog">While the original quote refers to the [[Muddibog]] and is displayed alongside an image of one, the description unequivocally fits the Mawpaw and it is therefore assumed to be an error on the editor's part.</ref> are subterranean beasts with long necks. For some unknowable evolutionary reason, they have developed hands where their heads should be. In combat this means that an unloaded [[Telescopic fist|fist]] will be caught and hurled right back at you. An injured [Mawpaw]<ref name="muddibog" /> will often retreat underground, so be patient and resume attack when they return.|sign=Strategy guide|source=''[[Rayman 3]]''}}


'''Mawpaws''', also known as '''Bonton''' and '''Flabar''', are creatures which resemble kangaroos or goats. They have brown or blue fur (blue in the [[Xowar]] secret). Some have horns. The [[Teensie]] tribe known as the [[Sylkin]]s tend the Mawpaws for their wool and milk, and some Sylkins are seen shepherding them in the ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'' intro sequence.
{{Character
| name = Mawpaw
| image = [[File:MawpawModel.png|center|225px|Mawpaw]]
| alignment = Good
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 3]]''
| status = Background character, ally
}}


==[[Hoodlum]]s==
'''Mawpaws''' are a strange type of creature encountered several times throughout ''[[Rayman 3]]''. They loosely resemble a plesiosaur, except that they have hand-shaped heads, and they are capable of flight.
The Mawpaws are harvested by the [[Black Lum]]s, who use their wool to weave [[Hoodlum]] outfits for themselves. At one point in ''Rayman 3'', the Black Lums are seen attacking a Mawpaw like a swarm of locusts in order to steal its fur. However, the instruction manual has stated that the Black Lums just use animal fur in general. The [[Snorty]] was also dressed in animal hide, which could have been Flabar fur.


==Appearances==
One of them is seen for the first time emerging from a lake in the very first segment of [[the Fairy Council]] where [[Murfy]] has to carry [[Rayman]] to escape from the [[Hoodlum]]s. In [[the Bog of Murk]] some Mawpaws are seen flying aimlessly through the air at the beginning of the level. Later, in the dungeon beneath [[Razoff|Count Razoff]]'s mansion, another Mawpaw can be found. It seems to have been imprisoned there by [[Razoff]]. This Mawpaw helpfully picks up [[Rayman]] and places him back in the battle if [[Rayman]] falls down into the pits of the dungeon (much to the ire of the imprisoned [[Globox]], who would rather that his friend stay there with him).


[[File:Mawpaw Xowar.JPG|thumb|left|320px|A blue Mawpaw as seen in the [[Xowar secret]]]]
In addition to frequenting the skies above the marshes, Mawpaws are also known to live in the ocean; if [[Rayman]] falls overboard the ship in the first phase of [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds]], a Mawpaw picks him out of the water and puts him back on board.


An in-game model for the Mawpaw was created, but when the creature was cut from ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'', the developers decided to hide a blue, horned Mawpaw in a secret room so that their work would not entirely go to waste. The room also contains other unused models, such as the [[Xowar]] and a [[Glute]].
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
Paluchard1 R3.JPG|The first appearance of a Mawpaw in the first part of [[the Fairy Council]].
Paluchard.JPG|A Mawpaw flying in the sky over [[the Bog of Murk]].
Paluchard Saving Rayman R3.JPG|A Mawpaw saving [[Rayman]] when he falls during the battle against [[Razoff|Count Razoff]] in [[the Bog of Murk]].
Paluchard Summitclouds R3.JPG|A Mawpaw saving [[Rayman]] when he falls into [[the Looming Sea]] during the first part of [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds]].
Paluchard R3.JPG|A Mawpaw in [[the Bog of Murk]].
</gallery>


The Mawpaw was initially intended to play a much larger role in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''. The Mawpaw, known then as the '''Flabar''', served to introduce "puzzle" elements. Depending on its various physical attributes (horns, wings, trunk, very thick fur, etc.), the Mawpaw had the very precise function of unblocking the player in the level. For example, [[Rayman]] could make the horned Mawpaws charge to ram down certain doors, or fly on the backs of the winged ones to reach otherwise inaccessible places. But since the game design for this creature was unsatisfactory, in the end it was used only to supply the [[Hoodlum]]s with raw material to make their clothing (as the introduction to the game shows).  
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px">
Paluchard-artwork.jpg|An artwork of a Mawpaw.
</gallery>


In the final version of ''Rayman 3'', Mawpaws appear in the intro video, the ‘[[Xowar secret]]’, ''[[Wanna Kick Rayman?]] – Lesson 069'', ''Wanna Kick Rayman? – Lesson 273'', ''Wanna Kick Rayman? – Lesson 502'', and ''Wanna Kick Rayman? – Lesson 312''.
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 07:40, 29 May 2025

[Mawpaws][1] are subterranean beasts with long necks. For some unknowable evolutionary reason, they have developed hands where their heads should be. In combat this means that an unloaded fist will be caught and hurled right back at you. An injured [Mawpaw][1] will often retreat underground, so be patient and resume attack when they return.
—Strategy guide, Rayman 3
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Mawpaws are a strange type of creature encountered several times throughout Rayman 3. They loosely resemble a plesiosaur, except that they have hand-shaped heads, and they are capable of flight.

One of them is seen for the first time emerging from a lake in the very first segment of the Fairy Council where Murfy has to carry Rayman to escape from the Hoodlums. In the Bog of Murk some Mawpaws are seen flying aimlessly through the air at the beginning of the level. Later, in the dungeon beneath Count Razoff's mansion, another Mawpaw can be found. It seems to have been imprisoned there by Razoff. This Mawpaw helpfully picks up Rayman and places him back in the battle if Rayman falls down into the pits of the dungeon (much to the ire of the imprisoned Globox, who would rather that his friend stay there with him).

In addition to frequenting the skies above the marshes, Mawpaws are also known to live in the ocean; if Rayman falls overboard the ship in the first phase of the Summit Beyond the Clouds, a Mawpaw picks him out of the water and puts him back on board.

Gallery

  • An artwork of a Mawpaw.
    An artwork of a Mawpaw.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 While the original quote refers to the Muddibog and is displayed alongside an image of one, the description unequivocally fits the Mawpaw and it is therefore assumed to be an error on the editor's part.
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