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{{Character  
{{Character
| name = Carmen
| name = Carmen
| image = [[Image:Carmen the Whale.jpg|240px]]
| image = [[File:Carmen Model.png|center|320px|Carmen]]
| alignment = Good
| alignment = Good
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|R2]]'', ''[[Rayman 2: Revolution|RR]]''
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 2]]''
| portrayed by = Caroll Rolley
| sex = Female
| sex = Female
| species = Whale
| species = Whale
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'''Carmen the Whale''' is a character from the [[Rayman 2]] games.  In every version, Carmen's first appearance was on the Main Menu, making her the first main character to appear in the game, even before [[Rayman (character)|Rayman]] himself!  Carmen's home is in the ocean, though she occasionally makes trips to [[Whale Bay]]. Carmen has been witnessed having a taste for the thorny roots common in the [[Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]].
{{Quote|text=A magnificent marine creature whose job it is to survey the depths of the ocean and deposit the [[air bubble]]s which can make the difference between life and death for stray plants and animals. She is sometimes pursued by [[piranha]]s with heartburn, who are quite fond of her [[air bubble]]s.|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}


==Roles in ''Rayman 2''==
'''Carmen the Whale''' is a character from ''[[Rayman 2]]''. In every version except ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', Carmen's first appearance is on the Main Menu, making her the first significant character to appear in the game, even before [[Rayman]]. Carmen's home is in the ocean, though she occasionally makes trips to the [[Whale Bay]]. Carmen's purpose in life is to survey the depths of the ocean, depositing [[air bubble]]s to help any stray plants and animals, and in this case also [[Rayman]]. [[Piranha]]s are very fond of her [[air bubble]]s, since they suffer from heartburn. [[Rayman 2 (early production)|Early in the game's production]], she was known simply as '''The Whale'''.
Carmen was a prisoner held in [[Whale Bay]] by the [[Robo-Pirate|Robo-Pirates]], who were intending to make blubber from her for fuel.  In return for being rescued by Rayman, Carmen would help him to stay underwater for longer periods provided he followed her and breathed into the air bubbles she produced. In the PS version of ''Rayman 2'', Carmen led Rayman to the [[Sanctuary of Water and Ice]]; in all other versions, she leads him to the end of the level.


===In ''Rayman 2: Revolution''===
==In ''[[Rayman 2]]''==
In ''[[Rayman 2: Revolution]]'', Carmen makes an additional appearance following Whale Bay in the ocean outside the [[Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]]. The rescue of [[Globox]] and Carmen is required to access the Sanctuary, as Carmen must eat the thorny root blocking the entrance.
In ''[[Rayman 2]]'', Carmen is captured by the [[Robo-Pirate]]s and imprisoned in the [[Whale Bay]]. Her captors planned to kill her for her blubber, so they could use it to grease the engines of the ''[[Buccaneer]]''. Once Carmen has been rescued by [[Rayman]], she makes it possible for him to swim through the huge underwater caverns by releasing [[air bubble]]s for him to collect and breathe. As long as he collects them frequently enough, he can stay underwater for an indefinite period of time. In the PlayStation version of ''[[Rayman 2]]'', Carmen led [[Rayman]] to [[the Sanctuary of Water and Ice]], which has been reduced to a small area at the end of the [[Whale Bay]]; in all other versions, she simply leads him to the end of the level.


Following her oceanic appearance, Carmen appears every now and then if Rayman returns to the area outside of the sanctuary.
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
Carmen the Whale.jpg|Carmen and [[Rayman]] swimming in the [[Whale Bay]].
Carmen laser prison PS1.jpg|Carmen's [[laser]] prison in the PlayStation version.
The Hall of Doors PS1 06 Whale Bay.jpg|In the PlayStation version, a holographic Carmen is used to represent [[Whale Bay]] in [[the Hall of Doors]].
</gallery>


Rayman rides Carmen in one of the loading animations in the game; this is the only loading animation that is not present anywhere else in the game, possibly meaning that Rayman may have originally been going to ride Carmen.
===In ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]''===


==See Also==
Although [[Whale Bay]] still appears in the Game Boy Color version of ''[[Rayman 2]]'', Carmen does not appear except for a cameo appearance in the image that appears at the start of the world.
 
===In ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''===
In ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', Carmen makes an additional appearance following the [[Whale Bay]] in the ocean outside [[the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]]. The rescue of [[Globox]] and Carmen is required to access [[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire|the Sanctuary]], as Carmen must chase off a giant [[tentacle]] blocking the way through.
 
Following her oceanic appearance, Carmen occasionally appears when [[Rayman]] returns to the area outside of [[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire|the Sanctuary]].
 
[[Rayman]] rides Carmen in one of the loading animations in the game; this is the only act depicted in a loading animation that cannot actually be performed in the game, indicating that [[Ubisoft|the developers]] may have originally intended for [[Rayman]] to be able to ride Carmen at some point during the game.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
Carmen.png|Artwork of Carmen.
Carmen (Artwork from R2).png|Artwork of Carmen.
Carmen-RaymanM.jpg|Carmen the Whale appears in early ''[[Rayman M]]'' artwork.
</gallery>
 
==See also==
*[[Whale Bay]]
*[[Whale Bay]]


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