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{{quote|text=Ly is a [[fairy]], and like all fairies, she possesses great powers. Unfortunately, the explosion of [[the Heart of the World|the Primordial Core]] by [[Robo-Pirate|the pirates]] has weakened her. When she has regained enough energy, she can create [[Silver Lum]]s, which give amazing new powers to [[Rayman]].|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''}}

'''Ly''' the Fairy is a major character in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]]. She debuted in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', and made briefer appearances in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance versions of ''Rayman 3'']] and ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''. Along with her fellow [[fairy|fairies]], she is an emissary of her creator [[Polokus]], and it is her job to provide information about him and [[Four Masks of Polokus|his Four Masks]], as well as using her magical powers to create [[Silver Lum]]s that endow [[Rayman]] with new [[:Category:Powers|powers]].

==Role in the games==

===''Rayman 2: The Great Escape''===

[[File:LyFairyGlade.jpg|thumb|320px|Ly as she appears in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'']]

Ly's story begins in Rayman's mind, when she tells him that the [[Robo-Pirates]] have broken the [[Heart of the World]] into 1000 [[Yellow Lum]]s and that it has weakened her, before he gets captured. She is then consulted by [[Globox]], who she gives a Silver Lum to give to Rayman before they are both captured. While Globox is taken to the Buccaneer, Ly is held prisoner in an electrified forcefield in one of the pirate strongholds, deep in the [[Fairy Glade]]. The Silver Lum she created gives Rayman the ability to shoot balls of energy, and it is put to good use as he eventually finds her and destroys the machine that controlled the forcefield, freeing her.  By then, she only has enough energy to create one Silver Lum, which upgrades Rayman's shooting ability to be used with Purple [[Lums]].  Before leaving to gather more energy, she passes her knowledge about Polokus and his four masks to him.

Later on, Ly makes more Silver Lums that make Rayman even more powerful, and by the time he reaches [[Razorbeard]] in the [[Crow's Nest]], she uses one to save him from falling into the vast body of lava, and using telepathy, encourages him to fight until the robot Admiral is defeated. When the battle is over, at first she was made to believe that Rayman did not survive the explosion high in the sky, until he turns up alive.

Additionally, Ly offers Rayman to join her in a race through [[the Walk of Life]] and [[the Walk of Power]], in which extra Yellow Lums are found, and offer him to have his health and power maximised. Despite it being a race, Ly does not have to be beaten.    

===''Rayman Revolution''===

In ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', it is revealed that Ly resides in a house built in a giant tree somewhere in the [[East Plain]], and it is there that she offers Rayman to play some mini games that top up his health and power, provided that he frees and brings to her enough [[Familiar Spirit]]s for each game.  She also meditates from a stone in the area of [[Globox's House]], and a stele in [[Rainbow Creek]]. She is also a playable character in the unlockable mini game [[Missile Dogfight]]. 

Ly plays a similar role in ''Rayman 2 Forever'', the handheld adaptation of ''Rayman 2'', but like most characters her part is reduced due to the limitations of the Game Boy Color. She is not captured in the Fairy Glade and is simply encountered there. She does not give Rayman the power to swing from purple lums on screen, although the rings (the equivilent to the purple lums in this version) do not appear until after her meeting with Rayman in the Fairy Glade, suggesting she may have given him this power after all and it was simply not shown. She tells Rayman to gather the masks of Polukus as always, but offers no explaination as to what they are. She appears several times throughout the game to give Rayman the temporary Super Helico power, and instructs him to destroy Razorbeard before the final battle. She congratulates Rayman upon his victory.

[[Image:LyRRRgba.png|frame|left|Ly as she appears in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' for the GBA]]]]

===''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (Game Boy Advance)===

Ly makes some brief appearances in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']], where she gives Rayman a costume medallion every time he defeats a boss. While the game uses the same sprites as [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']], she has a new appearance in the cut-scenes, where the front of her hair is curlier than before, she has pale blue lipstick, and her suit reveals her shoulders.

[[Image:Ly the Fairy.jpg|thumb|320px|Ly as she appears in ''Rayman Revolution''.]]

While she is of a very thin build, Ly shares some typical fairy attributes, such as her long elven ears, her magical powers, and the ability to float in mid-air. Like [[Betilla the Fairy]], she does not have wings. She has short purple hair and a long, bushy tail of the same colour, while having green eyes and lips. Contrary to popular belief, she is not naked, but wears a yellow suit with plum stripes and swirls all over; according to one of the earliest ''Rayman 2'' websites, she 'dresses like the [[People of Prhys]]'<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20000303195426/http://www.rayman2.com/en/story/story_txt3.html</ref>, though it is not known who these people are. The same website initially describes her as an "intriguing feline creature", suggesting that she may have indeed been such originally, though it is unknown as to why she had been redesigned as mostly elven; what remains in her final design is her tail. Early concept artwork for ''Rayman 2'' that depicted her shows that she had most likely been originally an anthropomorphic cat, as she appeared to have cat ears and a non-human nose. In [[The Walk of Life|the Walks of Life]] and [[The Walk of Power|Power]], she sometimes runs on all fours.

Ly shows great athletic and gymnastic skills, perhaps more so than [[Rayman]]'s, as she can run faster and jump much higher than he can. In fact, she can cross very large gaps, such as on the river in [[the Walk of Power]], while Rayman would have to use his [[Helicopter]].  However, it is possible for the player to outrun her in [[the Walk of Life]], though in all versions of the game, apart from ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', she will simply teleport herself to the finishing point if she is too far behind. Despite being very thin, a piece of official artwork depicts her with enough strength to juggle all of Rayman's body parts with ease. She can also shoot [[energy sphere]]s, like Rayman's, as a method of defence.

===Personality===

Similar to [[Betilla the Fairy]], she is a calm and very meditative character, even in her captivity at [[the Fairy Glade]], and spends most of her time meditating deep in the forest, by floating while in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_position sitting lotus position]. Rayman says that [[the Woods of Light]] is one of her favourite places to be. When she is not meditating, she is a fun-loving and friendly character that puts a lot of faith and trust in the heroes of the world, and is willing to help Rayman defeat [[Admiral Razorbeard]] and the [[Robo-Pirate army]].

It is unknown if she is at all related to [[Tily]], a much younger [[fairy]] who appears in ''[[Rayman M]]''/''[[Rayman Arena|Arena]]''/''[[Rayman Rush|Rush]]'', and who shares some of her features and has a similar name to her. It has been speculated that Tily was created as a replacement for Ly in these games, as Ly is still seen on some of their promotional artwork.

*Ly was originally going to appear in ''[[Rayman M]]'', as several promotional pictures and even the back cover of the game showed, but was in the end replaced by [[Tily the Fairy]].

* There was a concept artwork for ''Rayman 3'' which may have depicted Ly with a totally different appearance. She had no tail, but instead had huge dragonfly-like wings, her hair and lips were now phthalo blue instead of purple, and she wore a new outfit of the same colour, as well as a pair of elbow length gloves, while also having blue dots over her face and arms. This design was dropped from the final game, though it can be found as a printable in the ''[[Rayman 3 Print Studio]]''.

* Ly likes to juggle – several ''Rayman 2'' images depict her juggling at least three red balls, and even Rayman's body parts.      

* Ly's voice in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'' is an echoing, feminine voice. In ''[[Rayman Revolution|Revolution]]'', although Ly spoke English, this echoing voice is still heard in the background.

* She takes part of a music band in the credits of ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', where she plays the banjo.

* In the Japanese version of ''Rayman 2'' for the Dreamcast and ''Rayman Revolution'', Ly's entire appearance had been changed to suit the preferences of the Japanese market. Her eyes were rounder, her pupils were bigger and a lighter shade of green in colour, she was given thin eyebrows the same colour as her hair, and instead of green lips, they were now pink.  Her clothes also became purple and white. She is known as ‘Rai’ (ﾗｲ) in all Japanese versions of the game.

 

*'''''[[Rayman M]]'':''' In [[Ly's Palace]], an ice sculpture of Ly is found the centre of the room.

*'''''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'':''' In the third phase of [[the Longest Shortcut]], another statue of Ly can be found hidden behind a painting.

===Artwork===

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File:LySketch.jpg|Ly charging up an energy sphere. Her cat-like ears and oddly shaped nose are visible.

File:LYSPIR-1.jpg|Using her powers to restore Rayman's health and power.

File:RaymanLySketch02.jpg|Ly loves to juggle, and does so with Rayman's body parts

File:LyCatlike.jpg|Ly demonstrates her feline traits by standing on all fours.

File:RLRomance.jpg|This sketch shows a romantic link between Rayman and Ly. This is confirmed on [[Report N° 20Z|a ''Rayman 2'' site]], but not in the game itself.

File:RaymanLy001.jpg|Ly and Rayman spend some time together on a [[warship]] in this 'romantic' wallpaper.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20000106193852/http://www.rayman2.com/en/goodies/goodies_wallpapers1.html</ref>

File:LyJapan.jpg|Ly as she appears in the Japanese version of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''.

File:LyRM1.jpg|Several promotional posters for ''[[Rayman M]]'' show Ly.

File:RaymanMGroup.jpg|This image was used as part of the final back cover of ''Rayman M''.

File:UglyLy.jpg|Ly concept art from the ''[[Rayman 3 Print Studio]]''.

===Screenshots===

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File:RevolutionBand.jpg|Ly taking part in the band during the credits of ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''

File:R2TGE-PC-TheWalkOfPower-HallOfDoors.jpg|Holograms of Ly invite [[Rayman]] to her levels in [[the Hall of Doors]]

File:TheWalkofPowerPC.jpg|Ly about to start a race with [[Rayman]] in [[the Walk of Power]]

File:Forcefield.jpg|Trapped within the electric forcefield in [[the Fairy Glade]].

File:RR-PS2-MissileDogfight.jpg|Ly is a playable character in the [[Dogfight]] minigame in ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''.

File:LySuperHelico.jpg|Giving [[Rayman]] his [[super helicopter]] power [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]].

File:Gbc2 22.PNG|In [[Rayman 2 Forever|the GBC version of ''Rayman 2'']], Ly also hosts the [[bonus level]]s.  

File:LyStatueRM.jpg|In the final version of ''[[Rayman M]]'', a statue of Ly can be found.

File:R3LyStatue.jpg|Another Ly statue is hidden in [[the Longest Shortcut]] in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''.

File:LySwamps.PNG|Ly's tail is inconsistently shown in its original position here, in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the GBA version of ''Rayman 3'']].

*[[Betilla the Fairy]]

*[[Tily the Fairy]]