Baby caterpillar: Difference between revisions

| Name = Mosquito

| image = [[File:SmallCaterpillar(RR).jpg|320px|''Mosquito'']]

| resistance = [[Image:Lifebar1.png|''1 HP'']]

| species = Nightmares of [[Polokus]]

'''Mosquitoes'''<ref>The name comes from [[Rayman 2: The Great Escape: The Official Guide|the official guide ''Rayman 2'']].</ref> are enemies encountered in ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

Mosquitoes are Nightmares of [[Polokus]].

They appear as small, round puffs of darkness, with malevolent-looking white eyes. They are constantly in flight, but never more than a short way above the ground. They can be heard before being seen, as they produce a high-pitched buzzing noise, similar to that of a fly or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito their real-world counterparts].

 

Mosquitoes always move in swarms. They attack by flying directly towards [[Rayman]]. If a mosquito succeeds in hitting him, the hero will lose a small amount of health and the mosquito will die upon impact. However, their tendency to appear in precarious places (such as above water or lava) can make them very dangerous for [[Rayman]], as their weak attacks are still enough to make him lose his balance.

In the time leading up to the events of this game, mosquitoes were among the Nightmares of [[Polokus]] who managed to escape [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]] after the destruction of [[the Heart of the World]] by the [[Robo-Pirate]]s.

[[File:BossChenille.JPG|thumb|320px|[[Boss Chenille]].]]

In the PlayStation 2 remake of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', a new boss named [[Boss Chenille]] is introduced. It looks just like a normal [[caterpillar]], but with some significant differences: whereas they are a purplish-black in colour, [[Boss Chenille]] is blood-red; [[Boss Chenille]] is also somewhat larger, and it eyes are identical to the mosquitoes' ones.  

[[Boss Chenille]] is found in a room in [[The Sanctuary of Rock and Lava|the Sanctuary of Lava]]. It is summoned by [[Rayman]] performing a [[Rain Mask|rain dance]] on what looks like a greyish version of one of the [[Magic Sphere]]s' bases. When this is done, it emits a beam of light towards another such base. When [[Rayman]] [[Magic fist|shoots]] it, it too emits a beam of light towards another base. After shooting several more bases, the beam of light has finished its circumnavigation of the chamber; a door opens, and [[Boss Chenille]] enters.  

When [[Rayman]] strikes [[Boss Chenille]] with his [[magic fist]], a red mosquito splits away from its body. When the hero shoots him, he splits into five black mosquitoes. When they are killed, [[Boss Chenille]]'s health meter decreases. As the battle wears on, the segments of [[Boss Chenille]]'s body slowly disappear; by the end, it resembles an enormous red version of one of the mosquitoes. When this final form is defeated, [[Boss Chenille]] vanishes for good.

The first clue as to Boss Chenille's identity is its name; ''Chenille'' is the French word for ''Caterpillar'', while the name ''Boss'' implies that it may possibly be a leader. And during the battle, [[Boss Chenille]] spawns mosquitoes from its body. All of this led to speculation that [[Boss Chenille]] may be the progenitor or ‘mother’ of the [[caterpillar]] and mosquito species, in addition to the speculation that it is their leader.

[[fr:Moustique (Rayman 2)‎]]

[[pl:Komary (Rayman 2)]]