Livingstone: Difference between revisions

| image = [[Image:Livingstone1 RO.JPG|320px|''Livingstone'']]

| appears in = ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (Game Boy Advance)]], ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', ''[[Rayman Legends]]''

| location = [[The Dream Forest]], [[Forest (world)|Forest world]], [[Jibberish Jungle]], [[Jibberish Jungle|Ticklish Temples]]

| resistance = [[Image:Lifebar2.png|''2 HP'']] (''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'')

[[Image:Lifebar1.png|''1 HP'']] (''[[Rayman Origins]]'', ''[[Rayman Legends]]'')

| attacks = Contact, hat throw

{{quote|text=They may look (and SMELL) awful, but are surprisingly easy to defeat. Ugh, THIS guy! Seriously, he STINKS. This hygenically challenged villain reports to the [[Hunter]]s and roams the land, imprisoning sweet, little [[Electoon]]s. While the Lividstones are undeniably vile creatures, they're acutally pretty pathetic and can be quickly defeated with a quick slap, punch, kick or dodge.|sign=Official site|source=''[[Rayman Origins]]''}}

'''Livingstones''', also known as '''Lividstones''' or '''Explorators''', are recurring enemies in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]] They made their first appearance in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]], and later appeared in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance adaptation of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']], ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' and ''[[Rayman Legends]]''. Before ''[[Rayman Origins|Origins]]'', they were a limbless species with tall slender bodies, large noses and moustaches.  

==''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''==

Livingstones are common enemies who only appear in levels of the [[Dream Forest]]. They are averagely-resistant enemies who freely wander on their platform, turning backwards when they face an obstacle. Rayman must simply avoid contact with them. If not eliminated in one hit, they go crazy and charge toward him until he punches them again or they fall in water. In the Atari Jaguar version, however, they will run toward him regardless of what he does.

Besides Rayman's fists, another way of defeating them is for him to use his [[grimace]], which frightens them and makes them run away from instead of towards him and eventually fall into water. Rayman can also punch a [[plum]] onto their heads causing them to become dizzy but continue walking as usual, allowing him to jump onto the plum and use them as a walking platform to reach higher places or finish them off normally.

Another variety of Livingstones are [[Small Livingstone]]s which, as their name implies, are shorter than standard Livingstones, but they are also more aggressive in their attempts to hurt [[Rayman]] and are more adept at dodging blows from his [[telescopic fist]].

<td valign="top">[[Image:Explorateur.png|frame|left|A typical Livingstone, as seen in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]].]]</td>

<td valign="top">[[Image:ExplorateurGrimace.png|frame|left|Livingstones go crazy when they survive a [[telescopic fist|punch]] or are subjected to a [[grimace]].]]</td>

<td valign="top">[[Image:ExplorateurPrune.png|frame|left|A Livingstone, after having a [[plum]] stuck on his head by [[Rayman]].]]</td>

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==''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''==

[[File:Plum Post R3.png|thumb|right|320px|The [[plum]]-posts in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'' bear images of Livingstones, in reference to their role in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]].]]

Livingstones do not make a physical appearance in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''; however, [[Rayman]] must occasionally throw a [[plum]] onto a post to create a platform in order to progress. These posts bear images of Livingstones, in reference to the role they played in the original game.

[[Image:RRR1_GBA_Livingstone.png|frame|left|A Livingstone, as seen in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']]]]

Livingstones also appear in [[Forest (world)|the Forest world]] of the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids''. Here they are known by the name of '''Explorators''' and have a significantly altered appearance. They no longer have noses or mustaches however they have visible mouths, they wear a belt around their pants, their gloves are a different color, and their shoes have a more defined look. They also carry around sacks and can use their hats as a weapon. They can still be defeated by being punched however.  

==''[[Rayman Origins]]''==

Livingstones return as enemies in ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', but here they are renamed '''Lividstones''', perhaps to suggest a connection with the [[Livid Dead]]. Like most of the returning ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' characters, they have been redesigned, and now have limbs (rendering [[Rayman]] himself almost unique), visible mouths, longer and more crooked noses, and more scraggy body structures. Their appearance is also more zombie-like. Like most enemies in the game, they have only one [[resistance]] point, and can be defeated and bubblized easily. They can no longer be driven crazy by [[telescopic fist|punching]] or [[grimace|grimacing]] at them. Their way of offense is to either headbutt Rayman or wave their hands in a cowardly manner. They are revealed to enjoy bullying [[Lum]]s, poking their faces, playing basketball with their bodies and using their heads as deodorant. They are also revealed to be the lackeys of the [[Hunter]]s. The smaller variant of Lividstones aren't present in this game, but there are different kinds of Lividstones, some of them holding bamboo sticks to attack the characters, and others with spikes on their hats to hurt anyone who attempts to crush them.

==''[[Rayman Legends]]''==

Livingstones return as enemies in ''[[Rayman Legends]]''. However, they're no longer explorers, but a gang of bandits who break into the houses of the helpless [[Green Teensie]]s who inhabit the area. In this game, they wear blue hats with a red feather, a small sleeveless brown shirt, brown wristbands, a pair of patched blue pants held by a rope, and an orange neckerchief that covers part of their faces. Their main weapons are planks with pointy nails, and their parachutes allow them to ambush. [[Murfy]] can interact with them by cutting their parachutes, and stun them to let the other players attack them; Murfy can also grab them and move them wherever he wants. Normal green Livingstones also appear in the game but only in the Back To Origins levels.

| [[File:Rayman Legends E3 2012 1.jpg|thumb|320px|Livingstones wear new clothes and use new weapons in ''[[Rayman Legends]]'']]

| [[File:Livingstone normal.jpg|thumb|320px|A Lividstone in ''[[Rayman Legends]]'']]

| [[File:Livingstone with shield.jpg|thumb|320px|A Lividstone with a shield]]

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==Artwork gallery==

<td valign="top">[[File:LivingstoneArtworkCP.png|thumb|left|Artwork of some Livingstone from ''[[Rayman CP]]'']]</td>

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