Boss Bird

Boss Bird
Boss Bird
Alignment	Bad
Appears in	Rayman Origins, Rayman Legends, Rayman Fiesta Run
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Attacks	Sucking air, spitting, contact
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Boss Bird, also known as the Guardian of the Music World, is a gigantic bird enemy and the first boss in Rayman Origins. He is found in the level Hi-Ho Moskito!, acting as the guard of the entrance to the Desert of Dijiridoos and in Candy Land in Rayman Fiesta Run. In Rayman Origins, the heroes must use their giant mosquitoes to defeat him. Along with the Golem, the Giant Eel, and (in Rayman Legends’ Back to Origins mode only) Big Mama, he is one of the only bosses that does not become good after being defeated. He also doesn't have bubos as his weak spots.

Appearance

Boss Bird is the biggest bird enemy in the game after the Mocking Bird. He bears a completely round body with yellow feathers, with exception of the eyelids, the wings and the tail tips, which have brown feathers. He also has a big orange beak, a small yellow beard and swollen eyes with slanted eyelids and pupils with different colors; while his left pupil is blue, his right pupil his green. Despite his non-aerodynamic body, he is able to fly, even when he is not moving his small wings.

He wears a blue tambourine on his head, held by a light-brown belt with a peg on it. He also wears a dark-brown belt which surrounds his body horizontally, with a multi-coloured collar and a small bag on the front. Boss Bird bears a strong resemblance to the blowing bird, a considerably smaller enemy. Boss Bird also resembles his leader, the Mocking Bird, featuring several anatomical similarities such as the round body, the small wings and similar claws.

In Rayman Origins

When the heroes escape from the Jibberish Jungle, defeating all the Lividstones and hunters with the help of their giant mosquitoes, they reach the other side of the mountain, as the day slowly turns into night. The sky is suddenly filled with woody helicopter bombs, which can be sucked or destroyed by the mosquitoes. Suddenly, Boss Bird appears from bellow, performing his suction attack to swallow the heroes or to suck some bombs to spit at them.

As the level progresses, the characters must avoid Boss Bird's suction and the helicopter bombs that he throws at them, while using attacks to defeat him. While various giant mosquito shots can damage him, the most effective and fast way to defeat him is to suck and throw four helicopter bombs at him. When attacked, Boss Bird squawks strongly, as his stunned body makes cuckoo clock-like sounds. When finally defeated, Boss Bird deflates like a balloon and falls. After that, his fate is unknown.

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  The heroes fighting Boss Bird.

In Rayman Jungle Run

Although the Boss Bird does not physically appear in Rayman Jungle Run, he does appear on one of the game’s unlockable wallpapers.

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  A wallpaper from Rayman Jungle Run featuring the Boss Bird

In Rayman Legends

Boss Bird appears in Rayman Legends in the Back to Origins painting. He appears in the same level and behaves exactly the same as in Rayman Origins.

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  Boss Bird as he appears in Back to Origins.
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  Concept art featuring Boss Bird.

In Rayman Fiesta Run

Boss Bird returns in Rayman Fiesta Run, where he appears in the levels "Tchip-tchip", "Eggs drop!" and "Tchip-Tchip not happy!" and serves as the boss of Candy Land. He behaves mostly the same as in Rayman Origins, except that he now attempts to lay eggs on the hero as well.

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  Boss Bird trying to inhale Rayman.
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  Boss Bird ready to spit out bombs at Rayman.
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  Boss Bird as he appears in Rayman Fiesta Run.
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  An egg from Boss Bird in Rayman Fiesta Run.