The Magician (Rayman 1): Difference between revisions

| appears in = ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', ''[[Rayman Junior]]'', ''[[Rayman Activity Centre]]'', ''[[Rayman Maternelle]]'', ''[[Rayman CP]]''

Steve Gadler ([[Rayman Junior|mathematics and reading educational games]])<br />

Christian Stonner ([[Rayman Junior|English learning educational games]])

'''The Magician''' is a major character in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]] and a number of educational video games based on its universe, namely the ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' spin-off series, ''[[Rayman Activity Centre]]'', ''[[Rayman Maternelle]]'' and ''[[Rayman CP]]''. He is a benevolent character and one of [[Rayman]]'s main allies, helping him through the various games he appears in.

The Magician is a member of [[Rayman's species|the same limbless species]] as [[Rayman]]. He bears all of the signature traits – lack of limbs, large nose and white gloves. He has long blonde hair that nearly reaches the ground, and his eyes are always covered by his long black top hat, which shines in blue and purple and has a gold star on the front. He often retreats into this hat, and can be found hiding inside it in many levels. He has also been seen wearing shirts of two colours – in the introduction sequence of [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']], he wears a purple shirt with two blue buttons, but in the game itself, this is blue with golden buttons. The colour of his shoes – purple and orchid – remain the same, but with different stripe patterns. He is also noticeably shorter than [[Rayman]] is in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']], but in the ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' educational games, he is approximately the same height as [[Betilla]] the fairy.

MagicianArtworkEduGames.png|The Magician as he appears in ''[[Rayman Junior]]''

The Magician seems perpetually happy and displays a flamboyantly positive attitude. Despite the havoc [[Mr Dark]] is wreaking across the world, the Magician remains buoyant and unconcerned. He also appears to be somewhat introverted, usually hiding inside his top hat, and only showing his face when doing business. This does not prevent him from socialising with the other inhabitants of the [[Glade of Dreams]]: in the educational spin-offs such as ''[[Rayman Junior]]'', the Magician's friendship with [[Betilla]] the fairy is made clear. Notably, after a [[bomb-launching clown]] draws a picture of [[Betilla]] in ''[[Rayman Activity Centre]]'', the Magician identifies her as his ‘favourite [[fairy]]’.

===In ''Rayman Junior''===

{{Quote|text=He is the guardian of harmony and well-being. He holds the [[Magic Book of Knowledge|book of knowledge and expertise]]. Since he is very smart, he always finds solutions and gives a helping hand to those in need. Throughout his journey, [[Rayman]] can count on his valuable advice to lead him to [[Mr Dark|Mister Dark]].|sign=Official site|source=''[[Rayman Junior]]''<ref>''[[Rayman Junior]]'' official website (via archive.org), ''Le Magicien'', http://web.archive.org/web/20020608133315/http://sites.ubisoft.fr/raymanedu/ami/ami2/mag.html</ref>}}

The Magician takes on a major role as a mentor and teacher in the ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' series of educational video games, spin-offs based on [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]] whose goal is to teach the player either the basics of mathematics and reading or a secondary language.

In the mathematics and reading sub-series, he introduces the story of the game once again, only this time, he tells of how [[Mr Dark]] has broken into his house, stolen the [[Magic Book of Knowledge]] and destroyed the map to the villain's hideout. Once again, the Magician and [[Betilla]] the fairy must call on [[Rayman]] to save the day, this time by reassembling the map to [[Mr Dark's Lair]] so that he can recover [[Magic Book of Knowledge|the book]].

RJMagician 001.PNG|The Magician, as he appears in ''[[Rayman Junior]]''

RJPlay 001.PNG|The Magician's hat in [[Art Alley]]

In the secondary language learning sub-series, while the Magician is in his garden with [[Betilla]] the fairy, he receives a letter from a foreign cousin: either an English one named [[Andrew]], a French one called [[Pierre]], a German one called [[Hans]] or a Spanish one called [[Pedro]]. It contains a recipe for a magic spell. However, the Magician is unable to read the language in question. He explains to [[Betilla]] that he and his cousin grew up together and graduated as magicians on the same day. Suddenly, [[Mr Dark]] appears, snatches the recipe from the Magician's hands, casts a spell which will turn them into garden gnomes in a few hours, and flees. The Magician then calls [[Rayman]] on his telephone and asks him for help.

Magician Andrew family photo album English with Rayman.png|The Magician's family photo album, as seen in the [[Rayman Junior|English learning educational games]]

At the beginning of some levels, the Magician, hidden in his hat, appears alongside his cousin to explain to [[Rayman]] the objectives he must achieve. Inside of levels, only his cousin's hat is present. At the end of some levels, he comes to congratulate [[Rayman]], just like in the mathematics and reading games.