Robo-Pirate

The Robo-Pirates (or Henchmen) are an army of robotic pirtaes that invaded Rayman's world in Rayman 2. They all willingly serve Admiral Razorbeard, but do seem to have their own personalities.

Appearance

The Majority of the Henchmen are largely the same. Their head is like a metallic skull with an earring on one side. also, one eye is completely black, as if they have an eyepatch. their torso basically consists of a cube-like shape with a coloured vest on it. the vest is slightly torn at the bottom. They have two arms, both of which end in a cylinder-like structure. on one side, the cylinder is hollow - this is where they fire their bullets from. the other side has a large hook, which they often use for swiping at close range. Their two legs have striped pants that are similar to the vest in that they are torn at the bottom. their feet are basically black shoes with goldish buckles on them.

Models

There are many different pirate models, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.

Basic Henchman

The basic Henchman are the standard model, that come in different colours and have different weapons, but all look largely the same. They are sometimes appear in the level by parachuting or popping out of the ground with a drill. More than often they are found sleeping on the job.

Green

These have a green vest with green and white striped pants. They have very little health and generally just stand still and slowly shoot, however they sometimes throw powder kegs. In the PS1 version, however, they have lots of life, making them difficult to kill, but only ever throw kegs.

Purple

These are much like the Green Henchmen, except purple instead of green, and they have much more life.. their bulets are often larger, and they have a habit of firing multiple bullets in quick succession. They move around a bit, sometimes jumping to dodge Rayman's attacks. In the Ps1 version, their bulets are the same but are always fired in sets of three, in between running back and forth. they have more life in the Ps1 version, but not as much as the Green Henchmen.

Yellow

These are yellow instead of Green or Purple and have much more life, but move very little. instead ofbullets, they lauch streams of fire, which move very quickly, and also throw cannonballs which start a fire where they land which causes damage when Rayman walks on it. They do not appear in the PS1 version, but are instead replaced with orange henchmen. the orange ones have more life, and move around alot via their drills. they don't throw cannonballs, and instead of a fire stream, just shoot large fireballs.

Red

These are the best of the standard henchmen, and appear with red vests and red and yellow stripes on their pants. They fire missiles which can home in on Rayman, but can be destroyed by rayman's attacks. Red Henchmen have lots of life. although, in the Ps1 version, their rank is inverted and they have very little life and fire only basic shots. Two Red Henchmen are used as the bodyguards in front of Razorbeard's cabin, even in the Ps1 version. Two of them (probably the same two) also carry globox to his prison cell in the opening movie. later on, one of the bodyguards puts his foot out to trip Razorbeard's lackey, proving that they might have a personality.

Zombie Henchmen

These are old pirates that have been wrecked and rusted, but still walk. their vests are a pale, rotted yellow, and one of their feet are missing. also, their hook hangs limply off the arm and both eyes are black. As a result of their state, they don't move around very well, and walk in a zombie-like manner. Instead of shooting from their arm, the Zombie henchmen breath a green poisonous gas towards Rayman. zombie henchmen are very difficult to destroy, as when they appear to be dead, they get up agin a few seconds later.

Ninjaws and the Ninja Henchmen

The Ninja Pirates are very similar to the others, but have a few notable appearance traits and abilities that make them very different. Ninjaws is seemingly the elite of them, who at one point returns to Razorbeard's cabin claiming to have captured 5000 slaves. They are more or less completely black and look a little less square. their heads are very different. instead of a skull, it appears as a tall cylinder topped with a red bandanna. Ninja Henchmen have lots of life, and have the ability to vanish and then reappear somewhere else in a cloud of dust. they either appear right near rayman and try to hook rayman, or appear standing back more and try to shoot him. sometimes they teleport quickly to different places around Rayman while shooting, surrounding him with bullets. their weakness is that their hooks are very heavy. if they miss, it gives Rayman an opportunity to attack. In Rayman Revolution, two can be seen in Razorbeard's cabin. later on, they defend the two generators that power the shield at the pirate factory, and once the generators are destroyed, the ninja henchmen are no longer seen next to Razorbeard.

Gorilla Pirate

Main article: Ape Pirate

The Gorilla Pirates are so named because of their similarities to an ape or gorilla, in both appearance and behaviour. they are very bulky, and where a blue and white striped shirt. they can not be hurt by Rayman's attacks, so usually the idea is to lure them off a cliff or ledge, or to throw a plum at their head and use it as a platform.

Barrel Pirate

The barrel pirates consist of a large barrel with legs, a cannon on top, and a slit with eyes inside. Sometimes they are found disguising themselves, as the slit can be closed and the legs can be withdrawn. In this state, they just look like a barrel and a cannon. Their attacks differ from version to version. On the PlayStation version, they simply fire sets of three large balls of electricity. In Rayman 2: Revolution however, they fire bolts of lightning that can only be avoided by hiding behind something. In this version, they also launch cannonballs, similar to those used by the yellow henchmen, only it uses a poisonous gas instead of fire. One thing that is consistent in each version is their large amount of life.

Razorbeard's Lackey

Main article: Admiral Razorbeard's Lackey
This is the pirate who carries out most of Razorbeard's orders. he is unarmed, although his arms are very similar to a henchman's, except with ordinary hands. his body consists of two rough cubes, the lower one larger than the top. the lower one has the legs sticking out of it and a pair of green pants. His head is a basic cube with an opening mouth and a red bandanna. Although he has no weapons, he still causes Rayman some trouble. carrying out razorbeard's orders, he drives the warships which pursue Rayman. he also controls Clark at one point via remote control, as well as a giant bird-like robot called the dinosaur in the same manner. also, in revolution, he controls a hemispherical vehicle called the Biditank.

Pirate Vehicles

The Warships

Warships are flying ships that attack Rayman in The Bayou, The Canopy and The Precipice. They usually fire slow moving homing bombs that move about like a helicopter, and can be easily destroyed by Rayman's attacks. They also fire cannonballs, but these are not usually aimed at Rayman, but instead at platforms to blow them away. They may also launch walking shells that run towards Rayman upon landing.

The Dinosaur

The Dinosaur is a giant bird-like robot controlled by Razorbeard's lackey. it is only ever named in the Ps1 version, but does appear in the others. It often just pecks the ground like a chicken. but every now and then, it jumps really high and upon landing, causes objects to bounce off the ground. also, when Rayman is on the shell, it chases after him, and runs faster than the shell when going in a straight line, but lacks agility. The Dinosaur is not destroyed, although in the ps1 version it runs out of fuel.

The Biditank

This is a tank-like vehicle that takes the shape of a hemisphere i.e half a shere. it is driven by Razorbeard's lackey in the Pirate factory in rayman revolution, and travels on wheels located underneath it. it fires the same kind of propellor bombs as the warship as well as a machinegun-like weapon. also, it can use an attack like that of the barrel pirates, at which point rayman must hide behind something. it can only be damaged by activating a powerful gun and using it to fire at the tank.