Moskito

• This article is about the boss in the original Rayman game. For the species it belongs to, see Mosquito.

Moskito
Moskito
Alignment	Bad
Appears in	Rayman
Location	Moskito's Nest in the Dream Forest
Portrayed by	{{{portrayed by}}}
Resistance
Attacks	Sting, prickly fruits
Sex	{{{sex}}}
Species	Mosquito
Relatives	{{{relatives}}}

Moskito is a gigantic red mosquito and the first major boss in the original Rayman game. He is encountered in Moskito's Nest, the final level of the Dream Forest.

Description

Like the other members of its species, Moskito is a giant flying limbless insect with large, round eyes and a prominent telescopic proboscis.

During the battle against him in the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions, and during both the chase and the battle in the Atari Jaguar version, Moskito is red-skinned with red wings, pink gloves, a grey proboscis, and grey stripes and shoes. But on both occasions in the PC version and its ports, and only during the chase in the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions, Moskito appears purple-skinned with white wings, white gloves, a yellow proboscis, and yellow stripes and shoes, like Bzzit.

It is thought that all instances in which Moskito shares Bzzit's colours are mistakes or problems arising from hardware limitations; Moskito's ‘true’ colour is believed to be red, not purple. The versions of the game in which Moskito appears to have Bzzit's colours have led to great confusion and debate amongst players regarding the identities of the two mosquitoes.

Appearances

Rayman

When Moskito is first encountered in the third part of Moskito's Nest, the final level of the Dream Forest, he chases Rayman with a giant prickly fruit. He returns in the fifth part of the same level, where he must now be defeated. During the battle, Moskito attacks Rayman by trying to poke him with his proboscis and uses prickly fruits of various sizes to attack. With precise timing, it is possible to hit him twice per turn, before he flies up and away after the first hit. After 12 hits, Moskito is defeated and falls to the ground as Rayman celebrates his victory.

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  An incorrectly-coloured Moskito pursues Rayman with a huge, incorrectly-coloured prickly fruit
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  An incorrectly-coloured Moskito in the PC/MS-DOS version
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  Moskito carrying a medium-sized prickly fruit.
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  Moskito carrying a huge prickly fruit.

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  In 2010, Moskito appeared on a variant cover of one issue of the French retro-gaming magazine Pix'n Love.

Maths and English with Rayman and French with Rayman

In the series of educational video games which contain Maths and English with Rayman and French with Rayman, a carving of a mosquito appears on a wooden palisade in various levels from the Caves of Skops. It is unknown if it represents Moskito or Bzzit.

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  A carving of a mosquito on a wooden palisade in French with Rayman

Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends

In Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends, up to four friendly mosquitoes appear, and can be ridden by the player characters in the game's sidescrolling shooter levels. In this game, they are referred to as "Moskitoes", probably as a reference to the boss from the original Rayman.

Trivia

• The book L'Histoire de Rayman claims that Moskito could be Bzzit's father, though it also states that this is unconfirmed.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
English	Moskito
Chinese (simplified)	蚊子
Chinese (traditional)	巨蚊
Dutch	Moskito
French	Moskito
German	Moskito
Hebrew	מוסקיטו Moskito
Italian	Moskito
Japanese	モスキート
Korean	모기
Russian	Москит
Spanish	Mosquito Moskito (DSi and PS Classic manual only)