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==In ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''==

In ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', the symbol is given even more prominence. Whenever [[Rayman]] is given a [[Silver Lum]] – ability-granting orbs of light analogous to those created by [[Betilla the Fairy|Betilla]] in [[Rayman 1|the previous game]] – he absorbs it directly through ths symbol on the front of his chest, saying that he can feel its energy building up inside him.In addition to this, Rayman's symbol appears upon the stone pillars in which the [[Four Masks of Polokus]] are contained. These masks were created by [[Polokus]], the near-omnipotent god who brought [[the Glade of Dreams]] into being through his power. [[Rayman]] must travel to four ancient Sanctuaries and recover the four Masks; only when they are reunited will Polokus we reawakened, so that he can use his power to destroy the [[Robo-Pirate]] infestation. Each Mask is contained within a four-sided pillar, protected by a powerful Guardian; each side of each pillar bears two instances of the symbol – a larger symbol near its middle and a smaller one near its top. When Rayman approaches a pillar, two streams of energy emerge from the symbol on Rayman's chest and the upper symbol on the nearest side of the pillar to him. These streams of energy converge in the air and become what looks like a single bolt of lightning; then the energy vanishes and the pillar grinds open automatically. When Rayman grabs the Mask that emerges, he is teleported into a dreamworld in which he meets the god Polokus, who congratulates Rayman before taking the Mask and fixing it to one of the middle symbols on the pillar upon which he stands (which is similar to the other Mask pillars, except that lower section is completely missing, and its upper symbols are instead downwards-pointing crescents with three arrows radiating from them; several more pillars like this can be found in [[the Hall of Doors]], but do not seem to be of any import). Rayman's symbol appears to be strongly associated with both Polokus and his Masks, underlining its mystical significance. It acts as the ‘key’ by which the pillars are opened and the Masks are retrieved; presumably no one but Rayman could have performed this heroic deed.

Three of the four Mask Guardians – [[Axel]], [[Foutch]] and [[Grolem 13]] – have multiple instances of Rayman's symbol emblazoned on their own chests. The second Guardian, [[Umber]], does not – he also looks drastically different from the other Guardians, and helps Rayman rather than attacking him. Strangely, the pillar containing the fourth Mask has no symbols engraven on it, and looks irregular, or melted. The fourth Mask does not have a Sanctuary of its own, instead being found in [[the Pirate Mines]] by a [[baby Globox]], who then gives it to Rayman; it is only in the PlayStation 2 remake, ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', that the fourht Mask is found inside a pillar, and protected by a Guardian, Grolem 13.