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==Role in the games==

Unlike the other Guardians of the [[Four Masks of Polokus]], Umber does not attack [[Rayman]]. He appears to be no more than a stone statue, until he is activated when [[Rayman]] throws the two [[Magic Sphere]]s onto their respective pyramids. Umber then begins to move mechanically, walking from his culvert into the middle of his chamber. When Rayman climbs onto the top of Umber's stone head, Umber begins to walk into the pit of magma which lies before him, slowly sinking as he does so. He eventually comes completely submerged; Rayman must debark onto the opposite side of the pit to survive. This is where he finds the second of the four Masks. Should the player choose to return to [[the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]] after ‘defeating’ Umber, he can still be found there in his previous position, waiting to ferry Rayman once more across the lava. It appears that Umber survives being submerged in lava.

In the Sony PlayStation version of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', it is made clear that Umber is a benevolent being. It is explained that [[Ly the Fairy]] ‘contacted his spirit’, and that, unlike the misguided [[Axel]] and the insane [[Foutch]], Umber responded positively to her pleas, and decided to aid Rayman in his quest to gather the [[Four Masks of Polokus|Four Masks]], reawaken [[Polokus]] and defeat the [[Robo-Pirate]]s. In this version, Umber is known only as ‘a stone Colossus’; like the other Guardians, he remains unnamed, and is given a scene of dialogue with Rayman. Once he ferries Rayman across the lava, Umber tells him that ‘it is an honour to serve a hero such as yourself’, probably referring to the events of [[Rayman 1|the original game]], in which Rayman saved the world from the evil [[Mr Dark]]. Umber warns Rayman that ‘a group of killers is hot on your trail’; saying that he has ‘deciphered their auras’, Umber reveals that they are [[Ninja Henchman|Ninja Henchmen]], and advises Rayman to use their heavy hooks against them.