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The '''1000th Yellow Lum''' is a specific [[Yellow Lum]] found in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'' and its PlayStation 2 remake, ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''. The 1000th Yellow Lum also appears in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']].

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

In ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', the 1000th Yellow Lum first appears in the cutscene which plays when [[Rayman]] enters [[the Bayou]] for the first time. [[Admiral Razorbeard]] is shown sitting in his cabin onboard the ''[[Buccaneer]]'', when the [[Spyglass Pirate]] arrives to inform him that Rayman has reached the swamps. Razorbeard goes into a fit of rage and orders that a [[Warship]] be despatched to destroy Rayman before he finds the [[Four Masks of Polokus]]. He then picks up a [[Yellow Lum]] and eats it. The Lums counter on Rayman's heads-up display, which had previously read ‘xxx/1000’, changes permanently to ‘xxx/999’. However, the 1000th Yellow Lum can be found at a later point in the game. He does not have to collect the other 999 Yellow Lums first, but most players presumably would, as the 1000th one is hidden in a more obscure location than any other. Collecting it does not restore the Lums counter on the heads-up display to ‘xxx/1000’, which may be a programming oversight. Near the end of the first phase of the [[Tomb of the Ancients]], Rayman can find a secret passageway by jumping off a high ledge and [[helicopter]]ing into a hidden recess in a wall. He then finds himself in a passageway leading to a secret chamber. There is a large pool of swamp water from one side of the chamber to the other; on the far side is an enormous skull with the 1000th Yellow Lum in its right eyesocket. It is not known how it came to be there after Admiral Razorbeard swallowed it. To get the 1000th Yellow Lum, Rayman must fight six [[Henchman 800|Henchmen 800]], two at a time. The first two appear in the giant skull's eyesockets as soon as Rayman enters the chamber; once he defeats them with his [[magic fist]], a platform rises out of the swamp water. When Rayman steps onto the platform, two more Henchmen 800 appear in the same positions as the last two. When they are defeated, another platform rises, and when Rayman steps on it, another two Henchmen 800 appear for him to fight. He can then jump forward onto a horizontal spider web directly in front of the skull. Two [[small spider]]s are crawling on the skull; they can hurt Rayman and even knock him into the deadly swamp water if he is not careful. The spider web can bounce Rayman high enough to climb into the eyesocket and collect the 1000th Yellow Lum. Unlike other Yellow Lums, Rayman shouts ‘Yahoo!’ when he collects it, emphasising its significance. Inside and behind the skull is a slide into a pit of darkness; after Rayman falls down, he lands at the beginning of the second phase of the level, just as he would have if he had completed the first phase through by going through the normal ending point. The 1000th Yellow Lum is not counted as one of the Tomb of the Ancients's fifty Yellow Lums in this version; the level has an actual total of fifty-one Yellow Lums.

===In the Sony PlayStation version===

In the Sony PlayStation version of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', the 1000th Yellow Lum does not appear. Instead of eating a [[Yellow Lum]], [[Admiral Razorbeard]] eats a [[Red Lum]]. Normal [[Robo-Pirate]]s eat Red Lums, according to [[the Knowledge of the World]] (and evidenced by the fact that Red Lums can be found when they are destroyed). In the other versions of the game, Razorbeard is shown to be the only Robo-Pirate who eats [[Lum]]s of any variety other than Red. This may be because Yellow Lums are much rarer and more valuable than Red Lums. In this version of the game, only 800 Yellow Lums are said to exist. This change was presumably made due to the limitations of the PlayStation's hardware.

===In [[Rayman Revolution|the Sony PlayStation 2 version]]===

In ''[[Rayman 3D]]'', the Nintendo 3DS version of ''Rayman 2'', the 1000th Yellow Lum is extremely difficult to acquire due to glitches. The hidden area in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] is still intact, but the [[spider]] web which should allow [[Rayman]] to reach the [[Yellow Lum]] does not act as a trampoline. The only known way to reach the lum is for the player to manoeuvre Rayman so that he is hurt midair by [[Robo-Pirate]] projectiles or the small spiders which inhabit the giant skull – if done correctly, this can knock Rayman up to the area where the Lum resides. Collecting the Lum will cause the game to crash; however, the Lum is still saved, and thus 100% completion of the game is still technically possible. The cause of the glitches which surround the 1000th Yellow Lum in this version is unknown.

==In [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman 3'' (Game Boy Advance version)]]==