Electoon

Electoon
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Alignment	Good
Appears in	Rayman, Rayman (GBC), Rayman Junior, Rayman Origins
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Sex	Female
Species	Electoon
Status	Prisoners
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Rayman is cradled by a group of Electoons.

Electoons, also known simply as Toons, are small pink creatures that appears in the original Rayman game. Electoons are composed of magical energy; together, hundreds of them revolve around the Great Protoon. The Electoons and the Great Protoon appear to balance and stabilise each other. Physically the Electoons resemble small pink balls with large eyes, blue shoes and blonde ponytails. When Mr Dark stole the Great Protoon at the very beginning of the game, the Electoons lost their natural stability and were scattered all over the valley. They were then captured and imprisoned in cages by Mr Dark's minions.

All Electoons are female. They fall in love with Rayman as soon as he rescues them – small heart icons appear over their heads to indicate this. The antithesis of Electoons are Antitoons – malevolent, blue, male creatures which are highly similar to them.

The name ‘Electoon’ is derived from the term ‘electron’.

An Electoon charging its telescopic fist

Videogame appearances

Rayman

In the original Rayman, they are kept in cages in groups of seven (or more in the Atari Jaguar version), and in each of the game's eighteen levels – excluding the final one – there are six cages. There is a total of 60 cages throughout the game, all of which Rayman must break in order to enter the Candy Château. Whenever they are set free, they will cheer, show love for Rayman, and walk on their own, often ending up falling into water. They can also use their hair as a helicopter like Rayman does. It is possible that Rayman is actually made up of Electoons, as when he dies, his body parts turn into Electoons which quickly shoot up in the sky. Further evidence for this can be found in the image used to represent the Dream Forest, in which an Electoon can be seen charging up charging up its telescopic fist to ambush a Livingstone, and an early version of the game, in which Rayman himself is represented by an Electoon on the world map. In Rayman 2, Rayman reverts to orbs of energy whenever he dies – Electoons are also beings of energy.

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Rayman breaks an Electoon cage with his telescopic fist

Game Boy Color version of Rayman

In this version of the game, they are called ‘Toons’ rather than ‘Electoons’. There are thirty-seven cages of Toons in total.

Electoons with Rayman, Globox and the Grand Minimus in Rayman Origins

Rayman Origins

The Electoons will return in the upcoming Rayman Origins. The plot will explain how they got imprisoned in the early times of the Crossroads of Dreams.