Reflux

Reflux
Alignment	Bad
Appears in	Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge
Location	The Desert of the Knaaren, the Tower of the Leptys
Portrayed by	{{{portrayed by}}}
Resistance	?
Attacks	Original form: firing energy orbs, radiating energy waves across the floor, energy tornado. Leptys-empowered form: firing energy orbs, summoning lightning strikes, summoning energy shield, slam with giant fist, swipe with giant fist, spawning explosive mines, energy blast while levitating, large energy orbs while flying, spawning Hoodmongers.
Sex	{{{sex}}}
Species	Knaaren
Relatives	{{{relatives}}}

‘You seem quite clever, stranger. That's good. I like clever people. Their brains are tastier.’ —Reflux upon his first meeting with Rayman

‘Along with André, Reflux is the big baddy in the game. So wait for the end, when they explain their Machiavellian plot.’ —official description

Reflux is a notable member of the Knaaren species. He is larger and stronger than the other Knaaren, and can usually be found with his scepter in hand.

Reflux during his first battle with Rayman in the Desert of the Knaaren

Appearance in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc

Reflux's first appearance

Seen in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc only, Reflux was looked upon as the most powerful of all Knaaren. Rayman is forced to confront Reflux in a mid-game battle in the Desert of the Knaaren, and defeats him, destroying his reputation as Knaaren Champion. From then on, he strives for revenge, power, and dominance. He carries a strong grudge and deep hatred against Rayman after losing his battle with him. He soon allies with André and the Hoodlums in hopes of achieving his goal of revenge. André goads him into stealing the Sceptre of the Leptys from his king, Gumsi, so that the two villains can gain the power of the Leptys and use it to defeat Rayman. At the end of the Tower of the Leptys, the game's final level, Reflux battles Rayman for a second and final time, and morphs through several physical forms using the power provided by the Sceptre, which he embeds into his in order to access its full power. André also seems to be inside of Reflux during the battle.

First phase

Reflux is seen almost the same as he had been before, though with slight mutations seen in his skin, now white with yellow spots in color.

Second phase

Reflux lodges the scepter into his back (essentially making Reflux reliant on the scepter as an energy source) and grows far larger in size and becomes much more muscular. He raises the outside of the fighting area and Rayman must use the Heavy Metal Fist to reach the sceptre on his back and cause damage to it.

Third phase

After the sceptre has received thorough damage, Reflux utilizes more energy to levitate himself as well as the fighting area. Rayman must use the Throttle Copter to scale the levitating rock before it all vanishes and reach the Shock Rocket. With good aim, Rayman hits the sceptre with a rocket and Reflux then enters his final and most powerful phase.

Fourth phase

Reflux then ascends into the sky into an area made of crystal, while Globox picks Rayman up to follow Reflux. As Globox flys the Armaguiddon he found in the last segment, Rayman fires a weapon with Reflux on their trail to try to, again, hit the sceptre. Finally, Rayman had severely damaged the sceptre, and Reflux, with no energy source left, falls to the ground, crystallizes, and shatters, releasing André.

Reflux, in his final, Leptys-empowered form

The final stage of the battle

Appearance in Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge

In Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge, it is revealed that some fragment of André's spirit lingered on in Globox. As the game goes on, André's influence over Globox grows, making Globox nastier and more mean-spirited. At the end of the game, André finally succeeds in transforming Globox into a clone of Reflux, and fights Rayman in this cloned body. The André-controlled Reflux-clone Globox drinks Plum Juice to make himself more powerful. When Rayman defeats him, André's spirit flees and Globox reverts to his original form with no memory of the possession.

Image gallery

Reflux's clone from Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge

Reflux's clone drinking from a barrel of plum juice from Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge

Reflux's clone acquires more power after he drinks from a barrel of plum juice

Reflux's clone attacking with purple energy orbs