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[[Image:Char-mr-dark.png|thumb|right|320px|The Magician as [[Mr Dark]], or perhaps Mr Dark himself, in ''[[Rayman Origins]]''. He never appears this way in the game.]]

In [[The Reveal]], the final level of the [[Moody Clouds]] and the game itself (excepting [[Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman Origins)|the Land of the Livid Dead]], a bonus level), the heroes reach what they think is [[Mr Dark]]'s headquarters, only to find the Magician working the controls of the diabolical machinery encountered throughout the level. Caught, the Magician spins round and gleefully rips the golden star off his hat before pulling a lever, causing the heroes to fall down a trap door, where they must fight mechanical recreations of the [[Daisy]] and [[~~Mockingbird~~]] bosses. Once these have been defeated, the heroes climb back to the office of the Magician, where he distracts them with a disco number before running away. The heroes must them pursue him through a storm of falling debris and broken machinery as the Moody Clouds begin to disintegrate. Eventually the Magician hops onboard an airship, and the heroes must pursue him on the backs of their [[mosquito]] friends. Eventually the airship crashes into the fiery core of the Moody Clouds, causing an enormous explosion. The heroes fall from the sky and land back at [[the Snoring Tree]], where the game began.

In [[The Reveal]], the final level of the [[Moody Clouds]] and the game itself (excepting [[Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman Origins)|the Land of the Livid Dead]], a bonus level), the heroes reach what they think is [[Mr Dark]]'s headquarters, only to find the Magician working the controls of the diabolical machinery encountered throughout the level. Caught, the Magician spins round and gleefully rips the golden star off his hat before pulling a lever, causing the heroes to fall down a trap door, where they must fight mechanical recreations of the [[Daisy]] and [[Mocking Bird]] bosses. Once these have been defeated, the heroes climb back to the office of the Magician, where he distracts them with a disco number before running away. The heroes must them pursue him through a storm of falling debris and broken machinery as the Moody Clouds begin to disintegrate. Eventually the Magician hops onboard an airship, and the heroes must pursue him on the backs of their [[mosquito]] friends. Eventually the airship crashes into the fiery core of the Moody Clouds, causing an enormous explosion. The heroes fall from the sky and land back at [[the Snoring Tree]], where the game began.

The game does not make it clear whether the Magician is an admirer of [[Mr Dark]], or Mr Dark himself. According to an early version of the game's script, a much more complex storyline was once intended. The Magician, real name Ales Mansay, was bullied and ostracised by the other [[Teensie]]s at magic school for his poor magical abilities. Although he helped Rayman to overcome Mr Dark in [[Rayman 1|the original game]], the Magician secretly admired the villain's dark and mysterious nature, and wanted to emulate him. He also developed a hatred for the [[Polokus|Bubble Dreamer]], whose nightmares had repeatedly overcome [[the Glade of Dreams]] and were a constant threat to its inhabitants. The Magician concocted a plan. He hid a microphone in [[the Snoring Tree]], so that the heroes' snoring would irritate and ultimately start a war with the [[Livid Dead]]. Throughout the game, he pretended that he was still a friend of the heroes, allowing him to collect [[Lum]]s from them in exchange for [[Electoon]] which they could use to reach new levels. The Magician used these Lums to power his mechas: gigantic machines which he was building to take over the Glade of Dreams, imposing order and eliminating the chaos of the Bubble Dreamer's nightmares. Eventually the heroes reach the Magician's headquarters in the [[Moody Clouds]] and put a stop to his plans.

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 [[Image:Char-mr-dark.png|thumb|right|320px|The Magician as [[Mr Dark]], or perhaps Mr Dark himself, in ''[[Rayman Origins]]''. He never appears this way in the game.]]
-In [[The Reveal]], the final level of the [[Moody Clouds]] and the game itself (excepting [[Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman Origins)|the Land of the Livid Dead]], a bonus level), the heroes reach what they think is [[Mr Dark]]'s headquarters, only to find the Magician working the controls of the diabolical machinery encountered throughout the level. Caught, the Magician spins round and gleefully rips the golden star off his hat before pulling a lever, causing the heroes to fall down a trap door, where they must fight mechanical recreations of the [[Daisy]] and [[Mockingbird]] bosses. Once these have been defeated, the heroes climb back to the office of the Magician, where he distracts them with a disco number before running away. The heroes must them pursue him through a storm of falling debris and broken machinery as the Moody Clouds begin to disintegrate. Eventually the Magician hops onboard an airship, and the heroes must pursue him on the backs of their [[mosquito]] friends. Eventually the airship crashes into the fiery core of the Moody Clouds, causing an enormous explosion. The heroes fall from the sky and land back at [[the Snoring Tree]], where the game began.
+In [[The Reveal]], the final level of the [[Moody Clouds]] and the game itself (excepting [[Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman Origins)|the Land of the Livid Dead]], a bonus level), the heroes reach what they think is [[Mr Dark]]'s headquarters, only to find the Magician working the controls of the diabolical machinery encountered throughout the level. Caught, the Magician spins round and gleefully rips the golden star off his hat before pulling a lever, causing the heroes to fall down a trap door, where they must fight mechanical recreations of the [[Daisy]] and [[Mocking Bird]] bosses. Once these have been defeated, the heroes climb back to the office of the Magician, where he distracts them with a disco number before running away. The heroes must them pursue him through a storm of falling debris and broken machinery as the Moody Clouds begin to disintegrate. Eventually the Magician hops onboard an airship, and the heroes must pursue him on the backs of their [[mosquito]] friends. Eventually the airship crashes into the fiery core of the Moody Clouds, causing an enormous explosion. The heroes fall from the sky and land back at [[the Snoring Tree]], where the game began.
 The game does not make it clear whether the Magician is an admirer of [[Mr Dark]], or Mr Dark himself. According to an early version of the game's script, a much more complex storyline was once intended. The Magician, real name Ales Mansay, was bullied and ostracised by the other [[Teensie]]s at magic school for his poor magical abilities. Although he helped Rayman to overcome Mr Dark in [[Rayman 1|the original game]], the Magician secretly admired the villain's dark and mysterious nature, and wanted to emulate him. He also developed a hatred for the [[Polokus|Bubble Dreamer]], whose nightmares had repeatedly overcome [[the Glade of Dreams]] and were a constant threat to its inhabitants. The Magician concocted a plan. He hid a microphone in [[the Snoring Tree]], so that the heroes' snoring would irritate and ultimately start a war with the [[Livid Dead]]. Throughout the game, he pretended that he was still a friend of the heroes, allowing him to collect [[Lum]]s from them in exchange for [[Electoon]] which they could use to reach new levels. The Magician used these Lums to power his mechas: gigantic machines which he was building to take over the Glade of Dreams, imposing order and eliminating the chaos of the Bubble Dreamer's nightmares. Eventually the heroes reach the Magician's headquarters in the [[Moody Clouds]] and put a stop to his plans.