The Magician (Rayman 1): Difference between revisions

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Instead of providing bonus areas, the Magician now helps Rayman to solve the many problems (spelling and mathematical problems for the young player) throughout the journey. When Rayman starts a level, the Magician will give him an overview of the specific tasks he needs to do in order to complete it. After that, his hat will appear several times, and each time Rayman passes one, the Magician will either ask a new question or remind him of the level's task. At the very end of the last stage in the level, he will appear somewhere once the final task is done, and when Rayman finds him, he mostly does a different performance, such as doing a dance or rapping 90's style, while praising Rayman for what he has done.

[[File:Rabbid magician.jpg|240px|right|thumb|A Rabbid wearing the Magician's hat.]]

===''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (Game Boy Advance version)===

Although not making a direct appearance, a notable reference to the Magician is made in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA)|the Gameboy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids]], in the level '[[The kids' hamlet]]' from the [[Child (world)|Child world]]. In certain area, a grey [[Rabbid]] wearing the Magician's top hat won't let Rayman pass. Much like the Magician, the bunny proposes Rayman to play a minigame with limited time. Rayman must enter his tent and play a minigame called 'Shoot a Rabbid' , where he has to shoot carrots at targets with the face of a rabbid, and avoid shooting at the ones with the face of [[Murfy]]. If Rayman beats the challenge successfully, the Rabbid will let Rayman pass through the rest of the level.

===''Rayman Origins''===

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Almost all of this storyline was removed from the final version of the game. It is unknown whether the developers changed their minds about the storyline itself, or removed it for some other reason. In its final state, the game seems to imply that the Magician is no more than an alias of Mr Dark; this conclusion is supported by the game's manual, which claims that Mr Dark is in the game. However, there are some hints that the original storyline may still be the case: a microphone disguised as a flower can indeed be seen in [[the Snoring Tree]], and the walls of the Magican's headquarters are decorated with posters which show silhouettes of a different-looking Mr Dark, with a wide-topped hat and long, spindly arms. One of the Magician's posters even says ‘♥ Mister D’.

~~[[File:Rabbid magician.jpg|240px|left|thumb|A Rabbid wearing the Magician's hat.]]~~

~~===''Rayman Raving Rabbids (Gameboy Advance version)''===~~

Although not making a direct appearance, a notable reference to the Magician is made in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA)|the Gameboy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids]], in the level '[[The kids' hamlet]]' from the [[Child (world)|Child world]]. In certain area, a grey [[Rabbid]] wearing the Magician's top hat won't let Rayman pass. Much like the Magician, the bunny proposes Rayman to play a minigame with limited time. Rayman must enter his tent and play a minigame called 'Shoot a Rabbid' , where he has to shoot carrots at targets with the face of a rabbid, and avoid shooting at the ones with the face of [[Murfy]]. If Rayman beats the challenge successfully, the Rabbid will let Rayman pass through the rest of the level.

==Image gallery==

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 Instead of providing bonus areas, the Magician now helps Rayman to solve the many problems (spelling and mathematical problems for the young player) throughout the journey. When Rayman starts a level, the Magician will give him an overview of the specific tasks he needs to do in order to complete it. After that, his hat will appear several times, and each time Rayman passes one, the Magician will either ask a new question or remind him of the level's task. At the very end of the last stage in the level, he will appear somewhere once the final task is done, and when Rayman finds him, he mostly does a different performance, such as doing a dance or rapping 90's style, while praising Rayman for what he has done.
+[[File:Rabbid magician.jpg|240px|right|thumb|A Rabbid wearing the Magician's hat.]]
+===''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (Game Boy Advance version)===
+Although not making a direct appearance, a notable reference to the Magician is made in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA)|the Gameboy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids]], in the level '[[The kids' hamlet]]' from the [[Child (world)|Child world]]. In certain area, a grey [[Rabbid]] wearing the Magician's top hat won't let Rayman pass. Much like the Magician, the bunny proposes Rayman to play a minigame with limited time. Rayman must enter his tent and play a minigame called 'Shoot a Rabbid' , where he has to shoot carrots at targets with the face of a rabbid, and avoid shooting at the ones with the face of [[Murfy]]. If Rayman beats the challenge successfully, the Rabbid will let Rayman pass through the rest of the level.
 ===''Rayman Origins''===
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 Almost all of this storyline was removed from the final version of the game. It is unknown whether the developers changed their minds about the storyline itself, or removed it for some other reason. In its final state, the game seems to imply that the Magician is no more than an alias of Mr Dark; this conclusion is supported by the game's manual, which claims that Mr Dark is in the game. However, there are some hints that the original storyline may still be the case: a microphone disguised as a flower can indeed be seen in [[the Snoring Tree]], and the walls of the Magican's headquarters are decorated with posters which show silhouettes of a different-looking Mr Dark, with a wide-topped hat and long, spindly arms. One of the Magician's posters even says ‘♥ Mister D’.
-[[File:Rabbid magician.jpg|240px|left|thumb|A Rabbid wearing the Magician's hat.]]
-===''Rayman Raving Rabbids (Gameboy Advance version)''===
-Although not making a direct appearance, a notable reference to the Magician is made in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA)|the Gameboy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids]], in the level '[[The kids' hamlet]]' from the [[Child (world)|Child world]]. In certain area, a grey [[Rabbid]] wearing the Magician's top hat won't let Rayman pass. Much like the Magician, the bunny proposes Rayman to play a minigame with limited time. Rayman must enter his tent and play a minigame called 'Shoot a Rabbid' , where he has to shoot carrots at targets with the face of a rabbid, and avoid shooting at the ones with the face of [[Murfy]]. If Rayman beats the challenge successfully, the Rabbid will let Rayman pass through the rest of the level.
 ==Image gallery==