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The '''Grolgoth''' is a giant robot which [[Admiral Razorbeard]] uses in an attempt to put a stop to [[Rayman]] at [[the Crow's Nest]]. Piloted by Razorbeard, it is the final boss of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'' and [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance/N-GAGE version of ''Rayman 3'']].

At a very late point in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] is visited by [[the General]], a character who first appeared in ''[[Tonic Trouble]]'', another [[Ubisoft]] game which [[Michel Ancel]] worked on. The General advertises the Grolgoth and its functions to Razorbeard. The Admiral pictures the contraption crushing and shaking [[Rayman]] to death with its deadly grasp, and decides to buy it, giving [[the General]] a chest of gold as payment. He then prepares for his attack while [[Rayman]] is makes his way through [[the Prison Ship]].

[[File:Grolgoth3.png|thumb|left|320px|[[The General]]'s picture of the Grolgoth]]

The Grolgoth is a large machine comprising of a large, golden-coloured bulk, with articulable arms and legs, similar to those of [[Robo-Pirate army|the Robo-Pirates]]. The Grolgoth's hemisphere-shaped head can extend from the body, revealing the entrance to this robotic marvel. Razorbeard jumps in and slides down a rope. At the bottom is located a cockpit, from which Razorbeard controls the machine. For its right hand, it has a cannon, which fires [[helicopter bomb]]s that [[Rayman]] will have to shoot back at the Grolgoth in order to hurt it. The other hand has a hook, which sees no use in the battle. The Grolgoth can also shoot large energy balls from the soles of its feet.

[[Admiral Razorbeard]] places the Grolgoth at the top of [[the Buccaneer]]'s mast. He also places [[Globox]], dangling over the edge of the ship from a large elevator's antenna. Before Razorbeard shoots Globox to his doom, [[Rayman]] appears through the elevator, shouting that Razorbeard shall leave Globox alone. Razorbeard takes advantage of Rayman's position and shoots down the elevator. As Razorbeard believes himself victorious, Rayman pulls himself back up on the platform. After checking to ensure that Globox is safe, the fight begins.

The Grolgoth is immune to [[Rayman]]'s [[shot]]s, and starts with heavy attacks such as shooting [[helicopter bomb]]s, fast energy balls and trying to jump on Rayman to squash him. Rayman will have to shoot the helicopter bombs back at the Grolgoth, but straight on, otherwise the Grolgoth will evade them.

[[File:Grolgoth.jpg|thumb|320px|The final encounter]]

After Rayman has hit the Grolgoth three times, a cutscene starts in which Razorbeard make the Grolgoth jump on Rayman and squash him, but the jump cuts short, causing the Grolgoth to break the platform on which the fight is occurring. Both Rayman and the Grolgoth fall down into the heart of [[the Buccaneer]], a chamber filled with boiling lava.

[[Rayman]] is saved by [[Ly the Fairy|Ly]], who sends a [[Silver Lum]]-like ball of energy to catch Rayman in mid-air, and lower him safely to a small pipe sticking out of the lava, on which a friendly [[Flying Shell]] has been stationed. Ly's face appears in Rayman's mind, and she informs him that [[Polokus]] has eliminated all of [[Robo-Pirate Army|the Robo-Pirates]] on the land and that the slaves have escaped (with the help of Rayman, seen in the PS1, PS2 and Dreamcast version of the game). Rayman sees that [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] has survived the fall as well, with the Grolgoth clinging between two metal pipes going up the chamber's walls.

[[Image:Grolgoth defeated.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The wreckage of the defeated Grolgoth]]

In the PS1 version of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', the second phase is extremely different from the other versions. After the cutscene where [[Rayman]] and [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] fall down into [[the Buccaneer]] and Rayman is saved by [[Ly the Fairy|Ly]], Rayman will have to fly the [[Flying Shell]] through a long horizontal pipe, with controls limited to 2D movement. The Grolgoth will be flying backwards, facing Rayman. Rayman can [[shot|shoot]] normally from the Flying Shell, but his shots only do not hurt the Grolgoth. Razorbeard will shoot slow-moving energy-balls that Rayman must avoid, and shoot [[helicopter bomb]]s which can be fired back at him. Should Rayman get hit, he will not die, but lose health as normal. Every time Razorbeard has fired six [[helicopter bomb]]s, he will cast a number of spiked mines, which fill increasing amounts of the screen as the battle wears on. Rayman must find a spot to pass in between the mines without getting hit. After the Grolgoth has reached 30% health, it begins to shoot powerful homing missiles, which fly towards Rayman. Rayman must dodge them, after which they will circle around and appear behind him, still homing; Rayman can then position himself (and the homing missile) towards Razorbeard, so that the homing missile will hit the Grolgoth. Razorbeard can dodge the missiles if they are not aimed correctly. When Razorbeard's health reaches 0, the final cutscene begins as normal.

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The Grolgoth reappears in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the handheld adaptation of ''Rayman'']], where it is once again used by the [[Admiral Razorbeard]] to battle [[Rayman]]. Presumably this Grolgoth is a different unit to the one which was destroyed at the end of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]''. It appears only in [[Heart of the Ancients]], the final level of the game (excluding bonus levels). As in ''Rayman 2'', this Grolgoth's battle consists of two separate phases. In the first phase, the Grolgoth is fought in a manner not dissimilar from those of the bosses in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]]; Rayman must avoid the Grolgoth's alternating high and low energy blasts while punching its metal [[helicopter bomb]]s back at it in order to damage it. In the second phase, Rayman and the Grolgoth continue their battle in a spacious underground dungeon. Rayman rides a [[flying shell]], and must manoeuvre it to trick the Grolgoth's homing missiles into striking the Grolgoth itself; this is also how Rayman defeats the Grolgoth in the PlayStation version of ''Rayman 2''. Once defeated, this Grolgoth collapses to the ground, destroyed. Razorbeard is not seen again.

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