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Several '''merchandise''' based on characters and items from the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]] have been produced.

==Atari Jaguar's ''[[Rayman 1]]'' pulse watch==

In 1995, it was given away at the release of the Atari Jaguar version of ''[[Rayman 1]]'' a promotional pulse watch in the United States of America. It isn't known if more countries gave this pulse watch away and its existence was only known by the community at 29th November of 2012. Its one of the rarest [[Rayman (series)|Rayman]] items known.

==French LU's Cracotte Craquinette ''[[Rayman 1]] promotion''==

In 1995, after the release of the very first [[Rayman (series)|Rayman]] game, a cookie brand named LU promoted a small collection of sixteen "Craq's" about ''[[Rayman 1]]'' as a freebie in the Cracotte Craquinette product packages to collect. This promotion was only done in France and these "Craq's" are not findable for sale anywhere.

==''[[Rayman 1]]'' keychain==

A French videogame magazine named Picsou Magazine gave away a [[Rayman]] keychain in the edition of December 1998. It is unknown if the keychain was available for selling in other places and in other countries.

==Guillemot's DualShock ''[[Rayman 1]]'' controller==

A french company named Guillemot released a quadripack for the PlayStation, including ''[[Rayman 1]]'''s game copy, a writing pen, a memory card and a controller with Rayman drawn on one of the handlers. It was available in France and in other countries.

==''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'' Yo-yo==

The online store of [[Ubisoft]] from the United States of America did a pre-order campaign that gifted the people who pre-ordered the game, a [[Rayman 2]] yo-yo. <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19991013201725/http://www.ubisoft.com/usa/</ref> It is unknown if the Yo-Yo was available for selling in other places and in other countries.

==French McDonald's Happy Meal's ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'' promotion==

[[File:Rayman2TGE-FrenchMacDonaldsCollection.JPG|right|thumb|500px|The french McDonald's ''[[Rayman 2]]'' collection]]

*''Red-ranked [[Henchman 800]]'': This figure measures (aproximately) 11,5cm of height, 8cm of lenght and 11cm of width. The [[Henchman]]'s arms can be moved up and down, while the belt and the hook can be turned. When the lever, located in his back, is pressed slowly and repeteadly, the chest will glow with sparks.  

*''[[Robo-Pirate]] [[cage]]'': This figure measures (aproximately) 8cm of height, 8,5cm in lenght and 8cms of width. It has got a black [[Robo-Pirate]] symbol in his top and the [[cage]] shape is equal to the in-game model. When a clockwork is turned clockwise, some random glowings can be seen in the center of a red sphere located in the front of the [[cage]].  

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==[[Rayman]] standing beside a bush==

This PVC figure with aproximately 9cm of height has got Rayman standing side to a bush, with the yellow logo of "RAYMAN" written behind it - at least two figures are known to be owned by members of the fanbase. It is known to have been bundled with some copies of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'' in France and Germany. It could be boughtable in the boutique section of the official website of French Ubisoft. The M6 Multimedia pack of the PC version of the game is one of the most known packs that bringed this rare figure, hard to find nowadays. It can be spotted through the European eBay.

==''[[Rayman 2]]'' PlayStation shoulder bag==

A french company named Guillemot released a mega pack for the PlayStation, including ''[[Rayman 2]]'''s game copy, a memory card, a VHS of ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]'' and a shoulder bag with Rayman stitched up on it. It was available in France and in other countries.

==''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'' bag==

The official [[RaymanZone magazine]] included a black ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'' bag as a freebie, depicting [[Rayman]] attacking with a [[Lockjaw]]. Since the magazine was only released in the United Kingdom, the bag wasn't available anywhere else.

==[[Rayman]] doing a [[grimace]] on a [[mushroom]]==

This resine figure with aproximately 15cm of height is a recreation of an artwork depicting the [[Grimace]] power in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'' - at least two statues are known to be owned by members of the fanbase. It is said that few hundreds of units were created worldwide, and a very limited ammount came with a box and an artbook containing conceptual art of the game. It is one of the rarest [[Rayman (series)|Rayman]] items that exist, however the statue can be found for purchase in Pix 'N' Love's online store (it does not bring the box and the said artbook). This little statue also makes a cameo in the "Fact number 2 of Bunnies very useful scientific facts: Bunnies don't do vacuum cleaning".

==Plush of [[Rayman]] in a [[Walking Shell]]==

They are believed to have been distributed by [http://www.pbpes.es/company.html Play By Play], a plush toy company based in Spain, according to the cloth tag.

==[[Rayman]] holding himself in [[Leptys]]' [[the Sceptre of the Leptys|scepter]]==

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==''[[Rayman DS]]'' pocket for the Nintendo DS==

[[File:RDS-NetherlandsNintendoDSPocket.JPG|100px|left|thumb|The Dutch pocket]]

This pocket was included as a gift to the people who pre-ordered ''[[Rayman DS]]'' in the aderent shops of Netherlands and France - at least one pocket is known to be owned by one member of the fanbase.. Both countries' pockets have different designs, but both are designed to store and protect an original Nintendo DS.

==North American Game Boy Advance's ''[[Rayman 10th Anniversary]]'' special pack==

A special pack was sold in the United States of America and Canada, in Walmart shops. The pack contained the Game Boy Advance version of ''[[Rayman 10th Anniversary]]'' and school materials all costumized in the North American style of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''. The materials were one pencil case, three pencils, one rubber, a notebook and a portfolio.

=="Bunny Gonzales" figurine==

[[File:BunnyGonzalezFigure.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Rayman]] riding a [[Rabbid]] while wearing the Goth costume from ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''.]]

This figurine was once available to buy from the now defunct Ubi Art store as a means to promote the release of ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'' in 2006, until 2009 when it became unavailable before the store disappeared - at least two statues are known to be owned by members of the fanbase. It is a resin figurine that depicts Rayman riding on the back of a large [[Rabbid]], while wearing the Goth costume from said game. It is the last figuring based on Rayman himself to have been manufactured, before a large amount of [[Rabbids merchandise]] became available.

=="The Art of Rayman Origins" book==

This hardcovered book is available in Europe through the Collector's Edition of ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', exclusive to the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 consoles. It contains 50 illustrated pages of high-quality. The artbook was also obtainable via a pre-order of the normal editions of the game in the Amazon, for North American costumers.

==''[[Rayman Legends]]'' Steelbook==

This Steelbook was only released along the ''[[Rayman Legends]]'' game copies for a limited period of time in France and Germany. These were also available as a pre-order bonus from some retailers.

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