Butterfly

Butterfly
A blue butterfly, as seen in Rayman Origins
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Alignment	Neutral
Appears in	Rayman, Rayman Junior, Rayman (Game Boy Color), Rayman 2 Forever, Rayman 3, Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance), Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance), Rayman Origins, Rayman Jungle Run, Rayman Legends, Rayman Adventures
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Status	Background character
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Butterflies are a species of insects found commonly in the Glade of Dreams. Most of them are yellow or blue. For the majority of the Rayman series, butterflies act merely as background elements.

It is unknown if the butterflies have any connection to the Popolopoïs and the Tribelles, other species of butterfly encountered throughout the series. It is also unknown if there is any connection between the butterflies and the Squabs encountered in Rayman 3.

In the original Rayman game, blue butterflies can be seen fluttering amidst the scenery of the Dream Forest. In the Sega Saturn and Atari Jaguar versions, several other colours are included; these colours reappear in Rayman Junior and Rayman Designer, which also introduces a flashing, multicoloured variety.

In Rayman 3, sparkling blue butterflies are visible in the Fairy Council. Appearing randomly, they twirl around Rayman while making slight twinkling noises. Blue and yellow butterflies appear in the Game Boy Advance version.

Butterflies make a return Rayman Origins. They can be seen fluttering around in several levels of the Jibberish Jungle and the Ticklish Temples; a group of butterflies can be seen hiding on the loading screen on the same levels, and if players run into them, they temporaly fly around. During the first trailer, some of them can be seen flying away from the stone circle right before Rayman is created.

In Rayman Legends and Rayman Adventures, butterflies have a greater significance: touching a group of them will cause them to scatter, which in turn causes elements of the terrain to shift. This indicates that butterflies have magical properties affecting the architecture of certain areas. These are the only games in which butterflies have a major effect on the gameplay.

Butterflies, as seen in the original Rayman game.

A yellow butterfly, as seen in an illustration from an official Rayman site.

Butterflies in the Fairy Council in Rayman 3.

A detailed view of a butterfly in Rayman 3.

Blue and yellow butterflies both appear in the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman 3.

A butterfly atop an exit sign in the handheld Rayman Raving Rabbids.