The Desert of the Knaaren: Difference between revisions

The first stage of the level requires Rayman to jump across several interestingly shaped rocks, fighting several [[Slapdash]]es as he goes. Globox has already run ahead of him as the desert sands burn. Eventually Rayman and Globox reach a small cave, on the other side they find themselves at the bottom of a canyon where a Hoodlum airship is dropping off several [[Hoodmonger]]s and [[Hoodmonger Soldier]]s. Globox consumes a barrel of Plum Juice which gives him flight, whilst Rayman must use the [[Throttle Copter]] to work his own way out of the canyon. Eventually he frees two Teensies who tell him about the Knaaren Tunnels which Rayman and Globox must use to cross the desert. The duo enter the tunnels, but Globox is quickly captured by the Knaaren and Rayman is forced to run. Finding himself in a room full of Knaaren, he must use a [[Shock Rocket]] to sound a [[gong]] which distracts the Knaaren whilst he makes his escape. In the next room, he must take a rock and carry it to a [[switch]] to open a door, and then perform the [[gong]] trick again to bypass one last Knaaren. After opening a final door using a rock, he can move on to the second stage.

The corridor ahead is blocked by several [[Knaaren|Knaarens]] so Rayman must climb between two walls and stay on the top, before helicoptering down past some green acid to continue out of that room. Rayman will now need to distract a Knaaren by using the [[Shock Rocket]] to hit a [[gong]]. It will create a loud sound, making the Knaaren run to it, to which Rayman will be able to get the [[Lockjaw]] to advance through the following area. The next small area is straight ahead, but there are two [[Teensie]] [[cage]]s, rescusing one will give him a pile of [[jewel|yellow gems]], and the other a [[jewel|green gem]]. After passing, Rayman will be required to perform the [[gong]] trick several times as he makes his way through a maze of tunnels and ledges, before climbing a large structure at the top of which lies the path onward.

Rayman is in the Knaaren arena, in the company of [[Gumsi]], the Knaaren king, [[Reflux]], his champion, and their new prisoner [[Globox]]. To earn his and Globox's freedom Rayman must fight and defeat Reflux. If he cannot, his corpse shall be burnt. Reflux begins with a spin attack, but will eventually tire, allowing Rayman to get some hits in on him whilst he recovers. Rayman can drop down to the side of the raised platform and grab some [[Heavy Metal Fist]]s in order to increase fire power, but flames from the lava pit below will attack him constantly whilst he does this so he must be careful. Occasionally, Reflux will call meteors down from the ceiling. Even if Rayman avoids them, small fires will remain where they fall for the rest of the battle, making it even harder to retain stamina. Eventually, however, Rayman will come through and beat Reflux. Gumsi reacts angrily to this and begins to beat Globox, but Andre will scare the child king by yelling from the "toad"'s stomach and Gumsi will admit defeat.

Gumsi scolds Reflux for his loss, and announces that Rayman will receive "The power of the Leptys" as his reward for victory. Rayman receives the power, but its nature is not yet revealed.

As [[Globox]] and [[Rayman]] make their way out of the tunnels, no longer pursued by the [[Knaaren]], the former wonders what Rayman's new power is. Their path is blocked by a Meadowscrew, but there is no time to worry about that as they are attacked by a [[Hoodblaster]]. Rayman defeats the Hoodblaster and discovers that his new power is to turn black lums into red lums through using the [[grimace]]. Armed with this new ability, Rayman defeats a second Hoodblaster, gets a Vortex, lowers the Meadowscrew, and the duo leaves the inside room as they continue their mission.

Now back outside, Rayman must defeat a [[Hoodoo]] and a [[Hoodmonger Officer|Elite Monger]] guarded by it to reach a barrel of Plum juice for [[Globox]]. The Plum juice gives Globox both flight and bubble power, the latter of which Rayman can use to open a [[cage|cage]] to get the [[Heavy Metal Fist]] to open a door. But before that, Rayman must defeat two [[Lavomatrix|Lavomatrixs]] to allow Globox to drink the barrel of Plum juice. Once through the door, he must defeat several [[Hoodstormer]]s and [[Stumbleboom]]s to gain a [[Lockjaw]] fist. He must use this same power up to beat a [[Spineroo]]. He can then find secret area marked by a fire containing several [[jewel|jewels]]. Once he has them, he can meet up with Globox and finally enter the Doctor's office.

In this stage, [[Rayman]] must time when he stands on the [[switch]]es in order to defeat the [[Hoodlum|Hoodlums]] across a pit in the Doctor's waiting room. Once he has beaten them, a platform will rise, allowing him to cross the pit. If he drops down once the platform is raised he can find a door leading to his next secret filled with yellow and red [[jewel|gems]], including a [[jewel|green gem]]. Now, he can take [[Globox]] to the third and final Doctor. Though like the last visit to the doctor, Globox disagrees to go in. For some odd reason, Rayman uses his [[Lockjaw]] fist to grab Globox and force him to go in.

Gonzo, along with [[Otto Psi]] and [[Romeo]] are finally able to remove Andre from Globox's stomach by playing a slower tune then the first two doctors played. However, Andre escapes into the desert and gathers several black lums, announcing that "Nothing is lost" as he knows someone who can help them. This someone turns out to be [[Reflux]], who agrees to steal Gumsi's sceptre in return for another chance to defeat Rayman.