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[[Image:Whale Bay.jpg|thumb|One of Whale Bay's caverns]]

Whale Bay is a calm bay located near [[Skull Cave]], [[the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]], and possibly the [[Looming Sea]].  The bay takes much resemblance to the [[Lost Island]], another aquatic level from the same game.  Birds will occasionally flock in the bay to feed on fish and crabs.  [[Carmen|Carmen the Whale]] frequently makes trips to the bay, hence its name.

 

Following [[Admiral Razorbeard]]'s invasion of [[the Glade of Dreams]], the [[Robo-Pirate Army]] assigned Whale Bay as the location of one of their major strongholds.  The main purpose of the Whale Bay Fortress was primarily to hold Carmen the Whale captive--the Robo-Pirates planned to use Carmen's blubber for fuel. The fortress lacks many interesting features, though it does have one or two aquariums.

 

Whale Bay appears to have been a battlefield in Admiral Razorbeard's campaign, or at least was a battlefield at one point in history; many locations in the bay have wrecked ships and submarines, some still running.

 

The caves under the bay are home to many different animals, and despite Whale Bay being one of the few levels in ''Rayman 2'' where swimming is possible (as opposed to [[Piranha]]-infested waters), Piranhas lurk in the caves.

 

[[The Sanctuary of Water and Ice]] in ''Rayman 2'' is located near Whale Bay, though this is later discredited in ''Revolution''.

Whale Bay is the first level in the game to feature [[Barrel Pirate|Barrel Pirates]]--however, fighting these powerful enemies is avoidable.

In the PS version of ''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'', Whale Bay follows [[the Bayou]] level instead of [[the Canopy]].  The level is notably more difficult than in any other version, requiring the player to battle many camoflauged Barrel Pirates where in other versions the player would have just had to journey through respawning pirates and not have to fight any Barrel Pirates.

Carmen's journey is also majorly different, to a story-changing degree. Instead of taking Rayman to a grounded ship, Carmen takes Rayman to the [[Sanctuary of Water and Ice]]--in fact, Whale Bay replaces the Sanctuary in the [[Hall of Doors]].  This replacement is slightly ironic; the PS version of the actual sanctuary is actually more like the other sanctuary levels than the other versions.

As such, the boss of Whale Bay in the PS version is [[Axel]], the Guardian of the Sanctuary of Water and Ice. Whale Bay's rendition is also unique in that it is the only appearance of Axel's to have dialogue.

''Revolution'' adds a connection between the [[Canopy]] and Whale Bay levels, compared to the odd linear connection in the other versions.  In ''Revolution'', Rayman must rescue [[Globox]] from the Canopy; otherwise, one of the [[Baby Globox|Baby Globoxes]] will not help Rayman elude the Robo-Pirates guarding the entrance to Whale Bay.  Rayman in addition profits from rescuing Carmen--Carmen then devours the thorny root blocking the entrance to the nearby [[Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]].