Ly

Ly
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Alignment	Good
Appears in	Rayman 2, M, 3, Raving Rabbids (GBA)
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Sex	Female
Species	Fairy
Status	Power provider
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Ly the Fairy is a character from Rayman 2: The Great Escape and its remakes, along with Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. She takes the same role as Betilla the Fairy did in Rayman.

Description

Ly resembles a humanoid with elven ears, a very thin build, green lips that match the colour of her eyes, and short purple hair. She also appears to have feline or fox features, such as her bushy tail which is the same colour as her hair. Her clothes is a yellow suit, covered in purple stripes. Early concept art depicting her shows that she may have been originally an anthropomorphic cat, as she appeared to have cat ears and a non-human nose. In the Walks of Life and Power, she can be seen running on all fours.

Ly's personality is seldom touched on in Rayman 2, but it is looked into in Revolution. Ly is a warm, friendly sort of person who will root on her friends to the very end. Ly deeply admires Polokus, and is very enthusiastic about him.

Ly the Fairy lives in a cottage in a clearing near the Eastern Plains. She also likes to rest atop a stone near Globox's House and in a cave in Rainbow Creek. Ly's favorite haunts include the Woods of Light and the Fairy Glade.

It is unknown if Ly has any relation to Tily the Fairy.

At one point, Ly was captured by Robo-Pirates and imprisoned in the Fairy Glade.

Role in the Games

Ly as she appears in Rayman Raving Rabbids for the GBA

Rayman 2

Ly may be compared to Betilla the Fairy in her main role in the original Rayman 2. Using Silver Lums, Ly grants Rayman powers in various points of the game. However, Rayman must first rescue Ly from the Fairy Glade. Ly additionally offers two Time Races: the Walk of Life by the Bayou, and the Walk of Power by the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava.

Revolution

In Revolution, Ly returns to her house after being rescued. To increase the maximum capacity of the HP Bar, Rayman must acquire all the Red Lums in the mini-games Ly offers. A new mini-game is offered for every 10 Fairy Familiars Rayman acquires.

Rayman 3 GBA

She plays the same role as Betilla in Rayman 1. Oddly enough, Ly's sprite in this game shows that her tail is now a large ponytail, though in a cut-scene she still has her tail.

Rayman Raving Rabbids GBA

Ly makes some brief appearances in the Gameboy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids, where she gives Rayman a costume medallion everytime he defeats a boss. While the game uses the same sprites as Rayman 3 for the GBA, she has a new appearance in the cut-scenes, where the front of her hair is curlier than before, she has pale blue lipstick, and her suit reveals her shoulders.

Trivia

• Ly was originally going to appear in Rayman M, but was in the end replaced by Tily the Fairy.
• There was a concept artwork for Rayman 3 which depicted Ly with a totally different appearance. She had no tail, but instead had huge dragonfly-like wings, her hair and lips were now phthalo blue instead of purple, and she wore a new outfit of the same colour, as well as a pair of elbow length gloves, while also having blue dots over her face and arms. This design was dropped from the final game, though it can be found as a printable in the Rayman 3 Print Studio.
• Ly likes to juggle - several Rayman 2 images depicted her to have juggled with at least 3 red balls, and even Rayman's body parts.
• Ly is a playable character in the Rayman Revolution mini-game Missile Dogfight.

Cameos

• Rayman M: In Ly's Palace, an ice sculpture of Ly is found the centre of the room.
• Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc: In a stage in the Longest Shortcut, another statue of Ly is hidden behind a painting.

See Also

• Tily the Fairy