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| name = Rabbid | | name = Rabbid | ||
| image = [[File:Adventure Rabbid.png|300px|''Rabbid'']] | | image = [[File:Adventure Rabbid.png|300px|''Rabbid'']] | ||
| alignment = Bad | | alignment = Bad/Neutral | ||
| appears in = ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'', ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'', ''[[Rayman Kart]]'', ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'', ''[[Academy of Champions]]'', ''[[Raving Rabbids Travel in Time]]'', ''[[Rabbids Travel in Time 3D]]'', ''[[Raving Rabbids Alive and Kicking]]'', ''[[Rabbids Land]]'', [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (Game Boy Advance)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (DS)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (mobile phone)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (mobile phone)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids 2'' (DS)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party'' (DS)]], [[Rabbids Go Home (DS)|''Rabbids Go Home'' (DS)]], ''[[Rabbids Go Phone]]'', ''[[Rabbids Go Phone Again]]'', ''[[Rabbids Rumble]]'', ''[[Rabbids Big Bang]]'', ''[[Rabbids Heroes]]'' (Discontinued), ''[[Rabbids Crazy Rush]]'', ''[[Rabbids Smart Brush]]'', ''[[Virtual Rabbids The Big Plan]]'', ''[[Rabbids Invasion (Facebook game)]]'' (Discontinued), [[Rabbids Invasion (TV series)|''Rabbids Invasion'' (TV series)]], ''[[Rabbids Appisodes]]'', ''[[Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show]]'', ''[[Rayman Adventures]]'', ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' | | appears in = ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'', ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'', ''[[Rayman Kart]]'', ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'', ''[[Academy of Champions]]'', ''[[Raving Rabbids Travel in Time]]'', ''[[Rabbids Travel in Time 3D]]'', ''[[Raving Rabbids Alive and Kicking]]'', ''[[Rabbids Land]]'', [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (Game Boy Advance)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (DS)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (mobile phone)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (mobile phone)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids 2'' (DS)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party'' (DS)]], [[Rabbids Go Home (DS)|''Rabbids Go Home'' (DS)]], ''[[Rabbids Go Phone]]'', ''[[Rabbids Go Phone Again]]'', ''[[Rabbids Rumble]]'', ''[[Rabbids Big Bang]]'', ''[[Rabbids Heroes]]'' (Discontinued), ''[[Rabbids Crazy Rush]]'', ''[[Rabbids Smart Brush]]'', ''[[Virtual Rabbids The Big Plan]]'', ''[[Rabbids Invasion (Facebook game)]]'' (Discontinued), [[Rabbids Invasion (TV series)|''Rabbids Invasion'' (TV series)]], ''[[Rabbids Appisodes]]'', ''[[Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show]]'', ''[[Rayman Adventures]]'', ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' | ||
| portrayed by = [[Yoann Perrier]] | | portrayed by = [[Yoann Perrier]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Rabbids were first introduced in a series of teaser images and videos for ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'' (then [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (cancelled prototype)|meant to be the next major platforming adventure]] in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]]) officially released by [[Ubisoft]] in April 2006, in which they were portrayed as zombie-like enemies that were set to take over the world, akin to the [[Robo-Pirate]] army and [[Hoodlum]]s. By the time the final game was released in December that same year, it turned out to be a compilation of mini-games akin to the ''Mario Party'' series due to the game being a Wii release game, and while the Rabbids were still portrayed as crazed animals that tried to take over the world, their main purpose now was to provide comic relief, taking away their original zombie-like look. Four more games featuring Rabbids were subsequently announced - ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'' in 2007, ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'' in 2008, | The Rabbids were first introduced in a series of teaser images and videos for ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'' (then [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (cancelled prototype)|meant to be the next major platforming adventure]] in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]]) officially released by [[Ubisoft]] in April 2006, in which they were portrayed as zombie-like enemies that were set to take over the world, akin to the [[Robo-Pirate]] army and [[Hoodlum]]s. By the time the final game was released in December that same year, it turned out to be a compilation of mini-games akin to the ''Mario Party'' series due to the game being a Wii release game, and while the Rabbids were still portrayed as crazed animals that tried to take over the world, their main purpose now was to provide comic relief, taking away their original zombie-like look. Four more games featuring Rabbids were subsequently announced - ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'' in 2007, ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'' in 2008, ''[[Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time]]'', was released in 2010. and ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', was released in 2017. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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===Behaviour=== | ===Behaviour=== | ||
Most of the time, the Rabbids are portrayed as moronic and easily amused. While they often see [[Rayman]] as their enemy, they tend to attack each other as well. They are also very gullible and often get tricked into getting abused (for example, in [[Bunnies Like Surprises]]), though often they try to trick [[Rayman]] themselves, as well as abuse other animals, namely pigs, sheep, cows and [[baby Globox]]es - they also abuse [[human]]s in ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'' and ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]''. They also don't understand how many of the objects they encounter work and often behave very immaturely (for example, burping, | Most of the time, the Rabbids are portrayed as moronic and easily amused. While they often see [[Rayman]] as their enemy, they tend to attack each other as well. They are also very gullible and often get tricked into getting abused (for example, in [[Bunnies Like Surprises]]), though often they try to trick [[Rayman]] themselves, as well as abuse other animals, namely pigs, sheep, cows and [[baby Globox]]es - they also abuse [[human]]s in ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'' and ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]''. They also don't understand how many of the objects they encounter work and often behave very immaturely (for example, burping, screaming, and babbling loudly when asked to keep quiet). One of the Rabbids' favorite pastimes is dancing, and many can barely resist the sound of music - namely in ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', turning on a radio in the Bunny Hunts will distract some of them to [[Rayman]]'s advantage. | ||
They also share some traits of real rabbits, such as eating carrots and burrowing. | They also share some traits of real rabbits, such as eating carrots and burrowing. | ||
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===Speech=== | ===Speech=== | ||
Typically, the Rabbids do not speak anything decipherable at all, and mostly communicate by screaming at the top of their voices. However, a few may have learned to "sing" in English, as throughout the games | Typically, the Rabbids do not speak anything decipherable at all, and mostly communicate by screaming at the top of their voices. However, a few may have learned to "sing" in English, as throughout the games ''[[Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time]]'' and other later games may be an exception), The novelty single ''[[Making Fun (Of Everyday Life)]]'' also suggests this. | ||
===Diet=== | ===Diet=== | ||
While Rabbids tend to enjoy carrots, a stereotypical trait among fictional rabbits, they are also known to practically eat anything, including things that are not food, such as sardine cans. Carrot juice however seems to have a sedating effect on them, as the minigame [[Bunnies Are Addicted To Carrot Juice]] seems to suggest. | While Rabbids tend to enjoy carrots, a stereotypical trait among fictional rabbits, they are also known to practically eat anything, including things that are not food, such as sardine cans. Carrot juice however seems to have a sedating effect on them, as the minigame [[Bunnies Are Addicted To Carrot Juice]] seems to suggest. In the Lava Pit in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' one Rabbid is shown to be DRINKING lava, showing that the lethal substance doesn't kill them. | ||
===Homes=== | ===Homes=== | ||
The Rabbids tend to change homes from time to time. In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', the Rabbids lived in a Colosseum to capture citizens of [[the Glade of Dreams]]. In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'', they chose to live in a shopping mall to invade Earth. They later chose TV stations in ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'' to ruin Earth's television network. Then they lived in a junkyard in [[Rabbids Go Home]], to make a pile to the Moon. In ''[[Raving Rabbids Travel In Time]]'', they lived in a history museum to take over important parts of history. | The Rabbids tend to change homes from time to time. In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', the Rabbids lived in a Colosseum to capture citizens of [[the Glade of Dreams]]. In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'', they chose to live in a shopping mall to invade Earth. They later chose TV stations in ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'' to ruin Earth's television network. Then they lived in a junkyard in [[Rabbids Go Home]], to make a pile to the Moon. In ''[[Raving Rabbids Travel In Time]]'', they lived in a history museum to take over important parts of history. In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' Many Rabbids are shown to hang out at Peach's Castle due to the game's events. | ||
==In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'' and its spin-offs== | ==In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'' and its spin-offs== | ||
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==In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]''== | ==In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]''== | ||
In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'', the Rabbids continue to focus on harassing [[Rayman]], forcing him to take refuge in a cabin. A bolt of lightning strikes them outside, and transfers them into the television set inside. Unsure about how to get out, they use it to constantly annoy not only [[Rayman]] but also some neighbouring animals. The Rabbids take over a TV station, and possibly others, and changes [[Rayman]]'s, and others, television shows. [[Rayman]] tries various schemes to get them out. At the end of the game, as [[Rayman]] gets enraged of the Rabbids, throws his shoe at the television set | In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'', the Rabbids continue to focus on harassing [[Rayman]], forcing him to take refuge in a cabin. A bolt of lightning strikes them outside, and transfers them into the television set inside. Unsure about how to get out, they use it to constantly annoy not only [[Rayman]] but also some neighbouring animals. The Rabbids take over a TV station, and possibly others, and changes [[Rayman]]'s, and others, television shows. [[Rayman]] tries various schemes to get them out. At the end of the game, as [[Rayman]] gets enraged of the Rabbids, throws his shoe at the television set and break it, freeing the Rabbids; causing them to chase [[Rayman]] out of his house. One Rabbid stays inside the house and makes it his own home after accidentally turning on vacuum cleaner. | ||
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==In ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]''== | ==In ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]''== | ||
Still on Earth, the Rabbids no longer wish to harass [[Rayman]] in ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'', and as the title suggests, they want to go home, but they don't know where they actually come from. They become attracted to the moon, and therefore make an attempt to reach it by collecting piles upon piles of [[human]] things with a shopping trolley. As the game ends, the [[human]]s track down the Rabbids and launch bombs onto their pile to the moon. With the Rabbids on the pile, they launch into space, heading towards the moon. | Still on Earth, the Rabbids no longer wish to harass [[Rayman]] in ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'', and as the title suggests, they want to go home, but they don't know where they actually come from. They become attracted to the moon, and therefore make an attempt to reach it by collecting piles upon piles of [[human]] things with a shopping trolley. As the game ends, the [[human]]s track down the Rabbids and launch bombs onto their pile to the moon. With the Rabbids on the pile, they launch into space, heading towards the moon. The Rabbids successfully reach the moon's orbit. | ||
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==In ''[[Rabbids Land]]''== | ==In ''[[Rabbids Land]]''== | ||
Still on Earth, the Rabbids find themselves taking over an amusement park. Two Rabbids are attempting to go on one of the rides, but are thrown out by an unseen person. One of the Rabbids contact the Rabbid spaceship through an iPhone-like device. He tries to call the Rabbid in the spaceship, but the Rabbid in the spaceship is too busy playing with the Wii U Gamepad. Unaware of the consequences, the Rabbid in the spaceship continues to play with the Gamepad, which was actually controlling the whole ship. The Rabbid turns the Gamepad upside down, which causes the ship to land in the amusement park. | Still on Earth, the Rabbids find themselves taking over an amusement park. Two Rabbids are attempting to go on one of the rides, but are thrown out by an unseen person. One of the Rabbids contact the Rabbid spaceship through an iPhone-like device. He tries to call the Rabbid in the spaceship, but the Rabbid in the spaceship is too busy playing with the Wii U Gamepad. Unaware of the consequences, the Rabbid in the spaceship continues to play with the Gamepad, which was actually controlling the whole ship. The Rabbid turns the Gamepad upside down, which causes the ship to land in the amusement park. | ||
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==In ''[[ | ==In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' and its spin-offs== | ||
After Beep-0's creator (also the SupaMerge's inventor) leaves the room for a break, the Rabbids teleport into her room using their washing machine and began to ransack the place; much to Beep-0's horror. One Rabbid finds the SupaMerge and uses it to create Rabbid Peach, Rabbid Mario, and other Rabbids fused with objects. He fires a ray at the Time Washing Machine, causing it to malfunction and send Beep-0 and the Rabbids to the Mushroom Kingdom; creating a vortex that sucks, Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi and a crowd of Toads in. While midair over the Ancient Gardens, Beep-0 gains rabbit ears and the outline of two rabbit's teeth on the front. The Rabbid with the SupaMerge fuses with the headset, causing it to be stuck to him and is erratically fusing Rabbids with other objects. Beep-0 is rescued by Mario as they set out with Rabbid allies and old allies to find the Rabbid who got fused with the SupaMerge. | |||
===In ''[[Rayman Adventures]]''=== | ===In ''[[Rayman Adventures]]''=== | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
The Rabbids from ''the Raving Rabbids series'' became massively popular both through the teaser trailers and the game itself. IGN has stated that the Rabbids have "more personality and charisma than 10 of the most popular video game mascots combined",and that the bunnies have literally "upstaged [[Rayman]] himself". GameSpot has noted, "The Rabbids themselves are almost exclusively responsible for [selling the game's humor], as they are, without a doubt, hysterical. They're adorably designed, with their dumb stares, high-pitched shrieks, and a penchant for taking comedic bumps." There has been speculation by reviewers that the success of the Rabbid character will probably inspire the developers to create more games of the franchise, possibly even without [[Rayman]]. This was first hinted in the launch trailer of [[Rayman Raving Rabbids|the first game]], where [[Rayman]], despite being the title character, only appears for a fraction of a second, only to be squashed flat by a couch taken over by the Rabbids, and became evident in ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'', in which case [[Rayman]] disguises himself as a Rabbid, causing the game to put more emphasis on them than on [[Rayman]] himself. ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'' was considered further evidence, as [[Rayman]], who is no longer playable, only appears in the game's cutscenes. This was then proven to be true with the announcement of ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'', which does not feature [[Rayman]] at all. | The Rabbids from ''the Raving Rabbids series'' became massively popular both through the teaser trailers and the game itself. IGN has stated that the Rabbids have "more personality and charisma than 10 of the most popular video game mascots combined",and that the bunnies have literally "upstaged [[Rayman]] himself". GameSpot has noted, "The Rabbids themselves are almost exclusively responsible for [selling the game's humor], as they are, without a doubt, hysterical. They're adorably designed, with their dumb stares, high-pitched shrieks, and a penchant for taking comedic bumps." There has been speculation by reviewers that the success of the Rabbid character will probably inspire the developers to create more games of the franchise, possibly even without [[Rayman]]. This was first hinted in the launch trailer of [[Rayman Raving Rabbids|the first game]], where [[Rayman]], despite being the title character, only appears for a fraction of a second, only to be squashed flat by a couch taken over by the Rabbids, and became evident in ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'', in which case [[Rayman]] disguises himself as a Rabbid, causing the game to put more emphasis on them than on [[Rayman]] himself. ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'' was considered further evidence, as [[Rayman]], who is no longer playable, only appears in the game's cutscenes. This was then proven to be true with the announcement of ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'', which does not feature [[Rayman]] at all. | ||
The Rabbids were heavily praised for ''[[<ario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle]]''. They were received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.The game was well received by many critics, who praised its humor, gameplay, depth, and graphics, with many reviews favorably comparing the game to XCOM: Enemy Unknown due to its similar gameplay. | |||
It debuted at number two on the UK physical video game sales charts.[31] It was the best-selling physical video game in Australia in the week ending 3 September.[32] It sold 66,692 copies within its first week on sale in Japan, which placed it at number one on the all format sales chart.[33] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is the best-selling game on the Switch to have not been published by Nintendo. | |||
Eurogamer ranked the game fifth on their list of the "Top 50 Games of 2017";[35] GamesRadar+ ranked it 13th on their list of the 25 best games of 2017;[36] EGMNow ranked it 14th on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017;[37] Polygon ranked it 33rd on their list of the 50 best games of 2017.[38] The game won the award for "Best Strategy Game" in IGN's Best of 2017 Awards,[39] whereas its other nominations were for "Best Switch Game" and "Best Original Music" | |||
==Merchandise== | ==Merchandise== | ||