Purple Lum: Difference between revisions

[[File:Unusedlums.png|frame|A detailed view of a Purple Lum without the ring.]]

They fulfill the same role as the [[flying ring]]s from [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]]. The console versions of ''[[Rayman 3]]'' replace the Purple Lum with the [[flying hook]], which can only be tethered onto with the [[LockJaw]]. ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' and ''[[Rayman Legends]]'' use various means to replicate the swinging motif, such as [[Swingman|Swingmen]], [[liana]]s, ropes, chains and even bearded [[Fakir]]s.

According to [[the Knowledge of the World]], Purple Lums are one of the five primary coloured [[Lum]] types that are used in the world. They are said to give cohesion to the world and that nothing would be solid or visible if they didn't exist. [[Rayman]] is able to use these [[Lum]]s by [[Magic fist|shooting]] at them, once the [[Magic fist|shot]] has met the Purple Lum, a blue magical tether will connect [[Rayman]]'s [[Magic fist|fist]] to the Lum allowing [[Rayman]] to swing back and forth in a parabolic shape. While swinging on the Lum, [[Rayman]] can also cause the tether to swivel around, allowing him better ease at reaching a far off platform that would otherwise be inaccessible.

R2TGE_PS1-PurpleLum.jpeg|Purple Lums share the same look in the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 versions of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

ExtraPurpleLum.jpg|This Purple Lum can be found in [[the Woods of Light]] on the Dreamcast version. It takes [[Rayman]] to the [[Globox Village]].

The Purple Lums appear in all iterations of this title. They function the same as in ''[[Rayman 2]]'', but their appearance varies between versions. In ''[[Rayman M]]'', although they are called Purple Lums, they resemble [[flying ring]]s. In [[Rayman Arena|the GameCube and Xbox versions of ''Rayman Arena'']] there is a small tether connecting the Purple Lums to their ring. In ''[[Rayman Rush]]'', they share the same appearance they had in the PlayStation version of ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

RM_PS2-PurpleLum.jpeg|A Purple Lum in ''[[Rayman M]]''.

RA_GC-PurpleLum.jpeg|Purple Lums in the GameCube version of ''[[Rayman Arena]]''.

In [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']] and [[Rayman 3 (mobile phone)|the mobile phone version of ''Rayman 3'']], Purple Lums appear shaped like semicircles with crowns. Although they look like [[flying hook]]s, they are called Purple Lums in the two games.

Rayman 3 mobile Purple Lum.jpg|A Purple Lum in [[Rayman 3 (mobile phone)|the mobile phone version of ''Rayman 3'']].

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In [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (mobile phone)|the mobile phone version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']], Purple Lums look like the ones in ''[[Rayman M]]''. Instead of insect-like wings, they have bird-like wings, just like the [[flying ring]]s from [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]].

RRR1 mobile Purple Lum.jpg|A Purple Lum in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (mobile phone)|the mobile phone version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']].

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