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'''Plums''' are large bouncy fruits that are found commonly throughout the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]]. They are usually purple in colour, and grow at a very fast rate. A plum can be knocked down from its plant and used as a platform or as a tool to despatch enemies. Plums, along with [[cage]]s, are some of the very few items that have appeared in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']], ''[[Rayman 2]]'' and ''[[Rayman 3]]'' (though they are absent from ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' and ''[[Rayman Legends]]''). In ''[[Rayman Junior]]'', plums are referred to as '''Bongo Berries'''.

In [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]], plums are found in [[the Dream Forest]] and used primarily to float through water. They can also be made to drop onto the heads of [[Livingstone]]s, making them less dangerous: it then becomes possible to jump onto their plum-encased heads and use them as walking platforms, but directly touching the [[Livingstone]]s will still cause damage. When the plum is on the ground (where it keeps bouncing), [[Rayman]] must hit it with his [[Telescopic fist|fist]] to move it, whether he is in front of it or on it (in this case, he will have to [[Telescopic fist|shoot]] and then duck to ensure that his [[Telescopic fist|fist]] hits the plum when returning to him). Once in water, it floats in whichever direction [[Rayman]] is looking in, allowing him to control it with ease.

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Plums return in ''[[Rayman Designer]]'' and its spin-offs where there are three different versions which have different bounce speeds. Swinging plums also make a return.

As in [[Rayman 1|the original game]], they can be used to cross bodies of water and thrown at the heads of [[Livingstone]]s.

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[[File:Plum R2Model.png|thumb|200px|right|A plum in ''[[Rayman 2]]''.]]

{{quote|text=These strange fruit have several purposes. You can throw them at your enemies, climb onto them and move around by [[Magic fist|shooting]] in the opposite direction, and even float through lava fields on them...|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}

{{quote|text=These huge plums fall to the ground from their trees, or can be unhooked by [[Magic fist|shooting]]. They have multiple uses: as a weapon, by throwing them on the head of enemies, or as a conveyance. In the latter case, once a plum is on the ground, climb on it, and to steer, [[Magic fist|shoot]] in the opposite direction to that which you wish to take. Note that the plum has resisted even lava.|sign=Official description|source=''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape : Le Guide Officiel]]''}}

PruneR2Lave.jpg|[[Rayman]] sailing through a river of lava.

PruneR2.jpg|A plum on its plant.

RobotGorillePrune.jpg|A [[Gorilla Pirate]] with a plum stuck on his head.

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Plums also appear in [[Rayman 2 Forever|the Game Boy Color version of ''Rayman 2'']], in which they are only used to travel through bodies of lava. They are mostly purple, but, notably, they can also be green in this game.

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Plums do not make an appearance in ''[[Rayman M]]'', however it is believed to exist a different kind of plum with a conical form and eyes in the top of the leaves. It is unknown if this kind of fruit is intended to be a plum variant or not.

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[[File:PlumR3Model.png|160px|thumb|right|A plum in [[Rayman 3]].]]

{{quote|text=Beware! The Plum is an extremely hallucinogenic fruit. Don't pass one by without having a nibble.|sign=In-game description|source=''[[Rayman 3]]''}}

In ''[[Rayman 3]]'', plums are much less bouncy than in the other games, and are no longer buoyant. Their sole purpose is to be picked up and thrown onto posts, thus creating platforms which can be used to reach high places. On these plum-posts are pictures of [[Livingstone]]s; an in-joke referring to the [[Livingstone]]s' susceptibility to having plums lodged on their heads in [[Rayman 1|the original game]]. As was the case in ''[[Rayman 2]]'', [[Rayman]] can carry them around with him; they have their own musical theme which plays in the background until they are thrown successfully (or at one point, unsuccessfully) onto a post. If [[Rayman]] is close enough to a plum, he can also kick it, sending it flying through the air.

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Plums also make an appearance in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']]. They are found only in one level, [[River of Fire]], where their sole purpose is for [[Rayman]] to jump on them and sail them across the lava to progress through the level. They cannot be picked up in this game.

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Plums reappear in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']], where they can be used in a number of ways. They are much larger here; they do not bounce any more, and [[Rayman]] can carry them again. He can either throw them against spiky walls or spiky ground to create platforms, or in the water to sail through the swamps, though he can no longer control their direction. Thrown plums can also break [[cage]]s and kill enemies, as can walking into enemies while holding a plum.

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RRR-GBA-Plum-squashed.png|Plums can also be used on spiky ground.

Yellow fruit RRR1 GBA.PNG||A plum-like yellow fruit.

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R1 site plum.jpg|thumb|A plum, as it appears in ''[[Rayman 2]]''.

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