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{{quote|text=During the [[First Bad Dream]], [[Polokus|Bubble Dreamer]] begot a foul and ferocious creature that none of us had ever seen before: Jano. Now Jano makes [[Antitoon|Darktoons]] like [[cow]]s make milk, and before we knew what hit us, there were hundreds of them in all shapes and sizes, all causing quite a lot of trouble.|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman Origins]]''}}

Jano does not appear in ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', but the game's manual and official website discuss him, and reveal some important information about his backstory. Jano was the [[First Bad Dream]] of [[Polokus]]; it was Jano's nightmarish birth that signalled the introduction of imbalance into [[the Glade of Dreams]]. When he was created, Jano began to spawn [[Antitoon|Darktoons]], the stuff of nightmares and the warped opposites of the [[Electoon]]s. In response to Jano and his [[Antitoon|Darktoon]] infestation, [[Betilla]] the Fairy and the other [[nymph]]s joined forces to create a hero who could restore balance to the world: [[Rayman]]. It seems that, on his very first adventure, the young [[Rayman]] put a stop to Jano's invasion, and the monster was forced to become the Guardian of [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]]. This origin-story, along with others, conflicts with ''[[Rayman 2]]'', where [[Rayman]] and Jano do not appear to have met before, and it does not explain the existence of [[Tarayzan]]~~, for example~~, nor ~~would~~ explain the absence of the [[Antitoon]]s in ''[[Rayman 2]]'', ''[[Rayman 3]]'' and ''[[Rayman Legends]]'', and doesn't explain ~~either~~ how [[Polokus]] could have generated ~~a nightmare,~~ his first nightmare, before the existence of the [[Antitoon]]s ~~that~~ should be the stuff of his nightmares.

Jano does not appear in ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', but the game's manual and official website discuss him, and reveal some important information about his backstory. Jano was the [[First Bad Dream]] of [[Polokus]]; it was Jano's nightmarish birth that signalled the introduction of imbalance into [[the Glade of Dreams]]. When he was created, Jano began to spawn [[Antitoon|Darktoons]], the stuff of nightmares and the warped opposites of the [[Electoon]]s. In response to Jano and his [[Antitoon|Darktoon]] infestation, [[Betilla]] the Fairy and the other [[nymph]]s joined forces to create a hero who could restore balance to the world: [[Rayman]]. It seems that, on his very first adventure, the young [[Rayman]] put a stop to Jano's invasion, and the monster was forced to become the Guardian of [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]].

This origin-story, along with others, conflicts with ''[[Rayman 2]]'', where [[Rayman]] and Jano do not appear to have met before (though it is possible that at least [[Rayman]] had forgotten him in the time between their first fight and the events of [[Rayman 2|the game]], and Jano, knowing this thanks to his ability to read minds, decided not to remind him of who he was). Additionally, it does not explain the existence of the other members of [[Rayman's species]], such as [[Tarayzan]], nor does it explain the absence of the [[Antitoon]]s in ''[[Rayman 2]]'' (aside from the PlayStation version of the game), ''[[Rayman 3]]'', and ''[[Rayman Legends]]''. The latter case could be due to those games not having [[Electoon]]s captured, opting for [[Teensie]]s to act as the prisoners, meaning that they were able to keep [[Polokus]]'s dreams in check and prevent any more [[Antitoon]]s from being created. Finally, it doesn't explain how [[Polokus]] could have generated his first nightmare before the existence of the [[Antitoon]]s, which should be the stuff of his nightmares. However, it is possible that the [[Antitoon]]s had existed the entire time, but only came to the [[Glade of Dreams]] when [[Polokus]] had his [[First Bad Dream]].

==Trivia==

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 {{quote|text=During the [[First Bad Dream]], [[Polokus|Bubble Dreamer]] begot a foul and ferocious creature that none of us had ever seen before: Jano. Now Jano makes [[Antitoon|Darktoons]] like [[cow]]s make milk, and before we knew what hit us, there were hundreds of them in all shapes and sizes, all causing quite a lot of trouble.|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman Origins]]''}}
-Jano does not appear in ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', but the game's manual and official website discuss him, and reveal some important information about his backstory. Jano was the [[First Bad Dream]] of [[Polokus]]; it was Jano's nightmarish birth that signalled the introduction of imbalance into [[the Glade of Dreams]]. When he was created, Jano began to spawn [[Antitoon|Darktoons]], the stuff of nightmares and the warped opposites of the [[Electoon]]s. In response to Jano and his [[Antitoon|Darktoon]] infestation, [[Betilla]] the Fairy and the other [[nymph]]s joined forces to create a hero who could restore balance to the world: [[Rayman]]. It seems that, on his very first adventure, the young [[Rayman]] put a stop to Jano's invasion, and the monster was forced to become the Guardian of [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]]. This origin-story, along with others, conflicts with ''[[Rayman 2]]'', where [[Rayman]] and Jano do not appear to have met before, and it does not explain the existence of [[Tarayzan]], for example, nor would explain the absence of the [[Antitoon]]s in ''[[Rayman 2]]'', ''[[Rayman 3]]'' and ''[[Rayman Legends]]'', and doesn't explain either how [[Polokus]] could have generated a nightmare, his first nightmare, before the existence of the [[Antitoon]]s that should be the stuff of his nightmares.
+Jano does not appear in ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', but the game's manual and official website discuss him, and reveal some important information about his backstory. Jano was the [[First Bad Dream]] of [[Polokus]]; it was Jano's nightmarish birth that signalled the introduction of imbalance into [[the Glade of Dreams]]. When he was created, Jano began to spawn [[Antitoon|Darktoons]], the stuff of nightmares and the warped opposites of the [[Electoon]]s. In response to Jano and his [[Antitoon|Darktoon]] infestation, [[Betilla]] the Fairy and the other [[nymph]]s joined forces to create a hero who could restore balance to the world: [[Rayman]]. It seems that, on his very first adventure, the young [[Rayman]] put a stop to Jano's invasion, and the monster was forced to become the Guardian of [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]].
+This origin-story, along with others, conflicts with ''[[Rayman 2]]'', where [[Rayman]] and Jano do not appear to have met before (though it is possible that at least [[Rayman]] had forgotten him in the time between their first fight and the events of [[Rayman 2|the game]], and Jano, knowing this thanks to his ability to read minds, decided not to remind him of who he was). Additionally, it does not explain the existence of the other members of [[Rayman's species]], such as [[Tarayzan]], nor does it explain the absence of the [[Antitoon]]s in ''[[Rayman 2]]'' (aside from the PlayStation version of the game), ''[[Rayman 3]]'', and ''[[Rayman Legends]]''. The latter case could be due to those games not having [[Electoon]]s captured, opting for [[Teensie]]s to act as the prisoners, meaning that they were able to keep [[Polokus]]'s dreams in check and prevent any more [[Antitoon]]s from being created. Finally, it doesn't explain how [[Polokus]] could have generated his first nightmare before the existence of the [[Antitoon]]s, which should be the stuff of his nightmares. However, it is possible that the [[Antitoon]]s had existed the entire time, but only came to the [[Glade of Dreams]] when [[Polokus]] had his [[First Bad Dream]].
 ==Trivia==