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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 dispatch 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'''.

[[File:Plum.png|thumb|class=sprite|A plum in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]].]]

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|punch]] and then duck to ensure that his [[Telescopic fist|fist]] hits the plum when returning to him). Once in the water, it floats in whichever direction [[Rayman]] is looking in, allowing him to control it with ease.

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

[[File:PlumVariant RaymanM-Arena.gif|thumb|320px|right|Blinking fruits that appear to be variants of plums.]]

[[File:PlumR3Model.png|160px|thumb|right|A plum in ''[[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. [[Plum juice]] barrels also appears in ''[[Rayman 3]]'', and [[Globox]] is always forced by [[André]], who is in his belly, to drink from it, causing him to experience strange effects after doing so.

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. Other objects, such as raspberries, appear in other worlds and serve the same purpose as the plums do.

While plums do not appear in the final version of ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', they were considered for inclusion at some point during the game's [[Rayman Origins (early production)|development]] and can be seen in early gameplay footage,<ref>YouTube, ''[EARLY BUILD FOOTAGE] Rayman Origins Prototype Gameplay!'', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_rC2QcsueA</ref> where they can be made to drop onto the heads of [[Livingstone|Lividstones]], just like in the [[Rayman 1|original game]].