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[[File:Buccaneer Model.png|thumb|right|250px|The ''Buccaneer''.]]
[[File:Buccaneer Model.png|thumb|right|250px|The Buccaneer.]]


The '''''Buccaneer''''' is the colossal flying prison-ship which acts as the base of operations for the [[Robo-Pirate]] army as they fly from planet to planet, searching for innocent prey to enslave. Its commander is the [[Admiral Razorbeard]].
The '''Buccaneer''' is the colossal flying prison-ship which acts as the base of operations for the [[Robo-Pirate]] army as they fly from planet to planet, searching for innocent prey to enslave. Its commander is the [[Admiral Razorbeard]].


The hull of the ship appears to be mainly metal, but the outside contains the same lopsided wooden construction work found throughout all the [[Robo-Pirate]]s' territory. The ship is large enough to carry tens of thousands of [[cage]]d slaves, and can survive travel through the depths of interstellar space. It contains many pits of lava. Presumably it is the same ship which accompanied [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] on his conquest of over 100 peaceful planets.
The hull of the ship appears to be mainly metal, but the outside contains the same lopsided wooden construction work found throughout all the [[Robo-Pirate]]s' territory. The ship is large enough to carry tens of thousands of [[cage]]d slaves, and can survive travel through the depths of interstellar space. It contains many pits of lava. Presumably it is the same ship which accompanied [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] on his conquest of over 100 peaceful planets.


==History==
==History==
''[[Rayman 2]]'' begins and ends aboard the ''Buccaneer''. At the start of the game, a despairing [[Rayman]], already imprisoned on the ship, wakes up to find his friend [[Globox]] thrown into his cell with him. When [[Globox]] gives the hero a [[Silver Lum]] from [[Ly]] the Fairy, [[Rayman]] recovers his [[magic fist]] and uses it to break down one of the [[Sparadrap|shoddy walls]] of the cell, allowing both characters to slide down a ventilation shaft and escape.
''[[Rayman 2]]'' begins and ends aboard the Buccaneer. At the start of the game, a despairing [[Rayman]], already imprisoned on the ship, wakes up to find his friend [[Globox]] thrown into his cell with him. When [[Globox]] gives the hero a [[Silver Lum]] from [[Ly]] the Fairy, [[Rayman]] recovers his [[magic fist]] and uses it to break down one of the [[Sparadrap|shoddy walls]] of the cell, allowing both characters to slide down a ventilation shaft and escape.


===Storming [[the Prison Ship]]===
===Storming [[the Prison Ship]]===
Near the end of the game, after [[Rayman]] returns the fourth and final [[Four Masks of Polokus|Mask]] to [[Polokus]]; [[Polokus]] transports [[Rayman]] to the ''Buccaneer''. This level is called [[the Prison Ship]]. Meanwhile, [[the General]] (a malevolent character who also appeared in ''[[Tonic Trouble]]'') sells the ''Buccaneer'''s [[Admiral Razorbeard]] a pilotable war-machine called the [[Grolgoth]]. [[Rayman]] has to make his way past treacherous slides and fly through labyrinthine passageways on a [[flying shell]] before he finally found his way to the part of the ship where the prisoners (including many [[bird]]s, [[Teensie]]s, [[Ludiv]]s and [[baby Globox]]es) were being held. A [[Teensie]] opens a [[Spiral Door]] through which the prisoners can escape, and [[Rayman]] runs off, saying he still needs to find [[Globox]].
Near the end of the game, after [[Rayman]] returns the fourth and final [[Four Masks of Polokus|Mask]] to [[Polokus]]; [[Polokus]] transports [[Rayman]] to the Buccaneer. This level is called [[the Prison Ship]]. Meanwhile, [[the General]] (a malevolent character who also appeared in ''[[Tonic Trouble]]'') sells the Buccaneer's [[Admiral Razorbeard]] a pilotable war-machine called the [[Grolgoth]]. [[Rayman]] has to make his way past treacherous slides and fly through labyrinthine passageways on a [[flying shell]] before he finally found his way to the part of the ship where the prisoners (including many [[bird]]s, [[Teensie]]s, [[Ludiv]]s and [[baby Globox]]es) were being held. A [[Teensie]] opens a [[Spiral Door]] through which the prisoners can escape, and [[Rayman]] runs off, saying he still needs to find [[Globox]].


===Battle on [[the Crow's Nest]]===
===Battle on [[the Crow's Nest]]===
The next (and final) level, [[the Crow's Nest]], takes place on the crow's nest of the ''Buccaneer'' and follows directly from the previous level. [[Admiral Razorbeard]] lures [[Rayman]] to the nest by using [[Globox]] as bait. After managing to get [[Globox]] out of harm's way, [[Rayman]] confronts [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]], who is now wielding the [[Grolgoth]] he purchased from [[the General]]. [[Rayman]] manages to damage the [[Grolgoth]] a little in a brief struggle which ends when the [[Grolgoth]]'s weight causes the floor of the crow's nest to collapse. [[Rayman]] and the [[Grolgoth]] are both sent plunging directly through the ''Buccaneer'''s hollow mast into the lava pool below. [[Rayman]] is saved by [[Ly]] the Fairy, who sends a [[Silver Lum]] which catches [[Rayman]] and gives him a [[flying shell]] with an energy-weapon attached. He then turns to see the [[Grolgoth]] clinging to the walls of the lava-filled chamber. After a long battle in this furnace, [[Rayman]] defeats [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]], who activates the [[Grolgoth]]'s self-destruct mechanism before entering his escape pod and flying up through the mast (and eventually into outer space). The [[Grolgoth]]'s explosion is large enough to destroy the ''Buccaneer'' completely. [[Rayman]]'s friends can find only his shoe and presume him dead; however, he survived the explosion and is reunited with them at the end of the game.
The next (and final) level, [[the Crow's Nest]], takes place on the crow's nest of the Buccaneer and follows directly from the previous level. [[Admiral Razorbeard]] lures [[Rayman]] to the nest by using [[Globox]] as bait. After managing to get [[Globox]] out of harm's way, [[Rayman]] confronts [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]], who is now wielding the [[Grolgoth]] he purchased from [[the General]]. [[Rayman]] manages to damage the [[Grolgoth]] a little in a brief struggle which ends when the [[Grolgoth]]'s weight causes the floor of the crow's nest to collapse. [[Rayman]] and the [[Grolgoth]] are both sent plunging directly through the Buccaneer's hollow mast into the lava pool below. [[Rayman]] is saved by [[Ly]] the Fairy, who sends a [[Silver Lum]] which catches [[Rayman]] and gives him a [[flying shell]] with an energy-weapon attached. He then turns to see the [[Grolgoth]] clinging to the walls of the lava-filled chamber. After a long battle in this furnace, [[Rayman]] defeats [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]], who activates the [[Grolgoth]]'s self-destruct mechanism before entering his escape pod and flying up through the mast (and eventually into outer space). The [[Grolgoth]]'s explosion is large enough to destroy the Buccaneer completely. [[Rayman]]'s friends can find only his shoe and presume him dead; however, he survived the explosion and is reunited with them at the end of the game.


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Buccaneer prow.jpg|The prow of the ''Buccaneer'' is an enormous metal skull.
Buccaneer prow.jpg|The prow of the Buccaneer is an enormous metal skull.
Buccaneer explosion PS1.jpg|The ''Buccaneer'' is ultimately destroyed by the defeated [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] in an attempt to kill [[Rayman]].
Buccaneer explosion PS1.jpg|The Buccaneer is ultimately destroyed by the defeated [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] in an attempt to kill [[Rayman]].
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Gbc2 8.PNG|The ''Buccaneer'' in ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]''.
Gbc2 8.PNG|The Buccaneer in ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]''.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* When [[Rayman]] fights [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] in [[the Crow's Nest]], if the player flies straight up at the ceiling while holding the jump and shoot buttons, [[Rayman]] will go through it and end up in a tunnel. If [[Rayman]] flies through to the end of the tunnel, he will be transported back to [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] but with infinite shots.
*When [[Rayman]] fights [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] in [[the Crow's Nest]], if the player flies straight up at the ceiling while holding the jump and shoot buttons, [[Rayman]] will go through it and end up in a tunnel. If [[Rayman]] flies through to the end of the tunnel, he will be transported back to [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] but with infinite shots.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh33fp8O3XA The ''Buccaneer'' playthrough at YouTube (PC version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh33fp8O3XA The Buccaneer playthrough at YouTube (PC version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU8ynjc9cGo The ''Buccaneer'' playthrough at YouTube (Game Boy Color version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU8ynjc9cGo The Buccaneer playthrough at YouTube (Game Boy Color version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5l97ku8zyM The ''Buccaneer'' playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5l97ku8zyM The Buccaneer playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlBCjxir-Ms The ''Buccaneer'' playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlBCjxir-Ms The Buccaneer playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5OcPsEfFuw The ''Buccaneer'' playthrough at YouTube (Sega Dreamcast version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5OcPsEfFuw The Buccaneer playthrough at YouTube (Sega Dreamcast version)]


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