Rabbid: Difference between revisions

| appears in = ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'', ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'', ''[[Rayman Kart]]'', ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'', ''[[Academy of Champions: Football]]'', ''[[Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time]]'', ''[[Rabbids Travel in Time 3D]]'', ''[[Raving Rabbids: Alive and Kicking]]'', ''[[Rabbids Land]]'', [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (Game Boy Advance)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (DS)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (mobile phone)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (mobile phone)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids 2'' (DS)]], [[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party'' (DS)]], [[Rabbids Go Home (DS)|''Rabbids Go Home'' (DS)]], ''[[Rabbids Go Phone]]'', ''[[Rabbids Go Phone Again]]'', ''[[Rabbids Rumble]]'', ''[[Rabbids Big Bang]]'', ''[[Rabbids Heroes]]'' (Discontinued), ''[[Rabbids Crazy Rush]]'', ''[[Rabbids Smart Brush]]'', ''[[Virtual Rabbids: The Big Plan]]'', ''[[Rabbids Invasion (Facebook game)]]'' (Discontinued), [[Rabbids Invasion (TV series)|''Rabbids Invasion'' (TV series)]], ''[[Rabbids Appisodes]]'', ''[[Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show]]'', ''[[Rayman Adventures]]'', ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', ''[[Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix]]'' (as Kaijus), ''[[Rabbids: Legends of the Multiverse]]''

The Rabbids were first introduced in a series of teaser images and videos for ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'' (then meant to be the [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (cancelled prototype)|next major platforming adventure]] in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]]) officially released by [[Ubisoft]] in April 2006, in which they were portrayed as zombie-like enemies that were set to take over the world, akin to the [[Robo-Pirate]] army and [[Hoodlum]]s. By the time the final game was released in December that same year, it turned out to be a compilation of mini-games akin to the ''Mario Party'' series due to the game being a Wii release game, and while the Rabbids were still portrayed as crazed animals that tried to take over the world, their main purpose now was to provide comic relief, taking away their original zombie-like look. Four more games featuring Rabbids were subsequently announced - ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'' in 2007, ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'' in 2008, and ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'' in 2009. A fourth game, ''[[Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time]]'', was released in 2010.

The Rabbids tend to change homes from time to time. In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'', the Rabbids lived in a Colosseum to capture citizens of the [[Glade of Dreams]]. In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'', they chose to live in a shopping mall to invade Earth. They later chose TV stations in ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'' to ruin Earth's television network. Then they lived in a junkyard in [[Rabbids Go Home]], to make a pile to the Moon. In ''[[Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time]]'', they lived in a history museum to take over important parts of history.

The Rabbids plot a somewhat different revenge on [[Rayman]] in the [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']]. They capture him and instead take him to a jail cell in the [[Dark (world)|Dark world]], and they take away his hands. After a while in [[Rayman]]'s escape, [[Ly]] tells [[Rayman]] the story of how the Rabbids were once peaceful creatures until they couldn't take the abuse they suffered. [[Rayman]] has to travel through different but familiar worlds and eventually destroy the [[Rabbids' ship]] in order to save [[The valley|his world]].

==In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]''==

In ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'', the Rabbids continue to focus on harassing [[Rayman]], forcing him to take refuge in a cabin. A bolt of lightning strikes them outside, and transfers them into the television set inside. Unsure about how to get out, they use it to constantly annoy not only [[Rayman]] but also some neighbouring animals. The Rabbids take over a TV station, and possibly others, and changes [[Rayman]]'s, and others, television shows. [[Rayman]] tries various schemes to get them out. At the end of the game, as [[Rayman]] gets enraged of the Rabbids, throws his shoe at the television set. The group of Rabbids inside breaks out and chases [[Rayman]] out of his house. One Rabbid stays inside the house and makes it his own home.

The Rabbids from ''the Raving Rabbids series'' became massively popular both through the teaser trailers and the game itself. IGN has stated that the Rabbids have "more personality and charisma than 10 of the most popular video game mascots combined", and that the bunnies have literally "upstaged [[Rayman]] himself". GameSpot has noted, "The Rabbids themselves are almost exclusively responsible for [selling the game's humor], as they are, without a doubt, hysterical. They're adorably designed, with their dumb stares, high-pitched shrieks, and a penchant for taking comedic bumps." There has been speculation by reviewers that the success of the Rabbid character will probably inspire the developers to create more games of the franchise, possibly even without [[Rayman]]. This was first hinted in the launch trailer of the [[Rayman Raving Rabbids|first game]], where [[Rayman]], despite being the title character, only appears for a fraction of a second, only to be squashed flat by a couch taken over by the Rabbids, and became evident in ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'', in which case [[Rayman]] disguises himself as a Rabbid, causing the game to put more emphasis on them than on [[Rayman]] himself. ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'' was considered further evidence, as [[Rayman]], who is no longer playable, only appears in the game's cutscenes. This was then proven to be true with the announcement of ''[[Rabbids Go Home]]'', which does not feature [[Rayman]] at all.

* An official [[UbiArt]] bag.