The Bayou

‘Your horribleness, he... he has made it to the swamps!’ —Razorbeard's lackey

The Bayou is a location in Rayman 2. It follows the Marshes of Awakening in all versions of the game but Rayman Revolution, in which it directly follows the Fairy's Glade. This is where a warship sent by Razorbeard pursues Rayman through the swamps.

The Bayou The Bayou ← The Marshes of Awakening The Sanctuary of Water and Ice → The Walk of Life Original version The level begins with a cinematic involving a conversation between Admiral Razorbeard and his lackey. The lackey informs Razorbeard that Rayman has arrived at the swamp. Admiral Razorbeard chomps down on a Yellow Lum lowering the Yellow Lum maximum to 999. He then orders Rayman to be stopped. The scene ends with warships dropping down from the Buccaneer. Rayman arrives at the bayou. As he enters, a Warship descends from the sky and prepares to bombard Rayman. Rayman, unable to swim through the green swampy waters, hops aboard a barrel floating in the water. The barrel begins to float down the river at the same time that the warship begins releasing bombs. Shooting the bombs to avoid their explosions, Rayman arrives at a small bit of bare land. To the left is an old branch, hop on it to bust open a pirate cage and get 2 Red Lums. From here he hops aboard another barrel, and floats down more of the river until he reaches the bottom of a canyon. The warship is unable to reach him here and leaves. When Rayman goes to the top of the canyon, he sees a switch, and hits it. Watch out for a piranha . Rayman hops on the bridges and he goes into a cave. There a Robo-Pirate sleeps. After doing battle with a Robo-Pirate, Rayman finds himself swinging onto another barrel via Purple Lum. However, the waterfall he begins floating towards is haunted by Zombie Chickens, which rise from the murk and attack. Beyond the phantoms, Rayman leaps onto a log and oversees another warship flying above the bayou. Rayman flutters down to a wooden bridge, but the warship immediately fires a cannonball. Rayman dodges the cannonball quickly, but the bridge plummets into the water. Rayman rushes across bridge after bridge, and finally delves into a small cave. Accessing the Walk of Life Optionally in Phase 1, Rayman can choose to turn left and find the entrance to the Walk of Life, which is a portal that is surrounded by a circle of pillars with Ly the Fairy's face carved on each. When Rayman goes near this, an image of Ly will appear in the middle, and grand access to the Walk, depending on whether enough Yellow Lums are gathered. The Walk can then be accessed through the Hall of Doors. Phase 2 Following more trials evading warships on rickety bridges, Rayman arrives at the next segment of the bayou. Rayman must scale the sides of giant trees while dodging kegs being rolled into the river. At the end of the trail is a great cliff towering over the swamp. In the distance stands a demonic tree with firey eyes and a grand mouth. By pressing a switch, a bridge extends allowing Rayman the distance he needs to reach a Purple Lum. The lum sends him swinging into the tree's mouth, only to lead to an encounter with the invincible Ape Pirate. Rayman must either evade the Ape Pirate or send it too its doom, but either way he arrives at a booby trap-filled corridor. By pressing a time switch, Rayman is able to unbar the exit and evade the pendulums blocking the way. At the end of the corridor, Rayman escapes out of the tree and arrives at a pipe of sorts. Here he releases a Teensie and ends the level.

The Bayou The Bayou ← The Marshes of Awakening The Sanctuary of Water and Ice → The Walk of Life Dreamcast version Phase 1 The level begins with a cinematic involving a conversation between Admiral Razorbeard and his lackey. The lackey informs Razorbeard that Rayman has arrived at the swamp. Admiral Razorbeard chomps down on a Yellow Lum lowering the Yellow Lum maximum to 999. He then orders Rayman to be stopped. The scene ends with warships dropping down from the Buccaneer. Rayman arrives at the bayou. As he enters, a Warship descends from the sky and prepares to bombard Rayman. Rayman, unable to swim through the green swampy waters, hops aboard a barrel floating in the water. The barrel begins to float down the river at the same time that the warship begins releasing bombs. This level is basically the same as the original versions except for some mosquitoes and frogs. Shooting the bombs to avoid their explosions, Rayman arrives at a small bit of bare land. To the left is an old branch, hop on it to bust open a pirate cage and get 2 Red Lums. From here he hops aboard another barrel, and floats down more of the river until he reaches the bottom of a canyon. The warship is unable to reach him here and leaves. When Rayman goes to the top of the canyon, he sees a switch, and hits it. Watch out for a piranha . Rayman hops on the bridges and he goes into a cave. There a Robo-Pirate sleeps. After doing battle with a Robo-Pirate, Rayman finds himself swinging onto another barrel via Purple Lum. However, the waterfall he begins floating towards is haunted by Zombie Chickens, which rise from the murk and attack. Beyond the phantoms, Rayman leaps onto a log and oversees another warship flying above the bayou. Rayman flutters down to a wooden bridge, but the warship immediately fires a cannonball. Rayman dodges the cannonball quickly, but the bridge plummets into the water. Rayman rushes across bridge after bridge, and finally delves into a small cave. Accessing the Walk of Life Optionally in Phase 1, Rayman can choose to turn left and find the entrance to the Walk of Life, which is a portal that is surrounded by a circle of pillars with Ly the Fairy's face carved on each. When Rayman goes near this, an image of Ly will appear in the middle, and grand access to the Walk, depending on whether enough Yellow Lums are gathered. The Walk can then be accessed through the Isle of Doors. Phase 2 Following more trials evading warships on rickety bridges, Rayman arrives at the next segment of the bayou. Rayman must scale the sides of giant trees while dodging kegs being rolled into the river. At the end of the trail is a great cliff towering over the swamp. In the distance stands a demonic tree with firey eyes and a grand mouth. By pressing a switch, a bridge extends allowing Rayman the distance he needs to reach a Purple Lum. The lum sends him swinging into the tree's mouth, only to lead to an encounter with the invincible Ape Pirate. Rayman must either evade the Ape Pirate or send it too its doom, but either way he arrives at a booby trap-filled corridor. By pressing a time switch, Rayman is able to unbar the exit and evade the pendulums blocking the way. At the end of the corridor, Rayman escapes out of the tree and arrives at a pipe of sorts. Here he releases a Teensie and ends the level.

The Bayou The Bayou The Bayou ← The Marshes of Awakening Whale Bay → The Walk of Life PlayStation version Phase 1 The level begins with a cinematic involving a conversation between Admiral Razorbeard and his lackey. The lackey informs Razorbeard that Rayman has arrived at the swamp. Admiral Razorbeard chomps down on a Red Lum due to there being 800 Yellow Lums. He then orders Rayman to be stopped. The scene ends with warships dropping down from the Buccaneer. Rayman arrives at the bayou. As he enters, a Warship descends from the sky and prepares to bombard Rayman. When Rayman enters, the warship begins firing bombs at him. Unable to swim through the green swampy waters, he hops aboard a barrel floating in the water. Shooting the bombs to avoid their explosions, Rayman arrives at a small bit of bare land. To the left is an old branch, hop on it to bust open a pirate cage and get 2 Red Lums. From here, a green lum saves his position, he hops aboard another barrel, and floats down more of the river until he reaches the bottom of a canyon. The warship continues to pursue him. When Rayman goes to the top of the canyon, he sees a switch, and hits it. Rayman hops on the bridges and goes into a cave. There a Robo-Pirate is sleeping. After doing battle with a Robo-Pirate, Rayman finds himself swinging onto another barrel via Purple Lum. However, the waterfall he begins floating towards is haunted by Zombie Chickens, which rise from the murk and attack. Beyond the phantoms, Rayman leaps onto a log and oversees another warship flying above the bayou. Rayman flutters down to a wooden bridge, but the warship immediately fires a cannonball. Rayman dodges the cannonball quickly, but the bridge plummets into the water. Rayman rushes across bridge after bridge. The music you here when you face Axel plays at you battle another Robo-Pirate for the exit out of the first level. Accessing the Walk of Life When you reach The Bayou in the Hall of Doors, you can take a turn left when you see a yellow portal. Here you can enter the Walk of Life . Phase 2 Following more trials evading warships on rickety bridges, Rayman arrives at the next segment of the bayou with a piranha jumping up and down. Rayman must scale the sides of giant trees while dodging kegs being rolled into the river. At the end of the trail is a great cliff towering over the swamp. In the distance stands a demonic tree with firey eyes and a grand mouth. By pressing a switch, a bridge extends allowing Rayman the distance he needs to reach a Purple Lum. The lum sends him swinging into the tree's mouth, only to lead to an encounter with the invincible Ape Pirate. Rayman must either evade the Ape Pirate or send it too its doom, but either way he arrives at a booby trap-filled corridor. By pressing a time switch, Rayman is able to unbar the exit and evade the pendulums blocking the way. At the end of the corridor, Rayman escapes out of the tree and arrives at a pipe of sorts. Here he releases a Teensie and ends the level.

The Bayou The Bayou The Bayou ← The Fairy's Glade The Lost Island → The Minisaurus Plain PlayStation 2 version In Phase 1, near the end of the level, there is a Yellow Lum on the side of the cliff. The last Purple Lum of the level has three yellow lums that you can swing and jump to get. As Rayman walks out from the cave in Phase 2, he finds himself at a clearing. On the side of a cliff is a prison similar to Ly's from the Fairy's Glade. However, this time it holds a Moskito look-alike, Bzzit. Bzzit warns Rayman of an ambush, and soon Robo-Pirates parachute down to attack. Rayman fights them off, but is quickly met with a new challenge. A Yellow Robo-Pirate rises from the ground and begins firing its energy projectiles at Rayman. This is the strongest Robo-Pirate Rayman has fought so far in the game. Once he defeats it, Bzzit cheers for him, then tells him to meet him at the Pier in the Minisaurus Plains. Rayman nods, and pushes onwards. In Revolution, it is impossible to acquire all of the Bayou's Yellow Lumss on the first visit. The cliff overlooking the demon tree holds a dry plant bulb. After completing the Pirate Mines, Rayman may use the Rain Dance to revitalise the bulb so that it grows into a large plant, which can be used as a platform to access the remaining Yellow Lums, which are otherwise inaccessible.

External links The Bayou playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation version) The Bayou playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version) (Part 1/2) The Bayou playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version) (Part 2/2)