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A '''balloon''' is a common object found regularly in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]].

In [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]], balloons themselves cannot be found; however, in the PlayStation and Jaguar versions, an enormous present-shaped balloon can be seen on the map of [[the valley]]. No reason is ever given for its presence. Balloons appear much more frequently in the spin-offs based on the original game: in ''[[Rayman Designer]]'', purple balloons bearing the white letter ‘R’ – thus giving them a resemblance to [[Rayman's symbol]] – often appear in the new areas, and the played can also add them to their own custom levels. These balloons levitate in one spot; Rayman can inflate them by punching them with his [[telescopic fist]]. When he stands of them, they deflate within a fraction of a second, creating new platforming challenges not present in the original game. These balloons also appear in ''[[Rayman Collector]]'''s [[le bouingue]] minigame, where Rayman must pop them with the help of [[Bzzit]].

Balloons do not appear in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''; however, two hot air balloons does appear in its remake, ''[[Rayman Revolution]]''. It is found in [[Rainbow Creek]], and takes [[Rayman]] to [[the Precipice]]. The second hot air balloon appears at the end of the first phase of [[the Iron Mountains]] and takes Rayman to the second phase. Since the two hot air balloons are identical, it is possible that they are the same one.

In ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'', balloons make a much more prominent appearance than they do in any other game in [[Rayman (series)|the series]]. [[Rayman]] and the [[Hoodlum]]s both use balloons as a means of travel. Large balloons known as [[Hoodlum Zeppelin]]s carry various Hoodlums from one place to another. On their sides they bear crude insignia depicting [[Black Lum]]s. Smaller balloons are used by individual Hoodlums as a means of travel and are usually found deep within their territory. The Hoodlums like this method of travel because ‘it’s exotic, it’s sporty it weeds out the clumsier soldiers’. A single Hoodlum holding one of these balloons is capable of flight. The [[cage]]s in which the [[Teensie]]s are imprisoned are usually found suspended in the air by a floating balloon. Rayman often finds chains of balloons unattended, and can use them as platforms; touching one will cause it to pop, sending Rayman bouncing high into the air. They quickly re-appear so that they can be used as platforms once more. One minigame, simply titled ‘[[Balloons]]’, revolves solely around this type of type of travel; Rayman must use chains comprising hundreds of balloons to cross a series of ships and icebergs in [[the Looming Sea]].