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I don't think it's supposed to be him saying 'Eckpointchay'
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| species = Teensie  
| species = [[Teensie ]]
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 1]]'', ''[[Rayman Junior]]'', ''[[English with Rayman]]'', ''[[Rayman Advance]]'', ''[[Rayman Origins]]''
| appears in = ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', ''[[Rayman Junior]]'', ''[[English with Rayman]]'', ''[[Rayman Origins]]''
| status = Photographer
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{{quote|text=He is here to immortalise your feats! When you lose a life, you start again in the last place where he took a picture of you.|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''}}
{{quote|text=He is here to immortalise your feats! When you lose a [[life]], you start again in the last place where he took a picture of you.|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''}}


{{quote|text=Eckpointchay!|sign=The Photographer|source=''earlier version of [[Rayman Origins]]''}}
'''The Photographer''' is a character who appears in several games in the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]], most notably ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' and ''[[Rayman Origins]]''. Though his exact purpose varies from game to game, he can usually be found standing near a photoboard, waiting to photograph Rayman and his friends.


'''The Photographer''' is a character who first appeared in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]]. He has a photoboard, which he uses to take a photo of Rayman posing with goofy bodies. In [[Rayman Origins]], his photoboard makes a comeback, and some early trailers and demos show him taking photos, but he's unseen during the final version of the game.
==Appearance==
In the original ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', the Photographer wears a chequered trench coat and blue shoes, and has a satchel slung over his shoulder. His face is never seen, but one of his eyes is visible through his long blonde hair. In ''[[Rayman Junior]]'', the Photographer's appearance is slightly different: he wears a brown coat instead of a green and red chequered one.


== Appearance ==
In ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', the Photographer's appearance changes significantly. His face is finally visible, and like several other returning characters, he has been changed to a [[Teensie]] to better fit the style of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'' and ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''. He is somewhat different from the other Teensies, with a thinner body, slightly darker skin, large, cartoonish hands, and a purple outfit with a feathered hat. As in [[Rayman 1|the original game]], he wears large blue shoes and has a prominent eye.
 
In Rayman 1, his face is never seen apart from a large eye, though he has blonde hair, and wears a chequered trench coat and blue shoes.In Rayman Junior, the Photographer wears a brown coat instead of a green one with red dots on it.
 
For Rayman Origins, the Photographer had a drastical redesign. His face is finally visible, but like most of the returning characters, the Photographer was changed to a [[Teensie]],  to better fit the style of the previous sequels. However, his appearance as a teensie is different from his brethren, being thinner, with a darker skin and with enormous cartoony hands, feet and eyes. He wears a purple outfit with a feathered hat.
 
== The Photoboards ==


==The photoboards==
[[Image:Photographer.png|thumb|320px|The Photographer, as seen in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']].]]
[[Image:Photographer.png|thumb|320px|The Photographer, as seen in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']].]]


Through the games, the Photographer has a tendency to change the photoboards that he uses to take pictures of Rayman. In Rayman 1, the photoboard has a picture of a bodybuilder's body, holding a surfboard and a sea shell in a beach background. In [[Rayman Junior]], the photoboard has a picture of a body wearing a cloak like [[Mr Dark]]'s whilst holding letters and numbers. In [[English with Rayman]], the photoboard has a picture of the statue of liberty holding an ice cream.
Through the games, the Photographer has a tendency to change the photoboards that he uses to take pictures of Rayman. In ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', the photoboard has a picture of a bodybuilder's body, standing on a beach and holding what appears to be a surfboard and a sea shell. In ''[[Rayman Junior]]'', the photoboard has a picture of [[Mr Dark]]'s body, holding colourful letters and numbers. In ''[[English with Rayman]]'', the photoboard has a picture of the Statue of Liberty holding an ice cream cone.


In Rayman Origins, the photoboard has two spaces, and the positions in which the players stand indicate who has collected the most [[Lum]]s in a level. The new photoboard shows what appears to be a skinny, loincloth-clad creature wielding an axe, and a large woman in armour wielding a sword; the two most skilled players stand behind these pictures (Being the large woman the first place and the skinny creature the second place), while any remaining characters are left to peek out from behind the photoboard to get their picture taken.
In ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', the photoboard has spaces for two characters. The positions which the players take indicate who has collected the most [[Lum]]s in a level. The new photoboard shows a large armoured woman with a sword, and a skinny, loincloth-clad figure wielding an axe. The player with the most Lums stands behind the picture of the woman, the player with the second-most Lums stands behind the picture of the other figure, and the two players with the least Lums are left to peek out from behind the photoboard to get their picture taken.
 
== Role in the games ==


==Role in the games==
[[Image:RaymanOrigins 002.jpg|thumb|320px|The Photographer, in an earlier version of ''[[Rayman Origins]]''.]]
[[Image:RaymanOrigins 002.jpg|thumb|320px|The Photographer, in an earlier version of ''[[Rayman Origins]]''.]]


In almost every Rayman game where the Photographer appears, he serves as a checkpoint. He takes a picture when rayman puts his head over the siluette of the photoboard and smiles. If Rayman dies, he will come back to the place where he took his last picture. In ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', he was replaced by the [[Green Lum]] checkpoints.   
In ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'', ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' and ''[[English with Rayman]]'', the Photographer serves as a checkpoint. He takes a picture when Rayman stands behind the photoboard and smiles. If Rayman dies and has any [[life|lives]] remaining, he returns to the last place where the Photographer took his picture. In ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', he was replaced by the [[Green Lum]] checkpoints.   
 
In Rayman Origins, the photoboard takes a major role than the Photographer himself. The photoboard pops out from nowhere when the heroes break the last [[Electoon]]s [[Cage]] of the level and then they pose and smile for a picture. In this game, the photoboard takes a different role, being no longer a checkpoint, but an end-of-level point, much like an [[exit sign]] or a [[Spiral Door]]. In earlier development, the Photographer was supposed to appear in the game, waiting for the heroes to come and pose for the picture and then scream "Eckpointchay!" (Checkpoint in pig-latin), however, the main idea was scrapped, and the Photographer was replaced with the [[Magician]] and his lum-picking test tube.


Despite this, the artwork of the Photographer can be still seen on the website, and the photoboard with the characters posing may suggest that the Photographer is still there, but as an omniscient character.
In ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', the photoboard takes on a more significant role than the Photographer himself. It appears whenever the heroes break the last [[Electoon]] [[cage]] of a level; then they smile and pose for a picture. The photoboard is no longer a checkpoint, but an end-of-level point, much like an [[exit sign]] or a [[Spiral Door]]. Earlier in the development of the game, the Photographer was intended to appear and take the heroes' picture, but the developers chose to replace him with [[the Magician]] and his test tube (which he uses to collect and count Lums). It is not clear who actually takes the photographs in the final game, but it may be that the photographer is still present but simply standing off-screen, perhaps serving as the camera of the game itself (much like the Lakitu Bros in ''Super Mario 64''). Despite the Photographer's absence from the final version of the game, artwork depicting him can still be seen on the official website.


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[[Category:Scrapped content|Photographer, The]]
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