Livingstone

Livingstone
Alignment	Bad
Appears in	Rayman, Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance), Rayman Origins
Location	The Dream Forest, Forest world, Jibberish Jungle, Ticklish Temples
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Resistance	(Rayman) (Rayman Origins)
Attacks	Contact, hat-throw
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They may look (and SMELL) awful, but are surprisingly easy to defeat. Ugh, THIS guy! Seriously, he STINKS. This hygenically challenged villain reports to the Hunters and roams the land, imprisoning sweet, little Electoons. While the Lividstones are undeniably vile creatures, they're acutally pretty pathetic and can be quickly defeated with a quick slap, punch, kick or dodge.

—Official site, Rayman Origins

Livingstones, also known as Lividstones or Explorators, are common enemies who first appeared in the original Rayman game. They also appear in the Game Boy Advance adaptation of Rayman Raving Rabbids, and Rayman Origins. Before Origins, they were a limbless species with tall slender bodies, large noses, and sinister mustaches.

Rayman 1

Artwork of a Livingstone in the original Rayman

Livingstones are common enemies who only appear in levels of the Dream Forest. They are averagely-resistant enemies who freely wander on their platform, turning backwards when they face an obstacle. Rayman must simply avoid contact with them. If not eliminated in one hit, they go crazy and charge toward him until he punches them again or they fall in water. In the Atari Jaguar version, however, they will run toward him regardless of what he does.

Besides Rayman's fists, another way of defeating them is for him to use his grimace, which frightens them and makes them run away from instead of towards him and eventually fall into water. Rayman can also punch a plum onto their heads causing them to become dizzy but continue walking as usual, allowing him to jump onto the plum and use them as a walking platform to reach higher places or finish them off normally.

Another variety of Livingstones are Small Livingstones which, as their name implies, are shorter than standard Livingstones, but they are also more aggressive in their attempts to hurt Rayman and are more adept at dodging blows from his telescopic fist.

Rayman 3

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The plum-posts in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc bear images of Livingstones, in reference to their role in the original Rayman game.

Livingstones don't make a physical appearance in Rayman 3 however, Rayman must occasionally throw a plum onto a post to create a platform in order to progress. These posts bear images of Livingstones on them, in reference to the role they played in the original game.

Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA)

A Livingstone, as seen in the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids

Livingstones also appear in the Forest world of the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids. Here they are known by the name of Explorators and have a significantly altered appearance. They no longer have noses or mustaches however they have visible mouths, they wear a belt around their pants, their gloves are a different color, and their shoes have a more defined look. They also carry around sacks and can use their hats as a weapon. They can still be defeated by being punched however.

The Dream Forest's introductory image shows a Livingstone carrying a cage.

A typical Livingstone, as seen in the original Rayman game.

Livingstones go crazy when they survive a punch or subjected to a grimace.

A Livingstone, after having a plum stuck on his head by Rayman.

Livingstones return as enemies in Rayman Origins now with the name of Lividstones. Like the other returning Rayman characters, they have been redesigned, and now have limbs (rendering Rayman himself unique), visible mouth and resembling zombies. Their role as enemies is completely different compared to Rayman 1, being much weaker than their limb-less predecessors. They're vulnerable to almost every kind of attack, and don't go crazy but turn into bubbles when hit. Their only way to attack is giving a headbutt or waving their hands scared. They are revealed to enjoy bullying Lums, poking their faces, playing basketball with their bodies and using their heads as deodorant. They are also revealed to be the lackeys of the Hunters. The smaller variant of Lividstones aren't present in this game, but there are different kinds of Lividstones, some of them holding bamboo sticks to attack the characters, and others with spikes on their hats to avoid being crushed.