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==Description==

Foutch is a hovering, legless, yellow-coloured creature with a pyramidal head, which floats slightly apart from his body. His fists and chest are decorated with fiery insignia, and his arms appear to be made of a transparent, glassy substance. In the Dreamcast version, he glows with a blue aura; in the other versions, his head glows yellow, and the rest of him remains dull. Foutch is the Guardian of [[the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]], a level themed around the classical element of fire. However, Foutch is only encountered in the next level, [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]], where the third [[four Masks of Polokus|Mask of Polokus]] is hidden. The benevolent god [[Polokus]] created Foutch and the other Guardians to watch over these Masks. Once the four Masks are reunited, Polokus can be reawakened, and can aid in [[Rayman]]'s quest to defeat the [[Robo-Pirate]]s. Foutch is the most aggressive of the four Guardians, who were created by Polokus to protect the Masks. In the Sony PlayStation version of the game, the [[Grand Minimus]] reveals that Foutch has been driven insane by the destruction of [[the Heart of the World]]. He will no longer listen to reason, and believes Rayman to be a lying thief who has come to steal the Mask for malevolent purposes. [[Ly the Fairy]] attempted to ‘contact his spirit’, but was unable to soothe him in the way she soothed [[Umber]].

==Role in the games==

In each version of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', Foutch plays the same role (with the exception of ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', in which the Guardians are all ommitted). Foutch appears near the end of his [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]]. Catching [[Rayman]] by surprise, he punches the hero, causing him to tumble into Foutch's magma-filled arena, permanently stripping him of his new [[super helicopter]] power in the progress. The fight begins. In the PlayStation version, Rayman unsuccessfully attempts to reason with the Guardian first. Throughout the fight, Foutch chases Rayman around his circular arena while hurling horizontal and vertical beams of fire at him. In order to defeat him, Rayman must use [[spider]]-webs to bounce himself high in the air, then use his [[magic fist]] to strike down overhanging stalactites. If a stalactite lands on Foutch's head, he is injured; this is quite similar to the method by which Rayman defeated the first Guardian, [[Axel]], except that Foutch requires three hits rather than one. Each stalactite will inflict 13 damage upon him, out of his [[resistance]] of 30. When defeated, he explodes, releasing a number of [[Red Lum]]s, as well as [[Purple Lum]]s which can be used escape the arena and find the [[Four Masks of Polokus|Mask]]. It is not clear if Foutch was destroyed or not; in the PlayStation version, he and Axel can be re-fought an unlimited number of times, but in the other versions they never appear again after they have been defeated.

''[[Rayman Revolution]]'' contains an additional minigame entitled [[Ray-Type Challenge]], which is based on the [[Menezis]] minigame from the Windows and Dreamcast versions of the game. Ray-Type Challenge is a sidescrolling shooter game. The player controls [[Rayman]], who sits astride a [[flying shell]] which is flying through space. He must overcome numerous obstacles, including [[piranha]]s, [[bat]]s, [[Robo-Pirate]] projectiles and [[Boss Chenille]]s, either by shooting them or manoeuvring around them. As the minigame progresses, Rayman eventually encounters Foutch, who is its most powerful opponent. Once Rayman defeats him, he explodes, and the minigame continues as normal; it runs on indefinitely until Rayman loses his three [[life|lives]], allowing Foutch to be encountered an unlimited number of times.

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