Super helicopter

This power is yours when the Musician gives you the magic flask that activates it. It allows you to fly while

retaining control of your direction. (...)

—Manual, Rayman

The Super Helicopter usually refers to a form of temporary powerup granted to Rayman that allows him to fly using his hair as opposed to simply gliding as is done with the normal helicopter ability.

In Rayman 1

Rayman is given a super helicopter potion by the Musician

Rayman using his super helicopter power

The Super Helicopter, also known as the Super Helico, is a temporary power in the original game, which is received twice, in Mr Stone's Peaks, when Rayman is given the potion by the Musician, and in Pencil Pentathlon, where he finds another potion. It can be considered as an upgrade to the helicopter power, as it allows him to fly in the air with his hair. The Super Helicopter is also used by flying Antitoons.

In the Game Boy Color version of Rayman 1

This ability is also available in the portable version of Rayman 1. There are specific levels where Rayman eats a specific kind of a plant that gives him the ability to fly with the Super Helicopter.

In Rayman 2

Rayman receives the super helicopter from Ly the Fairy

The super helicopter in Rayman 2

In Rayman 2, when Rayman goes beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava, Ly appears before him and gives him a Silver Lum, which upgrades his helicopter to super helicopter again, so that he can fly in the huge lava corridors. Unfortunately, at the end of the level, he loses this upgrade to Foutch, who punches him. In Rayman Revolution, the ability was partially restored, meaning that he could permanently hover only over pools of lava without loss of altitude.

In Rayman 3

Rayman gets the Throttle Copter for the first time

Rayman flying up in the air

The super helicopter ability was revisited in Rayman 3, in the form of the Throttle Copter. The Throttle Copter is, of the five, the power with the shortest time limit, though it allows for brief flying similar to that in previous games. Instead of using his hair, Rayman uses the propeller in his helmet.

In the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman 3

Rayman receives the power to fly with his Helicopter so long as he collected a Blue Lum - small ones would let him fly for a little while, whereas large ones allowed him to fly until the end of the level.

In Rayman Hoodlums' Revenge

The Throttle Copter, as it appears in Rayman Hoodlums' Revenge

The ability is once again revisited via the Throttle Copter, however, Rayman can now extend his flight time by collecting Blue Lums.

In Rayman Origins, Rayman Legends and their spin-offs

In Rayman Origins, there are no super-helicopter power ups. However, its effect can still be recreated, Rayman (and his friends) can fly in upward air currents, in a similar fashion to how he could gain altitude by flying in the air currents seen in The Fairy Glade in Rayman 2.

In Rayman: The Animated Series

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Rayman saves his friends in The Animated Series

In Rayman: The Animated Series, in order to avoid a fatal fall after a steamroller falling off a cliff by accident, Rayman holds the gang and flies in the air in No Parking episode. Since the power wasn't effective for a long time due to the weight carrying of the whole gang, everyone fell and crashed down into a house above Inspector Grub's.