Prickly fruit

Spiky fruits are dangerous items found in various entries of the Rayman series.

In Rayman and its spinoffs

Rayman

A small spiky fruit

They exist in various sizes and are red in colour (except for the PlayStation & Jaguar versions where they feature other colours).

The most common type is a small, red fruit that falls when Rayman passes under it and hurts him if not dodged. They freely grow in the forest and can be found on rockers, but are also used by Moskito to attack Rayman. In the PlayStation & Jaguar versions, they are yellow, except for those on rockers which are red too.

A bigger type, about as large as Rayman, is thrown at him by Moskito. They are red in all versions, including PlayStation & Jaguar.

The last type is almost of the size of the whole screen, and is used by Moskito to attack Rayman too. However, he never throws them, but only carries them with difficulty to hurt him with them. Before the battle, Rayman is pursued by Moskito carrying one of those fruits, and must rush to the end sign. During the boss battle, Rayman only needs to duck to avoid them. In the PlayStation & Jaguar versions, they are purple, just like plums.

Moskito pursuing Rayman with a huge spiky fruit	A huge spiky fruit in the PlayStation version	In the PlayStation version, only the small spiky fruits on rockers are red
A medium-sized spiky fruit

The Game Boy Color version

Spiky fruit, as they appear in the Game Boy Color version of the original Rayman game

Spiky fruit also appear in the Game Boy Color version of Rayman. Most of them are attached to vines or walls, and drop when Rayman passes beneath them. Some also appear on rockers, behaving identically to those on rockers that appeared in the original Rayman game.

Spiky fruits were once planned to appear in Rayman Origins, but were scrapped for unknown reasons. Rayman can be seen running past them in an early E3 trailer.

In the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman 3

A spiky fruit from the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman 3

Spiky fruit return as harmful obstacles in Prickly Passage and Lum Challenge. Unlike the Spiky fruit that had featured in previous instalments, the Spiky fruit in this game is not naturally occurring. It is in fact a collection of fruit sewn together with a spiked cloth enclosure. Spiky fruit can be found either static or swinging.

In Rayman Origins

Rayman running past a spiky fruit in the Rayman Origins E3 2010 trailer

Spiky fruit featured in the E3 2010 trailer of Rayman Origins, however, they do not make an appearance in the final product and thus were clearly scrapped at some point in development.