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In the Jaguar and Windows exclusive [[Breakout minigame|''Breakout'' minigame]], [[Rayman]] must use a ball to make a cluster of floating plums of various colours vanish. Some of these plums have special properties, such as being very bouncy. Some cause the entire plum cluster to move when they are struck. Occasionally plums in this minigame begin to flash with multiple colours; hitting a flashing plum will cause it to vanish and also release a collectible item such as a [[Ting]] (or others, depending on the version).

[[Image:R2TGE-PC-TheSanctuaryOfStoneAndFire-HallOfDoors.jpg|left|thumb|320px|A holographic plum represents [[the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]] in [[the Hall of Doors]]]]

In ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', plums are used to travel through rivers of water and lava. They can also be thrown at [[Gorilla Pirate]]s, who will be rendered harmless and can be used as makeshift platforms due to the plum being stuck on their head. [[Rayman]] can move plums by shooting at them if they're in front of him, or by shooting anywhere if he's on it, which will move it in the opposite direction. It is also possible to throw them onto posts, permanently or temporarily (in this case, the goal is to take the plum to a precise place), allowing [[Rayman]] to reach places he otherwise could not. Plums bounce endlessly, even on lava, however they can be destroyed if they fall into pits of intense lava.

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==''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]''==

Plums also appear in [[Rayman 2 Forever|the Game Boy Color adaptation of ''Rayman 2'']], in which they are only used to travel through bodies of lava. They are mostly purple, but, notably, they can also be green in this game.

Plums do not make an appearance in ''[[Rayman M]]'', however it is believed to exist a different kind of plum with a conical form and eyes in the top of the leaves. It is unknown if this kind of fruit is intended to be a plum variant or not.

[[File:PlumVariant_RaymanM-Arena.gif|thumb|320px|right|Blinking fruits, that appear to be variants of plums]]

==''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''==

In ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'', plums are much less bouncy than in the other games, and are no longer buoyant. Their sole purpose is to be picked up and thrown onto posts, thus creating platforms which can be used to reach high places. On these plum-posts are pictures of [[Livingstone]]s; an in-joke referring to the Livingstones' susceptibility to having plums lodged on their heads in [[Rayman 1|the original game]]. As was the case in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', Rayman can carry them around with him; they have their own musical theme which plays in the background until they are thrown successfully onto a post. If Rayman is close enough to a plum, he can also kick it, sending it flying through the air.

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Early on in the development of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'', carnivorous plants named [[Hoover]]s were planned to appear. These plants loved to devour plums, and [[Rayman]] would have had to feed them in order to pass. However, they were cut from the final version of the game and replaced with the more straightforward plum-posts.

==[[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman 3'' (Game Boy Advance)]]==

Plums also make an appearance in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman 3'']]. They are found only in one level, [[River of Fire]], where their only purpose is for [[Rayman]] to jump on them and sail them across the lava to progress through the level. They cannot be picked up in this game.

<td>[[Image:Plum_lava_R3_GBA.PNG|left|frame|[[Rayman]] uses his [[telescopic fist]]s to propel himself and the plum across the lava]]</td>

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==[[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (Game Boy Advance)]]==

Plums reappear in [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']], where they can be used in a number of ways. They are much larger here; they do not bounce any more, and [[Rayman]] can carry them again. He can either throw them against spiky walls to create platforms or in the water to sail through the swamps. Thrown plums can also kill enemies, as can walking into enemies while holding a plum.

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==See also==

*[[Plum juice]]