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==Inhabitants==
==Inhabitants==
[[Image:Rayman2 screen friends600.jpg|thumb|left|320px|Some of the inhabitants of the Glade of Dreams. From left to right: the [[Grand Minimus|King of the Teensies]], [[Ly the Fairy]], [[Clark|Clark the Giant]], two [[baby Globox]]es, and [[Rayman]].]]
[[Image:Rayman2 screen friends600.jpg|thumb|right|320px|Some of the inhabitants of the Glade of Dreams. From left to right: the [[Grand Minimus|King of the Teensies]], [[Ly the Fairy]], [[Clark|Clark the Giant]], two [[baby Globox]]es, and [[Rayman]].]]


''For a complete list, see [[:Category:Characters|Characters]].''
''For a complete list, see [[:Category:Characters|Characters]].''
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In ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'', a strange new race is revealed: the [[Knaaren]]. These vicious warriors inhabit the tunnels beneath [[the Desert of the Knaaren]], and have long terrorised the [[Teensie]]s. The Knaaren were not created by [[Polokus]] at all, and are instead the offspring of [[the Leptys]], a dark god about whom little is known.
In ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'', a strange new race is revealed: the [[Knaaren]]. These vicious warriors inhabit the tunnels beneath [[the Desert of the Knaaren]], and have long terrorised the [[Teensie]]s. The Knaaren were not created by [[Polokus]] at all, and are instead the offspring of [[the Leptys]], a dark god about whom little is known.
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==The Heart of the World==
==The Heart of the World==
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The Glade of Dreams is sustained by [[the Heart of the World]], the most important object in the cosmology of the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]]. This mystical keystone comprises the 1,000 [[Yellow Lum]]s that existed before the creation of [[Polokus]]. The Heart of the World, which usually takes the form of a shimmering pink sphere, provides and maintains the harmony, balance and energy of the Glade. The games often begin with the Heart being attacked by a villain; this usually results in cosmic unbalance, and the proliferation of strange phenomena and malevolent creatures. At the time of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'', the Heart is located in a chamber deep within [[the Fairy Council]]. It is guarded constantly by the [[fairy|fairies]], and also by the [[Grand Minimus|King of the Teensies]], whose family has carried out this task all the way back to [[the First Grand Minimus|their most distant ancestor]]. The Heart's chamber doubles as the royal [[Teensie]] throne room.
The Glade of Dreams is sustained by [[the Heart of the World]], the most important object in the cosmology of the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]]. This mystical keystone comprises the 1,000 [[Yellow Lum]]s that existed before the creation of [[Polokus]]. The Heart of the World, which usually takes the form of a shimmering pink sphere, provides and maintains the harmony, balance and energy of the Glade. The games often begin with the Heart being attacked by a villain; this usually results in cosmic unbalance, and the proliferation of strange phenomena and malevolent creatures. At the time of ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'', the Heart is located in a chamber deep within [[the Fairy Council]]. It is guarded constantly by the [[fairy|fairies]], and also by the [[Grand Minimus|King of the Teensies]], whose family has carried out this task all the way back to [[the First Grand Minimus|their most distant ancestor]]. The Heart's chamber doubles as the royal [[Teensie]] throne room.


===[[The Great Protoon]]===
In the original ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' game, the world is sustained by an object known as [[the Great Protoon]]. Like [[the Heart of the World]], the Great Protoon is a pink orb which emanates harmony and balance. It also has a strong connection to the [[Electoon]]s, who gravitate around it, and become scattered across the world when the Protoon is stolen by the villainous [[Mr Dark]]. The Protoon is never mentioned in the later games, where its place is largely taken by the Heart. It is never confirmed whether they are different names for the same object.
In the original ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' game, the world is sustained by an object known as [[the Great Protoon]]. Like [[the Heart of the World]], the Great Protoon is a pink orb which emanates harmony and balance. It also has a strong connection to the [[Electoon]]s, who gravitate around it, and become scattered across the world when the Protoon is stolen by the villainous [[Mr Dark]]. The Protoon is never mentioned in the later games, where its place is largely taken by the Heart. It is never confirmed whether they are different names for the same object.
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==Geography==
==Geography==
The geography of the Glade of Dreams is inconsistent from one game to the next.
===In the games===
====In ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]''====
''Main article: [[The valley]]''
[[Image:R1PS1WorldMap.png|thumb|right|320px|[[The valley]], a key location in the Glade, and the setting of [[Rayman 1|the original game]] and its direct spin-offs.]]
The original ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' takes place in [[the valley|a small valley]] located somewhere in the Glade of Dreams (perhaps in the [[Archipelago]]). The valley features a mixture of naturalistic environments ([[the Dream Forest|forests]], [[Blue Mountains|mountains]], [[the Caves of Skops|caves]]) and surrealistic ones ([[Band Land|music]], [[Picture City|art]], [[Candy Château|sweets]]).
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====In ''[[Rayman 2|Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''====
[[Image:IsleofDoors2.png|thumb|left|320px|[[The Isle of Doors]] forms a geographical map of the Glade of Dreams when examined from an aerial perspective.]]
[[Image:IsleofDoors2.png|thumb|left|320px|[[The Isle of Doors]] forms a geographical map of the Glade of Dreams when examined from an aerial perspective.]]
[[Image:R1PS1WorldMap.png|thumb|right|320px|[[The valley]], a key location in the Glade, and the setting of [[Rayman 1|the original game]] and its direct spin-offs.]]
In ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', the Glade is explored in far greater depth, though only naturalistic environments such as mountains, forests, lakes, caves, beaches, swamps and fields are seen. There is significant overlap between these locations, giving a greater feel of cohesion and realism. In the previous game, [[Rayman]] simply walked from one location to the next, but here he uses [[the Hall of Doors]] to teleport from place to place. The official map that came with this game shows the Glade to be a single large island, with an [[Archipelago]] consisting of seven small islands located off its south-east shore. The Glade is surrounded by an ocean known as [[the Sea of Lums]]. At one point in the game, [[Rayman]] encounters his old enemy, [[Jano]], who now resides in [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]], an otherworldly grotto where the nightmares of Polokus are now confined.
 
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====In ''[[Rayman 3|Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''====
[[Image:The Crossroads of Dreams Rayman 3 map.jpg|frame|left|A thumbnail map of the locations in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'', as seen on an official site. The high-resolution map has since been lost.]]
[[Image:The Crossroads of Dreams Rayman 3 map.jpg|frame|left|A thumbnail map of the locations in ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'', as seen on an official site. The high-resolution map has since been lost.]]
This game features naturalistic locations that are similar to those of ''Rayman 2''. However, the locations of ''Rayman 3'' do not flow seamlessly like those of ''Rayman 2'', but contrast sharply with one another, like those of the original game. For example, Rayman travels from [[the Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman 3)|an idyllic Celtic landscape]] to [[the Desert of the Knaaren|a scorched desert]], and from [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds|an icy mountain range]] to [[Hoodlum Headquarters|an outlandish factory]]. One official ''Rayman 3'' website contained an interactive map showing the geographical relationship between the game's levels, but this map has since been lost.


The geography of the Glade of Dreams is inconsistent from one game to the next.
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====In ''[[Rayman Origins]]''====
[[Image:Cadre droite.png|thumb|right|320px|The islands on which ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' takes place.]]
The next game, ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', takes place on a group of islands. Harking back to the original game, they are clearly distinct, and some are naturalistic ([[Jibberish Jungle|forest]], [[Mystical Pique|mountain]], [[Sea of Serendipity|sea]]), while others are surrealistic ([[Desert of Dijiridoos|music]], [[Gourmand Land|food]], [[Moody Clouds|machinery]]). While some of these locations strongly resemble areas of [[the valley]], they do not seem to be located in the valley in the literal sense. ''Rayman Origins'' also introduces [[the Snoring Tree]] as the central resting place of [[Polokus]], and the [[Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman Origins)|Land of the Livid Dead]] as the Glade's nightmarish underworld. Though both are referred to as 'the Glade of Dreams', it is not clear how the islands of ''Rayman Origins'' relate to the large island of ''Rayman 2''. It could be that the large island dissolved into smaller ones at the beginning of ''Origins'', when the [[Livid Dead]] invaded and the dreams underlying reality began to disintegrate. It could also be that ''Origins'' simply takes place on the [[Archipelago]], a series of small islands shown to be located off the south-east shore on the ''Rayman 2'' map. The large, shadowy landscape that can be glimpsed at the bottom edge and corners of the ''Rayman Origins'' map supports this idea.


The original ''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' takes place in [[the valley|a small valley]] located somewhere in the Glade of Dreams (perhaps in the [[Archipelago]]). The valley features a mixture of naturalistic environments ([[the Dream Forest|forests]], [[Blue Mountains|mountains]], [[the Caves of Skops|caves]]) and surrealistic ones ([[Band Land|music]], [[Picture City|art]], [[Candy Château|sweets]]).
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In ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'', the Glade is explored in far greater depth, though only naturalistic environments such as mountains, forests, lakes, caves, beaches, swamps and fields are seen. There is significant overlap between these locations, giving a greater feel of cohesion and realism. In the previous game, [[Rayman]] simply walked from one location to the next, but here he uses [[the Hall of Doors]] to teleport from place to place. The official map that came with this game shows the Glade to be a single large island, with an [[Archipelago]] consisting of seven small islands located off its south-east shore. The Glade is surrounded by an ocean known as [[the Sea of Lums]]. At one point in the game, [[Rayman]] encounters his old enemy, [[Jano]], who now resides in [[the Cave of Bad Dreams]], an otherworldly grotto where the nightmares of Polokus are now confined.
====In ''[[Rayman Legends]]''====
No world map features in this game, as such, it is unknown how the locations featured in this game relate to each other on a grander map. However, some worlds feature similarities to worlds that featured in ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', perhaps indicating that the worlds featuring in this game are in fact, the same worlds in ''Rayman Origins'', but changed due to the 100 year gap between the two titles.


[[Image:Cadre droite.png|thumb|right|320px|The islands on which ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' takes place.]]
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''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]'' features naturalistic locations that are similar to those of ''Rayman 2''. However, the locations of ''Rayman 3'' do not flow seamlessly like those of ''Rayman 2'', but contrast sharply with one another, like those of the original game. For example, Rayman travels from [[the Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman 3)|an idyllic Celtic landscape]] to [[the Desert of the Knaaren|a scorched desert]], and from [[the Summit Beyond the Clouds|an icy mountain range]] to [[Hoodlum Headquarters|an outlandish factory]]. One official ''Rayman 3'' website contained an interactive map showing the geographical relationship between the game's levels, but this map has since been lost.
===Archipelago===
The Archipelago is a cluster of seven small islands, located in [[the Sea of Lums]] off the southeast coast of [[the Glade of Dreams]]. The Archipelago is never mentioned directly in any ''Rayman'' game; however, it is shown and labelled on the official map of the Glade of Dreams that was supplied with copies of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''.


The next game, ''[[Rayman Origins]]'', takes place on a group of islands. Harking back to the original game, they are clearly distinct, and some are naturalistic ([[Jibberish Jungle|forest]], [[Mystical Pique|mountain]], [[Sea of Serendipity|sea]]), while others are surrealistic ([[Desert of Dijiridoos|music]], [[Gourmand Land|food]], [[Moody Clouds|machinery]]). While some of these locations strongly resemble areas of [[the valley]], they do not seem to be located in the valley in the literal sense. ''Rayman Origins'' also introduces [[the Snoring Tree]] as the central resting place of [[Polokus]], and the [[Land of the Livid Dead (Rayman Origins)|Land of the Livid Dead]] as the Glade's nightmarish underworld. Though both are referred to as 'the Glade of Dreams', it is not clear how the islands of ''Rayman Origins'' relate to the large island of ''Rayman 2''. It could be that the large island dissolved into smaller ones at the beginning of ''Origins'', when the [[Livid Dead]] invaded and the dreams underlying reality began to disintegrate. It could also be that ''Origins'' simply takes place on the [[Archipelago]], a series of small islands shown to be located off the south-east shore on the ''Rayman 2'' map. The large, shadowy landscape that can be glimpsed at the bottom edge and corners of the ''Rayman Origins'' map supports this idea.
{|
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|[[Image:Rayman2 map.jpg|thumb|320px|The Archipelago is visible in the bottom-left corner of the map of [[the Glade of Dreams]]]]
|[[Image:Isle of Doors Archipelago.png|thumb|320px|The Archipelago is visible in-game in [[the Isle of Doors]], where one of its islands represents [[the Crow's Nest]], and two others are visible in the background. It should be noted that the Isle is only a loose interpretation of [[the Glade of Dreams|the Glade]].]]
|[[Image:IsleofDoors2.png|thumb|320px|[[The Isle of Doors]] forms a map of [[the Glade of Dreams]] when examined closely. Its compass rose indicates that the map of the Glade is oriented with west at the top, meaning that the Archipelago is to the southeast rather than the southwest. The Archipelago is not visible on this map.]]
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==Universe==
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