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[[Image:Pirate.jpg|thumb|right|A red member of the [[Robo-Pirate]] army]]
[[Image:Pirate.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A red model of the Henchman 800]]
 
[[File:RR-PS2-GreenHenchman-Sleep.jpg|320px|left|thumb|Henchmen 800 often are found sleeping on the job]]


{{quote|text=These are the pirate leader's robot invasion force. Totally devoted to [[Admiral Razorbeard]], they enforce a reign of terror by capturing anyone unlucky enough to cross their paths. There are several different models of henchmen, each with its strong and weak points. It's up to you to figure them out...|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''}}
{{quote|text=These are the pirate leader's robot invasion force. Totally devoted to [[Admiral Razorbeard]], they enforce a reign of terror by capturing anyone unlucky enough to cross their paths. There are several different models of henchmen, each with its strong and weak points. It's up to you to figure them out...|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''}}


'''Henchmen 800''' are a type of [[Robo-Pirate]] that comprises the majority of the army commanded by [[Admiral Razorbeard]]. They appear primarily in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'' and in its remakes, but can also be found in the [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|mobile and Game Boy Advance adaptations of ''Rayman 3'']].
'''Henchmen 800''' are a type of [[Robo-Pirate]] that comprises the majority of the army commanded by [[Admiral Razorbeard]]. They appear primarily in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'' and in its remakes, but can also be found in the [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance]] and [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Symbian]] versions of ''Rayman 3''.


The basic Henchman are the standard model, that comes in different colours with different weapons. They sometimes appear in the level by parachuting or drilling up through the ground. More than often they are found sleeping on the job. Notably, the drilling pirates can instantly kill [[Rayman]] if he steps on the place from which they drill upwards from underground. The parachuting pirates appear mostly in ''[[Rayman Revolution]]'', in which they ambush [[Rayman]] several times; only one appears in the original version, in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]].
==Description==
[[File:RR-PS2-GreenHenchman-Sleep.jpg|320px|left|thumb|Henchmen 800 often are found sleeping on the job]]


[[Image:The Fairy Glade.jpg|thumb|right|A group of Henchmen 800 attacking [[Rayman]]]]
Henchman 800 all share a like appearance, their abilities and resilience varies by their colouration. The only exception is the Zombie variation, which features a similar appearance, but is rustic and run-down, befitting its name. The ranks of Henchmen 800 are determined by colour, though they overlap in the original and Dreamcast versions of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]''. Notably, some of them are exclusive to the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 versions. The [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance]] and [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Symbian]] versions of ''Rayman 3'' also introduce their own further variations, with further modifications to their weapon capabilities.


Despite them being robots, one of [[Razorbeard]]'s bodyguards puts his foot out to trip [[Spyglass pirate|Razorbeard's lackey]], indicating that they may have some kind of personality, or at least a sense of humour.
Most varieties of Henchman will attack from a distance, firing some form of projectile, the typing of which varies by model. Should Rayman stray too close to them, they will swing their hooks at him. Some Henchman models may opt to chase after Rayman, and will only fire at him momentarily after they take damage. Other Henchman may attempt to flank Rayman by using drills to move underground, or merely jumping around  after a barrage of fire, to land in another area to continue firing. Should a drilling Robo-Pirate reemerge where Rayman is standing, he will lose all his health, giving a Game Over. Finally, Robo-Pirates can also ambush Rayman by dropping into the area via parachute, only one parachuting pirate is seen in the original version of ''[[Rayman 2]]'', in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]]. However, more appear in the [[Rayman Revolution|''Revolution'']] remake.
 
Robo-Pirates serve mostly as foot soldiers, as such, not much is known about their personalities. They appear to be capable at humour, as seen in the cutscene where one trips up the [[Spyglass Pirate]]. Some also can appear to be lazy, as shown by various encounters with them sleeping on the job. Their individual intelligence is also unknown, though one is fooled by Rayman at the end of the [[Canopy]], where he slips by one by hiding in a bush.  


==Types==
==Types==
The ranks of Henchmen 800 are determined by colour, though they overlap in the original and Dreamcast versions of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]''. Notably, some of them are exclusive to the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 versions.
[[Image:Parachutepirate.png|thumb|320px|A purple parachuting pirate in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]]]]


[[Image:Parachutepirate.png|thumb|320px|A purple parachuting pirate in the [[Tomb of the Ancients]]]]
===Purple===
===Purple===
''Main article: [[Purple Henchman 800]]''
''Main article: [[Purple Henchman 800]]''
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They appear in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the handheld adaptation of the third game]] where they hold a mace and can throw it at [[Rayman]]. They also are the only type of [[Robo-Pirate]]s that appear in the [[Rayman 3 (mobile phone)|mobile version of ''Rayman 3'']], in which they appear as limbless, red-eyed Henchmen 800 with a different type of hook firing regular energy projectiles.
They appear in [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|the handheld adaptation of the third game]] where they hold a mace and can throw it at [[Rayman]]. They also are the only type of [[Robo-Pirate]]s that appear in the [[Rayman 3 (mobile phone)|mobile version of ''Rayman 3'']], in which they appear as limbless, red-eyed Henchmen 800 with a different type of hook firing regular energy projectiles.
==Gallery==
{|
|-valign="top"
|[[File:Sketch-2-sbires.jpg|thumbnail|320px|left|Concept art for the Henchman 800]]
|[[File:Japanese_Henchman_800.jpg|thumb|228px|left|A Henchman 800, as illustrated in the manual for the Japanese version of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'']]
|[[File:Henchman800-FrenchMacDonaldsFigure.JPG|200px|thumb|left|The Henchman 800 was one of the six collectible [[figures]] the French MacDonalds restaurants' Happy Meal collection of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'']]
|[[File:Henchman 800.jpg|thumb|230px|left|Official artwork of a [[red Henchman 800]]]]
|-
|[[Image:The Fairy Glade.jpg|thumb|left|A group of Henchmen 800 attacking [[Rayman]]]]
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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==External links==
==External links==
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FlPTYb0I8M Rayman gets killed by the drilling Henchman]  
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FlPTYb0I8M Rayman gets killed by the drilling Henchman]  
<table>
<tr>
<td valign="top">[[File:Japanese_Henchman_800.jpg|thumb|left|228px|A Henchman 800, as illustrated in the manual for the Japanese version of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'']]</td>
<td valign="top">[[File:Henchman800-FrenchMacDonaldsFigure.JPG|200px|thumb|none|The Henchman 800 was one of the six collectible [[figures]] the French MacDonalds restaurants' Happy Meal collection of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'']]</td>
<td valign="top">[[File:Henchman 800.jpg|thumb|right|228px|Official artwork of a [[red Henchman 800]]]]</td>
</tr>
</table>


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