Razoff

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''Main article: [[Shoedsackovskaïa family]]''

The in-game information states that Count Razoff is the son of Count Zaroff, and the grandson of Nimrod and Artemis. He also claims to hold the Chair of Cynegenics at the University of Tyr-Kainkou. He has settled in [[the Bog of Murk]], as is his family's tradition, and he will return to his homeland only when he has captured an exotic prey. He also appears to enjoy capturing lesser creatures; several [[Ugly|Uglies]] are imprisoned in his mansion, and at least one [[~~Paluchard~~]] is locked up in his dungeon. It is not known if his mansion was handed down to him from his father, or if each member of [[Shoedsackovskaïa family|the family]] must have their own dwelling constructed in the region. ‘Schoedsackovski’ is not explicitly mentioned as Razoff's surname, but this detail can be derived from actual Slavic surnames of similar form.<ref>Wikipedia, ''Family name'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name#Slavic_countries</ref>

The in-game information states that Count Razoff is the son of Count Zaroff, and the grandson of Nimrod and Artemis. He also claims to hold the Chair of Cynegenics at the University of Tyr-Kainkou. He has settled in [[the Bog of Murk]], as is his family's tradition, and he will return to his homeland only when he has captured an exotic prey. He also appears to enjoy capturing lesser creatures; several [[Ugly|Uglies]] are imprisoned in his mansion, and at least one [[Mawpaw]] is locked up in his dungeon. It is not known if his mansion was handed down to him from his father, or if each member of [[Shoedsackovskaïa family|the family]] must have their own dwelling constructed in the region. ‘Schoedsackovski’ is not explicitly mentioned as Razoff's surname, but this detail can be derived from actual Slavic surnames of similar form.<ref>Wikipedia, ''Family name'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name#Slavic_countries</ref>

Each member of [[Shoedsackovskaïa family|Razoff's family]] is named after a great fictional or mythical hunter. Razoff's father, Count Zaroff, is named in reference to the character General Zaroff from Richard Connell's 1924 novella ''‘[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game The Most Dangerous Game]’''. ‘Razoff’ is simply ‘Zaroff’ with the ‘Z’ and the ‘R’ switched, and the characters bear many other similarities. Nimrod, Razoff's grandfather, is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrod a great biblical hunter], and Artemis, Razoff's grandmother, is presumably named in reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis the Greek goddess of hunting]. The ‘Shoedsackovskaïa’ surname was created by adding a Slavic suffix to the surname of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_B._Schoedsack Ernest Schoedsack], the director of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game_%28film%29 the 1932 film adaptation of ''The Most Dangerous Game''] – this film is the first work to depict the character of Zaroff as a count rather than a general, and seems to have been a significant influence on ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''.

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[[Image:Razoff's_mansion.png|right|thumb|320px|The entrance to Razoff's mansion]]

Razoff's mansion is located in [[the Bog of Murk]]. It is very large and classical mansion with many statues inside including statues of [[Sssssam]], [[piranha]]s and a statue of Razoff riding a [[Goaty]] (a scrapped character from the game). There are also several bug-like creatures called [[Ugly|Uglies]] which can be found chained-up in his mansion; if [[Rayman]] frees the Uglies, they thank him by giving him [[Red Lum]]s before flying away. Typical for Razoff, in his mansion is a vast array of guns and a cannon. [[Globox]] was accidentally transported to the basement of Razoff's mansion when he was separated from Rayman in the [[Teensie Highway]]. Also in the basement are a large ball and chain which Razoff attempts to kill Rayman with, a magic mirror similar to the one found in Bégoniax's house, and at least one [[~~Paluchard~~]], a large plesiosaur-like creature with a hand for a head which Razoff was apparently keeping imprisoned, and who helps Rayman out in the battle by giving him [[Heavy Metal Fist]] power-ups and placing him back on the platform when he falls down.

Razoff's mansion is located in [[the Bog of Murk]]. It is very large and classical mansion with many statues inside including statues of [[Sssssam]], [[piranha]]s and a statue of Razoff riding a [[Goaty]] (a scrapped character from the game). There are also several bug-like creatures called [[Ugly|Uglies]] which can be found chained-up in his mansion; if [[Rayman]] frees the Uglies, they thank him by giving him [[Red Lum]]s before flying away. Typical for Razoff, in his mansion is a vast array of guns and a cannon. [[Globox]] was accidentally transported to the basement of Razoff's mansion when he was separated from Rayman in the [[Teensie Highway]]. Also in the basement are a large ball and chain which Razoff attempts to kill Rayman with, a magic mirror similar to the one found in Bégoniax's house, and at least one [[Mawpaw]], a large plesiosaur-like creature with a hand for a head which Razoff was apparently keeping imprisoned, and who helps Rayman out in the battle by giving him [[Heavy Metal Fist]] power-ups and placing him back on the platform when he falls down.

Razoff has several statues of [[Sssssam]] the snake in his mansion, hinting that Razoff has encountered, or at least knows of, the character. Most likely, Razoff has hunted Sssssam at some point. Whether he actually killed or captured Sssssam at some point between ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'' and ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'' is unknown; however, it should be noted that Razoff's inherited obligation to capture an exotic prey does not yet seem to be fulfilled by the time of ''Rayman 3''.

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 ''Main article: [[Shoedsackovskaïa family]]''
-The in-game information states that Count Razoff is the son of Count Zaroff, and the grandson of Nimrod and Artemis. He also claims to hold the Chair of Cynegenics at the University of Tyr-Kainkou. He has settled in [[the Bog of Murk]], as is his family's tradition, and he will return to his homeland only when he has captured an exotic prey. He also appears to enjoy capturing lesser creatures; several [[Ugly|Uglies]] are imprisoned in his mansion, and at least one [[Paluchard]] is locked up in his dungeon. It is not known if his mansion was handed down to him from his father, or if each member of [[Shoedsackovskaïa family|the family]] must have their own dwelling constructed in the region. ‘Schoedsackovski’ is not explicitly mentioned as Razoff's surname, but this detail can be derived from actual Slavic surnames of similar form.<ref>Wikipedia, ''Family name'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name#Slavic_countries</ref>
+The in-game information states that Count Razoff is the son of Count Zaroff, and the grandson of Nimrod and Artemis. He also claims to hold the Chair of Cynegenics at the University of Tyr-Kainkou. He has settled in [[the Bog of Murk]], as is his family's tradition, and he will return to his homeland only when he has captured an exotic prey. He also appears to enjoy capturing lesser creatures; several [[Ugly|Uglies]] are imprisoned in his mansion, and at least one [[Mawpaw]] is locked up in his dungeon. It is not known if his mansion was handed down to him from his father, or if each member of [[Shoedsackovskaïa family|the family]] must have their own dwelling constructed in the region. ‘Schoedsackovski’ is not explicitly mentioned as Razoff's surname, but this detail can be derived from actual Slavic surnames of similar form.<ref>Wikipedia, ''Family name'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name#Slavic_countries</ref>
 Each member of [[Shoedsackovskaïa family|Razoff's family]] is named after a great fictional or mythical hunter. Razoff's father, Count Zaroff, is named in reference to the character General Zaroff from Richard Connell's 1924 novella ''‘[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game The Most Dangerous Game]’''. ‘Razoff’ is simply ‘Zaroff’ with the ‘Z’ and the ‘R’ switched, and the characters bear many other similarities. Nimrod, Razoff's grandfather, is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrod a great biblical hunter], and Artemis, Razoff's grandmother, is presumably named in reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis the Greek goddess of hunting]. The ‘Shoedsackovskaïa’ surname was created by adding a Slavic suffix to the surname of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_B._Schoedsack Ernest Schoedsack], the director of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game_%28film%29 the 1932 film adaptation of ''The Most Dangerous Game''] – this film is the first work to depict the character of Zaroff as a count rather than a general, and seems to have been a significant influence on ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]''.
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 [[Image:Razoff's_mansion.png|right|thumb|320px|The entrance to Razoff's mansion]]
-Razoff's mansion is located in [[the Bog of Murk]]. It is very large and classical mansion with many statues inside including statues of [[Sssssam]], [[piranha]]s and a statue of Razoff riding a [[Goaty]] (a scrapped character from the game). There are also several bug-like creatures called [[Ugly|Uglies]] which can be found chained-up in his mansion; if [[Rayman]] frees the Uglies, they thank him by giving him [[Red Lum]]s before flying away. Typical for Razoff, in his mansion is a vast array of guns and a cannon. [[Globox]] was accidentally transported to the basement of Razoff's mansion when he was separated from Rayman in the [[Teensie Highway]]. Also in the basement are a large ball and chain which Razoff attempts to kill Rayman with, a magic mirror similar to the one found in Bégoniax's house, and at least one [[Paluchard]], a large plesiosaur-like creature with a hand for a head which Razoff was apparently keeping imprisoned, and who helps Rayman out in the battle by giving him [[Heavy Metal Fist]] power-ups and placing him back on the platform when he falls down.
+Razoff's mansion is located in [[the Bog of Murk]]. It is very large and classical mansion with many statues inside including statues of [[Sssssam]], [[piranha]]s and a statue of Razoff riding a [[Goaty]] (a scrapped character from the game). There are also several bug-like creatures called [[Ugly|Uglies]] which can be found chained-up in his mansion; if [[Rayman]] frees the Uglies, they thank him by giving him [[Red Lum]]s before flying away. Typical for Razoff, in his mansion is a vast array of guns and a cannon. [[Globox]] was accidentally transported to the basement of Razoff's mansion when he was separated from Rayman in the [[Teensie Highway]]. Also in the basement are a large ball and chain which Razoff attempts to kill Rayman with, a magic mirror similar to the one found in Bégoniax's house, and at least one [[Mawpaw]], a large plesiosaur-like creature with a hand for a head which Razoff was apparently keeping imprisoned, and who helps Rayman out in the battle by giving him [[Heavy Metal Fist]] power-ups and placing him back on the platform when he falls down.
 Razoff has several statues of [[Sssssam]] the snake in his mansion, hinting that Razoff has encountered, or at least knows of, the character. Most likely, Razoff has hunted Sssssam at some point. Whether he actually killed or captured Sssssam at some point between ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'' and ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'' is unknown; however, it should be noted that Razoff's inherited obligation to capture an exotic prey does not yet seem to be fulfilled by the time of ''Rayman 3''.

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