Mini Jano

Mini Jano
Alignment	Bad
Appears in	Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Location	The Cave of Bad Dreams, the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire
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Resistance	PC, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast: (fire-breathing version) (stealthy version) PlayStation: (fire-breathing version) PlayStation 2: (fire-breathing version) (stealthy version)
Attacks	Fire breath, eat, bite, contact
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The mini Janos, whose official name is unknown, are enemies encountered in Rayman 2. They are dark-green one-eyed round monsters with skeletal arms that are found mostly in the Cave of Bad Dreams, which is guarded by their much larger counterpart, Jano, though another one appears at a certain point in the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire.

The first type of mini Janos attack by breathing fire, and they often attempt to avoid Rayman when they look each other in the eye while attacking. Like Jano, they can dig underground, and they usually make their ambush at what seems to be a dead end. There is usually more than one to defeat. If Rayman gets too close to them, they will grab and devour him.

The second type appears only once, and is characterised by a higher resistance and a different behaviour. Instead of breathing fire, this mini Jano hides behind columns, and only attacks Rayman, by leaping on him and biting him, when he turns away. The only way to defeat this one is to wait until it gets close, turn towards it and shoot.

If mini Janos are met at a dead end, all of them need to be defeated in order to reveal a secret item, usually a plum or a Magic Sphere.

In the PlayStation version of the game, only the fire-breathing mini Janos appear, though twice as resistant and in both the Cave of Bad Dreams and the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire. In Rayman Revolution, both versions are notably weaker, especially those breathing fire, which on the other hand are more numerous. Occasionally, the fire-breathing mini Janos in the Cave of Bad Dreams on the higher platform added in this version wear hats similar to their larger counterpart.

A mini Jano devouring Rayman

The colour of Mini Janos is different in the Japanese version of Rayman Revolution