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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Swingmen have a similar role in the game to [[flying ring]]s in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]], [[Purple Lum]]s in ''[[Rayman 2]]'' and the [[flying hook]]s from ''[[Rayman 3]]''; they are used by the heroes in order to swing, helping them reach places they can not reach by jumping alone. They are flying blue blob-like creatures with a small purple hat and angel-like wings, protruding swinging arms which the heroes can grab onto as they approach one | Swingmen have a similar role in the game to [[flying ring]]s in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]], [[Purple Lum]]s in ''[[Rayman 2]]'' and the [[flying hook]]s from ''[[Rayman 3]]''; they are used by the heroes in order to swing, helping them reach places they can not reach by jumping alone. They are flying blue blob-like creatures with a small purple hat and angel-like wings, protruding swinging arms which the heroes can grab onto as they approach one. | ||
==In ''[[Rayman Origins]]''== | |||
Swingemen can protrude up to four arms at a time, one arm for each hero. Unlike the [[Fakir]]s and swinging vines, Swingmen have a more predictable management in multiplayer mode, as both the [[Fakir]]s and swinging vines require various players to control one single swinging element, while the Swingmen's multiple arms allow each hero to have their own swinging element; however, the Swingmen move their arms automatically, and cannot be controlled by the heroes manually. | |||
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Go With The Flow - Origins 10.jpg|A swingman in [[Go With The Flow]] from ''[[Rayman Origins]]''. | |||
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==In ''[[Rayman Legends]]''== | |||
Swingmen appear in levels the [[Back to Origins]] painting, where they serve the same purpose as they do in ''[[Rayman Origins]]''. | |||
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Climb Out - Back to Origins 8.jpg|A swingman in [[Climb Out]] from [[Back to Origins]]. | |||
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==In ''[[Rayman Jungle Run]]'', ''[[Rayman Fiesta Run]]'', and ''[[Rayman Adventures]]''== | |||
Swingmen appear near [[Lum (UbiArt games)|Lum]] trails in these games; the heroes can to grab their hand and jump with precise timing in order to acquire all of the [[Lum (UbiArt games)|Lums]]. | |||
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Jungle Run 1-9 Screenshot 2.png|A swingman in [[Jump (Rayman Jungle Run)#Rayman and the Beanstalk|Rayman and the Beanstalk]] from ''[[Rayman Jungle Run]]''. | Jungle Run 1-9 Screenshot 2.png|A swingman in [[Jump (Rayman Jungle Run)#Rayman and the Beanstalk|Rayman and the Beanstalk]] from ''[[Rayman Jungle Run]]''. | ||
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==Trivia== | |||
*[[Platformman]] seems to have a close relation with Swingman. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 23:54, 31 January 2020
The Swingman is a creature that appears in Rayman Origins, Rayman Legends, Rayman Jungle Run, and Rayman Fiesta Run.
Description
Swingmen have a similar role in the game to flying rings in the original Rayman game, Purple Lums in Rayman 2 and the flying hooks from Rayman 3; they are used by the heroes in order to swing, helping them reach places they can not reach by jumping alone. They are flying blue blob-like creatures with a small purple hat and angel-like wings, protruding swinging arms which the heroes can grab onto as they approach one.
In Rayman Origins
Swingemen can protrude up to four arms at a time, one arm for each hero. Unlike the Fakirs and swinging vines, Swingmen have a more predictable management in multiplayer mode, as both the Fakirs and swinging vines require various players to control one single swinging element, while the Swingmen's multiple arms allow each hero to have their own swinging element; however, the Swingmen move their arms automatically, and cannot be controlled by the heroes manually.
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A swingman in Go With The Flow from Rayman Origins.
In Rayman Legends
Swingmen appear in levels the Back to Origins painting, where they serve the same purpose as they do in Rayman Origins.
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A swingman in Climb Out from Back to Origins.
In Rayman Jungle Run, Rayman Fiesta Run, and Rayman Adventures
Swingmen appear near Lum trails in these games; the heroes can to grab their hand and jump with precise timing in order to acquire all of the Lums.
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A swingman in Rayman and the Beanstalk from Rayman Jungle Run.
Trivia
- Platformman seems to have a close relation with Swingman.