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* The names of a few characters changed during design of the game: the original name of [[Globox]] was Globber, the original name of [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] was Razorface, the original name of [[Polokus]] was Pollochus the Magician, the [[Teensie]]s were originally named the Smalbeings, and the [[Robo-Pirate]]s (called Red Rum before) were originally employed by a ‘mysterious guild’, which had decided to create an intergalactic zoo or circus featuring creatures from [[The Glade of Dreams|Rayman's world]];<ref>IGN, An Interview with Ubi Soft, https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/28/an-interview-with-ubi-soft</ref> remnants of this storyline can be found in ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]'', and are also present one some of the early box art for the game. | * The names of a few characters changed during design of the game: the original name of [[Globox]] was Globber, the original name of [[Admiral Razorbeard|Razorbeard]] was Razorface, the original name of [[Polokus]] was Pollochus the Magician, the [[Teensie]]s were originally named the Smalbeings, and the [[Robo-Pirate]]s (called Red Rum before) were originally employed by a ‘mysterious guild’, which had decided to create an intergalactic zoo or circus featuring creatures from [[The Glade of Dreams|Rayman's world]];<ref>IGN, An Interview with Ubi Soft, https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/28/an-interview-with-ubi-soft</ref> remnants of this storyline can be found in ''[[Rayman: The Animated Series]]'', and are also present one some of the early box art for the game. | ||
* Tim Schafer revealed that ''Rayman 2'' was a huge influence on his game ''Psychonauts''.<ref>DoubleFineProd, ''Psychonauts Retrospective // The Color of the Sky in Your World Part 2'', https://youtu.be/9WWSsw-16vw?t=1m25s</ref> | * Tim Schafer revealed that ''Rayman 2'' was a huge influence on his game ''Psychonauts''.<ref>DoubleFineProd, ''Psychonauts Retrospective // The Color of the Sky in Your World Part 2'', https://youtu.be/9WWSsw-16vw?t=1m25s</ref> | ||
* In the Dreamcast version of Rayman 2, Brainox says "I've seen you somewhere before. Weren't you in Rayman 1?", which references the first Rayman game. | |||
* In the Playstation 1 version of Rayman 2, the Antitoons appear, which references the first Rayman game. | |||
* The mosquito appears in all versions of Rayman 2, which references the first Rayman game. | |||
* The plume appears in all versions of Rayman 2, which references the first Rayman game. | |||
* Jano's name may have been derived from that of Janus, the two-faced Roman god of gates. This may be an allusion to Jano's two-faced nature: sometimes he helps Rayman; other times he tries to kill him. | |||
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