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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.

* 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>

~~==References to other media==~~

* 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.

* The throwing of the plume onto the Gorilla Pirate in Rayman 2 references the throwing of the plume onto the Livingstones from the first Rayman game.

* The golden fists in Rayman 2 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.

* The promotional browser game for Rayman 2 titled ''Globber'' is a reference to the arcade game ''Frogger''.

* In promotional artwork for Rayman 2, there are references to the paintings ''The Raft of the Medusa'' by Théodore Géricault, ''Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear'' by Vincent van Gogh, ''Vertumnus'' by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, ''The Birth of Venus'' by Sandro Botticelli, ''Soft Self-Portrait with Grilled Bacon'' by Salvador Dali, ''M-Maybe'' by Roy Lichtenstein, ''The Kiss'' by Gustav Klimt, ''Portrait of Dora Maar'' by Pablo Picasso, ''Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow'' by Piet Mondrian, ''L'Oiseau de Ciel'' (''The Sky Bird'') by René Magritte, ''Vega Kontosh'' by Victor Vasarely, ''Ten Marilyns'' by Andy Warhol, ''The Water-Lily Pond'' by Claude Monet, ''Blue Dancer'' by Henri Matisse and ''The Smile of the Flamboyant Wings'' by Joan Miró.

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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.
 * 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>
-==References to other media==
-* 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.
-* The throwing of the plume onto the Gorilla Pirate in Rayman 2 references the throwing of the plume onto the Livingstones from the first Rayman game.
-* The golden fists in Rayman 2 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.
-* The promotional browser game for Rayman 2 titled ''Globber'' is a reference to the arcade game ''Frogger''.
-* In promotional artwork for Rayman 2, there are references to the paintings ''The Raft of the Medusa'' by Théodore Géricault, ''Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear'' by Vincent van Gogh, ''Vertumnus'' by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, ''The Birth of Venus'' by Sandro Botticelli, ''Soft Self-Portrait with Grilled Bacon'' by Salvador Dali, ''M-Maybe'' by Roy Lichtenstein, ''The Kiss'' by Gustav Klimt, ''Portrait of Dora Maar'' by Pablo Picasso, ''Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow'' by Piet Mondrian, ''L'Oiseau de Ciel'' (''The Sky Bird'') by René Magritte, ''Vega Kontosh'' by Victor Vasarely, ''Ten Marilyns'' by Andy Warhol, ''The Water-Lily Pond'' by Claude Monet, ''Blue Dancer'' by Henri Matisse and ''The Smile of the Flamboyant Wings'' by Joan Miró.
 ==External links==

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