Rabbid
A Rabbid is a rabbit-like creature in the Rayman universe. The name is a portmanteau of 'rabid' and 'rabbit', though in-game they are often referred to as Bunnies. They are the latest race of creatures to star in a new spin-off of the Rayman series called Rayman Raving Rabbids.
| Rabbid | |
|---|---|
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| Alignment | Bad |
| Appears in | RRR, RRR2, TV Party |
| Species | Rabbid |
| Status | Kicked out of TV |
History
The Rabbids were first introduced in a series of teaser images and videos for Rayman Raving Rabbids (then meant to be Rayman 4) officially released by Ubisoft in 2006, in which they were portrayed as zombie-like enemies that were to take over the world, akin to the Robo-Pirate Army and Hoodlums.
However, Ubisoft changed them into cuter, less-mindless creatures during production of the game (which eventually became a spin-off instead of the 4th major installment). They and the game were a huge success, and the Rabbids have sinced appeared in the sequels: Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 and Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party.
Appearance
General Rabbids very much resemble albino rabbits - they are white with furless mouths and bellies and have dark blue eyes which turn red when crazed, but they have no noses. They are known to have loads of costumes spoofing fictional characters or everyday life.
Personality
Rabbids are most known for their personality. They are 100% insane. They do completely stupid things like disguise as themselves, try using tennis rackets to play soccer and destroy a town with burp. Their favorite word is 'DAAAAAAAAA!' (Which is pronounced 'BWAAAAAAAH')!, and in Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 they also had a secondry catch-phrase, which was yeah!.
In the first Rayman Raving Rabbids game, they were more animalistic and went beastial far more often, but in Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, they were slightly more human, due to them trying to copy human behaviour. In Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, they appear to be a mix, sometimes acting more beastial, sometimes acting more 'human'.
Types of Rabbids and their costumes
The Rabbids come in different types. Out of the normal Rabbids, there are white Rabbids (the most common), blue Rabbids, red Rabbids, yellow Rabbids, robot Rabbids, giant Rabbids, and much more.
Alot of the normal types of Rabbids are seen wearing costumes. In the first Rabbids game, most of their costumes spoofed popular culture, but in the sequels, the Rabbids have a mix of media spoofs and culture spoofs.
There are also special types of Rabbids, such as Serguei, Pink, the Rabble Droid, Professor Barranco, and more.
Trivia
- The Rabbids have had quite a few merchandise of their own. They have had many shirts, four figurines (Rabbinho, Rabbmoo, Rabbmaid and Raving Cook), a Bunny Gonzales figurine (with Rayman sitting on it) and a Wererabbid plushie (which had a normal Rabbid on one side and the Wererabbid on the other).
- The Rabbids got their own cookies on 7th March 2007, as seen on RaymanZone.
- The Rabbids are so popular Ubisoft have suggested they might split Rayman and the Rabbids so the Rabbids get a series of their own.