Henchman 1000

The Henchman 1000 is a character that appears in Rayman M, Rayman Arena and their PlayStation port, Rayman Rush, as an unlockable playable character.

Henchman 1000
Henchman 1000
Other names	{{{other names}}}
Alignment	Bad
Appears in	Rayman M
Location	{{{location}}}
Portrayed by	Joe Sheridan
Sex	Male
Species	Robo-Pirate
Status	Competitor
Relatives	{{{relatives}}}
Unlock criteria	{{{Unlock criteria}}}

An older version of the robot pirate, more distinguished, but with the same values as Henchman 1: Win, waste others...

—Manual, Rayman M

An updated version of the robot pirate, more distinguished, but with the same values as Henchman 800: win at any cost...

—Manual, Rayman Arena

Description

The English manual claims that the Henchman 1000 is an older version of the Henchman 800, however this is a mistranslation from the original French manual, which presents the 1000 model as a most perfected version of the 800 model. The manual for the PlayStation 2 and PC versions of Rayman Arena corrects this error.

The Henchman 1000 bears a number of differences in appearance with the Henchman 800, such as the fact that he has a hand instead of a hook, his colour scheme, his newspaper-boat hat and his ‘moustache’. Like the 800 model, he has a built-in jet pack which he uses to glide, and his left arm has a cannon. He also speaks with a Spanish accent.

The manual for the GameCube and Xbox versions of Rayman Arena offers the following description of the Henchman 1000:

Profession: Big-Time Bad Guy.

Likes: Metal cages, military parades, and waxing his mustache.
Dislikes: Tight-fitting trousers, world peace, and long hair.

Address: Currently in retreat, far, far away from Rayman.

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  A Henchman 1000 in his original skin.
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  A Henchman 1000 in an alternative skin.
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  A Henchman 1000 in an alternative skin.
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  A Henchman 1000 in an alternative skin.

Gallery

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  The Henchman 1000, as seen in the GameCube version of Rayman Arena.
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  An alternate skin for the Henchman 1000.
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  An alternate skin for the Henchman 1000.
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  An alternate skin for the Henchman 1000.
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  3D model and texture showcase for one of Henchman 1000's beta skins.
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  3D model and texture showcase for one of Henchman 1000's beta skins.
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  Concept art of the Henchman 1000.
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  Concept art of a scrapped skin for the Henchman 1000. According to the artist Matteo Ceccotti, it was cut due to being too different from the main 3D model.

Trivia

• The names of Henchman 1000 and Henchman 800 are a reference to the T-1000 and the T-800 in the Terminator film series.
• In the PC version of Rayman M his name is incorrect for all languages other than English, having the number 1000 be incremented for each language (Henchman 1001 in French, Henchman 1002 in German etc. up to 1008). This is also the case for Henchman 800. Both of these errors were fixed in the North American release Rayman Arena.