The Caves of Skops

The Caves of Skops
The Caves of Skops
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This is a troubling underground world to which we access through Rayman's friend Joe the extraterrestrial's cheerful snack bar. First of all, Rayman has to plug in Joe's shop sign avoiding the spiders, then he will work his way around the stalactites to the den of Skops the Scorpion.

—Manual, Rayman

The Caves of Skops (French: Les Caves de Skops) is the fifth world in the original Rayman game. It consists of a gigantic cave system, which sprawls through the underground of the valley.

Description

Most of the caverns are filled with water, and the apparent absence of life gives the place an eerie atmosphere, as the sound of water dropping into pools is the only thing to disturb the deadly silence. Some of them are so dark that it is impossible to see anything without a firefly. Joe the Extra-Terrestrial's diner is located on a beach, in front of a subterranean lake. Rayman will have to punch the plug that turns on the diner lights, as well as a network of flying saucers, held with wires which make up Joe's electricity system. Strange platforms, bouncing rocks and abandoned treasures can also be found amongst stalactites and stalagmites. As Rayman reaches the depths of the caves, he starts finding lava rocks, and even unstable lakes of lava, which can start rising because of tremors.

In the Rayman Junior games, wooden palisades and dancing mushrooms of various colours can also be found.

The enemies in the Caves of Skops include Antitoons, hunters, stone dogs, spiders and large-mouthed fish. The boss is Mr Skops, a giant scorpion encountered in Mr Skops' Stalactites.

Once he is beaten, Rayman hears Betilla the Fairy calling for help.

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  The first scenery of the Caves of Skops.
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  The big boss of the Caves of Skops, Mr Skops.

Levels

• Crystal Palace
• Eat at Joe's
• Mr Skops' Stalactites

Soundtracks

• "Entering the Cavern"
• "The Stalactites' Teardrops"
• "Sounds in the Shadows"
• "Lurking in the Darkness"
• "Party at Joe's"
• "Venomous Mr. Skops"

Saves

This section lists saves for the PC version of the game. Instructions on how to implement them can be found here.

• Crystal Palace
• Eat at Joe's
• Mr Skops' Stalactites

Gallery

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  A prickly stone with a pair of eyes.
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  A palisade with a pattern of Mr Skops (Rayman Junior only).
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  Dancing mushrooms of various colours (Rayman Junior only).
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  A mysterious broom and a strange platform with a pair of eyes.
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  Incredible treasures can be found in the caves.
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  A group of spiders.
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  Joe's cheerful snack-bar.
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  Joe's firefly will prove useful in the dark caves.
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  Flying saucers can be used to travel through the caves.
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  Several species of fish live in the caves.
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  Mr Skops does not take kindly to intruders who disturb his sleep.
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  Mr Skops can make the lava rise.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
English	The Caves of Skops
Chinese (simplified)	蝎子洞 Xiēzǐ Dòng
Chinese (traditional)	蠍窟 Xiē Kū
Dutch	De Skops-Grotten
French	Les Caves de Skops
German	Die Höhlen von Skops Skops Höhle (multilingual manuals only)
Hebrew	מערותיו של סקורפס Mearotav Shel Scorps
Italian	Le Grotte di Skops (multilingual manuals, mobile) Caverne di Skops (GBA, DSi)
Japanese	スコップの洞窟 (manuals, PC) Sukoppu no Dōkutsu スコップ洞くつ (mobile)
Korean	전갈의 동굴 Chŏngarŭi Tonggul
Polish	Jaskinie Skopsa (Rayman Junior game files)
Russian	Пещеры Скопса Peshtchery Skopsa
Spanish	Las Cuevas de Skops (multilingual manuals, GBA, DSi, mobile) Las Grutas de Skops (PC)