The General
‘Rayman poisoning your life? I've got the antidote.’ — the general
The general, also known as the Grolgoth Salesman, is an unnamed minor character who appears in Rayman 2: The Great Escape and is seen only once for a short cutscene near the end of the game. He has purple skin, a uniform with several badges pinned to it, and wears a hat which hides his eyes. He is limbless, and appears to be of the same species as Rayman and the other characters from the original Rayman game. He is notable for also appearing in another Ubisoft game released around the same time as Rayman 2, a game with which Rayman creator Michel Ancel was also involved: Tonic Trouble.
In Rayman 2: The Great Escape, the general arrives on The Buccaneer in a small flying vehicle. He is referred to as ‘a very special guest’. He attempts to sell a machine called the Grolgoth to Admiral Razorbeard so that he can destroy Rayman, telling Razorbeard to ‘Decide quickly – I have other clients waiting’. Razorbeard gives the general a massive pirate's chest full of gold and dismisses him. The Grolgoth he sold goes on to become the final boss of the game.
In the PC version of Tonic Trouble, the general appears in the intro cutscene. He instructs the protagonist Ed regarding his objectives in the game before a court at which he is being reprimanded for spilling the titular tonic.
An image of the general was shown in a promotional video for the now-cancelled 2D version of Rayman 2, along with other characters such as the ‘pre-Henchman 800’ and Betilla the Fairy. This suggests that the general may have had a larger role at some point in the game's development.
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The general in the Tonic Trouble PC version intro -
The general, as seen in a promotional video for the then-planned 2D version of Rayman 2
