Black Lum

' These winged little nasties are concentrated puffs of pure evil, the brain-less spwan of their master, the Dark Lum Lord who now resides trapped inside Globox's stomach. Channeling their fury into an army of Hoodlums, Dark Lums will stop at nothing to free their Lord and unleash an insidious rule of darkness upon Rayman's world. '

Black Lum.

A Black Lum (also known as a Dark Lum) is a type of Lum that was first introduced in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, and is the result of a Red Lum that had been frightened. Unlike the other Lums in Rayman's world, these do not shine, hence their name, and instead look like hairy insects with big bloodshot eyes and grey lips. André, the leader of the Black Lums, is the only one that has a pair of arms. When several of these form in a swarm, they would steal the fur from animals and create Hoodlums. André himself does not make an appearance in Rayman 3 (GBA). Black lums are known to like humid, damp areas, particularily swamps, and dislike music.

Once Rayman receives his grimace power from Gumsi, he is able to convert Black Lums back to red ones.

Black lums are visually similar to the smaller shadow creatures.