Slapdash
| Slapdash | ||
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| Alignment | Bad | |
| Appears in | Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge | |
| Location | The Fairy Council, Clearleaf Forest, the Bog of Murk, the Land of the Livid Dead, the Desert of the Knaaren, the Summit Beyond the Clouds, Hoodlum Headquarters, the Tower of the Leptys, 2D Madness | |
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Slapdashes are Hoodlums armed with a boxing glove on a wooden stick that appear in Rayman 3 and Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge.
The Slapdash is not only the weakest member of the Hoodlum army, it is also the least intelligent, taking the phrase 'to give the upper hand' literally. These Hoodlums are traditionally branded the lowest form of Hoodlum soldier and are thus only given a stick with a boxing glove as an attacking weapon. In appearance, the Slapdash wears a bright red gown.
Two of these Hoodlums are primarily seen raiding the Fairy Council with a Hoodmonger in the second part of the level. Later in the game these enemies often appear in small formed groups, usually at camps with other types of Hoodlums.
They also have to unique ability to spring out of nowhere when Rayman approaches them, taking him by surprise.
Attack
The only real form of attack the Slapdash has is its weapon, being a boxing glove attached to the end of a stick. This is used both to crudely swipe the victim if he comes too close, or to fire boxing gloves from longer distances. Its functioning, therefore, is more complex than it may seem at first.
As aforementioned, the Slapdash is the least intelligent Hoodlum and has no premeditated form of defence, aside a crude swipe of its stick. It can therefore be defeated with one single shot (naturally without requirement of influence from the Laser-Washing Powder superpowers).
Trivia
- The Slapdash's glove weapon went through some changes during development. An early version can be found in the firing range in Hoodlum Headquarters in Rayman 3.
- An early piece of artwork hows a Slapdash holding an axe. Whether this was going to be its original weapon or not is unclear.
- An enemy with a Grim Keeper's body and a Slapdash's boxing glove appears in Hoodlum Hideout. It wanders around on its platform until it sees Rayman and attacks. Its attack consists of charging into Rayman like Bégoniax, which he must jump over in the same fashion. When the Hoodlum's back is turned to Rayman, he must punch it. Punching it twice causes the Hoodlum to be defeated.
- The Slapdash never moves in-game; in one of the Fairy Council's cutscenes, it shows they are capable of moving, but this is the only instance which proves they move.