Hoodmonger
Hoodmonger Private, First Class (known as Hoodblasters in the North American version of the game), are musket-wielding grunt Hoodlums that appeared in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge and Rayman Kart.
| Hoodmonger | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alignment | Bad | |
| Appears in | Rayman 3, Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge, Rayman Kart | |
| 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, Wanna Kick Rayman?, Commando, Razoff Circus (as a target) | |
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| Attacks | Gun shots (Rayman 3), triple pellet shot (Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge) | |
| Species | Hoodlum | |
Description
The most fanatic soldiers in the war to free the Dark Lum Lord are the Hoodmongers, known for the mighty boomsticks they tout with tyrannical authority. These grifty troops are the grunts of the Hoodlum Army and feature some of the most scattershot shooting skills ever seen. The first Hoodmonger to come into existence was André, the Hoodlum leader, although he was soon returned to his Black Lum form when defeated by Rayman. While off-duty, Hoodmongers live for the cutthroat competition of frog-shooting tournaments and playing cards.
Hoodmongers are the most common enemies and Hoodlums in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc and Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge. They use two types of shotguns to attack Rayman, and they can sometimes be tricked into shooting one another. They wear brown sack-clothes and hats, and their eyes are red or white. They appear in all the worlds, with the exception of the Longest Shortcut. Their final in-game appearance is in the final battle with the Leptys/Reflux, during which André spawns an army of them with the Sceptre of the Leptys.
A Hoodmonger also appears in the Wanna Kick Rayman? vignettes, which are presented as fictional instruction videos in which a Hoodmonger teaches the viewer how to kill Rayman.
Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge also features Hoodmongers, in which they fire triple pellet shots instead of their regular gun shots. Even though the projectiles are different, their attack is similar to that of the Hoodmonger Officers from the previous game.
A Hoodmonger acts as one of the playable racers in Rayman Kart. His special power is to release an evil Lum which steals bonuses from the other racers.
A scarecrow resembling a Hoodmonger appears in the intro sequence of Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party.
