Purple Lum
Purple Lums assure the cohesion of the world. Without them, nothing would be solid or visible. With your magic fist, you can jump through the air and grab them one after another.
By shooting them, Rayman can grab onto them and swing from one to another, thereby crossing vast areas without touching the ground.—Manual, Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Master how to catch them and they will show you a quicker way.—Manual, Rayman M
By shooting them, Rayman can grab on to them.—Manual, Rayman 3
Rayman can catch these hooks by hitting them.
A Purple Lum is one of the many types of Lums that are found in the Glade of Dreams. These lums carry a ring and assure the cohesion of the world; without them, nothing would be solid or visible. Unlike the other Lums, they aren't collectible. Because of their ring, they can be grabbed and used as hook by Rayman, so that he may cross large areas without touching the ground. Like Super Yellow Lums, Purple Lums have eyes.
They fulfill the same role as the flying rings from Rayman. The console versions of Rayman 3 replace the Purple Lum with the Flying hook, which can only be tethered onto with the Lockjaw. Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends use various means to replicate the swinging motif, such as Swingmen, lianas, ropes, chains and even bearded Fakirs.
In Rayman 2
This is the first game in which Purple Lums appear. Rayman gains the ability to swing from Purple Lums by absorbing a Silver Lum which was granted to him by Ly, after he freed her from her prison in the Fairy Glade.
According to The Knowledge of the World, Purple Lums are one of the five primary coloured Lum types that are used in the world. They are said give cohesion to the world and that nothing would be solid or visible if they didn't exist. Rayman is able to use these Lums by shooting at them, once the shot has met the Purple Lum, a blue magical tether will connect Rayman's fist to the lum, and Rayman will swing back and forth in a parabolic shape. While swinging on the Lum, Rayman can also cause the tether to swivel around, allowing him better ease at reaching a far off platform that would otherwise be inaccessible.
In Rayman M, Rayman Rush and Rayman Arena
The Purple Lums appear in all iterations of this title, but their appearance varies between versions.
In Rayman M, although they're called Purple Lums, they are just flying rings.
In Rayman Rush, they share the same appearance they had in the PlayStation version of Rayman 2.
In Rayman Arena, a small tether connecting the Purple Lums to their ring.
In the portable Rayman titles
In the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman 3, the Symbian version of Rayman 3 and the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids, Purple Lums appear shaped like semicircles with crowns. Although they look like flying hooks, they are called Purple Lums in the three games.
In the Nintendo DS version of Rayman Raving Rabbids, Purple Lums can only be found much later in the game. They share the same appearance they had in Rayman 2.
In the Symbian version of Rayman Raving Rabbids , Purple Lums look like the ones in Rayman M. Instead of insect-like wings, they have bird-like wings, just like the flying rings from Rayman.
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Trivia
- In all versions of Rayman 2 except for Rayman Revolution and the Dreamcast version, Purple Lums cannot actually be found prior to gaining the ability to swing from them.