Rayman Origins (early production)

A screenshot from an early version of the game, showing Rayman's cut propeller ability and a health bar.

Rayman Origins had a bunch of changes made during early production, most which has been seen through early trailers and by hacking the game.

Announcement

A scrapped life statue.

When Rayman Origins was originally announced it was going to have multiple episodic releases, with the first one being released in late 2010. This was however changed to make the game a more full experience. Originally it was also meant to be a prequel, as can be seen from early trailers, but was later turned into a full sequel. The name Origins was kept as the game was still focused on going back to Rayman's origins, with a gameplay style similar to the original game.

Several features seen from early trailers and screenshot never made it into the final game. A world composed of artwork and art supplies, based on Picture City from the original Rayman game, was planned for inclusion but abandoned during the development of the game. It would have featured references to art styles such as pop art and pixel art. Other cut features include Rayman's propeller ability, which could have been used by other characters as well, such as Globox. The game was originally going to include a similar life and health system to the original game, with a life counter and a health counter. Early artwork also show Big Mama on the top of Mystical Pique rather than in the Land of the Livid Dead. Early footage also shows Lum Kings giving ax x4 multiplier rather than x2.

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  Presumbly Big Mama's tentacles at the mountain peaks.
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  Rayman and Globox fighting Big Mama in an unknown area.
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  Golem was originally seen with a different design.

The Daily Bubble

The Daily Bubble was a collection of magazine articles teasing several features and characters in Rayman Origins before its release. Several characters shown there were never used in the final game.

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  Eig, as seen in the Daily Bubble.
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  Mamma Hité, as seen in the Daily Bubble.

Unused script

Bubble Dreamer

You know, I really like the nymphs... They're bodacious bundles of fun, but lousy cooks... Was I talking to you Sorry! You are their best recipe yet!

—Bubble Dreamer, Rayman Origins (Unused script)

Glutton after my own heart (happy sigh)... I've still got heartburn since our last chow festival! You lay off the sacred plum juice I promised your Mrs... Leave some for me!

—Bubble Dreamer, Rayman Origins (Unused script)

The Magician

The Magician takes on the mantle of Mr Dark.

So, I hid a microphone in the tree to start a war! I took all your Lums to power my magnificent machines...Plus, (long snort).. I stunk at magic school... boo hoo hoo...the other kids teased me and

tried out new tricks on me...

—The Magician, Rayman Origins (Unused script)

Let me lift a few Lums... More Lums! More Energy! Ha ha ha! Lums! Beautiful Moolah of the Glade! All mine! Mine! ha ha ha

—The Magician, Rayman Origins (Unused script)

Stop, you are killing me! Oh man! I cannot breathe! Wait; let me get popcorn. I cannot believe you've stayed alive this long! This is great; I have not laughed this hard in weeks! You're still alive. This is way better than the movies! What! Are you, scared? Do it! Do it! Do it! You kill me. I have never laughed so hard. I needed a giggle... I needed a good laugh... Either way, you die or I get more Lums... everybody wins! Don't worry, you'll be fine... probably. You don't need those... Do not make me laugh! Ridiculous! A fool's quest! There will be no more magic when I'm done! My mechas will bring order! Ha ha ha! Grow up! Stop the silliness! Quit joking! Get serious! Bene! Grazie mille! No rest for the wicked... I mean the weary!! I always wanted to be like Mr. Dark: mysterious, dark!...um, dark and mysterious.. Ha-ha!... They ARE as dumb as they look! Try and catch me now! Ha-ha! Rayman IS as dumb as he looks!

—The Magician, Rayman Origins (Unused script)

Oh! The bad guy! It's the magician! No! It's Mr. Dark! Oh! The bad guy! It's a Teensy! The magician, Mr. Dark, Teensy Whoever!... He's getting away!

—Unknown, Rayman Origins (Unused script)

Ah ha ha! Yes. Tremble you silly creatures! Order! Reason! The very words are lost on you pea-brained peons! Boo hoo hoo. It was me. Yes. One gave me singing warts and ten-foot toenails that kept growing back...! This is the end of magic! Disappear, fairy dust! Boo! (You're always smacking each other around anyway...) To be fair, you made it easy...! (or you're very guillible) And nobody ever wanted to share my Boogers on a Stick! No worries. I'm here to help!

—The Magician, Rayman Origins (Unused script)

By hacking the game's demo, and later the final version, a script was found, which details with unused dialogue what the game's plot was originally supposed to be. In this scrapped scenario, the Magician's real name would have been Ales Mansay. He was bullied and ostracized by the other Teensies at magic school for his poor magical abilities. Although he helped Rayman to overcome Mr Dark in the original game, he secretly admired the villain's dark and mysterious nature, and wanted to emulate him. He also ended up developing a hatred for the Bubble Dreamer, whose nightmares had repeatedly overcome the Glade of Dreams and were a constant threat to its inhabitants. The Magician concocted a plan. He hid a microphone in the Snoring Tree, so that the heroes' snoring would irritate and ultimately start a war with the inhabitants of the Livid Dead. Although the microphone, disguised as a flower, can still be seen in the game itself it is never made clear who placed it there.

Throughout the game the Magician pretends that he is still a friend of the heroes, allowing him to collect Lums from them in exchange for Electoons which they can use to reach new areas. In the scrapped plot, he used these Lums to power his mechas: gigantic machines which he was building to take over the Glade of Dreams, imposing order and eliminating the chaos of the Bubble Dreamer's nightmares.

Unused levels

Two unused levels have been found in the PC version's files. Both levels are very short and without any background. The first of the two levels features a group of Lividstones and the second one a group of flying platforms. Both levels have the old exit sign textures, although not functional, and no end. They also feature a template terrain texture, known as "Basic Ground", with the distance being shown in squares of 2 square meters.

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  Titled "flowerflat" in the files.
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  Titled "livingflat" in the files.

Cut content

Playable characters

• Tarayzan
• Uglette
• Teensy Queen (male version)
• Teensy Wizard (orange version)
• Flashy MacTeen
• Teensoudini
• The Magician
• Robot Teensy

Enemies

• Big fly
• Eig
• Jalapeño King
• Piranha
• Scissor Bird
• Soldier
• Unibrow Steppe Moskito
• Zombie Chicken
• Mr Dark

Other

• Fire Lum
• Mamma Hité
• Scrapped nymph
• The Photographer
• Spiky fruit
• Roulette bubbles

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  A scrapped Piranha enemy.
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  A scrapped Soldier enemy.
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  A scrapped nymph.
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  A scrapped big fly.
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  A scrapped fire Lum.
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  The scrapped Photographer.

Gallery

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External links

• Footage of a early build of Rayman Origins
• Official trailer
• Unused level 1
• Unused level 2