Voodoo Mamma
| Mamma Hité | |
|---|---|
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| Alignment | Unknown |
| Appears in | Rayman Origins (scrapped) |
| Sex | Female |
| Species | Globox's species |
| Status | Unknown |
I'll talk to Voodoo mamma about reversing that spell.. Oh! You're cool with it! ha ha ha! Oh, yeah! If you get cravings, consult a voodoo mamma fast!
Did the Voodoo mammas find a cure for your blues? Hee hee hee! Now that you're incognito...go crazy!
You still King? Way to go! Your coronation party rocked! Mamma Hité was looking fine! Do you think she'll take me back?—Bubble Dreamer, Rayman Origins (unused dialogue)
To play a joke on his friend, Rayman asked Voodoo Mama to paint him like Globox with a spell. There's only one problem, he doesn't know how to get rid of the spell...—Raybox's in-game description, Rayman Legends
Mamma Hité also known in English as Voodoo Mamma, is a scrapped character or group of characters who was originally intended to appear in Rayman Origins. Judging by pre-release images and other material, Mamma Hité seems to be a middle-aged female member of Globox's species with dark-pink skin, three fronds of purple hair, and (depending on the artwork) either gold jewellery or voodoo bone bracelets. The fourth issue of The Daily Bubble focuses on Mamma Hité, and is the source of most information concerning her. This issue advertises some of her bizarre voodoo products. It also shows her standing in the village which lies on the Sea of Serendipity, fish in one hand, club in the other.
Mamma Hité's very close resemblance to Big Mama, the final boss of Rayman Origins, make it clear that she was originally intended to transform into this monstrous creature. In the final version of the game, however, Mamma Hité does not appear, and Big Mama instead reverts into a nymph named Voodoo Mamma when defeated. This nymph bears a resemblance to both Big Mama and Mamma Hité, with three tufts of purple hair and voodoo jewellery made of bone. It is not known why the developers chose to replace Mamma Hité with the nymph in this way.
An Artwork showing Mamma Hité in the Sea of Serendipity suggests that this place might have been inhabited by them rather than the Red Wizards, and that the latter might only have featured in Mystical Pique.
Additionally, in a dialogue cut from the final version of Rayman Origins, the Bubble Dreamer mentions Mamma Hité, most likely because this line was not updated due to its removal from the game. The Bubble Dreamer comments on her good looks and wonders if she will ever 'take him back', suggesting that the two were once in a romantic relationship. The name Mamma Hité is a pun on French cooking show presenter Maïté.
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Mamma Hité in the Sea of Serendipity
