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Betilla

Betilla the fairy is a major character in the Rayman series. In the original Rayman game, she is a powerful fairy who uses her magic to grant Rayman special powers that help him to recover the stolen Great Protoon from the clutches of the evil Mr Dark. It is later revealed in the manual of Rayman Origins that Betilla and her nymph sisters created Rayman to be the protector of the Glade of Dreams.

Betilla
Betilla
Other names {{{other names}}}
Alignment Good
Appears in Rayman, Maths and English with Rayman, French with Rayman, Rayman 2 (cancelled prototype), Rayman Origins, Rayman Jungle Run
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Portrayed by Emmanuelle Cosso (Rayman)

Karen Strassman (Maths and English with Rayman)
Kim Michelle Broderick (French with Rayman)
Gabrielle Shrager (Rayman Origins)

Sex Female
Species Fairy
Status Nymph
Relatives Rayman (creation, according to some accounts)

Holly Luya (sister)
Edith Up (sister)
Annetta Fish (sister)
Helena Handbasket (sister)
Death Fairy (sister)

Unlock criteria {{{Unlock criteria}}}

Description

Appearance

 
Betilla, as she appears in the original Rayman game

In the original Rayman, Betilla has long red hair and wears a green and yellow dress and a hat and shoes covered with blue stars. At the tip of her hat float three pink orbs. She is always seen floating in mid-air, but does not possess wings.

In Rayman Origins, Betilla gets a complete design change. While she retains her long red hair (which has become even longer and darker) and ability to float, she now has small, very translucent wings, and pale skin with freckles on her cheeks. She wears a bikini top, a short skirt and a tall pointy hat of dark and light green colours, and what appears to be dark green kneesocks that are worn up to her now-existent thighs. She also wears a necklace and several gold bangles on both forearms.

An early design for Betilla can be seen in the E3 2010 trailer, where she has bigger eyes and wears earrings. Though slightly different from her appearance in the final game, it has also been used in the manual as well as in promotional material, even after the release of the game, such as an image celebrating Rayman's twentieth anniversary in 2015.

History

Being a fairy, Betilla is one of the earliest creations of Polokus, making her one of the most ancient creatures in the Glade of Dreams.

Personality

Betilla appears to be a meditative and peaceful character in both games, with great wisdom and the helpfulness to guide Rayman throughout his quest and teach him to use his powers effectively.

In Rayman and its spin-offs

Betilla first appears in the original Rayman, where it appears that her role prior to Mr Dark's arrival was to protect the Great Protoon – the mystical orb which keeps the world in balance – and the Electoons, little creatures which gravitate around it. Her powers were no match for those of the evil Mr Dark, who defeats her at the beginning of the game, stealing the Great Protoon and kidnapping the Electoons. Throughout the game, Betilla meets with Rayman five times, each time granting him a new permanent power, gradually building up his strength and abilities. During Rayman's battle with Space Mama in her Crater, Mr Dark kidnaps Betilla and traps her in a tiny crystal ball. When Rayman defeats Mr Skops in his lair, he hears Betilla crying out to him for help. At the end of the game, Rayman defeats Mr Dark in his Château, and the inhabitants of the valley celebrate. Rayman's rescue of Betilla and his recovery of the Great Protoon are not shown, but an epilogue screen indicates that both occurred. Betilla does not appear in the direct sequels, Rayman 2 (where her role is taken by Ly the Fairy) and Rayman 3 (which features no major fairy characters).

In Rayman Junior

She is gentle, benevolent and protective, but sometimes a little naughty – she is full of surprises. Betilla will give Rayman extraordinary powers and teach him to control them. Thanks to her, Rayman is better equipped to fight the evil creatures that will arise in his wake.
—Official site, Maths and English with Rayman

Betilla makes a notable appearance in Maths and English with Rayman, where she assists the Magician in giving Rayman an overview on the tasks he must carry out in order to complete a level. She had witnessed the theft of the Magic Book of Knowledge by Mr Dark one day as she was visiting the Magician's cottage. To allow the young player to practice, she has her own area on the world map called Betilla's Garden, which is a series of simplified maps that cover most of Rayman's abilities. Betilla also appears in other educational Rayman games for even younger children.

In Rayman Origins

The benevolent yet badass Betilla from Rayman 1 is back with a vengeance. She is the eldest Nymph, one of Bubble Dreamer's first and most beloved creatures. She and her sisters will grant Rayman and his entourage the powers they will need to complete their quest.
—Manual, Rayman Origins

Betilla first appeared in the E3 2010 trailer of Rayman Origins. In this game she is identified as the oldest nymph and an old friend of Polokus. She ‘weaves the moonbeams of the second summer solstice’ to create Rayman, whom she hopes will protect the balance of the universe; however, the young Rayman is rebellious, immature and unruly. Like the Livingstones, Betilla is portrayed with limbs; a revision of her limbless appearance in the original game. It may be implied that she is also the trailer's narrator, and she seems to be recounting the game's events from a distant point in the future (presumably after the events of the first three Rayman platformers).

A final, slightly modified version of Rayman's origin story was eventually offered on the official Rayman Origins website in November 2011, and can also be found in the game's manual.

When the Creator had his very first bad dream, the nymphs gathered to invoke a being of light capable of saving our world: a creature both agile and carefree, as tenacious as he is hilarious, destined to crack up the Creator with his heroic antics and stop the nightmare!

Unfortunately, although not surprisingly, our bedazzling and bodacious nymphs were distracted by some Zombie Chickens on their way to Bubble Dreamer's sacred snoring grounds, and they lost a sack of lums chasing the crazy creatures over a cliff. Thus, they arrived late and with a lot less illumination.

In the end, Rayman was born with a few fewer limbs, which as it turned out, made him a whole lot more limber!

—Manual, Rayman Origins

A notable difference from the scene shown in the announcement trailer for the game is that Betilla is no longer the only fairy creating Rayman. It is not specified whether this story is intended to replace or complement the one from the Rayman 2 manual. It conflicts with the events of the original Rayman game, where Betilla introduces herself to Rayman as if she was meeting him for the first time, as well as with those of Rayman 2, where Rayman and Jano do not appear to have met before. It does not explain the existence of Tarayzan either.

Additionally, this story contradicts that of the origins of the same Zombie Chickens which, according to the manual of Rayman 2 and their in-game description in Rayman 3, were created because of the damages the Robo-Pirates have caused when invading the Glade of Dreams, and therefore would not have existed yet at the time of Rayman's birth.

In It's a Jungle Out There..., the first level in the Jibberish Jungle, Betilla is the first of the nymphs to be encountered, trapped inside the jaws of a Darktoon. When Rayman, Globox and the Teensies rescue her, she gives them the power to attack. She also appears in some levels of the game congratulating for collecting enough Electoons. She is lastly seen meditating with her sisters to open the door to Moody Clouds.

There is a trophy/achievement called Betilla's Back!, which unlocks once a player rescuing her from the Darktoon.

In Rayman Jungle Run

In Rayman Jungle Run, Betilla appears behind the Lum counter if the player manages to collect every Lum in a level. There also a wallpaper of her that can be unlocked if enough Lums are collected.

In Rayman in the Phantom Show

While the benevolent Betilla can't join you, this Legendary Blaster ensures she's there in spirit.
—In-game description, Rayman in the Phantom Show

While Betilla herself does not appear in Rayman in the Phantom Show, the third DLC of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Rayman's Legendary Blaster is styled after her.

In Rayman Legends Retold

Betilla is set to appear in Rayman Legends Retold with a more realistic, human-like redesign.

A Betilla-themed skin for Barbara based on her appearance in the original Rayman game will appear in Rayman Legends Retold as part of the Deluxe Edition's "Retro Pack."

In other games

Brawlhalla

In the fighting game Brawlhalla, a statue of Betilla appears in the map Kung Foot Arena. Her appearance is the same as in Rayman Origins but she wears a different outfit. This might be because her original outfit in that game was deemed too inappropriate for a children's video game.

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    Betilla's statue in Brawlhalla

Trivia

 
Betilla, as she would have appeared in the cancelled 2D version of Rayman 2

Image gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name
English Betilla
Chinese (simplified) 蓓蒂雅 (PC, PC manual, PC series manual)

贝提娜 (mobile)

Chinese (traditional) 貝蒂拉
Dutch Betilla
French Bétilla
German Betilla
Hebrew בטילה
Betilla
Italian Betilla
Japanese ベティーラ[1]
Korean 베틸라
Russian Бетилла
Spanish Betilla

Notes

  1. ↑ The inconsistent use across localizations of the vowel lengthener (chōonpu ー) has been standardized here.
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