A screenshot I took of Rayman 2: The Great Escape for iOS. As far as I know, this was based on the Dreamcast version, for what that’s worth. Apparently the DS versions are quite buggy.
This is in the Land of the Livid Dead, in a small graveyard section off the main path. One of the graves houses an ambushing robot pirate. At the far end are two graves with identical images, or skeletons.
This picture illustrates an interesting bit of fanon I’ve constructed. My theory goes like this. The figure, to me, resembles the Magician from Rayman 1, despite his arms. You see, the original Magician was a Rayperson, as were several of the cast. This was retconned later. In my theory, instead of being retconned into a Teensy, the original Magician died and was interred here.
A separate Teensy, perhaps his apprentice or similar, then took on his mantle. Unfortunately he also took on another mantle. *SPOILERS* Rayman Origins’ Teensy Magician is also the new Mr. Dark. Unused dialogue in Origins fleshes out Mr. Dark 2’s background, but I can’t find it online. The lead writer, however, stated that Origins’ Mr. Dark was a copycat, confirming this aspect of my theory. If he’s copying Dark, he can copy the Magician too.
The existing theory for the graves is that they are for robo-pirates, but my weird theory explains why the Magician is different between 1 and Origins. And the second grave? Why, it belongs to the Magician’s English brother, Andrew, of course! They are identical, apart from their clothes. Andrew appeared in the French-only educational title, English with Rayman. Nobody replaced him, of course.
I may not have explained this too well, but it fits together in my mind. And it’s way better than a straight retcon, as it keeps the universe consistent. Rayman’s actual origin, on the other hand, is much harder to keep straight between games. But that’s fanon for another day!
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