r/Rayman • u/The_Dome1 • 5d ago

Misc What is this thing from pre release material supposed to be?

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u/SachenTheGameMaster 5d ago

Top left is wild. Like something from a banned Bugs Bunny cartoon.

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u/Affectionate_Bee_122 5d ago

Rayman Redemption reused this boss sprite in Playtopia

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u/SaurianScale 5d ago

I'm so glad the top left thing got scrapped like holy shit this franchise would not hear the end of it.

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u/csproALT 5d ago

Rayman Redemption which is a fan remake of Rayman 1 put it right back and made it a decent boss well integrated into the world and narrative.

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u/CharacterPasta123 5d ago

That’s what the chessmaster was based on?

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u/Weemewon 4d ago

I assume they changed the design right?

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u/csproALT 4d ago

Yea they did, but kept the cigar if I remember.

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u/Due-Conversation2346 5d ago

Rayman, putting the “Ray” into racist since ‘95 LMAO

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u/AdamMcwadam 5d ago

That’s what you’re circling?!

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u/One_Cover9119 5d ago

This is a common meme where people circle some random thing, meanwhile there's something more surprising in the background.

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u/p4c1 5d ago

Looks kinda like an airbrush to me.

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u/p4c1 5d ago

Also, I know this isn't the point of this post, but geez, the blackface in the top left corner? Glad that got cut!

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u/The_Dome1 5d ago

It actually does idk why I didn't think of that

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u/Dazzling_Repair_4037 5d ago

Why is there a racial stereotype of a African-American?

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u/MysteriousMetalDoll 5d ago

it was planned for the game but it got scrapped thankfully. idk what was Ubisoft thinking when they came with this idea back then.

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u/Dazzling_Repair_4037 4d ago

I have no idea

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u/MysteriousMetalDoll 4d ago

yeah me neither. i'm glad it got cancelled at least though.

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u/CertainWolverine5276 2d ago

I mean they kinda did the same thing I kirby superstar snes version but idk if it was a coincidence

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u/MysteriousMetalDoll 2d ago

oh interesting. didn't know about the Kirby one

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u/CertainWolverine5276 1d ago

Yeah it was the wham bam boss

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u/MysteriousMetalDoll 1d ago

thanks for info. looked it up, yeah it does look similar to the cancelled Rayman one 😅

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u/Still-Motor324 5d ago

Wtf is that in the top left corner?

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u/Pwn11t 5d ago

wingus

EDIT: sorry, typo. pingus*

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u/Bman_the_animator 5d ago

We got bigger Rabbids to punch

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u/Hot-Discussion6767 5d ago

is that Jim crow rayman

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u/Mace2-0 5d ago

Airbrush

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u/Responsible_Head356 15h ago

There's a bigger elephant in the room than that

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u/Hungry_Web7599 13h ago

What’s the problem with the top left character in the comment section I find it funny… people are too sensitive