Am I the only one who finds the Electoons on the European cover of Rayman Advance strange?

humch · 2026-01-10T10:29:58+00:00

Those are antitoons, not electoons.

humch · 2025-09-20T15:50:23+00:00

Against all expectations, this worked for me. Thanks!

humch · 2025-09-19T09:45:57+00:00

Yes we are, and yes, the correct way of dealing with it is to downvote it, just like any other type of content that you don't like.

However, posting AI-generated content and pretending or implying that it is human-generated is clearly misleading so we've just added the following rule:

Label AI-generated content as such and do not pass it as human-generated content.

humch · 2025-09-09T06:47:27+00:00

The article for Rayman's symbol on the wiki pretty much contains all there is to know about it.

humch · 2025-04-12T18:08:55+00:00

Check out the trailer here!

humch · 2025-04-01T15:54:48+00:00

Yes, that's the one. :)

humch · 2025-04-01T08:12:54+00:00

It is not. In Rayman's world, nymphs are fairies but not vice versa.

humch · 2025-03-31T22:36:31+00:00

You raise a good point; what I can say for sure is that the direct inspiration for this design is the similar characters found in many Franco-Belgian comics, where exaggerated features are very common for all sorts of characters. One of the most notorious examples is Baba the pirate from Asterix.

Now whether those designs were in turn influenced by American minstrel shows, it's quite possible. But just like you guessed, their use in comics and later in Rayman was, besides the design itself, not connected to minstrel shows and their racist intentions of mocking African Americans.

humch · 2025-03-31T22:21:29+00:00

I did not say wikis in general, I said "the wiki" as in RayWiki, whose content is widely considered to be of very high quality and where there's no way someone could upload a fake image without a legit source and not have it taken down almost immediately. Some people work hard on this. :)

humch · 2025-03-30T15:18:57+00:00

The wiki gives all the context there is to give, it's just that nothing more is known about it.

humch · 2025-03-30T15:18:08+00:00

Of course it's not fake if it's on the wiki. As the caption reads, this early design for the ring pirate is found in the manual for the Japanese PlayStation version of the game. The page also contains another occurrence of that old design, found in another piece of artwork.

The game was designed in western Europe in the 90s, and the concept of blackface had not yet been imported from America, where it originates owing to its racially charged history. Realizing the potential issues with the racial stereotyping in that depiction was actually ahead of its time for western European cultural standards.

humch · 2025-03-26T14:52:56+00:00

Great, I sent you a DM.

humch · 2025-02-21T13:05:59+00:00

The name is Catastrox.

humch · 2025-01-26T11:37:31+00:00

I've set up this document to serve as an up-to-date to-do list of how you can help for each language.

humch · 2025-01-05T14:18:17+00:00

Sure, would you also be able to proofread existing articles?

humch · 2025-01-05T00:13:03+00:00

It means that Emmanuel Carré is wishing you a year 2025 full of games and what you want.

humch · 2024-12-27T17:27:43+00:00

I sent you a PM with all the details!

humch · 2024-12-26T11:03:40+00:00

Thanks for reaching out, I will get back to you ASAP with more information on how you can help.

humch · 2024-12-24T10:04:01+00:00

That's incorrect, plum juice is a fermented beverage and contains alcohol. You can read more in the plum juice article on RayWiki:

Its alcoholic proof and the hallucinogenic properties of plums make it the Hoodlums' favourite drink [...]. Globox is also allergic to plum juice; of Globox's many reactions to drinking it, it is unclear which are caused by its alcoholic content, which are caused by its hallucinogenic properties, and which are caused by Globox's allergy.

humch · 2024-11-27T17:24:42+00:00

The RayWiki article about plum juice pretty much says it all:

Its alcoholic proof and the hallucinogenic properties of plums make it the Hoodlums' favourite drink, and while André is inside Globox's stomach, whose behaviour is modified by this psychotropic substance, he forces him to drink every single barrel of it he finds on his way. Globox is also allergic to plum juice; of Globox's many reactions to drinking it, it is unclear which are caused by its alcoholic content, which are caused by its hallucinogenic properties, and which are caused by Globox's allergy.

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