Hoodlum Havoc Storyline

A magical limbless hero's journey through fantastical worlds.

Rayman is a platform game series created by Michel Ancel for Ubisoft. Since the release of Rayman in 1995, the series has produced multiple games across multiple platforms.

Quick Facts

Actual game title: Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier
Genre: Platformer

Lore & Background

The series is set in a fantastical, magical world which features a wide range of environments that are very often based on certain themes, such as "the Eraser Plains", a landscape made entirely of stationery, or "the Band Land", another one made of musical instruments, or even "Olympus Maximus/Mount Elysium" and "Fiesta De Los Muertos/Mystic Mesa", which are based respectively on Ancient Greece's mythology and Mexican tradition. The core games of the series are platformers, but there are several spin-off titles in other genres. The protagonist is Rayman, a magical limbless creature, being renowned for his courage and determination who, with the help of his friends, must save his world from various villains.

Reader's Guide

Globox is a toad-like creature who is Rayman's dimwitted best friend and sidekick. Although easily frightened, he has often demonstrated his courage and has a heart of gold. However, from Rayman M and onward, he is no longer cowardly. He and his wife Uglette have over 650 children. For his speaking role, in Rayman 2, he is voiced by Christian Erickson, but in Rayman 3 he is voiced by John Leguizamo. The studio that developed the first three chapters of the series is Ubisoft Montpellier.