The Magician (Rayman)

The Magician, also known as Ales Mansay, is a major character in the Rayman series, and is the surprise antagonist in Rayman Origins. He also appeared in Rayman Legends as a villain.

Appearance
In the original Rayman, he seemed to be part of the same species as Rayman. He was limbless and had long, blond hair. He had a purple shirt with two blue buttons and purple shoes. In Rayman Origins and Legends, the Magician is a Teensie with a dark cloak with a purple shirt underneath, a big black hat with a star on it, and grey hair (which is later revealed to be a wig.)

Role in the games
In the first Rayman, he is nothing but a helper who can be found in various stages. If Rayman pays him 10 Tings, a minigame will begin where the goal is to collect a number of Tings before the time runs out to get an extra life.

In Rayman Origins, he aids Rayman on his journey to stop the Bubble Dreamers' nightmares by offering him Electoons in exchange for Lums and providing helpful tips and tricks. He serves as a rather sassy tutorial, and is shown to be rather obsessed with these lums. As the game progresses, he makes less appearances. When Rayman makes it to the final world, Moody Clouds, The Magician panickingly tells him not to go further. When Rayman reaches the control room, The Magician is revealed to have been powering the evil machines all along. While the game itself doesn't give any explanation at all, some unused dialogue reveals his actual motives: He was bullied by other Teensies when he was younger due to his abysmal magical abilities, which slowly made him drive into insanity. Although he helped Rayman in the first game, he admired Mr. Dark's skills and abilities. He was also angry at the Bubble Dreamer, whose nightmares were dangerous to the inhabitants. He eventually snapped and placed a microphone in the Snoring Tree to trigger the war between the overworld and the Land of the Livid Dead. He then made use of the Lums he obtained to power his machines. His plan was to take over the Glade of Dreams and put an end to the Bubble Dreamers' dreams.



