#rayman jano

[itisbop]

I've been having a lil' bit of a Rayman craze, specifically Origins and Legends, since I grew up with those two. Recently, I've been working on writing a plot for Origins since... well... there's not really one. That has also come with working on redesigning some of the characters, specifically the Nymphs and the Four Rulers, since while important to the progression of the game, we don't get much with them. I'm very excited to show those designs and ideas I have with you, but for now, let's focus on a single (or two) character today...

This is not merely a redesign as per usual, but more of a re-imagining. The main bad guy of Origins and Legends and ex-ally(?) of Rayman; Ales Mansay, otherwise known as The Magician, otherwise known as The Dark Teensy.

If there's one character who got royally screwed by Origins' lack of plot, it's him. The Reveal sequence was awesome, but if there was more appearance of a plot, it could've been even cooler! I tried my best not to make this lengthy, but alas. I'm not typing it all out again, so the story I have in mind for him is below.

Also, I know this is VERY specific, but I would like feedback on how Jano is characterized here. I tried to make him have the personality he had in Rayman 2, and I hope that comes across correctly. Otherwise, happy reading!

[arcane-darkling]

So school started again, so here's some traditional rayman drawings I made during class (dw I'm paying attention haha)

yea, the second pic was supposed to be only heroes but i just felt like drawing mr dark for some reason ^^"

[sun-citadel]

` Your trip ends here. `

[ironpan-arts]

"Thou are such a charming moggy"

Finally after a big misunderstanding and a lot of talk, Moggie and Jano have somplace to call home, Moggie even has his own corner to play with his favorite toy

Bro mi arm hurt a lot when I finished this thing smh-

[francoisl-artblog]

Some Rayman-Related Sketches made for the 26th anniversary of this amazing franchise. Kinda wanted to make a big illustration, but y'a know, time and life... So I cleaned some of my favorites sketches of theses characters from my sketchbook instead. Here with Friends and enemy from Rayman 2, 3, and Origins/Legends. Rayman (c) Ubisoft Sketches made by me.

[abs-art-corner]

Even nightmares have bad dreams.

Headcanoning Mister Dark as one of the many nightmares of The Bubble Dreamer, it only makes sense that he would be afraid of the one being who is tasked to sealing nightmares away permanently. Luckily, it’s highly unlikely that Mister Dark and Jano would meet, given their solitary lives. Though, the feeling can still occur and it’s bound to be uncomfortable and irritating when you have a reputation as a menacing dictator to uphold. 

[flunky-robots]

I just remembered Jano existed, how Rayman went from the vibrant cute world of the first game to the horror of the second I’ll never know.

[brantsteelegamepictures]

Rayman character pictures, Pt 2