To avoid anyone waking him needlessly, he hid them in four Sanctuaries and placed Guardians there to protect them, each one with a weakness. Before doing this, Polokus created four masks that, when reunited, would awaken Polokus in case there was trouble. In order to do this, Polokus went into a deep sleep to have a meeting with all the other gods of all the other worlds so that they could dream up the future together, a task which Polokus was unable to perform himself. Having created all the creatures of the world, one task remained: creating time. However, this story contradicts the other origin-stories of Rayman and the events of previous Rayman games. At some point after the crisis passed, Jano was made guardian of the Cave of Bad Dreams, which would become an underground prison for Polokus' subsequent nightmares. Rayman would then be tasked to fight off Polokus' nightmares. The Glade of Dreams ends up overrun and in deep crisis as a consequence, leading the nymphs, led by Betilla, to birth Rayman.

Īt some point, according to Rayman Origins's manual, Polokus had his First Bad Dream, giving birth to Jano, who in turn births the Antitoons. This beautiful woman was ashamed of her bizarre offspring, so she fled and hid herself in the forest, to Polokus's great regret. The children they had together were the Teensies. The place where Polokus is in deep slumber.Īccording to legend, Polokus once had a wife – the Muse of the poets. Polokus then created a multitude of fantastic creatures, such as Murfy and Eig. Next, Polokus created Globox and his family, drawing upon his sense of humour for inspiration. Next, he created simpler creatures, beginning with Clark the Giant, whose strength Polokus used to help carve the landscape. The Teensies constructed the Hall of Doors, a magic place where all paths eventually come together. Next, Polokus created the Teensies, whose purpose is to unveil all the secret passages of the world. The fairies were the creators of a fifth type of Lum, the Silver Lums these are what give Rayman his powers. First, he created the fairies, who are his emissaries. Polokus created the Glade of Dreams, then decided to use his powers to bring people to his world. He is considered a god, but his connection with other deities such as the Leptys is largely unknown. Polokus's power was such that his smallest dream or desire became reality. Polokus himself was created by the Lums, primordial beings of pure energy, though it is never specified which type of Lums created him. However, a close examination reveals a general similarity between the two in both forms, he is a pale, fat, amphibous creature, and the removal of his previous clothing in favour of a beard and umbrella can be dismissed as no more than a cosmetic change. His appearance in Rayman Origins lacks some of the defining characteristics of his appearance in Rayman 2, such as the elongated arms, the short legs, the top hat, and the blue trousers with the golden belt buckle. In the final game, it is not clear whether the Bubble Dreamer has shape-shifting abilities at all. However, this idea was ultimately dropped for reasons unknown instead the Bubble Dreamer stays in the Snoring Tree for the entire game, and never changes his form. At one point in the development of Rayman Origins, the Bubble Dreamer was intended to appear in various forms throughout the game, such as a tree and a rock, with only the bubble pipe providing visual continuity between his avatars. He has a bubble-blowing pipe, which he uses to convert his dreams to reality. He no longer wears his trousers, has a long ginger beard, similar to those of the Fakirs, and wears a pair of sunglasses that only reveals his white pupils. In Rayman Origins, Polokus is known as the Bubble Dreamer. He stands atop a stone column designed as a receptacle for the Four Masks of Polokus, and wears a pair of blue-green trousers with a golden buckle and a magician's hat identical to Jano's. In Rayman 2, he appears as a pale, squat, somewhat amphibious creature with long, spindly arms and very short legs.

Rayman origins character