All of Rayman's possible weapon combinations + possible lore

[Bio Drando]

We know that Rayman will be a new Legend to enter Brawlhalla this November, he won't be a Kor skin but a fully fleshed out character with his own stats, weapon combination and sigs. In this post I'll try to imagine the weapons he might use by looking at his ways of attacking the villain of the week he faced inside his various games:
GAUNTLETS:
https://www.playstationzone.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/news_Rayman_Rayman_big--screenshot_large.jpg
Rayman in all of his games (minus Rayman 2) always uses his fists to punch all the baddies he finds so they'be incredibly fitting for him, plus they could even give him "telescopic punghinc" sigs where he throws his punch far away as a ranged attack (because he could do that in Rayman 1 and 3)
BLASTERS:
https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/1899/417831-81457_10_2.jpg
Albeit many Rayman fans hate the Rabbids games because they started a hiatus of "actual", non-Rabbids Rayman games, they're also the games where Rayman recieved an actual weapon he could use (not counting power-up weaponsfrom previous games), he was able to shoot the Rabbids using a plunger gun. So I'd say him weilding 2 plunger guns with sigs involving plunger-shooting doesn't sound too farfetched to me...
AXE:
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While not necessairly a weapon Rayman ever used, Barbara (one of the playable characters in Rayman Legends and one of Rayman's friends) uses it to smach enemies around; just like they gave Kor a Hammer to let him enter Valhalla, maybe she'll give him her axe to give him more of a chance in the tournament?
UNKNOWN NEW WEAPON (MAGIC GLOVES?):
http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/198379-rayman-2-the-great-escape-dreamcast-front-cover.jpg
Unlike all the other Rayman games, Rayman 2 doesn't have Rayman throwing his fists around, instead he gets granted the ability to shoot lums from his fists by Ly the fairy, which were basically small energy balls that acted as projectiles. So maybe he might come with a new Magic weapon? Maybe it could be gloves that has the Legend make "sparkly stuff appear from their hands" as the light attacks? And throwing the weapon would make you throw the gloves (like Gauntlets in a way) Still, would be fitting for Rayman and a base for super-crazy sigs, even moreso on possible future Legends that might use it aswell.

With that out of the way, here are all of the possible weapon combination Rayman might use:
Gauntlets-Axe
Magic Gloves(?)-Gauntlets
Magic Gloves(?)-Blasters
Magic Gloves(?)-Axe

Gauntlets-Blasters cannot be one of his weapon combinations because Cross already has it, same goes for Blasters-Axe which is used by Barraza already...

And now regarding his lore we have 3 options:
1) Polokus (the creator deity of the Rayman universe) saw that. during a very long perioid of peace, Rayman was slacking off way too much and he could lose his "touch" in saving the world (as eating and sleeping is litterally all he does when he's not saving the world, LOL), thus he talked with the gods of Valhalla and brought Rayman there, making him partake in the endless tournament to keep him trained in case the Glade of Dreams is evert under attack again
2) Rayman for some reason finds a portal that opened up and connected his world with Valhalla, thus he finds himself there and decides to enter the tournament because he has nothing better to do or he wants to prove himself to be a champion or whatever..
3) No explanation at all and his lore is just a description of the character (some crossover characters do that, Rayman might be the same...)

With all of that said I can't wait for him to come out! He's my favourite videogame character ever and having him in BRawlhalla is PHENOMENAL! I'm so happy!

[Bio Drando]

Originally posted by kuvasz:

Nice post.

Originally posted by Demon Marge:

Gauntlets-Blasters cannot be one of his weapon combinations because Cross already has it...

BMG have said themselves that if they run out of combinations they'll still create new legends, so they'd need to go for existing combinations but different stats. They haven't run out of available combinations but Rayman is a sensation, a first in the game's history, so I think they'd be willing to break this "rule" of not giving 2 legends the same weapons that they've set for themselves.

Magic(book) and wand and all that suggested as the new weapon makes me cringe, I'll be honest. I hope that doesn't happen.

True, also noticed that Blasters-Axe was taken by Barraza already (I forgot about him, LOL), that leaves Gauntlets-Axe as the only free combination that could fit him with the current weapons.

Also I didn't mean a magic book (as Rayman using a magic book makes no sense, he's no wizard, he just got magic powers granted to him by fairies), just magic by itself, albeit I imagine it wouldn't be easy to implement it because having Magic without having a throwable weapon attached with it would be weird.
Maybe they could make the Legends's wear "magic glowing gloves" that are "covered in magic aura" (?).
It'd be a tad bit weird honestly, so I'd say just having Rayman be Gauntlets-Axe sounds the most reasonable thing they could do.

Also I hope they don't repeat weapons, the Legends already feel similar to one another, having some that have the same weapon combination would just make the problem worse...

[Bio Drando]

Originally posted by kuvasz:

Originally posted by Demon Marge:

Also I didn't mean a magic book (as Rayman using a magic book makes no sense, he's no wizard, he just got magic powers granted to him by fairies), just magic by itself

I know you didn't, but the recurring weapon suggestion (at least on these forums) is a magic book. I meant magic (and then maybe book, in brackets). I'm familiar with Rayman and I do see just magic fit with him.

Maybe magic stones? One in each hand, those can be thrown like other weapons and yet they'd be small enough to focus on the hands and magic, unlike a book or wand.

♥♥♥♥ I think I'm hyped for this new legend.

Same, he's my favourite videogame character ever, I think I'd play as him even if I don't like his playstyle just for the sake of playing as my childhood hero (Rayman 2 and 3 are the games the defined my childhood, 2 expecially is a masterpiece with wonderful sountrack, atmosphere and level design), so being able to play as him in another game I really like (Brawlhalla) is a truely unimaginable wonder for me.

Of course it won't be as exciting for people who dodn't know or like him and he'll be "just a weird crossover dude" for them, but at least his fan will likely be very happy to play as him in Brawlhalla (at least if he's not in Smash he's in this other game, LOL).

[Ossi]

Yes, my first thought about him also was that he might have magic gloves, because no other weapon except maybe gauntlets would fit. I actually am pretty sure that he'll have the new weapon. It's definitely time for one and even if the next character brings the new weapon already, he'd probably be one of the first three characters to enter, while the weapon is out, which i think most of the time had all the new weapon.

[Mexicutioner]

Someone pointed out he will probably get gaunt + axe. In rayman legends there is a side character that uses an axe. She could let him use it in his battles.

[Bio Drando]

Originally posted by Mexicutioner:

Someone pointed out he will probably get gaunt + axe. In rayman legends there is a side character that uses an axe. She could let him use it in his battles.

Yup, Barbara, it was one of the combinations I listed on my post.