Hoodlum Headquarters

Hoodlum Headquarters
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Constructed from spare parts, bits of machinery, and plenty of Hoodlum elbow grease, the Hoodlum Meddleworks is the production centre for all Hoodlum munitions. It’s also where the Hoodlums covet their treasured Plum Juice recipe.

—Press release, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc

The Hoodlum Headquarters, also know as the Hoodlum Meddleworks or the Hoodlum Factory, is the second-last level in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. After climbing to the top of the Summit Beyond the Clouds, Rayman is forced to snowboard after his frozen friend Globox. When Rayman manages to pass him their weight combined manages to break the stone shelf they were standing on, tumbling them into the headquarters.

The headquarters is overseen by the game's main villain, André, who uses tricks and traps to capture Rayman's friend Globox. André's machine, the Horrible Machine, is defeated and in a last-ditch attempt to stop Rayman he opens up the flood gates holding back the lava effectively destroying his own ship and killing a proportion of his own army. Both André and Rayman (and many others Hoodlums) survive the suicide attempt.

A hidden chamber containing statues of Robo-Pirates

An early version of the Hoodlum Headquarters

Trivia

• In the foundry, there is a chamber hidden inside the boiler that contains a statue of Admiral Razorbeard and many of his henchmen standing behind a table, spoofing the Last Supper painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
• A random type of Hoodlum comes out while battling the Horrible Machine.
• The lava floods quickly and Slapdashes comes out to block Rayman.
• A replica of the Eiffel Tower built entirely from plum juice crates can be seen at the last room at the first part of this level.

External links

• Hoodlum Headquarters' playthrough at YouTube (PC version)