Rabbid

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Species	Rabbid
Status	Kicked out of TV
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A Rabbid is a rabbit-like creature in the Rayman universe. The name is a portmanteau of 'rabid' and 'rabbit', though in-game they are often referred to as Bunnies. They are the latest race of creatures to star in a new spin-off of the Rayman series called Rayman Raving Rabbids.

History

The Rabbids were first introduced in a series of teaser images and videos for Rayman Raving Rabbids (then meant to be Rayman 4) officially released by Ubisoft in 2006, in which they were portrayed as zombie-like enemies that were to take over the world, akin to the Robo-Pirate Army and Hoodlums.

However, Ubisoft changed them into cuter, less-mindless creatures during production of the game (which eventually became a spin-off instead of the 4th major installment). They and the game were a huge success, and the Rabbids have sinced appeared in the sequels: Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 and Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party.

Appearance

General Rabbids very much resemble albino rabbits - they are white with furless mouths and bellies and have dark blue eyes which turn red when crazed, but they have no noses. They are known to have loads of costumes spoofing fictional characters or everyday life.

Personality

Rabbids are most known for their personality. They are 100% insane. They do completely stupid things like disguise as themselves, try using tennis rackets to play soccer and destroy a town with burp. Their favorite word is 'DAAAAAAAAA!' (Which is pronounced 'BWAAAAAAAH')!, and in Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 they also had a secondry catch-phrase, which was yeah!.

In the first Rayman Raving Rabbids game, they were more animalistic and went beastial far more often, but in Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, they were slightly more human, due to them trying to copy human behaviour. In Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, they appear to be a mix, sometimes acting more beastial, sometimes acting more 'human'.

Types of Rabbids and their costumes

Full article: Types of Rabbids

The Rabbids come in different types. Out of the normal Rabbids, there are white Rabbids (the most common), blue Rabbids, red Rabbids, yellow Rabbids, robot Rabbids, giant Rabbids, and much more.

Alot of the normal types of Rabbids are seen wearing costumes. In the first Rabbids game, most of their costumes spoofed popular culture, but in the sequels, the Rabbids have a mix of media spoofs and culture spoofs.

There are also special types of Rabbids, such as Serguei, Pink, the Rabble Droid, Professor Barranco, and more.

Merchandise

Several Raving Rabbids products have been made and sold in the past three years, and include the following.

• A set of 4 figurines, consisting of a normal Rabbid, a screaming one, one dressed as Sam Fisher from Splinter Cell, and one dressed as Altair from Assassin's Creed.
• Another set of figurines were available at least in the United Kingdom, where they were given as free gifts for every purchase of Rayman Raving Rabbids for the Wii. [1]
• In Spain, a collection of 30 small Rabbids figurines are available, and each Rabbid follows a certain geographical stereotype.
• In France and Germany, a CD single was released in 2007 to coincide with the release of Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, called Making Fun (Of Everyday Life).
• Several plush dolls, phone straps and the like can be found on auction sites such as eBay, mainly originating from Australia and Hong Kong, but whether or not they are official is currently unknown.
• An official Ubi Art bag
• In Germany, a calender for 2010 is available courtesy of Panini.
• Other official merchandise, such as T-shirts, was given as prizes in Ubisoft competitions.

Trivia

• A picture of a Rabbid can be seen on a purchasable cot as a cameo in the Nintendo DS game Imagine: Babies, which was developed by Visual Impact Productions, the developing studio behind the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids. The game was also published by UbiSoft.
• Two Rabbids will be playable characters in the upcoming UbiSoft title, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up!.