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cookie with a deadly rolling pin.|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman Forever]]''}}
cookie with a deadly rolling pin.|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman Forever]]''}}


[[Image:Picture City.png|thumb|right|316px|The image symbolising Picture City]]
[[Image:Picture City.png|thumb|right|316px|class=sprite|The image symbolising Picture City]]


[[Image:Image1PC.png|thumb|316px|left|The very first scenery of Picture City]]
[[Image:Image1PC.png|thumb|316px|left|class=sprite|The very first scenery of Picture City]]


'''Picture City''' (French: '''''La Cité des Images''''' – '''''The City of Images''''') is the fourth world in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]]. It consists of a land mainly made up of drawing materials, but [[Rayman]] will still find himself twice on the stage of a theatre. As he makes progress among [[eraser]]s, tables, pencils, [[yin-yang]]s, writing chalks and pens, he has to jump onto [[pencil sharpener]]s, dodging the [[drawing pin]]s that stand in his way. Danger is omnipresent, as shown by the ink-covered [[eraser]]s placed above the void, on which slipping down is irremediably followed by a deadly fall. [[Rayman]] must also pass over an ink sea as soon as he arrives, and he will find ink pots and paint buckets as he moves forward. In the ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' games, boxes full of ink, gouache tubes and [[palette]]s are part of this scenery. [[Rayman]] will also find his [[Super Helicopter]] power, which will help him to pass through this strange world.
'''Picture City''' (French: '''''La Cité des Images''''' – '''''The City of Images''''') is the fourth world in [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'' game]]. It consists of a land mainly made up of drawing materials, but [[Rayman]] will still find himself twice on the stage of a theatre. As he makes progress among [[eraser]]s, tables, pencils, [[yin-yang]]s, writing chalks and pens, he has to jump onto [[pencil sharpener]]s, dodging the [[drawing pin]]s that stand in his way. Danger is omnipresent, as shown by the ink-covered [[eraser]]s placed above the void, on which slipping down is irremediably followed by a deadly fall. [[Rayman]] must also pass over an ink sea as soon as he arrives, and he will find ink pots and paint buckets as he moves forward. In the ''[[Rayman Junior]]'' games, boxes full of ink, gouache tubes and [[palette]]s are part of this scenery. [[Rayman]] will also find his [[Super Helicopter]] power, which will help him to pass through this strange world.


[[image:SpaceMama.png|right|thumb|316px|The big boss of Picture City, [[Space Mama]]]]
[[image:SpaceMama.png|right|thumb|316px|class=sprite|The big boss of Picture City, [[Space Mama]]]]


The enemies in Picture City are [[Antitoon]]s, [[Hunter]]s, and [[Pirate (Picture City)|pirates]]. The boss is [[Space Mama]], a large woman with blonde hair. [[Rayman]] will fight her first in [[Eraser Plains]], and the final battle will take place in [[Space Mama's Crater]].
The enemies in Picture City are [[Antitoon]]s, [[Hunter]]s, and [[Pirate (Picture City)|pirates]]. The boss is [[Space Mama]], a large woman with blonde hair. [[Rayman]] will fight her first in [[Eraser Plains]], and the final battle will take place in [[Space Mama's Crater]].
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<td valign="top">[[Image:TailleCrayon.png|thumb|316px|none|A moving [[pencil sharpener]]]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:TailleCrayon.png|thumb|316px|none|class=sprite|A moving [[pencil sharpener]]]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:GommesRebond.png|thumb|316px|none|Rebounding [[eraser]]s]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:GommesRebond.png|thumb|316px|none|class=sprite|Rebounding [[eraser]]s]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:Bois.png|thumb|316px|none|A table in a bad condition]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:Bois.png|thumb|316px|none|class=sprite|A table in a bad condition]]</td>
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<td valign="top">[[image:BacEncre.png|none|thumb|316px|Boxes full of ink (''[[Rayman Junior]]'' only)]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:BacEncre.png|none|thumb|316px|class=sprite|Boxes full of ink (''[[Rayman Junior]]'' only)]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:TubeGouache.png|none|thumb|316px|A gouache tube and a [[palette]] (''[[Rayman Junior]]'' only)]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:TubeGouache.png|none|thumb|316px|class=sprite|A gouache tube and a [[palette]] (''[[Rayman Junior]]'' only)]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:Craies.png|none|thumb|316px|Writing chalks hold up this box full of [[drawing pin]]s]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:Craies.png|none|thumb|316px|class=sprite|Writing chalks hold up this box full of [[drawing pin]]s]]</td>
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<td valign="top">[[Image:SuperHelicoImage.png|thumb|316px|none|Different types of [[drawing pin]]s, as well as pencils and fountain pens]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:SuperHelicoImage.png|thumb|316px|none|class=sprite|Different types of [[drawing pin]]s, as well as pencils and fountain pens]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:SpaceMamaPirate.png|none|thumb|316px|[[Space Mama]] in the first battle]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:SpaceMamaPirate.png|none|thumb|316px|class=sprite|[[Space Mama]] in the first battle]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:SpacePirate1.png|none|thumb|316px|[[Pirate (Picture City)|Pirates]] are the main enemies in Picture City]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:SpacePirate1.png|none|thumb|316px|class=sprite|[[Pirate (Picture City)|Pirates]] are the main enemies in Picture City]]</td>
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<td valign="top">[[Image:PotEncre.png|thumb|316px|none|Ink-covered [[eraser]]s are dangerously slippery]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:PotEncre.png|thumb|316px|none|class=sprite|Ink-covered [[eraser]]s are dangerously slippery]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:MerEncre.png|none|thumb|316px|[[Rayman]] running above a sea of ink]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:MerEncre.png|none|thumb|316px|class=sprite|[[Rayman]] running above a sea of ink]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:PotPeinture.png|none|thumb|316px|A large paint bucket]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[image:PotPeinture.png|none|thumb|316px|class=sprite|A large paint bucket]]</td>
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Another ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'' minigame, entitled [[2D Madness]], takes place in [[the Dream Forest]] and apparently features very similar gameplay and visuals to those of [[2D Nightmare]].
Another ''[[Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc|Rayman 3]]'' minigame, entitled [[2D Madness]], takes place in [[the Dream Forest]] and apparently features very similar gameplay and visuals to those of [[2D Nightmare]].


[[Image:Child_World.PNG|thumb|right|316px|The [[Child world]] from [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the GBA version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']]]]
[[Image:Child_World.PNG|thumb|right|316px|class=sprite|The [[Child world]] from [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the GBA version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']]]]
==The [[Child (world)|Child world]]==
==The [[Child (world)|Child world]]==
In [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']], which was based on [[Rayman 4 (cancelled prototype)|the cancelled ''Rayman 4'' prototype]], a land known as the [[Child (world)|Child world]] appears. The Child world seems to be a combination of Picture City and [[the World of Toys]], two lands which were planned to appear in ''Rayman 4''.
In [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (Game Boy Advance)|the Game Boy Advance version of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'']], which was based on [[Rayman 4 (cancelled prototype)|the cancelled ''Rayman 4'' prototype]], a land known as the [[Child (world)|Child world]] appears. The Child world seems to be a combination of Picture City and [[the World of Toys]], two lands which were planned to appear in ''Rayman 4''.

Revision as of 17:33, 10 April 2016

This is the world of images, and also the world of mirages: passing across the stage of a small theatre, Rayman can find on his path beings straight from a pirate or a science fiction film. In particular, he meets Mama, an impressive shrew armed with a bizarre rolling pin...
—Manual, Rayman
This is the world of images, as well as the world of mirages. Once he walks across the theater stage, Rayman meets

strange beings that are straight out of a science fiction pirate movie. In the end, he'll face Space Mama, a tough cookie with a deadly rolling pin.

—Manual, Rayman Forever
The image symbolising Picture City
The very first scenery of Picture City

Picture City (French: La Cité des ImagesThe City of Images) is the fourth world in the original Rayman game. It consists of a land mainly made up of drawing materials, but Rayman will still find himself twice on the stage of a theatre. As he makes progress among erasers, tables, pencils, yin-yangs, writing chalks and pens, he has to jump onto pencil sharpeners, dodging the drawing pins that stand in his way. Danger is omnipresent, as shown by the ink-covered erasers placed above the void, on which slipping down is irremediably followed by a deadly fall. Rayman must also pass over an ink sea as soon as he arrives, and he will find ink pots and paint buckets as he moves forward. In the Rayman Junior games, boxes full of ink, gouache tubes and palettes are part of this scenery. Rayman will also find his Super Helicopter power, which will help him to pass through this strange world.

The big boss of Picture City, Space Mama

The enemies in Picture City are Antitoons, Hunters, and pirates. The boss is Space Mama, a large woman with blonde hair. Rayman will fight her first in Eraser Plains, and the final battle will take place in Space Mama's Crater.

Once Rayman has defeated Space Mama, Mr Dark captures Betilla the Fairy.


Image gallery

Rebounding erasers
A table in a bad condition
Boxes full of ink (Rayman Junior only)
A gouache tube and a palette (Rayman Junior only)
Writing chalks hold up this box full of drawing pins
Different types of drawing pins, as well as pencils and fountain pens
Space Mama in the first battle
Pirates are the main enemies in Picture City
Ink-covered erasers are dangerously slippery
Rayman running above a sea of ink
A large paint bucket
Picture City, as it appears in 2D Nightmare

2D Nightmare

2D Nightmare is the twelfth and final minigame in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. It is exclusive to the Nintendo GameCube version, and the method by which it is meant to be unlocked is still unknown – though it is likely that it involves connecting the GameCube and Game Boy Advance versions of the game via a link cable.

Until 2012, only one known screenshot of 2D Nightmare existed. It shows a three-dimensional Rayman in a two-dimensional environment. Many recogniseable elements from Picture City can be seen in the screenshot, including bouncy erasers, a paint bucket, giant pencils, pink rubber floors and painted background mountains (as well as a Black Lum from Rayman 3).

Another Rayman 3 minigame, entitled 2D Madness, takes place in the Dream Forest and apparently features very similar gameplay and visuals to those of 2D Nightmare.

The Child world

In the Game Boy Advance version of Rayman Raving Rabbids, which was based on the cancelled Rayman 4 prototype, a land known as the Child world appears. The Child world seems to be a combination of Picture City and the World of Toys, two lands which were planned to appear in Rayman 4.

In the cancelled version of Rayman 4

At one point, the developers at Ubisoft were considering the option of having Rayman return to Picture City, along with other locations from the original game, during his fourth outing. Some concept artwork was produced, depicting Picture City as it would appear in a 3D game. However, Rayman 4 was ultimately cancelled.

Picture City in 3D, as visualised by Rayman 4 concept artist Guillaume Bonamy
More concept art, of what appears to be a cave in Picture City, with pencils for stalacmites and stalactites
Rayman 4 artistic director Jean-Marie Godeau's view of Picture City

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