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Revision as of 18:27, 18 May 2013

The bay itself
An official illustration of the caverns beneath the Whale Bay

‘The piranhas are coming to take my air bubbles!’Carmen after noticing the approach of the piranhas.


Whale Bay is a location in Rayman 2: The Great Escape. It follows the Canopy in all versions of the game but the PlayStation adaptation, in which it follows the Bayou, and the GBC adaptation, in which it is set directly after the Marshes of Awakening. This is where Rayman rescues Carmen the Whale from the Robo-Pirates who planned to use her blubber for fuel. She then takes him to a grounded ship, or to the Sanctuary of Water and Ice in the PlayStation version, where he will fight Axel and find the first Mask of Polokus.


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Whale Bay
The Canopy The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire
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Original version

Whale Bay is the first level in the game to feature Barrel Pirates--however, fighting these powerful enemies is avoidable.

The first half of Whale Bay takes place in the Whale Bay Fortress, with Rayman attempting to locate the prison where Carmen the Whale is being held. In some versions of the game, one area in particular has respawning Robo-Pirates, making for some interesting challenges.

The entrance to Whale Bay in the Hall of Doors

The second half of Whale Bay revolves around the lake itself, and Rayman's attempts to free Carmen the Whale. After Carmen is freed, Rayman must follow Carmen into the extensive underwater cave network of Whale Bay, using Carmen's bubbles for air (considering the piranhas don't reach them first). Carmen leads Rayman to a secret grotto, where the remains of a submarine mark the way for escape. In most versions of Rayman 2, the level closes with Rayman exiting a beached ship, sliding down a watery slope, and evading an Ape Pirate.

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The Canopy The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire
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Dreamcast version

Birds feeding on fish can be observed in the Dreamcast version

While this level remains the same as that in the original version, one of the six Globox Crystals can be found in an underwater cave in Phase 2, where Carmen the Whale stops.

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The Bayou The Menhir Hills
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PlayStation version

In the PS version of Rayman 2, Whale Bay follows the Bayou level instead of the Canopy. The level is notably more difficult than in any other version, requiring the player to battle many camouflaged Barrel Pirates where in other versions the player would have just had to journey through respawning pirates and not have to fight any Barrel Pirates.

This underwater door is the link from Carmen's domain to that of Axel

Carmen's journey is also majorly different, to a story-changing degree. Instead of taking Rayman to a grounded ship, she takes him to the Sanctuary of Water and Ice. The sanctuary is intact and features a mixed environment of water and ice, though it is slightly more predominant on the water side. It is much more like the later sanctuaries in either version.

As such, the boss of Whale Bay in the PS version is Axel, the Guardian of the Sanctuary of Water and Ice. Whale Bay's rendition is also unique in that it is the only appearance of Axel's to have dialogue.

Whale Bay
Whale Bay
The Canopy The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire
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PlayStation 2 version

Revolution adds a connection between the Canopy and Whale Bay levels, compared to the odd linear connection in the other versions. In Revolution, Rayman must rescue Globox from the Canopy; otherwise, one of the Baby Globoxes will not help Rayman elude the Robo-Pirates guarding the entrance to Whale Bay. Rayman in addition profits from rescuing Carmen--Carmen then chases off the tentacle blocking the entrance to the nearby Sanctuary of Stone and Fire.

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Game Boy Color version

Rayman holding the first mask of Polokus

In Rayman 2 Forever, the Game Boy Color adaptation of the game, Whale Bay directly follows the Marshes of Awakening, and is where the first Mask of Polokus is located. Carmen is completely absent aside from an appearance in the world's introductory panel (see right).

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