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[[Image:Whale Bay.jpg|thumb|left|One of Whale Bay's caverns]]
[[File:Whale Bay.jpg|thumb|right|320px|An official illustration of the caverns beneath the Whale Bay.]]


'''Whale Bay''' is a location in ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]''. It follows [[the Canopy]] in all versions of the game but the PlayStation adaptation, in which it follows [[the Bayou]], and the [[Rayman 2 Forever|GBC adaptation]], in which it is set directly after [[the Marshes of Awakening]]. This is where [[Rayman]] rescues [[Carmen]] the Whale from the [[Robo-Pirate Army|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 [[Four Masks of Polokus|mask of Polokus]].
{{quote|text=The [[piranha]]s are coming to take my [[air bubble]]s!|sign=[[Carmen]] the Whale|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}
 
'''Whale Bay''' is a location in ''[[Rayman 2]]''. It follows [[the Canopy]] in all versions of the game but the PlayStation version, in which it follows [[the Bayou]], and [[Rayman 2 Forever|the Game Boy Color version]], in which it is set directly after [[the Marshes of Awakening]]. This is where [[Rayman]] rescues [[Carmen]] the Whale from the [[Robo-Pirate]]s 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 [[Four Masks of Polokus|the first mask of Polokus]].


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==Original version==
==Original version==
[[File:R2TGE-PC-WhaleBay-HallOfDoors.jpg|thumb|left|320px|The entrance to Whale Bay in [[the Hall of Doors]].]]
Whale Bay is the first level in the game to feature [[Barrel Pirate]]s--however, fighting these powerful enemies is avoidable.
Whale Bay is the first level in the game to feature [[Barrel Pirate]]s--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-Pirate]]s, making for some interesting challenges.
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-Pirate]]s.


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 [[piranha]]s 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]].
===Phase 1===
[[Rayman]] must first go through an aquarium right next to the [[Spiral Door]] and come out at the other side to activate a [[switch]] opening the door at the side. The [[Barrel Pirate]] in the room next to the aquarium exit can be fought or avoided. The door leads [[Rayman]] to a room with a net for a floor, which he passes to get outside. There, [[Rayman]] will encounter a [[purple Henchman 800]]. After defeating him, [[Rayman]] must climb a barrel and a net to reach another barrel and [[Magic fist|shoot]] a [[switch]] on the opposite wall to open the nearby door, which leads to a passage with rolling [[keg]]s. [[Rayman]] must avoid them, while collecting the [[Yellow Lum]]s overhead. Following this passage, [[Rayman]] once again finds himself in a small outdoor area, with a [[purple Henchman 800]] sleeping underneath a palm tree. Once the [[Robo-Pirate|pirate]] has been defeated, [[Rayman]] can take a [[keg]] from a room to the right and use it to break a [[sparadrap]] holding a [[cage]] containing a [[Purple Lum]]. The [[Purple Lum]] allows [[Rayman]] to reach the top entrance to the building and finish the first part.
 
===Phase 2===
[[Rayman]] starts at a large lake. He must free [[Carmen]] the Whale by following an underwater tunnel into the fortress, where he will find a [[switch]] shutting off the electric force field keeping her trapped. Flipping the [[switch]] also activates a generator spawning a [[walking shell]] that [[Rayman]] can use to break a door blocked by a [[sparadrap]], where he will find some [[Red Lum]]s and a [[cage]]. After [[Carmen]] is freed, [[Rayman]] follows her into the extensive underwater cave network of Whale Bay, using [[Carmen]]'s [[Air bubble|bubbles]] for air.
 
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
Whalebaypc.JPG|The bay itself.
</gallery>
 
===Phase 3===
This phase starts underwater with [[Rayman]] still following [[Carmen]] and using her [[air bubble]]s for air. In this section there are [[piranha]]s trying to destroy the [[Air bubble|bubbles]], so [[Rayman]] must be quick, or he can chase the [[piranha]]s off with his [[Magic fist|shot]]. [[Carmen]] leads [[Rayman]] to a grotto, where the remains of a sunken ship mark the way for escape. [[Carmen]] stays underwater, while [[Rayman]] enters the ship and [[Swimming|swims]] through the hull up to the surface.
 
[[Rayman]] exits the grounded ship and finds himself in a sunny lagoon with water sliding over a gentle slope at the edges. He can climb the netting to reach the top of the ship's mast, where a [[cage]] is hidden, and then use another net on one of the lagoon's walls to reach a cave guarded by a [[Gorilla Pirate]]. Disposing of him allows [[Rayman]] to break the last [[cage]] and free the [[Teensie]]. Finally, [[Rayman]] must slide down the water slope to reach the ledge where the [[Teensie]] opens the [[Spiral Door]] to end the level.


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==Dreamcast version==
==Dreamcast version==
[[File:WhaleBayDCFishBird.jpg|thumb|left|320px|[[Bird]]s 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 [[Glob Crystal]]s can be found in a hidden underwater cave in phase 3, where [[Carmen]] the Whale stops. The cave containing [[Glob Crystal|the Crystal]] exists in the original version as well, but there it contains only [[Red Lum]]s.


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.  
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
The Whale Bay.jpg|The [[Spiral Door]] in [[the Isle of Doors]] which leads to the Whale Bay.
WhaleBayDCFishBird.jpg|[[Bird]]s feeding on fish can be observed in the Dreamcast version.
</gallery>


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| image = [[Image:Rayman 2 PS1 Loading Screen 6.png|center|320px|''Whale Bay'']]
| preceded by = [[The Bayou]]
| preceded by = [[The Bayou]]
| followed by = [[The Menhir Hills]]
| followed by = [[The Menhir Hills]]
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==PlayStation version==
==[[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|PlayStation version]]==
In the PS version of ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|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 Pirate]]s where in other versions the player would have just had to journey through respawning pirates and not have to fight any [[Barrel Pirate]]s.
In the [[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|PlayStation 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 Pirate]]s where in other versions the player would have just had to journey through respawning [[Robo-Pirate]]s and not have to fight any [[Barrel Pirate]]s. It is possible, however, to avoid all encounters except for one. The ocean where [[Rayman]] rescues [[Carmen]] has been changed; instead of finding his way into a ship and triggering a [[switch]], he has to find 4 [[switch]]es around the ocean, similar to [[the Echoing Caves]].


[[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.
[[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]]. This essentially merges the two levels together; however, the first part of [[The Sanctuary of Water and Ice|the Sanctuary]], as well as the sliding portion, have been cut out. As such, the only part remaining is the fight against [[Axel]].


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.
As such, the boss of Whale Bay in the [[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|PlayStation 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. He states that he does not know [[Rayman]]'s true intensions, and consequently [[Rayman]] is forced to prove his bravery by fighting him.
 
<gallery widths="400px" heights="170px">
Whale Bay SOWAI entrance PS1.jpg|This underwater door is the link from [[Carmen]]'s domain to that of [[Axel]].
</gallery>


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==PlayStation 2 version==
==[[Rayman Revolution|PlayStation 2 version]]==
''[[Rayman 2: Revolution|Revolution]]'' adds a connection between [[the Canopy]] and Whale Bay levels, compared to the odd linear connection in the other versions. In ''[[Rayman 2: Revolution|Revolution]]'', [[Rayman]] must rescue [[Globox]] from [[the Canopy]]; otherwise, one of the [[Baby Globox]]es will not help [[Rayman]] elude the [[Robo-Pirate]]s 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]].
''[[Rayman Revolution]]'' adds a connection between [[the Canopy]] and Whale Bay levels, compared to the odd linear connection in the other versions. Here, [[Rayman]] must rescue [[Globox]] from [[the Canopy]]; otherwise, one of the [[baby Globox]]es will not help [[Rayman]] elude the [[Robo-Pirate]]s 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 [[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire|Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]].


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| preceded by = [[The Marshes of Awakening#Game Boy Color version|Marshes of Awakening]]
| followed by = [[The Cave of Bad Dreams#Game Boy Color version|Cave of Bad Dreams]]
| followed by = [[The Cave of Bad Dreams#Game Boy Color version|Cave of Bad Dreams]]
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==Game Boy Color version==
==[[Rayman 2 Forever|Game Boy Color version]]==
[[File:Gbc2_26.PNG|thumb|left|[[Rayman]] holding the first [[Four Masks of Polokus|mask of Polokus]]]]
In ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', Whale Bay directly follows [[the Marshes of Awakening]], and is where  [[Four Masks of Polokus|the first mask of Polokus]] is located. [[Carmen]] is completely absent aside from an appearance in the world's introductory panel (see right).
 
<gallery widths="160px" heights="144px" class="sprite">
Gbc2_26.PNG|[[Rayman]] holding [[Four Masks of Polokus|the first mask of Polokus]].
</gallery>
 
== Transparent texture ==
In the PC, Dreamcast and iOS versions there is a texture which was accidentally left fully transparent in the game files. Because of this it does not appear in game where it should, leaving the level geometry to appear broken. This was never the case for the Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS or PlayStation versions and was fixed for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 3DS versions.


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 [[Four Masks of Polokus|Mask of Polokus]] is located.
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
Rayman 2 - Missing Texture Normal.jpg|The missing texture, as seen on PC
Rayman 2 - Missing Texture Fixed.jpg|The texture manually having the transparency removed, making it visible like intended, on PC
</gallery>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILLzJ_lOCT0 Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (PC version) (Part 1/2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_GLrnD4q6I Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (PC version) (Part 2/2)]


*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILLzJ_lOCT0 Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (PC version)(Part 1/2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSe4EOOiAEY Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sega Dreamcast version) (Part 1/2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_GLrnD4q6I Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (PC version)(Part 2/2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdeJvkS6PHY Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sega Dreamcast version) (Part 2/2)]


*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfLzyIrweIs Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation version) (Part 1/3)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF136ixnRgw Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation version)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpUGyHegi5M Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation version) (Part 2/3)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zyf1Qh8dVA Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation version) (Part 3/3)]


*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1yNHP7w-6g Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version) (Part 1/2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1yNHP7w-6g Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version) (Part 1/2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZzPr-XGeo0 Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version) (Part 2/2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZzPr-XGeo0 Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version) (Part 2/2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD46NhbMrqQ Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sony PlayStation 2 version) (Last Lums and Familiar Spirits)]


*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeHuugC3Yew Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Game Boy Color version) (Part 1/2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeHuugC3Yew Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Game Boy Color version) (Part 1/2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWY3FQ_qNi4 Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Game Boy Color version) (Part 2/2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWY3FQ_qNi4 Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Game Boy Color version) (Part 2/2)]


*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSe4EOOiAEY Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sega Dreamcast version) (Part 1/2)]
{{Rayman2worlds}}
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdeJvkS6PHY Whale Bay playthrough at YouTube (Sega Dreamcast version) (Part 2/2)]


[[fr:La Baie des Baleines]]
[[de:Walbucht]]
[[pl:Zatoka Wielorybów]]


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[[Category:Places from Rayman 2]]
[[Category:Places from Rayman 2]]
 
[[Category:Places from Rayman 2 Forever]]
[[fr:La Baie des Baleines]]

Revision as of 18:48, 6 February 2020

An official illustration of the caverns beneath the Whale Bay.
The piranhas are coming to take my air bubbles!
Carmen the Whale, Rayman 2

Whale Bay is a location in Rayman 2. It follows the Canopy in all versions of the game but the PlayStation version, in which it follows the Bayou, and the Game Boy Color version, 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.


Whale Bay
Whale Bay
The Canopy The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire
Connected to {{{connected to}}}

Lums 50 Cages 4

Original version

The entrance to Whale Bay in the Hall of Doors.

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.

Phase 1

Rayman must first go through an aquarium right next to the Spiral Door and come out at the other side to activate a switch opening the door at the side. The Barrel Pirate in the room next to the aquarium exit can be fought or avoided. The door leads Rayman to a room with a net for a floor, which he passes to get outside. There, Rayman will encounter a purple Henchman 800. After defeating him, Rayman must climb a barrel and a net to reach another barrel and shoot a switch on the opposite wall to open the nearby door, which leads to a passage with rolling kegs. Rayman must avoid them, while collecting the Yellow Lums overhead. Following this passage, Rayman once again finds himself in a small outdoor area, with a purple Henchman 800 sleeping underneath a palm tree. Once the pirate has been defeated, Rayman can take a keg from a room to the right and use it to break a sparadrap holding a cage containing a Purple Lum. The Purple Lum allows Rayman to reach the top entrance to the building and finish the first part.

Phase 2

Rayman starts at a large lake. He must free Carmen the Whale by following an underwater tunnel into the fortress, where he will find a switch shutting off the electric force field keeping her trapped. Flipping the switch also activates a generator spawning a walking shell that Rayman can use to break a door blocked by a sparadrap, where he will find some Red Lums and a cage. After Carmen is freed, Rayman follows her into the extensive underwater cave network of Whale Bay, using Carmen's bubbles for air.

Phase 3

This phase starts underwater with Rayman still following Carmen and using her air bubbles for air. In this section there are piranhas trying to destroy the bubbles, so Rayman must be quick, or he can chase the piranhas off with his shot. Carmen leads Rayman to a grotto, where the remains of a sunken ship mark the way for escape. Carmen stays underwater, while Rayman enters the ship and swims through the hull up to the surface.

Rayman exits the grounded ship and finds himself in a sunny lagoon with water sliding over a gentle slope at the edges. He can climb the netting to reach the top of the ship's mast, where a cage is hidden, and then use another net on one of the lagoon's walls to reach a cave guarded by a Gorilla Pirate. Disposing of him allows Rayman to break the last cage and free the Teensie. Finally, Rayman must slide down the water slope to reach the ledge where the Teensie opens the Spiral Door to end the level.

Whale Bay
Whale Bay
The Canopy The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire
Connected to {{{connected to}}}

Lums 50 Cages 4

Dreamcast version

While this level remains the same as that in the original version, one of the six Glob Crystals can be found in a hidden underwater cave in phase 3, where Carmen the Whale stops. The cave containing the Crystal exists in the original version as well, but there it contains only Red Lums.

Whale Bay
Whale Bay
The Bayou The Menhir Hills
Connected to {{{connected to}}}

Lums 35 Denys 0 Ludivs 2 Murphys 0

PlayStation version

In the PlayStation 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 Robo-Pirates and not have to fight any Barrel Pirates. It is possible, however, to avoid all encounters except for one. The ocean where Rayman rescues Carmen has been changed; instead of finding his way into a ship and triggering a switch, he has to find 4 switches around the ocean, similar to the Echoing Caves.

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. This essentially merges the two levels together; however, the first part of the Sanctuary, as well as the sliding portion, have been cut out. As such, the only part remaining is the fight against Axel.

As such, the boss of Whale Bay in the PlayStation 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. He states that he does not know Rayman's true intensions, and consequently Rayman is forced to prove his bravery by fighting him.

Whale Bay
Whale Bay
The Canopy The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire
Hub Globox's House

Lums 50 Familiar Spirits 3

PlayStation 2 version

Rayman Revolution adds a connection between the Canopy and Whale Bay levels, compared to the odd linear connection in the other versions. Here, 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.

Whale Bay
Whale Bay
Marshes of Awakening Cave of Bad Dreams

Lums 81 Cages 3

Game Boy Color version

In Rayman 2 Forever, 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).

Transparent texture

In the PC, Dreamcast and iOS versions there is a texture which was accidentally left fully transparent in the game files. Because of this it does not appear in game where it should, leaving the level geometry to appear broken. This was never the case for the Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS or PlayStation versions and was fixed for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 3DS versions.

External links