Ever heard of the game "Rayman"? It was a 2-D platformer for the PlayStation that sold millions of copies of the game worldwide. You played as the protagonist Rayman, who is trying to free the Electoons from their cages and stop Mr. Dark. But right before he fights Mr. Dark, he comes across a mysterious figure, often named "Dark Rayman" or "Bad Rayman". This character appears behind you, and copies your every move. But if you stood still too long, he'd walk into you and vanish, taking Rayman's life with him. Questions run through your mind. What is he? Why is he here? What does this mean? Well, after close observation, I found that Dark Rayman doesn't even exist. He is merely Rayman's fear itself, his anger, his hatred. He is the Bad in Rayman. While on a quest to save his world, Rayman comes across Dark Rayman and must escape him. He has fear for the danger, anger for the enemies, and hatred for Mr. Dark. Right before his final battle with Mr. Dark, all of these emotions come out at once and Rayman must overcome these emotions to get through to the final battle. However, one instance of Dark Rayman is real; Dark Rayman from Rayman M/Arena. That is merely another one of Rayman's race, and he isn't even called Dark Rayman. That's just what they called him, because they thought he was a doppelganger. In Rayman Origins, Rayman has a nostalgic feeling with all the adventuring he's been doing, and remembers back to his meeting with Dark Rayman. He then wears a suit fashioned after him (if the player of the game chooses to do so). Everyone thought he was crazy wearing something like that, but then realized that the whole franchise is mentally ill, so who cares?