Murfy
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Murfy (also known as Murphy before Rayman 3) is a character from the Rayman videogame series, appearing in both Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. Murfy serves as a guide to main protagonist Rayman. To the player of the game, Murfy is a guide too, since he explains the controls for the game, as well as how to unlock bonuses and other info. Murfy appears as something that could be called a flying fairy frog (the Rayman 3 manual refers to him as a greenbottle), and has a really hasty nature. Also, he can't deal with failure, and thinks of Rayman as quite a loser. That is, before you complete the game. Afterwards, he does pay you respect.
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[edit] Murfy in Rayman 2
In Rayman 2 (and its handheld-port, Rayman DS), Rayman meets Murfy for the first time. He helps you with mastering the controls of the game, in the first level where you don't have to fight enemies yet. Also he explains the game a little more as you proceed in the game, by using "Stones of Thought". These are stones found in about every level, all linking telepathically to Murfy. When touching the action button, Murfy appears and explains what he has already explained before at the particular place of that stone. Murfy does not have a specific role in the game, and doesn't affect the storyline. At the end of the game, he simply doesn't show up anymore, since by that time you have learned all there is to know.
[edit] Murfy in Rayman Arena
In Rayman Arena, before you challenge a cup (any cup except for a Master Challenge), there is a short video. Murfy comes into the challenger's locker room and explains the rules to you. You notice that before he goes into the room, you see a sign that the challengers don't want Murfy or paparazzi in. So at the end of the clip, the final challenger closes the door, where Murfy is headed, and then the clip comes out of the locker room and you hear Murfy getting beaten up. (You can also hear Murphy trying to talk his way out of the situation saying thinks like (No! wait! I need this job!)
[edit] Murfy in Rayman 3
In Rayman 3, Murfy once again acts as your guide. He tells about all the new features of the game, but not based upon his great wisdom. He reads information from the manual, which he reads in the game. It is exactly the same manual the player got by buying the game, which turns out to be pretty humorous. Since Murfy isn't that all-knowing anymore, he is made a bit more silly, dumb, and most of all, jerky. Murfy never has any patience at the start of the game, and calls you names when you do only the slightest thing wrong. Actually, he does this all the way. Rayman is not bothered by this behaviour, but the manual gets really angry with Murfy because Murfy insults the manual. Example: Manual: Press the jump button to jump." Murfy: "Oh, don't tell me someone actually gets paid to write this stuff!" The manual seems to have a soul and conscience too, which does add to the humorous effects of the game, especially in the first level. Despite the higher number of appearances, Murfy is still a minor character, and after completing the first level, does nothing else than giving Rayman some help with new abilities by handing out tutorials. Different from in Rayman 2, is that Murfy is with Rayman and Globox, also during in-game, for most of the time. In physical form. In Rayman 3 Murfy is played by Billy West.
[edit] Murfy's background
Not much is known about the background of most Rayman-characters. Not to mention absolutely nothing is known about the characters, except for Globox, of who is known he has a wife called Uglette, and a few hundred kids. Murfy already is a minor character, so nothing is to be told about his background, family, or even much about his race.
