Franchise: Rayman

The 2023 Netflix animated series "Captain Laserhawk: Blood Dragon Remix", which is a loose adaptation of Far Cry 3's expansion game Blood Dragon (alongside featuring other recognizable Ubisoft characters), marks the first time that Rayman has ever been portrayed in an adult-oriented manner, featuring scenes with him saying swear words, drinking alcohol, snorting cocaine, and separately doing the latter while eating sushi off the back of a naked cow lady.

His flashback of going to college and then being rejected by humans due to being an alien is shown in a pixellated style resembling his appearance in the original Rayman while playing the song "The Lum King" from Rayman Origins.

Although it's not confirmed by Ubisoft, his story arc could be seen as an allegory for how Rayman's popularity dwindled since his initial debut in 1995.

In an interview with Xander Mobus, who voices the Announcer in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, he revealed that Nintendo, in an effort to stop character leaks, would often throw him off about which characters would be in the game or DLC by giving him "red herrings", otherwise they would give him some ridiculous names to say that would be far-fetched. He even claimed that because of the intensity of this, he didn't believe that the Duck Hunt dog and duck were in the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U versions of the game as playable characters, and assumed Nintendo was referring to the Duck Hunt cartridge being in the game instead, and thus believed it to be a fake.

This also caused a rather humorous incident following a hoax created by YouTuber Artsy Omni to promote his "Smashified" series, where after it had spread, Mobus actually did a line read for Rayman, the subject of the hoax.

After the release of Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, a company named Phoenix Interactive Entertainment began development on Rayman 4. The game was to feature areas from the original Rayman, including 'Band Land' and 'Picture City' along with original levels like "The Temporal Palace", and "Candy LTD." There was also a focus on a character known as "Dark Rayman", with an entire level devoted to him. Also, Rayman was to feature multiple forms like in Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc.

Rayman once had an animated TV series made around 1999. The show lasted only four episodes, and it was cancelled because of poor writing and lack of funds, despite the fact that the show was funded by the government in Quebec, Canada. In the English dub, Rayman was voiced by Billy West, best known for his many roles in "Futurama," in addition to Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, and Ren & Stimpy.