The Chessmaster - Revision history

Mortamon Saturn: Added Razorbeard voice trivia, must still check recently added name trivia as couldn't find the proof yet in the referenced video and it seems to reference the chess piece enemies and not the boss itself.

2025-11-24T20:03:11Z

Added Razorbeard voice trivia, must still check recently added name trivia as couldn't find the proof yet in the referenced video and it seems to reference the chess piece enemies and not the boss itself.

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
			* Originally, the name of Chessmaster was Check and Mate, but this was cancelled.<ref>''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' Postmortem (PART 3), https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5E-cJRK5Jmk&pp=ygUcUmF5bWFuIFJlZGVtcHRpb24gUG9zdG1vcnRlbQ%3D%3D</ref>
			* The Chessmaster uses samples of {{rw\|Razorbeard}}'s voice from ''{{rw\|Rayman 2\|Rayman 2 The Great Escape}}''.
	* The Chessmaster is one of the bosses' whose battle was the most drastically changed since ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'''s early production. He had a life bar with eight health points as a possible reference to the number of rows or columns in a chessboard, and he took a much more active role in the fight, manipulating two different black [[chess piece]]s to attack [[Rayman]]. He would use the pawn to stomp [[Rayman]], and would slide the tower in his direction to ram [[Rayman\|him]]. While in his hands, the [[chess piece]]s are missing their eyes and hands, but they grow them once the Chessmaster allows the [[Chess piece\|piece]]s to act out of their accord, thus becoming exactly like the [[chess piece]] enemies in the final game. To fight back, [[Rayman]] had to push a white pawn towards the Chessmaster until it would hit his face, the pawn also missing hands and eyes. The location was also different, having a dark starry blue background, spikes below the chess board which had smaller squares, and a much more narrow arena cornered by two very tall red walls.<ref>''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' - Welcome to Playtopia, https://youtu.be/vnMISCVJdKg?t=104</ref>		* The Chessmaster is one of the bosses' whose battle was the most drastically changed since ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'''s early production. He had a life bar with eight health points as a possible reference to the number of rows or columns in a chessboard, and he took a much more active role in the fight, manipulating two different black [[chess piece]]s to attack [[Rayman]]. He would use the pawn to stomp [[Rayman]], and would slide the tower in his direction to ram [[Rayman\|him]]. While in his hands, the [[chess piece]]s are missing their eyes and hands, but they grow them once the Chessmaster allows the [[Chess piece\|piece]]s to act out of their accord, thus becoming exactly like the [[chess piece]] enemies in the final game. To fight back, [[Rayman]] had to push a white pawn towards the Chessmaster until it would hit his face, the pawn also missing hands and eyes. The location was also different, having a dark starry blue background, spikes below the chess board which had smaller squares, and a much more narrow arena cornered by two very tall red walls.<ref>''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' - Welcome to Playtopia, https://youtu.be/vnMISCVJdKg?t=104</ref>
	* The Chessmaster is the only boss or mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' that cannot be attacked or harmed directly. He has no visible life bar.		* The Chessmaster is the only boss or mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' that cannot be attacked or harmed directly. He has no visible life bar.
	* Despite not being a main boss, the Chessmaster is the only [[Playtopia]] antagonist to have [[the Lair of the Chessmaster\|his name featured in a level's title]]. If following the worlds' final level tradition from ''{{rw\|Rayman 1}}'' to have the main boss's name in the title, this honor should have gone to [[the Menace]] in [[Brain Games]].		* Despite not being a main boss, the Chessmaster is the only [[Playtopia]] antagonist to have [[the Lair of the Chessmaster\|his name featured in a level's title]]. If following the worlds' final level tradition from ''{{rw\|Rayman 1}}'' to have the main boss's name in the title, this honor should have gone to [[the Menace]] in [[Brain Games]].
	* The game that [[Rayman]] and the Chessmaster play does not abide to any known rules of chess. In an actual chess game, a checkmate is not reached by moving one's king to the other side of the board, but by putting the opponent's king under attack without any legal moves to escape or block it.		* The game that [[Rayman]] and the Chessmaster play does not abide to any known rules of chess. In an actual chess game, a checkmate is not reached by moving one's king to the other side of the board, but by putting the opponent's king under attack without any legal moves to escape or block it.
	* Originally, the names of chessboys was Check and Mate, but this was cancelled.<ref>''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' Postmortem (PART 3), https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5E-cJRK5Jmk&pp=ygUcUmF5bWFuIFJlZGVtcHRpb24gUG9zdG1vcnRlbQ%3D%3D</ref>
	==References==		==References==
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Weevilbug at 08:03, 23 November 2025

2025-11-23T08:03:36Z

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	* Despite not being a main boss, the Chessmaster is the only [[Playtopia]] antagonist to have [[the Lair of the Chessmaster\|his name featured in a level's title]]. If following the worlds' final level tradition from ''{{rw\|Rayman 1}}'' to have the main boss's name in the title, this honor should have gone to [[the Menace]] in [[Brain Games]].		* Despite not being a main boss, the Chessmaster is the only [[Playtopia]] antagonist to have [[the Lair of the Chessmaster\|his name featured in a level's title]]. If following the worlds' final level tradition from ''{{rw\|Rayman 1}}'' to have the main boss's name in the title, this honor should have gone to [[the Menace]] in [[Brain Games]].
	* The game that [[Rayman]] and the Chessmaster play does not abide to any known rules of chess. In an actual chess game, a checkmate is not reached by moving one's king to the other side of the board, but by putting the opponent's king under attack without any legal moves to escape or block it.		* The game that [[Rayman]] and the Chessmaster play does not abide to any known rules of chess. In an actual chess game, a checkmate is not reached by moving one's king to the other side of the board, but by putting the opponent's king under attack without any legal moves to escape or block it.
			* Originally, the names of chessboys was Check and Mate, but this was cancelled.<ref>''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' Postmortem (PART 3), https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5E-cJRK5Jmk&pp=ygUcUmF5bWFuIFJlZGVtcHRpb24gUG9zdG1vcnRlbQ%3D%3D</ref>
	==References==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>

Mortamon Saturn: True Boss Rush and template.

2024-12-20T20:55:24Z

True Boss Rush and template.

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	Once the white king reaches the other side of the chess board, the Chessmaster observes that he had been checkmated, although in his frustration he accuses [[Rayman]] of not playing fair. He relinquishes the [[Master key]], and warns [[Rayman]] to get out of [[The Lair of the Chessmaster\|his domain]], lest he feels like challenging him to a rematch.		Once the white king reaches the other side of the chess board, the Chessmaster observes that he had been checkmated, although in his frustration he accuses [[Rayman]] of not playing fair. He relinquishes the [[Master key]], and warns [[Rayman]] to get out of [[The Lair of the Chessmaster\|his domain]], lest he feels like challenging him to a rematch.

			<gallery widths="480px" heights="270px" class="sprite">
			File:Capture-TrueBossRush174.png\|The Chessmaster in the [[True Boss Rush]].
			</gallery>

			[[Rayman]] can rematch the Chessmaster in the [[True Boss Rush]], who now has a black color with purplish lips and hat, and stronger attacks.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	==References==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>

			{{Rayman Redemption}}

	[[Category: Bosses from Rayman Redemption]]		[[Category: Bosses from Rayman Redemption]]

Mortamon Saturn at 17:22, 11 July 2024

2024-07-11T17:22:33Z

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	{{quote\|text=Well, well! Who dares enter my lair and challenge the Chessmaster? I'll have you know I've never lost a single match of chess!\|sign=The Chessmaster\|source=''[[Rayman Redemption]]''}}		{{quote\|text=Well, well! Who dares enter my lair and challenge the Chessmaster? I'll have you know I've never lost a single match of chess!\|sign=The Chessmaster\|source=''[[Rayman Redemption]]''}}

	'''The Chessmaster''' is a mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'', who appears in [[~~The~~ Lair of the Chessmaster]] - the third level of [[Playtopia]]. He challenges [[Rayman]] to a "chess match", where each player takes control of a king (white for [[Rayman]], black for the Chessmaster), and the goal is to be the first to move one's king to the opposite end of the board.		'''The Chessmaster''' is a mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'', who appears in [[the Lair of the Chessmaster]] - the third level of [[Playtopia]]. He challenges [[Rayman]] to a "chess match", where each player takes control of a king (white for [[Rayman]], black for the Chessmaster), and the goal is to be the first to move one's king to the opposite end of the board.

	The kings are moved by punching them, and can only move one square at a time. Since white goes first, [[Rayman]] is guaranteed to always win the game, if he can survive. From the second move on, the Chessmaster pull [[Chess piece]]s out of his hat, which attack [[Rayman]] and hinder his progress. After the fourth move, he will additionally hurl his red bowtie at [[Rayman]] like a boomerang. [[Rayman]] will need to clear out all the [[Chess piece]] minions before he can punch the white king one more step.		The kings are moved by punching them, and can only move one square at a time. Since white goes first, [[Rayman]] is guaranteed to always win the game, if he can survive. From the second move on, the Chessmaster pull [[Chess piece]]s out of his hat, which attack [[Rayman]] and hinder his progress. After the fourth move, he will additionally hurl his red bowtie at [[Rayman]] like a boomerang. [[Rayman]] will need to clear out all the [[Chess piece]] minions before he can punch the white king one more step.

	Once the white king reaches the other side of the chess board, the Chessmaster observes that he had been checkmated, although in his frustration he accuses [[Rayman]] of not playing fair. He relinquishes the [[Master key]], and warns [[Rayman]] to get out of his domain, lest he feels like challenging him to a rematch.		Once the white king reaches the other side of the chess board, the Chessmaster observes that he had been checkmated, although in his frustration he accuses [[Rayman]] of not playing fair. He relinquishes the [[Master key]], and warns [[Rayman]] to get out of [[The Lair of the Chessmaster\|his domain]], lest he feels like challenging him to a rematch.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	* Despite not being a main boss, the Chessmaster is the only [[Playtopia]] antagonist to have [[the Lair of the Chessmaster\|his name featured in a level's title]]. If following the worlds' final level tradition from ''{{rw\|Rayman 1}}'' to have the main boss's name in the title, this honor should have gone to [[the Menace]] in [[Brain Games]].		* Despite not being a main boss, the Chessmaster is the only [[Playtopia]] antagonist to have [[the Lair of the Chessmaster\|his name featured in a level's title]]. If following the worlds' final level tradition from ''{{rw\|Rayman 1}}'' to have the main boss's name in the title, this honor should have gone to [[the Menace]] in [[Brain Games]].
	* The game that [[Rayman]] and the Chessmaster play does not abide to any known rules of chess. In an actual chess game, a checkmate is not reached by moving one's king to the other side of the board, but by putting the opponent's king under attack without any legal moves to escape or block it.		* The game that [[Rayman]] and the Chessmaster play does not abide to any known rules of chess. In an actual chess game, a checkmate is not reached by moving one's king to the other side of the board, but by putting the opponent's king under attack without any legal moves to escape or block it.

			==References==
			<references/>

	[[Category: Bosses from Rayman Redemption]]		[[Category: Bosses from Rayman Redemption]]

Mortamon Saturn at 17:20, 11 July 2024

2024-07-11T17:20:18Z

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	{{quote\|text=Well, well! Who dares enter my lair and challenge the Chessmaster? I'll have you know I've never lost a single match of chess!\|sign=The Chessmaster\|source=''[[Rayman Redemption]]''}}		{{quote\|text=Well, well! Who dares enter my lair and challenge the Chessmaster? I'll have you know I've never lost a single match of chess!\|sign=The Chessmaster\|source=''[[Rayman Redemption]]''}}

	~~The~~ '''The Chessmaster''' is a mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'', who appears in [[The Lair of the Chessmaster]] - the third level of [[Playtopia]]. He challenges [[Rayman]] to a "chess match", where each player takes control of a king (white for [[Rayman]], black for the Chessmaster), and the goal is to be the first to move one's king to the opposite end of the board.		'''The Chessmaster''' is a mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'', who appears in [[The Lair of the Chessmaster]] - the third level of [[Playtopia]]. He challenges [[Rayman]] to a "chess match", where each player takes control of a king (white for [[Rayman]], black for the Chessmaster), and the goal is to be the first to move one's king to the opposite end of the board.

	The kings are moved by punching them, and can only move one square at a time. Since white goes first, [[Rayman]] is guaranteed to always win the game, if he can survive. From the second move on, the Chessmaster pull [[Chess piece]]s out of his hat, which attack [[Rayman]] and hinder his progress. After the fourth move, he will additionally hurl his red bowtie at [[Rayman]] like a boomerang. [[Rayman]] will need to clear out all the [[Chess piece]] minions before he can punch the white king one more step.		The kings are moved by punching them, and can only move one square at a time. Since white goes first, [[Rayman]] is guaranteed to always win the game, if he can survive. From the second move on, the Chessmaster pull [[Chess piece]]s out of his hat, which attack [[Rayman]] and hinder his progress. After the fourth move, he will additionally hurl his red bowtie at [[Rayman]] like a boomerang. [[Rayman]] will need to clear out all the [[Chess piece]] minions before he can punch the white king one more step.

Mortamon Saturn: Added early production and level name trivia.

2024-07-11T17:19:36Z

Added early production and level name trivia.

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
			* The Chessmaster is one of the bosses' whose battle was the most drastically changed since ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'''s early production. He had a life bar with eight health points as a possible reference to the number of rows or columns in a chessboard, and he took a much more active role in the fight, manipulating two different black [[chess piece]]s to attack [[Rayman]]. He would use the pawn to stomp [[Rayman]], and would slide the tower in his direction to ram [[Rayman\|him]]. While in his hands, the [[chess piece]]s are missing their eyes and hands, but they grow them once the Chessmaster allows the [[Chess piece\|piece]]s to act out of their accord, thus becoming exactly like the [[chess piece]] enemies in the final game. To fight back, [[Rayman]] had to push a white pawn towards the Chessmaster until it would hit his face, the pawn also missing hands and eyes. The location was also different, having a dark starry blue background, spikes below the chess board which had smaller squares, and a much more narrow arena cornered by two very tall red walls.<ref>''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' - Welcome to Playtopia, https://youtu.be/vnMISCVJdKg?t=104</ref>
	* The Chessmaster is the only boss or mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' that cannot be attacked or harmed directly. He has no visible life bar.		* The Chessmaster is the only boss or mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' that cannot be attacked or harmed directly. He has no visible life bar.
			* Despite not being a main boss, the Chessmaster is the only [[Playtopia]] antagonist to have [[the Lair of the Chessmaster\|his name featured in a level's title]]. If following the worlds' final level tradition from ''{{rw\|Rayman 1}}'' to have the main boss's name in the title, this honor should have gone to [[the Menace]] in [[Brain Games]].
	* The game that [[Rayman]] and the Chessmaster play does not abide to any known rules of chess. In an actual chess game, a checkmate is not reached by moving one's king to the other side of the board, but by putting the opponent's king under attack without any legal moves to escape or block it.		* The game that [[Rayman]] and the Chessmaster play does not abide to any known rules of chess. In an actual chess game, a checkmate is not reached by moving one's king to the other side of the board, but by putting the opponent's king under attack without any legal moves to escape or block it.

	[[Category: Bosses from Rayman Redemption]]		[[Category: Bosses from Rayman Redemption]]

Dr＿st at 13:23, 2 December 2023

2023-12-02T13:23:51Z

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	{{quote\|text=Well, well! Who dares enter my lair and challenge the Chessmaster? I'll have you know I've never lost a single match of chess!\|sign=The Chessmaster\|source=''[[Rayman Redemption]]''}}		{{quote\|text=Well, well! Who dares enter my lair and challenge the Chessmaster? I'll have you know I've never lost a single match of chess!\|sign=The Chessmaster\|source=''[[Rayman Redemption]]''}}

	The '''The Chessmaster''' is a mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'', who appears in [[The Lair of the Chessmaster]] - the third level of [[Playtopia]]. He challenges [[Rayman]] to a "chess match", where each player takes control of a king (white for [[Rayman]], black for the Chessmaster, and the goal is to be the first to move one's king to the opposite end of the board.		The '''The Chessmaster''' is a mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'', who appears in [[The Lair of the Chessmaster]] - the third level of [[Playtopia]]. He challenges [[Rayman]] to a "chess match", where each player takes control of a king (white for [[Rayman]], black for the Chessmaster), and the goal is to be the first to move one's king to the opposite end of the board.

	The kings are moved by punching them, and can only move one square at a time. Since white goes first, [[Rayman]] is guaranteed to always win the game, if he can survive. From the second move on, the Chessmaster pull [[Chess piece]]s out of his hat, which attack [[Rayman]] and hinder his progress. After the fourth move, he will additionally hurl his red bowtie at [[Rayman]] like a boomerang. [[Rayman]] will need to clear out all the [[Chess piece]] minions before he can punch the white king one more step.		The kings are moved by punching them, and can only move one square at a time. Since white goes first, [[Rayman]] is guaranteed to always win the game, if he can survive. From the second move on, the Chessmaster pull [[Chess piece]]s out of his hat, which attack [[Rayman]] and hinder his progress. After the fourth move, he will additionally hurl his red bowtie at [[Rayman]] like a boomerang. [[Rayman]] will need to clear out all the [[Chess piece]] minions before he can punch the white king one more step.

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{{Enemy
| Name = The Chessmaster
| image = [[File:RRSnip-Chessmaster.jpg|200px|The Chessmaster]]
| alignment = Bad
| appears in = ''[[Rayman Redemption]]''
| location = [[The Lair of the Chessmaster]]
| resistance = [[File:LifebarInf.png|Invulnerable]]
| attacks = [[Chess piece]]s, bowtie attack
}}

{{quote|text=Well, well! Who dares enter my lair and challenge the Chessmaster? I'll have you know I've never lost a single match of chess!|sign=The Chessmaster|source=''[[Rayman Redemption]]''}}

The '''The Chessmaster''' is a mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'', who appears in [[The Lair of the Chessmaster]] - the third level of [[Playtopia]]. He challenges [[Rayman]] to a "chess match", where each player takes control of a king (white for [[Rayman]], black for the Chessmaster, and the goal is to be the first to move one's king to the opposite end of the board.

The kings are moved by punching them, and can only move one square at a time. Since white goes first, [[Rayman]] is guaranteed to always win the game, if he can survive. From the second move on, the Chessmaster pull [[Chess piece]]s out of his hat, which attack [[Rayman]] and hinder his progress. After the fourth move, he will additionally hurl his red bowtie at [[Rayman]] like a boomerang. [[Rayman]] will need to clear out all the [[Chess piece]] minions before he can punch the white king one more step.

Once the white king reaches the other side of the chess board, the Chessmaster observes that he had been checkmated, although in his frustration he accuses [[Rayman]] of not playing fair. He relinquishes the [[Master key]], and warns [[Rayman]] to get out of his domain, lest he feels like challenging him to a rematch.

==Trivia==
* The Chessmaster is the only boss or mini-boss in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' that cannot be attacked or harmed directly. He has no visible life bar.
* The game that [[Rayman]] and the Chessmaster play does not abide to any known rules of chess. In an actual chess game, a checkmate is not reached by moving one's king to the other side of the board, but by putting the opponent's king under attack without any legal moves to escape or block it.

[[Category: Bosses from Rayman Redemption]]