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{{quote|text=Is it really worth it? [[Rayman|You]] have come all this way... I have gotten so much stronger! You – cannot – win!|sign=Dark Magician|source=''[[Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror]]''}}

After [[Rayman]] overcomes his [[The Maze of Memories|Maze of Memories]], the Dark Magician is ultimately challenged in [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|Final Showdown]], wielding his two wands, and is ~~defeated after taking~~ five hits while unshielded.

After [[Rayman]] overcomes his [[The Maze of Memories|Maze of Memories]], the Dark Magician is ultimately challenged at the top of the [[Dark Stronghold]]'s tower in [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|Final Showdown]], wielding his two wands.

Once ~~vanquished~~, he explodes and disappears without a word, with only [[Collectible|his red hat]] surviving and falling slowly to the ground, being able to be picked up by [[Rayman]] as a [[collectible]]. [[Collectible|His personal wand]] can also be found in [[Eye of the Storm]] as the game's final [[collectible]], making him the only character in ''[[Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror]]'' to have [[collectible]]s tied to them.

During his final boss battle, the Dark Magician is protected by a dark shield, and flies around while repetitively shooting four dark projectiles in a line at [[Rayman]]. [[Rayman]] starts directly with a [[Big Power]], and two [[Simple Powers]] can be picked up, both being located at the platform's edges.

[[Rayman]] must destroy the shield by punching it very quickly in the air using his [[Telescopic fist|fist]], as the magic barrier slowly regenerates, although it can't be reformed once broken until the Dark Magician himself is damaged. While his health bar displays twenty health points like the other bosses, the Dark Magician can only withstand five hits while unshielded as a punch from [[Rayman]] damages four points from the bar.

After taking a hit, the Dark Magician stays above out of [[Rayman]]'s range and starts a new cycle of attacks by summoning moving columns of dark [[spiky ball]]s fifteen times which swipe over the arena, which [[Rayman]] must either crawl under or jump over depending on the obstacles' position.

In the second phase, the Dark Magician reforms his shield and launches eggs birthing [[Magic Minion]]s, until getting damaged again. During his following cycle of dark [[spiky ball]]s, the Dark Magician generates them in horizontal rows instead, with either four [[spiky ball]]s with a hole between them or just one aimed at [[Rayman]]'s position.

The shield reforms again during the third phase, and Dark Magician now launches five explosive [[Fire|fireballs]]. Once hit a third time, he replaces the dark [[spiky ball]]s attacks with five continous series of many dark magic projectiles, forcing [[Rayman]] to move towards one side of the area or the other, preferably doing so neither too slow or too fast to not get overwhelmed or stuck in a corner where he won't be able to dodge.

During the fourth shielded phase, the Dark Magician teleports above [[Rayman]] instead of flying around to shoot down three columns of dark magic projectiles in a square. Once the evil sorcerer is damaged, [[Rayman]] must avoid the Dark Magician's ultimate cycle of attacks, similar to his previous offensive phase, excepts he shoots down dozens of dark projectiles in a very fast stream, doing so six times, making it imperative to run and use the brief moments of respite to avoid getting trapped at an edge of the arena.

In the final shielded phase, the Dark Magician repeats his previous method of shooting dark magic in squares, but this time two dark [[spiky ball]]s continuously appear from one side of the arena and then the other, which [[Rayman]] must dodge by either jumping or crawling while being wary of the Dark Magician's attacks at the same time.

Once defeated by being hit a fifth time, he explodes and disappears without a word, with only [[Collectible|his red hat]] surviving and falling slowly to the ground, being able to be picked up by [[Rayman]] as a [[collectible]]. Should the player challenge the Dark Magician boss again, fleeing his battle with the Enter key will once again send them to the title screen instead of skipping the showdown, due to an oversight.

[[Collectible|His personal wand]] can also be found later in [[Eye of the Storm]] as the game's final [[collectible]], making him the only character in ''[[Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror]]'' to have [[collectible]]s tied to them.

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* His role as a main antagonist and an evil version of {{rw|The Magician (Rayman 1)|the Magician}} is very similar to {{rw|The Magician (Rayman Origins)|the Teensy Magician}} from ''{{rw|Rayman Origins}}'' and ''{{rw|Rayman Legends}}''. To further reinforce the similarity, he appears to idolize the [[Dark Storm]], as {{rw|The Magician (Rayman Origins)|the evil Magician}} admires [[Mr Dark]], and they both appear many times to the heroes during the course of their respective games.

* Some of the Dark Magician's dialogues in ''[[Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror]]'' contain mistakes, such as him claiming to have "twice the powe" instead of "twice the powe'''r'''" after stealing [[the Magician]]'s wand.

* During ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'''s early production and prior to [[Dark Magician's Challenge]] being conceived, the Dark Magician was meant to be a secret boss in {{rr|Dark Legacy}}. This was scrapped due to [[the Final Challenge]] being already very long and difficult.<ref>''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' Postmortem (Part 4), https://youtu.be/nbZ1NA3NVGE?t=4816</ref>

* The [[Big Power]] at [[Rayman]]'s spawning position during the final Dark Magician confrontation makes the [[Big Power]] found in the first part of [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|Final Showdown]] redundant, as there's no other threat in the level besides the boss.

* Some attack phases like the dark [[spiky ball]]s in the [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|Final Showdown]] are similar to [[Mr Dark#As_Darker_Mr_Dark|Darker Mr Dark]]'s red attack phase in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'', being possibly the inspiration for it. The {{rr|Final Showdown}} world in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' may also be a nod to Dark Magician's [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|final level of the same name]].

* During ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'''s early production and prior to [[Dark Magician's Challenge]] being conceived, the Dark Magician was meant to be a secret boss in {{rr|Dark Legacy}}. This was scrapped due to [[the Final Challenge]] being already very long and difficult.<ref>''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' Postmortem (Part 4), https://youtu.be/nbZ1NA3NVGE?t=4816</ref> Unused giant dark purple [[spiky ball]]s can be found in the game's internal files, similar to the dark [[spiky ball]]s used by Dark Magician during [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|Final Showdown]], being possibly originally intended for that secret fight.

* His grey skin in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' and ''[[Rayman ReDesigner]]'' is an homage to the very first sprite designed for Dark Magician, which originally had a grey color.<ref>About Dark Magician's gray color, https://youtu.be/nbZ1NA3NVGE?t=6769</ref>

* His voice in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' is the same as [[Mr Dark]]'s, but with a different pitch.

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 {{quote|text=Is it really worth it? [[Rayman|You]] have come all this way... I have gotten so much stronger! You – cannot – win!|sign=Dark Magician|source=''[[Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror]]''}}
-After [[Rayman]] overcomes his [[The Maze of Memories|Maze of Memories]], the Dark Magician is ultimately challenged in [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|Final Showdown]], wielding his two wands, and is defeated after taking five hits while unshielded.
+After [[Rayman]] overcomes his [[The Maze of Memories|Maze of Memories]], the Dark Magician is ultimately challenged at the top of the [[Dark Stronghold]]'s tower in [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|Final Showdown]], wielding his two wands.
-Once vanquished, he explodes and disappears without a word, with only [[Collectible|his red hat]] surviving and falling slowly to the ground, being able to be picked up by [[Rayman]] as a [[collectible]]. [[Collectible|His personal wand]] can also be found in [[Eye of the Storm]] as the game's final [[collectible]], making him the only character in ''[[Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror]]'' to have [[collectible]]s tied to them.
+During his final boss battle, the Dark Magician is protected by a dark shield, and flies around while repetitively shooting four dark projectiles in a line at [[Rayman]]. [[Rayman]] starts directly with a [[Big Power]], and two [[Simple Powers]] can be picked up, both being located at the platform's edges.
+[[Rayman]] must destroy the shield by punching it very quickly in the air using his [[Telescopic fist|fist]], as the magic barrier slowly regenerates, although it can't be reformed once broken until the Dark Magician himself is damaged. While his health bar displays twenty health points like the other bosses, the Dark Magician can only withstand five hits while unshielded as a punch from [[Rayman]] damages four points from the bar.
+After taking a hit, the Dark Magician stays above out of [[Rayman]]'s range and starts a new cycle of attacks by summoning moving columns of dark [[spiky ball]]s fifteen times which swipe over the arena, which [[Rayman]] must either crawl under or jump over depending on the obstacles' position.
+In the second phase, the Dark Magician reforms his shield and launches eggs birthing [[Magic Minion]]s, until getting damaged again. During his following cycle of dark [[spiky ball]]s, the Dark Magician generates them in horizontal rows instead, with either four [[spiky ball]]s with a hole between them or just one aimed at [[Rayman]]'s position.
+The shield reforms again during the third phase, and Dark Magician now launches five explosive [[Fire|fireballs]]. Once hit a third time, he replaces the dark [[spiky ball]]s attacks with five continous series of many dark magic projectiles, forcing [[Rayman]] to move towards one side of the area or the other, preferably doing so neither too slow or too fast to not get overwhelmed or stuck in a corner where he won't be able to dodge.
+During the fourth shielded phase, the Dark Magician teleports above [[Rayman]] instead of flying around to shoot down three columns of dark magic projectiles in a square. Once the evil sorcerer is damaged, [[Rayman]] must avoid the Dark Magician's ultimate cycle of attacks, similar to his previous offensive phase, excepts he shoots down dozens of dark projectiles in a very fast stream, doing so six times, making it imperative to run and use the brief moments of respite to avoid getting trapped at an edge of the arena.
+In the final shielded phase, the Dark Magician repeats his previous method of shooting dark magic in squares, but this time two dark [[spiky ball]]s continuously appear from one side of the arena and then the other, which [[Rayman]] must dodge by either jumping or crawling while being wary of the Dark Magician's attacks at the same time.
+Once defeated by being hit a fifth time, he explodes and disappears without a word, with only [[Collectible|his red hat]] surviving and falling slowly to the ground, being able to be picked up by [[Rayman]] as a [[collectible]]. Should the player challenge the Dark Magician boss again, fleeing his battle with the Enter key will once again send them to the title screen instead of skipping the showdown, due to an oversight.
+[[Collectible|His personal wand]] can also be found later in [[Eye of the Storm]] as the game's final [[collectible]], making him the only character in ''[[Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror]]'' to have [[collectible]]s tied to them.
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 * His role as a main antagonist and an evil version of {{rw|The Magician (Rayman 1)|the Magician}} is very similar to {{rw|The Magician (Rayman Origins)|the Teensy Magician}} from ''{{rw|Rayman Origins}}'' and ''{{rw|Rayman Legends}}''. To further reinforce the similarity, he appears to idolize the [[Dark Storm]], as {{rw|The Magician (Rayman Origins)|the evil Magician}} admires [[Mr Dark]], and they both appear many times to the heroes during the course of their respective games.
 * Some of the Dark Magician's dialogues in ''[[Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror]]'' contain mistakes, such as him claiming to have "twice the powe" instead of "twice the powe'''r'''" after stealing [[the Magician]]'s wand.
-* During ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'''s early production and prior to [[Dark Magician's Challenge]] being conceived, the Dark Magician was meant to be a secret boss in {{rr|Dark Legacy}}. This was scrapped due to [[the Final Challenge]] being already very long and difficult.<ref>''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' Postmortem (Part 4), https://youtu.be/nbZ1NA3NVGE?t=4816</ref>
+* The [[Big Power]] at [[Rayman]]'s spawning position during the final Dark Magician confrontation makes the [[Big Power]] found in the first part of [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|Final Showdown]] redundant, as there's no other threat in the level besides the boss.
+* Some attack phases like the dark [[spiky ball]]s in the [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|Final Showdown]] are similar to [[Mr Dark#As_Darker_Mr_Dark|Darker Mr Dark]]'s red attack phase in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'', being possibly the inspiration for it. The {{rr|Final Showdown}} world in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' may also be a nod to Dark Magician's [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|final level of the same name]].
+* During ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'''s early production and prior to [[Dark Magician's Challenge]] being conceived, the Dark Magician was meant to be a secret boss in {{rr|Dark Legacy}}. This was scrapped due to [[the Final Challenge]] being already very long and difficult.<ref>''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' Postmortem (Part 4), https://youtu.be/nbZ1NA3NVGE?t=4816</ref> Unused giant dark purple [[spiky ball]]s can be found in the game's internal files, similar to the dark [[spiky ball]]s used by Dark Magician during [[Final Showdown (Rayman: The Dark Magician's Reign of Terror)|Final Showdown]], being possibly originally intended for that secret fight.
 * His grey skin in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' and ''[[Rayman ReDesigner]]'' is an homage to the very first sprite designed for Dark Magician, which originally had a grey color.<ref>About Dark Magician's gray color, https://youtu.be/nbZ1NA3NVGE?t=6769</ref>
 * His voice in ''[[Rayman Redemption]]'' is the same as [[Mr Dark]]'s, but with a different pitch.