Rayman (French pronunciation: [ʁɛman]) is the titular protagonist of Ubisoft's video game series of the same name. He was created by Monégasque game designer Michel Ancel, who thought that games needed a character who can perfectly connect with players. Due to technical issues during the development of Rayman (1995), Rayman's body is distinctively limbless, with his head, hands and feet invisibly linked to his torso.

Rayman's signature abilities are throwing his fists as projectiles to attack enemies and spinning his hair like a helicopter rotor to slow his descent. He uses his abilities to rescue the inhabitants of the Glade of Dreams from evil forces. Rayman is accompanied on his adventures by his best friend Globox, the Teensies, Barbara and other supporting characters. In most of his appearances, Rayman is depicted as fun-loving and humorous.

Since his debut title, Rayman has become one of Ubisoft's most recognizable characters. Critics have praised Rayman for his limbless and wacky nature and the character has since gained a cult following. After being overshadowed in popularity by the Rabbids, Rayman returned to the series as a playable character in an expansion pack for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022). Rayman also appeared as a supporting character in Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix (2023).

Rayman was created and designed by French designer Michel Ancel. He conceived Rayman as a teenager in the 1980s and noted that his simplicity and directness made him perfect. As Ancel checked him, he felt that his design is as much about the psychology of a gamer than it's about lines on paper. Ancel believes that games need a face and a personality because those are the best means by which to connect with players. As a result of his research, Ancel became interested in rendering tools and he initially named Rayman after a ray tracing software that Ubisoft used for the original game.

Rayman originally had limbs, but when the developer tried to install the game on the systems, it did not work properly, leaving him with a floating body on the screen. At the time, there was insufficient processing power to render everything which made it technically impossible to display this character with animated limbs. The creative answer was to create the character without limbs, which became one of his major characteristics. As a result of the worldwide success of the character after the first game was released, Ubisoft gained their first growth.

Rayman is an anthropomorphic being who is limbless in which he can use his hair as helicopter blades means of transportation which was trademarked as "hairlicopter" and punch at a distance. His personality was an adventurer with a sense of humor inspired by Indiana Jones. Rayman is defined by his ability rather than his appearance or any traits of individuality or autonomy.

Rayman makes his first appearance in the first game (1995) of the series, in which the evil Mr. Dark steals the Great Protoon and makes the Electoons lose their natural stability and scatter throughout the Glade of Dreams, where they are then captured by Mr. Dark's forces. Rayman must retrieve the Great Protoon from Mr. Dark and free the Electoons. In the sequel Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999) Rayman and his friend Globox are kidnapped by Robo-Pirates, led by the ruthless Admiral Razorbeard, who starts invading their colorful world. Rayman begins his adventure captured aboard the prison ship and escapes when Globox gives him a Silver Lum, restoring his powers. After escaping, Rayman must travel across different lands, collecting Lums and powerful masks to awaken the spirit of the Glade, Polokus, to eradicate the Robo-Pirate threat.

In Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (2003), Rayman and Globox face an invasion of evil and mischievous creatures known as Hoodlums, caused by a red Lum turned Dark Lum, André, who turned all the other red Lums around into other Dark Lums. However, Globox accidentally swallows André, and Rayman must take him to various Doctors in the Glade of Dreams to get André out of Globox and stop the invasion before the Hoodlums get their hands on Globox first. In Rayman Raving Rabbids (2006), Rayman and a few baby Globoxes relax until the Rabbids capture the baby Globoxes. They force Rayman to participate in several activities to entertain them. However, in the handheld version, The Rabbids imprison Rayman and take his fists. Murfy later rescues him with his fists, and Rayman sets out to stop the Rabbids. In Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (2007), Rayman pretends to be a Rabbid to foil their mission to take over the Earth.