The success of the Rabbid characters led the developers to create more games in the franchise, and eventually even remove Rayman from them entirely. This was first hinted at in the launch trailer of the first game, where Rayman, despite being the title character, only appears for a fraction of a second, only to be squashed flat by a couch taken over by Rabbids. In "Rayman Raving Rabbids 2", Rayman disguises himself as a Rabbid, causing the game to put more emphasis on them than on Rayman himself. "" was considered further evidence, as Rayman, who is no longer playable, only appears in the game's cutscenes although he does make a couple cameos and references in the gameplay of some minigames, and is more scared and annoyed by the Rabbids despite his bravery against the Rabbids in Rayman Raving Rabbids. This was then proven to be true with the announcement of "Rabbids Go Home", which does not feature Rayman at all and doesn't explain what happened to him in the previous .