I don't mean to spam this post with my really good Ray the Friendly Sting Ray ideas, but I thought of another thing Ray can do to help the player.
When you fill your special meter, you can send Ray to another player, and Ray will try to convince that player that you are somewhere you aren't.
So he'll say, "Oi, friend. Check this out. That guy you're looking for is right over there to your left. Yeah. Keep going that way. He's definitely there and not some place else."
I know the issue all of you are going to have with this. You think it's a boy who cried wolf situation, right? Eventually, they won't believe you.
AND IT TOTALLY IS A BOY WHO CRIED WOLF SITUATION. You may remember the last time the boy cried wolf, a wolf was really there. So here's the fun thing. About 33% of the time, Ray will actually point to where you are.
This will play mind games on your opponents. "Is the guy really there? Or is he somewhere else? I don't know!"
Confusion. Max confusion. Thanks, Ray!
"No problem, SquidKid. You're my best friend and I love you."