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In the Japanese version of ''MediEvil'', [[Sir Daniel Fortesque|Dan]] begins the game with the helmet equipped. It can be removed by selecting it in the inventory and equipped again by selecting it once it has been removed. It only serves as a cosmetic item and wearing it doesn't provide any bonuses. Dan also wears the helmet in all the loading screens and full motion videos until he loses it in the ending FMVs. | In the Japanese version of ''MediEvil'', [[Sir Daniel Fortesque|Dan]] begins the game with the helmet equipped. It can be removed by selecting it in the inventory and equipped again by selecting it once it has been removed. It only serves as a cosmetic item and wearing it doesn't provide any bonuses. Dan also wears the helmet in all the loading screens and full motion videos until he loses it in the ending FMVs. | ||
===''MediEvil (2019)''=== | ===''MediEvil (2019)''=== | ||
[[File:Fortesque_Helmet.png|thumb|Dan's helmet in the remake.]] | |||
In the PS4 remake of ''MediEvil'', equipping the helmet doubles the damage output of all enemies, serving as a kind of hard mode. The helmet can only be obtained in the ''MediEvil Short-Lived Demo'' by picking it up near Dan's resting place and downloading it from the PlayStation Store. | In the PS4 remake of ''MediEvil'', equipping the helmet doubles the damage output of all enemies, serving as a kind of hard mode. The helmet can only be obtained in the ''MediEvil Short-Lived Demo'' by picking it up near Dan's resting place and downloading it from the PlayStation Store. | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
[[File:Dan_withhelmet.png|right|thumb|Dan wearing the helmet in ''MediEvil''.]] | [[File:Dan_withhelmet.png|right|thumb|Dan wearing the helmet in ''MediEvil''.]] | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
According to [[Jason Wilson]], the addition of the helmet was a stipulation from the studio's Japanese partners, who were concerned that Dan's skeletal head might be seen as that of a bad spirit and not a 'hero' in Japan.<ref name="MediEvil Boards">{{Icon|Proboards}} {{cite web|author=[[Jason Wilson]]|quote=For Medievil there was a worry in Japan that Dan's skeletal head might be seen as a bad spirit and not a 'hero.'|site=MediEvil Boards|published=25 December, 2012|retrieved=7 November, 2014|title=Interview with Jason Wilson|url=http://sirdanielfortesque.proboards.com/post/11338}}</ref> | According to [[Jason Wilson]], the addition of the helmet was a stipulation from the studio's Japanese partners, who were concerned that Dan's skeletal head might be seen as that of a bad spirit and not a 'hero' in Japan.<ref name="MediEvil Boards">{{Icon|Proboards}} {{cite web|author=[[Jason Wilson]]|quote=For Medievil there was a worry in Japan that Dan's skeletal head might be seen as a bad spirit and not a 'hero.'|site=MediEvil Boards|published=25 December, 2012|retrieved=7 November, 2014|title=Interview with Jason Wilson|url=http://sirdanielfortesque.proboards.com/post/11338}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 8 August 2020
| Dan's Helmet | ||
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| Icon | File:Helmet.png | |
| AKA | Helmet | |
| Found in | Dan's inventory (MediEvil) Dan's Crypt (MediEvil Short-Lived Demo) | |
| Stealable | No | |
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Dan's Helmet (ヘルメット Herumetto) is an item that appeared exclusively in the Japanese version of the original MediEvil. It was later obtainable in the MediEvil Short-Lived Demo for use in the demo itself and the full version of the PS4 remake.[1]
Description and usage
MediEvil (1999)
In the Japanese version of MediEvil, Dan begins the game with the helmet equipped. It can be removed by selecting it in the inventory and equipped again by selecting it once it has been removed. It only serves as a cosmetic item and wearing it doesn't provide any bonuses. Dan also wears the helmet in all the loading screens and full motion videos until he loses it in the ending FMVs.
MediEvil (2019)
In the PS4 remake of MediEvil, equipping the helmet doubles the damage output of all enemies, serving as a kind of hard mode. The helmet can only be obtained in the MediEvil Short-Lived Demo by picking it up near Dan's resting place and downloading it from the PlayStation Store.
Behind the scenes
Development
According to Jason Wilson, the addition of the helmet was a stipulation from the studio's Japanese partners, who were concerned that Dan's skeletal head might be seen as that of a bad spirit and not a 'hero' in Japan.[2]
References
- ↑ Nick Accordino, MediEvil PS4 Demo Launches Today at PlayStation Store on PlayStation.Blog.
- ↑
"For Medievil there was a worry in Japan that Dan's skeletal head might be seen as a bad spirit and not a 'hero.'" — Jason Wilson, Interview with Jason Wilson on MediEvil Boards. Published 25 December, 2012. Retrieved 7 November, 2014.