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==The hierarchy of canonicity== | ==The hierarchy of canonicity== | ||
*'''Tier 1''': Information originating from mainline ''MediEvil'' games and accompanying materials, with the latest entries taking precedence. | *'''Tier 1''': Information originating from mainline ''MediEvil'' games and accompanying materials, with the latest entries taking precedence. | ||
**''MediEvil (1998)'', ''MediEvil 2'', ''MediEvil (2019)'', manuals. | **''[[MediEvil (1998)]]'', ''[[MediEvil 2]]'', ''[[MediEvil (2019)]]'', [[:Category:manuals|manuals]]. | ||
*'''Tier 2''': Information originating from officially licensed works (e.g. publications, media releases) with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team. | *'''Tier 2''': Information originating from officially licensed works (e.g. publications, media releases) with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team. | ||
**''MediEvil: The Game Prequel'', press releases, official websites. | **''[[MediEvil: The Game Prequel]]'', press releases, [[:Category:official websites|official websites]]. | ||
*'''Tier 3''': Information originating from non-official or non-licensed works with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team. | *'''Tier 3''': Information originating from non-official or non-licensed works with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team. | ||
**Developer interviews, blogs, etc. | **Developer interviews, blogs, etc. | ||
*'''Tier 4''': Information originating from officially licensed works without direct involvement from the series' creators and/or creative team. | *'''Tier 4''': Information originating from officially licensed works without direct involvement from the series' creators and/or creative team. | ||
**''Medievil Times'', ''MediEvil'' booklet, strategy guides, etc. | **''[[Medievil Times]]'', [[MediEvil booklet|''MediEvil'' booklet]], [[:Category:strategy guides|strategy guides]], etc. | ||
==About ''MediEvil: Resurrection''== | ==About ''MediEvil: Resurrection''== | ||
Due to not being considered a part of the mainline series, information from ''Resurrection'' should be presented as an incorrect, alternative history, as is done in the ''MediEvil'' comic: | Due to not being considered a part of the mainline series, information from ''Resurrection'' should be presented as an incorrect, alternative history, as is done in the ''MediEvil'' comic: | ||
Revision as of 02:11, 18 October 2022
Due to varying authorship for the released materials, contradictions between sources can arise. In order to ensure that the MediEvil Wiki's articles don't contradict each other, a hierarchy of canonicity is set in place to decide which sources take precedence and which facts should be accepted as canon.
The hierarchy of canonicity
- Tier 1: Information originating from mainline MediEvil games and accompanying materials, with the latest entries taking precedence.
- Tier 2: Information originating from officially licensed works (e.g. publications, media releases) with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team.
- MediEvil: The Game Prequel, press releases, official websites.
- Tier 3: Information originating from non-official or non-licensed works with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team.
- Developer interviews, blogs, etc.
- Tier 4: Information originating from officially licensed works without direct involvement from the series' creators and/or creative team.
About MediEvil: Resurrection
Due to not being considered a part of the mainline series, information from Resurrection should be presented as an incorrect, alternative history, as is done in the MediEvil comic:
"Some scholars offer an alternative tale of Dan's resurrection. Among other things they claim that when first reanimated, Dan had a cantankerous one-eyed 'genie' hanging out inside his skull. They suggest that the Hall of Heroes was some open-air Greek spa floating in the clouds... Pah! Preposterous! None of that makes any sense!"