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Dragon Armour
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Icon
AKA	Dragon Potion
Flavour text	Built to scale.
Type	Armour
Requirement(s)	2 Dragon Gems
Found in	The Crystal Caves
Given by	Mean Old Dragon
Used in	The Gallows Gauntlet
Appears in	MediEvil (1998); MediEvil (2019)

Latest revision as of 07:51, 1 November 2024

MediEvil

MediEvil: Resurrection

"Urghh... Enough... I yield! That really hurt. What did you have to go and do that for? Here, take this Dragon Potion and leave me alone! Drink it when you need it - it gives you armour that is impervious to heat, plus it lets you breathe fire. Now go away!"

― Mean Old Dragon, after being defeated.

The Dragon Armour, or Dragon Potion, was an artifact that imbued the wearer with immunity against fire, as well as the power to breathe it.

History

It is said that the armour was forged by Dragons from an age long ago. It ended up in the possession of the dragon who took up residence in the Crystal Caves.

Sir Dan summoned the dragon using two Dragon Gems. After a short battle, the dragon relented and gave Dan the armour. Dan used the armour to get past the Dragon Gate in the Gallows Gauntlet.

Characteristics

Appearance

The Dragon Armour was a green set of armour. It had a scaly appearance. The helmet resembled the head of a dragon.

Gameplay

"Walking through a wall of fire? You'll look more stylish doing it in your Dragon Armour. Plus, that colour really brings out your eye."

― Loading screen hint.

To obtain the Armour, Sir Dan needs to defeat the Mean Old Dragon in The Crystal Caves. The Dragon can only be summoned by inserting two Dragon Gems into the sockets of a nearby relief of a dragon's head.

Once the armour is worn, Sir Dan's appearance alters slightly to that of a dragon, while he also gains resistance against fire and the ability to breathe it. The armour is required to pass through the Dragon Gate in The Gallows Gauntlet. Wearing the armour in the Japanese version of the original game or while having Dan's Helmet equipped in the remake will slowly deplete Dan's health. In the original game it is possible for Dan to die from this effect even during intermissions.

Behind the scenes

Development

The Dragon Potion would have originally transformed Dan into Dragon Dan instead of providing him with the Dragon Armour. The early model for the potion consisted of a red bottle with a dragon's tail and head coming out of it. It appears in the MediEvil Rolling Demo, only accessible in-game through hacking.^[1] The potion's model in the final game was once the Serpent Potion, which would have summoned Kul Katura the Serpent Lord after being picked up.

While the potion would have likely appeared in the environment like other potions in the Rolling Demo, a different method of obtaining it was considered before the development team settled on the dragon. According to the notes of Jason Wilson, the game's designer, the potion would have once been obtained in the Pools Of The Ancient Dead level. Dan would have had to defeat a huge undead knight in order to obtain it.^[2]

Evolution of the Dragon Potion

Model

Pre-release version.
Final version.

Icon

Pre-release version.
Final version.

Gallery

Main article: Images of the Dragon Armour

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In other languages

Language	Name
Arabic	درع التنين dire altiniyn
Bulgarian	Драконова броня Drakonova bronya
Croatian	Zmajev oklop
Czech	Dračí brnění
Danish	Dragepanser
Dutch	Drakenpantser
Finnish	Lohikäärmehaarniska
French (France)	Armure du Dragon
German	Drachenrüstung
Greek	Πανοπλία του Δράκου Panoplía tou Drákou
Hungarian	Sárkányvért
Italian	Armatura draconica
Japanese	龍の鎧 Ryū no yoroi
Norwegian	Dragerustning
Polish	Smoczy pancerz
Portuguese (Brazil)	Armadura do Dragão
Portuguese (Portugal)	Armadura dos Dragões
Romanian	Armură de Dragon
Russian	Драконьи доспехи Drakon'i dospekhi
Spanish (LatAm)	Armadura de dragón
Spanish (Spain)	Armadura del dragón
Swedish	Drakrustning
Turkish	Ejderha Zırhı

References

↑ MediEvil Rolling Demo (Early Prototype) Unused Stuff by SolidSnake11.
↑ MediEvil's design history on @GunnVideos on YouTube.

Navigation

[SS11-1] MediEvil Rolling Demo (Early Prototype) Unused Stuff by SolidSnake11.

[2] MediEvil's design history on @GunnVideos on YouTube.

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+{{Pagination|[[Dragon Armour|MediEvil]]|[[Dragon Armour (MediEvil: Resurrection)|MediEvil: Resurrection]]}}
 {{Infobox inventory
 |name = Dragon Armour
-|aka = Dragon Potion,<br>Dragonplate Armour
+|aka = Dragon Potion
-|image = <tabber>Armour=[[File:DragonArmor.png|250px|center]]|-|Potion=
+|flavour=Built to scale.
-[[File:Dragonpotion.png|40px|center]] </tabber>
+|type = Armour
-|icon = [[File:Dragon_potion_early.png|40px]] [[File:DragonPotionICO.png|40px]]
+|icon = [[File:MediEvil1998-Inventory-DragonArmour-Icon.png|alt=Dragon Armour]]
+|image = MediEvil2019-Inventory-DragonArmourIcon.png
 |requirement = 2 [[Dragon Gem]]s
-|giver = [[The Dragon]]
+|giver = [[Mean Old Dragon]]
 |location = [[The Crystal Caves]]
-|use = [[The Gallows Gauntlet]]}} {{Quote|Urghh... Enough... I yield! That really hurt. What did you have to go and do that for? Here, take this Dragon Potion and leave me alone! Drink it when you need it - it gives you armour that is impervious to heat, plus it lets you breathe fire. Now go away!|[[The Dragon]], ''[[MediEvil]]''}}
+|use = [[The Gallows Gauntlet]]
-The {{Nihongo|'''Dragon Armour'''|龍の涙|Ryuu no namida, lit. Dragon's Tears}} is an item given to [[Sir Daniel Fortesque|Dan]] by [[The Dragon]] after his defeat in ''[[MediEvil]]'' and ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]''.
+|appearances = {{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)]]''<br>{{Icon|MedPS4}} ''[[MediEvil (2019)]]''
-==Description and usage==
+}}{{Trophies|
-Once it is activated, Daniel's appearance alters slightly to that of a dragon, while he also gains resistance against fire and the ability to breathe fire. The Armour is required to pass through the Dragon Gate in [[The Gallows Gauntlet]]. Wearing the Armour in the Japanese version slowly depletes Daniel's health.
+{{Infobox header|''MediEvil'' (1998 original)|colspan=2}}
+{{!}}-
+{{Trophy/MediEvil (1998)|Arsonist}}
+{{!}}-
+{{Infobox header|''MediEvil'' (2019 remake)|colspan=2}}
+{{!}}-
+{{Trophy/MediEvil|Arsonist}}
+}}{{Quote|Urghh... Enough... I yield! That really hurt. What did you have to go and do that for? Here, take this Dragon Potion and leave me alone! Drink it when you need it - it gives you armour that is impervious to heat, plus it lets you breathe fire. Now go away!|[[Mean Old Dragon]], after being defeated.}}
+The '''Dragon Armour''', or '''Dragon Potion''', was an artifact that imbued the wearer with immunity against fire, as well as the power to breathe it.
+==History==
+It is said that the armour was forged by Dragons from an age long ago. It ended up in the possession of the dragon who took up residence in [[the Crystal Caves]].
+Sir Dan summoned the dragon using two [[Dragon Gem]]s. After a short battle, the dragon relented and gave Dan the armour. Dan used the armour to get past the [[Dragon Gate]] in [[the Gallows Gauntlet]].
+==Characteristics==
+===Appearance===
+The Dragon Armour was a green set of armour. It had a scaly appearance. The helmet resembled the head of a dragon.
+==Gameplay==
+{{Quote|Walking through a wall of fire? You'll look more stylish doing it in your Dragon Armour. Plus, that colour really brings out your eye.|Loading screen hint.}}
+To obtain the Armour, Sir Dan needs to defeat the Mean Old Dragon in The Crystal Caves. The Dragon can only be summoned by inserting two Dragon Gems into the sockets of a nearby relief of a dragon's head.
+Once the armour is worn, Sir Dan's appearance alters slightly to that of a dragon, while he also gains resistance against fire and the ability to breathe it. The armour is required to pass through the [[Dragon Gate]] in [[The Gallows Gauntlet]]. Wearing the armour in the Japanese version of the original game or while having [[Dan's Helmet]] equipped in the remake will slowly deplete Dan's health. In the original game it is possible for Dan to die from this effect even during intermissions.
+==Behind the scenes==
+===Development===
+The Dragon Potion would have originally transformed Dan into [[Dragon Dan]] instead of providing him with the Dragon Armour. The early model for the potion consisted of a red bottle with a dragon's tail and head coming out of it. It appears in the ''[[MediEvil Rolling Demo]]'', only accessible in-game through hacking.<ref name = "SS11">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NdiBXWguMw|''MediEvil Rolling Demo'' (Early Prototype) Unused Stuff] by [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC49_xnrlBAzXCKgEPgO1oaA SolidSnake11].</ref> The potion's model in the final game was once the [[MediEvil Rolling Demo#Potions|Serpent Potion]], which would have summoned [[Kul Katura the Serpent Lord]] after being picked up.
+While the potion would have likely appeared in the environment like other potions in the ''Rolling Demo'', a different method of obtaining it was considered before the development team settled on the dragon. According to the [[Jason Wilson's notes|notes]] of [[Jason Wilson]], the game's designer, the potion would have once been obtained in the [[Pools Of The Ancient Dead]] level. Dan would have had to defeat a [[huge undead knight]] in order to obtain it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_1EyYC0h_U|title=MediEvil's design history|site=@GunnVideos on YouTube|October 9, 2016}}</ref>
+====Evolution of the Dragon Potion====
+=====Model=====
+<gallery>
+MediEvilRollingDemo-DragonPotion.png|Pre-release version.
+MediEvilRollingDemo-SerpentPotion.PNG|Final version.
+</gallery>
+=====Icon=====
+<gallery>
+MediEvil0.28-Inventory-DragonArmour-Icon.png|Pre-release version.
+MediEvil1998-Inventory-DragonArmour-Icon.png|Final version.
+</gallery>
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery hideaddbutton="true" columns="dynamic" spacing="small" orientation="square" bordersize="small" captionsize="medium" captionalign="center" bordercolor="accent" widths="110">
+{{Main|:Category:Images of the Dragon Armour|l1=Images of the Dragon Armour}}
-Dragon_armor.jpg|Sir Daniel wearing the Dragon Armour in ''[[PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale]]''.
+{{Empty section|Gallery}}
-Dragon_armor_Zbrush.jpg
-MResDragonArmour1.png|Dragon Armour in a cutscene.
-MResDragonArmour2.png
-MResDragonArmour3.png
-MResDragonArmour4.png
-MResDragonArmour5.png
-MResDragonArmour6.png
-MResurDragonArmor05.png
-</gallery>
-==Trivia==
-*The early icon for the Armour consisted of a red bottle with a dragon's tail and head coming out of it. This suggests the initial design for Dan's dragon form must've been red in colour, as pictured on concept art.
-**A model of this earlier incarnation of the potion appears in the ''[[Rolling Demo]]''. It can only be accessed through hacking.<ref name = "SS11">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NdiBXWguMw|''MediEvil Rolling Demo'' (Early Prototype) Unused Stuff] by [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC49_xnrlBAzXCKgEPgO1oaA SolidSnake11].</ref>
+==In other languages==
+{{OtherLanguages
+|ar = درع التنين
+|arR =dire altiniyn
+|bg = Драконова броня
+|bgR =Drakonova bronya
+|cz = Dračí brnění
+|da = Dragepanser
+|de = Drachenrüstung
+|el = Πανοπλία του Δράκου
+|elR =Panoplía tou Drákou
+|es = Armadura del dragón
+|esMX = Armadura de dragón
+|fi = Lohikäärmehaarniska
+|fr = Armure du Dragon
+|hr = Zmajev oklop
+|hu = Sárkányvért
+|it = Armatura draconica
+|ja = 龍の鎧
+|jaR =Ryū no yoroi
+|nl = Drakenpantser
+|no = Dragerustning
+|pl = Smoczy pancerz
+|pt = Armadura dos Dragões
+|ptBR = Armadura do Dragão
+|ro = Armură de Dragon
+|ru = Драконьи доспехи
+|ruR =Drakon'i dospekhi
+|sv = Drakrustning
+|tr = Ejderha Zırhı
+}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==Navigation==
 {{MediEvil inventory}}
-[[Category:Dan's inventory]]
+[[Category:Armour]]
-[[Category:MediEvil inventory]]
+[[Category:Armour in MediEvil]]
-[[Category:Weapons and shields (MediEvil)]]
-[[Category:MediEvil: Resurrection inventory]]

Dragon Armour

Icon
AKA	Dragon Potion
Flavour text	Built to scale.
Type	Armour
Requirement(s)	2 Dragon Gems
Found in	The Crystal Caves
Given by	Mean Old Dragon
Used in	The Gallows Gauntlet
Appears in	MediEvil (1998) MediEvil (2019)

Trophies
MediEvil (1998 original)
	Arsonist Set 50 enemies on fire.
MediEvil (2019 remake)
	Arsonist Set 50 enemies on fire.