Chalice of Souls

This article is about the object. For the MediEvil: Resurrection trophy, see Chalice of Souls (trophy).

Chalice of Souls
Icon(s)
Flavour text	Holds refreshing spirits.
Type	Item / Artifact
Requirement(s)	Souls
Found in	Gallowmere (1386) London (1886)
Used in	Hall of Heroes (1386) The Professor's Lab (1886)
Given to	The Heroes (1386) Professor Hamilton Kift (1886)
Appears in	MediEvil (1998) MediEvil 2 MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil (2019)

Trophies
MediEvil (1998 original)
	King of Cups Collect all the Chalice rewards.
MediEvil 2
	Who Drinks the Souls Anyway? Obtain 5 unique Chalices.
	Leave No Chalice Unfilled Obtain 10 unique Chalices.
MediEvil: Resurrection
	Chalice of Heroes Fill and obtain 15 Chalices.
MediEvil (2019 remake)
	King of Cups Collect all the chalice rewards.

The Chalice of Souls, or simply Chalice, was a sacred collectible item. Collecting a chalice allowed an individual to visit the Hall of Heroes where tributes could be paid to its heroes.

History

In 1386, twenty chalices were sent down to Earth by Gallowmere's heroes as a challenge for Sir Daniel Fortesque, allowing him to prove himself a true hero by collecting them all.

Five hundreds year later, chalices materialised once again, this time in London. The reason for this is unknown. Professor Hamilton Kift, a local scientist with an interest in the occult, converted their power into weapons for Sir Dan.

Gameplay

Overview

Chalices of Souls can be found in almost every level of the MediEvil games. Collecting chalices allows the player to visit the Hall of Heroes in MediEvil and MediEvil: Resurrection, while in MediEvil 2 they are redeemed in The Professor's Lab instead. This leads to obtaining rewards such as weapons, Life Bottles and treasure. Chalices can only be collected once in MediEvil and MediEvil: Resurrection, but can be collected many times in MediEvil 2; duplicate chalices are converted into chests of gold.

In order to collect the chalice in MediEvil and MediEvil 2, Sir Dan has to dispatch the required amount of evil souls to fill the chalice. While filling a chalice is not required to collect it in MediEvil: Resurrection, Dan will still need to fully fill the chalice with souls in order to visit the Hall of Heroes.

Some levels, such as The Sleeping Village and Kew Gardens, will also require that Dan protects good souls. Losing too many good souls will drain the chalice and may result in it becoming uncollectable.

Collecting all chalices in MediEvil and MediEvil 2 will reward the player with a special ending. However, this is not the case in MediEvil: Resurrection which only has one ending regardless of how many chalices are collected.

MediEvil (1998 original)

There are 20 chalices in the game. Dan's Crypt and Zarok's Lair do not have a chalice.

Locations

• The Graveyard - Behind a gate by the Angel statue.
• Cemetery Hill - In a cage in the sealed witches' coven. The cages can be opened by lighting the sacred fire in the centre of the room.
• The Hilltop Mausoleum - In the room with Mr Organ. Mr Organ must be given Sheet Music in order to unlock access to it.
• Return to the Graveyard - Inside the Undertakers building.
• Scarecrow Fields - Near a wall beyond the corn field. It can only be reached after the corn cutting machine is repaired.
• Pumpkin Gorge - Behind a breakable wall in a tunnel near the beginning of the area.
• The Pumpkin Serpent - Down a blocked well. To unblock the well, the Pumpkin King has to be destroyed.
• The Sleeping Village - Behind a broken wall near the mayor's house.
• The Asylum Grounds - Near the elephant.
• Inside The Asylum - In the final room.
• The Enchanted Earth - In the Shadow Demon tomb.
• The Ant Caves - There is no chalice. Entry into the Hall of Heroes is gained by freeing all the fairies.
• Pools Of The Ancient Dead - On the right side of the swamp.
• The Lake - At the end of the tunnel under the lake.
• The Crystal Caves - In the first room.
• The Gallows Gauntlet - Behind a gate unlocked by pressing a button behind another gate unlocked by pressing another button behind the Dragon Gate.
• The Haunted Ruins - On the castle ramparts.
• The Ghost Ship - In the crow's nest.
• The Entrance Hall - In Zarok's study.
• The Time Device - Encased in a crystal.

Souls needed for chalice

The following table features the amounts of souls that need to be collected to claim a chalice in each level. The Ant Caves level is excluded, as the chalice is obtained for freeing all the fairies.

Level	Total souls in level	Souls at start	Souls needed for chalice
The Graveyard	44	0	26
Cemetery Hill	24	0	21
The Hilltop Mausoleum	27	0	24
Return to the Graveyard	49	0	44
Scarecrow Fields	40	0	36
Pumpkin Gorge	36	0	32
The Pumpkin Serpent	34	0	25
The Sleeping Village	25	13	22
The Asylum Grounds	30	0	27
Inside The Asylum	158	0	142
The Enchanted Earth	19	0	17
Pools Of The Ancient Dead	50	0	45
The Lake	24	0	21
The Crystal Caves	47	0	42
The Gallows Gauntlet	35	0	31
The Haunted Ruins	26	3	24
The Ghost Ship	7	0	6
The Entrance Hall	20	0	18
The Time Device	32	0	28
Total	727	N/A	631

Formula

The following section contains original research by Dan's Friend.

The amount of souls needed to collect a chalice in a given level is determined by the following formula:
(Total Souls in Level * Chalice Modifier) >> 12 = Souls Needed for Chalice

For example, the total amount of souls in The Graveyard is 44 and the level's chalice modifier is 2458. Therefore:

(44 * 2458) >> 12 
108152 >> 12

Converting the decimal number 108152 into binary gives us 11010011001111000 from which we will discard the last 12 digits:

11010011001111000 >> 12 = 11010

Then we convert the binary number 11010 back to decimal, which gives us the result: 26 souls.

Chalice modifiers

The chalice modifier is a number between 0-4096 that affects how many souls are needed to fill a chalice in a level. There are four chalice modifiers used in the game:

• 2458 - The Graveyard's chalice modifier. This reduces the number of souls needed to collect the chalice to about 59% of the total amount, presumably because this is the first level with a chalice.
• 3072 - The Pumpkin Serpent's chalice modifier. This reduces the amount of souls needed to about 73%. This was likely done because several Pumpkin Plants are set to spawn around the Pumpkin King periodically; waiting for all of them to spawn can take a long time.
• 3687 - the chalice modifier for most levels. This makes it so that around 85-90% of a level's total amount of souls needs to be collected to fill the chalice.
• 3891 - The Haunted Ruins's chalice modifier. This increases the amount of souls needed to about 92% of the total amount in the level. This is likely so that the player is forced to collect the chalice during the countdown sequence.

MediEvil 2

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MediEvil (2019 remake)

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Behind the scenes

Development

MediEvil (1998 original)

In early pre-release versions of MediEvil from summer 1997, such as the MediEvil Rolling Demo, chalices did not yet exist. It is likely they were created as part of the game's redesign near the end of the year.

In other media

2012 – PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

Sir Dan uses a chalice during his Level 2 Super Move. Several souls are released from the chalice which will kill any opponents they come into contact with.

In other languages

MediEvil

Language	Official Name
Arabic	كأس الأرواح kas al'arwah
Bulgarian	Бокал с души Bokal s dushi
Croatian	Kalež duša
Czech	Kalich duší
Danish	Sjælenes Bæger
Dutch	Kelk der zielen
Finnish	Sielumalja
French (France)	Calice des âmes
German	Seelenkelch
Greek	Το Δισκοπότηρο των Ψυχών To Diskopótiro ton Psychón
Hungarian	Lelkek kelyhe
Italian	Calice delle anime
Japanese	魂の聖杯 Tamashī no seihai
Norwegian	Sjelbeger
Polish	Kielich Dusz
Portuguese (Brazil)	Cálice de Almas
Portuguese (Portugal)	Cálice das Almas
Romanian	Potirul Sufletelor
Russian	Кубок душ Kubok dush
Spanish (LatAm)	Cáliz de almas
Spanish (Spain)	Cáliz de las almas
Swedish	Själabägare
Turkish	Ruhlar Kadehi

MediEvil 2

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MediEvil: Resurrection

Language	Official Name	Meaning
French (France)	Calice	-
German	Becher	Cup
Italian	Calice	-
Spanish (Spain)	Cáliz	-