Sir Daniel Fortesque
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Sir Daniel Wigginbottom Fortesque IV (1254 – 1286), commonly shortened to Sir Daniel Fortesque or Sir Dan, was a knight of the kingdom of Gallowmere. Due to his father's influence and a close personal relationship with the king, Sir Dan became the king's champion and Captain of the army. In 1286, he was charged with leading the militia into battle against the rebelling court magician Zarok in what would become known as the Battle of Gallowmere. Ignobly, Sir Dan was killed by the first volley of arrows. The king, unimpressed with Dan's performance, weaved a legend about the felled warrior, declaring him the Hero of Gallowmere.
History
Life
Sir Daniel Wigginbottom Fortesque IV[1.1] was born in the kingdom of Gallowmere in 1254Template:Ref as the eldest son of Lord Cedric Fortesque – the wealthiest noble in the land.[1.2] Fortesque pursued a career as a knight to impress the maidens. He was trained by the best weapons masters in the land, but never realised his full potential due to a lack of effort on his part.[1.2]
Using his father's money and influence, Fortesque was able to rise through the ranks of the king's army. After the king's previous champion had an unfortunate accident while riding his horse, the king chose to appoint Fortesque as the replacement, listening solely to the words of his new court magician.[1.2]
Death
In 1286, an army of the undead began marching towards Castle Peregrin. Unbeknownst to the king, it was led by his very own court magician Zarok. The king was in desperate need of a hero who could tackle the threat, and he knew exactly who he wanted.
Fortesque was chosen to lead the charge into battle. Unfortunately, he died instantly when he was shot through his left eye by the very first arrow fired. Despite this, the Gallowmere army went on to win the battle without him.[2.1]
In order to save face, King Peregrin declared Zarok the Sorcerer dead and organised a hero's burial for Fortesque, including the construction of a custom crypt. From then on, Fortesque was revered as the Hero of Gallowmere.[2.1]
First resurrection
In 1386, Fortesque was unexpectedly reanimated when magic from Zarok's incantation of Evernight drifted into his crypt and settled upon his decomposing corpse. It is (perhaps intentionally) unclear whether this act was a side effect of the spell, or an unseen force willed Fortesque's revival on its own.
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Second resurrection
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Eventual fate
There are three conflicting reports about Fortesque's eventual fate:
Return to eternal rest
After defeating Lord Palethorn, Fortesque and his girlfriend returned to her reconstructed tomb in the Museum. Once they said their goodbyes to the professor, they entered Kiya's sacrophagus and resumed their eternal sleep.
Time travel to an alternative timeline
Having successfully thwarted Lord Palethorn's plot to re-create Zarok's armies under his own command, Dan and Kiya boarded Professor Kift's time machine, travelling back in time. They wound up in Zarok's Lair, but in an alternative timeline, where Palethorn had used the spell book to travel back and rewrite time to replace Zarok with himself. It remains unknown what fate befell the pair after encountering Palethorn.
Time travel to 1286
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Characteristics
Appearance
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Personality
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Abilities
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Gameplay
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Behind the scenes
Sir Dan is the primary character and protagonist of the MediEvil franchise.
Development
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Portayal
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In other media
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Notes
[a] Dan's year of birth is given as 1154 in MediEvil: The Game Prequel. However, this presents an inconsistency with MediEvil 2, where he is said to have been born around the year 1250. To reconcile this, a hundred years was added to 1154, resulting in 1254. See MediEvil Wiki:Canon for more information.
References
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- ↑ Page 12 of MediEvil: The Game Prequel. Written by Chris Sorrell. Art by Jason Wilson. Published by Titan Comics in 2019.
- ↑ 1.2.0 1.2.1 1.2.2 Page 3 of MediEvil: The Game Prequel. Written by Chris Sorrell. Art by Jason Wilson. Published by Titan Comics in 2019.
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- ↑ 2.1.0 2.1.1 Page 9 of MediEvil manual. Written by Jim Sangster. Designed by Steve O'Neill. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment in October 1998. Download.
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