Gallowpedia:Canon

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The following policy is based on the consensus of Gallowpedia editors and is thus subject to change.

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.
  • 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 on articles 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!"