Severed Hands

Severed Hands were zombie hands that could be found frantically running around Gallowmere and London during the events of 1386 and 1886 respectively.

Severed Hands
Biographical information
AKA	Shy Hands
Gameplay information
Soul type	No soul
Behind the scenes information
Appears in	MediEvil (1998) The Graveyard, Return to the Graveyard MediEvil 2 All levels (excluding boss battles) MediEvil: Resurrection The Graveyard, Cemetery Hill, Return to the Graveyard, Gallowmere Plains

History

Severed Hands manifested in 1386 during Zarok's return. They re-emerged 500 years later during the Autumn of Death. Sir Dan eventually learnt a new ability which allowed him to control them using his head.

Gameplay

MediEvil

Smashing a severed hand with a Club or Hammer rewards Dan with 1 to 2G.

MediEvil 2

This time, they cannot be smashed by Sir Dan at all, but can be used for the Dan-hand ability instead.

Behind the scenes

Development

According to Tom Saunter, who served as a QA tester on the original game, Severed Hands used to deal damage. He compared them to low level enemies, such as the Goombas from the Super Mario series. He attributes the removal of this to himself.

Related trophy

That's Just Mean! Smash a severed hand.

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