Dan's Helmet

Dan's Helmet was a piece of armour worn by Sir Daniel Fortesque during the Battle of Gallowmere. It is disputed whether Sir Dan retained the helmet during his resurrection in 1386 or not, but he no longer had it by the time he was resurrected in 1886.

Dan's Helmet
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AKA	Helmet
Flavour text	Weak against arrows. And everything else.
Type	Armour
Found in	Inventory (MediEvil) Dan's Crypt (Short-Lived Demo)
Appears in	MediEvil (1999) MediEvil (2019)

Characteristics

Appearance

Dan's helmet was gray with a golden trim. By 1386, it had lost its front visor. It sustained damage from the Battle of Gallowmere, having a sizeable crack at the front and a hole in the back.

Gameplay

MediEvil (1999 Japanese original)

In the Japanese version of MediEvil, Dan begins the game with the helmet equipped. It can be removed by selecting it in the inventory and equipped again by selecting it once it has been removed. It only serves as a cosmetic item and wearing it doesn't provide any bonuses. Dan also wears the helmet in all the loading screens and full motion videos until he loses it in the endings.

MediEvil (2019 remake)

Functionality

Equipping the helmet doubles the damage output of all enemies, serving as a kind of hard mode for the game. It will also cause the Dragon Armour to drain Dan's health when it is equipped, making it act essentially the same as it did in the original Japanese version.

How to obtain

The helmet can only be acquired in the MediEvil Short-Lived Demo by picking it up near Dan's resting place and downloading it from the PlayStation Store. A PlayStation Network account is therefore required in order for the helmet to be used in the full game. Additionally, because the Short-Lived demo is unavailable on PS5, it is necessary to obtain the helmet on PS4. However, once the helmet is claimed on an account, it will be available in the full game even on PS5.

Behind the scenes

Development

MediEvil (1998 original)

According to Jason Wilson, the addition of the helmet was a stipulation from the studio's Japanese partners, who were concerned that Dan's skeletal head might be seen as that of a bad spirit and not a 'hero' in Japan.

MediEvil (2019 remake)

Placeholder asset.

The helmet made a return in the remake. There is a placeholder asset for the helmet in the game files. It is a piece of concept art that more closely resembles the helmet design from the original Japanese version of the game.

The final design used in the remake is quite different from the original - the helmet has been recoloured to match the dull gray colour of the rest of Dan's armour, safe for a decorative trim. The visor has also been removed, exposing more of Dan's face than the original helmet. It also has a hole in the back and a crack at the front, presumably from the impact of the arrow that killed Dan.

However, the original design of the helmet still appears in the remake as part of the Super Armour.

Gallery

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In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Arabic	خوذة "دان khudha "daan	-
Bulgarian	Шлемът на Дан Šlemʺt na Dan	-
Croatian	Danova kaciga	-
Czech	Danova přilba	-
Danish	Dans Hjelm	-
Dutch	Dan's helm	-
Finnish	Danin kypärä	-
French (France)	Casque de Daniel	-
German	Dans Helm	-
Greek	Το Κράνος του Dan To Krános tou Dan	-
Hungarian	Dan sisakja	-
Italian	Elmo di Dan	-
Japanese	フォーテスクの兜 Fōtesuku no kabuto	Fortesque's Helmet
Norwegian	Dan sin hjelm	-
Polish	Hełm Dana	-
Portuguese (Brazil)	Capacete do Dan	-
Portuguese (Portugal)	Capacete do Dan	-
Romanian	Coiful lui Dan (finalizat)	-
Russian	Шлем Дэна Shlem Dena	-
Spanish (LatAm)	Casco de Dan	-
Spanish (Spain)	Casco de Dan	-
Swedish	Dans Hjälm	-
Turkish	Dan'in Miğferi	-