Dan's Helmet

Dan's Helmet was a piece of armour worn by Sir Daniel Fortesque during the Battle of Gallowmere.

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)

History

13th century

Sir Dan wore this helmet during the Battle of Gallowmere in 1286. However, it failed to protect him from the arrow that would fatally wound him.

Later centuries

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.

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)

The helmet only appears in the game's Japanese version, where Sir Dan begins the game with it already 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)

How to obtain

Dan's Helmet PS Store page.

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.

After the helmet is successfully obtained via the PlayStation Store, it will be replaced by a moneybag in the demo. If the helmet was not claimed properly then it will reappear on subsequent playthroughs of the demo, showing the PlayStation Store prompt again upon being picked up. A moneybag also appears in the helmet's place in the full version of the game.

Functionality

Message shown when the helmet is equipped.

When the helmet is equipped in the inventory, the following message will appear on screen:

"Helmet Equipped - Cursed! Your enemies are now more deadly!"

As the message suggests, 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, making the armour act essentially the same as it did in the original Japanese version.

When the helmet is unequipped, this message is shown instead:

"Helmet Unequipped. Your enemies return to normal."

Behind the scenes

Development

MediEvil (1999 Japanese original)

According to Jason Wilson, the addition of the helmet into the Japanese version of the game 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

Main article: Images of Dan's Helmet

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  Dan wearing the helmet in the Pumpkin Gorge.

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  Dan wearing the helmet in the Dragon's lair.

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	-