Shadow Demons

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Shadow Demons were dark, evil creatures summoned into the mortal world from another dimension.[1][2][2.1] They were servants of Zarok, their summoner, until they were locked away in a tomb in 1286.

Shadow Demons
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Biographical information
AKA Crawl Demon (left)
Scout Demon (right)
Gameplay information
Soul type Minor Evil
Behind the scenes information
Appears in
"The single most destructive and wretched creatures in the history of the world, and you've given them an early parole."
― an Information Gargoyle after Sir Dan released the Shadow Demons.

A hundred years later, they were inadvertently released from their imprisonment by Sir Daniel Fortesque, only to be defeated by him shortly after. Five hundred years after that, in 1886, they resurfaced, attracted by a great evil gathering within a Cathedral in London.

History

Birth

Some sources claimed that countless Shadow Demons were born when the bodies of Red Flying Demons, such as the Demonettes, split.[3][3.1]

Imprisonment

Near the end of the 13th century, Zarok recruited the Shadow Demons to help him build his castle and invade the land of Gallowmere.[2.2] After their master's defeat at the Battle of Gallowmere in 1286, the demons were imprisoned inside a tomb in the Enchanted Earth by a great hero[4][4.1] whose identity remains unknown. The Shadow Artefact, a mystical key to the tomb, eventually found its way into the Town Mayor’s possession. He kept it locked inside a safe in his house in Gallows Town.

Release from the tomb

In 1386, a hundred years from the demons' imprisonment, Zarok sent a deployment of his Boiler Guards to raid Gallows Town in search of the Shadow Artefact. However, Sir Daniel Fortesque managed to find the artefact first. Later on, in the Enchanted Earth, Sir Dan used the Shadow Artefact to open the entrance to the tomb and was forced to release the Shadow Demons in order to make progress on his journey to defeat Zarok. Once freed, the demons made their way to the ruins of Peregrin Castle.

The Autumn of Death

In 1886, during the events that came to be known as the Autumn of Death, winged Shadow Demons began gathering around a Cathedral in London, where they disguised themselves as gargoyles perched on its spires. Many were dispatched by Sir Dan.

Characteristics

Appearance

Shadow Demons are hunched, pitch-black creatures with horns, glowing yellow eyes, and a single large claw on each hand.

Gameplay

MediEvil

Strategy

Crawl Demons

This variant is a quadruped. They dash towards Dan and violently attack him with their claws. In the 2019 remake, they can randomly teleport to avoid Dan's attacks.

Winged Demons

Another variant that has bat-like wings and is thus capable of flying. They can spit fireballs at close range.

Weapon damage data

Behind the scenes

Development

MediEvil (1998 original)

In early pre-release versions of the game, there was an additional variant of the winged Shadow Demons that had a single horn on its forehead.

In other languages

MediEvil

Language Name
Arabic ”شياطين الظل”
"shyatin alzil"
Bulgarian Сенчести демони
Senchesti demoni
Croatian Sjenoviti demoni
Czech Stínoví démoni
Danish Skyggedæmoner
Dutch Schaduwdemonen
Finnish Varjodemonit
French (France) Démons des Ténèbres
German Schattendämonen
Greek Δαίμονες της Σκιάς
Daímones tis Skiás
Hungarian Árnydémonok
Italian Demoni delle Tenebre
Japanese 暗黒の魔物たち
Ankoku no mamono-tachi
Norwegian Skyggedemoner
Polish Demony mroku
Portuguese (Brazil) Demônios das Sombras
Portuguese (Portugal) Demónios das Sombras
Romanian Diavolii Umbrelor
Russian Демоны тени
Demony teni
Spanish (LatAm) Demonios de las sombras
Spanish (Spain) Demonios de las sombras
Swedish Skuggdemoner
Turkish Gölge İblisler

MediEvil: Resurrection

Language Name
French (France) Demons de l'ombre
German Schattendämonen
Italian Demoni delle ombre
Spanish (Spain) Demonios de las sombras

References

  1.   "Evil characters fill Dan’s world - a mixture of reanimated zombies, the insane victims of Zarok’s magic, and the shadowy creatures that the sorcerer is summoning from another dimension!" — Overview, Sony ECTS 1997 PlayStation Press Pack. Released by Sony Computer Entertainment at the European Computer Trade Show in September 1997.
  2.   MediEvil. Developed by SCEE Cambridge Studio. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment on October 9, 1998.
    1. "The Shadow Demons that had fallen under Zarok's banner were unnatural creatures that did not belong in the world of mortal men." in HISTORY OF GALLOWMERE - Part 4 in   MediEvil. Developed by SCEE Cambridge Studio. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment on October 9, 1998.
    2. "Rumors of ill doing and dark deeds abounded through the land of Gallowmere. It was whispered that Zarok had employed the aid of Shadowy Demons to help build a vast castle." in HISTORY OF GALLOWMERE - Part 2 in   MediEvil. Developed by SCEE Cambridge Studio. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment on October 9, 1998.
  3.   MediEvil NAVIGATION BOOK. Published by Sony Magazines Deluxe on July 20, 1999.
    1. "彼らの肉体が分裂し、無数の漆 黒の悪魔たちが生まれた。いわば、悪魔たちの母のようなも の。
      (As their bodies split, countless Shadow Demons are born. They are like the mothers of demons, so to speak.)"
      — Page 7 of   MediEvil NAVIGATION BOOK. Published by Sony Magazines Deluxe on July 20, 1999.
  4.   MediEvil. Developed by Other Ocean Emeryville. Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment on October 25, 2019.
    1. Book of Gallowmere in   MediEvil. Developed by Other Ocean Emeryville. Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment on October 25, 2019.

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