Bearded Ladies

Bearded Ladies were a part of the Freakshow in London in 1886.

Bearded Lady
Biographical information
AKA	Fat Bearded Woman
Gameplay information
Soul type	Minor Evil
Health	110 HP
Damage dealt	Belly shove: 24 HP 6 6 6 6 Bellyflop: 48 HP 12 12 12 12
Damage taken	Three eighths (0.375x) Standard (1x) Standard (1x) Half more (1.5x)
Entity	FS_FBW
Behind the scenes information
Appears in	MediEvil 2 The Freakshow

Characteristics

Appearance

Bearded Ladies were obese women with their ginger hair tied up in a bun, and a big pink bow on their head. They also had bushy ginger beards and handlebar moustaches. They were dressed in pink leotards, with a tutu around their waists and pink slippers on their feet. Due to their immense size, they waddled around. They did not appear to be undead, although they did bleed green blood when attacked.

Gameplay

Overview

Bearded Ladies use their big bellies to push Dan around. If Dan attacks them, they will instead bellyflop the ground, creating shockwaves much like those caused by the Hammer's powered up secondary attack.

When attacking, Bearded Ladies shriek with maniacal laughter, and make similar sounds when attacked. If defeated with the hammer, they will be squashed. If defeated with another weapon, they will fall backwards, gracefully leaping into the air and thudding to the ground before disappearing.

It is possible to knock the ladies into the water using the Daring Dash, but this is not advised since it's easy for Dan to slip in too.

They are often found perched on top of the Freakshow trailers and will leap down to attack Dan when he comes within range. If Dan gets cornered by multiple Bearded Ladies, they will all try to attack at once. This may cause a glitch where they seem to lose their sense of direction.

When left undisturbed they perform a repetitive exercise, rocking back and forth and stretching their arms and legs. Once they spot Dan they let out a shriek of laughter and begin to waddle after him relentlessly.

In the circus tent with the second Magician, there are four Bearded Ladies perched on stalls at either side. They will not attack until Dan begins to confront the Magician.

Weapon damage table

Damage table for Bearded Ladies
Weapon	Attack	Damage
Small Sword	Main attack (swing)	11 HP
	Main attack (stab)	14 HP
	Secondary attack	8 HP
	Secondary attack (charged)	22 HP
Broad Sword	Main attack (swing)	20 HP
	Main attack (stab)	24 HP
	Secondary attack	15 HP
	Secondary attack (charged)	44 HP
Broad Sword (Enchanted)	Main attack (swing)	40 HP
	Main attack (stab)	48 HP
	Secondary attack	30 HP
	Secondary attack (charged)	88 HP
Magic Sword	Main attack (swing)	71 HP
	Main attack (stab)	81 HP
	Secondary attack	57 HP
	Secondary attack (charged)	146 HP
Cane Stick	Main attack	13 HP
	Secondary attack	11 HP
	Secondary attack (charged)	54 HP
Hammer	Main / Secondary attack	64 HP
	Secondary attack (charged; releases shockwaves)	128 HP
Axe	Main attack	26 HP
	Secondary attack	36 HP
Pistol	Main attack	10 HP
Crossbow	Main attack	10 HP
Flaming Crossbow	Main attack (also applies burn)	10 HP
Gatling Gun	Main attack (point blank)	14 HP
	Main attack (at distance)	7 HP
Lightning	Main attack	35 HP
	Secondary attack (charged)	70 HP
Blunderbuss	Main attack (point blank)	151 HP
	Main attack (at distance)	17 HP
Bombs	Main attack	124 HP
Arm	Main attack	5 HP
	Secondary attack	12 HP
Torch	Main / secondary attack	4 HP
	Main / secondary attack (on fire; applies burn)	20 HP
Effect	Weapon(s)	Damage
Burn	Torch (when lit), Flaming Crossbow	4 X 15 HP
Shockwaves	Hammer (charged attack)	16 X 4 HP

Behind the scenes

Development

The original bearded lady design.

Bearded Ladies underwent a significant design change. Their original concept art shows them having pale grey skin, green hair, and much smaller beards. Their costume is also much more theatrical, featuring an arrow going through their hair, a mask concealing their eyes and nose, black gloves on their hands and black shoes in a similar style on their feet. They wore pink corsets with white undergarments showing in the belly area.

A model based on this concept art was implemented into the game, as it can be seen in the BeliEve trailer shown at ECTS 1999:

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