Head Bangers

Head Bangers, also known as Straight-Jacketed Crazies, were the mad patients of the Asylum.

Head Banger
Biographical information
AKA	Patient Straight-Jacketed Crazy Lunatic
Gender	Male
Gameplay information
MediEvil
Soul type	Minor Evil
Health	56 HP
Damage dealt	All attacks: 40 HP 20 20 0 0
Damage taken	Standard (1x) Standard (1x) Standard (1x) Standard (1x)
Entity	IaPatient
MediEvil: Resurrection
Health	210 HP
Behind the scenes information
Appears in	MediEvil (1998) Inside The Asylum MediEvil: Resurrection Inside the Asylum MediEvil (2019) Inside The Asylum

History

14th century

Since the disappearance of the Head Monk of the Asylum, the patients were left to run amok. As they got in his way, Sir Daniel Fortesque was forced to kill them.

Characteristics

Appearance

Head Bangers were thin men who wore nothing but simple pairs of green shoes and straight-jackets. They had two tufts of green hair poking out the left and right sides of their heads. This made them bear a slight resemblance to Zarok. Their heads were seemingly opened up and stitched back up and they had a crazed look on their faces.

Gameplay

MediEvil (1998 original)

Official Strategy Guide entry

In addition to the Zombies and Ghouls we've come to know and love, you'll meet the straight-jacketed crazy. These guys are amped on adrenaline and, most likely, a concoction of Asylum "vitamins." Where's nurse Ratchet when you need her? Just keep whacking at 'em with your weapons, until they clear out.

Strategy

The asylum patients are insane enemies that run around while laughing, trying to hit Dan with their own heads. They can be easily defeated with a hammer or club.

MediEvil: Resurrection

An Adventurer's Guide to Monsters entry

It is well known fact that one should try to sympathise with (and not detest or fear) the lunatic madmen of Gallowmere asylum, however after suffering an endless volley of painful head butts from these lead balloon headed nutters it would be easy to take issue with such well meaning advice. Should an adventurer take exception to their barbaric behaviour he might be well advised to utilize melee weapons to dispatch them, as projectiles seem to have little effect on these fast moving loons.

MediEvil (2019 remake)

Book of Gallowmere entry

With the disappearance of the head monk, these patients have been left to run amok.

We don't know exactly what it was that sent them raving mad. Perhaps it was magic, perhaps the moon, or perhaps they were all licking toads. Truly, you should NOT lick those toads.

Behind the scenes

Development

In early versions of the game such as the MediEvil Rolling Demo and the MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha, Head Bangers appeared in The Asylum Grounds level. They were eventually removed from the level and placed in the new version of Inside The Asylum.

The Head Bangers in these early versions also had a facial texture. The texture is very similar to the face of Zarok's Beast Transformation, meaning that one was likely based on the other:

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  Head Bangers' face.

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  Zarok's Beast face.

Their facial texture is missing in all final versions of the game. This may have been in error, as their face was not recoloured to match the rest of their skin.

Animations

The Head Bangers have nine animations in the MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha, two of which were cut from the final game.

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  Walk animation.

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  Standing animation.

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  Run animation.

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  Recoil animation.

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  Fall down animation.

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  Jump animation.

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  Get up animation (cut).

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  Death animation.

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  Writhing on floor animation (cut).

Evolution of the Head Bangers

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  ECTS Pre-Alpha version.

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  Final version.

Gallery

Main article: Images of head bangers

In other languages

MediEvil

Language	Name
Arabic	المترنحون almutaranihun
Bulgarian	Блъскащи с глави Blŭskashti s glavi
Croatian	Usijane glave
Czech	Hlavouni
Danish	Skallenikkere
Dutch	Kopstoters
Finnish	Päänhakkaajat
French (France)	Fêlés de la cafetière
German	Kopfstoßer
Greek	Σιδεροκέφαλοι Siderokéfaloi
Hungarian	Fejelők
Italian	Fuori di testa
Japanese	ヘッドバンガー Heddobangā
Norwegian	Skallebankere
Polish	Głowotłuki
Portuguese (Brazil)	Loucos
Portuguese (Portugal)	Destrambelhados
Romanian	Dereglații
Russian	Сумасброды Sumasbrody
Spanish (LatAm)	Pacientes del loquero
Spanish (Spain)	Embestidores
Swedish	Dårfinkar
Turkish	Kafayı Yemişler

MediEvil: Resurrection

Language	Name
French (France)	Mabouls
German	Headbanger
Italian	Teste matte
Spanish (Spain)	Cabezones