Sir Daniel Fortesque: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox character

|image = MediEvil2019-SirDan-BookOfGallowmere.png

|titles = Hero of Gallowmere <small>(1286 - Present)</small>

|aka = {{CollapsibleContent|Dan|2=Sir Fortesque <br>Dannikins <small>(by [[Zarok]])</small><br>Forty-Darling <small>(by Zarok)</small><br>Target Face <small>(by the other heroes)</small><br>Jawless Arrow Magnet <small>(by [[Woden]])</small>​<br>Fortisskay/Forteskwee <small>(by [[Bloodmonath]])</small><br>The Zero of Gallowmere <small>(by Gargoyles)</small><br>The Great One Eye <small>(by the [[Mullock King]])</small>}}

|height = Around <nowiki>6' 2''</nowiki>{{TwitterRef|Sorrell|1251332716747874306|April 17, 2020|quote=An artist with access to his 3D model would know better than me, but if I had to guess, he’s pretty tall and lanky, so I’d say 6’2” perhaps?}}

|death = 1286 <small>(aged approx. 32)</small><br>Gallowmere, Britain

|family =  

|voice = [[Jason Wilson]]<br>[[Marc Silk]]

|appearances = ''[[MediEvil (1998)]]''<br>''[[MediEvil 2]]''<br>''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]''<br>''[[MediEvil (2019)]]''

===Death===

[[File:MediEvil-BattleOfGallowmere-FMV-Render.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Fortesque leads Gallowmere's militia into battle.]]

Everything changed when an army of the undead began marching towards [[The Haunted Ruins|Castle Peregrin]]. Unbeknownst to the king, it was led by his very own court magician Zarok. The king was in desperate need of a hero who could tackle the threat, and he knew exactly who he wanted.

In order to save face, King Peregrin declared Zarok the Sorcerer dead and organised a hero's burial for Fortesque, including the construction of a custom [[Dan's Crypt|crypt]]. From then on, Fortesque was revered as the Hero of Gallowmere.{{Bookref|MED-Manual|9}}{{clr}}

===First resurrection===

[[File:MediEvil-DansResurrection-FMV-Render.png|200px|thumb|Sir Dan is resurrected.]]

In 1386, Zarok resurfaced and cast a spell called the Evernight, which turned the skies over Gallowmere black and robbed the innocent of their very souls in order to revive the dead. Fortesque was unexpectedly reanimated when magic from the Evernight drifted into his crypt and settled upon his decomposing corpse. <!--This is a bit speculative, no? It is (perhaps intentionally) unclear whether this act was a side effect of the spell, or an unseen force willed Fortesque's revival on its own.-->

Frustrated, Zarok made a last-ditch decision to face the would-be hero one-on-one, transmogrifying into a [[Zarok's Beast Transformation|beastly form]]. The battle was intense, but Fortesque made good on his mission and became the hero he was always meant to be. As Zarok destroyed his own fortress, a [[vulture]] swept Sir Dan in its talons and carried him back to his crypt. For his heroic deeds, Dan had earned a place in the Hall of Heroes, where he remained for the next five hundred years.

===Second resurrection===

There are three conflicting reports about what happened to Fortesque after he successfully defeated Lord Palethorn:

====Return to eternal rest====

====Presumed death====

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[[File:MediEvilComic-ProfessorDarrow.png|thumb|200px|Professor Darrow, author of several works on Dan Fortesque.]]  

Future members of the [[Fortesque family]] would follow in Sir Dan's footsteps, fighting on behalf of Britain on battlefields the world over.{{Gameref|Ghosthunter}}  

====Dead====

[[File:MediEvil2-DanStandingInKensington.png|thumb|200px|Sir Dan in 1886.]]

In death, Dan had become a skeleton. Due to his fatal injury, he was missing his left eye. His jaw was missing as well, theorised to have been stolen by a witch.{{Bookref|Comic-Prequel|4}} He retained the armour and doublet he wore during the Battle of Gallowmere with the exception of the helmet and gauntlets.

After the resolution of a time travel paradox, Dan obtained the Super Armour, a magical, golden armour with blue accents seemingly made from the same material as the [[Gold Shield]] of [[Karl Sturnguard]].

===Personality===

====''MediEvil: Resurrection''====

====''MediEvil'' (2019 remake)====

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====2020 – ''[[wikipedia:Astro's Playroom|Astro's Playroom]]''====

A bot dressed as Sir Dan can be found in the Gusty Gateway area of the Memory Meadow. This is only one of many cameos of characters from PlayStation's history in the game.

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