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}}{{Q|Greetings stranger, I am the Boat Man - it is I who ferry lost souls on their final journey to the Land of the Dead. But hold, have we not met before? Sir Daniel Fortesque! Not you too?|The Boat Man recognises a former passenger.}}'''The Boat Man''', otherwise known as '''Death''', was the one responsible for ferrying lost souls on their final journey to the [[Land of the Dead]]. | }}{{Q|Greetings stranger, I am the Boat Man - it is I who ferry lost souls on their final journey to the Land of the Dead. But hold, have we not met before? Sir Daniel Fortesque! Not you too?|The Boat Man recognises a former passenger.}}'''The Boat Man''', otherwise known as '''Death''', was the one responsible for ferrying lost souls on their final journey to the [[Land of the Dead]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Canonical account=== | ===Canonical account=== | ||
Amid the stormy gloom over the [[Pools Of The Ancient Dead]], [[Sir Dan]] found the Boat Man waiting to escort eight lost valiants to their final resting place from the accursed swamps. As his boat was the only available means of passage into [[The Lake|Mellowmede]] and the [[Crystal Caves]], the | Amid the stormy gloom over the [[Pools Of The Ancient Dead]], [[Sir Dan]] found the Boat Man waiting to escort eight lost valiants to their final resting place from the accursed swamps. As his boat was the only available means of passage into [[The Lake|Mellowmede]] and the [[Crystal Caves]], the Boat Man brokered a deal with Sir Dan for the [[Soul Helmet|lost souls]] as fare. | ||
===Apocryphal account=== | ===Apocryphal account=== | ||
An alternative account suggests that Sir Dan first encountered Death in [[Return to the Graveyard (MediEvil: Resurrection)|the Graveyard]]. Death allegedly agreed to help fight Zarok and informed Daniel about the locations of the so-called [[Anubis Stone]] pieces. Dan later encountered Death again in the Pools Of The Ancient Dead, where he allegedly helped locate his missing boat and rebuild [[Mecha-Death]], which was destroyed whilst attempting to clean up the battlefield. After Dan collected three of the Anubis Stone pieces as well as the [[Dragon Armour|Dragon Plate Armour]] from [[Dragon Island]], Death allegedly ferried him to the [[Haunted Ruins]], where they parted ways. | An alternative account suggests that Sir Dan first encountered Death in [[Return to the Graveyard (MediEvil: Resurrection)|the Graveyard]]. Death allegedly agreed to help fight Zarok and informed Daniel about the locations of the so-called [[Anubis Stone]] pieces. Dan later encountered Death again in the Pools Of The Ancient Dead, where he allegedly helped locate his missing boat and rebuild [[Mecha-Death]], which was destroyed whilst attempting to clean up the battlefield. After Dan collected three of the Anubis Stone pieces as well as the [[Dragon Armour|Dragon Plate Armour]] from [[Dragon Island]], Death allegedly ferried him to the [[Haunted Ruins]], where they parted ways. | ||
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===Portrayal=== | ===Portrayal=== | ||
In ''MediEvil: Resurrection'', Death was voiced by actor and comedian [[wikipedia:Tom Baker|Tom Baker]], best known for his portrayal of the Fourth Doctor in the BBC serial ''Doctor Who''. | In ''MediEvil: Resurrection'', Death was voiced by actor and comedian [[wikipedia:Tom Baker|Tom Baker]], best known for his portrayal of the Fourth Doctor in the BBC serial ''Doctor Who''. | ||
===Version specific differences=== | |||
The [[MediEvil NAVIGATION BOOK|Japanese strategy guide]] suggests that the Boat Man was once a mortal man who fought alongside Sir Dan.{{Bookref|MED-Navigation}}{{Bookref|MED-Navigation|6|quote=古代都市メローミードへ死者たち を運ぶ、黄泉の渡し人。だが彼も かつては、フォーテスクと共に戦 場を駆け抜けた戦士であった。彼 はフォーテスクに血肉があった時 代を知る貴重な人間なのだ。友と しての彼の助言に耳を傾けよう。<br>(He is a ferryman who transports the dead to the ancient city of Mellowmede. However, he was once a warrior who fought alongside Fortesque on the battlefield. He is a valuable person who knows the time when Fortesque was flesh and blood. Listen to his advice as a friend.)}} | |||
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