Scarecrows

Scarecrow
Gameplay information
Soul type	Medium Evil
Health	200 HP
Behind the scenes information
Appears in	MediEvil (1998) Scarecrow Fields MediEvil: Resurrection Scarecrow Fields MediEvil (2019) Scarecrow Fields

Scarecrows were the protectors of the Scarecrow Fields in Gallowmere. They were brought to life by Zarok's magic. They could release crows from their dark, evil hearts.

Gameplay

Overview

The scarecrows' attacks can be very hard to evade when fighting with melee weapons. They can also release crows from their coats to deal additional damage to Sir Dan.

MediEvil: Resurrection

"Oh Scarecrows ALWAYS freak me out. It's the hand-stitched eyes. Lets hurry through the Pumpkin Gorge." ― An alleged comment by Al-Zalam.

Scarecrows are one of several enemy types who do not appear in the Undead Carnival mini game Pit o' Death in MediEvil: Resurrection.

An Adventurer's Guide to Monsters entry

The first time one sees these creatures casually gliding around they might be forgiven for thinking they are quite charming, elegant even, that would be a very big mistake. At a moments notice they can turn into a terrifying combat machine, clawing arms rotating like a force ten tornado, and set on crashing into their sorry target with technical precision. If one's general combat skills are suspect it may prove prudent to set them on fire as soon as is possible - well, they are stuffed with dry straw, you do the maths!

MediEvil (2019 remake)

Book of Gallowmere entry

These straw men spin to win!

They have teamed up with the crows to protect their cornfield home from strangers, whom they greet with sharp, spinning affection.

Behind the scenes

Development

MediEvil (1998 original)

In early pre-release versions of MediEvil such as the MediEvil Rolling Demo, scarecrows had two legs to walk on. They weren't as aggressive either, due to the lack of a spinning attack, but they still released crows from their coats to attack Dan.

MediEvil: Resurrection

Scarecrows were reconceptualised by artist Mark Gibbons. He was also responsible for creating their model, which was one of the first he created.

In other languages

Language	Name
Arabic	الفزاعات alfazaeat
Bulgarian	Плашила Plašila
Croatian	Strašila
Czech	Strašáci
Danish	Fugleskræmsler
Dutch	Vogelverschrikkers
Finnish	Linnunpelätit
French (France)	Épouvantails
German	Vogelscheuchen
Greek	Σκιάχτρα Skiáchtra
Hungarian	Madárijesztők
Italian	Spaventapasseri
Japanese	かかし Kakashi
Norwegian	Fugleskremsel
Polish	Strachy na wróble
Portuguese (Brazil)	Espantalhos
Portuguese (Portugal)	Espantalhos
Romanian	Sperietori
Russian	Страшилы Strashily
Spanish (LatAm)	Espantapájaros
Spanish (Spain)	Espantapájaros
Swedish	Fågelskrämmor
Turkish	Korkuluklar