List of MediEvil references in other media
The following is a list of all games that contain cameos or references to MediEvil, sorted by release date.
1996 - Creatures
An image of Zarok can be found in Albia. This is because the backgrounds for the world of Creatures were composited by Jason Riley who also rendered all the full motion videos for MediEvil.[1]
1999 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The character Florean Fortescue, an expert on medieval witch burnings, is named after Sir Dan. This is because the author met MediEvil programmer Matt Johnson on a train where they discussed what they were working on.[2][3]
2000 - Everybody's Golf 2
- Main article: Sir Daniel Fortesque
Sir Dan appears as an unlockable guest character in the American and European version of the game. The player can unlock him by beating him in versus mode. Although Dan's design in the game itself is based on his appearance in the first MediEvil, promotional renders featuring him use his appearance from MediEvil 2 instead.
2003 - Primal
A model of dan-hand can be seen during the game's intro. A likeness of Dan's tomb can be found in the village graveyard in Aetha. These cameos were disclosed on the VIP section of Primal's official website.[4]
2003 - Ghosthunter
A character called Colonel Freddie Fortesque appears in the game. He is believed to be a descendant of and tribute to Sir Dan. Freddie is also missing his left eye and can remove his head due to being decapitated.
2005 - WipEout Pure
A ship called Medievil can be unlocked in the game upon acquiring 70 unique Gold medals.[5]
2012 - PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Sir Daniel appears as a playable character in the game. Princess Kiya and Zarok also appear as unlockable minions. The Graveyard appears as a stage in the game.
2018 - Guacamelee! 2
A portrait of Sir Dan can be found in the game.
2020 - Astro's Playroom
A bot dressed as Sir Dan can be found in the Gusty Gateway level of the Memory Meadow section of the game.
2023 - Clive 'N' Wrench
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2024 - Astro Bot
A Sir Dan bot is set to appear in the game.
See also
References
- ↑ Riley, Jason, Successful multi million selling AAA-games I have worked on. on Artificial Lens. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑
"Not sure if this has ever been spoken of before… But did you know that there is a connection between Harry Potter and MediEvil?
When we were making the game one of our Game Programmers ‘Matty’ was on a train sat looking over design ideas next to the then unknown JK Rowling." — Jason Wilson (@GunnWriter) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published December 5, 2022.
- ↑ "The two got chatting and Rowling asked Matty what he was working on and Matty described MediEvil to her. Inspired by the game’s hero, she told Matty she was writing a fantasy series and homaged a character as ‘Fortescue’ in her books as a ‘Medieval historian of witchcraft.’" — Jason Wilson (@GunnWriter) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published December 5, 2022.
- ↑ :.,. Primal VIP .,.: on PlayStation.com.
- ↑ "Interestingly we designed and built a MediEvil style ship for WipEout Pure, so keep an eye out for that at launch!" — Jackson, Piers, Developer Profile: MediEvil on IGN. Published December 10, 2004.
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