IntroAV

IntroAV
Length	2:50
Preceded by	TitleAV
Followed by	2AV

IntroAV is the second FMV in MediEvil. It plays after the Introduction sequence and is followed by the Title Level.

Summary

At the top of a mountain high above the clouds stands an ominous castle. Inside, strange moving machinery maps out the stars and the planets in the sky. In a room further in, a menacing, wizened old man studies a book of spells. He is Zarok, an evil sorcerer thought long dead by the people of Gallowmere. Tonight, that will change... As the sun begins to set, the sorcerer grabs hold of his trident and heads out of the castle.

It is night when Zarok arrives at his destination - a cliff overlooking the local village. He raises his trident high into the sky and releases a blast of energy that locks the land in perpetual night. Emboldened, he heads down to the village. He stops when he gets to its centre. There, he casts his magics once more.

Bolts of green energy enter the houses and head straight for the occupants. Soon, the windows on the houses shatter and the blinds fly wide open as the souls of everyone in the village are drawn into the gem on the wizard's trident. The once peace-loving villagers are but shadows of their former selves; all that remains are soulless monsters.

His work in the village done, Zarok heads into the graveyard. The green energy he releases brings all to life. The dead of Gallowmere walk among the living once more...

Book of Gallowmere

Enemies

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  Townspeople

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  Zombies

Bosses

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  Zarok

Behind the scenes

File versions

MediEvil (1998 original)

The FMV file is INTROAV.STR on disc.

Version	File date	Size	MD5	SHA-1
PAL & USA Master	1998-08-19	51,970,048	55A4D3AA2D3618E13C1388E5BAEC2AA3	BEA6527CA1E11162C092E066E16F2ED92045E423
Japanese Master	1999-03-04		B955FFAF8F54D4B4C498FEB2265C6C74	FEEAF73D9B35EA827989595D1F0DA68E13D11474

Version specific differences

MediEvil (1999 Japanese original)

The cutscene is virtually unchanged safe for the number of fingers on human characters. Zarok and the villagers previously only had four fingers. In Japan, the number four can be pronounced the same way as the word for death (shi), making it an unlucky number. This is the likely reason for the change. Interestingly, the zombie model already had five fingers even in the original version.

Original version	Japanese version

Original version	Japanese version

Gallery

• Japanese version.

Trivia

• The painting above Mr and Mrs Mad's bed is of Dan at the edge of a cliff as seen in the 9AV FMV.