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The gems were a later addition to the [[MediEvil (1998)|game]] as they did not exist in early versions like the ''[[MediEvil Rolling Demo]]'' or the ''[[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha]]''.
The gems were a later addition to the [[MediEvil (1998)|game]] as they did not exist in early versions like the ''[[MediEvil Rolling Demo]]'' or the ''[[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha]]''.


An unused book in [[The Sleeping Village]] would have explained how the Town Mayor acquired a Dragon Gem:
An unused book in [[The Sleeping Village]], introduced in version [[MediEvil/SCUS-94227/0.37|0.37]], would have explained how the Town Mayor acquired a Dragon Gem:
{{Q|I managed to buy me-self a rare Dragon Gem from a travelling tramp who told me that these precious jewels could summon Dragons! What a laugh I thought to me-self and promptly purchased the treasure for a fraction of his asking price. I now carry it everywhere I go as a good luck trinket. Smashing!<br><br>Signed, the Town Mayor.}}
{{Q|I managed to buy me-self a rare Dragon Gem from a travelling tramp who told me that these precious jewels could summon Dragons! What a laugh I thought to me-self and promptly purchased the treasure for a fraction of his asking price. I now carry it everywhere I go as a good luck trinket. Smashing!<br><br>Signed, the Town Mayor.}}
The book was likely removed because, in the final game, the Town Mayor's dialogue implies that the gem was left behind by Zarok:
The book was likely left unimplemented because the Town Mayor's existing dialogue implies that the gem was left behind by Zarok:
{{Q|Right, well I'll see myself out, thanks. You have a good look around, lad, Zarok's left some stuff lying about that I think you might find useful.|The Town Mayor, shortly before leaving the Asylum.}}
{{Q|Right, well I'll see myself out, thanks. You have a good look around, lad, Zarok's left some stuff lying about that I think you might find useful.|The Town Mayor, shortly before leaving the Asylum.}}
The holes the Dragon comes out of during the boss fight seem to be shaped like the top of the gems.
The holes the Dragon comes out of during the boss fight seem to be shaped like the top of the gems.
====''MediEvil (2019 remake)''====
====''MediEvil (2019 remake)''====
The gems were changed from having a pentagonal shape to a hexagonal shape. The inventory icon for the gems was also changed from a top view to a side view.
The gems were changed from having a pentagonal shape to a hexagonal shape. The inventory icon for the gems was also changed from a top view to a side view.