Imanzi Shongama

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Imanzi Shongama was the warrior queen of an Amazon tribe and one of the heroes who resided in the afterlife's Hall of Heroes.

Imanzi Shongama
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Biographical information
AKA Imanzi Shongoma[1]
Title(s) Amazon Warrior Queen
Gender Female
Weapon(s) Spear
Behind the scenes information
Appears in
"Dan, Dan, Dan. Tell me, what's a warrior queen got to do to meet someone like you?"
― Imanzi Shongama, flirting with Sir Dan.

History

Life

Trained from birth in all forms of combat, Imanzi Shongama was the warrior queen of a tribe of Amazons. The bold and the beautiful Shongama banished all males from her territory except the handful she kept on to mow the lawns of her people.

Afterlife

After death, Imanzi was welcomed into the Hall of Heroes. Sir Dan got to meet Imanzi after collecting seven Chalices on his quest to defeat Zarok. Imanzi gave Dan her spear to use. After collecting seventeen chalices, she rewarded Dan with two energy vials. She was also mentioned in the fifth chapter of HEROES FROM HISTORY: A Retrospective, which Dan could read in the Gallows Town library.

Characteristics

Appearance

Imanzi was a beautiful African woman with a shaved head. She wore neck rings which gave her neck an elongated look. She was adorned with several decorative bracelets as well as two earrings.

Personality

Imanzi was described as being bold in HEROES FROM HISTORY: A Retrospective. She was very flirty towards Dan, much to his dismay. She thought all men were weak and feeble and loved it when they didn't talk back.

Abilities

In addition to being a skilled warrior, Imanzi could play the tambourine.

Behind the scenes

Development

MediEvil (1998 original)

According to Jason Wilson, the Heroes were designed very quickly with some of them being based on the original team members.[2] However, it is unlikely that Imanzi was based on any of the team members. She may be based on the Dahomey Amazons, an all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey.

MediEvil (2019 remake)

Most of Imanzi's flirtatious lines were cut down or even outright removed in the MediEvil remake.

Original line Remake line
"Dan, Dan, Dan. Tell me, what's a warrior queen got to do to meet someone like you?" "Dan, Dan, Dan."
"Don't be shy, baby - I've seen you giving me the eye. You may be weak and feeble like all men, but I like you, Daniel." "Don't be shy. I've seen you giving me the eye. You may be weak and feeble like all men, but I like you, Daniel."
Oh, I love a man who doesn't talk back! I think if you return I may take you for my husband. -
Now listen up, sugar: your bow and arrows are fine for itty bitty jobs but if you wanna pack some serious heat you should take this spear. Now listen up, your bow and arrows are fine for itty bitty jobs, but if you wanna pack some serious heat you should take this spear.
Think of me when you throw it. -

Name

Imanzi means "a hero who showed extreme bravery but is now deceased" in Kinyarwanda. Shongama may come from sangoma, a term for a (usually female) traditional healer or herbalist, or witch doctor.

Gallery

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
Arabic ”إيمانزي شونغاما”
"'iimanzi shunghama"
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Bulgarian Иманзи Шонгама
Imanzi Šongama
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Japanese イマンジ・ションガワ
Imanji shongawa
Imanzi Shongawa
Russian Иманзи Сенгама
Imanzi Sengama
Imanzi Sengama

References

  1.   MediEvil: Resurrection. Developed by SCEE Cambridge Studio. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment on September 1, 2005.
  2.   "Those characters were designed really fast, some of them were based on team members."Jason Wilson (@GunnWriter) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published January 14, 2018.

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