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{{Infobox character
{{Infobox character
|name = Merchant Gargoyles {{BookOfGallowmereCategory|Friendly}}
|image = MediEvil2019-MerchantGargoyles-BookOfGallowmere.png
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''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' / [[MediEvil (2019)|2019 remake]]<br>
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'''Merchant Gargoyles''' were the greedy counterparts of [[Information Gargoyles]]. They sold or exchanged goods throughout [[Gallowmere]].
'''Merchant Gargoyles''' were the greedy counterparts of [[Information Gargoyles]]. They sold or exchanged goods throughout [[Gallowmere]].
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==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
===Appearance===
The merchants have a blue to silvery-white exterior.
====Canonical account====
 
The merchants had a blue to silvery-white exterior.
{{ResurrectionText|Other sources claim that the merchants are distinguishable from their informative brethren by their red stone skin instead of a greenish patina.}}
====Apocryphal account====
Other sources claimed that the merchants were distinguishable from their informative brethren by their red stone skin instead of a greenish patina.


===Personality===
===Personality===
As merchants are initially mute, their overall personality cannot be determined. A book found in [[Dan's Crypt]] explaining gold coins states that they are avaricious. This can be seen by how they voraciously gobble up any coins offered them. They also express sadness should Sir Dan have second thoughts about purchasing.
====Canonical account====
{{ResurrectionText|Other sources have observed these creatures as being as expressive as their green counterparts. They often present as extremely eager to make a sale.}}
As merchants are mute, their overall personality could not be determined. A book found in [[Dan's Crypt]] explaining gold coins stated that they were avaricious. This could be seen by how they voraciously gobbled up any coins offered them. They also expressed sadness when Sir Dan had second thoughts about purchasing from them.
====Apocryphal account====
Other sources had observed these creatures as being as talkative and expressive as their green counterparts. They often presented as extremely eager to make a sale.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
===''MediEvil'' (1998 original and 2019 remake)===
===''MediEvil''===
In ''MediEvil'', [[Sir Dan]] can buy ammo for his ranged weapons, an enchantment for his [[Broad Sword]], or have his [[Gold Shield]] repaired by these creatures. They can also sell him weapons that had been stolen from him by thieving [[imps]].
In ''MediEvil'', [[Sir Dan]] can buy ammo for his ranged weapons, an enchantment for his [[Broad Sword]], or have his [[Gold Shield]] repaired by these creatures. They can also sell him weapons that had been stolen from him by thieving [[imps]].


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====''MediEvil'' (1998 original)====
====''MediEvil'' (1998 original)====
Merchant Gargoyles do not appear in pre-release versions of the game from 1997. It is therefore likely they were conceptualised after the game's Zeldaesque redesign.
Merchant Gargoyles do not appear in pre-release versions of the game from 1997. It is therefore likely they were conceptualised after the game's Zeldaesque redesign.
==See also==
====''MediEvil 2''====
*[[The Spiv]] – counterpart in ''[[MediEvil 2]]''.
Merchant Gargoyles did not return in the second ''MediEvil''. They were instead replaced by [[The Spiv]] who provides the same services as they did.
 
==Navigation==
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