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Sir Dan is the primary character and protagonist of the [[MediEvil (series)|''MediEvil'' franchise]].
Sir Dan is the primary character and protagonist of the [[MediEvil (series)|''MediEvil'' franchise]].
===Development===
===Development===
====''MediEvil (1998)''====
====''MediEvil'' (1998 original)====
Sir Daniel Fortesque was originally conceptualised by [[Chris Sorrell]]; in ''MediEvil''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> initial concept proposal, he was an undead knight referred to as 'Dead Man Dan.'{{Magref|RetroGamer49}} While developing Dan's character, Sorrell was looking for a way to make him more unique. This eventually came in the form of an expanded backstory for Dan when script doctor [[Martin Pond]] suggested that he "could have been a pompous failure in life whose reincarnation was his one shot at redemption."{{Magref|RetroGamer49}}
Sir Daniel Fortesque was originally conceptualised by [[Chris Sorrell]]; in ''MediEvil''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> initial concept proposal, he was an undead knight referred to as 'Dead Man Dan.'{{Magref|RetroGamer49}} While developing Dan's character, Sorrell was looking for a way to make him more unique. This eventually came in the form of an expanded backstory for Dan when script doctor [[Martin Pond]] suggested that he "could have been a pompous failure in life whose reincarnation was his one shot at redemption."{{Magref|RetroGamer49}}


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====''MediEvil: Resurrection''====
====''MediEvil: Resurrection''====
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====''MediEvil (2019)''====
====''MediEvil'' (2019 remake)====
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===Portrayal===
===Portrayal===
[[File:MediEvil2019-JasonWilsonBucketTease.jpg|thumb|150px|Jason Wilson getting ready to reprise his role.]]Sir Dan has been portrayed by [[Jason Wilson]] in all ''MediEvil'' entries with the exception of ''MediEvil 2'',{{Siteref|ProBoards|11338|MediEvil developers - Q&A;|December 25, 2012|quote=Yeah the original and the PSP version was my voice. We tried getting actors to do it but we were never happy so I stepped in and did it - my finest hour! ... What a lot of people may not realise is that I wrote a script for what Dan actually says and then just read the lines through gritted teeth with a bucket over my head!|author=Jason Wilson|id=1}} where he was portrayed by [[Marc Silk]] instead.{{citation needed}}
[[File:MediEvil2019-JasonWilsonBucketTease.jpg|thumb|150px|Jason Wilson getting ready to reprise his role.]]Sir Dan has been portrayed by [[Jason Wilson]] in all ''MediEvil'' entries with the exception of ''MediEvil 2'',{{Siteref|ProBoards|11338|MediEvil developers - Q&A;|December 25, 2012|quote=Yeah the original and the PSP version was my voice. We tried getting actors to do it but we were never happy so I stepped in and did it - my finest hour! ... What a lot of people may not realise is that I wrote a script for what Dan actually says and then just read the lines through gritted teeth with a bucket over my head!|author=Jason Wilson|id=1}} where he was portrayed by [[Marc Silk]] instead.{{citation needed}}