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The Boat Man
Biographical information
AKA	Death
Gender	Male
Behind the scenes information
Voiced by	Tom Baker

Latest revision as of 03:01, 7 March 2024

"Greetings stranger, I am the Boat Man - it is I who ferry lost souls on their final journey to the Land of the Dead. But hold, have we not met before? Sir Daniel Fortesque! Not you too?"

― The Boat Man recognises a former passenger.

The Boat Man, otherwise known as Death, was the one responsible for ferrying lost souls on their final journey to the Land of the Dead.

History

Canonical account

Amid the stormy gloom over the Pools Of The Ancient Dead, Sir Dan found the Boat Man waiting to escort eight lost valiants to their final resting place from the accursed swamps. As his boat was the only available means of passage into Mellowmede and the Crystal Caves, the Boatman brokered a deal with Sir Dan for the lost souls as fare.

Apocryphal account

An alternative account suggests that Sir Dan first encountered Death in the Graveyard. Death allegedly agreed to help fight Zarok and informed Daniel about the locations of the so-called Anubis Stone pieces. Dan later encountered Death again in the Pools Of The Ancient Dead, where he allegedly helped locate his missing boat and rebuild Mecha-Death, which was destroyed whilst attempting to clean up the battlefield. After Dan collected three of the Anubis Stone pieces as well as the Dragon Plate Armour from Dragon Island, Death allegedly ferried him to the Haunted Ruins, where they parted ways.

Characteristics

Appearance

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Personality

The Boat Man was weary and sardonic, yet retained an air of engaging charisma and elegant charm. If he ever had any real enthusiasm for his job, it's been long gone. However, he had two key redeeming features that shone through his aura of melancholy resignation: His comprehensive knowledge of Gallowmere, and a sneaking admiration (almost paternal regard) for the undead knight Sir Daniel Fortesque, whom he saw as his only hope of gaining some peace from a massively increased workload.

Behind the scenes

Development

MediEvil (2019 remake)

Strangely, there is no entry for the Boat Man in the remake's Book of Gallowmere.

Portrayal

In MediEvil: Resurrection, Death was voiced by actor and comedian Tom Baker, best known for his portrayal of the Fourth Doctor in the BBC serial Doctor Who.

Gallery

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Navigation

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-|medievil = [[Pools of the Ancient Dead]], [[The Lake]]|aka = Death
+|aka = Death
 |voice = Tom Baker
-|image = [[File:Death.png|250px]]
+|image =
-|mresurrection = [[Return to the Graveyard]], [[Pools of the Ancient Dead]], [[Haunted Ruins]]}}
+}}{{Q|Greetings stranger, I am the Boat Man - it is I who ferry lost souls on their final journey to the Land of the Dead. But hold, have we not met before? Sir Daniel Fortesque! Not you too?|The Boat Man recognises a former passenger.}}'''The Boat Man''', otherwise known as '''Death''', was the one responsible for ferrying lost souls on their final journey to the [[Land of the Dead]].
-'''The Boat Man''' (also known as '''Death''') is a secondary character in ''[[MediEvil]]'' and ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]''. He ferries lost souls on their final journey to the Land of the Dead.
-==Story==
-===''MediEvil''===
-Daniel encounters the Boat Man in the [[Pools of the Ancient Dead]]. The Boat Man promises to ferry Daniel off to The Lake if he finds [[Soul Helmet|eight souls]] that are lost in the pools.
-===''MediEvil: Resurrection''===
-Death's involvement in the story is greatly expanded upon in ''Resurrection''. Death serves as the Narrator for the game's introduction and level forewords.
-[[Dan]] first encounters him in the [[Return to the Graveyard]] where he is shown to be extremely frustrated with [[Zarok]] due to him raising the dead all over [[Gallowmere]], making his job quite difficult. He agrees to help fight Zarok and informs Daniel about the locations of the [[Anubis Stone]] pieces. He is later encountered again in [[Pools of the Ancient Dead]], where Dan helps him relocate his missing boat and rebuild MechaDeath, which was destroyed whilst attempting to clean up the battlefield. After Dan has collected 3 of the Anubis Stone pieces as well as the[[Dragon Armour| Dragon Plate Armour]] from [[Dragon Island]], Death will ferry him to the [[Haunted Ruins]].
+==History==
+===Canonical account===
+Amid the stormy gloom over the [[Pools Of The Ancient Dead]], [[Sir Dan]] found the Boat Man waiting to escort eight lost valiants to their final resting place from the accursed swamps. As his boat was the only available means of passage into [[The Lake|Mellowmede]] and the [[Crystal Caves]], the Boatman brokered a deal with Sir Dan for the [[Soul Helmet|lost souls]] as fare.
+===Apocryphal account===
+An alternative account suggests that Sir Dan first encountered Death in [[Return to the Graveyard (MediEvil: Resurrection)|the Graveyard]]. Death allegedly agreed to help fight Zarok and informed Daniel about the locations of the so-called [[Anubis Stone]] pieces. Dan later encountered Death again in the Pools Of The Ancient Dead, where he allegedly helped locate his missing boat and rebuild [[Mecha-Death]], which was destroyed whilst attempting to clean up the battlefield. After Dan collected three of the Anubis Stone pieces as well as the [[Dragon Armour|Dragon Plate Armour]] from [[Dragon Island]], Death allegedly ferried him to the [[Haunted Ruins]], where they parted ways.
-He doesn't appear for the rest of the game after this point; he does narrate the game's ending, however.
+==Characteristics==
-==Personality==
+===Appearance===
+{{Empty section}}
+===Personality===
+The Boat Man was weary and sardonic, yet retained an air of engaging charisma and elegant charm. If he ever had any real enthusiasm for his job, it's been long gone. However, he had two key redeeming features that shone through his aura of melancholy resignation: His comprehensive knowledge of Gallowmere, and a sneaking admiration (almost paternal regard) for the undead knight Sir Daniel Fortesque, whom he saw as his only hope of gaining some peace from a massively increased workload.
+==Behind the scenes==
+===Development===
+====''MediEvil (2019 remake)''====
+Strangely, there is no entry for the Boat Man in the remake's [[Book of Gallowmere]].
+===Portrayal===
+In ''MediEvil: Resurrection'', Death was voiced by actor and comedian [[wikipedia:Tom Baker|Tom Baker]], best known for his portrayal of the Fourth Doctor in the BBC serial ''Doctor Who''.
-He is weary and sardonic, yet retains an air of engaging charisma and elegant charm. If he ever had any real enthusiasm for his job, it's been long gone. However, he has two key redeeming features that shine through his aura of melancholy resignation: His comprehensive knowledge of Gallowmere, and a sneaking admiration (almost paternal regard) for the undead knight Sir Daniel Fortesque, whom he sees as his only hope of gaining some peace from massively increased workload.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery position="center" hideaddbutton="true" orientation="none" spacing="medium" bordercolor="transparent" captionsize="medium" captionalign="center">
+{{Empty section}}
-Boat Man.PNG|The Boat Man in MediEvil.
+==Navigation==
-Death-2.png|Death during a cutscene.
+{{MediEvil characters}}
-</gallery>
+{{MediEvil 2 characters}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Boat Man, The}}
 [[Category:Characters]]
-[[Category:MediEvil: Resurrection characters]]
+[[Category:Characters in MediEvil]]
+[[Category:Characters in MediEvil: Resurrection]]

The Boat Man
Biographical information
AKA	Death
Gender	Male
Behind the scenes information
Voiced by	Tom Baker