2AV

2AV
AKA	Dan's Crypt
Length	0:45
Preceded by	IntroAV
Followed by	3AV

2AV is the third FMV in MediEvil. It plays before the beginning of Dan's Crypt.

Book of Gallowmere

Friendlies

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  Sir Daniel Fortesque

Enemies

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  Zombies

Bosses

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  Zarok

Summary

While Zarok the Sorcerer continues resurrecting the dead for his evil purpose, an ancient warrior begins to stir within his crypt. As the life-giving energy seeps into his bones and shakes him awake, he remembers the inglorious final moments of his life.

A hundred years ago, he stood at the forefront of Gallowmere's militia and charged into battle against Zarok himself. From atop his throne, the sly sorcerer ordered his troops to fire. Unfortunately for the warrior, he was struck in the eye by the very first arrow and died instantly.

He sits up from his slab and removes the cobweb from his eyeless eye socket. He smiles, knowing this is his chance to set things right. Sir Daniel Fortesque can finally live up to his legend. And so, his journey begins...

Behind the scenes

Development

MediEvil (1998 original)

This is the only FMV with spoken dialogue in the game. This necessitated different audio tracks for each language version.

In real life

Historically, bows would not have been shot in volleys as this would not have been effective. The idea of shooting in volleys arose due to the use of firearms. Similarly, a command to "fire" a bow would not have been issued by a commander as this was specifically used for firearms as well.

Version specific differences

MediEvil (1999 Japanese original)

The cutscene was altered for the Japanese release in several ways. Transitional frames between scenes were removed, favouring hard cuts when changing scenes instead.

Original version	Japanese version

Sir Dan was given a helmet in order to make him appear more heroic. His right eye was also given an iris, giving it a more cute look. The lighting in the crypt was also made brighter in some scenes, and some background elements, such as the bed Dan's lying on, were removed.

Original version	Japanese version

Zarok and Sir Dan, who previously only had four fingers, were given an extra digit. In Japan, the number four can be pronounced the same way as the word for death (shi), making it an unlucky number. This is the likely reason for the change.

Original version	Japanese version

Original version	Japanese version

File versions

MediEvil (1998 original)

The FMV file is 2AV.STR on disc.

Version	File date	Size	MD5	SHA-1
ECTS Pre-Alpha	1997-06-17	13,484,032	F32881489288D2C376E83957244A691B	F59B912F710052FB38D14332CF5C0439415DE738
English Master	1998-07-08		D40078C29F54A2C187EBF6C4DBD5821C	2A7AAB0B906D9905F8CC7A86C7F35D128B863BC1
French Master	1998-07-09		88259DB0A223C67644F37E3932568E45	B71B9E819B5D398C672910115663361218314426
German Master			D5DE54C10B0556A4A8382F017A0C14F8	1688812C128B603735B6306BF29ED48E87E00E69
Italian Master			68FEAE303AF676A68F8C7AC4E4C5EFE2	78025CBBC3D28CB6F9E5FDB59D1A8B95DEDFF5B6
Spanish Master			BDA13C5E00E4A9C3A9032F069CC1E581	0942DB852BDE3EA5925532304D9E6D59E7B6882F
Japanese Master	1999-03-04		B1F68D568F24A8BC43D1921F1327293D	9D1095CCA20C36E76792C4998201A61AED886703

Gallery

MediEvil (1998 original)

• ECTS Pre-Alpha version.

• French version.

• German version.

• Italian version.

• Spanish version.

• Japanese version.