Camels

Camels
A camel sculpture in the Asylum hedge maze.
Biographical information
AKA	Dromedaries
Behind the scenes information
Sculpture in	MediEvil (1998) The Asylum Grounds MediEvil: Resurrection Dan's Crypt (mentioned) Pools Of The Ancient Dead (mentioned) MediEvil (2019) The Asylum Grounds

Camels were even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bore distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on their back.

History

14th century

"Wait, Dan! As my people say, there is more than one way to mount a camel." ― An idiom about camels allegedly shared with Sir Dan by Al-Zalam.

There was a camel sculpture in the Asylum Grounds hedge maze. Some claim that the genie Al-Zalam, an supposed companion of Sir Dan, would often speak about camels and dromedaries.

Gameplay

MediEvil: Resurrection

Al-Zalam will mention a camel in one of his comments reminding the player to keep playing when the game is left idle:

"Hey! Shift your ass! And your camel!" ― Al-Zalam, prodding Sir Dan.

Behind the scenes

Development

MediEvil (1998 original)

Calvin on James Busby's shoulder.

The original MediEvil's development team had a toy camel called Calvin the Camel which some members considered to be the MediEvil mascot.

In other languages

Camel

Language	Official Name
French (France)	Chameau
German	Kamel
Italian	Cammello
Spanish (Spain)	Camello

Dromedaries

Language	Official Name
French (France)	Dromadaires
German	Dromedare
Italian	Dromedari
Spanish (Spain)	Dromedarios