Dankenstein

This article is about the monster. For the level, see Dankenstein (level).

Dankenstein
Biographical information
Weight	280 pounds
Behind the scenes information
Appears in	MediEvil 2 Dankenstein Iron Slugger

Dankenstein was the name given to Sir Daniel Fortesque whilst he was possessing a monstrous body with his head.

History

Upon learning Lord Palethorn's plan to kill them using the robotic Iron Slugger, Princess Kiya and Professor Hamilton Kift got to work on making a monster that could fight back. When Dan arrived at the Professor's Lab, he was immediately told to collect the limbs needed for the monster. Unfortunately, the Professor managed to destroy the monster's head. Fortunately, he came up with the idea of having Dan put his head on the monster instead.

In the end, Dankenstein and the Iron Slugger duked it out in a boxing match, with Dankenstein coming out on top.

Gameplay

Dankenstein is first assembled in the level of the same name. Dan needs to kill the Limb Creatures in order to collect all of the limbs: The Bum, Left Arm, Left Leg, Right Arm, Right Leg, and the Torso.

Dankenstein is then played in Iron Slugger.

Controls

• Left stick / directional buttons: Move around the ring
• button: Low jab
• button: High jab
• button: High hook
• button: Low hook
• button: Changes camera position
• button: High block
• button: Low block
• + : Overhead Chop (breaks opponent's block)
• + : Jaw-buster (breaks opponent's block)
• + : Headbutt

Behind the scenes

Development

Concept art.

Dankenstein is named after and inspired by the Gothic horror novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, in which a scientist brings a monster to life. Concept art of Dankenstein shows that he was going to have a more greenish skin and two big bolts jutting out of his lats. These were likely intended to pay homage to the 1931 film adaptation of the book, which had bolts sticking out of the monster's neck, and although the film was black and white, the monster was often featured with green skin in print advertising. These elements from the film were copyrighted by Universal at the time of the game's development, which is the most probable reason for their removal from the in-game version.

In other media

Main article: List of MediEvil references in other media

2023 – Clive 'N' Wrench

Boxing match poster.

In the Victorian London themed level The Great Wen, there are posters advertising a boxing match between a bone head and an automaton, a reference to the Iron Slugger level.

Promotion

Main menu of the game.

Dankenstein was featured in the official MediEvil 2 Website Boxing Game which is based on the Iron Slugger level.