Imanzi Shongama

Imanzi Shongama
Biographical information
AKA	Imanzi Shongoma
Title(s)	Amazon Warrior Queen
Gender	Female
Weapon(s)	Spear
Behind the scenes information
Appears in	MediEvil (1998) Hall of Heroes The Sleeping Village (mentioned) MediEvil: Resurrection Hall of Heroes Sleeping Village (mentioned) MediEvil (2019) Hall of Heroes The Sleeping Village (mentioned)

"Dan, Dan, Dan. Tell me, what's a warrior queen got to do to meet someone like you?" ― Imanzi Shongama, flirting with Sir Dan.

Imanzi Shongama was the warrior queen of an Amazon tribe and one of the heroes who resided in the afterlife's Hall of Heroes.

History

Life

Trained from birth in all forms of combat, Imanzi Shongama was the warrior queen of a tribe of Amazons. The bold and the beautiful Shongama banished all males from her territory except the handful she kept on to mow the lawns of her people.

Afterlife

After death, Imanzi was welcomed into the Hall of Heroes. Sir Dan got to meet Imanzi after collecting seven Chalices on his quest to defeat Zarok. Imanzi gave Dan her spear to use. After collecting seventeen chalices, she rewarded Dan with two energy vials. She was also mentioned in the fifth chapter of HEROES FROM HISTORY: A Retrospective, which Dan could read in the Gallows Town library.

Characteristics

Appearance

Imanzi was a beautiful African woman with a shaved head. She wore neck rings which gave her neck an elongated look. She was adorned with several decorative bracelets as well as two earrings.

Personality

Imanzi was described as being bold in HEROES FROM HISTORY: A Retrospective. She was very flirty towards Dan, much to his dismay. She thought all men were weak and feeble and loved it when they didn't talk back.

Abilities

In addition to being a skilled warrior, Imanzi could play the tambourine.

Gameplay

Imanzi is a part of the Hall of Heroes, the game's reward system for killing enemies and retrieving the Chalices of Souls. She thus serves the same purpose as the other heroes, which is to give rewards to Dan.

MediEvil

Imanzi will give Dan the spear after he collects seven chalices. It is possible to also choose the Longbow at this time, in which case the spear will be given after collecting the eighth chalice.

Imanzi will give Dan two energy vials after he collects seventeen chalices.

MediEvil: Resurrection

Imanzi will give Dan the spear after he collects four chalices. She will give him a Life Bottle after he collects nine chalices.

Behind the scenes

Development

MediEvil (1998 original)

According to Jason Wilson, the Heroes were designed very quickly with some of them being based on the original team members. However, it is unlikely that Imanzi was based on any of the team members as the development team was predominantly white. She may be based on the Dahomey Amazons, an all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey.

MediEvil (2019 remake)

Most of Imanzi's flirtatious lines were cut down or even outright removed in the MediEvil remake.

Original line	Remake line
"Dan, Dan, Dan. Tell me, what's a warrior queen got to do to meet someone like you?"	"Dan, Dan, Dan."
"Don't be shy, baby - I've seen you giving me the eye. You may be weak and feeble like all men, but I like you, Daniel."	"Don't be shy. I've seen you giving me the eye. You may be weak and feeble like all men, but I like you, Daniel."
Oh, I love a man who doesn't talk back! I think if you return I may take you for my husband.	-
Now listen up, sugar: your bow and arrows are fine for itty bitty jobs but if you wanna pack some serious heat you should take this spear.	Now listen up, your bow and arrows are fine for itty bitty jobs, but if you wanna pack some serious heat you should take this spear.
Think of me when you throw it.	-

Name

Imanzi means "a hero who showed extreme bravery but is now deceased" in Kinyarwanda. Shongama may come from sangoma, a term for a (usually female) traditional healer or herbalist, or witch doctor.

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In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Arabic	”إيمانزي شونغاما” "'iimanzi shunghama"	-
Bulgarian	Иманзи Шонгама Imanzi Šongama	-
Japanese	イマンジ・ションガワ Imanji shongawa	Imanzi Shongawa
Russian	Иманзи Сенгама Imanzi Sengama	Imanzi Sengama