Scarecrows

Scarecrow
Gameplay information
MediEvil
Soul type	Medium Evil
Health	200 HP
Damage dealt	Spin attack: 35 HP 35 0 0 0
Damage taken	Standard (1x) Five eighths (0.625x) Standard (1x) Standard (1x)
Entity	SfScarecrow
MediEvil: Resurrection
Health	200 HP
Behind the scenes information
Appears in	MediEvil (1998) Scarecrow Fields MediEvil: Resurrection Scarecrow Fields MediEvil (2019) Scarecrow Fields

Scarecrows were the protectors of the Scarecrow Fields in Gallowmere. They were put up by the farmers, and brought to life by Zarok's magic. They could release crows from their dark, evil hearts.

Characteristics

Appearance

The scarecrows were men made of wood and straw. They wore tattered blue cloaks and red hats.

Gameplay

Overview

The scarecrows' attacks can be very hard to evade when fighting with melee weapons. They can also release crows from their coats to deal additional damage to Sir Dan.

MediEvil (1998 original)

Due to their resistance to weight damage, the Club and Hammer are less effective against them.

Animations

The scarecrows have four animations. Their spinning attack and death animations are handled through code.

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  Crow attack animation.

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  Jump over fence animation.

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  Wake up animation.

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  Spin attack start/end animation.

Official Strategy Guide entry

It seems these Scarecrows have teamed up with their arch-rival, the crow, and are now out to get you! They are very deadly creatures that do a ton of damage when they connect. Don't let their stillness lull you into a false sense of security. Get too close and they do a deadly spinning dance across your bones. In addition, once in a while they will open their chests and shoot out a few Dan-hungry crows who are looking to peck out that one good eye. While the game warns against antagonizing these straw-filled buggers - instead telling us to block their paths with objects (such as the wagons) - you're going to need to kill them all if you want to get enough souls to fill the Chalice. Your best bet is to keep moving around them, while whacking with your Sword. They take multiple hits, but eventually go down for the count.

MediEvil: Resurrection

"Oh Scarecrows ALWAYS freak me out. It's the hand-stitched eyes. Lets hurry through the Pumpkin Gorge." ― An alleged comment by Al-Zalam.

Scarecrows are one of several enemy types who do not appear in the Undead Carnival mini game Pit o' Death in MediEvil: Resurrection.

An Adventurer's Guide to Monsters entry

The first time one sees these creatures casually gliding around they might be forgiven for thinking they are quite charming, elegant even, that would be a very big mistake. At a moments notice they can turn into a terrifying combat machine, clawing arms rotating like a force ten tornado, and set on crashing into their sorry target with technical precision. If one's general combat skills are suspect it may prove prudent to set them on fire as soon as is possible - well, they are stuffed with dry straw, you do the maths!

MediEvil (2019 remake)

Book of Gallowmere entry

These straw men spin to win!

They have teamed up with the crows to protect their cornfield home from strangers, whom they greet with sharp, spinning affection.

Behind the scenes

Development

MediEvil (1998 original)

Concept art by Jason Wilson.

In early pre-release versions of MediEvil such as the MediEvil Rolling Demo, scarecrows had two legs to walk on. They weren't as aggressive either, due to the lack of a spinning attack, but they still released crows from their coats to attack Dan. Killing them would award Dan with 200 points.

The pre-release version of the scarecrow had five animations, three of which were cut:

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  Walking animation (cut).

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  Recoil animation (cut).

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  Jump over fence animation.

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  Crow attack animation.

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  Death animation (cut).

Evolution of the scarecrows

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  Pre-release version.

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  Final version.

MediEvil: Resurrection

Concept art and render by Mark Gibbons.

Scarecrows were reconceptualised by artist Mark Gibbons. He was also responsible for creating their model, which was one of the first he created.

Gallery

Main article: Images of scarecrows

In other languages

Language	Official Name
Arabic	الفزاعات alfazaeat
Bulgarian	Плашила Plašila
Croatian	Strašila
Czech	Strašáci
Danish	Fugleskræmsler
Dutch	Vogelverschrikkers
Finnish	Linnunpelätit
French (France)	Épouvantails
German	Vogelscheuchen
Greek	Σκιάχτρα Skiáchtra
Hungarian	Madárijesztők
Italian	Spaventapasseri
Japanese	かかし Kakashi
Norwegian	Fugleskremsel
Polish	Strachy na wróble
Portuguese (Brazil)	Espantalhos
Portuguese (Portugal)	Espantalhos
Romanian	Sperietori
Russian	Страшилы Strashily
Spanish (LatAm)	Espantapájaros
Spanish (Spain)	Espantapájaros
Swedish	Fågelskrämmor
Turkish	Korkuluklar