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{{Infobox character
|name = Shadow Demons
|image = MediEvil2019-ShadowDemons-BookOfGallowmere.png
|aka =
Crawl Demon <small>(left)</small><br>Scout Demon <small>(right)</small>
|soul = {{Soul|1}}
|health =<!--This is not from the final version 400 <small>(Winged type)</small>-->
|encountered =
'''''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]''''' / '''[[MediEvil (2019)|2019 remake]]'''
*[[The Enchanted Earth]]
*[[The Crystal Caves]]
*[[The Haunted Ruins]]
*[[Pumpkin Gorge]] <small>(2019 remake only)</small>
'''''[[MediEvil 2]]'''''
*[[Cathedral Spires]]
*[[Cathedral Spires, the Descent]]
'''''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'''''
*[[Enchanted Forest]]
*[[Haunted Ruins]]
}}
{{Quote|The single most destructive and wretched creatures in the history of the world, and you've given them an early parole.|an [[Information Gargoyle]] after Sir Dan released the Shadow Demons.}}
'''Shadow Demons''' were dark, evil creatures summoned into the mortal world from another dimension.{{Gameref|MED}}{{Gameref|MED|[[History of Gallowmere (books)|HISTORY OF GALLOWMERE - Part 4]]}} They were servants of [[Zarok]], their summoner, until they were locked away in a tomb in 1286.

A hundred years later, they were inadvertently released from their imprisonment by [[Sir Daniel Fortesque]], only to be defeated by him shortly after. Five hundred years after that, in 1886, they resurfaced, attracted by a great evil gathering within a Cathedral in London.

==History==
===Summoning and imprisonment===
Near the end of the 13th century, Zarok summoned the Shadow Demons to help him build his castle and invade the land of [[Gallowmere]].{{Gameref|MED|[[History of Gallowmere (books)|HISTORY OF GALLOWMERE - Part 2]]}} After their master's defeat at the [[Battle of Gallowmere]] in 1286, the demons were imprisoned inside a tomb in the Enchanted Earth by a great hero{{Gameref|MED2019}}{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary}} whose identity remains unknown. The [[Shadow Artefact]], a mystical key to the tomb, eventually found its way into [[the Town Mayor]]’s possession. He kept it locked inside a safe in his house in Gallows Town.

===Release from the tomb===
In 1386, a hundred years from the demons' imprisonment, Zarok sent a deployment of his [[Boiler Guards]] to raid Gallows Town in search of the Shadow Artefact. However, Sir Daniel Fortesque managed to find the artefact first. Later on, in the Enchanted Earth, Sir Dan used the Shadow Artefact to open the entrance to the tomb and was forced to release the Shadow Demons in order to make progress on his journey to defeat Zarok. Once freed, the demons made their way to the ruins of Peregrin Castle.
===The Autumn of Death===
In 1886, during the events that came to be known as the Autumn of Death, winged Shadow Demons began gathering around a [[Cathedral]] in London, where they disguised themselves as gargoyles perched on its spires.

==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
Shadow Demons are hunched, pitch-black creatures with horns, glowing yellow eyes, and a single large claw on each hand.
==Gameplay==
===''MediEvil''===
====Strategy====
=====Crawl Demons=====
This variant is a quadruped. They dash towards [[Dan]] and violently attack him with their claws. In the [[MediEvil (2019)|2019 remake]], they can randomly teleport to avoid Dan's attacks.
=====Winged Demons=====
Another variant that has bat-like wings and is thus capable of flying. They can spit fireballs at close range.
====Weapon damage data====
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==Behind the scenes==
===Development===
====''MediEvil'' (1998 original)====
In early pre-release versions of the game, there was an additional variant of the winged Shadow Demons that had a single horn on its forehead.

==References==
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