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(Created page with "Due to varying authorship for the released materials, contradictions between sources can arise. In order to ensure that the ''MediEvil Wiki's'' articles don't contradict each other, a hierarchy of canonicity is set in place to decide which sources take precedence and which facts should be accepted as '''canon'''. ==The hierarchy of canonicity== *'''Tier 1''': Information originating from mainline ''MediEvil'' games and accompanying materials, with the latest entries taki...")
 
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==The hierarchy of canonicity==
==The hierarchy of canonicity==
*'''Tier 1''': Information originating from mainline ''MediEvil'' games and accompanying materials, with the latest entries taking precedence.
*'''Tier 1''': Information originating from mainline ''MediEvil'' games and accompanying materials, with the latest entries taking precedence.
**''MediEvil (1998)'', ''MediEvil 2'', ''MediEvil (2019)'', manuals.
**''[[MediEvil (1998)]]'', ''[[MediEvil 2]]'', ''[[MediEvil (2019)]]'', [[:Category:manuals|manuals]].
*'''Tier 2''': Information originating from officially licensed works (e.g. publications, media releases) with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team.
*'''Tier 2''': Information originating from officially licensed works (e.g. publications, media releases) with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team.
**''MediEvil: The Game Prequel'', press releases, official websites.
**''[[MediEvil: The Game Prequel]]'', press releases, [[:Category:official websites|official websites]].
*'''Tier 3''': Information originating from non-official or non-licensed works with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team.
*'''Tier 3''': Information originating from non-official or non-licensed works with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team.
**Developer interviews, blogs, etc.
**Developer interviews, blogs, etc.
*'''Tier 4''': Information originating from officially licensed works without direct involvement from the series' creators and/or creative team.
*'''Tier 4''': Information originating from officially licensed works without direct involvement from the series' creators and/or creative team.
**''Medievil Times'', ''MediEvil'' booklet, strategy guides, etc.
**''[[Medievil Times]]'', [[MediEvil booklet|''MediEvil'' booklet]], [[:Category:strategy guides|strategy guides]], etc.
==About ''MediEvil: Resurrection''==
==About ''MediEvil: Resurrection''==
Due to not being considered a part of the mainline series, information from ''Resurrection'' should be presented as an incorrect, alternative history, as is done in the ''MediEvil'' comic:  
Due to not being considered a part of the mainline series, information from ''Resurrection'' should be presented as an incorrect, alternative history, as is done in the ''MediEvil'' comic: