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'''Sir Daniel Wigginbottom Fortesque IV''' (born 1254), better known as '''Captain Fortesque''', is the cowardly living version of the legendary [[Sir Dan]]. Originally destined to die a failure at the [[Battle of Gallowmere]] as part of [[Zarok the Sorcerer]]'s evil scheme, his fate was changed when his future self took his place in the battle using a [[Body Swap Potion]], trapping the Captain in a skeletal body. Hundreds of years after the fact, the Captain would recount the story to [[Professor Darrow]] of Cambridge Archaeology.

==History==

Dan was born in the kingdom of [[Gallowmere]] in 1254 as the eldest son of [[Lord Cedric Fortesque]]. Dan was a spoilt and bratty child who grew up to be a lazy, arrogant teenager. Daniel decided to become a knight solely to impress the maidens. He trained with the best weapons masters in the land, showing a degree of natural talent, but was too lazy to ever deliver on his potential. No matter! With daddy's money behind him, he rose through the ranks of the [[King Peregrin|king]]'s army. And then one day the [[King Peregrin's Champion|king's champion]], his horse spooked by a toad, was thrown head-first into a well where he promptly drowned. Against all good sense, the king - listening solely to the words of a [[Zarok|new advisor]] - appointed Daniel to be the new Captain of his army.{{Bookref|Fates-Arrow}}

In their meeting, the king reveals that the army of the undead is marching upon the castle and that they will reach it within a day. The Captain promptly excuses himself as he has wet his pants.

Some time later, the Captain is waiting for Widow Lucinda in his bedchambers. He is startled when the undead Dan walks in instead. [[Griff]], the undead Dan's fairy companion, tries to [[fajazzle]] the Captain, but fails, so the undead Dan knocks him out.

==Behind the scenes==

===Development===

{{See also|Fate's Arrow (2003)}}

Captain Fortesque was designed by [[Jason Wilson]] for the ''MediEvil: The Game Prequel'' comic in 2018. As a character, he was originally conceptualised by [[Chris Sorrell]] as part of the 2003 ''[[MediEvil 3]]:'' [[Fate's Arrow (2003)|''Fate's Arrow'']] concept pitch that the comic was based on. Captain Fortesque's eventual role in the comic ended up being largely similar to his role in the concept pitch. However, the idea that Sir Daniel Fortesque was a pompous failure in life originally came from script doctor [[Martin Pond]] during the development of the original ''MediEvil''.<ref>{{cite web|site=The Mean Machines Archive|title=Retro Gamer - The Making of... MediEvil|type=PDF file|published=March 27, 2008|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140403014424id_/http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/upload/media/scans/medievil_retrogamer.pdf}}</ref> Chris Sorrell revealed that Captain Fortesque's depiction in the comic was largely inspired by the show {{w|Blackadder}}, specifically the titular main characters from its first two seasons.{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|21953|Q&A with Chris Sorrell|February 3, 2020}} {{clr}}

==Trivia==

*In his room, Captain Fortesque has portraits of himself and a [[Dan's close relative|close relative]]. A similar portrait of the Captain ends up in the possession of [[Professor Darrow]] hundreds of years later.

==Notes==

==References==

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