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==Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus==
==Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus==
The premise of the [[Dankenstein]] level in ''MediEvil 2'' is to assemble a humanoid monster. The level name itself is a play on the name of the [[wikipedia:Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus|novel]] by [[wikipedia:Mary Shelley|Mary Shelley]]. In the level, [[Professor Hamilton Kift]] fulfills a similar role to that of [[wikipedia:Victor Frankenstein|Victor Frankenstein]] in the novel.
The premise of the [[Dankenstein]] level in ''MediEvil 2'' is to assemble a humanoid monster. The level name itself is a play on the name of the [[wikipedia:Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus|novel]] by [[wikipedia:Mary Shelley|Mary Shelley]]. In the level, [[Professor Hamilton Kift]] fulfills a similar role to that of [[wikipedia:Victor Frankenstein|Victor Frankenstein]] in the novel.
An early version of the first ''MediEvil'' known as the ''[[MediEvil Rolling Demo]]'' contained a [[MediEvil Rolling Demo#Scrollable text box|piece of text]] from the Making Of book of the novel's [[wikipedia:Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)|1994 film adaptation]].
==Jabberwocky==
==Jabberwocky==
Although Jabberwocky is originally a nonsensical poem from [[wikipedia:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There|Through the Looking-Glass]]'', the [[Jabberwocky]] seen in [[MediEvil (1998)|''MediEvil'']] is based on the [[wikipedia:Jabberwocky (film)|1977 British fantasy comedy film]] co-written and directed by [[wikipedia:Terry Gilliam|Terry Gilliam]].
Although Jabberwocky is originally a nonsensical poem from [[wikipedia:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There|Through the Looking-Glass]]'', the [[Jabberwocky]] seen in [[MediEvil (1998)|''MediEvil'']] is based on the [[wikipedia:Jabberwocky (film)|1977 British fantasy comedy film]] co-written and directed by [[wikipedia:Terry Gilliam|Terry Gilliam]].