List of media references in MediEvil: Difference between revisions

The following is a list of all media referenced in ''[[MediEvil]]'', sorted alphabetically.

The [[Wulfrum Hall]] level in ''[[MediEvil 2]]'' is heavily inspired by Bram Stoker's ''[[wikipedia:Dracula|Dracula]]'':

*[[The Count]] is Count Dracula himself.  

*The [[Vampire Girls]] found in the level may be a more family friendly version of the [[wikipedia:Brides of Dracula|Brides of Dracula]].

*Wulfrum Hall itself references Dracula's residence in [[London]]. Dracula's move into London is a core element of 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]].

A cutscene in the [[Enchanted Forest]] level in ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'' where Dan takes a piece of the [[Anubis Stone]] from the Shadow Demon tomb pays homage to the famous [[wikipedia:Golden Idol|Golden Idol]] swapping scene from ''[[wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''.

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]].

Several references to ''[[wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]'' appear in ''MediEvil: Resurrection'':

*The [[Shrubbites]] in the Enchanted Forest level are a parody of the [[wikipedia:Ents|Ents]].

*[[Fazguls]], [[Zarok]]'s elite bodyguards, are a reference to the [[wikipedia:Nazgûl|Nazgûl]], [[wikipedia:Sauron|Sauron]]'s "most terrible servants."

*[[The Pumpkin Witch]] calls her piece of the Anubis Stone "my precious," much like what [[wikipedia:Gollum|Gollum]] calls the [[wikipedia:One Ring|One Ring]].

In the original ''MediEvil'', [[Mr. Organ]] in [[The Hilltop Mausoleum]] level is called a "would be Phantom of the Opera." This is taken further in ''MediEvil: Resurrection'' where the character's appearance is based on the phantom.

The cutscene at the beginning of the [[Dragon Island]] level in ''MediEvil: Resurrection'' references [[wikipedia:Jack Sparrow|Jack Sparrow]]'s introductory scene in [[wikipedia:Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|''The Curse of the Black Pearl'']].  

The [[Hall of Heroes]] in ''MediEvil'' is based on [[wikipedia:Valhalla|Valhalla]]. The [[Hammer]] in ''MediEvil 2'' is referred to as the [[wikipedia:Mjölnir|Hammer of Thor]] by the Professor.  

The second cutscene in the [[Inside The Asylum (MediEvil: Resurrection)|Inside The Asylum]] level in ''MediEvil: Resurrection'' is a homage to the famous "Here's Johnny" scene from [[wikipedia:The Shining (film)|The Shining]] film adaptation.

[[The Sewers]] and [[The Time Machine]] levels in ''MediEvil 2'' are inspired by H.G. Wells' ''[[Wikipedia:The Time Machine|The Time Machine]]'':

*The [[Mullocks]] are based on [[wikipedia:Morlocks|Morlocks]], a race that similarly dwells underground.

==See also==

*[[List of MediEvil references in other media|List of ''MediEvil'' references in other media]]

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