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Under the cover of night, Zarok's dark army spilled forth from their corrupt haven. The army marched south across the Silver Mountains and through the Silver Woods. Zarok's army had eventually overtaken the [[Pools of the Ancient Dead|flood lands]]. This lead to the [[Battle of Gallowmere]], in which Sir Daniel was killed. However, the history books said that he had defeated Zarok, just seconds before he died himself. Zarok survived the battle, however. He remained in hiding, preparing for a second invasion. | Under the cover of night, Zarok's dark army spilled forth from their corrupt haven. The army marched south across the Silver Mountains and through the Silver Woods. Zarok's army had eventually overtaken the [[Pools of the Ancient Dead|flood lands]]. This lead to the [[Battle of Gallowmere]], in which Sir Daniel was killed. However, the history books said that he had defeated Zarok, just seconds before he died himself. Zarok survived the battle, however. He remained in hiding, preparing for a second invasion. | ||
Some time after Dan's death, Zarok discovered a [[Zarok's spell book|book of Black Magic]] which would become associated with him.{{Bookref|MED2-Manual}} He also gained possession of the [[Shadow Artefact]], the key to the tomb where his Shadow Demons were imprisoned. However, the Artefact was stolen from him by [[The Town Mayor]] before he could free them.{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary | Some time after Dan's death, Zarok discovered a [[Zarok's spell book|book of Black Magic]] which would become associated with him.{{Bookref|MED2-Manual}} He also gained possession of the [[Shadow Artefact]], the key to the tomb where his Shadow Demons were imprisoned. However, the Artefact was stolen from him by [[The Town Mayor]] before he could free them.{{Gameref|MED2019}}{{Gameref|MED2019-Bestiary}} | ||
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In English, Zarok was voiced by the late [[Paul Darrow]], famed for his role of Kerr Avon in ''Blake's 7''. According to Jason Wilson, Darrow was very enthusiastic about playing Zarok and was one of the reasons why Wilson wrote fictional biographies for the game's characters. | In English, Zarok was voiced by the late [[Paul Darrow]], famed for his role of Kerr Avon in ''Blake's 7''. According to Jason Wilson, Darrow was very enthusiastic about playing Zarok and was one of the reasons why Wilson wrote fictional biographies for the game's characters.{{TwitterRef|Wilson|1135627890148745216|June 3, 2019|quote=I’ll never forget writing fictional character biographies for the MediEvil voice actors, mostly because of Paul Darrow.}} Darrow also liked to improvise his lines during recording.{{TwitterRef|Wilson|1144921618587799552|June 29, 2019|quote=Paul was prone to improvising and we very much enjoyed tweaking and playing with the script during recording.}} | ||
In Japanese, he was voiced by Norio Wakamoto who is famous for his roles of Oskar von Reuenthal in ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'', Barbatos Goetia in ''Tales of Destiny 2'', Charles zi Britannia in ''Code Geass'', Xemnas in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, Cell in ''Dragon Ball Z'', and Count Dracula in various ''Castlevania'' titles, and DIO from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' drama CD's and many others.{{citation needed}} | In Japanese, he was voiced by Norio Wakamoto who is famous for his roles of Oskar von Reuenthal in ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'', Barbatos Goetia in ''Tales of Destiny 2'', Charles zi Britannia in ''Code Geass'', Xemnas in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, Cell in ''Dragon Ball Z'', and Count Dracula in various ''Castlevania'' titles, and DIO from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' drama CD's and many others.{{citation needed}} | ||