History Characters / Medievil

!!!The Hall of Heroes
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The Hall of Heroes is a level in ''[=MediEvil=]'', where heroes from history spend their time feasting, drinking and arm-wrestling.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Each member of the hall was themselves a savior to their people and were involved in great battles.
* PrecursorHeroes: Sir Daniel is himself can be considered the current iteration (as "current" as you can be as the undead) of noble heroes who earned their place in the Hall of Heroes. By collecting chalices, they willingly give Daniel their fabled weapons to help him in his quest.
* WarriorHeaven: The only way to be admitted as a resident of the Hall of Heroes is to be a great hero. Sir Dan's entire mission is to live-up [[FakeUltimateHero to his false legend]] and become a member.

[[folder:Canny Tim]]
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->''"Captain Fortesque, it's me, Canny Tim! Does the battle go well?"''

A crossbowman who was Sir Daniel's second-in-command in the Battle of Gallowmere, Canny Tim earned entry into the Hall of Heroes when he killed Zarok's champion, Lord Kardok, with a single, long-distance shot. When Dan visits the Hall for the first time, Tim gladly gives his old friend his crossbow to use. In ''Resurrection'', he also gives Daniel the stronger "Hero's Crossbow."

* TheGamblingAddict: Woden's one weakness was that he was always a terrible poker player who didn't know when to quit, and thus lost his priceless sword, Woden's Brand, to the freakshow.

* TheGamblingAddict: Woden's one weakness was that he was always a terrible poker player who didn't know when to quit, and thus lost his priceless sword, Woden's Brand, to the freakshow.

* TheGamblingAddict: Woden's one weakness was that he was always a terrible poker player who didn't know when to quit, and ended up losing his priceless Woden's Brand sword to the freakshow.

* LostHimInACardGame: Woden's one weakness was that he was always a terrible poker player, and thus lost his Woden's Brand sword to the freakshow.

* DoubleEntendre: Practically every line of hers is loaded with innuendo towards Sir Dan in ''Resurrection''.

* DeathOfAChild: Nellie is just as killable as any enemy in the game, though doing so is highly discouraged.

* NiceGuy: A hearty, friendly fellow. Stanyer's notable for being one of the heroes who genuinely believe in Fortesque and don't ridicule him in any way.

* {{Jerkass}}: Talking to him unleashes a barrage of insults towards Sir Dan, more so than even Skull Cleaver. The latter is at least willing to give Fortesque a backhanded compliment for exceeding his (low) expectations. ''Not'' Woden. He attributes your continued perseverance to sheer dumb luck.

* [[LostHimInACardGame Lost It in a Card Game]]: Woden's one weakness was that he was always a terrible poker player, and thus lost his Woden's Brand sword to the freakshow.

* UndeadFossil: A museum exhibit of fossilized dinosaur bones, brought to life by Palethorn's necromancy.

* SilentSnarker: The PS4 remake makes him this when he encounters the other heroes.

* CoatFullOfContraband: He keeps all his available wares behind that huge coat of his.

* NiceHat: Wears a tall black-and-white striped top hat.

* NiceHat: Wears a busted up old top hat.

* TooAwesomeToUse: In the original game, once the Lightning was used up it's gone for good. In the remakes, however, it can be refilled at the shop.

* LargeHam: Very partial to long monologues and putting on a show in the original game. ''Resurrection'' took it UpToEleven, complete with a running gag of him trying to master an evil laugh. [[spoiler: Amusingly, he only masters it after already losing and seconds before he dies.]]

* BandageBabe: She is a mummy after all.

* BecomingTheMask: In ''Medievil: Resurrection''. During life, he was but a coward who got his fame and fortune through luck, most of it after he died. Then he returns to life as an undead, given the opportunity to earn his "hero" status for real. And in the end, he ''does''.

* TheDeadHaveEyes: Dan lost his left eye over a hundred years ago, but his ''right'' eye is still intact, and in fact is [[SlidingScaleOfUndeadRegeneration the only fleshy part of Dan's body to regenerate]] upon his resurrection - When he returns to rest at the end of each game, the transition to an inert corpse is marked by Dan's right eye shrinking to vanish into the darkness of his skull.

* EyeScream: He died in the first few seconds of the Battle of Gallowmere, as the very first arrow fired went right in his eye.
* TheFaceless: Zig-zagged; we ''do'' see his face after he is [[BackFromTheDead raised in his crypt]], but the face he had when he was still alive is never shown. Even in the first game's opening cutscene, when we get to witness his... *Ahem* [[SarcasmMode glorious]] death, he's wearing a helmet leaving only his eyes visible. His appearance, however, is described in one of the [[AllThereInTheManual history books]], where it's said he had a steely gaze, thick black hair, and a [[{{Irony}} strong square jaw]]. However, given all of the historical inaccuracies about him, this may or may not be true.

* FakeUltimateHero: Daniel died as the first casualty in Gallowmere's battle against Zarok, yet he is remembered in Gallowmere's legends as the man who single-handedly slew Zarok. His backstory in ''Resurrection'' expands upon this - During a time of peace, Daniel was a coward who climbed up the ranks of Gallowmere's Army by telling grand tales, and his ignoble death during the final battle was such an embarrassment that the King invented the legend purely for the sake of morale. The tie-in comic for the [=PS4=] remake reveals that he was a fop of a man with a case of UpperClassTwit that was put in his position by Zarok bewitching the King.
* FirstEpisodeResurrection: He starts both games as an inert corpse lying on a slab - first in his crypt, and later as part of a museum exhibit - before suddenly being revived by a wave of magical energy caused by the BigBad.

* MyGreatestSecondChance: The entire point of the first game; Dan died an ignoble death and was given a hero's burial, with stories being written of how he slew Zarok before succumbing to a mortal wound. Then when Gallowmere is threatened by Zarok again, he's inadvertently brought back from the dead as a side-effect of the sorcerer's magic and given a chance to finally kill Zarok and become the hero he failed to be in life.

* UndignifiedDeath: His untimely death via arrow to the eye.

* AccentSlipUp: Palethorn carries himself with an aristocratic air and thus speaks in an RP accent, but when agitated he quickly slips into his natural Cockney accent.

* DualBoss: [[spoiler:You fight him alongside the [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever enormous demon]] he summons.]]
* EvilFormerFriend: Of Professor Kift.
* FakeAristocrat: He''s actually a working-class cockney who bought his title.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:His CoolShip gets smacked out of the air by the very demon he summoned to crush Fortesque.]]
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: [[spoiler:If Dan loses the fight against Iron Slugger, Palethorn makes it clear that he intends to take Kiya as his prize.]]

* MotiveRant: A brief one, immediately before [[spoiler:his death]].
-->'''Palethorn:''' "[[spoiler:It's funny... All I ever wanted was [[IJustWantToBeSpecial a little respect]]. And [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]], of course. But really, for people to notice me. Well, [[TakingYouWithMe they'll notice this]].]]"
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Dying and pinned under the wreckage of his CoolShip, Palethorn uses his last moments to speak the trope name and drop a satchel of dynamite.]]

* AnArmAndALeg: As Iron Slugger's HP goes down, he starts losing limbs. By the end of the fight, he's a limbless torso hopping around and trying to headbutt you.
* BrainInAJar: The top of his head is glass, so his brain is clearly visible.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There's a poster of him in the main menu's flyby introduction, and you can later find parts of his body and schematics inside Palethorne's house in Kensington.
* OffWithHisHead: Dan's final attack against him will take his head clean off.
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: His entire fight is a boxing match between him and Fortesque.

* BerserkButton : Dan interjects during the Count's long-winded pre-battle speech. This wasn't a good idea.
--> '''The Count:''' ''"[[LargeHam YOU INTERRUPT ME]]!?"''
* BossArenaIdiocy: The Count's chamber is filled with mirrors, which are used to reflect his energy attacks and later cast burning sunlight at him. Why he has mirrors in his chamber is anybody's guess. He's a vampire. He cannot see his reflection anyway.
* LargeHam: As soon as he awakes from his sleep, he gives a hammy speech about how he's walked the earth for a thousand years and beaten much bigger threats than Sir Dan.

* BlindedByRage: The only way to damage the Demon is to damage Palethorn's airship and cause him to misfire and hit the Demon, thus causing the Demon to attack his own master. Do this four times, and both the Demon and Palethorn are done for.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Zarok creates an ArmyOfTheDead, but this is also what brings Sir Daniel back to life, which ultimately leads to his defeat.

* NoAccountingForTaste: Considering how physically ugly Fortesque is both in life and undeath, and how much of a coward he was as a living man, one has to wonder what could she possibly have ''seen'' in him.

* ChekhovsGunman: He's mentioned in passing early on as having been killed by Canny Tim.

* EvilCounterpart: Kardok is what Sir Dan would be if Zarok had control over Dan the way he does the rest of the undead. He even died in the same manner as Sir Dan, via a long-distance arrow to the eye.

* BaldWoman: In the [=PS4=] remake, she lacks hair.

Palethorn's henchmen, both mutated into inhuman monsters like himself by the failed spell.

* DummiedOut: For the most part. Morten was meant to play a larger role in the game, and was even supposed to have his own level to himself, where he would help Dan unlock the door to the Asylum by going through the keyhole and getting the key from inside. In the final product, he only appears in a single cutscene.

* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: ...[[RealityEnsues But are pretty handy for surviving a hail of arrows]]. Not that it did much good for Dan in the first place...

* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: It's not clear exactly what he's a "professor" of, but the weapons he builds for Sir Dan suggest he knows about both blacksmithing ang gunsmithing, and throughout the game he displays a knowledge of invention, magical history, constructing ArtificialLimbs, and even [[spoiler:cloning human bodyparts]].

* UndyingLoyalty: Amazingly, Tim remains a staunch believer of Fortesque even in death, encouraging him to fight on and succeed despite Fortesque's poor performances as both a leader and a warrior back when they were both alive.