History Trivia / MediEvil2

** The final level was originally going to take place in Parliament, with Dan fighting [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever a giant mutated Queen Victoria named Queen-zilla.]] She was replaced by a generic Blue Demon in the final.
** A [[https://www.unseen64.net/2016/04/19/medievil-3-fate-arrow-ps2-cancelled/ proposed third game]] for the UsefulNotes/Playstation2, ''Medievil 3: Fate's Arrow'', would have loosely expanded upon the ending of ''Medievil 2'' - [[spoiler:Princess Kiyante would have been revealed to be EvilAllAlong, using Dan to bring her to the past of Gallowmere so she could forge an alliance with Lord Zarok. Together, they would have schemed to alter the events of the fateful Battle of Gallowmere, ensuring that Gallowmere's armies are defeated and that the human Daniel never dies to become the skeleton hero who saves the day later on. The undead Sir Dan from the future would have had to work to preserve the timeline and make sure his past self participates in the fatal first charge that ended his mortal life.]] Whether by coincidence or design, several elements of this idea were later used in the promotional comic book released to promote the [=PS4=] remake of the first game.

** The game was originally not going to have Sir Dan as the protagonist but his recently deceased descendent Sir Henry who wears a tattered victorian outfit, cape, top hat, and monocle. He would also have an owl mentor who was replaced by a ghost named Winston Chapelmount.
** Originally Princess Kiya was going to be named Dawn as a reference to Film/DawnOfTheDead1978.

** Originally Princess Kiya was going to be named Dawn as a reference to the 1978 film Film/DawnOfTheDead1978.

** The original plot had the previous antagonist Zarok being held prisoner in the Tower of London and Sir Daniel Fortesque's objective would be to free him, but this idea was eventually dropped due to it being considered identical to a "B-movie twist ending".

** The original plot for MediEvil 2 had the previous antagonist Zarok being held prisoner in the Tower of London and Sir Daniel Fortesque's objective would be to free him, but this idea was eventually dropped due to it being considered identical to a "B-movie twist ending".
** The game was originally not going to have Sir Dan but his recently deceased descendent Sir Henry who wor a tattered victorian cape, top hat, and monocle. He would also have an owl mentor who was replaced by a ghost named Winston Chapelmount.
** One idea for a boss fight was a ghostly version of Jack the Ripper.
** The final level was originally going to take place in Parliament, with Dan fighting [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever a giant mutated Queen Victoria named Queen-zilla.]] She was replaced by the Blue Demon in the final.

the original plot for MediEvil 2 had the previous antagonist Zarok being held prisoner in the Tower of London and Sir Daniel Fortesque's objective would be to free him, but this idea was eventually dropped due to it being considered identical to a "B-movie twist ending".
** The game was originally not going to have Sir Dan but his recently deceased descendent Sir Henry who wor a tattered victorian cape, top hat, and monical. He would also have an owl mentor who was replaced by a ghost named Winston Chapelmount.

** The final level was originally going to take place in Parliament, with Dan fighting [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever a giant mutated Queen Victoria.]]

** A [[https://www.unseen64.net/2016/04/19/medievil-3-fate-arrow-ps2-cancelled/ proposed third game]] for the UsefulNotes/Playstation2, ''Medievil 3: Fate's Arrow'', would have loosely expanded upon the ending of ''Medievil 2'' - [[spoiler:Princess Kiyante would have been revealed to be EvilAllAlong, using Dan to bring her to the past of Gallowmere so she could forge an alliance with Lord Zarok. Together, they would have schemed to alter the events of the fateful Battle of Gallowmere, ensuring that Gallowmere's armies are defeated and that the human Daniel never dies to become the skeleton hero who saves the day later on. The undead Sir Dan from the future would have had to work to preserve the timeline and make sure his past self participates in the fatal first charge that ended his mortal life.]] Whether by coincidence or design, several elements of this idea were later used in the promotional comic book released to promote the PS4 remake of the first game.

** A [[https://www.unseen64.net/2016/04/19/medievil-3-fate-arrow-ps2-cancelled/ proposed third game]] for the UsefulNotes/Playstation2, ''Medievil 3: Fate's Arrow'', would have loosely expanded upon the ending of ''Medievil 2'' - [[spoiler:Princess Kiyante would have been revealed to be EvilAllAlong, using Dan to bring her to the past of Gallowmere so she could forge an alliance with Lord Zarok. Together, they would have schemed to alter the events of the fateful Battle of Gallowmere, ensuring that Gallowmere's armies are defeated and that the human Daniel never dies to become the skeleton hero who saves the day later on. The undead Sir Dan from the future would have had to work to preserve the timeline and make sure his past self participates in the fatal first charge that ended his mortal life.]]

** A proposed third game for the UsefulNotes/Playstation2, ''Medievil 3: Fate's Arrow'', would have loosely expanded upon the ending of ''Medievil 2'' - [[spoiler:Princess Kiyante would have been revealed to be EvilAllAlong, using Dan to bring her to the past of Gallowmere so she could forge an alliance with Lord Zarok. Together, they would have schemed to alter the events of the fateful Battle of Gallowmere, ensuring that Gallowmere's armies are defeated and that the human Daniel never dies to become the skeleton hero who saves the day later on. The undead Sir Dan from the future would have had to work to preserve the timeline and make sure his past self participates in the fatal first charge that ended his mortal life.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The final level was originally going to take place in Parliament, with Dan fighting [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever a giant mutated Queen Victoria.]]