Sir Daniel Fortesque

**Sir Daniel Fortesque** is the main protagonist from **MediEvil*.***

## Canon

Sir Daniel Fortesque was the captain of King Peregrin's Royal Battalion, and their Champion, despite actually being quite cowardly. Though he was the first person to be killed by the very first volley of arrows in the battle against the forces of the wicked sorcerer Zarok, King Peregrin instead informed the citizens of Gallowmere that Sir Daniel had died a hero's death so as to keep the peace, thereby engraving him in the annals of history as the "Hero of Gallowmere".

100 years after his ignoble death, Zarok unknowingly resurrected the now-skeletal Sir Daniel, giving the knight a chance to redeem himself from his past failure and prove he truly was the Hero of Gallowmere, with help from the Heroes of the Hall, who bestowed upon Sir Daniel gifts of weapons, Life Bottles, and Gold Coins, to aid him in his journey across Gallowmere.

## Pre-Paradise

Before being brought to the Multiverse Paradise, Sir Daniel had traveled across the Kingdom of Gallowmere before defeating the Captain of the flying Ghost Ship and piloting the ship to Zarok's Castle. Once inside, Sir Daniel fell down, down, down into the City of Madness, where after riding Zarok's train to his Lair, he defeated the sorcerer's elite fighters and eventually Zarok himself, who had magically transformed into a dragon-like monster. Zarok had triggered his Lair to self-destruct, and after successfully escaping from the destruction, Sir Daniel was brought back to his Crypt by the same vulture that had brought him to the Ghost Ship. His quest completed, Sir Daniel's soul was permitted eternal rest in the Hall of Heroes, and he joined his allies as the true Hero of Gallowmere.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Sir Daniel was awoken from his rest and brought to the Paradise Hotel, to the undead knight's confusion.

## Plot Involvement

Sir Daniel has made scant appearances in the Paradise's Q&A section, and has only sometimes spoken in the public chatrooms.

He had met Meta Knight in the island's Greenhouse, where after nearly being scared to (a second) death while making sure the pumpkins being grown there would not come alive and attack him, the two became acquainted and spoke for a bit before they bid each other farewell. It is in that interaction that Daniel learns that the fiend behind everyone being brought to the Multiverse Paradise is in fact not Zarok, but someone else entirely.

Later on, while exploring the island, Daniel runs into Leif in the Plains, wherein they become good friends as they share stories about their past adventures. They then gift each other weapons from their home universes. Leif grants Sir Daniel a few Numbnail Darts, and Daniel gifts Leif with a set of enchanted Chicken Drumsticks.

At the island's Lake, Daniel meets Frisk, whom he tells the entire story of his adventure across Gallowmere after his resurrection at Zarok's hand.

Sir Daniel later volunteers to assist the residents of the Mushroom Kingdom in their search for the Pure Hearts in order to stop Count Bleck, citing that "Gallowmere's already had one madman threatening them, they don't need another". After signing up to visit the Haunted House in *Monster Bashers*, he takes it upon himself, along with Doopliss, to investigate the house in case a Pure Heart happens to be hidden inside.

## Character Relationships

*Meta Knight* - A character from the *Kirby* series, and a Knight of Dream Land. As a fellow knight, Sir Daniel is quite friendly towards Meta Knight as per his code of chivalry, and has promised to let him know if he should ever find any other residents of Dream Land on his travels.

*Leif -* A main protagonist from *Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling.* As a user of magic, Daniel is particularly interested in him, and thinks of him as a good friend.

*Frisk -* The main protagonist from *Undertale.* Daniel genuinely enjoyed telling his tale of bravery to them, and respects Frisk as a fellow Hero, even if their world is supremely different from his own.

## Trivia

* Of the Heroes of the Hall, Sir Daniel is the only undead Hero.
* Sir Daniel's jawbone is missing, and while it was allegedly stolen by a witch, Sir Daniel himself claimed it "fell off" when speaking with the ghost of the late King Peregrin in his castle. This lack of a jaw makes it so that Sir Daniel mumbles when he speaks, though it is still not too difficult to understand what he says.
* Though Sir Daniel cannot drink, he is still capable of eating Roast Chicken.
* Sir Daniel's family suffers from seasickness/aquaphobia, he gets sinusitis very easily (though this might be a joke), he used to skip school, his grandmother made pumpkin pie (and took hip baths), and his favorite food is pumpkins, though after having done battle with pumpkin monsters on his quest across Gallowmere after his resurrection, he has developed a slight fear of them.
* Sir Daniel has *ophidiophobia,* also referred to as a fear of snakes.
* Sir Daniel exhibits great agility during his acceptance into the Hall of Heroes, when he performs four backflips in succession.
* Sir Daniel also has a lot of stamina, as evidenced by him carrying a hammer and various large swords.
* Sir Daniel is skilled at sword fighting and seems to pick up using weapons quickly, and thanks to his skeletal body he can use maneuvers living swordfighters cannot use (such as spinning his torso around).