Townspeople

Townspeople
Profile
AKA	Sleeping Villagers From left to right: Mrs. Mad Nellie Mad Mr. Mad
Weapon(s)	Axes (Mr. Mad and Nellie Mad) Pans (Mrs. Mad)
Gameplay
Soul type	Good
Behind the scenes
Appearances in MediEvil	The Sleeping Village
Appearances in MediEvil: Resurrection	Sleeping Village

“	Poor villagers - the master possesses them.	”
– Information Gargoyle, MediEvil

The Townspeople, also known as the Mad family or the Liveless Living, are the once friendly inhabitants of the Sleeping Village. They were turned into madmen by the evil magic of Zarok.

History

MediEvil

In 1386, the townspeople of Gallows Town were possessed by Zarok's dark magic and robbed of their souls and free will. When Sir Dan arrived in town, he was warned by a local Information Gargoyle not to kill the villagers, as killing them would have drained the Chalice of Souls of its power. After Zarok's defeat, their souls were returned to them and they subsequently returned to normal.

Strategy

Fighting the villagers is not an option if one hopes to collect the Chalice of Souls. Stunning them with the Daring Dash is the only way to temporarily incapacitate them without hurting them.

There are three types of townspeople:

Mr. Mad

Mr. Mad is the husband of Mrs. Mad and father of Nellie Mad. Possessed by Zarok's magic, he attacks with his axe. While he is mostly found inside some buildings (the library and the Troll's Head pub to be exact), he can be also encountered in the pond area.

Mrs. Mad

Mrs. Mad is the wife of Mr. Mad and mother of Nellie Mad. Under control by Zarok's magic, she attacks with her frying pan. She is only encountered inside the town buildings.

Nellie Mad

Nellie Mad is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mad. Along with her parents, Nellie is possessed by Zarok's magic and uses a sharp axe as her weapon. She is only encountered on the streets but will disappear upon the arrival of Boiler Guards after obtaining the Landlord's Bust.

Behind the scenes

Development

“It's a poster for one of my earliest experiments... doesn't work though, complete waste of time.“ This section refers to content that is not present in the final versions of the game due to being cut, removed or repurposed.

Another inhabitant of Gallows Town called Uncle Mad was going to appear in MediEvil. Although he appears in the MediEvil Rolling Demo, he was removed before the final game release.

Related trophy

It's Not Their Fault They're Mad Don't harm the Mad family.

Gallery

MediEvil

Mr. Mad from the original MediEvil.

Mrs. Mad from the original MediEvil.

Nellie Mad from the original MediEvil.

Mr. and Mrs. Mad's original MediEvil concept art.

Nellie Mad's original MediEvil concept art.

Mr. Mad in the IntroAV FMV.

Mrs. Mad in the IntroAV FMV.

Nellie Mad in the IntroAV.

MediEvil: Resurrection

Mr. Mad's render.

Mrs. Mad's render.

Nellie Mad's render.

Nellie Mad as a target from the mini game Arrow o' Fate.

Mr. Mad's artwork.

Mrs. Mad's artwork.

Nellie Mad's artwork.

Trivia

• Nellie Mad from the original MediEvil game is the only enemy who cannot really die when her health drains out. Instead of dying like the rest of the enemies, she only walks away in grief.
  • She is also the only non-boss enemy to be immune to the Chicken Drumstick.

See also

• Uncle Mad