Thy Dungeonman (character)
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- This article is about the character. For the game, see Thy Dungeonman.
Thy Dungeonman is the only official name given to the protagonist of the Thy Dungeonman game series, as well as the namesake of the series.
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Biography
Origins
Arguably, Thy Dungeonman first appeared during the Strong Bad E-mail video games, though his name is never mentioned. However, the box art at the end of the e-mail is indeed titled "Thy Dungeonman", and the former playable version of the game that was linked to the e-mail definately mentioned that you are Thy Dungeonman. The first Thy Dungeonman game was short and simple compared to its sequels, and did not expand much on Thy Dungeonman's character, personality, or general surroundings, although there it could be grasped that:
- Thy Dungeonman lives in a Medieval or quasi-medieval world where dungeons, flasks, scrolls, daggers, trinkets, enchanted rope, and even Wumpuses occupy the land.
- Thy Dungeonman is an acquaintace of Dennis, and even gives him a trinket, though Thy Dungeonman finds Dennis boring.
- Thy Dungeonman did not know what parapets are (until Dennis told him). This knowledge (somehow) allowed Thy Dungeonman to escape thy dungeon.
Thy Dungeonman II and Peasant's Quest
2004 was an interesting year for Thy Dungeonman. Not only did Videlectrix release Thy Dungeonman II, but they also released their innovative mix of graphics and text, Peasant's Quest. Thy Dungeonman II revealed much more about Thy Dungeonman than its predecessor. For example:
- He wears an "apparently very roomy" loin-cheese cloth, where he stores most items he gets.
- The only time that he says something and the game tells you what he says is "Gumble-duh. Dumble?".
- He has once been infected by the bubonic plague by a rat named Percy. However, it was cured by a doctor
- He uses a mop as a weapon.
- Thy Dungeonman, at some time, worked as a custodial knight for the Custodial Magistrate, Ripberger.
- He uses very corny one-liners while defending himself from Longrels, Hongrels, and Mongrels, such as: "A little dead never hurt anybody!", "It's just a little crush!", and "Mop 'til ye drop!" He admits he is still working on his one-liners, wishes he hadn't bellowed most of them as loudly as he did, and thinks that they don't ring(eth) as triumphantly quite the way he expected.
- The innards of Thy Dungeonman's nose smell like mutton.
- The Narrator claims Thy Dungeonman was born with a sixth finger shaped like a key, but it was amputated (though this could be a sarcastic comment).
Some of this information, however, is specific to Thy Dungeonman II (example: using a mop as a weapon).
Peasant's Quest also makes mentions of Thy Dungeonman, whom was essentially Rather Dashing's prototype. Thy Dungeonman was referenced by the line "Who do you think you are, some kind of Thy Dungeonman?" when Rather Dashing tries to "get hay" in a section of Peasantry that features a pile of hay.
Thy Dungeonman 3
Thy Dungeonman 3 is the third edition of Thy Dungeonman. Even more is learned about Thy Dungeonman in this game:
- Thy Dungeonman has been searching for Ye Flask for his "Thy Whole Dungeonlife", through years of searching and hundreds of dungeons.
- He "vanquishes" dungeons.
- He hates Roman Column. He claims to be an "Ionic Dungeonman, through and threau".
- He finds "whiner birds" who "morble and ganch" to be annoying.
- He has once been to a place called Wensleydire, where he believes he has seen a paticular Ye Olde Sandwich Shoppe before.
- In Thy Dungeonman's world, one of the seven days of the week is called Today.
- In "Middle Dungeonschool" Thy Dungeonman always wanted to dread his hair.
- Thy Dungeonman stores corn in his ear. Why he does so, we will never know; however, it does help him befriend the "whiner bird".
- At the end of the game, Thy Dungeonman gets his own "Thy Dungeonhouse", which he lives in to a "ripe old age". Ye flask becomes his favorite drinking vessel, choosing it over several maidens. He believes that "tis hardly a choice at all".
The fact that Thy Dungeonman receives his very own Thy Dungeonhouse and stays there until old age may suggest that there will only be three games in the Thy Dungeonman series; however, the next game could also be inside his Thy Dungeonhouse, or could be a prequel.
Appearance
Thy Dungeonman is a Viking/Barbarian-style warrior who (most of the time) is seen either partially or completely shirtless and wears a Horned Helmet, though he does not have a horned helmet in Thy Dungeonman II. He consistently has long hair and a beard. Thy Dungeonman graces the cover of each volume of the Thy Dungeonman games.
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Filmography
- Debut: video games
- Thy Dungeonman
- Thy Dungeonman II
- Peasant's Quest (referenced by the line "Who do you think you are, some kind of Thy Dungeonman?")
- Thy Dungeonman 3
| Thy Dungeonman | |
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| Games | Volume I, Volume II (responses), Volume III (commands, responses, walkthrough) |
| Characters | Thy Dungeonman, Dennis, Dongrel, Longrels, Hongrels, and Mongrels, Minor Characters |
| Miscellaneous | Ye Flask, Instruction Manual, video games, Text Quest, The Animated Adventures of Thy Dungeonman, Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle |
