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Matt Atkin from Bath was the
dungeoneer of
Team 1 of Series 6. His quest was for the Crown. He has the distinction of being the only dungeoneer to have been directly and successfully attacked by
Lord Fear, who immobilised Matt in a
supply chamber (SEE:
ESCAPE). As a result of being in
Series 6's inaugural dungeoneer, Matt and his
team also achieved a number of firsts, including visiting
Holmgarth, meeting
Ah Wok,
Ridolfo,
Heggatty,
Sidriss and the
Dreadnort, encountering a new-style
pooka, and conversing with
Smirkenorff. Matt also encountered
Sylvester Hands, whom his team thwarted with a
SAMURAI spell.
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Matt's 37 minutes of questing came to an end on
Level 2 when he fell from a
causeway, though he was neither the first nor the last dungeoneer to meet such a demise.
Although Matt gained in confidence and initiative as his quest progressed, at first he was cautious and rather monosyllabic. This is illustrated by the transcript of the beginning of his quest that was provided to the
Knightmare.com Forum by
Velda (Julia) in October 2003.
Of course, Matt is most often short for Matthew, a name shared by several other Knightmare contestants, all advisors:
There was one on the winning
Team 4 of Series 2;
also one on
Team 2 of Series 3;
another, Matthew Johnson, on
Team 4 of Series 3;
yet another in Series 3,
Team 8 of Series 3 to be exact;
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Mathew Beam on
Team 1 of Series 7;
and Knightmare's final contestants,
Team 7 of Series 8, had a Matthew among their number: Matthew Morgan. In October 2005, he reportedly submitted an intriguing if not confusing message to Knightmare.com:
'I played on the show and Lord Fear killed me with a fire ball. I hate Lord Fear - I almost won!. He is an embarrassment to nature. I should never of taken that door [short cut], we are still regretting it at this very moment.'
These remarks seem to contradict the broadcast form of his team's quest. It has been conjectured that there were made by a member of
Team 4 of Series 8 and somehow misattributed.
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Provided By:
David, 2011-08-01 16:41:28