From
TES issue 4 (September 1996)
Series 3: Morghanna:
Level 3
Yes! I'm sure you've noticed that for the first time ever this feature [titled 'Remember Her?' in TES] includes the word "Her", rather than "Him". Yet, from all of the female characters to walk the
dungeon floors, I have chosen one who made no more than two appearances in
Knightmare! "Why?" I hear you ask - well the answer is quite simple Morghanna, despite her brief stay Knightmare Castle, will remain one of the most ruthless characters ever witnessed by Knightmare viewers.
Due to the short nature of Morghanna's stay reign in level three, I should perhaps familarise you with her role within the legendary depths of level three.
Series three was unquestionably tough. Only three
teams reached the third level, and they were possibly amongst the most accomplished teams ever to grace the dungeon.
Unfortunately, two of those teams became sworn enemies at Morghanna's from the very moment they set foot in level three....
Suffice to say, Morghanna personally snuffed out each
dungeoneer in her first meeting with each.
Morghanna also carries further significance in that she became the first of three female partners for the chief bad-guy in Knightmare's history.
In
series 4,
Mogdred was joined by
Malice, whilst in
series 5 Lord Fear occasionally paired up with
Aesandre.
Natasha Pope, who also played
Velda and
Brangwen, took the part at Morghanna and succeeded very well, giving the character a sinister evil aura.
This presence first appeared for Ross and team, midway through series three. Incase you haven't yet read about Ross' classic guest on page 19.I won't spoil this for you by revealing all the gory details.
However, in my opinion Morghanna's finest hour came in her fearsome pursuit of Martin as he reached level three late on in the series.
Gradually, Martin encountered increasingly dangerous obstacles. The tension would grow even further as Morghanna's evil mocking laughter would begin to echo through the chamber. Clearly Martin was being watched and it did appear to unsettle the team.
Soon enough, as if tired of merely mocking. Morghanna appeared in person - her entrance accompanied by aloud crash. As she stood above Martin -naturally dressed in nothing but black - she paused briefly before unleashing a lethal fireball directly at poor old Martin's head head - "ooh, nasty" indeed!
In my opinion, Morghanna deserved a much longer run as the queen of level three. A success rate of 100% cannot be ignored.
However, her role will always be remembered as being particularly fearsome, perhaps it is true that the "brightest star shines for the shortest time"
FEAR FACTOR: 9 - Ruthless, mocking , malicious, etc!
HUMOUR RATING: 3 - Ross's helmet was so funny she liked him!
KILLER INSTINCT: 10 - Two encounters - neither dungeoneer survived
OSCAR STANDARD: 7 - Indoubtably sinister, though possibly overacted?
Written by and submitted with the kind permission of
Paul McIntosh.
