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Kain is also able to use his telekinesis to pick up enemies and either throw them into obstacles or pull them towards him, an ability Raziel lacks at first and must acquire during the course of the game.

Enemies include Sarafan warrior-priests, Vampire hunters, Hylden-possessed corpses called Revenants, and various types of Demons. Defiance continues from where Soul Reaver 2 ended. In Soul Reaver 2, Kain saved Raziel's life by drawing the Soul Reaver from him — Raziel was meant to enter the blade and become its soul-devouring spectral half. This causes a time paradox that changes Nosgoth's history for the worse, and separates Kain and Raziel.

Legacy of Kain Defiance for PC. Kain's part of the game follows him seeking Moebius the Time Streamer, the guardian of time for answers to where Raziel is, how he has changed time, and later following a lead Moebius gives him to explore a Vampire citadel.

During his quest, Kain finds and completes a broken talisman of Vampire construct known as the Balance Emblem. Kain discovers murals during his quest dictating an ancient war between the first races to inhabit Nosgoth, the Ancients and the Hylden. After sealing the Hylden in an alternate dimension using the Pillars of Nosgoth, the Hylden cursed the Ancients with blood-thirst, sterility and immortality, turning them into the first Vampires.

Kain discovers from the murals that it was prophesied that both races would have a champion arise — a Vampire champion wielding the Soul Reaver, and a Hylden champion wielding a flaming sword. Because he possesses the material Soul Reaver depicted, Kain comes to believe he is the prophesied Vampire champion. Confronted near the entrance to the Lower City, Kain easily slew the traitor, and proceeded impatiently towards his goal. The two exchanged harsh words, somewhat distrustful of one another, but united in their common goal to eliminate the Sarafan.

Before they could discuss much, an Injured Cabal Vampire burst in, announcing that Umah had been captured. Desiring the information Umah had obtained from the Industrial Quarter , Kain agreed to infiltrate the Sarafan Keep , using "the power to disguise [his] presence". As he negotiated the streets, he found his path blocked by Marcus - another "old friend" who had offered himself to the Sarafan Lord's cause. Kain resisted Marcus's attempts at controlling his mind , but the "novice" succeeded in gleaning his objective - finding the Bishop.

Chasing him across the city and fending off Sarafan guards , Kain stunned Marcus using the bells of Meridian Cathedral, then killed him and saved the Bishop from his ensorcelment. Guided to a secret entrance, he was able to infiltrate the Sarafan Keep. As they escaped, they were met by the Sarafan Lord himself; Kain recognized the Soul Reaver, the "prize [he] had won a lifetime ago".

Incredulous that Kain still lived, the Sarafan Lord blasted his old foe with a Reaver bolt , professing that the vampire's "death [was] fated at [his] hands". Enraged and eager to fight the Lord, Kain resisted Umah's cautions. Before he could draw battle, Umah teleported the two of them to safety in Sanctuary, where he admitted that his enemy was "a touch more powerful than [he] expected".

Umah revealed her findings: she spoke of the Nexus Stone , an artifact the Sarafan Lord had used to nullify the power of the Reaver in the Battle of Meridian. Now understanding how his defeat in the war had been facilitated, Kain resolved to steal the Stone from the Industrial Quarter. His memories were largely restored by now; he knew Sebastian's visage in the light, and recalled his betrayal. They battled for the Nexus Stone, and Kain emerged victorious.

He offered to spare Sebastian's life, but the dying vampire refuted his mercy. Sebastian's final words warned him of a Device buried beneath Meridian that would spell victory for the Sarafan Lord. Disappointed in his betrayer - lamenting that "not everyone shared [his] vision" - Kain claimed the Stone, and narrowly survived the factory's destruction thanks to a Cabal ally.

In the Canyons , Kain pursued the Seer for knowledge on the Device. She claimed to know him "better than [he] knew [himself]" , presciently addressing him as "the pebble in the pond". Although initially reluctant to help him, she quickly sensed his conviction, and allowed him to drink her blood before teleporting him to the Device. As Kain entered, he was greeted by "a being whose existence was entwined with [his] far more than [he] could ever imagine".

The imprisoned Beast , though monstrous, was complicit; it knew and admired Kain by reputation, and assisted his plans to destroy the Device. On his retreat from the hellish place, he was dogged by a mad vampire, who forced him into combat before he could leave.

It transpired that this was Magnus, his former champion, whom he had mistakenly considered another traitor. On learning that Magnus had instead secretly tried but failed to assassinate the Sarafan Lord before the Battle of Meridian, he granted his "champion" an amicable death. Be free. As the rest of us, living or dead, can never be" , he uttered. Descending into the Device, Kain managed to poison the Mass within, and thus ensured the weapon's destruction.

Returning to Sanctuary, the vampires convened. Janos compelled Vorador to plan a final assault on the Hylden City , while Kain and Umah traveled to the Wharves in hopes of deactivating the City's shield. There, the Hylden Lord commended his enemy's perseverance, but refuted any affiliation with Umah.

Denying his words, Kain attacked. Unable to force the Hylden General back into the Demon Realm, Kain "made [his] choice" : he cast the Nexus Stone into the Gate, ensuring that the Hylden invaders would perish, but forgoing his protection against the Soul Reaver. Just as in previous iterations of history, Kain would raise the long-deceased Sarafan warrior inquisitors a century later, and dominated Nosgoth within a millennium.

Having failed to find Raziel in Nosgoth's early history, Kain returned to the Stronghold a few years after the slaughter of the Circle, hoping to extract information from Moebius. Dubious, Kain reflected that "stones, too, can lie". At the Pillars, Kain considered his path. Exploring the Citadel further, Kain unearthed an image of the human revolt which divulged a "surprising discovery" : Moebius had led the revolt against the ancient vampires, which resulted in their downfall.

Inspecting a mural depicting the Wheel of Fate , Kain was suddenly addressed by an unfamiliar, disembodied voice. Arriving at Avernus Cathedral at the appropriate hour, Kain encountered Raziel, who was now also aware of the foretold vampire and Hylden messiahs. Raziel's soul began to drain out through Kain and into the Reaver blade, astonishing them both. Though Kain had "no intention" of imprisoning Raziel in the sword, Raziel reacted with horror and rage.

He tore his claw into Kain's chest, aborting his absorption, and ripping out the Heart of Darkness. Stunned by agony and the revelation that he had possessed Janos's heart all along, ever since his resurrection at Mortanius's hands, Kain was powerless to prevent Raziel from telekinetically blasting him backward. Swallowed up into one of Avernus's dimensional rifts, Kain disappeared, apparently slain. However, unbeknownst to his enemies, Kain lived.

Though robbed of his heart, he soon awoke, alive and still armed with the Reaver, in the Demon Realm. Unknowingly drawn by the pull of the activated Spirit Forge , Kain returned to the Vampire Citadel in haste. Kain impaled it on the Reaver just as it transformed, to his great distress: the body was a vessel for Raziel. Ultimately reaffirming his allegiance to a shocked Kain, Raziel sacrificed himself to the Reaver.

As his soul leeched into the blade, he placed his right hand on Kain's chest, allowing the wraith blade to disperse into his body. As Raziel proclaimed himself "not [Kain's] enemy - not [his] destroyer" , but instead, as before, his "right hand. Horrified by the monstrosity he faced, Kain slashed at the Elder God, severing its tentacles. With his enemy revealed to him, and his goal made clear, he could only reflect on Raziel's sacrifice and the gifts it had bestowed; on the Soul Reaver, his newfound vision, and - "most ironic of all" - how it had finally given him hope.

Despite not appearing in the game, Kain was extensively mentioned in the background information of cancelled multiplayer spin-off Nosgoth set in the events of Soul Reaver. These sources backed up that in Kain's empire Kain was treated with god-like reverence among the vampires , but had allowed the empire its 'intrigues' - tolerating rivalries and even assassinations, but forbidding outright warfare among the clans.

The character of Kain was originally conceived circa by Silicon Knights ' president, Denis Dyack , as the protagonist of The Pillars of Nosgoth , an initial outline and concept for what would become Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Arnold Ayala's early concept art for the antagonist of Shifter Elder Kain.

Elder Kain conceptually originated as the unnamed "master", the antagonist of a game proposal independent of Legacy of Kain named Shifter , devised by Crystal Dynamics' Amy Hennig and Seth Carus, and inspired by angelic and Biblical themes. For this sequel, Hennig explained the choice to abandon Kain as the lead character: "At the end of Blood Omen, Kain was presented with a decision: he could sacrifice himself and thereby save the world; or, in choosing to preserve his own life, he could damn the world.

For the sequel, we assumed the latter - Kain embraces his vampire nature, and establishes himself as a "dark god", subjugating Nosgoth to his rule. We thought it would be interesting to fast foward a millennia or two, to see what Kain's decision engendered. Kain's symbol was introduced in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver , and was conceived by artist Daniel Cabuco "to represent his arrogance the Crown and his vamprism the Fangs ". One was that he is sees himself as a 'Dark God' and that revealed itself as a crown.

That's what the deal is with his bony forhead and ears. Dialogue was fully recorded for these events, and remains unused in the retail product's files. I really wanted to end the game with a final confrontation between Raziel and Kain. Despite fans' expectations, Kain stepped back from the role of antagonist for Soul Reaver 2. Dissatisfied with the term "villain", she described his function in the game as "the steadfast character that's going to alter the protagonist's perception of reality" , coming to the story from a position of knowledge in contrast to Raziel's position of ignorance.

As long as he's following a path laid out by someone else, ultimately he's going to fail. He's not going to reach the 'grail', so to speak. That's one way I've chosen to interpret the first game. Kain, because of his decisions, was doomed to failure. Even if inadvertently, he was always carrying out other people's wishes and failed to forge his own path - even when he thought he was".

Prior to release, Hennig re-iterated: "there's villainy in Raziel, and there's heroism in Kain" , but assured fans that "Kain is very much the focus of the series, though". Analyzing his portrayal in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver , she rationalized: "if you remove the melodrama and just look at the human elements of his character, you can see that he's flawed.

Depending on how you look at things you could call him a tragic hero or an anti-hero. In my opinion, characters painted as 'true villains' just aren't interesting. They're too two-dimensional; no one is ever really so uncomplicated. Everyone always has their motives for what they're doing - everybody believes they're doing the right thing within their belief system.

Kain is basically screwed by his own character flaws - which is more interesting than the idealized hero figure". When reminded that Kain's "been a pretty nasty sonofabitch" , she elaborated that "no bad boy ever thinks he's a bad boy [ He realizes that he was really screwed over again and again. Everything that happened to him was the result of someone else's machinations.

That's why he's such a fatalist. That's why he believes there is no such thing as free will". Blood Omen 2 reintroduced the younger Kain as a playable character. He doesn't fit to the generic character molds you find in many other games, books and movies.

He's not good, he's not necessarily evil -- Kain does as Kain believes. If that happens to help or hinder others as a side effect is of no concern to him. Intending to showcase Kain's rise to power, and faced with design issues - considering his wealth of abilities and equipment by the conclusion of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain - the developers expanded on his backstory, placing the game years after the events of the original title, and adding the vampire-Sarafan war and the vampire army to his history.

Meridian's humans served to "demonstrate just how frightening and powerful Kain was" to the player: "Kain would manipulate the humans as if they weighted nothing to him, as well as stalk his prey like the most cunning of lion". Newman explained that "Kain is still rather young in BO2 as opposed to the aged, chitinous Kain in Soul Reaver, so we maintained his regal and arrogant style but still kept one foot in humanity". He is still learning things about himself and the secret wars of Nosgoth, but his is also more ruthless and determined in recreating his former glory.

Physically Kain is also showing his transformation from human to ancient vampire. His skin is changing, and his clothes are adopting a decadent appearance. Kain's stylized appearance in Blood Omen 2 was designed by art director Steve Ross , "a cross between what he wore in the original and the styles worn in Soul Reaver". The Elder Kain became playable for the first time in Legacy of Kain: Defiance , alongside Raziel, a decision made very early on in pre-production.

Designer Kyle Mannerberg performed an analysis of Kain's character and his evolution in a developer diary with GameSpot.

Only by healing his own corruption will Nosgoth be saved from its similarly linked fate". He also opined that "what also makes Kain an imposing and memorable character is his weapon, the Reaver, and the power with which he wields it". His telekinetic powers were set as more advanced than Raziel's at the beginning of the game, with the rationale that "he has had hundreds of years to master his telekinetic abilities and starts the game off with a much higher level of mastery".

Mannerberg concluded with the promise that the team had "put a lot of effort and time into refining all the things that make Kain the eye-catching and attention-captivating antihero he has evolved into over the years". Kain's catchphrase is his battle cry, Vae victis , which is a real-world Latin expression meaning "suffering or woe to the conquered". Simon Templeman recorded two variations for the game - one with its typical Legacy of Kain pronunciation, one in a different style - but neither were included.

As a young human in Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain , Kain is black-haired and fair-skinned, lithe but well-built, and garbed in white Iron Armor with gold trimmings, a red hauberk, red gloves and brown boots.

Blood Omen 2 features a slightly older Kain, midway between his original appearance and his Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver depiction. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver' s Elder Kain is similarly clothed, with studded, black leather trousers, studded black metal gauntlets with short sleeves, a shoulder-harness, and a red tabard emblazoned with his symbol in white, clasped to the harness with two golden medallions on the front and back.

His face is aged and sallow-cheeked, and the bones of his forehead and ears have risen upward into a crown-like shape; on his left ear, he wears Vorador's Signet Ring. His evolutionary path was influenced by his arrogance, thus the crown and golden tone of his skin. It also protects him from damage, sunlight, etc". A feature which remained constant in Kain's appearance from his debut until Legacy of Kain: Defiance is the impalement scar he sustained from his assassination as a human in Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.

It's also a symbol of his tainted nature. Because of that all of Kain's gifts and creations will eventually fall to dust". Though the Elder Kain represents the eldest and latest incarnation of the character, Amy Hennig has stated that he has not necessarily reached the peak of his evolution, and could continue to be redesigned: "Kain continues to evolve, like all vampires".

Kain is described as a cunning and relentless individual, characterized by his heroism, ambition, nobility and fatalism, who grows from wisely arrogant to arrogantly wise over the centuries. Having been wronged time and time again, he strives to escape manipulation, engendering his desire to conquer all of Nosgoth for his own - a quest that he eventually prevails in.

Although Raziel initially perceives his own execution at Kain's hands as the result of jealousy, Kain later reveals that his supposed hatred of Raziel was a complex ruse, part of his "cast at destiny" - a "quest for knowledge and freedom".

As a young vampire, Kain is cynical, and initially apathetic about saving Nosgoth. Following his refusal to sacrifice himself, though, he is internally burdened by his conscience, shouldering a "mass of doubt and regret" in the knowledge that "the fate of the world hangs dependent on the advisedness of [his] every deed". Though Kain possesses numerous character flaws, he appreciates honesty to a fault, and - except when working covertly in Blood Omen 2 - has never consciously lied to another individual throughout the Legacy of Kain series, only telling half or partial truths when necessary.

Above all else, Kain's ultimate agenda - to return the Pillars to the vampires and ensure Nosgoth's restoration to glory - are partially moral and benevolent at the very least, but he realizes his goal may be beyond his reach.

Kain and Raziel using telekinesis in Legacy of Kain: Defiance promotional art. Immortality and Regeneration: Kain like the rest of vampires,cannot die for natural causes and wounds will heal almost instantly.

Even among Vampire Kain is a special case as only the Soul Reaver blade can kill him. Superhuman strength: Kain as a vampire has superhuman strength which was upgraded over time with power ups he has collected and potentially with age. He could inflict major damage on humans easily and throw them some distance effortlessly and was able to move massive objects similarly easily. Superhuman speed: As with other Vampires, Kain is able to move faster than other mortals and can dodge arrows effortlessly.

Basic Telekinesis: Kain like every vampire started with a basic telekinesis, being able to drain the blood of enemies through his throat, on his travels through Nosgoth he acquired more powerful spells to enhance this. He was immune to the effects of the Dark Eden energy dome, which in Kain's own words: "expanded, absorbing and recreating, consuming life and leaving behind only a twisted parody".

In Blood Omen 2, Kain resisted Marcus's mind control with little effort, however Kain could not prevent Marcus from reading his mind for a few moments. In that same combat he proved to be immune to the frequency of sound that weakens vampires. The Elder Kain's skin not only hardened, but also made him immune to the sun's rays that weakened him. Finally, Kain could only be killed with the Soul Reaver and he prove to be resistant to the power of soul absorption of the blade.

According to Daniel Cabuco, Kain retained the vast majority of powers of Blood Omen, in his elder version and indicates that he probably did not use them again because they weren't needed:. Who needs flay when you have a Soul Reaver that can blast their skeleton out of their body, then efficiently consume their blood and souls. He hasn't had a need to sneak into a place for a hundreds of years. He had lieutenants for that kind of grunt work if needed Think about all that you learned 10 years ago that you don't use because you basically grew past needing it.

Now multiply that by ie years ". Kain had a whole host of spells from Blood Omen that I wanted to kind of re-do for the next game flay for example. It's thought that he didn't really need many of the spells though, since he was so tough and had the Soul Reaver ". When quizzed on the powers of the Scion of Balance, artist Daniel Cabuco intimated that Kain's abilities as the purified Scion of Balance could encompass the powers of the rest of the Circle of Nine , although to a lesser extent than the original Guardians: "The Scion of Balance balances on a greater scale, balancing the world's entities and the Pillar's place in it.

Purified and empowered with the Soul Reaver, he can use the powers of all the guardians to accomplish this goal, though to a lesser extent than the pure circle members. Including pruning the Elder God's influence.. But that would all really be contingent on the next game's needs. It's the hardest thing to have a character start in a sequel with all the abilities and upgrades of the previous game, then having to turn that off". Kain is featured in all three Legacy of Kain comics :. His appearances in both the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver comic and the German Vorgeschichte comic are based upon the Council meeting in the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver prologue , which features Kain ripping off the Vampire Raziel 's wings and ordering his execution.

Both Soul Reaver comics follow Raziel as a protagonist, and thus Kain and the council meeting are framed as an illustration of the Construct of the elder gods prophecy and as a flashback to the meeting respectively, and Kain does not formally 'appear' in the storylines of either, though he is shown speaking in both.

As it is based on the prologue council meeting the Elder Kain incarnation of the character is used, which matches his appearance in Soul Reaver , though minor design differences are seen, particularly in the Vorgeschichte comic, which also features a depiction of the younger Kain in the course of the conquest of humanity, which somewhat resembles the later Blood Omen 2 depiction of the character. The storylines of both comics re-cap the Soul Reaver backstory and frequently mention Kain, the Raising of the lieutenants , the rise of Kain's empire and Raziel's execution and resurrection.

The later Legacy of Kain: Defiance comic features Kain in a greater capacity as the protagonist and focus of the story. The post- Soul Reaver 2 Elder Kain incarnation of the character is at the heart of the storyline, following him as he returns to the Sarafan Stronghold in the run-up to the events of Legacy of Kain: Defiance and his appearance is again modeled after version of the character appearing in Soul Reaver , Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance.

Kain's story also contains flashbacks recapping much of the story of the series, mentioning many events relevant to Kain including the circumstances surrounding Kain's birth, Kain's human death and resurrection by Mortanius as a vampire , Kain's quest to restore the Pillars leading to their collapse , the Raising of the lieutenants , the rise of Kain's empire , Raziel's execution and resurrection and his quest to pursue Kain, ultimately resulting in the Third paradox.

Alongside the Elder Kain, several other versions of the character are seen in the flashbacks, relating illustrations of the human Kain as an infant shortly after his birth and an adult at the time of his death - which differs somewhat from the Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Defiance illustrations. Another scene depicts the young vampire Kain at the Collapse of the Pillars, though he is seen only in silhouette.

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As Raziel enters Avernus Cathedral to search for Janos' heart, in the past Kain explores the Vampire citadel's deepest chambers and is contacted by the Elder God who tells him of what Raziel plans. In Avernus, after defeating the last of his brethren Turel, Raziel discovers Mortanius the Necromancer, who admits having helped Moebius lead the original crusade against the Vampires, and used Janos' heart to revive Kain as a Vampire to atone for his mistakes.

Kain attempts to reason with Raziel and convince him not to revive Janos, but Raziel is under the influence of the Hylden and refuses to listen. The two battle, with Raziel defeating Kain and tearing Janos' heart from his chest. Kain, seemingly dying, is engulfed by a portal and vanishes. Raziel returns to Vorador's Mansion and uses the Heart of Darkness to revive Janos, who leads him to the Vampire citadel.

Raziel stumbles into a side chamber, the place where Kain had met the Elder God, and finds a forge designed to give the Soul Reaver its greatest power. However, the Elder God's tentacles emerge and attempt to bury the forge.

Raziel fights off his master and has the Soul Reaver absorb the soul of Ariel, rendering the Reaver as pure of spirit. Ariel tells Raziel that this purified Soul Reaver is meant to be used by the Scion of Balance; however, evidence points towards Kain being the Scion of Balance, confusing Raziel as he returns to Janos.

At this time during the events of Blood Omen 1 , Kain's past self refuses to sacrifice himself to restore the Pillars of Nosgoth, weakening the Ancients' seal enough for the Hylden Lord to possess Janos. The possessed Janos strikes down Raziel's physical body and causes him to shift to the spectral realm where he is again held captive in the Elder God's lair. Kain awakens, very much alive, trapped within the Demon Realm of the Hylden, and fights off their demons to return to Nosgoth.

Kain kills Moebius, causing his soul to shift to the Spectral Realm where Raziel impales him on the spectral Soul Reaver, revealing the Elder God's true form to him before devouring him. Undaunted, the Elder God informs him that Moebius no longer had any use for it, and it now intends to trap Kain and Raziel within the citadel for all time to prevent them from interfering with its plans any further.

Kain is horrified and attempts to remove the sword, but Raziel reaffirms both his free will and his loyalty to Kain, stopping him in the process. Raziel passes on the purified Soul Reaver into Kain to heal both Kain's corruption caused by Nupraptor's madness as well as the open wound in his chest from Janos' missing heart.

Kain now has two versions of the Soul Reaver, uniting what had been torn asunder by Moebius and the Elder God's manipulations. The PlayStation 2 version received 'generally favorable reviews', while the PC and Xbox versions received 'average' reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.