This is the only time Raziel laughs in the entire series. It's so surreal

Is it me? Or is it the SECOND time Raziel pulled out the same heart of darkness from a still-living vampire?

It took me literally YEARS to really understand the entire plot of the series once I'd finished all the games. I had to go on GameFAQs, TVTropes and other gaming websites where other people had painstakingly gathered every scrap of information on decades-old games to truly get the scope of Legacy of Kain. But while the story is incredibly rich and deep, the one thing that sets LoK apart from other games in my book is the DIALOGUE. The utterly, positively, unendingly awesome dialogue.

One of the best gaming music starts at the Kain fight. I was literally smiling as hell listening to that music, brought so many memories of soul reaver.

I love how Ozar Midrashim was being played during the 2nd part where you play as Raziel.

Raziel: I have found the HEART OF DARKNESS! Kain: The Horror! The Horror! Raziel: Oh, like anyone's going to get that....

I love Raziels laugh. It´s creepy. I wish there was a sequel.

Raziel has such an evil laugh O_O

That's "Ozar Midrashim" by Information Society. It's the theme from Soul Reaver 1.

this scene is one of the best scenes of any game... so much anger and revenge that collide with eachother.... one of the best games ever

Oh definitely. The fanboy in me was bursting with excitement when I first played this battle. Without a doubt, THE most epic battle I've played ever.

The utmost perfect moment to play Raziel's clan theme.

2:43 I have never noticed Raziel's eyes before at this moment.Their glow looks distinctly like the glow of Mortanius when he is being possessed by the Hylden. Could the Hylden be subtly manipulating Raziel here? They have been shown to take control of cadavers and Raziel is one, albeit one with a strong will.

One of the most epic battles in gaming.

Strangely, at about a minute in, Kain shoulda literally interrupted and said "Raz, why are you behaving like some idiot less than a century old?" Mighta been fun to watch raz cotton on and be like 'OHHH the Hylden are pissing me off somehow hmmmm'

Indeed! Soul Reaver II was made 2001, and Defiance 2003.

One of the best showdowns ever in gaming.

This is not a Game this is art

Very nice work for putting up these videos. Thanks!

@Joudas and we're still missing any story that occurred during raziel's tenure in the abyss. imagine having to invade the razielim clan territory, where all your enemies have wings... imagine the replay value in a game where you can play as any one of the five surviving brethren.

You gotta remember, Raziel is being pushed by the Hilden, the green flamey eye effect you see from time to time, like for Turel. 'Cause usually Raz ain't a laughing guy.

"You must trust me, Raziel!" To which, I think Raz's response should be "WHY?" Kain hardly has given Raziel much reason to trust him.

@masterermac He definitely knew some things - and he does specifically say "Janos must stay dead", but it's plausible that he only knew enough to give that warning, and didn't know the exact chain of events. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been wondering about the murals in the forges, for instance, and he wouldn't have been surprised when he wasn't dead after Raziel stole the heart, or when he found Moebius at the end.

You must trust me, the one who casted you into a millennia of torture without telling you why

the fight everyone was waiting for!

Thanks for uploading all these by the way, my PS2 is broken and I've been wanting to re-watch these for a while.

I love how Kain threw Raziel at the pillar...

That bg music that played when you play as Raz when he fights kain is a nice tune. Wish I could hear the whole thing.

Kain in the first half, Raziel in the second.

"Go to oblivion!!!"-been there, done there.

Thumbs up if you think LOK needs a next gen installment.

I just got to this part earlier today, after pwning Turel. This was the part of the game I was looking forward to. Now I can't wait to take on The Elder God.

The coin still turning. the side is redeemer, and another side is destroyer.

Look at his chest, there's still flesh around the ribs, meaning his lungs could still be there.

Best fight in series rly love both characters.

That's what i've been wanting to see for a long long time. The two of them head on!

soul suckin, heart rippin, little bad-ass...raziel is my fav.

At the time of this Raziel is 1500 years old, more or less. Because he is trapped in time a lot its hard to determine. He was 1000 years old when he was tossed into the Abyss. Kane is 5000 years old I think

@masterermac Clearly Kain didn't foresee every event exactly as it happened, or he'd have known Raziel would kill him in the Avernus Cathedral (and judging by his facial expression and reaction after the fact, he is genuinely surprised by this) - he also claims Raziel has free will, and has no reason to lie about this - suggesting that his actions were unforeseeable. It's assumable then that he might not have known enough to give a good warning - and make Raziel believe him.

"Woe to The Conquered" Such an Awesome line.

the most epic batle among the greates charachters

Remember that Raziel was at that moment prey to the Hylden residing within him. They were the ones who made him heedless and quadruplicated his impulsiveness and rage. I found the laughter nothing more than a representation of how terrible their influence was on him. That is why, when Kain was defeated, he couldn't feel any satisfaction for his winning the battle. It was not his true intention to win. D.R.

That made my day XD

That is the Earth Reaver - you can tell by the sound it makes and the particle effect when it strikes Kain.

one of the best games i have ever played were the legacy of kain series. though i havent played all the episodes just a few(BO2, LOK-SR1, LOK-D) this series it got me mezmerized with its complex and brilliant story line. and not to mention the characters, Kain and Raziel are my favorite gaming characters, because of their well formed personalities. i hope that one day there's gonna be another chapter in the story. until that day, this game kicks ass dude:D

This is soooooooooo exciting!!!

He talks telepathically. Telekinetics is moving things without touching them.

Kain and Raziel, the two mesias of this game fight each other for death

This was a very intense battle.

Man this game looks amazing! Really hope to see a proper remake

Hard to believe this upload is more than half my age

StigMarshall, they both fell into that trap, because Kain, so determined to find Raziel, appeared at Avernus at the worst possible time... arranged by squidy.

Kain FTW!!

he laugh throw the spirit realm

Trully great epic moment.

gotta agree with you there hes just so damn quick!

They sure loved the word "Ironic" in this game...

7:32 How can Raziel gasp or swallow with no throat or jaw. And if he is a wraith, how does he have a set of lungs?

anyone know where i can get raziel's theme song?

After the Earth Temple, you proceed back to the Cathedral, down into the depths as Raziel, fight a boss there, brief dialog, then you're here.

I had a thought about that. Possibly he talks via telekinesis?

I must say that this is one of the best scenes of the game. Think about it- why would Kain have such high hopes of Raziel when you think that he tossed Raziel into the abyss before? And the line "You are the only unbound creature. You.. have..a..chooice!!"-absolutely amazing and brilliant!!

I have finished this game...cool! =D

@Negative365 You play as Kain half the time in Defiance. It alternates between him and Raziel.

Isn't that song "Ozar Midrashim" from Soul Reaver 1's opening that for some reason wasn't included in the soul reaver OST It is a rare soundtrack really hard to find

have you played soul reaver 1 the worlds a wreck the everything has fallen into decay and is nearly inhospitiable for humans and vampires

The best and most awesome moment in the all the game.

Best Boss Battle(s) ever!! =)

ghehe played out the game I like the end boss when ya fused with kain ^^

i can only play this once a week and i am at the earth temple how far have i got until i get here

The same Hylden that formerly possessed Turel. This is in part what fueled his rage and incited him to attack and kill Kain.

Damn this game is bloody!

there is an HD remake for Lok and soul reaver 1,2 but on steam . and i am not sure if its possible to play it with controller i wish if i could :(

kains laughter has far more evil sound than this one... it is defintivly raziel laughing

@Katalmach : Yes, you are right - in fact it was raziels desicion to kill kain to get the heart of darkness, because he wanted to resurrect janos, but i think he was a little bit influenced and manipulated by the hyldens - therefore the green eyes...

Wait, wait, wait!!! would you play as kain? If so, if you die, would it say "continue?" or would it alter the ending? (mind you that I stopped at 3:14) Still reply :)

what happens if chu lose in both battles O.0??????

is there any other game where i can play as Kain exept BO and BO2

I mostly think of Kain as the "hero, who doesn't act like a hero". I mean, from the beginning his goal was to save Nosgoth, he just got his ... darker style. Luckily for us, I'd say.

yesterday i finished the game.. but i still want to continue playing, what should i do????

It means Woe to the Conquered. :D

because when he saw Raziel with wings in SR1 he realised that he was the 'saviour of Nosgoth' and assumed he was meant to kill Kain, so he thought he'd solve it all by having him killed. But then realized that it would make no difference cos of fate. I think :S

how do you get fraps to record for more than 30 seconds without having to rerecord.

this is the best part of all the game

when raziel talks to kain he has the reaver green (the spectral reaver) and when you fight with him he has the material one...

Who else wishes they would bring this game to PS3, for purchase/download. Remastered HD graphics, and all. I love this game.

The only thing left to resolve is how Kain decides to deal with the Hylden...which is no forgone conclusion. The Hylden weren't bad until the ancient vampires started the war with them at the behest of the Elder God. If they are just victims like everyone else, and the pillars were erected to keep them banished, whos to say that Kain tries to banish them again knowing that they arent the true guilty party. There is a big piece of the prophecy missing.

Poor Raziel, always the eternal plaything of another's will... It's sad to see him used by the Hylden like this, without him really even realizing it.

Why were there no bat flight sounds?

Fine gameplay there. Its not botched even though its a walkthrough not a gameplay video. For best results you should use time reaver with Kain(great spell) and air reaver with Raziel(great charge-up)

@absorbuse But Defiance is clearly not the end of the story - Janos has been possessed by the Hylden Lord and is running rampant. This is huge - how can you suggest this is the end? Chronologically, it is parts of SR2, parts of Defiance, Blood Omen 1, Blood Omen 2, parts of SR2, Parts of SR1, Parts of SR2 - because of all the timetravel. Storyline-wise, BO2 concludes the story, with the defeat of the Hylden Lord and the destruction of the Device / the gateway to the demon dimension.

@MegaCoolguy52 Was always the opposite for me. Raziel's roll-stab-stab-stab-stab-stab-etc move always worked pretty well for me, but Kain's equivalent seems harder to hit with.

@ruhlXXXL where

I watched the whole vid last night. My comment kinda looks stupid, but it's a logical question. Kain dies later, but what if kain died if the player wasnt good enough to play? I know it came out good, but I wanted to see an Alternate ending between them.

What is the name of that song when you're kain?

True, but in these cutscenes it looks alot like the Spectral Reaver. Someone suggested on another LoK vid that when Raziel absorbed Turael, he was posessed by many weak Hylden spirits(not one strong one, like Mortanius). They increased his TK abilities but also interfered with his reasoning initially. That may explain the green-ness of the Reaver and of Raziel's eyes during the fight with Kain. I suspect Raziel stayed in control soon afterwards, which is why the green eyes never come up again.

cuz hes a fuckin vampire dude they have super strength, teleportation, and they can fly

I believe she said it was because he was the Scion of Balance, not because he was the Balance Guardian. I think the intention was that if Raziel had stabbed him with the Reaver, he'd be truly dead (as Kain says, 'You bear the only weapon that can kill me').

yes he does, and a heart, and thats it i think.

@FireSiokenStudios yeeeaaahhhh me too I don's understand too well I think is could be: my victim??