"These two blades coiled in sinister embrace have inspired fear in things far more durable then you old man." That line give the shivers.

You know the best part? This is a Reaver convergence, when two incarnations of the sword are confronted. This is one or those rare occasions in wich history can be changed. So, Moebius is well justified to be afraid. At this moment, his omniscience is worth nothing and his death thirty years latter is no longer certain. So, when he says "I've taken an enormous risk by appearing here before you", he is, for once, being sincere.

Poor William. Taking from us so young. Imagine the wonders he would've created if he had lived longer!

I like how he does the same "turn towards the camera" trick to show his true expression, but this time it isn't a knowing smile but "Oh shit I might actually be fucked."

In retrospect, knowing that the spirit deranged for thousands of years of imprisonment is actually Raziel, makes this scene fun in a messed up way.

3:09 that head flick made me laugh so much, thats how a badass shows how weak and pathetic other people are in his presence XD

When two Soul Reavers are present at the same time, it creates a paradox, which can allow the timeline to be changed. While Raziel was holding Soul Reaver, with the spirit of both the blade from the present and from Raziel's own time combined, Raziel can strike Moebius down and change history. At this moment, he could have disrupted everyone's plans effortlessly.

And so Raziel gained the power to alter time itself, utilizing two versions of his soul no less.

3:10 That flick xD I'm lughing so hard at that lol

crazy when you think about it there are 3 Raziels here in this scene, Physical one, The wraith one on his arm and the one in the physical soul reaver.

I've played this many years ago, but still, im watching this, even knowing all the lines, this is one of the best scenes of the game

God, I hate Mobius so much. Just watching him regain his composure as he mentions the Elder, watching that horrible shit-eating grin crawl back just makes me want to punch him in the face at least a few dozen times. Oh, if only Raziel had just killed him then and there. Granted, Mobius would've been resurrected one way or another, but still, that would have been so, SO satisfying to see.

Moebius is in real serious danger here, this is one of the few moments in which Raziel can change history

"Dont concern yourself with Kain old man, he'll join you in Hell soon enough!!"

Anyone else find it funny how upset by Raziel's flick to the head Mobieus is 🤣😂

I just realized the subtle manipulation I guess in the phrase "how mine? Don't forget it was Kain who led you here not I" because it was his trap Kain led him to the past yes but Moebius pulled him out of the time stream so he could find the reaver and kill Kain with it later thus the line "Kain led you here" is also used to further fuel his hatred.

''My little blue assassin.'' XD

the music in this series was on par with silent hill and zelda. incredible atmosphere.

Kain, in hopes of preventing this, went back in time himself, and killed William the Just before he became The Nemesis... this instilled a genocidal hatred, as Raziel calls it, towards vampires into his kingdom, creating the vampire hunters we see throughout the series. It was all Moebius' plan, to wipe out the vampires.

there will never be a game like the Legacy of Kain series, the amount of work that goes into their scripts is something not even the witcher will ever have. why can't we get the final game of this masterpiece of a saga?

Best voice acting ever

Am I wrong to say that the writing in this game is GRADE A?

In this scene, we see two Soul Reavers ocupying the same space at the same time, one inside the broken physical blade and the other bound to Raziel. Being in the same place is enough to cause a paradox. Moebius was right to be scared.

Eternity is relentless, Raziel .... :]

So at this point the spirit inside the Reaver (Raziel) and the still material Raziel collapse one with each other, thats why he says that he felt another entity inside the reaver, so one of them has to take control, in this case the Raziel inside the Reaver (I think) wich granted the spiritual Reaver the capacity of consuming souls... And on the other hand, Moebius always knew that Raziel was able to carry out his free will, making him able to kill Moebius at any time, that's why he sais that he made a risk by facing Raziel unarmed, but he also knew that Raziel wasn't going to kill him at that moment... I still don't understand many things of this history, wich is awesome.

Mobius: That is the one and only chance you'll get...I assure you of that." LoK Defiance: *laughs*

Did Raziel just give Moebius a love-tap? ^_^;;

I love this game and this whole story, but i just can't hold myself back form laughing everytime i see Moebiu's absolute gigantic hands.

That little flick he gives Moebius, I finally noticed that after so many years. The smile on my face is immeasurable.

raziel please enter Twilight and impale everyone of those sissy vamps with the reaver.thx xD

love the narration it was great

Your videos are much appreciated! :) I love the Sarafan Stronghold music.

The script is so, Shakespearean. I love it.

Who else played this and was pissed after this part when Raziel no longer had the soul reaver that he had in the cutscene?

It's only one Reaver but from different timelines: Raziels' soul reaver (that spectral blade attached to his arm) and the original blade on Williams tomb. The final blade from the future has both the physical blade and Raziels sword so this is the historical moment when the sword was repaired (kinda of). Raziels' sword eats souls exactly like him to mantain itself.

Raziel voice is cool and acting great, story awesome

Man, I just love the writing for this game.

I like these videos.

the best storyline

I know, that made my night!

This is great Raziel Finds Sir William.

Man Raziel was so close to unraveling all of Mobius and the Elder God's plans in this one moment. If only Raziel had cut him down...

I want the cast of this beloved series to narrate all of my kindle books.

Sir William *is* Nemesis. Moebius traveled through time, gave William the Just armaments and instilled in him the belief that he could be a conquerer, and he did - he became known as the Nemesis, and his armies spread over Nosgoth, conquering everything.

The Reaver that Kain has in Defiance is the Blood Reaver, the one that Kain pulled out of Raziel at the end of SR2. There's only one Reaver, the Reaver that William and Kain used in BO1 are the same one, just from different eras. Kain *must* return the Soul Reaver to the Sarafan Stronghold, from the same era he got it in, after Defiance so that both William and his younger self can later obtain it.

Man, I LOVE Legacy of Kain. But I doubt I'll ever get over Moebius saying "My little blue assassin." XD

Oh yea now I remember-in the final cut sequence 'with all other foes destroyed the twin blades now turned themselves on me'. That was the third time he picked it up because after this he is handed the Reaver by Kain when he meets him in Williams chapel(and it vanishes after he sticks it into William's crypt).Thanks for that

At 2:21 - "But the reaver knew better then to destroy its host, and as I neared the brink of oblivion, released its hold on me." The second time, it doesn't cut him the same courtesy. This is how I've always seen it, anyway.

Not to mention that they no longer have Amy's help.

Blah, my post disappeared. *Tries again* I know all about The Lost Worlds, been all through their stuff (and my own BO1 and SR1 discs, too). I've also been all through Dark Chronicle and Nosgothic Realm. I know most of the LoK history by heart at this point~ Working on novelizing the series so that requires a crap-ton of research.

I thing that isn't right. If Raziel turns the Soul Reaver into the Blood Reaver by absorbing his future soul in the blade, the Reaver wouldn't break in the future when Raziel meets Kain after his redemption.

Well. I did say it was a theory. Raziel's soul wasnt always part of the Reaver, and it just led me to believe that the point at which he did become its soul was when he took the wraith blade as his own. From that point on he was doomed to enter ther Soul Reaver. The Reaver itself was a vampiric blade, remember, Raziel (reborn)was the one who ate souls. Like Mobius said in Defiance:'In time, it may be safe to realease him...He "will" enter the sword'. This did indeed happen at the end of Defiance

No, the Soul Reaver doesn't revert to the Blood Reaver when he repairs it. All Raz does is restore the blade, nothing more. His future self is still bound inside it (which is what drives the paradox that lets him spare Kain later) until it breaks against his arm in SR1.

Richard Doyle as Moebius kicks so much ass. The script is amazing and the direction is great and Michael Bell works wonders with him but Doyle went through so many emotions at once. First off, since the Reavers collided and history could change he was actually acutely aware of the danger, so he had to suggest fear in every dialogue, but he started with manipulation by accusing Kain, self-righteousness by boasting how good of an ally he's being, fake begging mixed with smarm and fear, actual outright begging, then abject horror (he stutters, something he never does unless on purpose), then hope, then a tangential devotee fanaticism around the Elder God, then an attempt at kinship by saying he and Raziel serve the same God, as if Raziel was supposed to give a shit and well knowing how cruelly the Elder God will treat Raziel in the future, back to confidence when he realizes what he said worked and Raziel isn't going to kill him anymore, and a final metric ton of smarm to rub it in. What a fucking amazing performance

Raziel was also supposed to get the Shift at Will ability in SR1, kill Kain at the end of SR1, and find the Spirit Forge in the lake outside the Sarafan Stronghold in SR2. Ideas come up and get scrapped all the time. Besides, even if they HAD shown Kain putting the Reaver in Avernus it would have been 500 years before Defiance that it happened, and that still would have allowed Moebius to give it to William.

This game gives me some memorable feelings..

I agree, history compelled Raziel to take the blade(and with no Kain to tell him so, he couldnt fight the urge). My theory is that when Kain shattered the blade, the (vampiric)spirit inside was released and Raziel chose to take the spirit as his weapon. However, by the time Raziel found the Reaver again, the spirit wanted to reunite but discovered that it had been part of Raziel for too long, and Raziel would die before it could detatch from him and join its physical form.

Seeing Raziel hit Moebius in the head always makes my day xD

Moebius is the best actor ever. He deserves the oscar for sure.

3 raziels in one room

Raziel flicking Moebius head is the greatest thing of this drama 🎭

‘Now that I know you fear me I need not concern myself.’ Oof. Love Raziel but he is salty a Snyder’s Pretzel right there.

I just want to read this book

I wondered why Raziel was in a constant state of paradox once he bonded with the wraith blade. The best i can guess is that after so long being trapped as the entity in the blade it somehow changed him enough so that the paradox did not happen when they came together.

Indeed..

By being Raziel's symbiote for so long, it also become ravenous for souls(because at the time, Raziel was the Eldar God's Soul Reaper). It also may have fused itself,perhaps unknowingly, with Raziel's soul(thus found itself unable to sucessfully detatch without killing Raziel). The Reaver's spirit, may have lost hope of seeing its physical twin again so, perhaps, remained dormant as a weapon. When Raziel brought the 2 together though, the Spirit took control, hopeful of a rejoining its twin

"One and only chance" yeah...

This series is worth keeping and replaying every few years. Even blood omen 2. I rather enjoyed the sword dueling in bo2. That and playing a kain that was still young, brash and arrogant as hell.

"So this was the tomb of the beloved King William the Just." Or as Kain called him, William the Just A Dick.

Raziel may have been directed by his hate... But at least he did it honestly.

lol at 3:12 when raziel flicks mobius on the head makes me freaking laugh for some reason

Am I the only who thinks Kain and William, in the mural, have a distinct anime-inpired appereance? KAIN ZA VAMPAIA!!!!

"Why, you're trembling, Moebius, has your confidence abandoned you?" 😏 This was one of the few lines that 11 year old me could quote from the entire game! That and "You knew I would lead the Sarafan to Janos, you vile bastard..."

Even if Kain kills moebius in Bo1 he is atemporal i think.Or he is in touch with all his versions from different timelines.The Reaver belonging to William was shattered in the fight with young Kain because he was armed with the Reaver infused with Raziel's soul. Great videos Joudas.

Poor William.

I think that reason he wasn't fully drained this time was because of the reaver only draining him (and possibly Dumah's soul" to repair the blade. At the end of the game there was nothing left for it to feed on when it regained its from being far enough away from moebius's staff as well as it being fully sentient then.

No remakes, but they're coming out on PSN now~

I think I get what happened here. The temporal anomaly caused by the two time displaced blades, in this bubble Mobius knew he could die and all his predictions and foresight could be meaningless. But he also knew it was the only way to manipulate the path of events by pushing Raziel into the path he intended for him. Raziel found the anomaly, Mobius just wanted to ensure the outcome he most desired in line with his predictions. This is why he left his staff, so he wouldn't appear a threat to Raziel.

yes, i remember that about 3 minutes later of posting ¬¬ this game seens to be perfect

5/5 great

It would have been interesting to see what happened with Moe dying 30 years early. Kain's adventure in BO would have been vastly different, that's for sure. Though without Moe around it's likely Kain would have been killed by The Nemesis (no time streaming device to go back and kill William).

Got it. Can do.Thanx.

Hahaha! He got flicked! ^__^

Regina away from them all hearing her sister

Looks cool though the purple energy

Actually, the last time Raziel holds the reaver, his soul was not yet trapped in it, which is why he couldn't let go of it and why it ultimately devoured him. Or would have had not Kain intervened.

wats the music name in this. its soo cool

because the reaver here already had raziels soul in it, but towards the end of the game the sword did not have a soul in it. He was fusesing to it.

DAMMNN i Miiiiisss this gammee :(

I think the reason is "embracing it's twin ,it's mirror self the reaver's long dormant spirit was now fully aroused and for the first time I fully felt it's presence willful ravenous and deranged from thousands of years of captivity" and "the reaver was no longer my symbiotic weapon but a sentient parasite competing for control and if I allowed it to become over aroused it would turn on me."

The repaired Reaver is 470 years ahead of the time that Kain is in, though. The only Reaver in the era Kain starts in in Defiance is the Blood Reaver that he just saved Raziel from. The reason William gave up/lost the Reaver isn't really important, though. All that matters is that it got from his land down into Avernus for Kain to find it.

But you forget, Kain went back in time to fight William.

Arguing over my lottery

Save Regina holly spirit

As great as this scene was, that last part where Raziel talks about the Reaver and how if it was over excited, it would feed on him instead made me paranoid to use it, I ended up almost never using the reaver for any reason except desperate fights and puzzle solving because I assumed that the bar meant how much energy you would lose, not knowing until much later, it only absorbs you when it's full. I was an idiot

the background should ba a visual mark of the displacement between raziel and the reaver. if you wanna know youll have to read the theories down there^^

in blood omen william is hard to fight cuz he uses a soul reaver but u can beat him when u get a soul reaver too

Young Kain doesn't have the purified Reaver, just the default Soul Reaver, and that's what William has. Young Kain found the Soul Reaver in Avernus because Kain takes it back to the Sarafan Strong hold and eventually William has it, then later it ends up in Avernus for Kain to find it in the future and go back into the past with it.

Regina watches Lolieta Jones die of smoke and says sister gerina that's how coldy gift is 🎁💝

The paradox has nothing to do with 'uniqueness' and everything to do with the fact that Raziel has free will.