Legacy of Kain | The Corruption
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- In the Legacy of Kain and Soul Reaver series, corruption isn’t just a theme which explores how the abuse of power leads to personal gain, it’s a malevolent force that infects the sanctity of our protagonist’s soul and holds the entire world hostage.
This video contains spoilers for Blood Omen, Soul Reaver, Soul Reaver 2, Blood Omen 2 & Legacy of Kain Defiance which was made by Silicon Knights and Crystal Dynamics.
The background art for the thumbnail is The Ruined Pillars of Nosgoth by Patrick Johnson
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Huge thanks to these amazing artists. Credited as below. Please show them your support.
Nemesis by Hedgenok
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The Iron throne by Marc Simonetti
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Ariel - reveal from the back by Patrick Johnson
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Pillar Guardians of Nosgoth by JLazarusEB
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Azimuth the Planer by JLazarusEB
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Nupraptor The Mentalist by Saravanan Balaji
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Nupraptor (Blood Omen) by JLazarusEB
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Bane (Blood Omen) by JLazarusEB
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Bane the Druid by JLazarusEB
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Bane by Lakdav
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Blood Omen: Azimuth by Jadenyte
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Azimuth (Blood Omen) JLazarusEB
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Nupraptor the Mentalist by JLazarusEB
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Kain - Regal Pose at the Pillars by Patrick Johnson
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Blood Omen Reboot - Kain by Paul Canavan
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Anarcrothe the Alchemist by JLazarusEB
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Kain Iron Armor by JLazarusEB
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Kain by Rayph
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Rahab by Philiera
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The Legion of the Nemesis by laquerhead
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Nupraptor The Mentalist by Saravanan Balaji
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Raziel - Legacy of Kain by Valkhar
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Certain Cutscenes are from the Soul Reaver HD Remaster which was created by the talented RainaAudron. Download the SR1 HD Fan Remaster here: www.sr1hdremaster.com/download
Other artwork featured in this video are mostly official promotional and concept art created for the series by the respective teams at Silicon Knights and Crystal Dynamics.
Music:
Blood Omen Soundtrack by Steve Henifin.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Soundtrack - composed by Kurt Harland & Jim Hedges
Soul Reaver 2 Soundtrack by Kurt Harland Jim Hedges.
Legacy of Kain Defiance Soundtrack by Jim Hedges.
As Legacy of Kain content addict thank you
Its ironic that Nupraptor's madness, which influenced Kain's decision to not sacrifice himself, ended up being a blessing in disguise. Since, as was established multiple times, if Kain had died, then the Vampire race would have disappeared along with him and the new Guardians, especially without the good-natured guidance of senior guardians like Mortanius and Ariel, would have inevitabely fallen to the Hylden and/or The Elder God's manipulation sooner or later.
What I love about Kain character is that he doesn't seek redemption. He's pragmatic evil, that seeks only a better fate for himself. But through understanding and wisdom his egotistical ways, ironically, lead to the betterment of the world.
Those videos are keeping the fandom alive. I think Mobius was evil LONG before nutraptor's insanity
the AI art in this video is so bad
Abraham Lincoln said it best: "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power."
Hey Strictly Fantasy, long time viewer here. Can you not use AI images in future videos please? Thanks
The last time I was this early, the pillars stood uncorrupted and pristine
Good video, but stop using AI, it looks horrible
When Ariel and Nupraptor had a relation, balance was destroyed because the guardian of balance was favouring another pillar. Through that the prison was weakend and the Hylden could possess Mortanius who then killed Ariel, knowing it would break Nupraptor and the rest of the circle. The pillars would break as a result. Actually a nice plot that went over 5 games to finally be completed.
Legacy of Kain still providing content for people to this day, is still proof that the creators of the games put all their love, passion and energy to make this a unique IP
"At the moment of my first cry, Ariel's beloved - the Guardian Nupraptor - finds her corpse.
Basically, the corruption had three purposes:
It is somewhat of a theme in dark high fantasy literature. The all-consuming nature of corruption is often only noticeable by long-lived races and wise men. The tragedy of corrupt choices is that most people (most often humans) don't live long enough to see the results of their actions.
man, bless your heart for keeping what little heartbeat this franchise has alive.
I must say I`m delighted seeing that there are others out there still showing love to this saga. It was so important to me growing up. Little did I know at the time what a rare phenomenon it would later turn out to be. I understood rather little english back then, thus missing out on the true complexity of the story, but the atmosphere captivated me utterly. Later I came to appreciate the quality of dialogue on display. Your in depth videos on this topic are much appreciated.
I would say this video perfectly describes Melciah's words to Raziel "you are the last to die" meaning the corruption that came with evolution that he was spared through his execution did not transform him into one of the monsters his brothers became. Though Melciah was a special case as he resented what he had become more then the others and he welcomed his death
These videos are amazing and it's great to see this classic getting the attention it deserves.
Mortanus had a plan to redeem the Circle and give Guardianship back to the Vampires, but then you have Ariel doing the opposite, her "redemption" involves Kain sacrificing himself and not giving a hoot that the Vampire race will go extinct and the Unspoken and his race will win in the long run. You really can't blame Kain, Vorador, and Janos talking crap about how the human guardians were prone to manipulation and corruption.
Grasp at the reins of influence & control? Someone is at that LoK level of writing