Kain (Legacy of Kain)

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==Summary==
Kain is the eponymous character and main protagonist of the Legacy of Kain franchise. Once a young nobleman, Kain was assassinated, and resurrected from the dead as a vampire in a cunning plot to get him to free the land of Nosgoth from its corruption. Arrogant and self-interested, Kain managed many great victories in his first days of unlife, gaining ownership of the legendary Soul Reaver sword and discovering his role as the Guardian of Balance, but when the time came to give his life for the balance of Nosgoth he refused, and instead chose to rule over the decaying world with an iron fist. For centuries, then, Kain amassed power and knowledge, eventually coming to the terrible realization that the future was set in stone, and that the eventual destruction of Nosgoth and the fall of his people was a fact he could never prevent. Setting in motion a scheme that would shake up the cosmic balance, he cast his lieutenant Raziel into a well that would reform and torture his very soul for centuries, knowing that he would eventually return from his agony as the only being capable of changing fate. 
Pursued by a vengeful Raziel, now an undead wraith who fed on souls, Kain journeyed through time itself, to slowly convince his old friend to spare his life at the moment where it was written he would kill him. This reshaped time itself, and eventually led to changes so drastic that Raziel first, and then Kain, came to be aware of horrifying enemies far beyond their awareness. Faced with the Elder God, a being that with all his power Kain could never hope to defeat, Raziel chose to give his life for his old king, bringing forth the purified version of the Soul Reaver and finally allowing him to truly harness his power as the Scion of Balance, destined to save Nosgoth from the Elder God's influence.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with the Soul Reaver | , higher with Immolate and the Soul Reaver | At least , possibly , with the Soul Reaver, likely with the Blood Reaver | Likely , with the Soul Reaver
Key: Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen | Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain | Elder Kain (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver to Legacy of Kain: Defiance) | Scion of Balance
Name: Kain
Origin: Legacy of Kain
Gender: Male
Age: Around 30 | Around 430 (Blood Omen 2 takes place 4 centuries after the first game) | Likely over 2000 (Soul Reaver's events take place about 1600 years after Blood Omen 2. Kain's usage of the Time-Streaming Device however may make him older or younger than what would be apparent) 
Classification: Vampire, Guardian of Balance, Scion of Balance
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|-|Inherent=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Vampire Physiology, Fate Manipulation and Immortality (Type 1, 2, 3, 4. As the Scion of Balance Question and Answer with Amy Hennig at The Lost Worlds (by Ben Lincoln) ordained by destiny to bring balance to the universe, Kain is capable of surviving any kind of wounds: He may be maimed, hurt or incapacitated, but never killed, not even by something like a massive collapsing citadel crushing him completely. The only thing in Nosgoth that can kill KainLegacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) - Chapter Eleven - Kain - Avernus Cathedral is the Soul Reaver,DCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: The heart of darkness. because it exists outside of fate and is therefore not bound to it,DCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: About Destiny and is also capable of dealing Kain a lethal blow by absorbing his soul. Even when Raziel, similarly capable of free action like the Reaver, dealt a would-be lethal injury to Kain by ripping out his heart,Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) - Chapter Twelve - Raziel - Avernus Cathedral he managed to inexplicably survive), Supernatural Willpower (Managed to influence the direction of his evolution through sheer willpower and arrogance,DCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: The Vampires Of LOK where no other vampire could,Nosgoth Website Blog - The Fall of the Razielim - Part 3 - George Kelion and similarly resisted Marcus' power to control minds through his mental strengthLegacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 (2002) - Chapter 4: The Upper City), Non-Physical Interaction (Kain is capable of harming ghosts and even sucking their bloodBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain Strategy Guide (1996)), Law Manipulation (Ariel, the previous Guardian of Balance, was capable of regulating others' use of magic with her ownBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain FAQ (Silicon Knights)), Healing and Resurrection (The Heart of Darkness is capable of restoring vampiric unlife, providing constant regeneration to Kain as long as it's in his bodyBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain Manual (1996)), Enhanced Senses (Sensed a revolt from a different city, by hearing cries and smelling the odor of vampiric blood carried by a faint breeze.Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) - The Land of the Nemesis Could hear screams coming from Nupraptor's Retreat in Vasserbünde.Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) - Vasserbünde Could sense a distant smell of blood in Vorador's Mansion.Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) - Vorador's Mansion Sensed Raziel's presence behind himLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) - Dark Chronicle 4 - The Corruption of the Pillars), unconventional Damage Transferal (The state of the Pillars reflects that of their Guardians: When Nupraptor's madness affected the Circle, the Pillars were corrupted as wellLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) - Dark Chronicle 4 - The Corruption of the Pillars), Extrasensory Perception (Sensed various forces being manipulated in Anarcrothe's laboratoryBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) - Dark Eden), Resistance to Madness Manipulation (Resisted Nupraptor's madness to a degree,DCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: Elder Kain, Design and Appearance where his children could not. Kain's mind is capable of comprehending the Timestream, whereas human minds could not, instead beingDCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: The Paradox Paradox reduced to madnessDCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: how reaver history drifted away from the prophets' messiah), Soul Manipulation (Kain is capable of withstanding strikes from the Soul Reaver, partially thanks to the Heart of Darkness granting additional protection from it), Poison Manipulation (The black blood in Nosgoth's Blood Fountains is lethal to most vampires,Nosgoth Website Blog - New Human Class - The Prophet, aka The Lost Seers of Avernus - Bill Beacham but Kain only receives a bit of damage upon attempting to consume it. Unaffected by gases released by lavaBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) - Ruined Land), possibly Disease Manipulation (Completely unafraid of wandering the plague-infested streets of Coorhagen, and drink its inhabitants' bloodBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) - Coorhagen), Temperature Manipulation (Can walk around locations cold enough to freeze over people without any symptoms,Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) - Malek's Bastion as well as near lavaBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) - Ruined Land), Corruption and Biological Manipulation (Unaffected by stepping inside Dark Eden's dome, which twists and reforms lifeforms, turning them into mutantsBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) - Ruined Land), Mind Manipulation (Resisted Marcus' power to control minds through sheer willLegacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 (2002) - Chapter 5: The Sarafan Keep), Acid Manipulation (Can withstand the acid of Font of Putrescence, which remains active after hitting a target)
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|-|Elder Kain= 
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All previous abilities besides those bestowed by the Heart of Darkness, which has now been removed from Kain's chest as well as those of the Blood Reaver, the Balance Emblem, the Soul Reaver and Raziel's Wraith Blade, Power Bestowal (Kain is now capable of granting the position of Pillar Guardian to othersDCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco)), Enhanced Senses and Non-Physical Interaction (Kain is now able to see the Elder God), enhanced Law Manipulation and Non-Physical Interaction (As the Scion of Balance, Kain balances the fate of the entire universe, and is as such capable of harming the Elder God, a being wrapped around the Wheel of FateDCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: So many questions), Density Manipulation (Kain would be able to use the States Guardian's ability to change matter's states between like liquid, solid and gaseousDCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: So many questions), Dimensional Travel (Would be capable of traveling to other realms with the Dimension Guardian's powers), Empathic Manipulation and Empowerment (Would be capable of inciting or resolving confrontation, and drawing energy from battle), Weather Manipulation (Kain would be capable of causing natural phenomena in battle), Energy Manipulation (Would be capable of manipulating energies), Purification (The Reaver purified Kain of his madness. There were plans for Kain to eventually use it to purify the Pillars of Nosgoth as well, for the unreleased sixth Kain gameDCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: Defiance question), Resistance to Fate Manipulation (Thanks to Raziel's presence in the blade, the Reaver now grants Kain his ability to be unbound from fateDCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: 3 quick questions), limited Resistance to Power Nullification (Unaffected by Moebius' staff, which deprives vampires of their powersLegacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) - Chapter Thirteen - Kain - Avernus Catacombs), Precognition (Being unbound from fate, Raziel, and now Kain, cannot be seen in the timestream by neither Moebius nor even the Elder GodLegacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) - Chapter Three - Kain - Sarafan Stronghold) }}
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Attack Potency: Small Building level+ (Comparable to his durability, and capable of shattering pillars of stone, statues and other objects with conventional weapons. Likely superior to the demons storming Avernus, who are shown to destroy walls and create large explosions. The main characters of the Legacy of Kain series were stated to have a power level that far outstripped player characters in Nosgoth, placing Kain at a level of power far beyond that showcased by the Tyrant's Shock Wave and the Summoner's Abyssal Bolt), higher with the Soul Reaver (As a legendary artifact created by a superior precursor race of the vampires as their ultimate weapon,Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) - Dark Chronicle 14 - The Tenth Guardian the Reaver is almost certainly much more powerful than the Flame Sword, a weapon capable of incinerating several foes with a single strike, as well as more massive and powerful ones with a few) | Small Building level+ (Comparable to his durability. Can stagger the Hylden Lord, who is capable of easily overpowering Janos Audron. Asserted himself as more powerful than Vorador, and is far more powerful than Magnus, who could send a large door flying, and elite Sarafan enemies, who destroy wooden ones), higher with Immolate (Immolate, alongside the Reaver itself, is the only technique available to Kain that can harm the Hylden Lord) and the Soul Reaver | At least Small Building level+, possibly Building level (Easily overpowered [Soul Reaver 1] Raziel, though the latter could still knock him back with a few hits. Vampires grow stronger as they age, and Kain is now nearly two millennia older than he was in the previous game, and the Legacy of Kain series' development team considered Elder Kain to be far more powerful than his Blood Omen 2 version, capable of dispatching foes that the younger Kain could not.DCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: Various art and plot questions Can shatter large rocks with his telekinesis), Building level with the Soul Reaver (Kain could easily one-shot Raziel with the ReaverLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999) - First Kain Boss Battle), likely City Block level with the Blood Reaver (Capable of matching Raziel's own Reaver) | Likely Building level+ (Should be comparable to his durability, as he has always been before), at least City Block level with the Reaver (Has absorbed the full power of Raziel and his own Reaver)
Speed: Subsonic movement speed (Can move just as fast as mounted crossbows' bolts), Transonic combat speed (Far superior to the playable vampires in Nosgoth, which include the Dumahim, who is capable of dodging projectiles up close, including those from the Alchemist's cannon, Scout's compound bow, the Prophet's multi-barrel flintlock pistols, the Hunter's automatic crossbow and the Beastmaster's shotgun), Supersonic+ flight speed (Capable of crossing great lengths quickly as a cloud of bats), Massively Hypersonic+ attack speed with Lightning | Subsonic movement speed, Transonic combat speed (Superior to the likes of Janos Audron and comparable to the Hylden Lord. Can dodge shots from compound crossbows) | Subsonic movement speed, Supersonic combat speed (Can dodge and reflect electric blasts from Lightning Demons), Supersonic+ flight speed, Massively Hypersonic+ attack speed with Lightning and the Lightning Reaver (The Lightning Reaver can be used to summon lightning from the sky) | Subsonic movement speed, Supersonic combat speed, Supersonic+ flight speed, Massively Hypersonic+ attack speed with Lightning and the Lightning Reaver 
Lifting Strength: Class 25 (Can push large boulders) | At least Class 25 | Class K (Can easily overpower Soul Reaver 1 Raziel and effortlessly snap necksLegacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) - Chapter One - Kain - The Sarafan Stronghold) | At least Class K
Striking Strength: Small Building level+ | Small Building level+ | At least Small Building level+, possibly Building level | Likely Building level+ 
Durability: Small Building level+ (Can withstand strikes from William the Just's Soul Reaver. Withstood an explosion strong enough to blow him back dozens of meters) | Small Building level+ (Withstood attacks from the Hylden Lord's Soul Reaver, though with issue, whereas Vorador was incapacitated by a similar attack, requiring attention to be healed. Tanked a large explosion that destroyed a huge construction, and survived the explosion of a massive factory, though he was a distance from the latter, and still was rendered unconscious by it) | At least Small Building level+, possibly Building level (Far more powerful than before, to the point of having no longer any need for armor) | Building level+ (Can withstand strikes from the Elder God's tentacles, which are this powerful) 
Stamina: Superhuman. Even weaker vampires are capable of inhuman feats of stamina, with their metamorphosis alone being considered to be far beyond what a man could endure; After such a transformation, the Razielim, finding themselves trapped and alone in an underground city, starved for decades, and eventually resolved to dig their way out inch by inch, a grueling act that itself would take a great amount of time.Nosgoth Website Blog - The Fall of the Razielim - Part 3 - George Kelion Not only is Kain far more powerful, but he has collected a great amount of items that increase his life force and magical stamina, as well as blessings that increase the latter's regeneration.
Range: Extended melee range with weaponry, up to tens of meters with magic 
Standard Equipment:
*Blood Omen: Kain is armed with a variety of weapons and armors, as well as consumable items that unleash a magical effect when used.
*Blood Omen 2: Weapons available in Blood Omen 2 include broadswords, spiked clubs, cutlasses, daggers, double-bladed swords, great-axes, longswords, scepters, scimitars and hand axes.
*Soul Reaver/Defiance: In this era, Kain has ditched his weapons and armor, having no longer any need for them, with the exception of the Soul Reaver, which he wields in the homonym game, or the Blood Reaver, the weapon's previous self, which he uses in Defiance in conjunction with the Balance Emblem, which grants it a variety of elemental powers.
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius. Said to have been a great general in war.Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 (2002) - Intro Kain's mind is capable of comprehending the Timestream, the universe's infinitely long timeline, whereas human minds could not, instead beingDCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: The Paradox Paradox reduced to madness.DCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: how reaver history drifted away from the prophets' messiah
Standard Tactics: If defeated, Kain will disperse into bats and fly away to heal his wounds.Legacy of Kain: Defiance Manual (2003) Elder Kain utilizes his Mist form as a dodge in combat, phasing through enemy attacks and rapidly moving in the fray of battle. 
Weaknesses: Thanks to the blessings of Blood Fountains, Kain is no longer vulnerable to rain and snowfall, and though being immersed in water is still extremely harmful to him, he can simply hover over it in mist form. He is powerful enough to not need to worry about sunlight, though he is stronger in the dark. Kain cannot cast spells when both of his hands are occupied. In Blood Omen, this means he can't while wielding the Soul Reaver, though this is no longer a weakness in future games. The Lightning spell can only be cast in outdoor areas. 
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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|-|Spells= A variety of spells acquired by Kain throughout the first Blood Omen game. Note that they may not be available to him in Blood Omen 2.
*Sanctuary: "The Sanctuary spell enables me to travel to my crypt, where the soil of my grave provides me respite. I often resort to this when I am weak and need nourishment." Heals Kain and transports him back to his mausoleum.
*Light: "While it is true that natural light weakens a vampire, magical light can have many uses indeed." Creates a magical orb of light that helps Kain see in the dark. This, notably, does not weaken him like sunlight would.
*Energy Bolt: "The energy bolt employs magical force in its rawest form. A messy spell, but a potent one nonetheless." Shoots an orb of energy capable of harming enemies and pushing switches from a distance.
*Repel: "Invoking this spell cloaks me under a protective aegis. Whatever spell is cast at me will be reflected back at the caster, leaving me unharmed. It will only last for a short time, however, before leaving me vulnerable once more."
*Inspire Hate: "This spell allows me to exploit the petty prejudices of man. Minor grievance would escalate to murderous rage and oh, the sweet terror when the spell wore off and they saw their hands covered with their neighbour's blood." Causes all enemies in the area to begin killing one another.
*Stun: "The human mind is a fragile thing. One minor shock, properly timed, can render them catatonic and ripe for feeding."
*Incapacitate: "Through this magic, I can stop my enemies in their tracks. Frozen in time, they can do nothing to hinder their own doom. Sometimes, I draw out their fate, for the added fear sweetens their blood." Shoots a homing projectile that immobilizes enemies.
*Blood Gout: "This spell allows me to use blood from my own body as a weapon. When struck, my enemies' blood would flow from their bodies to fill me with life. 'Tis a risk, yet the rewards are a temptation."
*Control Mind: "This spell allows me to enslave my enemies, giving me control of their bodies. When I release my grip, their bodies will shrivel and die, as I displace their souls, and replace them with my own." When Kain releases his hold on a possessed enemy, they die.
*Blood Shower: "Oh, to bathe in the blood of others! This spell is especially useful in the face of multiple combatants. Beware those with tainted blood." Automatically drains blood from all nearby creatures.
*Spirit Death: "'Tis a spell worthy of the Necromancer himself. This allows me to dissect a creature's soul from its vessel of flesh. For these poor wretches, only oblivion awaits."
*Spirit Wrack: "With this spell I can tear a creature's soul from its body, leaving its vacant flesh mine to control!" A more powerful version of Control Mind.
*Lightning: "With this spell I can call upon the heavens to tear my enemies apart with its explosive power. Oh, how their bodies will rupture as the scything energy rips through them!"
|-|Dark Gifts= While Kain is weakened in Blood Omen 2, and it's unclear if he ever regains all of his abilities throughout it, he does retain and gain a variety of powers throughout it: 
*Mist: As before, Kain can transform into a small cloud of intangible mist. He is now invisible too, but must be knee-deep in mist himself to transform.
*Fury: With enough power built up, Kain can deal out one powerful strike.
*Jump: A Dark Gift drained from Faustus, it allows Kain to leap across great distances.
*Charm: Drained from the vampire Marcus, Charm allows Kain to control the minds of those who aren't hostile to him.
*Berserk: Obtained after defeating Sebastian, it allows Kain to increase his own speed greatly, unleashing a rapid combo of attacks.
*Telekinesis: Gifted to Kain by the Seer, it allows him to manipulate objects from a distance.
*Immolate: The last Dark Gift, taken from the maddened Magnus in the Eternal Prison. It's a fire attack that sets enemies ablaze, and is capable of harming the Sarafan Lord when no other tool in Kain's arsenal would, before he obtained the Reaver.
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A variety of combat techniques developed by Kain throughout Defiance. 
*Cadaverous Laceration: “Executing a quick flurry of sweeping strikes, I am easily able to overwhelm multiple lesser opponents as their blood sprays across the air.”
*Sanguine Censure: “Once an opponent is flung helplessly in the air I can follow suit catching them before they fall, carving their flesh and bone with a second assault.”
*Infernal Sundering: “Upon slamming the serpentine blade of the Reaver into my adversary, the resulting force will blast their pathetic body into the very ground beneath.”
*Nightmare's Hammer: “While crossing swords mid-air, I am able to throw my quarry into the ground far below and then recall them within range of my continued assaults.”
*Kinetic Shackles: “Reinforcing my brute telekinetic abilities with exact technique I am able to temporarily shackle my enemies in mid air with chains of force.”</tabber>
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