Raziel (Legacy of Kain)

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==Summary==
Once the vampire king Kain's lieutenant and second-in-command, Raziel was himself a powerful vampire, the oldest and strongest among Kain's children. One day, however, he evolved to an extent that he surpassed Kain, sprouting bat-like wings. Seemingly outraged by this, Kain ordered Raziel be into the Lake of the Dead, where he would suffer forevermore. Except, after centuries of untold agony, Raziel was, like Kain before him, revived by a mysterious benefactor, the Elder God and returned to the land of Nosgoth as an undying wraith, to exact his revenge.
Driven by his master's claims that destroying Kain would end Nosgoth's decline and his own lust for blood, Raziel systematically eradicated his former brethren in the wasteland of Kain's empire, obtained the Wraith Blade, a spirit dwelling within Kain's Soul Reaver that he could wield as a spiritual blade of his own, and unearthed his own ironic past; originally a human born in Nosgoth's early history, he had become a leading commander in the vampire-hunting Sarafan brotherhood before his death and resurrection. Lured through time and confronted by revelations, Raziel realized his terrible, inevitable future: he was destined to become the captive, ravenous spirit trapped within the Soul Reaver – later the Wraith Blade itself. Temporarily rescued from this fate by Kain, his lust for vengeance was gradually tempered, superseded by a higher quest for knowledge and freedom. 
Finally exposing the Elder God's parasitic nature through several twists and turns, Raziel ultimately accepted his fate, and achieved respite from his cyclical destiny. Dually sacrificing himself to the Soul Reaver and dispersing the Wraith Blade – his future soul – into Kain, he simultaneously trapped himself within the sword, and freed himself from thousands of years of torment. This act cleansed Kain of the corruption of the Pillars, enabling him to see, battle, and oppose the Elder God at last.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | , higher with the Reaver | , with the Reaver | At least , possibly , at least with the Reaver
Key: As a vampire | Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 | Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Name: Raziel 
Origin: Legacy of Kain
Gender: Male 
Age: Adult | Around 1000 (Served Kain as his lieutenant for one millennium) | Around 1300 (Spent centuries being tormented in the Abyss) | Same as before | Likely around 1800 (Remained in the Spectral Realm for the equivalent of 500 Material Realm years, though the flow of time is different between the two)
Classification: Elder Vampire, Leader of the Razielim, former Sarafan Warrior | Wraith, Soul Reaver, Redeemer and Destroyer 
Powers and Abilities: 
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|-|Vampire= Elder Vampire Physiology, Weapon Mastery (Stated to be a great fighter, always capable of defeating his warrior brother Dumah), Social Influencing (Stated to be extremely persuasive and manipulative), Flight (Raziel has two bat-like wings that enable him to fly), Magic and Mind Manipulation (Raziel was said to have strong magical abilities, and be capable of controlling minds), Air Manipulation (Even lowly Razielim are capable of creating strong gusts of wind with a single flap of their wings), additional Bodily Weaponry (Razielim wings are sharp and can be used to impale foes), Acrobatics and Vibration Manipulation (Razielim can perform spinning divebombs with accuracy and cause shockwaves by hitting the ground, or even by taking off with enough strength), Enhanced Senses (Razielim are capable of accurate echolocation Nosgoth (2013-2016)), Resistance to Sealing (Even without the Elder God's helpDCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) Raziel would have survived being cast into the Lake of the Dead, which was supposed to hold him within it foreverLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999) - Intro)
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Attack Potency: Small Building level (As the oldest of Kain's generals, always capable of defeating his warrior brother Dumah, Raziel would be at worst comparable to Turel, second oldest of Kain's generals, and easily superior to his spawn, the Turelim, who can cause shockwaves to destroy massive chunks of ground) | Small Building level (Said to have kept his vampiric strengthDCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: Razielim First-Born Question and have become even stronger than beforeLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999) - Underworld (Tutorial)), higher with the Reaver (The Reaver, even weakened as it is in this state, deals far more damage than Raziel's own strikes) | Small Building level, City Block level with the Reaver (Now fully awakened, the Reaver is capable of wielding elemental forces that allow it to melt frozen lakes with the Fire Reaver and destroy massive walls with the Air Reaver, and it can even inflict comparable damage without such elemental infusions) | At least Small Building level, possibly Building level (Raziel is now shown to be comparable to Kain, with the latter knocking down Raziel and having him at his mercy, but Raziel managing to get a second wind and ultimately defeating him in their duelLegacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) - Chapter Eleven/Twelve - Kain/Raziel - Avernus Cathedral), at least City Block level with the Reaver (The Reaver gains a great amount of new power in Defiance, culminating into the Spirit Reaver which inflicts far more damage than any other version)
Speed: At least Transonic combat speed (Superior to Dumah, who in turn is much more powerful than his Dumahim, who can dodge 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) | Subsonic movement speed (Can move at somewhat comparable speeds to crossbow bolts), Supersonic combat speed (Comparable to Kain, or at least capable of landing blows on him. Can dodge attacks from knife throwers, crossbows and flamethrowers) | Subsonic movement speed (Can move at speeds relative to those of bullets), Supersonic combat speed (Comparable to before. Can dodge shots from handheld cannons) | Subsonic movement speed, Supersonic combat speed (Fully comparable to Kain. Can dodge and reflect electric blasts from Lightning Demons)
Lifting Strength: Unknown, at least Superhuman | Class K (Can push stacks of massive metal cubes) | Class K (Comparable to before. Can push massive pillars and rip humanoids in half) | Class K (Whereas Kain was previously capable of easily overpowering Raziel, he is likely still inferiorLegacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) - Chapter Eleven/Twelve - Kain/Raziel - Avernus Cathedral but now comparable, as the tentacle enemies can grapple with both of them, implying comparable lifting strength Legacy of Kain: Defiance - Prime Strategy Guide)
Striking Strength: Small Building level | Small Building level | Small Building level | At least Small Building level, possibly Building level
Durability: Small Building level | Small Building level (Withstood a huge explosion from a distance. Was sent flying against a concrete structure hard enough to destroy part of it, and got up immediately afterLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999) - Intro)| Small Building level | At least Small Building level, possibly Building level
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 Wraith Raziel, himself, is completely immortal, and capable of restoring spent energy in the Spirit Realm if his body is destroyed.
Range: Standard Melee Range | Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with the Reaver, up to Tens of Meters with powers
Standard Equipment: Raziel wields the Wraith Reaver, an ethereal blade bound to his very soul. The requirements for manifesting it vary as his story unfolds, but it is always a ravenous weapon that consumes the souls of his foes, and the source of much of his cosmic relevance. While it already has abilities to absorb elements and gain their properties in Soul Reaver and especially Soul Reaver 2, by Defiance, it is permanently imbued with a variety of elemental powers that it can freely switch between.
* Optional Equipment:
** Soul Reaver Weapons: Weapons available in the first Soul Reaver game include a great variety of stakes, spears, tridents and pipes, as well as improvised weaponry such as torches, rocks and urns.
** Soul Reaver 2 Weapons: Weapons available in the second Soul Reaver game include axes, staffs, falchions, halberds, tridents, long and short swords, scimitars and torches.
Intelligence: At least Gifted. While arrogant before his fall and impulsive afterwards, Raziel is a prodigy in magic, being easily capable of quickly absorbing and mastering magical skills,DCabDesign forum (Daniel Cabuco) - Re: Razielim First-Born Question and is a particularly old and powerful vampire, among the greatest of a race whose intellect surprises that of humans'. 
Weaknesses: Standard Elder Vampire Weaknesses | While in the Spectral Realm, Raziel cannot interact with objects. To return to the Material World, Raziel must be at full health and find one of the planar portals scattered across Nosgoth, or possess a corpse (He is not aware of the second method until Defiance, where, permanently deprived of the first, he manages to discover it quite quickly). Raziel's health depletes slowly in the Material Realm. In the first Soul Reaver, he can only manifest the Reaver at full health, though when doing so it sustains him, preventing his health from draining on its own. In the sequel, Raziel can summon the Reaver at will, but he no longer has full control of it: It will absorb the souls of those he kills, preventing Raziel from feeding on them, and if he uses it too much it will begin to devour his own soul. Neither of these restrictions exist any more in Defiance. Raziel has a limited supply of the Eldritch Energy required for using Glyph abilities, and must replenish it with pickups dropped by killed enemies; these abilities can also only be used above water, in the Material Realm. While he cannot properly die from hunger, Raziel is weakened if he does not eat for long periods of time. Legacy of Kain: Defiance - Script 
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Glyphs: A variety of magic powers acquired through the first Soul Reaver game. 
** Shift: Raziel can shift between the Material and Spectral Realms using this glyph. However while he can use it to enter the latter at any time, he must be at full health and find a planar portal to return to the world of the living.
**Force: Raziel unleashes a telekinetic shockwave.
**Stone: Raziel creates an earthquake, temporarily petrifying all struck by its energy.
** Sound: Raziel unleashes a sound with a specific frequency deadly to vampires.
**Water: A longer-ranged glyph attack that allows Raziel to unleash water around himself, deadly to vampires.
**Fire: Raziel unleashes a wave of fire all around himself.
**Sunlight: Raziel lets out a powerful blast sunlight from his body, instantly incinerating vampires.
*Techniques (Defiance): Legacy of Kain: Defiance - Prime Strategy Guide A variety of combat techniques developed by Raziel throughout Defiance. 
**Perforate Carcass: “This technique allows me to deftly roll in past my foes defenses and deliver a series of blindingly quick lunges before they have a chance to react.”
**Phantasmal Tempest: “While fighting in mid-air, I have learned to limit my downward velocity momentarily by executing a devious whirlwind of brutal attacks.”
**Shatter Spirit: “Applying the proper leverage I am able to execute a devilishly quick yet soul-shattering blow that leaves my target vulnerable to further assault.”
**Empyreal Rending: “While fighting in mid-air, I have learned to limit my downward velocity momentarily by executing a devious whirlwind of brutal attacks.”
** Stasis Field: “Perfecting my newly heightened powers of telekinesis I have learned to hold my enemies momentarily in the air with the reinforced bonds of force.”
Note: Raziel still has the ability to absorb elements from SR2 in Defiance, it's just that the fonts that exist for it have been destroyed Question and Answer with Amy Hennig at The Lost Worlds (by Ben Lincoln)
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