The Arcane Tomes - Volume 5 - Janos Audron | Legacy of Kain lore

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  • Опубликовано: 28 дек 2024

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  • @tuckernutter
    @tuckernutter 3 года назад +25

    The fact that these videos are as long as they are is a testament to how good this series is

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  2 года назад

      Maybe it's better we don't know, haha xD

  • @e.featherfire1999
    @e.featherfire1999 3 года назад +14

    The best way to commute to an early shift, with LoK lore.
    The HEART... of darkness

  • @LegacyofRei
    @LegacyofRei 3 года назад +11

    "It is heartening after all these years to hear that name spoken without contempt..."

  • @RAYROD
    @RAYROD 2 года назад +6

    I can’t tell you how much I love the videos of this series. Your soothing voice, the in-depth research, the editing and music. Chefs kiss ❤️ Thank you.

  • @MadamFoogie
    @MadamFoogie 3 года назад +9

    Hooray!! My favorite character in the series! Poor Janos, he didn't deserve what happened to him. TT~TT
    Thanks for the upload, your character studies are always so informative and enlightening.

  • @Dream_Spark
    @Dream_Spark 3 года назад +7

    I hope this series has a massive comeback some day, literally my childhood...

  • @seonaidhkennedy6784
    @seonaidhkennedy6784 2 года назад +7

    I miss the Arcane Tomes. Hope there are new installments din the future.

  • @royalslash2223
    @royalslash2223 3 года назад +5

    Your voice totally suites it all, without u this stuff wouldn't catch my interest again even tho this game followed me in my childhood. Feels nice to understand more about ur favorite game

  • @MadamFoogie
    @MadamFoogie 3 года назад +6

    Thanks so much for the video. Janos is my favorite character in the series. Poor guy, he's been through _so much suffering!_

    • @usamazahid3882
      @usamazahid3882 2 года назад +1

      Me too. #RIPJanosAudron #RIPReneAuberjonois #RIPConstableOdo

  • @paulvarus859
    @paulvarus859 3 года назад +3

    Janos is a great iconic and important character in lok lore
    He enhanced the blade and became it's guardian and made a whole vampire race like vorador then kain indirectly while he carried his heart all along , also being possessed by the hylden lord.
    And ultimately entitled "the greatest vampire".

  • @Luthius
    @Luthius 3 года назад +5

    Oh man, thank you for this though, it clears up some confusing things I saw as plot holes specifically his appearance in Blood Omen 2 that I didn't understand :D

  • @ramonterrell1897
    @ramonterrell1897 3 года назад +1

    Its a testament to the storytelling of this series that I still replay them in today.

  • @themurph925
    @themurph925 3 года назад +5

    A lot of recent interest in this series. Hope this leads to it being redone.

  • @pherasabraxas
    @pherasabraxas 3 года назад +3

    Living alone for thousands of years, having his beating heart ripped out, and then being revived only to get posessed. Poor Janos can't catch a break.

  • @sw3ettouch
    @sw3ettouch 3 года назад +3

    Really appreciate this, thanks allot!

  • @soulreaver1983
    @soulreaver1983 3 года назад +2

    I love these legacy of kain video's! Thanks for keeping this excellent franchise alive dude!😎👍

  • @llyando
    @llyando 3 года назад +4

    Nice work. These videos are great.

  • @smokeymcbongwater4141
    @smokeymcbongwater4141 2 года назад +8

    The point about Janos being the only character to have a surname is interesting, but what if the other characters had names we don't know about?
    Mobius Smith,
    Malek Jones,
    Raziel de la cruz,
    Nupraptor McDonald..... 🤣🤣

    • @iksygrekowski9593
      @iksygrekowski9593 2 года назад +2

      Alas. Poor Nupraptor McDonald I knew him well. Well not really

    • @we-must-live
      @we-must-live 2 года назад +4

      @@iksygrekowski9593 Malek!!
      Malek... Jones!!!
      "Mobius Smith, there's trouble within the circle!"
      "Steadfast Mr. Jones, monsieur De La Cruz here is the real danger."

  • @zion6680
    @zion6680 3 года назад +3

    Raina if you and your friend read this.
    Could you talk about this? I have been thinking about the events of the games again, and I just want to know. Do you guys think Future Kain was skulking around Nosgoth during the events of Blood Omen 2 after Defiance possibly? And if so, what might he be doing, did he resurrect Vorador per chance while incognito or some such in an effort to help Blood Omen 1 Kain defeat the Hylden lord so the events of Soul Reaver 1 can happen? And if that is so, does that make (Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance' first half of the game) Blood Omen 1 (Defiance second half of the game) (Blood Omen 2) Soul Reaver 1 Soul Reaver 2 then Defiance all over again? cyclical like a paradox? Do you think Amy Hennig intended for the series to playout like that in case another game was never made? The pillars of Nosgoth haven't been restored in Blood Omen 2 barely even mentioned if at all- So long as the vampires are holding out, the pillars will remain even if they are shattered the world is still holding out. Which might be why Blood Omen 2 is drenched in Darkness the entire game...
    I think Blood Omen 2 had to ignore the pillars they couldn't resolve the story because if they did, it would break the cycle of the story, preventing Soul Reaver 1 for happening.
    IN a way this almost makes Blood Omen 2 a special favorite of mine, is the story hammy? YES, but I really feel like I'm playing as Blood Omen 1 Kain, an arrogant crude nobleman who hasn't gotten any wiser just yet... Please explore this when you're not doing concrete lore, I really wanna hear your speculations if you go deep down the rabbit hole.
    I 'will' let the winding plot line looping back on itself rip my brains asunder!
    I revel in the confusion and speculation!
    I hope the franchise never disappears from public knowledge or whatever ya call it.

  • @tehdii
    @tehdii 3 года назад +3

    I am rewatching Deep Space 9 after 20 years or so. I am hearing in my head in voice of Odo how Rene asked the question: "This is for a video game?" :)

    • @smokeymcbongwater4141
      @smokeymcbongwater4141 2 года назад +3

      You should play Fallout:New Vegas, he has a prominent role as Mr House.

    • @tehdii
      @tehdii 2 года назад +2

      ​@@smokeymcbongwater4141 I have played all Legacy of Kain games... Fallouts of course I know by reputation and colleagues constantly talking about it since 1998 :) I was into RPGs on the PSX ;) There is still a cornucopia of rpg games on PC that I have not finished or even started... but friends was playing them to the hardcore so I was able to see among other things Hearts of Fury and others 99/255/max lv characters and the endgame shenanigans ;)

  • @cipher2508
    @cipher2508 3 года назад +1

    This man must be preserved for eternity

  • @Luthius
    @Luthius 3 года назад +3

    Always love your vids :)

  • @V1C10US
    @V1C10US 3 года назад +6

    I want a new Soul Reaver game so bad.

    • @calibmatlock
      @calibmatlock 3 года назад

      I don't much go for remakes but this series deserves to be seen in 4k with current graphics.

  • @EraseTime
    @EraseTime 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for your work❤❤❤

  • @LeonLupin
    @LeonLupin 3 года назад +2

    I really love this series :) what's volume 6 gonna be about? The Elder God?

  • @theeverchosen1504
    @theeverchosen1504 2 года назад +5

    RIP Rene 💕

  • @burge117
    @burge117 3 года назад +2

    Love these videos. Though, just makes me super sad that we will never get to see the conclusion!
    Have you done a video going over the timelines, their various inter-twinings and shifts etc?

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +2

      Thanks :) Timelines video was volume 2 from our playlist here: ruclips.net/p/PLS-qhg60oOo2Vjy8R2ZHxEP3HwFdd535c

    • @burge117
      @burge117 3 года назад +1

      @@RainaAudron Excellent. Thank you.

  • @Tihowiel
    @Tihowiel 3 года назад +2

    Uschtenheim looks a neat little village. Id visit there if there wasn't all that scary stuff

  • @killert41
    @killert41 2 года назад +3

    He`s raina and im watching this againa

  • @silkworm025
    @silkworm025 11 месяцев назад +1

    Re-watching some of these videos after today's episode dropped, I suddenly noticed something about Blood Omen 2's opening.
    Why is it centered on the Pillar of Energy? As the camera pulls back we can't see the Pillar of Balance, though it should be between (and in front of) Nature and Energy. Besides that the order's correct if we skip Balance, (Nature, ~Balance~ Energy, Time) so they knew the correct order. Did someone maybe just see the Energy symbol looks like a B and assumed B is for Balance?
    And looking again at the opening again to make sure I'm not going mad, I noticed the map of Nosgoth only shows eight pillars in its image.

  • @jonathanduchesne8437
    @jonathanduchesne8437 3 года назад +3

    Rip Janos actor... They got to do the sequels... all the voice actors are dying 😭

    • @we-must-live
      @we-must-live 2 года назад

      for a series about time loops, paradoxes and unbroken series of events, i think the series ends as well as it ever could.
      wouldn't be fair to the voice actors to drag em back into the game after so long!

  • @futurelawski
    @futurelawski 3 года назад +1

    Brilliant work as ever. Just to ask what version of defiance are you showing? The graphics look amazing. A high end pc mod perhaps?

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! :) I am using The Hylden´s texture mod: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fEUSV41Gg-m6ylRd9l6EBlpfklPoeFt_?usp=sharing

  • @juliusweiss5447
    @juliusweiss5447 3 года назад +1

    Given the way things are now a days, I’m sure the Race Blade would be a powerful weapon indeed, Raina. :P.

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +1

      It´s actually a reference to something else :D

  • @antonioavila1737
    @antonioavila1737 3 года назад +2

    Love u chanel!!🙌👍

  • @kaimobley5324
    @kaimobley5324 3 года назад +4

    For all Legacy of Kain fans hear me. The creator's of the game are making another game and it's name is DeadHaus Sonata. You can find them on RUclips and Twitch.
    And unlike LoK. They are able to do everything they want without problem

  • @MamboCat84
    @MamboCat84 3 года назад +4

    *pours a goblet of the finest blood out for Rene Auberjonois

    • @VaeVictus17
      @VaeVictus17 3 года назад

      Odo himself! The father of Vampires! :(

  • @V1C10US
    @V1C10US 3 года назад +1

    Ever read a Franco-British comic called "Requiem Chevalier Vampire"? If you like Legacy of Kain lore you'll love it.

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад

      Haven´t, no! Thanks for the tip!

  • @eleky
    @eleky 3 года назад +2

    May Love of God rest his soul. 😔🙏💐

  • @shadowstephen8296
    @shadowstephen8296 3 года назад +1

    For the footage for Defiance, is there a mod to the textures?

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +1

      Yes, I put the link in the description :)

  • @leddigga9008
    @leddigga9008 3 года назад +3

    Why there is always "with the little help of the wraith blade" when it is obvious that it is a part of a hylden soul absorbed by raziel with the soul of Turel that helps to revive the Janos body...

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +3

      Once Raziel absorbs souls, they pass through to EG to feed on them. In this scene, we can see the wraithblade activate right before Janos is revived.

    • @leddigga9008
      @leddigga9008 3 года назад

      @@RainaAudron but what about green smoke that shows when Raziel absorbs Turel`s soul...and then, in Avernus Cathedral, when Raziel tore the Heart from Kain`s chest...his eyes became green light...and when Janos revived there once again this green light...and "Possesed Janos" has a green light eyes...is it just a coincidence? And about returning souls to the Wheel...yes, Turel`s soul returned to the Wheel...but what if EG cannot absorbs the souls of the Hylden?

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +4

      ​@@leddigga9008 The green glow is there only temporarily in Raziel´s eyes in Avernus. Raziel describes it as the place fueling his rage and then it subsides after tearing the heart out. It vanishes afterwards. There is no green glow during Janos´ resurrection, there is only blue glow above his chest where his soul is coming back to his body. EG can absorb anything which his agents consume. Janos is later possessed by the Hylden Lord, that´s why his eyes glow green.

    • @leddigga9008
      @leddigga9008 3 года назад +2

      @@RainaAudron yes, there realy was no green glow during Janos ressurection, I checked...but still I dont understand this green glow when Raziel absorbs Turels`s soul..but thanks for your explanation...

    • @leddigga9008
      @leddigga9008 3 года назад +1

      By the way, maybe you could help me with another question...There is one mural that I do not understand - about ancient vampires commiting suicides and the Wheel of Fate. How come they still returning to Nosgoth as vampires as it depicted? As the Elder God says "the souls of the dead remained trapped, I cannot spin them in the Wheel of Fate..." but their souls now becoming free for devour by the Elder...And still they are returning as vampires, though because of their sterility they cannot be born again. Of course, their souls could reinhabit the bodies, but would the Sluagh and ex-vampire wraiths let them go so easily?

  • @OutlandishSamurai
    @OutlandishSamurai 3 года назад +2

    Clicked immediately

  • @HeronNobody
    @HeronNobody 3 года назад +1

    Great vid. I still do not like kain surviving having his heart removed due to plot.

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +4

      Thanks! They've never got the chance to explain it properly in-game, sadly.

  • @Heron11177
    @Heron11177 2 года назад +1

    Could Kain cause a paradox if he encountered Janos or the corpse of Janos? Or this was just for the Reaver Blade, for their magic imbued?

    • @lordgiblets7585
      @lordgiblets7585 2 года назад +3

      Have you played Blood Omen 2 and Defiance? A young Kain, with the Heart of Darkness still in his chest, meets Janos, resurrected after Raziel removes the Heart from Old Kain's chest in Defiance. No paradox occurs.

  • @alejandroblanco7369
    @alejandroblanco7369 2 года назад +1

    I’ll be honest soul reaver 2 hooked me with its story but I never understood why llanos just didn’t like fly off the balcony lol. But also I was mad because I took forever figuring out the llanos air combo puzzle and I was like pfft I would’ve seen someone following me after all that time lol

  • @johnnyscifi
    @johnnyscifi 3 года назад +1

    Serafan/human Raziel is significantly older than his vampire father...

  • @Ivantheterrible81280
    @Ivantheterrible81280 2 года назад +8

    Janos could have teleported both himself and Raziel out of there. Or flown them out. Just saying.

    • @killert41
      @killert41 2 года назад +4

      From my point of view it looked like he tried to sacrifice himself to buy more time for raziel to escape he's terrified of his appearance being cruelly tested also since he believed with his heart that raziel was the saviour of nosgoth as a keaper of reaver and last ancient of course he gonna do what in his power to protect his ala successor

    • @alejandroblanco7369
      @alejandroblanco7369 2 года назад

      Just glide out lol…but also after the huge puzzle I was mad lol I was like bro only like 5 sarafan after the demon dimension part everything was cake lol

    • @alejandroblanco7369
      @alejandroblanco7369 2 года назад

      @@killert41 then we get the reaver and then immediately run around in circles as an invulnerable killing machine lol

    • @theeverchosen1504
      @theeverchosen1504 2 года назад

      Maybe he knew if he didn't die Kain wouldn't become a vampire without his heart

  • @zion6680
    @zion6680 3 года назад +1

    When this series runs out of context, will there still be more stuff like The Arcane Tomes on other games?

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +4

      We are currently working on shorter videos dealing with Blood Omen Alpha/Beta content. I specialise solely on LOK series, but I doubt we will run out of ideas as there are many topics we could cover.

    • @wareforcoin5780
      @wareforcoin5780 3 года назад +1

      You know how long that will take? There's lore not just for days, but for _years._

  • @Ruiner2510
    @Ruiner2510 2 года назад +1

    In blood omen 2 when kain meets janos first time they both have the heart of darkness. Why doesnt this make time paradox?

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  2 года назад +2

      Only 2 Soul Reavers (Raziel's souls) have that effect.

    • @Ruiner2510
      @Ruiner2510 2 года назад +1

      @@RainaAudron jokes on me i thought it could be any item or person

    • @Narcian150
      @Narcian150 Год назад +1

      @@RainaAudron I feel it should have the time paradox effect, it just doesn't matter because without Raziel's free will nobody can act on it. Or does it only become a paradox because raziel's soul is trying to eat raziel's soul...

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  Год назад

      @@Narcian150 Yes, the paradox comes from the same souls impossible to eat each other. Hearts do not do this, so no paradox effect.

  • @lucasezequielg3860
    @lucasezequielg3860 3 года назад

    Excelente video,muy bueno,pero Janos es poseído por la entidad que entra en Raziel cuando mata a Turel...y se manifiesta en Janos cuando el poder de los pilares colapsa

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад

      Thanks! The entities possessing Turel are different from the one (Hylden Lord) who possessed Mortanius first and then Janos.

  • @zion6680
    @zion6680 3 года назад +1

    Wait I'm always speculating this, are you guys suggesting that defiance 'actually' 'does' come full circle in Defiance to Blood Omen 2? Because in that case I don't need a new game, I kind of still like Blood Omen's story if it takes place after Defiance, with future Kain as a simple observer.
    The Oracle is Umah maybe and! future Kain's waifu and probably Umah then lol

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +4

      Defiance provides closure for several characters, however, elder Kain is far from finishing with EG, though.

    • @zion6680
      @zion6680 3 года назад

      Wow I was so tired when I watched your video that I couldn't spell apparently, anyway! I suppose you're right!

  • @talonscreed7881
    @talonscreed7881 3 года назад +2

    Amaría esto en castellano xD

  • @IgorValar
    @IgorValar Год назад +1

    what rly bugs me about janos in blood omen 2 is that how in blue hell he knows kain at all... Kain knows about Janos for sure but they have never seen each other face to face so it makes no sense for Janos to know anything about Kain and i doubt the hylden lord came down with tea and biscuits telling tales about Kain to him lol

    • @sahyigit2
      @sahyigit2 Год назад +2

      He is familiar with the prophecy of the scion of balance. He also mentions that to Raziel in the game defiance. In soul reaver 2 he instantly recognizes Raziel yet he never saw him before. However he knows the prophecy of the vampire champion.

    • @jahlorise
      @jahlorise Год назад

      Im also assuming when the vampire lord is possessed, he is able to see into the mind of the hylden

    • @wareforcoin5780
      @wareforcoin5780 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@jahlorise Unsubstantiated, but neat to think about

    • @jahlorise
      @jahlorise 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@wareforcoin5780 until this game comes back, it's up to us to keep it alive 😭✊🏾

  • @MrInstigVtor
    @MrInstigVtor 3 года назад +1

    how Kain returned in Defiance after Raziel ripped heart of darkness out from his chest?????????

    • @Teixas666
      @Teixas666 3 года назад +1

      the Lore and the cyclical nature of time in Nosgoth hints that its for the same reason Raziel didnt die when he was executed in the Lake of the Dead and why nothnig seems ot be able ot kill him off.
      Both Raziel and Kain must live to play the events that end up with Raziel being Consumed by the Reaver at the hands of Kain, any attempts to avoid this will shift history in a way that it eventually happens anyway unless a major paradox is in play(the 2 reavers interacting).
      so in a Sense Raziel is immortal and a Creature of Free will due to Causality, and After their confrontation at Avernus Kain Became one aswell.

    • @masterexploder9668
      @masterexploder9668 3 года назад +1

      Kain as Scion of Balance is destined to defeat Elder God and he was always considered heartless. :P

  • @epostheta5056
    @epostheta5056 3 года назад +2

    Wow, I get to be first. Neat.

  • @shadowwayfarer3090
    @shadowwayfarer3090 3 года назад +2

    Помню давным давно, я выписывал все знаки из Legacy of Kain, так как увлекаюсь иероглифами.
    Их во всех частях Lok больше 300 иероглифов

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +2

      Wow, that is loads! The symbols are definitely intriguing in this series.

    • @shadowwayfarer3090
      @shadowwayfarer3090 3 года назад +1

      @@RainaAudron definitely so, it's a pity that earlier I did not dare to separate the symbols of people, hilden and Saradin-ancient vampires (in my opinion, not a suitable name)
      It would be interesting to know what languages ​​people and non-people speak in Nosgoth, I think people use Latin and Germanic languages, besides, I met Arabs in Soul reaver 1, in the city of people, and Africans in Blood omen 2 (This I liked a part very much, although many do not respect it), so, most likely, in that world there are all the languages ​​of our world, only Latin predominates in the nasgoth.
      sorry if the translation is strange and because there is a lot of text =]

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +2

      ​@@shadowwayfarer3090 It is interesting you mentioned it as I have discovered last night that the Empire script (SR1 era) is based on Latin, at least in form. There definitely must be a common tongue which all races speak (going by the names of towns in BO1, German or a variant of it seems most likely), otherwise they wouldn´t be able to communicate between themselves. Both Ancients and Hylden had their own tongue but when Janos speaks to Raziel, I assume he speaks in the common tongue (hence his accent). It is a bit difficult as we only perceive the events through 1 unilateral language when playing the game so we can understand everything.
      No worries, I had to use google translate on your first reply too, I think it works ok :)

    • @shadowwayfarer3090
      @shadowwayfarer3090 3 года назад +3

      @@RainaAudron Thank you, I am very glad that you answered. You are the first foreigner I spoke to =]

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +2

      @@shadowwayfarer3090 No worries! Don't be afraid to comment 👍

  • @Dirty_Davos
    @Dirty_Davos 2 года назад

    "The Heart of Darkness."

  • @nupraptorthementalist3306
    @nupraptorthementalist3306 Год назад +1

    Vae victis!

  • @AvatarRaziel92
    @AvatarRaziel92 3 года назад +1

    I dont know why,but everytime in defiance janos sends us to the elder gods chamber......i hate him soooo much - knowing what will happen....he gave him his destiny in a way i understand but near the end hes like, i dont know your real destiny but go to the god who betrayed us xD i like his role but near the end i really hate him.i remember how angry i was in soul reaver 2 - when they killed him....and at the end something like that xD

  • @exterminans
    @exterminans 3 года назад +4

    Janos kinda looks like David Bowie

  • @VaeVictus17
    @VaeVictus17 3 года назад

    Rene' died :(?! Sad! Sad life

  • @Dreyden-
    @Dreyden- Год назад +1

    I thought they were sterile.

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  Год назад +3

      That was after the Hylden's curse hit them.

    • @Dreyden-
      @Dreyden- Год назад +2

      @@RainaAudron TY

  • @wareforcoin5780
    @wareforcoin5780 3 года назад +4

    I don't believe in Blood Omen 2 Janos. He isn't real, thank god.

    • @Heron11177
      @Heron11177 2 года назад +2

      Blood Omen 2 is the one that need a remake the most

    • @Heron11177
      @Heron11177 2 года назад +2

      I don't think a remaster would be enough ahahahahahhs

    • @d.sack2727
      @d.sack2727 Месяц назад

      Blood Omen 2 is just an alternate timeline.

  • @evilcartoonmoon3370
    @evilcartoonmoon3370 3 года назад +1

    I love your videos but your background music sounds like old pipes making a stretch sound running water in a windy house, its very unpleasant and to loud when compared to your talking.
    Apart from that one critique your videos are awesome.

    • @bazlmoon
      @bazlmoon 3 года назад +2

      Fun fact: the bgm is the soundtrack played at janos's retreat in Soul Reaver 2

    • @RainaAudron
      @RainaAudron  3 года назад +3

      It was always the intention to use Janos´ Retreat soundtrack for a video about Janos. The bgm is half its normal volume and speech is also emphasised so you should be able to understand everything clearly.

  • @killert41
    @killert41 10 месяцев назад +2

    Hmmm now thinking about those relics hearts of darkness i assume vorador tried to create a replica for janos and none of those worked