Soul Reaver 2 - Raziel Meets The Elder God (Gameplay) (Cutscene)

The Elder God (The Oracle of the Ancient Vampires)

THE ELDER GOD IN SOUL REAVER

In Soul Reaver, Raziel was thrown into the Abyss on Kain's orders. It was an execution - vampires' bodies were expected to dissolve entirely as the Abyss waters ate away at their flesh like acid. But Raziel wasn't destroyed, and the Elder God was the being who claimed to have spared him from total dissolution.

The Elder God resided (at least partially) under the Abyss. It was a huge creature - so large that its actual size could not be determined - and it resembled a giant squid. The Elder fed on the souls of Nosgoth.¹ With the growth of Kain's empire, the number of vampires had increased. These immortal vampires held on to their "essence of life", so there were fewer souls wandering the Spectral Realm, and this was depriving the Elder of sustenance. The Elder God did not specifically describe its hunger to Raziel, but it did describe its role in Nosgoth. The Elder God controlled the 'Wheel of Fate', influencing the destinies of souls that came to it. The existence of the vampires was preventing souls fulfilling their true, fated roles, and the land was stagnating as a result. This stagnation - this lack of balance - was "the demise of Nosgoth".

The Elder God instructed Raziel, introducing him to his new role as an "Angel of Death", the Elder's assassin of the vampires. Raziel was only interested in revenge, so he followed the Elder's direction, largely without question. He was channeled into confrontations with his evolved brethren and Kain.

At the end of Soul Reaver the Elder God claimed that it would be unable to assist Raziel further once he followed Kain through the Chronoplast's portal. Raziel did not expect to encounter the Elder again, but he was not that lucky.

THE ELDER GOD IN SOUL REAVER 2

When Raziel entered the subterranean Pillars chamber in Soul Reaver 2, the Elder God was waiting for him. It was coiled, growing around the Pillars where they descended into a watery cavern, underneath the subterranean platform. It justified its presence by claiming it was "eternally present - here and everywhere, now and always." The Elder warned Raziel against being deceived by Kain, or by the murals that decorated the chamber walls around him.

Raziel was far less polite to the Elder when he met it in Soul Reaver 2. Raziel was no longer interested in the Elder God's plans for him - he wanted to learn about his role in Nosgoth's destiny for himself. His distrust in the Elder may have been partly fuelled by learning that Moebius - a notorious manipulator - was its servant. Raziel saw the Elder God on several occasions throughout Soul Reaver 2, and the Elder God's words became increasingly threatening, particularly after Raziel spared Kain's life within the Sarafan Stronghold. For his part, Raziel called the Elder "a cancer - a spooling parasite burrowed deep in the heart of this world".

After Janos Audron's death, Raziel encountered the Elder God one last time. The Elder addressed Raziel with 'ominous finality'.² It knew Raziel would never again willingly be its agent, and it was likely aware that Raziel would become trapped in the Reaver. Raziel expressed his doubts that the Elder had any part in his rebirth as a devourer of souls; perhaps the Elder had just been in the right place when Raziel awoke at the bottom of the Abyss - a convenient, "durable and gullible tool" for the Elder to exploit.

Kain saved Raziel from the Reaver at the end of Soul Reaver 2, but Raziel was so weakened by the event that he slipped back into the Spectral Realm, unable to maintain his physical manifestation.

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[Hasfast]

Nosgoth is such a beautiful, lonely and sad world... With every installment of the Legacy of Kain, one rediscovers this eccentric and desolate majesty created and animated by so many brilliant minds...

I regard this series as one of the best I've ever have the chance to play. Games like this don't come out quite often. D.R.

[magnawiz]

Poetry. The dialogue is so poetic. It's like music. I could listen to this forever.

[564iwjh]

The Elder God sounds like Stephen Fry

[LaraTF1080]

And if I tell Moebius he's worshipping a giant squid? XD LOL, FAVE LINE EVAH

[TheArrJames]

I got confused by this. Are the pillars the Elder God cling to in this area just representing the actual Pillars? Or are they somehow connected?

[Hotaru41]

oh my... when I played this game, it was soooooooo dark! especially in places like this chamber. and here it's so bright! how come? did you use something special?

anyway thanks for uploading these vids. this game was so epic, i like to watch cutscenes from time to time

[wolfsora]

@MattyJPGreg i can agree with that

[trainhoboVEGAS]

Funny, in other cutscenes. it was very bland and dark. but in this vid looks extremely bright.

[agent47FX]

@fernandopox sooo... its a REmake, a good REmake mantains all these things, only change the graphics

[fernandopox]

@agent47FX I would agree with remakes only if the gameplay, storyline and other features remain exactly the same... otherwise I want no remakes....

[agent47FX]

@fernandopox ¬¬ offcourse not man, its a really good game but without actual graphics offcourse so, you would like to play this game with actual graphics?

i would, and i want a remake

[fernandopox]

@agent47FX no way! game creators are ruining things with all their remakes... soul reaver and soul reaver 2 are perfect the way they are!