History Characters / LegacyOfKain

* ImmuneToFate: By virtue of being able to ScrewDestiny freely. ''Defiance'' explains that while Moebius (and presumably other omniscient beings) can see the ripples in time from Raziel's potential actions, they cannot see which single path he will take of them because he really does have free will. Raziel essentially has a blank check to do what he wants because he's either too valuable or too powerful to be killed, but is also too emotionally unstable to manipulate with certainty.

* ArchEnemy: To Kain, mostly by virtue of being [[spoiler:the BigBad of both ''Blood Omen'' games, as well as the mastermind behind Kain's assassination and the corruption of the Circle that forced Kain into his SadisticChoice.]]

* BadBoss[=/=]BenevolentBoss: Zig-zags between these. On one hand, there's what he did to Raziel and the fact that he planned for him to kill his other lieutenants, but on the other hand, he does value the lives of those loyal to him enough to extract a high price when he sells them. [[spoiler:By ''Defiance'', it is flat out stated that, [[at least in regards to Raziel]], he firmly sits on the more benevolent end given how much of his efforts to defy destiny throughout the series is as much to help Raziel avoid [[AndIMustScream his terrible fate of being trapped within the Reaver]] as it is to save himself.]]

--> '''Kain:''' Conscience...? You dare speak to me of conscience?! Only when you have felt the full gravity of choice should you dare to question my judgment! [...] To know that the fate of the world hangs dependent on the advisedness of my every deed -- can you even begin to conceive what action you would take, in my position?

* BadBoss[=/=]BenevolentBoss: Zig-zags between these. On one hand, there's what he did to Raziel and the fact that he planned for him to kill his other lieutenants, but on the other hand, he does value the lives of those loyal to him enough to extract a high price when he sells them.

!!!Voiced by Neil Ross

!!!Voiced by Neil Ross (Blood Omen) and Creator/TonyJay (Soul Reaver 2)

!!!Voiced by Neil Ross

!!!Voiced by Neil Ross

!!!Voiced by Neil Ross

!!!Voiced by Neil Ross (Blood Omen)

!!!Voiced by Nicholas Guest

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!!!Voiced by Creator/MichaelBell (EN), Bernard Lanneau (FR)

!!!Voiced by Creator/AnnaGunn (EN); Anne Rochant (''Soul Reaver'' and ''Soul Reaver 2''), Laurence Crouzet (''Defiance'') (FR)

!!!Voiced by Paul Lukather (EN), Jean Barney (FR)

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* AffablyEvil: Best shown in his interactions with Raziel. Kain is almost universally respectful and polite to his former lieutenant, speaking with him casually and cordially, though Raziel [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes doesn't return the sentiment]].

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When he [[spoiler:sees the Elder God in ''Defiance'']], he realizes that what he forced Raziel to go through is much worse than he earlier believed.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Between Nosgoth being a CrapsackWorld and the series running on BlackAndGrayMorality, Janos is probably the only character that is truly "good" through and through. He has no hidden agenda, he doesn't manipulate anyone, he has no selfish or self-serving motivation or goal, doesn't hold any grudges against humans for their actions, whenever he's on screen he's polite and affable, and he plays it straight when Raziel demands answers from him. It says something that in a series where most recurring characters are varying degrees of {{Magnificent Bastard}}s, Janos ''is not''. Even his one notable flaw, [[spoiler:being a devoted follower of the Elder God and unquestionably doing its bidding]], is a result of him being misguided more than anything else.

* BossArenaIdiocy: The giant gongs – {{Justified}} as this may have been [[spoiler: the Cult's way of keeping him under control]].
** His deleted boss fight in ''Soul Reaver'' took place in an arena surrounded by water, going by the dialogue that remained in the disc files.
* TheBusCameBack: His sudden appearance was ''very'' out of left field.

* DisabilitySuperpower: Went blind in exchange for telekinesis and super-hearing.

* HandicappedBadass: See SenseImpairedMonster below.

* DistressedDamsel: Briefly, when she [[spoiler:betrays Kain and is wounded by the Sarafan. She doesn't survive.]]

** Combined with ObfuscatingInsanity in ''Blood Omen,'' in which his Oracle persona genera gives every appearance of being a MadOracle delighting in playing silly games with Kain by the fireside. It takes Kain a little while to realize that the Oracle was Moebius manipulating him all along.