Legacy of Kain | The Ancient Vampire - Hylden War

The Elder War, a thousand-year long conflict between two ancient races with opposing ideologies. In this deep dive, I explore one of the most fascinating and mysterious parts of the Legacy of Kain lore.

This video contains spoilers for Blood Omen, Soul Reaver, Soul Reaver 2, Blood Omen 2 & Legacy of Kain Defiance which was made by Silicon Knights and Crystal Dynamics.

The incredible thumbnail art is "Hylden Lord Apostate" by TheHylden (Patrick Johnson).
https://www.deviantart.com/thehylden/...

Huge thanks to these amazing artists. Credited as below. Please show them your support.

Ancient Vampire from Legacy of Kain by Ali2703207
https://www.deviantart.com/ali2703207...

Ancient Vampire (Legacy of Kain) by JLazarusEB
https://www.deviantart.com/ali2703207...
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License

Legacy Of Kain_Soul Reaver Fanart by Jovha
https://www.deviantart.com/jovha/art/...

The Great War:The Decision of the Council of the 9 by DameKlaudia
https://www.deviantart.com/dameklaudi...

The Great War - Murals of the Subterranean Ruins 4 by DameKlaudia https://www.deviantart.com/dameklaudi...

The Last Ancient by DameKlaudia
https://www.deviantart.com/dameklaudi...

Red Riding Hood Art 6 by SirenD
https://www.deviantart.com/sirend/art... Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License

The Builder (Blood Omen 2) by JLazarusEB
https://www.deviantart.com/jlazaruseb...
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The Ancients by DameKlaudia
https://www.deviantart.com/dameklaudi...

Lightning Strike Green Screen by Kanadaka - Content for Creators
Lightning Strike with Thunder - Green...

Some artwork featured in this video is Royalty Free AI Generated art featured on https://pixabay.com/

All other artwork are official promotional and concept art created for the series by the respective teams at Silicon Knights and Crystal Dynamics.

Music:

Rites by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Soul Reaver 2 Soundtrack by Kurt Harland Jim Hedges.

Medievil 2 Cathedral Spires The Descent by Andrew Barnabas & Paul Arnold.

Blood Omen 2 Soundtrack by Jim Hedges.

Legacy of Kain: Defiance by Jim Hedges.

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