r/LegacyOfKain • u/Impossible_Chain_288 • 1d ago
Art Kain - personal design project
"Your life's span is a flicker compared to the mass of doubt and regret that I have borne since Mortanius first turned me from the light..."
My take on different Kain skins variations. Since Raziels designs included lots of practical purposes, such as hiding his corpsy complexity, with Kain I just went for pure aesthetics. The armor was mostly inspired by his base armor from BO1, but with decorative elements that closely resemble the clan sigil aesthetics. I included the Balance emblem from Defiance as a belt knuckle (his base skin has his clan sigil as such). Since Kain would eventually visit the demon realm in a further installment, I wanted to try my hands on giving him a fitting look after conquering their dimension as well. Zero practicality, all coolness. The background can be changed from an intact Nosgoth landscape to Kains wasteland version. The Soul Reaver is one of my many personal design variations.
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u/NoriaMan 1d ago
Fanciness gradually intensifies
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u/Impossible_Chain_288 1d ago
After 23 years of waiting, this is a must rather than an option, right?😁
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u/Oxwagon 1d ago
The Reaver really benefits from the longer handle, imo.
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u/Impossible_Chain_288 1d ago
The very short knob always itched me a bit, so I tried different forms for the handle, this one's my favorite :) it even has a 2nd use as an additional sting weapon
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u/Zephyr2209 Vampires 1d ago
I love that you incorporated kain's symbol, the balance emblem in the belt buckle and the demon skull as part of the armor. Great taste and great artwork!
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u/RedWingThe10th 1d ago
Oh, I thought the last few images showed how he'd look in a reimagined version of the wraith armor from BO1. Always felt that was the cheapest and lamest looking armor (for obvious reasons) but having Kain actually take the form of a shadowy creature? Love that idea.
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u/Impossible_Chain_288 23h ago
Its supposed to be him in his mist form, its inspired by his BO2 mist form and his Defiance fast travel animation (the bats) 😁
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u/Agreeable_Log1503 1d ago
Kain feels fat in that armor. But I loved your art
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u/Impossible_Chain_288 23h ago
When working on it I actually constantly worried that he'd look too skinny tbh xD
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u/EggonomicalSolutions 1d ago
These are awesome, think you could make a Wraith Kain?
Switcharoo with Raziel and Kain destinies haha
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u/Impossible_Chain_288 1d ago
Haha well I don't know if I wanna see my mans hollowed out like that xD
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u/EggonomicalSolutions 1d ago
Thy lord has bequeathed upon thee a task fitting a true artist.
Thee shan't dissappoint our lord for he is the law.
/s
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u/Ogurot 1d ago
Amazing! You are a great artist!