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Raziel's array goes Dark, Light, Fire, Air, Water, Earth, and Spirit and he can always switch between any of them at will while in the Material Realm.

Elemental Powers: Kain and Raziel both receive elemental add-ons to their respective versions of the Reaver.

Ergo, by sacrificing himself, the two 'champions' effectively kill each other.

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It turns out that Raziel is both champions-he's the Hylden Champion by way of giving them the means to free themselves, and he's the Ancient Champion by entrusting Kain with the means to destroy the Elder God.

Either/Or Prophecy: In Defiance, the Ancients and Hylden will each have a champion fight on their behalf, but the murals depicting their battle leaves it uncertain who will win.

Do Not Go Gentle: Vorador is captured offscreen by Moebius' men while Raziel is at Avernus Cathedral, but not without, in Moebius' own words, 'a considerable price in blood.'.

Dueling Player Characters: The game has a duel between Kain and Raziel, where the player must control Kain for the first portion of the fight, then control switches to Raziel halfway through.

Color-Coded Characters: Raziel's color motif is blue and green, Kain's is orange and red.

Until he uses Moebius' corpse in the climax to trick Kain into impaling him with the Soul Reaver.

Chekhov's Skill: Possessing corpses in Defiance mostly serves as an alternative gameplay mechanic for Raziel to shift realms with the portals closed off to him.

Later on, Raziel and Janos watch the pillars shatter perfectly in-time with the events of Blood Omen, and thus with his seal weakened the Hylden Lord possesses Janos.

Chekhov's Boomerang: Raziel's mentioning he was imprisoned in the Spectral Realm for 500 years at the beginning of Defiance means this puts him exactly on course with the timeline of the original Blood Omen, explaining how he is able to meet with Ariel's spirit and Vorador.

While a cliffhanger, it's still the most uplifting ending in the series, apart from the non-canon good ending in Blood Omen, which later games revealed would have really been a massive Downer Ending. But at the cost of Raziel now being trapped within the Soul Reaver, something that Kain had made every effort he could to prevent.

Bittersweet Ending: In the end, Kain is purified of the corruption and can now see the Elder God, recognizing it for what it is and leaving it under a mountain of rubble, and is prepared to finally put an end to the Hylden's plans.

This was the intended design all along, but graphical limitations of the time prevented it. Art Evolution: Unlike previous games, where Raziel's version of the Reaver was simply a Blade Below the Shoulder, here, it's a complete spectral sword with crossguards and a hilt that Raziel holds.And Show It to You: At the end of their fight in Avernus Cathedral, Raziel rips Kain's heart out.Legacy of Kain: Defiance contains examples of the following tropes: