Deleted Elemental Reavers - Soul Reaver 2 - Legacy of Kain: The Lost Worlds

Deleted Elemental Reavers

Soul Reaver 2 was originally designed with seven Reaver upgrades to be obtained by Raziel over the course of the game. The four in the final version (Dark, Light, Fire, and Air) were to be joined by Water, Earth, and Spirit. The three enhancements would have been earned at the corresponding Deleted Reaver Forges.

Like The Elemental Reavers, the sections of Soul Reaver 2 related to these weapons were not finished in time for its release, and were therefore removed.

Each of the seven Reavers would have included "four to six new abilities", according to a preview in the August 2000 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Some of these are present in the retail version of the game, such as the Dark Reaver's ability to blind the sentry eyes and create bridges. The EGM preview describes one of the Spirit Reaver's powers:

You'll use the Spirit Reaver kinda like a hookshot; aim it a special distant tiles in the spectral realm and you'll teleport to that location.

This implies that - unlike the other Elemental Reavers - the Spirit Reaver would have been retained when Raziel shifted to the Spectral Realm. It seems likely that - like The Amplified Reaver in Soul Reaver's original design - the Spirit Reaver would have been a super-weapon obtained near the end of the game which would permanently enhance Raziel's abilities.

It is possible to use The Debug Menu to access placeholders for the three deleted Reavers, although they are invisible and do no damage. The Earth Reaver does have a special effect, which is that enabling it allows Raziel to sink to the bottom of bodies of water and walk.

The three Reaver upgrades and the special powers for all seven Reavers planned for Soul Reaver 2 were revealed in Defiance, with one exception - the "hookshot" ability of the Spirit Reaver.

Defiance also revealed the Earth Reaver to be a brilliant green much like the Spirit Reaver removed from Soul Reaver. Several prerelease screenshots of Soul Reaver 2 depict a similar weapon, which is believed to be its deleted equivalent in this game.

Water Reaver Symbol

Earth Reaver Symbol

Spirit Reaver Symbol

The placeholder for the Earth Reaver

A possible image of the deleted Earth Reaver

The placeholder for the Spirit Reaver

The placeholder for the Water Reaver

Video
File	Size	Author
Deleted Reaver Placeholders	12 MiB	CD/TLW
Video from the Playstation 2 version of the game, recorded and edited by Ben Lincoln.

Deleted Audio
File	Size	Author
Deleted Reaver Sound Effects	185 KiB	Crystal Dynamics
Recorded from the Air Forge Demo using the Debug Menu by Ben Lincoln.

Download
File	Size	Version	Release Date	Author
Deleted Elemental Reavers	22 KiB	1.0	2002-12-29	Ben Lincoln
A selection of hacked savegames to experience the remains of the three deleted elemental Reavers with in the PC version of the game.

Related Articles:
Deleted Reaver Forges
Reaver Upgrades
Symbols (Legacy of Kain Series)
The Elemental Reavers (Soul Reaver)