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The 80s Goth Reaver

article by Ben Lincoln

 

First discovered through screenshots of a pink and black Reaver in Early Versions of Soul Reaver 2, it soon became apparent that the so-called "Dark Reaver" was in fact a pale shadow of its original design: a weapon which would harness the power of 80s goth band The Sisters of Mercy.

Submitted for your approval: the cover of The Sisters of Mercy's debut album First and Last and Always, and for comparison the Dark Reaver symbol used in Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance.

Jacob Henwood adds that in Soul Reaver, Raziel powered his Glyph magic with "Eldritch Energy". More like Andrew Eldritch Energy, am I right?

 
[ Released in 1985 ]
Released in 1985
[ Released in 2001 ]
Released in 2001
[ Andrew Eldritch in an early build of Soul Reaver 2 ]
Andrew Eldritch in an early build of Soul Reaver 2
[ The 80s Goth Reaver in action ]
The 80s Goth Reaver in action
[ Andrew Fradley discovered the 80s Goth Reaver originated even before Soul Reaver 2 ]
Andrew Fradley discovered the 80s Goth Reaver originated even before Soul Reaver 2
 

Last updated: 24 February 2007

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