Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Extras
Version .5
by Amar Kishan on 8/25/99
amar_kishan@hotmail.com
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INTRODUCTION
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This guide will one day have the locations of every Eldritch energy and Health
power up. It also has tips on enemies and bosses, and has the locations of some
Easter eggs I have found. I hope you enjoy the guide. If you wish to use this
guide for any purposes (other than use for help), please email me first. My
email address is amar_kishan@hotmail.com. Also email me if you by chance have
anything to add. This guide is not to be reproduced in anyway without my
permission first. This guide is copyright 1999 Amar Kishan.
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ENEMIES
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A.) Vampires
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Dumahim
Location: Underworld, Sanctuary of the Clans, Tomb of the Serafan, Pillars Area,
Fire Glyph Area, Snow Fortress (Dumah)
Attacks: Short range attacks
Strategy: The most common vampire in Nosgoth is the Dumahim vampire. They have
no special attributes or skills, and are easy to dispatch.
Melciahim
Location: Castle of the Dead (Melciah), Nupraptor's Retreat (Stone Glyph
Dungeon)
Attacks: Short range attacks, tunneling
Strategy: Only found in the Cemetery Castle and Nupraptor's Retreat, these
vampires can tunnel through the ground and rise up behind you. They are still
easily dispatched with a spear or torch, although they have a bit more stamina
than the Dumahim.
Zephonim
Location: Silenced Cathedral
Attacks: Long range attacks, wall crawling
Strategy: These vampires are hard. The good part is that their lunge attack
leaves them open to attacks, and they have very little stamina. Do not rely on
your Soul Reaver to dispatch these foes; instead, use a spear or a torch. Since
there are very little elemental hazards (i.e. fire, water, spikes) in the
Silenced Cathedral, you can't kill these guys without a weapon.
Turelim
Location: Tomb of Serafan, Oracle Caves (Kain), Sunlight Tower (Sun Glyph)
Attacks: Short range attacks, Force projectiles
Strategy: The toughest vampires in all of Nosgoth, these demons, unlike the
Rahabim, can aim their force projectiles at you up or down. Their physical
attacks are very strong, and they are agile.
Rahabim
Location: Drowned Abbey
Attacks: Short range attacks, fireballs
Strategy: These snake-like vampires are immune to water. You'll have to take
them out one at a time, since they can snipe at you from distances with their
fireballs.
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B.) Human
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Villagers
Location: Human City
Attacks: none
Strategy: Suck their souls or kill them with any weapon.
Vampire Hunters
Location: Human City, Castle of the Dead, Silenced Cathedral
Attacks: Flame (flame-throwers), stab (crossbow), shoot (crossbow)
Strategy: Beat them with your claws, weapons, Reaver, or projectile.
Novitiates
Location: Silenced Cathedral
Attacks: Knife throw, stab
Strategy: Very strong. These worshippers are easily dispatched with any weapon.
Adepts
Location: Silenced Cathedral
Attacks: Stab
Strategy: Strong, but easier then the Novitiates.
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BOSSES
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Melciah: Castle of the Dead
Attacks: Physical attack, phasing through gates
Strategy: This is the third strongest boss in the game, attack power wise. Do
not hit him, or he will hit back very strongly. He also exists on the spectral
plane, while phasing through gates, and can send you back to the Elder's Lair if
you aren't careful.
To defeat him, enter the lever rooms on either side (high jump over the
grayish areas to the sides of the gates to get in) and pull the lever. As your
baby brother crawls in, let the lever go, smashing the gate and crushing
Melciah. Once both gates are destroyed, a crank will appear. High-jump into
the central cage, and as Melciah begins to phase through the gates, leap out and
pull the crank. This will crush the boss.
Kain: Pillars of Nosgoth
Attacks: Soul Shot
Strategy: The strongest boss in the entire game (you can only get four powerups
before him), Kain's shots will kill you in one hit. He is frustrating, but
their are no puzzles here. To defeat him, simply leap up to him while he is
glowing blue/charging, and strike him. Striking him thrice will defeat him (for
now). However, Kain's Soul Shot can hit you wherever you are on the screen.
The only safe spot is this: Stand next to the throne, and when he fires, step
behind. If you are lucky, the beam will not trace you. This works with the
other Kain encounter as well. On the Spectral Plane, you will face a vampire
wraith.
Zephon: Silenced Cathedral
Attacks: Three punches, biting attack
Strategy: Zephon is not as strong as Melciah, as you can easily have increased
your health capacity before reaching him. However, he is best fought with the
Soul Reaver in hand, so expect to do some shifting:) The enemies on the
spectral plane are Vampire Wraiths.
To defeat this vampire, make him swipe at you. One of his punching
attacks is a hind-leg (brown) slice, another is the fore-leg (gray) punch, and
the third is the hind-leg stab. This stab attack is accompanied by a digging
sound, and this is the key to killing him. When his leg is stuck in the ground
"digging" hit it with the Soul Reaver to destroy it. Zephon will howl and drop
an orb (cocoon?) from his abdomen. Grab it and QUICKLY run to the back and it
will light on fire. Aim it at Zephon and throw it. If you do not move fast
enough, or miss, the orb will pop. If you run out of legs to chop (there are
four), then hit his abdomen to get an orb. Do this till he dies (three hits).
Turel: Tomb of the Serafan
Attacks: Physical attack (drains power), force projectile
Strategy: I really doubt this is Turel. Not only is he weak (he should be the
strongest Clan Leader next to Raziel), there is no significant dialogue. But
gathering you never fight Turel anywhere else, this must be him... Anyway, he
is very easy, although he has a decent attack (which drains your power) and his
force projectile can shoot you off the ledge, but you need no weapons or
strategy to kill him! Just beat him up how you would anyone else, and finish
him by throwing him in the water or dissolving him with the Reaver. On the
spectral plane, you'll have to fight a vampire wraith.
Rahab: Drowned Abbey
Attacks: Physical attack, fireball
Strategy: Rahab isn't to strong, but he can knock you off your pillar, and dive
onto you if you move or attack him.
To defeat Rahab, leap up the spiral-like pathway of pillars leading to the
planar portal. Now shift to the spectral. After the scene, find and destroy
the 12(?) stained glass windows in the room using your force projectile. It can
all be done from one pillar.
Dumah: Snow Fortress
Attacks: Physical attack, Stomp, Constrict
Strategy: Dumah is supposedly the strongest (best warrior) clan leader. He does
have some nasty attacks. While his physical attacks do not hurt much, his other
attacks are unique and equally frustrating. His stomp attack will stop you in
your tracks while Dumah runs towards you. Constrict will badly hurt you, but it
is extremely hard to get hit by it.
To kill Dumah, go close to the body. Tear out the spears impaling him and
watch the cutscene. This will make you want to kill him (Dumah was the one who
threw Raziel into the Abyss). To do this, you must tromp through his Snow
Fortress, luring Dumah to follow you. To do this, shoot him at intervals if he
seems to not be moving. Lead him all the way to the furnace room, and run up
the ramp leading to the wheel. Turn it, but beware. Dumah knows what you're
trying to do and follows you here. After turning on the gas, climb the other
ramp and pull the lever to burn Dumah.
Kain: Oracle Caves
Attacks: Soul Shot #2
Strategy: The second strongest boss in the game (since you should be able to get
15 health powerups before facing him) is the second Kain. He has a same overall
strategy, (teleporting to different areas and shooting you) but is weaker and
his shots are easier to dodge. Also, a health fountain lies in the center of
the rooms. Kain's shots won't kill you, and if they do, the two vampire wraiths
shouldn't be a problem. To dodge Kain's shots, get near one of the partitions
on the level he is on (1, 2, or 3). When the shot is fire, quickly step behind
the partition and the shot will miss. To kill Kain, simply hit him three times.
Each time you hit him with the Reaver, he will turn a dial and go up one level.
After hitting him on the third level, you defeat Kain.
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ARTIFACTS
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Health Power ups
1. After defeating Melciah and leaving the inner stronghold, leap into the lake
(it will be raining here). Follow the underwater path and phase through one of
the gates (one leads to the force glyph, the other holds a visible pie piece).
2.) On the way to the Pillars, you can pick up a nifty pie piece near Raziel's
stronghold. Warp to his territory, and exit into the huge courtyard. Several
levels down, you should see a raised gate to your left, with a pie piece inside.
Across this level is a statue like object. Pull it over to the raised gate.
Morph into the spectral plane, then mount the statue and phase through the gate.
Collect the pie piece.
3.) On the way to the pillars, you will need to phase through a gate in the
sanctuary of the clans. There is a pie piece right there.
4.) On the way to the Silenced Cathedral, in the room where you fought your
first vampires, there is a lake. Falling in it, and phasing through the gate
will net you a pie piece.
5.) In the Silenced Cathedral, before taking the second air lift, there is a
path that leads to a block puzzle. Behind that path is a huge domelike
structure. Solve the block puzzle to net you the pie piece inside the dome.
6.) In the human's city (inner area), there is a shallow water way (you can walk
on it). Face the waterfall that makes this rivulet, and jump on it. You can
climb this wall portion all the way up to a pie piece.
7.) In the human city, there is a large ravine filled with water with no bridge
leading across it. It leads into a cave. Jump across the ravine and turn the
wheel near the wall. This stops the water. Leap down and follow the path
(phase through the gate, and go past the fountain) to get a pie piece.
8.) Once you can swim, return to the Silenced Cathedral. Jump into the lake in
front of it, and swim to the left, and follow the path until you can leap out of
the water. Climb the wall (grayish) that leads to a health power up.
9.) Once you can Constrict objects, return to the tower that you passed through
on the way to the Castle of the Dead. There is a switch you can pull (you did
this on your way through here). Constrict the dial. You'll notice the bridge
was raised in the previous area. Pulling the switch will lower a bridge in the
direction which the dial points. One area holds a health power up.
10.) In the Drowned Abbey, there is a room that has four paths, including the
one you enter it from. In the center is a large corkscrew. Use Constrict on it
to drain the pool, than leap in. Pull out one of the blocks to reveal a health
bonus inside, the other holds glyph refill.
Eldritch Power ups
1.) Upon receiving the Soul Reaver, return to Melciah's stronghold. Leap across
the lake and enter the crypt. Butcher the vampire and hit the tomb with the
Soul Reaver. The crypt will open up. Leap down and stab the door again. Then
collect the power up.
2.) After learning to swim, warp to the Rahabim Warp Gate. Instead of going to
the Drowned Abbey, return to the boat area. Jump into the water and swim
northward, avoiding the Rahabim vampires. Soon, you will make your way into a
giant chapel like structure. Near the top is an Eldritch Energy triangle.
3.) In the Human's City, climb the wall specified above (number 6, health power
ups). From this wall, jump across to the facing terrace-like ledge. Now jump
to the arch to the left of the climbable wall. From here jump to the next arch,
and continue doing so till you see the arch with a switch inside. Leap to this
arch and trigger the switch. This will open a door below. Enter the door and
follow the path past the vampire hunters. Climb the wall and get the Eldritch
power up.
4.) Once you can Constrict objects, return to the tower that you passed through
on the way to Melciah's stronghold. There is a switch you can pull (you did
this on your way through here). Constrict the dial. Each time you do this, you
can lower a drawbridge in a different area. One area holds a Eldritch triangle.
Go inside, and solve the block puzzle. to this, you need to make a three block
tower, and position it one to two spaces in from of the pedestal. Then leap
onto the pedestal, jump onto the tower, and jump to grab the ledge. Collect the
triangle.
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EASTER EGGS
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1.) In Nupraptor's Retreat, there is an invisible object that can be
constricted. I have yet to find a use...
2.) The game says no load times, right? Well, once lots of Rahabim vampires
have hatched in the Drowned Abbey, running around will sometimes cause the
message "Streaming" to show. The point? None:)
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CREDITS/DISCLAIMER
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PSM Magazine: I got the location of health power up number 9 from here.
Eidos/Crystal Dynamics: Made the best action/adventure game
Disclaimer
This guide is copyright 1999 Amar Kishan, and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is
copyright 1999 Eidos/Crystal Dynamics. This guide is not official. Do not
distribute or upload at all without my permission. This guide cannot be
reproduced in any way without my permission.
Copyright 1999 Amar Kishan.
