A mere human and yet he resisted the will of Hylden Lord himself and even hatched a plot to beat him in his own game though Kain's resurrection. Perhaps if the rest of the Circle were like Mortanius, The Pillars themselves would find humans worthy.

@matthewmckee3282

Жыл бұрын

The memebers of the circle could hardly be called merely human anymore.

@1xXx2012xXx1

Жыл бұрын

several plots of past and present of mortanius during the LoK story and after could help for a game or chapters on a sequel

@Yokyle4356

Жыл бұрын

But that's the thing about we humans we all have a Darkness were always battling inside of us

@AedanTheGrey

11 ай бұрын

Its worth noting regarding Mortanius' resilience that his pillar token, the Death Orb, can be inspected in Blood Omen and Kain notes that while holding it he feels no dread or thirst, only the peace of the grave. Its likely this coincidental benefit of his guardianship also contributed to his willpower and resistance to outside forces on his mind/soul.

@cjvoid9404

2 ай бұрын

​@@AedanTheGrey Bingo. That Death orb was something else

The Chad mortanius having faith in kaine is what really hits it home for me.

@MrMortull

Жыл бұрын

Do you think Mortanius has a similar outlook on Kain as Kain did of Raziel? That whole "You NEED to want me dead, I *counted on it* boy!" thing? Because there are interesting echoes between the two of them in their, uhm, parenting techniques... > .>

@b.y.o.p.9035

6 ай бұрын

"Kain", not "Kaine". Kaine is the name of the first, great Clone of Spider-Man. 😁

@rikybj0276

5 ай бұрын

but then he refused the sacrifice, right?

@wareforcoin5780

5 ай бұрын

@@rikybj0276 He created Kain as a vampire to return the pillars to vampire control, which was a success either way.

1.I love that Mortanius was not only the one Pillar Gurdian who remained uncorrupted at his core, fulfilling his duty until the very end, especially once he realised what he and Moebius did, but that he was almost like a father to Kain Literally everything he does throughout the entire series is to give Kain a fighting chance against the overwhelming odds that were stacked against him, regardless of his own fate and putting the destiny of all Nosgoth in the hands of his "undead son" 2. I love the irony of Mortanius continuing the tradition of the ancients, by turning a pillar guardian into a Vampire. 3. I feel like Mortanius almost perfectly encapsulates the series as a whole. The idea that the Guardian of Death and a Necromancer is one of the few characters genuenly acting in the world's best interest befits the grimdark tone of the franchise

@PsychomachineryEBM

Жыл бұрын

Not sure about being uncorrupted while being controlled by an evil entity...

@mysterygamer3000

Жыл бұрын

Also nice to see a fictional Necromancer that actually lives up to the ideals of what a Necromancer should be, in most fantasy settings. They are meant to preserve the balance between life and death, put down and keep down the truly dead and help those living to stay that way until their time comes. He definitely was affected by the Hylden and by Nupraptor's madness to some extent but the fact he didn't let it rule him completely like the other members of the circle is indeed amazing.

@BucketBoatable

10 ай бұрын

​@@mysterygamer3000what about the necromancer from Gothic series? Though necromancy isn't directly connected to his personality or motives, it's kinda just the magic he chose to pursue.

@Lucifronz

6 ай бұрын

​@@PsychomachineryEBM I think they just meant that he is still acting in the world's best interests, despite the corruption of the mind eating at him from both the Hylden Lord and Nuprator's psychic assault. He sets Kain to kill all of the guardians, including himself, to purify the pillars and let new guardians take their place. Considering everything holding him down, that's pretty impressive. All of the other guardians are pretty self-serving by this point.

Damn Tony Jay really brought this character to life. Rest in peace voice acting legend.

@franciscoramirez4179

Жыл бұрын

Indeed! His powerful voice commanded obedience

@Lucifronz

6 ай бұрын

Lost him just three years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance. Suppose we never really had a chance to finish the series in time even if they just made one more game to tie the knot on the plot threads. I cannot imagine replacing him entirely. Using a new voice actor to avoid confusion made sense, Tony Jay's performance fit the Elder God perfectly and he was still in the game so there was no real loss, just a bit of a mildly-confusing shift... but to have someone else take his place completely would feel a bit hollow.

Mortanius has one of the best character arcs of LoK, simply because he is Mobius' opposite - Whereas Mobius worked as an agent of the Elder God to put Kain in the position of either killing off all vampirism via sacrifice to restore the pillars, or to damn them via refusal of the sacrifice, Mortainius sought to restore balance to the pillars by reintroducing the vampirism to the guardians of the pillars as an atonement of his and the other guardian human's sins. Mortanius shows his humanity in many ways - being powerful but thoughtful, smart but easily manipulated by both Mobius using Mortanius' righteousness and the Hylden/Demons via possession, and showing regret in trying to right his wrongs rather than doubling down as some in his position would; he was a great and powerful man, but simply just that - a man.

You have succeeded so damn well in highlighting how pivotal Mortanius is to the Legacy of Kain. I applaud you. what a fantastic Character

@strictlyfantasy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

The dialogue is what draws me to this story. Feels like I'm watching a Play instead of playing a game.

@crimsondynamo615

Жыл бұрын

I’ve always said that Legacy of Kain is Shakespeare levels of writing.

@brilicusgaming6922

Жыл бұрын

@@crimsondynamo615 We need this to return. Hopefully the owners of the IP will remake and remaster the old games and make a new one.

@alexandersears8538

Жыл бұрын

@@crimsondynamo615 That is how I describe it to friends when they ask what the series is about: "Imagine if Shakespear wrote about time-travelling vampires..."

Mortanius is one of the characters that would be best explored in a novel or a series, his arc is so understated in the games it is hurtful, and his struggle against possession would be a nice fresh take on the whole trope. Also would be interesting to see his probable friendship with Moebius before and during the rebellion against the ancient vampires... and just how it was the Timestreamer that got to become the servant of the supposed Hub of the Wheel of Fate, instead of the literal Death Guardian

@MrMortull

Жыл бұрын

I think it's oddly fitting that Mortanius is so easy to overlook and underappreciate. Satisfying when you get the subtleties and come to understand him, of course, but as he's the Guardian of Death I find it appropriate that his part is... quiet and subdued in comparison to the other big critical players.

@larrymcmacarroon9529

Жыл бұрын

Fine question, why not Mort & Elder as the partners in crime. Because......Mortaneus was the death cop and Elder was a death crook? A soul swindler. I doubt Morty ever saw Eldergod in spectral. Hidden from everyone's view except Raziel i.e. "god's secret."

@lakdav

Жыл бұрын

@@larrymcmacarroon9529 Extra curious because Mortanius was taught by the Ancient Vampires the sanctity of Death and the need for renewal which is reflected even in his original speech to Anacroth: Themes aligning well with the Wheel of Fate. And yet it was Moebius who got so invested in this theme as to give his millenia lifetime entirely to the cause. Not even the Nature Guardian, who could have been another candidate. My guess is that it was the Elder God who chose the most useful pawn out of the whole bunch, making Moebius feel more special and more deserving than even his more fitting colleagues.

I have been waiting for this one since the beginning. Mortanius is my favorite character in the series simply by virtue of the power he has over death yet understanding it is complimentary to life, not its opposite unlike many who claim the title of Necromancer, his sense of duty, his righteousness and his determination to set things right make him amazing and beyond compelling, a perfect example of the Guardian compared to Moebius and his manipulations.

@thegamingprozone1941

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Mortanius is more likeable then Moebius.

@MrMortull

Жыл бұрын

I heartily agree! Almost all Necromancers, be they cosmically powered or simply 'wizards', fall on the "look at me, I can make corpses dance!" end of the spectrum. It was so refreshing to see one that is a guardian of Death in concept as well as an actually competent, wise person who understands that his power is only one part of a greater whole.

@qinlongfei

Жыл бұрын

I am now curious if Mortanius at least partially inspired Rilian in Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire.

Crystal Dynamics should hire you as a lore master whenever they get around to continuing the series.

@Sapphire_Jack

Жыл бұрын

They just got the full rights back this year and had a public survey about the series future not that long ago

@iHawke

Жыл бұрын

@@Sapphire_Jack pls don't play with my heart like this

@subdivisionalmass

Жыл бұрын

@@iHawke It is true my friend.

@Sapphire_Jack

Жыл бұрын

@@iHawke it's true, 73.000 people took the survey, the fanbase of this series is still strong

@zid9611

Жыл бұрын

@@Sapphire_Jack think they where talking about serious sequel. Or potentially remaking the first one. As it ever dated. And could be a good barometer in if there any interest in the series.

The bit about the Spectral Realm never occurred to me. It makes sense, though; if he's guardian of Death, it stands to reason he can access the underworld directly.

I definitely think Mortanius and Janus would likely have featured heavily in Dark Prophecy. I also like to think the reason he was able to resist Hylden possession and Nupraptor's madness was due to his necromancy. Being between life and death granted him some immunity to such manipulations.

@Unknown_User174

4 ай бұрын

But he was destroyed…Mortanius and the other seven corrupted guardians were destroyed.

Fun Fact : The voice actor of Mortanious (Alastair Duncan) and Ariel (Anna Gunn) were married to each other.

@crimsondynamo615

Жыл бұрын

Nuprator gets cucked

@NOKIA-vq2dx

Жыл бұрын

lol and the mind guardian ?was the simp ?

@Unknown_User174

4 ай бұрын

Oh I didn’t know that.😃 Hope they’ll return for a remastered collection or I don’t know if their daughter will voice Ariel the Balance Guardian.

16:55 Imagine for a moment what would would happen if Raziel just came out and said: "I'm a vampire you senile goat. KAIN made me into a vampire." Because everyone always just assumes that Raziel is a hylden. Except for Janos.

@strictlyfantasy

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, even Vorador in Soul Reaver 2 says that Raziel appears more demon than vampire and as the Hylden have strong ties to the demon realm it makes sense why some characters think he belongs to that race.

@mikau69

Жыл бұрын

​@@strictlyfantasy Funny, as Raziel is actually the one that resembles the OG vampires the most, blue and winged (sort of). Ah, Vorador the green menace... and Kain's "divine" look, look demonic asf imo, but really cool nonetheless

I wonder if he "sees" that Raziel is possessed by the hylden in this scene, since he insist that he is one of them, or if it's just his sick mind unable to consider the other options now that he is near the end.

@DarkEinherjar

Жыл бұрын

Most likely it's because Raziel's appearance resembles the Hylden as they were depicted in the murals.

@carlospandette8001

Жыл бұрын

How was Raziel "possessed"? Up until that point Raziel was being manipulated by everyone, not possessed...

@norfemignissius4936

Жыл бұрын

@@carlospandette8001 When you consume your last brother's soul (in Defiance), you also consume the hylden(s) possessing him. This latter cause Raziel to take decisive action and try to kill Kain in hate and anger, burning because of their influence. It's the scene where he reaps the hearth of darkness, and throws him in the demonic realm. You see the hyldens green glow in his eyes during the cinematic in question. They wanted him to do this to revive Janos, their "vessel".

@carlospandette8001

Жыл бұрын

@@norfemignissius4936 You got it all wrong buddy. You just said it, Raziel was blinded by rage after he absorbed Turel's soul not because he was influenced or possessed. Let's just say Raziel ate something bad and gave him indigestion, that's exactly what happened. The outcome would've been the same even if he didn't get to absorb Turel, it just happened that his rage got out of control, also the hylden were just mind controlling Turel not possesing. Also, let's say Raziel gets to absorb a hylden, doesn't mean they can control him, he's a wraith, after he eats souls they just go to the wheel, they don't affect Raziel.

@christophermire3872

Жыл бұрын

When Raziel meets Mortanius he hasn't battled Turel yet. So I believe it's his physical resemblance to the Hylden that Mortanius is referring to.

I hope you never stop doing these LoK videos

I'm so glad that they're once again working on this series, which by proxy means that your content covering it won't run dry anytime soon. Good stuff, always a pleasure to watch.

@vashmatrix5769

Жыл бұрын

Any idea who's making it? Remakes these days are so bad im skeptical of any.

@thegamingprozone1941

Жыл бұрын

@@vashmatrix5769 legacy of kain is now made for a modern audience nooooooooo

@vashmatrix5769

Жыл бұрын

@@thegamingprozone1941 Oh boy. If that's their goal, & we know what that means, I'm out.

@thegamingprozone1941

Жыл бұрын

@@vashmatrix5769 well until then we shall see.

@strictlyfantasy

Жыл бұрын

Even if a Remake turns out to be terrible, we will still always have the original games. Better that they at least try to bring the games back rather than have them fade into obscurity.

Mortanius is a homie. I love his character and that it turns out he was actually good all along, one of the most selfless characters in Legacy of Kain!

your channel is so underrated I feel you have such a passion for the History you Weave into a story like Narrative which keeps me coming back for more even if I know the History of Nosgoth.

@strictlyfantasy

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it. Thank you. :)

Another Shakespearean and Byronic Legacy of Kain character next to others like Kain and Raziel themselves, in Mortanius. What a tragical story indeed. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Here's my honest opinion on the Byronic Mortanius. He's as you said,l the Atoner, because he didn't realize at first, what it was the Pillars of Nosgoth were holding back, and he refused to believe the myths that the Vampires were a plague, a pestilence that had to be removed, but they were right all along and Mortanius was a fool, used by a manipulator like Moebius, for his and the Elder God's own insidious ends. It's exactly (although the two game franchises are different, but shared the same morality in the narrative as a whole) how Otacon had felt, during the events of the Shadow Moses Incident in Metal Gear Solid 1 and he too, became an Atoner in his own right, that he thought he would become a famous scientist in order to make robots like the ones seen in the Japanese Animes, but was wound up used as a pawn of the Government to make a deadly walking death mobile, as he stated that they had to take responsibility for their actions, as Science had always thrived on War. The weapons of mass destruction were created by scientists who wanted to be famous. He, like Mortanius, decided to atone himself, and became one of the most Byronic heroes ever created.

Holy shit, I never heard about that removed recorded dialogue between Anarcrothe and Mortanius. In the final cut it seems a lot more vague, even confusing, but that dialogue makes it all clear, and it matches with the rest of the eventual story line's conclusion that I have no doubts Mrs. Hennig had access to that and all the material (seen, unseen or removed) from Blood Omen in order to construct the narrative for the rest of the games. One of my favorite aspects of the Legacy of Kain is how there are so many players making moves, and yet none of them has the whole idea of what is really going on. Even the wisest, most cunning ones, like Moebius and Mortanius, all had their knowledge, got the hints, and yet ignored some things and made some mistakes. Even Kain, the Scion of Balance, was completely ignorant of what he really was supposed to do, the profecy that he was supposed to fulfill, although he was on the right track by trusting Raziel and empowering him, as he was literally the Soul Reaver personified, the tool he needed to fulfill his role. It was Raziel, after a lot of mistakes and stumbling, who eventually took the pieces that each of the players had in their hands and managed to complete the puzzle. Ultimately, what makes the Elder God so terrible is that he was the only one who knew it all from the begining, rather, he wasn't playing at anything, he was the maker of the game, the game master, the puzzle maker.

Great video as always. I like Mortanius because his character develops like Dr Jykell and Mr Hyde. He starts off in the first Blood Omen all underhanded and evil, but right up to Defiance he has gone from Hyde back to Jykell, realizing his mistakes and wants to fix them. Great character, great game. Will always be one of my personal favourites.

I always thought that the squeleton was his real face and that his human appearance was a facade held with magic.

Fastest click of my life and like :)

This whole time, I never realized they changed it in Defiance where Mortanius used a spell to make his face more Skull like. Thanks. Awesome look into the history of a character I paid little attention to. Great video, as always. 🙂

I'm always grateful to see you post a new video. Thank you for uploading! I'm going to savor this one

I say out the LoK Lore/Character Study, Mortanius is definitely my most anticipated character to be talked and learn more about. I’m glad he’s getting the spotlight and totally called that his last message to Kain would be the introduction to his character study.

Mobius hears a disembodied voice and gains a glimpse of the truth: "I will serve, master." Mortanius after having the same happen to him and glimpse more: "This is disasterous. Waht to do? Let me think."

Another great introduction of a character!! And as usual, THANKS for choosing TWO of my works to illustrate your video! ^^

I have never seen Mortanius in the spectral realm lol. Thanks to you I learn even more about the series even after all these years

Alistar Duncan is honestly a really good VA, everytime he voices someone he is always captivating. Also, his Mortanius sounds like Celebrimbor from the Middle Earth games another game series where you play as a wraith lmao.

@Unknown_User174

4 ай бұрын

I’m really hoping he’ll return to voice him again the remastered version of Blood Omen while it’ll be either archived or voiced again in the remastered version of Legacy of Kain: defiance.

Yes I was waiting for this one.

The voice acting in these series, especially BO and SR1/2 is just amazing.

Mortanius is a truly fascinating character. The complexity of his scheme really blew me away when I first experienced it, and he was always a really fascinating character to me, especially since he was only in BO for the longest time, unlike Mobius, who we met in 3 games. So seeing him again, even if just for 2 scenes in Defiance was a real treat, and made him even more interesting. A conflicted character in so many ways, but still willing to do what is right in the end. It's also a credit to the writers of LoK how they managed to retcon his story in a way that worked so well.

It was an awesome review of Mortanius, truly he is a character that, perhaps he was the right man in the right place after being so wrong after so much time, he made a resistance against Nuprartor and Lord Hylden, was it possible that if he could saw the true intentions of Moebius (or the Elder God) he perhaps could have made the right thing to stopping them.. what an incredible character 👏

Mortanius is a fantastic character, thank you for making such an excellent video about him.

You got me obsessed with the series. I bought myself a copy of Defiance and currently playing it. Thank you !

He was a human but he resisted the Hylden Lord but he also was very much a strong type of person since he was able to fulfill his duties to the Circle in redeeming himself and Nosgoth by creating the Scion of Balance through Kain while also believing Kain would set everything right. I’m so happy you got around to finally getting to cover the lore of one of my top favorite characters of the series. Despite the fact that he was corrupted by dark forces he was a man who was misled along with his fellow guardian Möbius but unlike Mobius, Mortanius was uncorrupted sg his core. He still remained a loyal and noble person despite the horrible acts he committed or took complacency in. Its quick to forget that Mortanius is so pivotal but i’m so happy you managed to give him the spotlight. Its his actions are what ended up leading Kain down the path to saving the world to defeating the Hylden Lord.

Mortanius was one of my favorite characters of LOK. His design, his voice actors, and his redemption arc, all resonated with me deeply for some reason. I would dearly love more backstory about him and Moebius, their tutelage under the Ancients, their eventual rebellion, and the events leading up to Kain's resurrection. So thank you so much for this!

Thank u for making these. Ive been going through a hard time but these video’s seriously get me through.

Thank you very much. I truly have changed my perception about Mortanius. Still praying for a remake someday.

Been waiting for this one thank you

Ah, been waiting a while now for this one. Mortanius was my favorite of all characters back in BO1. I'll have to go against Mr. Cabuco; I felt that his design was perfect: a haunting, wraithlike archmage. He may have looked bony and frail, but he was massively powerful. There's a reason he's the last guardian. Alastair Duncan was OK, but I prefer Tony Jay as well. Lastly, I'm glad he acted as the foil for Mobius: Mobius was a fool who was mislead even after his death; Mortanius was made into an unwilling pawn, and wanted to redeem himself.

I know im late to the party but damn do i miss games with stories like this. Every Blood Omen and Soul Reaver game i was on the edge of my seat waiting for the next cut scene.

Thanks for another fantastic video buddy 👍

I'm a massive fan of your channel. And LOK is my favorite saga of video games since my childhood. Many times I've asked in the comment section to talk about Mortanius so I'm very glad you did.

I can't stop watching your LOK videos pls never stop! 🙏🙏

20 something years later and people still talking about this. I love it

I'm just now learning that you could encounter Mortainius in the Spectral Realm. This series always has new twists for me to find.

Been waiting for this one.

Man I love your Breakdowns!!!

Can we just appreciate what an excellent voice Tony Jay had?

I should buy a place in these comments. I'm always are going be here when a video comes out. Love your work keep it up

Vae Victus!!!!

@vashmatrix5769

Жыл бұрын

Lol. The translation for this is hilariously incorrect.

I did not know you could talk to Mortanius in the Spectral Realm. 18 years old and Defiance still surprises me

Very nice content dude, I really appreciate it. Keep up :)

I wish they'd make an animated series of movies from this. I loved these games. The only games that ever grabbed me.

The more I listen to these videos and read up on the vast lore of the Legacy of Kain series, the less it feels like we know about Nosgoth and its characters ironically. It's like what Raziel said to the Elder God: "Things in this world I am learning are *rarely* what they seem."

God i love when you upload

Thank you for doing these videos. It saddens that that so many people these days prefer graphics over story and character arcs. The music and dialogue to these games still give me good chills.

@strictlyfantasy

Жыл бұрын

Well, if Crystal Dynamics does go ahead and remake these classics, hopefully we'll have both good dialogue/story and great graphics.

I see LOK content, I click. I would also buy LOK content, but Crystal Dynamics or whoever doesn't want my money I guess

great work as aways

Tony Jays voice nailed those characters he played.

so much i didnt know (or think about). great piece of lore

Good stuff man 🤘

Seeing this video pop up, "yayyy!!!!"

Your vids are so good

Mortanius deserves his own series

Love your content.

Thank you!

Well done, you make excellent videos.

These are great

This is amazing

Thanks man👍!!

Not just Mortanius, but Moebius too resisted Nupraptor's poisoning. I imagine they're that more powerful than the rest given their age, or that the Ancients taught them magic that humans don't have access to. In regards to Malek's punishment, I imagine the assassination of his fellow Sarafan Inquisitors also influenced Mortanius' punishment for him. Raziel and co weren't conceived during the making of Blood Omen, but it fits perfectly and it justifies Mortanius' severity - in his point of view, Malek did nothing, either snored or fooled around with someone while the Circle was destroyed and the Sarafan chain of command obliterated.

@taratron8570

Жыл бұрын

i imagine the Elder God did a solid on his servant by making sure whatever madness Moebius got, was dealt with. an insane servant can't serve!

Excellent video. More now

The sad thing is, Mortanius' plan pretty much fails in the end as Kain is both the last pillar guardian AND the last vampire, something I am sure he did not account for. It's only because of Raziel's interactions and paradoxes in the past that even allowed his plan to bear fruit. I would say that Mortanius had the right idea, but the odds were stacked against him in more ways than 3.

i was waiting for this character study mortanius is so intresting as character

Mortanius and The Elder God sounding the same is actually quite poetic. Both are the rebirth fathers of each main character and calls them "son". Mortanius to Kain, The Elder God to Raziel.

Your thoughts on his redemption arc were great. Your thoughts on No matter what your past you can Always change for the better

Still amazing at the level of detail they put into these characters.

I think they were going to reveal that the Hylden Lord possessed Mortanius as the slaughter of the circle unfolded.

A very underrated character, but I do question his dealing with Malek: you have a Timestreamer on staff who can literally show you what happens, and Mort goes for the hardcore punishment first. I remember reading various fan theories that it was Moebius who persuaded Mort to rebel against their master (even to say rebel sounds bad, because presumably they were there against their will, or at least against being turned) because of the Elder God, and once that was done, Mortanius was rather hands-off in terms of the vampire purges and making of the Sarafan. It was only much much later when he started getting possessed that he realized what a cluster it all was, and I really really wish we could have a scene of him right after Ariel's murder, when he was of sound mind again, and realizing what he had been forced to do.

Strictly Fantasy *(this beautiful beautiful bastard)* out here putting in and doin the Lord's Work! Sharing this upload with the 19yr long college brother who threw me in the Blood Omen pool to begin with...😅

First time I played LoK:BO was in 1997 and still revisit the series from time to time. What we need is a new game(s) either as a reboot for the series or continued storyline.

It would be dope to see that Mortanius intended not only to save Nosgoth by restoring balance but also by forming a new vampire race. Kain isn't cursed per se, so he's not sterile. He would have corrected both the Hilden invasion and the vampire extinction in one go.

@vesalore696

Жыл бұрын

Kain is sterile even Janos who's incorruptible

I’m excited to see what happens with this recent activity from the developers

God, they are so fucking good at choosing voice actors. Alastair Duncan has an impeccable voice which isn't too far from Tony Jay's in some ways, but is also distinct and lends itself to the performance. Celebrimbor is easily one of the best parts of the Shadow of Mordor/War games and it's due in no small part to just how good Alastair Duncan is at voice acting these dramatic ancient-sounding characters.

I really never cared for mortanius, but now i realize how important he really was in the Lok story.

I hope that one day we get more story in the world of Nosgoth. If we don't ever get a continuation to the series I at least hope to get remakes of the past games

I adore his franchise!

I will say, one thing that the Legacy of Kain series does really well is argue for having hope even in the worst situations. Mortanius is a perfect example of someone who is hopeful that something can be done even when it seems like all is lost. The series 'ends' on a hopeful note as Kain with a clear mind goes to finally face the Elder God and potentially end him once and for all. Even the original had it with the alternate ending. It takes a lot to have people be hopeful for the future of a world as deteriorated as we find Nosgoth in Soul Reaver and yet these games pulled it off so well.

I’m hoping that the next video entry you do will be on Nupraptor the guardian who corrupted the rest of the Circle and his connection to Ariel as a grief stricken lover who went so far off the deep end that he plunged Nosgoth into chaos

well i never tried to talk with Mortanius in the Spectral realm. nice information

Mortanius was so important as a character to the plot I really underestimated him

Most associate necromancers with evil, but it's more common than people think that they are instead in roles of guardians, acting as sentinels against death itself. Pretty much every narrative they exist in, death and the magics tied to it are insurmountable facets of nature itself, and thus require those who are practiced with wielding it to ensure balance between life and death. Mortanius is a textbook example of this, I'd even go as far as arguing he stands as the archetype for modern era fantasy media in that regard.

I wasn't expecting to see such interesting view on a seemingly secondary character in the LoK series this late in the game (no pun intended). Honestly I wish that instead of Fallout, the Witcher and other streaming series or movies inspired by "pop games"a serious story focused streaming series based on LoK was created, obviously with Amy Hening and other writers reworking the story to patch holes and fix any other issues created because of the complicated release cycles of the games and other issues.

Damn, the balance pillar missed the mark, clearly this guy should be in charge. 😆 Also, man, that look Raziel has after meeting with Mortanius kills me. His story began as a quest for vengeance, and now after everything, including Kain trying to alter his fate at the end of SR2, realizing he no longer has a choice in killing Kain. The conflicted feelings are so much he can’t even speak. What a powerful moment.

So far what power do we know with 100% certainty THE Elder God has used? The power of Death to bring back Moebius and be present in the spectral realm, the power of Time to bring Kain into the same time period as Raziel, and possibly dimension to bring demons into the world in soul reaver 2 (not 100% on that one). The traitor guardians appear to give The Elder God power. This maybe why he's present in every time in the physical and spectral realms

Mortanius is an epic character study. I absolutely agree when you say he is the redeemer archetype. He is someone who has seen the full folly of his youthful choices, and instead of giving up pushes back to return the world to righteousness. He fought Nuprator AND the Hylden Lord to a standstill. Thats possibly the crappiest odds in all Nosgoth. And still he stood firm. They say there are no heroes Nosgoth, and it’s absolutely true. Yet if there was one it would have been Mortanius.