Earth Reaver (Soul Reaver 2)

The Earth Reaver was a temporary elemental enhancement for the Wraith Blade. Of Ancient vampire origin, it was intended to be gained by Raziel in Soul Reaver 2 but ended up being cut due to time constraints.

Role
The Earth Reaver was an enhancement for the Wraith Blade associated with elemental Earth. It was intended to be discovered by Raziel in the Earth Forge somewhen in the latter stages of Soul Reaver 2. As with Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver however, the locations related to this enhancement were not completed in time and were ultimately removed from the final game (presumably along with any earth-attuned Reaver fonts). The Earth Reaver would ultimately make an appearance in a more permanent form in Legacy of Kain: Defiance. .

The specifics of the usage of the Earth Reaver are unknown, though it is likely (as in the case of the Reaver enhancements that are present) that the abilities and appearance of the Earth Reaver would have matched those of its more permanent successor in Defiance; with the Earth Reaver a bright-green enhancement capable of activating Earth plinths to create Earth platforms, using a range of earthquake-based attacks, and able to weigh-down Raziel, enabling him to walk on the bottom of water-filled areas and interact with submerged objects in the Material Realm.

Pre-release materials for Soul Reaver 2 depict Raziel in a unspecified elemental forge, bearing a bright-green Reaver enhancement. Given the specifics of the Wraith Blade enhancements in Defiance (and the 'earthy' color scheme), these are believed to be the deleted Earth Forge and Earth Reaver enhancement.

Appearances

 * Soul Reaver 2