Lupo

"Sunnvobeetch! Peece of sheeeet job, I quit! I keeeeeEEEEEeeel you! Steeeenking vampire!"

- Kain

Lupo the Butcher or simply Lupo is a minor character that was planned to appear in Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Apparently a joking reference to the animated short of the same name, the character was cut without dialogue being recorded.

Profile
Lupo the Butcher is a character mentioned in NPC dialogue scripts for Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, where he is listed among the "minor players". No lines are expressly attributed to the character, but at least one line by characters listed as "butcher" is believed to represent the lines intended for Lupo, which contain an exaggerated foul-mouthed rant culminating in a shrieked threat. The lines were notably among those listed in the scripts that were not included in recorded dialogue and may possibly have been cut before the scripts were recorded.

It is unclear where in the story the Lupo encounter was initially intended to take place, however the presence of a "LUPO" entry in the Developers' level select under the "OL2" entry which deals with the chapter Nupraptor suggests that the encounter may have taken place in Steinchencröe, Nachtholm or Vasserbünde – with the "Chopping block" butchers in Vasserbunde a potential candidate. The "LUPO" door itself cannot be accessed, suggesting that the accompanying areas were removed.

Background
Lupo in undoubtedly a reference to the 1987 Canadian animated short comedy 'Lupo the Butcher' by Danny Antonucci, who went on to create Ed, Edd and Eddy. The short featured an Italian American butcher cursing angrily as he sliced meat – in the same style as the NPC dialogue – eventually resulting in him slicing off this thumb before collapsing into pieces.