Janos Audron

Janos Audron is a recurring support character in the Legacy of Kain series. Throughout the series, he has been voiced by Rene Auberjonois.

Janos as he appears in Legacy of Kain: Defiance.Janos Audron is first mentioned in Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain as the backstory for the game's continue item, the Heart of Darkness - a long-dead, legendary vampire whose heart continues to beat after it is torn from his chest. Janos is introduced as a character in Soul Reaver 2; reaching him in a time period before he is killed is a major goal of the game. When found, Janos gives information to the main character Raziel. Feared by humans as source of the vampire bloodline, Janos is hunted down and murdered by Sarafan warrior-priests.

Janos also appears in Blood Omen 2 despite the fact that this game occurs after his death. First encountered in a monstrous form as a result of being drained of his blood to power the Hylden's doomsday weapon, Janos is only identified as "the Beast". After Kain destroys the Mass, Janos reverts to his normal form and aids Kain and Vorador in defeating the Hylden. During the final battle, the Sarafan Lord casts Janos into the Nexus Portal and he is presumably trapped in the demon dimension, his final fate thus far in the series.

In Defiance Raziel returns the Heart of Darkness to Janos' body, bringing him back to life. After reviving Janos, the ancient vampire took Raziel to the Citadel of the Ancients. Soon after their arrival, Kain made his fateful decision, and the Pillars collapsed. The Hylden leader was then able to take control of Janos' body. This led to the events of Blood Omen 2, in which Janos is an unwilling tool of the Hylden's scheme to dominate Nosgoth