Changes: List of Dead Sun other characters

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This is a list of characters who were set to appear in the cancelled sixth game, Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun.

Protagonists

Asher

Asher was a character planned to feature in the prospective sixth game in the Legacy of Kain series, Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun. He and the Saradin vampire, Gein, were to act as the title's protagonists. Asher was a human killed by Gein, but his soul would become accidentally bound in Gein's body. This unique entity would go on to explore a mystery revolving around the Elder God.

Gein

File:DeadSun-Character-GeinAsher-02-Monkeythumbz.jpg

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Gein was a character slated to appear in Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun, a cancelled prospective sixth game in the Legacy of Kain series. He, alongside the human, Asher, was intended to act as the protagonist of the title. Gein was a Saradin vampire, and his body would become host to Asher's soul in an accidental phenomenon. He and Asher would collaboratively explore a mystery revolving around the Elder God.

Following the February 2013 discovery that Square Enix Europe had registered rights to the domain name "warfornosgoth.com", the Official Xbox Magazine's Edwin Evans-Thirlwell publicized a storyboard drawn by Passion Pictures artist Richard Buxton. Evans-Thirlwell noted it featured "some highly Kain-ish art", and a prominent vampire character, but Buxton declined to confirm its connection to the series.^[1]

In 2013, Legacy of Kain fan Divine Shadow made contact with Climax Studios personnel, who revealed that they had worked on an unannounced title, Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun, from 2009 to 2012. Among other topics, the anonymous staff members discussed the project's story concept and its protagonist. According to them, Square Enix Europe had issued the mandate that the new game "must feature a new main character with a story distant to the original series". The characters of Gein and Asher were subsequently conceived.^[2]

Divine Shadow approximated Climax Studios' intended story arc for the characters as follows:

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The developers confirmed to Divine Shadow that Buxton's storyboard depicted Gein/Asher – it "was for a CG trailer that was never made" – and contributed additional images from Legacy of Kain: Dark Sun, depicting Gein/Asher in and out of combat.^[2]

Other characters

Armored, winged character

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"NME_VH_IPT3A_zpsa0909a0b"

An armored, winged character was revealed in concept art released by Kelion. He added, "that wasn't a Hylden. There was no Hylden presence in that (now cancelled) game."

Asher's wife

Elder God

Main article: Elder God

The Elder God, the series' main antagonist, was to return in Dead Sun. Divine Shadow stated that the game's story "revolved around The Elder God." Yin-Poole wrote that "the story had to do with The Elder God from previous Legacy of Kain games, who would pull the strings from behind the scenes."

Emperor

The emperor character was briefly mentioned in Yin-Poole's article, which reported that he was a voiced character played by Howard Charles.

Female trooper

File:DeadSun-Character-FemaleTrooper-Monkeythumbz.jpg

"Female_Trooper_final_hires_zpsc124174f"

A female human character was revealed in concept art released by Kelion. The art's filename described her as a "female trooper."

Jael

Jael was a female human character modelled and textured by artist Dan Hitchen. Hitchen presented renders of the character at his online portfolio.

Lydia

Master

File:DeadSun-Character-Master-Monkeythumbz.jpg

"Master_zpse77fea3b"

A male Saradin vampire character was revealed in concept art released by Kelion. The art's filename described him as a "master."

Saul

Saul was a character central to the plot of Dead Sun. Divine Shadow mentioned that "the story would have explored the mystery surrounding a very old vampire child." Yin-Poole explained that "the story had to do with ... a creepy vampire child called Saul. Saul, who was conceived by a vampire and a human woman, would be a presence throughout the game, and have a strange, almost psychic vampire nature to him. Saul would indicate a possible evolution for the vampires in the Legacy of Kain universe."

Dead Sun's title screen, directed by UI artist Helen Simm, depicted the "Conception/Growth," "Death/Trauma," "Decay," "Transformation in Progress," and "Transformation Complete" of a fetus. Divine Shadow believed that the child shown was Saul.

The name Saul derives from the Hebrew "שאול" ‎("asked for" or "prayed for"). Saul is also the alternative form of the Old English "sawol," meaning "soul" or "the intellectual or immortal principle in man."

Legacy of Kain Dead Sun Video 3

Legacy of Kain Dead Sun Video 4

Legacy of Kain Dead Sun Video 5

Succubus

File:DeadSun-Character-Succubus-Monkeythumbz.jpg

"CHR_CONCEPTS_SUCCUBUS_MR_FRONT_zps520853ef"

Voltaire

File:DeadSun-Character-Voltaire-Monkeythumbz.jpg

"CHR_CONCEPT_VOLTAIRE_zpsbb47ac02"

Unseen characters

Kain

Main article: Kain

Lascene

Raziel

Main article: Raziel

Enemies

Enforcers

File:DeadSun-Character-Enforcers-Monkeythumbz.jpg

"Enforcers-F300311_zps723dabc3"

Lost souls

File:DeadSun-Character-LostSoul-Monkeythumbz.jpg

"CHR_CONCEPTS_LOST_SOUL_V3ampV4_zps97656889"

References

↑ New Legacy of Kain project revealed - possible artwork spotted in portfolio at the Official Xbox Magazine (by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 The 10 Cancelled Legacy of Kains (Mama Robotnik Research Thread) at NeoGAF (by Mama Robotnik)

Navigation

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[OXM-Buxton-1] New Legacy of Kain project revealed - possible artwork spotted in portfolio at the Official Xbox Magazine (by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell)

[NeoGAF-Robotnik-DeadSun-2] 2.0 ^2.1 The 10 Cancelled Legacy of Kains (Mama Robotnik Research Thread) at NeoGAF (by Mama Robotnik)

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 ===Gein===
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 '''Gein''' was a character slated to appear in ''[[Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun]]'', a cancelled prospective [[sixth game]] in the ''[[Legacy of Kain]]'' series. He, alongside the [[humans|human]], [[Asher]], was intended to act as the protagonist of the title. Gein was a [[Saradin]] [[vampires|vampire]], and his body would become host to Asher's soul in an accidental phenomenon. He and Asher would collaboratively explore a mystery revolving around the [[Elder God]].
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 ==Other characters==
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+An '''armored, winged character''' was revealed in concept art released by Kelion.{{Ref|NeoGAF-Monkeythumbz}} He added, "that wasn't a [[Hylden]]. There was no Hylden presence in that (now cancelled) game."{{Ref|Eidos-Monkeythumbz}}{{-}}
 ===Asher's wife===
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 {{Main|Elder God}}
-The '''Elder God''', the series' main antagonist, was to return in ''Dead Sun''. Divine Shadow stated that the game's story ''"revolved around The Elder God."''{{Ref|NeoGAF-MamaRobotnik}} Yin-Poole wrote that ''"the story had to do with The Elder God from previous Legacy of Kain games, who would pull the strings from behind the scenes."''{{Ref|EG-DS-Cancelled}}
+The '''Elder God''', the series' main antagonist, was to return in ''Dead Sun''. Divine Shadow stated that the game's story "revolved around The Elder God."{{Ref|NeoGAF-MamaRobotnik}} Yin-Poole wrote that "the story had to do with The Elder God from previous Legacy of Kain games, who would pull the strings from behind the scenes."{{Ref|EG-DS-Cancelled}}
 ===Emperor===
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 ===Female trooper===
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+[[File:DeadSun-Character-FemaleTrooper-Monkeythumbz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Female_Trooper_final_hires_zpsc124174f"]]
-A female human character was revealed in concept art released by Kelion. The art's filename described her as a '''''"female trooper."'''''{{Ref|NeoGAF-Monkeythumbz}}{{-}}
+A female human character was revealed in concept art released by Kelion. The art's filename described her as a '''"female trooper."'''{{Ref|NeoGAF-Monkeythumbz}}{{-}}
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 ===Lydia===
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 ===Master===
-[[File:DeadSun-Character-Master-Monkeythumbz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''"Master_zpse77fea3b"'']]
+[[File:DeadSun-Character-Master-Monkeythumbz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Master_zpse77fea3b"]]
-A male Saradin vampire character was revealed in concept art released by Kelion. The art's filename described him as a '''''"master."'''''{{Ref|NeoGAF-Monkeythumbz}}{{-}}
+A male Saradin vampire character was revealed in concept art released by Kelion. The art's filename described him as a '''"master."'''{{Ref|NeoGAF-Monkeythumbz}}{{-}}
 ===Saul===
-'''Saul''' was a character central to the plot of ''Dead Sun''. Divine Shadow mentioned that ''"the story would have explored the mystery surrounding a very old vampire child."''{{Ref|NeoGAF-MamaRobotnik}} Yin-Poole explained that ''"the story had to do with ... a creepy vampire child called Saul. Saul, who was conceived by a vampire and a human woman, would be a presence throughout the game, and have a strange, almost psychic vampire nature to him. Saul would indicate a possible evolution for the vampires in the Legacy of Kain universe."''{{Ref|EG-DS-Cancelled}}
+'''Saul''' was a character central to the plot of ''Dead Sun''. Divine Shadow mentioned that "the story would have explored the mystery surrounding a very old vampire child."{{Ref|NeoGAF-MamaRobotnik}} Yin-Poole explained that "the story had to do with ... a creepy vampire child called Saul. Saul, who was conceived by a vampire and a human woman, would be a presence throughout the game, and have a strange, almost psychic vampire nature to him. Saul would indicate a possible evolution for the vampires in the Legacy of Kain universe."{{Ref|EG-DS-Cancelled}}
-''Dead Sun'''s title screen, directed by UI artist Helen Simm, depicted the ''"Conception/Growth,"'' ''"Death/Trauma,"'' ''"Decay,"'' ''"Transformation in Progress,"'' and ''"Transformation Complete"'' of a fetus.{{Ref|Portfolio-Simm}} Divine Shadow believed that the child shown was Saul.{{Ref|NeoGAF-MamaRobotnik}}
+''Dead Sun'''s title screen, directed by UI artist Helen Simm, depicted the "Conception/Growth," "Death/Trauma," "Decay," "Transformation in Progress," and "Transformation Complete" of a fetus.{{Ref|Portfolio-Simm}} Divine Shadow believed that the child shown was Saul.{{Ref|NeoGAF-MamaRobotnik}}
-The name [[wikipedia:Saul (given name)|Saul]] derives from the [[w:Hebrew|Hebrew]] ''"שאול"'' ‎(''"asked for"'' or ''"prayed for"''). Saul is also the alternative form of the [[w:Old English|Old English]] ''"sawol,"'' meaning ''"soul"'' or ''"the intellectual or immortal principle in man."''
+The name [[wikipedia:Saul (given name)|Saul]] derives from the [[w:Hebrew|Hebrew]] "שאול" ‎("asked for" or "prayed for"). Saul is also the alternative form of the [[w:Old English|Old English]] "sawol," meaning "soul" or "the intellectual or immortal principle in man."
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 Legacy of Kain Dead Sun Video 3
 Legacy of Kain Dead Sun Video 4
 Legacy of Kain Dead Sun Video 5
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 ===Succubus===
-[[File:DeadSun-Character-Succubus-Monkeythumbz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''"CHR_CONCEPTS_SUCCUBUS_MR_FRONT_zps520853ef"'']]{{-}}
+[[File:DeadSun-Character-Succubus-Monkeythumbz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"CHR_CONCEPTS_SUCCUBUS_MR_FRONT_zps520853ef"]]{{-}}
 ===Voltaire===
-[[File:DeadSun-Character-Voltaire-Monkeythumbz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''"CHR_CONCEPT_VOLTAIRE_zpsbb47ac02"'']]{{-}}
+[[File:DeadSun-Character-Voltaire-Monkeythumbz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"CHR_CONCEPT_VOLTAIRE_zpsbb47ac02"]]{{-}}
 ==Unseen characters==
 ===Kain===
-[[File:Cjc83cQWkAAsuXP.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''"Cjc83cQWkAAsuXP"'']]
+[[File:Cjc83cQWkAAsuXP.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Cjc83cQWkAAsuXP"]]
-{{Main|Kain}}
+{{Main|Kain}}{{-}}
-{{-}}
 ===Lascene===
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 ==Enemies==
 ===Enforcers===
-[[File:DeadSun-Character-Enforcers-Monkeythumbz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''"Enforcers-F300311_zps723dabc3"'']]
+[[File:DeadSun-Character-Enforcers-Monkeythumbz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Enforcers-F300311_zps723dabc3"]]{{-}}
-{{-}}
 ===Lost souls===
-[[File:DeadSun-Character-LostSoul-Monkeythumbz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''"CHR_CONCEPTS_LOST_SOUL_V3ampV4_zps97656889"'']]
+[[File:DeadSun-Character-LostSoul-Monkeythumbz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"CHR_CONCEPTS_LOST_SOUL_V3ampV4_zps97656889"]]{{-}}
-{{-}}
 ==References==