Kain vs. Dante

Kain disarmed a man of his staff in a scene in Legacy of Kain: Defiance. It is well in his power to do this.

Dante can keep his damn Nightmare Beta and Artemis. Dante may be familiar with dark creatures that can teleport, but he can't stop it. Kain can teleport right by Dante and have the lasers destroy their own master. Of course, Kain msut go by Dante and keep an eye on the lasers. Kain's TK can pick up enemies and toss them around like dolls. He would not only be by Dante to lure the lasers back to him, he could use Dante's body and throw it right at them.

Uh...duh. Kain could teleport and change into Mist the instant he re-apprears somewhere else, out of the sight of Dante. He'll have virtually vanished from Dante's sight. Dante may have awesome senses, but Kain's stealth attack while in Mist are deadly.

Still, forget Mist. It is not Kain's only form. Let's see Dante hit a raging wolf with greater speed and agillity than even Kain in normal vampire form. The wolf can charge at its enemies and leap to rip out their throat. It can leap high in the air and avoid the bullets being fired at it.


What use are those attacks if Dante can't get near Kain? He'd have to catch Kain first. Kain cannot only slow time, but he can Jump or teleport to other locations on other platforms. Dante will have to chase after, plus take, even if it is only for a second, a leap to reach the next platform. Kain could nail him with a typical Energy Bolt or Soul Reaver Energy Attack. Say Kain let him lands. He gets his footing and runs at Kain. Kain, using teleportation, appears right behind Dante as he lands and chops his head off.

Say Dante doesn't get caught off-guard. He could very well turn and shoot/strike at Kain. Kain's Mist-dodge ability allows him to enter Mist form for a second to add to his already formiddable speed to dodge an attack. All he needs after he dodges is to run Dante through.

Kain has too many long-range attacks to need to stand by Dante. With teleport and Jump, he can cover great distances. Dante needs his guns, which I'll allow him to keep, and he can launch himself into the air with that attack you mentioned earlier. Shoot that lightning from that gun of his during Devil Mode. Who cares? Having already been airborne, Dante is vulnerable to Telekenesis and Kain's most powerful magic attack, Lightning.