From the Pit: Crystal Dynamics sly Legacy of Kain references

Crystal Dynamics used to develop the Legacy of Kain series… then 2003 came and the poor showing of both Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness and Legacy of Kain: Defiance meant a reshuffle and Tomb Raider was passed to Crystal - the result is that the Tomb Raider franchise has gone from strength to strength while the Legacy of Kain series went into hibernation. But Crystal haven’t forgotten their roots and every so often they like to drop us a reminder of what we’re missing.

This portrait of the human Kain appears in the Croft Manor…

…Several times actually…

…Until it gets rather burnt in ‘Underworld’

Lara has several outfits that have subtle Legacy of Kain symbols - like the Raziel and Kain symbols here…

…The Reaver skull/Balance Emblem Hub/Blessed Barrier symbol here…

…The double Raziel symbol here…

…And several hidden sound glyph symbols here (and yes that is the SR1 Fire Forge window in the background, but it doesn’t appear in the game).

Lara can wield the Soul Reaver in ‘Legend’…

…And fight undead ‘Thralls’ in Underworld.

This man was one of those put in charge of LoK after Amy Hennig left but tragically died during the development of ‘Underworld’ (RIP Kyle)…

…The game is dedicated to him.

On a brighter note, this happened….

…and it was hilarious

Most Recently, this sword popped up again in the new game ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’

 Bonus points if you spotted them all.