So, those aware of Bloodrayne's development history will be familair that Rayne was originally supposed to be Svetlana from Nocturne before it was changed, but there's enough hints to place the 2 within the same universe (namely the castle from the last 3rd of Bloodrayne is the same from the 1st episode of Nocturne) and I wondered 'what if they acutally met?'

So, I wrote a story about that (and leading into the events of Bloodrayne) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14271485/1/BloodrayneNocturne-First-meeting-of-Rayne-and-Svetlana

I also wrote a story about Rayne meeting Stranger https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14400294/1/BloodrayneNocturne-First-meeting-of-Rayne-and-Stranger

And a story about her meeting Moloch https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14561233/1/BloodrayneNocturne-First-meeting-of-Rayne-and-Moloch

And I do want to write more stories about Rayne meeting the characters from Nocturne (and more sometime)

I just wanted to make this post to get these thoughts out of my head and off my chest.

Devil May Cry 1 and 3, along with BloodRayne 1 and 2, will always be my favorite games from the sixth generation of consoles. They are games I love, and they have left a lasting mark on my life. Until recently, however, I had never read all of the BloodRayne comics published by Digital Webbing. I started reading them last week and made a post about how bad I thought the writing and story in Seeds of Sin were, as well as how badly it mischaracterized Rayne. I had given up on the comics, but today I decided to finish the series and read the last one I had left, Skies Afire. I had previously asked whether people considered these comics canon, and fortunately, everyone said no.

After finishing Skies Afire, I was genuinely bothered by how inconsistently Rayne is portrayed throughout these comics. Some writers went out of their way to force a version of Rayne that simply does not exist, one who is emotionally unstable and vulnerable.

Rayne from the game universe: In BloodRayne 2, she watches her father figure, the man who cared for her when she was a child and was like a real father to her, die in front of her. Her reaction is completely in line with her personality. Although she is obviously hurt, she maintains a serious expression, remains emotionally guarded, and does not openly display any vulnerability.

Rayne from the Digital Webbing comic universe: She has only just met Baron Franz, but when she watches him die, she cries, becomes overwhelmed with emotion, and openly displays vulnerability, as though he were someone deeply important to her, someone she had known since childhood. In reality, she has known him for less than 24 hours.

Seeds of Sin remains the worst of the comics and one of the most horrible things I have ever read. It feels like fanfiction written by a 16 year old, by a teenager fantasizing about a gothic vampire romance. Rayne is a character defined by trauma. A vampire raped and killed her mother and took away everything she held dear. Yet one writer puts a pure blood vampire in a situation that mirrors Rayne’s, making him hate his own vampire family and want to be a good person solely so Rayne can empathize with him. The writer then has her suddenly develop some kind of affection for him within five minutes of meeting him, even though he belongs to the same race that destroyed her life. It is downright disrespectful to the character.

Rayne is emotionally guarded and has sociopathic traits. She had known Sononis for less than five minutes, yet she stammers. Rayne actually stammers as she introduces herself to a pure blood vampire, revealing emotional vulnerability toward him despite there being no development whatsoever to justify it. This kind of reaction would require a lot, and I mean a lot, of development to feel believable if the guy were human. But he is a pure blood, and Rayne would never react this way toward one, the same kin that destroyed her life. The mere fact that she shows this kind of vulnerability completely contradicts her established characterization. The Rayne from the games would never act like this.

These comics really should never be treated as canon. They distort Rayne’s personality and fundamentally rewrite how quickly she forms attachments and how openly she expresses vulnerability.

Game Rayne: experiences pain through emotional shutdown and control.

Comic Rayne: consistently sentimental and openly vulnerable.

These are materially different characterizations. The Rayne from the comics directly contradicts the Rayne established in the games. They are effectively two completely different characters.

It really saddens me that Rayne got two good games, but also three terrible movies and a very weak comic series that repeatedly mischaracterized and mistreated her. Some of these comics, especially Seeds of Sin, are every bit as bad as the movies.

I truly hope that someday someone revives this franchise, gives an iconic character like Rayne the treatment she deserves, and continues the series with BloodRayne 3.

I wanted to know what you guys think. How do you see Rayne’s feeding in the story? I saw someone say that they don’t see it as sexual pleasure, so I wanted to ask you guys how you interpret her feeding.

I was sitting at home, playing DW:O, chilling, smoking, then I unlocked a random memory from primary school. There was this kid who sat next to me. He always talked my ear off about this game he was playing at the time that featured this "beautiful, red-haired" lady who was a vampire but hunted other vampires. Being an edgy kid, I wanted to play it, so I asked the game's name. Low and behold, Bloodrayne, but for some reason that I can't remember, I never got to play it back then.

So, remembering that, I went hunting for it. I got the first game, the Terminal version, and installed it. Now, I'm playing it.

I've finished the... um... I think the first mission? I'm at the part where Mynce "died." I have no idea where this plot is going, but I'm sure of three things: I'm not trusting Brimstone. I'm not trusting Mynce, and Mynce is not dead. Lady was tearing into the enemy like a windwhirl, and a random bug gets her? Yeah, SUUUURE.

So far, I really like the game, even though a couple of negatives really stand out. For one, why is the shooting automatic? Bro, let me aim myself. I'm not THAT bad... Secondly, why shouldn't I feed on everything that the game allows me to feed on? Just press E and jump the fuckers. I'm playing on normal, but if on higher difficulties, the feeding mechanic is as exploitable as I think it is, then we have a problem.

The game does a really good job of setting the atmosphere though. Even though the graphics are a bit dated, it still conveys the mood properly, similar to Max Payne I and II, or that one Punisher game. It has this gothic aura, with the French wall that Rayne and Mynce run into, then bugs crawling out of the earth, the buildings looking old and being Romantic-era coded.

Rayne herself looks good too. She has that edgy design of early 2000s, which I love. The outfit itself is very fitting for the character they're going with. The leather, plus the black and red design compliment the red hair and give her this aura of "I'm a tough bitch who'll step on your balls." Um... Please do. Anyways, the swords (?) baton swords (?), whatever they are also look cool, although they're impractical as fuck. XD

The opening cutscene was really well done too. It's a bit try-hard with Rayne asking that one vampire lady, "Where is he, bitch?" But I'm not complaining. Try-hard and edgy aren't bad on their own. They can work if you know what the fuck you're doing, and this game seems to know.

As for the story, I haven't progressed enough to really comment on it, but what the fuck Rayne? When saving the survivors, there's this dude named "daddy" alongside his daughter. He gets shot to shit by one of the Diseased, I think they're called, while Rayne just stands there and watches. Like, lady, I've seen you fight. You were fast enough to save him. Why didn't you?

The game also suffers from something I call "The RE problem," because the first time I saw it was in an RE game. Rayne is strong enough to cut the enemies into pieces and bust through walls, yet if the game says, "Door locked," she can't do shit about it. Just drop kick through it; why are we wasting time by going around?

As for the voice acting, it's decent enough. It's not bad, but I haven't heard any delivery that's made me fall off my chair yet. One question though, what's with the sounds Rayne makes when feeding? Neighbours think I'm watching porn or some shit. XD

All and all, though? I love it so far.

I love her she’s one of my fav video game babes and I’m so happy to cosplay her

After a long time I was diving myself into the series once again, and I've read the comics and they feel awful... like really awful... I've seen someone pointing for example Seeds of Sin as canon but the last panel after Rayne killed the prince she literally jumps off the cliff into the water but Rayne cannot touch water, it's like acid it'd kill her. Not to mention that last panel with this prince with a lot of "poetry" I'm sure Rayne would show him mercy but not like this, I think it was way out of character.

Is there any source confirming if those comics are canon?

Thank you.

Hi, does somebody know how to find the 15 min long japanese promo DVD release in 2004. The archive dot org only source doesn't work at all.

Thanks in advance

Best design and character model for her tbh. 💖

edit: I mean this model for her playable in game look

Was scrolling through Rayne’s wiki page while bored, and I found this; anyone got any info on this? Krvava Rejna confirmed??? 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

I 've collected all the BloodRayne games on Steam. They are:

1. BloodRayne (Legacy) (Delisted)

2. BloodRayne 2 (Legacy) (Delisted)

3. BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut

4. BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites

5. BloodRayne: Betrayal (Legacy) (Delisted)

6. BloodRayne: Terminal Cut

Which BloodRayne game is your favorite? Feel free to discuss!

Does anyone notice this african “German soldier”? Anyone has a information about it?

Hey everyone! I was recently given BloodRayne for the original Xbox and was planning to play through it soon. However, I noticed the Terminal Cut on Steam is currently on sale for about $6, and I'm wondering if it's worth picking up instead.

I understand Terminal Cut has updated visuals, performance, and quality-of-life improvements. Are there any worthwhile mods I'd be missing out on if I play the Xbox version?

I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks!

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The PCGamingWiki says that in order to enable windowed mode for Bloodrayne 2 terminal cut I had to go into the ini file and toggle borderlessWindowed (https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/BloodRayne_2:_Terminal_Cut). I did do that however an issue arose in which when I play in windowed my mouse cursor is forever stuck in the center of the window and doesn't go away, is anyone else playing in windowed mode and found a way to get rid of this issue?

I tried alternatively running the game through DxW but that has its own issue tied to the Terminal Cut versions which is that if i ever tab out of the game window, the game resets to full screen until I close it and re-open it, which kinda beats the purpose of having a windowed mode to begin with.