Kain Highwind / Dissidia Kain Highwind is a warrior of Cosmos and one of the new characters introduced in " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . He is the third representative of " Final Fantasy IV " . He was a Dragoon that served alongside his best friend Cecil in Baron , but Golbez took control of him and used Kain to attack his friend and obtain the crystals . In time , Kain resisted Golbez ' s control and redeemed himself . He specializes in high - speed aerial combat , fighting with his lance and Jump , along with a variety of other Dragoon abilities and Wind spells . He will appear as a playable character in the arcade reboot , now being categorized a Speed - type character . In the story mode of " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " his opposing villain is Exdeath . Profile . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Kain ' s default outfit is based on Yoshitaka Amano ' s design for " Final Fantasy IV " . He wears dark purple armor with a dragon motif , featuring a helmet that covers his eyes , accented with a variety of elaborate patterns and designs in blue and white . Tetsuya Nomura originally drew Kain facing at an angle like the artwork of the other characters , but redrew him to face to the side to match Amano ' s artwork , which he felt was an iconic image . The original artwork revealed Kain ' s eyes , but when the staff told him that Kain would take off his helmet during EX Mode , Nomura redrew his face with his eyes concealed . In his EX Mode , Kain ' s armor becomes a lighter color as in , also removing his helmet to reveal his face and long , blond hair . Kain ' s first alternate outfit , " Noir Dragoon " , is based on Dark Kain as he appears in " Final Fantasy IV Advance " and " The After Years " . He has scaled red and blue armor with more draconic features , and wields a forked spear . His EX Mode is his , giving him a winged headpiece and light blue and white armor with a cape . Kain ' s second alternate outfit " Light Seeker " is his from " The After Years " . Kain wears blue garments with a brown , tattered cape and a wide belt . His Holy Dragoon form is identical to the EX Mode for his second outfit , but colored purple . Kain ' s manikin , Delusory Dragoon , is colored dark blue with silvery accents , reflecting that of Cecil ' s and Golbez ' s manikins . " Dissidia Final Fantasy ( 2015 ) " . In the arcade reboot , his default attire is titled " Aloof Dragoon " ( 孤高の竜騎士 ) and like every character , has two additional recolors . " Aloof Dragoon B " recolors his armor bright blue to resemble his 16 - bit sprite , while " Aloof Dragoon C " recolors it to resemble his " Noir Dragoon " attire . His first alternate costume is his Holy Dragoon form from the " The After Years " , titled " Holy Dragon Knight " . His default weapon is aptly named Kain ' s Lance , a recurring weapon named in honor of Kain and an available spear throughout the series . His first alternate weapon is the Wind Spear , previously wielded in his " Noir Dragoon " attire in " Dissidia 012 " , while his second alternate weapon is the Dragoon Lance , wielded by his Noir Dragoon attire while in EX Mode as a Holy Dragoon . Personality . Much like his " Final Fantasy IV " personality , Kain is calm and collected , and keeps to himself a lot . Despite some of his actions , Kain is well - meaning and selfless , often acting in the best interest of his peers ahead of his own safety , sometimes without caring about how it personally reflects on himself . Kain often provides the wisdom of the group , and while he acts alone , he does seem to find strength in others , with Tifa acting like an emotional crutch to lean on . Story . During " Prologus " , Kain joins a conversation between Lightning and Jecht about the Warrior of Light . Lightning does not see eye to eye with the Warrior , and Kain puts forward the idea that her arrogance may not live up to her strength , before suggesting that she works with the Warrior to witness his prowess . After the Warrior separates from Lightning , she and Jecht ask Kain if he thinks they are capable ; he tells them that he would not be here if they disappointed him . After receiving his dormant crystal , Kain receives a visit from Golbez who divulges on the war ' s cycle of death and rebirth ; in order for the revival to work their memories of the last war and their original home worlds must be erased . Golbez mentions Kain fell in the previous cycle , but still retains memories of their own world , and that he will recover more with every battle he wins . Cecil enters and attacks Golbez , who teleports away . Before rejoining the others , Kain asks Cecil if he remembers anything about their world , to which Cecil responds he can only vaguely remember Kain . Kain informs the Warrior of Light of what he learned and the two reach the agreement they should defeat the other warriors of Cosmos before the manikins do , who are the only ones that can permanently kill the warriors summoned by Cosmos and Chaos . Kain proceeds to defeat and kidnap Bartz , which alerts the attention of the Chaos faction when he tries to take Lightning out as well . However , he ended up sparing her due to the Chaos faction being alerted , not willing to risk giving away his allies ' location by fighting and defeating her . After knocking Firion out , Exdeath asks Kain to disclose the whereabouts of the warriors of Cosmos , and turns a group of Delusory Dragoons on him when he refuses , with Kain emerging triumphant . After taking out Zidane , he intervenes in Tifa ' s fight with Ultimecia and protects her . Despite Tifa ' s joy at Kain ' s arrival , Ultimecia gloats about Kain ' s treachery and he flees with Zidane . By the time she finds him , Kain begins to suffer the toll of his fight as he tells Tifa to leave , but when she offers him her last Potion to Kain out of trust , he tells her the truth about the cycle . While Tifa remains positive , Kain asserts he cannot guarantee she will survive the path she has chosen . After they reunite with Laguna , Yuna , Lightning , and Vaan , Exdeath and Golbez appear to tell them the number of manikins in the surrounding area is low . Kain catches onto the fact that the manikins are heading towards Cosmos , and stays behind to fight Exdeath while the other five hurry to her aid . Kain defeats manikins of the warriors he kidnapped , and finally Exdeath , which was partially due to Golbez ' s interference . Golbez expresses gratitude to Kain , as his actions have given him a chance to stop the cycle and save Cecil . He tells him he will not make it back alive if he leaves , but Kain resigns himself to his fate . Despite his injuries , Kain joins the other five in their stand against the manikins at the Empyreal Paradox , where they eventually succumb to them and lose their power . Kain sheds his light and fades away . Confessions of the Creator . After the player defeats the Chasm in the Rotting Land gateway and is directed to the Southern Lufenia gateway , Kain can be found wandering near Gulg Volcano Ring , provided he is not currently in the player ' s party . When spoken to he vanishes with the words " prepare yourself " . As the world of Confessions of the Creator is a hypothetical nightmare world where the cycles of war kept going and Feral Chaos killed all summoned warriors , this Kain is likely a spectre of the Kain of this alternate world . He can no longer be found after the player conquers the Southern Lufenia gateway . Official Quests . Kain is the main focus of " Kain ' s Quest 012 : A Dragoon ' s Betrayal " . After failing to defeat Lightning , Kain abandons his plans to put her to sleep with Exdeath pursuing him . Encountering Ultimecia who questions his actions and his alliance with Golbez , Kain defeats her and sends her into retreat , then meets Squall . Kain defeats Squall and puts him to sleep , and has a brief encounter with Tidus , who asks if Jecht is on Kain ' s list of targets . Kain continues on after this to Ultimecia ' s Castle where he senses another warrior nearby , leading into Tifa finding him and the defeated Zidane at the area soon after . In " Cecil ' s Quest 012 : A Re - encounter With a Close Friend " , Cecil recovers his memories of him and Kain serving in Baron ' s military together , and Kain is happy his friend remembers him . The two duel to commemorate the occasion , Kain telling Cecil that in time further memories will become clear . Gameplay . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Kain is described in the game as a Tactical Striker . He fights by using attacks that let him dash and leap through the air with ease . Pressing after using one of his melee Bravery attacks will cause him to dash through the air , allowing him to continue his attack while his opponent is still staggering . Additionally , Kain jumps higher than any other character in the game , as he is a Dragoon , but has slow movement . Kain can choose the orientation of where the final blow of his aerial attacks will send the opponent by tilting the analog stick up , down , or keeping it stationary , alternatively leading to wall rush or a chase sequence . His HP attacks are effective at both close and long ranges and are versatile across many altitudes . A downside to his battle style is that he lacks long - ranged attacks , and his attacks are slow , making them easy for a prepared player to fight back . His list of attacks is also comparatively small . In the arcade reboot , Kain is classed as a Speed - Type character . He has a Bravery attack in which he uses his spear to go through projectiles and still attack opponents , but still takes damage from the attack . His EX Skill is Jump that goes through three different stages , with its power increasing by every stage . However , the cooldown times for each jump stage increases as well . When Jump charges to its final stage , Kain glow blue . Boss . Kain is the final boss during Chapter 1 of Lightning ' s " Treachery of the Gods " storyline . EX Mode . Kain ' s EX Mode is Holy Strength . Kain removes his helmet as seen in " Final Fantasy IV ' s " ending , and his armor turns white and turquoise blue . While in EX Mode , he gains the special attack " Lancet " activated by pressing and . The attack strikes from directly below the opponent and has a small charge time , but restores Kain ' s HP equal to the HP damage it inflicts and quickly restores Kain ' s Bravery to its base value . Kain is able to move while using Lancet , and like his melee attacks the player can press after using it to dash towards the opponent , even if Lancet does not hit them . Kain ' s EX Burst is Dragoon ' s Pride , where Kain launches himself into the air at high - speed . The player has to input the button commands that appear to fill a meter , with the commands changing twice at random . If the meter is filled Kain reaches the peak of his jump with two moons shown in the sky behind him , and quickly descends and drives his lance through the opponent , leaving a beam of light that consumes them in an explosion that deals HP damage . If the player fails to fill the meter Kain will not reach the peak of his jump and less Bravery damage is done . Equipment . Kain can equip Swords , Daggers , Greatswords , Katanas , Spears , Shields , Gauntlets , Large Shields , Helms , Light Armor , and Heavy Armor . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2015 ) . Type : Speed