Kain Highwind/Gameplay

Kain is a playable character in Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. He is a Dragoon, donning heavy armor and able to use Jump that deals a heavy blow after momentarily removing Kain from the battlefield. He wields spears and is physically-geared. He is left-handed.
==Final Fantasy IV==
Kain's physical stats are heavily weighted. In 2D releases Kain has no MP growth, and in all releases learns no magic naturally.
===Stats===
====2D stats====
 Kain 
Level	HP 	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
10 	190 	0 	9 	11 	9 	6 	12
20 	565 	0 	18 	17 	18 	7 	16
30 	1143	0 	29 	23 	27 	8 	20
40 	1887	0 	41 	29 	36 	9 	24
50 	2932	0 	55 	36 	45 	10 	31
60 	4051	0 	64 	42 	54 	11 	35
70 	5178	0 	73 	48 	63 	12 	39
80 	6432	0 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm
90 	7714	0 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm
99 	8848	0 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm 	rdm
 Level up possibilities 
Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1 	-1 	-1 	-1 	-1 	-1
2 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	-1
3 	+1 	+1 	+1 	0 	0
4 	+1 	0 	+1 	+1 	0
5 	+1 	0 	+1 	0 	+1
6 	0 	+2 	+2 	0 	0
7 	+2 	0 	+2 	+2 	+2
8 	+3 	+3 	0 	0 	+3
 Pixel Remaster level up possibilities 
Possibility	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
3 	+1 	+1 	+1 	0 	0
4 	+1 	0 	+1 	0 	+1
5 	+1 	0 	+1 	+1 	0
6 	+2 	0 	+2 	+2 	+2
7 	0 	+2 	+2 	0 	0
8 	+3 	+3 	0 	0 	+3
====3D stats====
Kain (3D)
Level	HP 	MP	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intellect	Spirit
10 	214 	13	14 	11 	9 	6 	12
20 	523 	26	24 	18 	17 	7 	17
30 	963 	39	33 	25 	25 	8 	21
32 	1044	41	35 	27 	26 	8 	22
40 	1507	51	43 	33 	33 	9 	26
50 	2185	64	52 	40 	40 	10 	30
53 	2419	68	55 	42 	43 	10 	31
60 	2990	77	62 	47 	48 	11 	35
70 	3902	89	71 	54 	56 	12 	39
To reach the max 99 points in his stats, Kain needs 28 points in Strength, 45 in Speed, 43 in Stamina, 87 in Intellect and 60 in Spirit.
===Abilities===
Kain's special ability is Jump, which allows him to deal extra damage via an aerial attack. While Kain is airborne, he cannot be targeted and thus avoids attacks. In the Advance and Complete Collection releases, completing Kain's Lunar Trial and defeating Lunar Bahamut rewards him with the Dragoon Gauntlets, which upgrades Jump to Double Jump, which does more damage and executes faster.
While Kain cannot cast magic the data in the SNES version contains a two-frame animated sprite for Kain casting spells, as all other spellcasters have. The Final Fantasy IV Settei Shiryou Shuu shows a screenshot of Kain with a White Magic command, and there is an unused empty magic spell list that based on the internal character order, was intended for him.
===Equipment===
Kain can equip spears, most swords, axes, daggers, hats, helms, clothes, armors, gloves and rings. The first time he joins, he wears a set of iron equipment and a spear. The second time, he wears a set of mythril equipment and a wind spear. The third time, he wears a set of genji equipment and a gungnir.
In the Advance and Complete Collection versions he acquires his ultimate weapon, Abel's Lance, from the Lunar Bahamut. In all other releases, Kain's strongest exclusive weapon is the Holy Lance.
Weapons 2D & 3D
Axes	Daggers	Spears	Swords
*Dwarven Axe 2D 3D
*Ogrekiller 2D 3D
*Poison Axe 2D 3D
*Rune Axe 2D 3D
*Gigant Axe 2D	
*Mythril Knife 2D 3D
*Dancing Dagger 2D 3D
*Mage Masher 2D 3D
*Assassin's Dagger 2D	
*Spear 2D 3D
*Wind Spear 2D 3D
*Flame Lance 2D 3D
*Ice Lance 2D 3D
*Blood Lance 2D 3D
*Gungnir 2D 3D
*Wyvern Lance 2D 3D
*Holy Lance 2D 3D
*Abel's Lance 2D	
*Fireshard 3D
* Frostshard 3D
*Thundershard 3D
*Ancient Sword 2D 3D
*Coral Sword 2D
* Piglet's Bamboo Sword 2D
*Blood Sword 2D 3D
*Mythril Sword 2D 3D
*Sleep Blade 2D 3D
*Flame Sword 2D 3D
*Icebrand 2D 3D
*Stoneblade 2D 3D
*Avenger 2D 3D
*Defender 2D 3D
*Onion Sword 3D
*Hog Call 2D
Armor 2D & 3D
Shields	Head	Body	Arms
*Iron Shield 2D 3D
*Mythril Shield 2D 3D
*Flame Shield 2D 3D
*Ice Shield 2D 3D
*Diamond Shield 2D 3D
*Aegis Shield 2D 3D
*Genji Shield 2D 3D
*Dragon Shield 2D 3D
*Onion Shield 3D
*Hero's Shield 2D	
*Leather Cap 2D 3D
*Headband 2D 3D
*Feathered Cap 2D 3D
*Iron Helm 2D 3D
*Green Beret 2D 3D
*Mythril Helm 2D 3D
*Diamond Helm 2D 3D
*Black Cowl 2D 3D
*Genji Helm 2D 3D
*Dragon Helm 2D 3D
*Ribbon 2D 3D
*Glass Mask 2D 3D
*Onion Helm 3D	
*Clothing 2D 3D
*Prison Garb 2D 3D
*Leather Clothing 2D 3D
*Bard's Tunic 2D 3D
*Iron Armor 2D 3D
*Kenpogi 2D 3D
*Mythril Armor 2D 3D
*Flame Mail 2D 3D
*Ice Armor 2D 3D
*Diamond Armor 2D 3D
*Black Belt Gi 2D 3D
*Power Sash 2D 3D
*Genji Armor 2D 3D
*Dragon Mail 2D 3D
*Adamant Armor 2D 3D
*Onion Armor 3D
*Dragoon Plate 2D	
*Cursed Ring 2D 3D
*Iron Gloves 2D 3D
*Ruby Ring 2D 3D
*Mythril Gloves 2D 3D
*Power Armlet 2D 3D
*Giant's Gloves 2D 3D
*Diamond Gloves 2D 3D
*Genji Gloves 2D 3D
*Dragon Gloves 2D 3D
*Protect Ring 2D 3D
*Crystal Ring 2D 3D
*Onion Gloves 3D
*Dragoon Gloves 2D
===Boss===
Kain appears as the Dragoon in the scripted battle with Cecil at Fabul's crystal chamber.
==Final Fantasy IV: The After Years==
As the Hooded Man, Kain has overall decent stats in the physical department, but lacks special abilities. Kain's HP and MP growths as the Hooded Man are different from the ones assigned to his Holy Dragoon form, and if the player wishes to get the most out of these stats they should leave him at the lowest level possible for his transformation, though this means they must complete Ceodore's Tale with Kain KO'd for much of it.
Because only his HP and MP are affected by when he changes class, it is always possible to adjust for lost HP and MP using the HP and MP increasing items. As a Holy Dragoon Kain has high HP, Strength, Speed and Stamina, but mediocre MP.
=== Stats ===
Hooded Man
Level	HP 	MP 	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intelligence	Spirit
15 	600 	20 	19 	18 	18 	7 	16
20 	791 	32 	21 	19 	20 	7 	16
30 	1398	57 	29 	24 	27 	8 	20
40 	2133	82 	40 	32 	34 	9 	24
50 	3150	105	50 	40 	40 	10 	29
:Kain's HP and MP as a Holy Dragoon change depending on his level when he class changes. The following stats assume he only begins gaining levels after the class change.
Holy Dragoon
Level	HP 	MP 	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intelligence	Spirit
15 	600 	20 	21 	18 	18 	14 	16
20 	987 	42 	26 	19 	22 	16 	19
30 	1859	94 	36 	24 	29 	20 	25
40 	2948	151	46 	32 	38 	25 	32
50 	4036	206	57 	40 	47 	28 	37
60 	5130	282	67 	45 	56 	30 	43
70 	6268	352	77 	50 	65 	31 	43
80 	6758	386	80 	52 	68 	32 	44
90 	7272	424	83 	53 	69 	33 	46
99 	7724	453	85 	55 	71 	34 	48
:In the 3D remake of the game, the Hooded Man's HP and MP growths are on pair with Holy Dragoon Kain. His level cap has also been removed.
Hooded Man (3D)
Level	HP 	MP 	Strength	Speed	Stamina	Intelligence	Spirit
15 	600 	20 	19 	18 	18 	7 	16
20 	983 	41 	21 	19 	20 	7 	16
30 	1881	92 	29 	24 	27 	8 	20
40 	2952	145	40 	32 	34 	9 	24
50 	4066	201	50 	40 	40 	10 	29
60 	5171	278	61 	45 	45 	12 	31
70 	6260	352	65 	50 	49 	15 	35
80 	6761	388	69 	52 	54 	17 	37
90 	7268	424	72 	53 	57 	19 	40
99 	7744	455	75 	55 	61 	21 	42
===Abilities===
Kain regains the Jump ability when battling Dark Kain, and when defeating him becomes a Holy Dragoon. He knows a handful of White Magic spells after his class change and cannot learn any more as he levels up.
Spell 	Level Learned
Cure 	Known
Hold 	Known
Cura 	Known
Esuna 	Known
Teleport	Known
Blink 	Known
Haste 	Known
Band Abilities
Ability 	Members	MP	Effect
Cross Slash 	
* Hooded Man
*Ceodore (Event)	7 	Slice through a single enemy.
Cross Slash Prime	
*Kain (Fight)
*Ceodore (Fight)	20	Slice through a single enemy together.
Saint Dive 	
*Kain (Jump)
*Rosa (White Magic)	30	Attack all enemies with divine wrath.
Aiming Trust 	
*Kain (Jump)
*Cid (Analyze)	12	Set your sights on one enemy and punch through it.
Mirage Dive 	
*Kain (Jump)
*Edge (Ninjutsu)	32	Summon clones to confuse and attack one enemy. Casts Blink on Edge.
Sky Grinder 	
*Kain (Jump)
*Cecil (Fight)	50	Attack a single enemy with sword and spear. Can break damage limit.
Effect Form 	
* Kain (White Magic)
* Cecil (White Magic)
*Rosa (Blessing)	20	Cast Curaja, Protect, Shell and Haste on users.
Trinity Crusade 	
*Kain (Jump)
*Cecil (Fight)
*Rosa (White Magic)	35	Three fighters combine to attack one enemy. Can break damage limit.
Vibra Prime 	
*Kain (Fight)
*Cecil (Fight)
* Ceodore (Fight)
*Cid (Fight)
* Rosa (Aim)	40	Five fighters slice away at all enemies.
Spiral Blow 	
*Kain
*Golbez (Event)	22	Two fighters attack one enemy.
Double Jump 	
*Kain
*Ceodore (Event)	35	Two fighters attack an enemy from the air simultaneously. Can break damage limit. Cannot be used if Ceodore is Awakened.
Final Fantasy 	
*Kain (Jump)
*Cecil (Fight)
*Edge (Throw)
*Rosa (White Magic)
* Rydia (Black Magic)	75	An offense/defense mix combining the powers of all five fighters. Damages all enemies and restores HP and status of party. Break's damage limit.
=== Equipment===
Kain can equip spears, most swords, axes, daggers, hats, helms, clothes, armors, gloves and rings.
The Hooded Man joins with a Falchion, a Large Shield, a Turban, a Training Garb and a Power Armlet.
As a Holy Dragoon, Kain can equip the same weapons and armor as previous games, but now he can equip the Paladin-exclusive equipment as well.
When Kain becomes a holy dragon, his equipment stays the same as before battling Dark Kain except for his weapon which becomes the Dragoon Lance. His current weapon is unequipped and not lost.
Weapons
Axes	Daggers	Spears	Swords	Holy Swords
*Crescent Axe
*Battle Axe
*Tomahawk
*Dwarven Axe
*Ogrekiller
*Poison Axe
*Rune Axe
*Gigant Axe	
*Knife
*Dagger
*Mythril Knife
*Dancing Dagger
*Mage Masher
*Triton's Dagger
*Assassin's Dagger	
*Spear
*Javelin
*Trident
*Partisan
*Wind Spear
*Flame Lance
*Dragoon Lance
*Obelisk
*Blood Lance
*Gungnir
*Wyvern Lance
*Holy Lance	
*Broadsword
*Longsword
*Iron Sword
*Ancient Sword
*Coral Sword
*Blood Sword
*Falchion
*Mythril Sword
*Sleep Blade
*Flame Sword
*Icebrand
*Stoneblade
*Demon Slayer
*Enhancement Sword
*Defender
*Ultima Weapon	
*Excalipoor
*Lustrous Sword
*Excalibur
*Ragnarok
Armor
Shields	Head	Body	Arms
*Bronze Shield
*Iron Shield
*Lustrous Shield
*Mythril Shield
*Flame Shield
*Ice Shield
*Large Shield
*Diamond Shield
*Aegis Shield
*Genji Shield
*Dragon Shield
*Crystal Shield
*Hero's Shield
*Adamant Shield	
*Leather Cap
*Headband
*Feathered Cap
*Bronze Helm
*Green Beret
*Steel Headplate
*Iron Helm
*Black Cowl
*Beret
*Chakra Band
*Turban
*Steel Helm
*Lustrous Helm
*Goblin Mask
*Officer's Hat
*Horned Helmet
*Mythril Helm
*Cross Helm
*Diamond Helm
*Ribbon
*Genji Helm
*Dragon Helm
*Crystal Helm
*Adamant Helm
*Glass Mask	
*Clothing
*Bard's Tunic
*Leather Clothing
*Foot Ninja Gear
*Bronze Armor
*Bronze Breastplate
*Shinobi Gear
*Kenpo Gi
*Iron Armor
*Silver Breastplate
*Mist Wrap
*Training Garb
*Chainmail
*Black Belt Gi
*Professor's Robe
*Knight's Armor
*Exorcist's Gown
*Horned Armor
*Mythril Armor
*Power Sash
*Plate Mail
*Flame Mail
*Ice Armor
*Bone Mail
*Diamond Armor
*Genji Armor
*Dragon Mail
*Crystal Mail
*Blue Armor
*Adamant Armor	
*Cursed Ring
*Ruby Ring
*Iron Gloves
*Power Armlet
*Hyper Wrist
*Gauntlets
*Mythril Gloves
*Bone Wrist
*Diamond Gloves
*Genji Gloves
*Dragon Gloves
*Giant's Gloves
*Crystal Gloves
*Protect Ring
*Lunar Gloves
*Adamant Gloves
*Crystal Ring
*Flan Ring
*Sprint Ring
*Economical Ring
*Rear Ring
*Taunt Ring
*Limit Ring
*Single Star
*Twin Stars
*Rapid Ring
*Rapid Ring v2
*Gil Band
*Gil Band v2
*Level Band
*Level Band v2
*Rare Band
*Rare Band v2
*Treasure Hunter
*Treasure Hunter v2
===Boss===
Kain is faced as a boss in some cinematic battles in flashbacks at the end of the Lunarian's Tale. In each of these battles the player's actions mean nothing: after a few turns the battles end in dialogue sequences and the enemy party nor the player can be KO'd in that time.
Category:Character gameplay in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
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