Cane Tejada

**Lorenzo “Cane” Tejada Jr.** is a major antagonist in the Power Universe, serving as the central antagonist/anti-hero of Power Book II: Ghost. He is the eldest son of Lorenzo and Monet Tejada. He is an arch-nemesis of Tariq St. Patrick.

He is Monet's right hand, the half Brother of Ezekiel Cross and the big brother of Dru and Diana Tejada. He is the enforcer of the Tejada drug organization and the most trusted son that Monet could count on until they partnered with Tariq. Due to jealousy, Cane went on to try and kill Tariq which failed. He initially partnered with Tariq as they killed Jabari until he betrays Tariq by setting him for two murders and betrays him again when he ordered the death of Tariq’s girlfriend Lauren Baldwin whoever that failed and got put into witness protection.

Cane appears as one of the two main antagonists of season 1, one of the tertiary antagonists/anti-hero in seasons 2, and one of the secondary antagonists in seasons 3-4.

Cane is portrayed by Woody McClain.

## Biography

### Season 1

He is first seen when Tariq walks in on him in the bathroom with Rel’s Girlfriend, he is next seen fighting Rel and pulling a shotgun on him, he is seen again killing Rel and driving away from the building Rel died in.

He is next seen when Zeke and Tariq go to the Tejada’s for dinner, he opens the door for his Uncle Frank, and later drives Tariq back to college and has a talk with him. Tariq tells Cane that his Uncle Frank is a snitch to which he tells Monet. In response, Monet tells him to kill his Uncle Frank, and he complies.

He is seen in the next episode getting money with his brother Dru, as they go back to their house they see Lil Guap and his cohorts celebrating on social media bringing unwanted attention to themselves as it gets Monet's attention. Monet gets the order from Lorenzo to send Dru. Monet pulls Cane to the side and tells him to follow Dru. After Guap and Dru get into it, Cane goes to Lil Guap’s place and shoots it up and almost gets arrested but Danilo Ramirez helps Cane and Dru by telling his partner that they went in another direction, he and Dru go back home and Monet confronts them about shooting up Lil Guap’s place causing trouble. He is seen again with Monet confronting Guap and his friends about getting the cops involved with their business and Guap calls Monet a puta then Cane beats Guap nearly to death as his cohorts watch. He is seen again when Monet tells Dru to go to Stansfield to spy on Tariq but he says that he’ll do it but Monet declines and tells him no stay in his lane.

He accidentally hits Monet which results him being assaulted by prison guards hired by his father even though Monet did not approve of the former's actions. Jealous of Tariq, he hires GTG to kill Tariq. They send Barz to kill Tariq and tariq notices him and he runs away but they end up fighting. 2-Bit intervenes and saves Tariq but hitting Barz over the head with a pole and later drowning him to death. Tariq finds out that Cane wants him dead as Cane threatens him over the phone. The GTGs almost kills Zeke which causes Cane to kill 2 members from the gang and later ordering Guap that he wants half of everything. As the Tejada family finds out, Monet banishes him.

Cane shoots Tariq's professor Jabari Reynolds in the stomach and prepares to shoot Tariq but the latter talks him out of it and is convinced by Tariq to let him finish Jabari off by shooting him in the head for the final kill shot. Cane is unsure but agrees and heads off. However it is shown that he stuck around and hid behind a tree, Cane overheard Tariq talking to his professor before he shoots him in the head. He smiles to himself that maybe Tariq could be trusted.

### Season 2

Cane is seen exiting a building with Mecca and Lil Guap where he suspects Mecca of being an informant until they are ambushed by GTG and Mecca kills both of the members and the third member escapes. Cane meets up with Tariq and ask him why Ramirez name isn’t popping up as Jabari’s murderer and Tariq tells him he has it under control where cane threatens Tariq and tells him to lie to Monet. Cane meets up with Mecca where he beats and kills the third GTG member who escapes. Cane spots Mecca’s drugs until Mecca threatens to kill him for snooping around, but Cane convinced him that he will help him sell drugs and go into business with his family and Tariq.

Cane is walking out of a convenience store with Lil Guap when Mecca texts him to come to his place. Lil Guap follows him and Mecca snaps his fingers for filming his house. Mecca then tells Cane that he doesn't think he is ready to work with him and he leaves with Guap. He later goes to a gun range to do shooting practice with Dru after his arm is still damaged from being shot. Cane tells Dru that he may be able to help with the Tejada's needing a new connect. Prior to this, when the Tejada's tried to do a drug deal, it is revealed that Cane replaced the cocaine with sugar in the hope that the move would get him back in the family to work with him. He tells Mecca about this and Mecca is then ready to do business.

Monet meets with Tariq and Cane and tells them that whatever beef they have needs to be squashed as they are in business together now. Cane briefly asks Tariq about the Reynolds murder case and he says he's working on trying to frame Carrie. He goes to Mecca's party and is introduced to Nuff. When Nuff talks about Mecca's personal business, Mecca strangles him. Cane then understands that he isn't to be messed with. The next day Cane tells Mecca about him supposedly working with Tariq.

Cane visits Tariq and punches him in the face for his plan regarding framing Ramirez for Jabari Reynolds murder, as Zeke is in a tough spot because of it. He says that Tariq will go down for the Ramirez and Reynolds murders, not him. With Zeke in trouble and Davis Maclean wanting 1 Million Dollars, Cane hits a lick with Brayden. They rob a jewellery store with Cane shooting the camera so that they can't be seen. Monet tells him to find Ramirez's body so that Zeke is no longer a suspect for the murder. He digs up Ramirez's body with Brayden and later plants his police badge in Tariq's dorm room in attempt to frame him for the murder.

He sees that Tariq is following him after he arrives at Mecca's place, noticing him on the cameras. Eric Kamura asks Cane if he recognises him but he lies and says no. Nuff attacks Tariq, and after realizing that he wasn't one of Mahoney's boys, Mecca orders Eric Kamura to kill Nuff because he put them at risk. Cane then has a shocked look on his face. Cane confronts Monet about this, knowing that she ordered Tariq to follow him. He says that she is the issue, not Tariq. After Lorenzo is released from prison, Cane along with Dru and Diana are seen talking to him, enjoying their father being home.

Following Lorenzo's release, Cane wants to remain the head of the Tejada family in terms of the children but Lorenzo is intent on Dru now being the main man. Cane is quite upset by this but he secretly still works with Monet behind his father's back, Monet wanting him to handle business in the streets. He finds out that Dru's boyfriend told Dru about him planting the badge in Tariq's dorm room, and Cane is annoyed when he says this. He and Dru then get into a fight and afterwards Cane tells Dru that he needs to handle Everett. Later, Monet tells Cane the importance of getting Davis Maclean his money to avoid going down for the Ramirez and Reynolds murders.

In a plan mainly orchestrated by Tariq, Cane agrees to rob Mecca in order to pay Davis by using GTG. Mecca later realises that there was an inside man in him being robbed, and Cane was expecting to face the consequences of his actions but Mecca killed Eric Kamura instead. Cane then seemed to realise not to mess with Mecca again. He also found out that Zeke is actually Monet's son, and was shocked to learn that Zeke is her eldest son and not him.

After Kamura is killed Mecca promotes Cane to being his number two. When he tries to go home Mecca stops him, almost cutting off his hand, and Mecca says that he needs to stay at his place now. He learns through Effie that Lauren Baldwin got him and Brayden on tape, and then he meets with Brayden right after and tells Brayden that he must kill Lauren. Brayden is hesitant, but Cane warns him that if Brayden doesn't kill her, then he may kill him. Cane finds out that Mecca is Zeke's father when Monet calls him by his real name, and they plot to kill Lorenzo.

Monet tells Cane that he needs to kill Lorenzo but Cane is very hesitant. When Monet tells him that Tariq killed his father, Cane then agrees to the plan. He soon visits Tariq who tells him that after he kills Lorenzo he will never be the same again. As Tariq and Cane waits for McVey and others to arrive, Tariq suspects cane and questions him if he knows Lauren but Cane evades the question and tells him that Effie is a bad chick until Tariq checks him. McVey and his men arrives and Cane and Tariq follows them. Cane points his gun at Lorenzo and almost shoots but then Tariq tells him it was all set up and that they are killing Mecca's crew. Cane is relieved and he kills one or two of Mecca's crew, then goes to check on Dru. When he meets with Dru he stops Carlito from attacking him. He sees on the news that Mecca has been killed and looks content about the family being together again.

## Murders committed by Cane

* **Rel:** Shot twice in the chest and in the mouth for disrespecting him.
* **Frank Tejada:** Shot twice in the head for being a snitch.
* **K.O:** Shot in the head for harassing Zeke, Dru and his teammates.
* **GTG Member:** Shot in the head for harassing Dru, Zeke and his teammates.
* **Danilo Ramirez****:** Shot 3 times for failing to kill Tariq and for attempting to kill him.
* **GTG Member:** Neck broken during a fight to show Mecca his true personality.
* **Mahoney:** Shot in the chest on Mecca's orders.
* **One of Dante Spears's Henchmen:** Shot in the back in order for Mecca to be killed.
* **Two GTG Members:** Shot to death to kidnap a GTG member for jumping Dru.
* **Russian Mob Member:** Shot to death to save Lorenzo.
* **Kai:** Shot in the head to save Monet.
* **Gilberto Castillo:** Suffocated with poisonous gas to save Dru on the orders from Monet.
* **Guillermo Castillo:** Suffocated with poisonous gas to save Dru on the orders from Monet.
* **Gustavo Castillo:** Suffocated with poisonous gas to save Dru on the orders from Monet.

## Murders connected to Cane

* **Barz:** Him and Lil' Guap ordered Barz to kill Tariq St. Patrick, but that failed when 2-Bit saved Tariq's life and drowns Barz in the pool.
* **Jabari Reynolds**: Shot him in the abdomen which caused Jabari to bleed out, however was convinced by Tariq to let him finish Jabari off.
* **Javi**: Shot to death by Mecca. Cane and Lil guap assisted.
* **Lio**: Shot to death by Mecca. Cane and Lil guap assisted.
* **Nuff**: Cane watched as Nuff has his throat slit by the chef on Mecca's orders for putting his hands on Tariq.
* **Lil Guap**: Offered to kill him during the robbery however decided to let Dru kill him.
* **One of Mecca's bodyguards**: Shot to death by Tariq in order for Mecca to be killed.
* **Three of Mecca's bodyguards**: Shot to death by Lorenzo in order for Mecca to be killed.
* **McVey**: Shot to death by Lorenzo as Tariq and Cane killed Mecca’s bodyguards.
* **Mecca**: Shot to death by Monet as Cane was in on the plan to kill him while he killed Mecca’s bodyguards.
* **Bash Kumal-Stern**: Helped Tariq and Brayden dispose of the body after being killed by Tariq.
* **International Guap**: Him and Lorenzo disposed the body after Monet killed him.
* **Artyom**: Shot to death by Tariq. Cane ordered Brayden to kill him but Tariq done it instead.
* **Two Russian Mob Members**: Shot to death by Lorenzo. Cane assisted in the shooting.
* **Gordo Castillo**: Disposed the body after Dru killed him.
* **Evelyn Castillo**: suffocated by Dru Tejada while he assisted to kill her and her sons.

## Goals

* Kill anyone who gets in his way (Succeeded)
* Work with Tariq (formerly)
* Kill Tariq and Brayden (ongoing)
* Save his family (succeeded)
* Kill Jabari (Succeeded)
* Take over the streets (Succeeded)
* Work with Mecca and become distro (succeeded)
* Get away with Jabari's murder with Tariq (Succeeded)
* Manipulate and control Brayden (succeeded)
* Frame Tariq for Danilo Ramirez's murder (Succeeded but then later failed)
* Kill Lauren for catching him and Brayden on the wire (failed/ongoing)
* Keep his involvement in Lauren’s apparent murder a secret from Tariq (failed)
* Find out who murder of Zeke (succeeded]
* Kill Everett (failed)
* Be with Effie (Succeeded)
* Take down Lauren (failed)
* Find out Dru and Diana plotted to kill Monet and set Tariq up (ongoing)
* Figure out Effie can’t be trusted (ongoing)

## Notes

* He was the first character in this spin-off series to make the first kill and the few characters to kill a law enforcement official (Ramirez). The others being Sandoval, Tariq, James, Kanan, Tommy and Monet
* Cane is one of the few characters to kill a member of their family, others being Tariq St. Patrick, Kanan Stark, Tommy Egan and Brayden Weston.
* In Power Book II: Ghost, he is Tariq’s main enemy therefore the main antagonist of the series.
* Similar to Tariq, He hates corrupt police officers. Rameriz was having sex with Monet and failed to kill Tariq while Tariq killed Ray Ray for killing Raina.
* He has a deep hatred for Tariq, however takes a liking to Brayden and develop feelings on Effie.
* Although still working with Tariq, they both still don’t seem to be friendly and on good terms with each other from a personal standpoint, thus still making an antagonist throughout the series.
* Cane also remains antagonistic due to the fact that he tried to kill Tariq and later framed Tariq for double murder, ordered the “hit” on Lauren and knew Lorenzo killed Zeke but kept it a secret so he could manipulate him.
* Cane has the highest body count in this spin-off series.

## Appearances

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