Cain

* Manga
* NES

* Artwork
* Portrait
* In-Game Model

## Background

**Cain**, also spelt **Kain**, was a flirtatious, carefree man who had been taken into the Strider training program at a young age. While in the program, Cain became the best friend and older-brother figure of a young Strider Hiryu, along with the love interest of a female Strider named Sheena. Alongside his peers, Cain was elevated to A Rank Strider, and then reached the highest rank of Special A.

Unlike most attributes displayed by the Striders, Cain is incredibly emotionally-guided and aloof, which often frustrates those around him. He often flirts with any woman around him and doesn’t listen to orders he’s given, which is secretly a front he puts on to conceal how deadly he truly is.

During Hiryu’s mysterious disappearance, Cain held onto hope that he was still alive somewhere. Nonetheless, he stayed in the Strider program and went on a mission alongside Sheena. However, when he ran into a little girl who he believed to have been killed in the warfare, he was caught off guard and tranquilized.

The enemy forces working for the ZAIN Project kidnapped Cain and discovered his identity, which was forbidden for a Strider. Because of this, Hiryu was found, taken out of retirement, and tasked with killing Cain. Begrudgingly, Hiryu took the mission. Unknown, however, Cain had been implanted with a chip in his neck that made him a slave to the ZAIN Project.

When Hiryu and Sheena discovered Cain, they were shocked to find him start viciously and remorselessly attacking them; brutally injuring Sheena. Cain and Hiryu fought equally for a while, before Sheena used the last of her strength to hold Cain off. Mercilessly, Cain murdered Sheena, with Hiryu using his opening to target the chip in his neck.

Cain fell unconscious, only to awake a short time later back in his regular state. Horrified that he had been forced to kill the woman he loved, Cain sought death, but was brought out of the mindset by Hiryu, who understood his pain. The two turned their anger to the ZAIN Project, and sought to destroy it.

Cain and Hiryu infiltrated several labs and brought destruction to all of them, ending the ZAIN Project efficiently. Cain and Hiryu finally targeted the man behind it all, Matic, who heavily wounded Cain and took him out of the fight. Thankfully, Hiryu was able to defeat Matic, and avenge Sheena for them both.

## Codex Statistics

**Tier:** **Low 8-C**

**Name:** Cain, Kain

**Origin:** Strider

**Sex:** Male

**Age:** Around 20 years old

**Classification:** Special A Rank Strider

**Alignment:** **Chaotic Neutral** (Cain is a member of the Strider Organization, meaning that he is to carry out any order directed to him regardless of the morality behind it. He cares very little about who he is ordered to take out, simply doing it because he was directed to. Cain is shown to be more emotional than other Striders, however, as being forced to kill Sheena drove him to abandon the Organization as a whole), **Chaotic Evil** when Possessed (When possessed by the ZAIN Project, Cain becomes completely uncontrollable. He uses his immense powers as a Strider for the sake of causing immense destruction, attacking literally anyone in his way regardless of the connection he had to them. This even led to Cain killing Sheena, which he only regretted when he was released from his possession)

**Dimensionality:** **3-D**

**Attack Potency:** **Small Building level** (Could fight on par with Manga/NES era Hiryu, who is far stronger than his Gaiden self, and has been shown to consistently completely vaporize humans)

**Durability:** **Small Building level**

**Striking Strength:** **Small Building Class**

**Lifting Strength:** **Athletic Human**

**Travel Speed:** **Superhuman** (Is comparable to Hiryu, who can run faster than the average human can detect)

**Combat Speed:** **Massively Hypersonic**

**Reaction Speed:** **Massively Hypersonic** (Was able to react to Hiryu’s attacks, who himself can react faster than Shadow Tag Bullets, which are compared to anti-aircraft fire)

**Stamina:** **Superhuman** (As a Strider, Cain was trained to function beyond normal human capabilities, and fight for multiple days on end)

**Range:** **Standard Melee**, **Extended Melee** with Cypher, **Hundreds of Meters** with grenade launcher

**Intelligence:** **Genius** (Cain is generally viewed as more intelligent in a tactical-sense than Hiryu, albeit less skilled. He’s made most of the plans that the two have followed, which have worked out perfectly more often than not)

## Powers and Abilities

* Innate Abilities
* Weapons/Items

**Superhuman Physical Characteristics**, **Acrobatics**, **Human Achievements** (Cain became a Special A Rank Strider), **Weapon Mastery** (Cain is incredibly skilled with his Cypher and grenade launcher), **Stealth Mastery** (Striders are proficient in stealth), **Afterimage Creation** (Comparable in speed to Hiryu, who moves so fast he leaves afterimages)

**Plasma Manipulation** (The Cypher is comprised of plasma), **Electricity Manipulation** (The Cypher gives off electricity), **Energy Projection** (The Cypher can launch energy projectiles with Plasma Arrow), **Explosion Manipulation** (With grenade launcher)

## Other

**Weaknesses:** Cain is overconfident and overly trusting of those he views as innocent, such as when he let his guard down for a girl he believed to be harmless, and got tranquilized for it. He has been mind controlled before, and was incapable of fighting it.

## Battle Records

* Victories
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* Inconclusive

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