Kano

## Overview

Kanoka [pronounced cah-noh-kah], referred to hereafter as Kano [pronounced kay-noh], is a neutral character on the EdenSMP server. He joined the server the day it opened on January 21, 2021.

He escaped from the Eden simulation on December 16, 2021.

##### Character (Arc III Pre-Memory Restoration)

Kano is a strong-headed individual who strives to do his best in any given situation. While he doesn't believe himself to have all the answers, he is guided by a strong sense of moral intuition as well as logic.

Kano finds it easy to make relationships with other people, knowing he has a mature outlook on most situations and a good grasp on how the world works around him. He has become increasingly more aware of his status as a sentient robot, and spends most of his time trying to prove his worth so he can be thought of as more than just a machine.

While Kano has a valuable inclination toward empathy, he has a very difficult time deciphering his own emotions when he understands that sharing his feelings could potentially put others at risk. He struggles to piece together where his former self from Eden Arc III can come from the same place as his self in Arcs I and II, and feels the best way to restore order is by returning everything he knew in terms of relationships to what it used to be...even if it comes at his own personal sacrifice, or even negatively impacts others around him.

Ultimately, the Kano we see now is a mixture of what he learned from his past as well as his present...the good and the bad. How he will choose to handle that mixture will shape the course of events in Eden.

##### Character (Arc III Pre-Memory Restoration)

Kano is a strong-headed individual intent on achieving his goals...even when he isn't entirely certain what those goals are. He likes to be involved in the lives of those around him, but he prefers to be out of the spotlight until he is ready. He is a good listener and secret keeper, and will bring information he knows to his grave unless he thinks sharing it will benefit him more than it will cost him.

Kano finds it easy to make relationships with other people, knowing he has a mature outlook on most situations and a good grasp on how the world works around him. He has become increasingly more aware of his status as a sentient robot, and spends most of his time trying to prove his worth so he can be thought of as more than just a machine.

Unlike in Arc II, Arc III Kano isn't afraid to use people to accomplish his goals, as is showcased by how he has treated his romantic relationship with Jay. His moral compass allows for more ambiguity in how he treats others, despite the fact that he considers himself a good person. He also is willing to lie to and manipulate others to frame himself in a better light, as has been seen with his approach to Mousie and keeping her away from the main community at spawn.

##### Character (Arcs I-II)

Kano is a mature and strong-headed individual. While he at first didn't consider himself to be a leader, preferring to let that role be held by others like Pink, he serves as a moral compass for the other Players and he does his best to unify their community, leading where he feels is necessary. This is partially what led him to take an interest in running for mayor of Eden. He prefers adventuring and exploring the world over settling in one area, and with Mousie was the first to locate a stronghold to bring the Players to the End.

Additionally, Kano is very humble, likely to keep himself out of the spotlight and allow others to share their voices when with them. This has made him a trusted confidant for many of Eden's members, and this is something he doesn't take lightly.

Caring deeply about the Eden community members, Kano has one fatal flaw - his attachment. Sometime during the Virus Arc, Kano's fox Adam disappeared or was killed, causing him tremendous grief and bringing him to a point of obsession which led him to perform a ritual that bound his and Adam's spirits together. Though no one has truly tested this attachment to his friends or animals beyond the Virus Arc, Kano has said a number of times that they would do anything to protect their friends.

##### Relationships (Arc III)

Prior to Eden 3.0, Kano formed several relationships with other Players, but there a few of special significance to him:

#### Mousie

Kano's first exposure to Mousie in Arc III came when she promptly left spawn after everyone grouped up at the very beginning. Everyone was uncertain as to who she was and what her job was, so Kano made the effort to reach out to her via messaging. At first, she seemed surprised that they could talk together, but she replied and said that she would guide him to her house with coordinates.

Mousie and Kano then proceeded to have a semi-related connection, with Kano thinking he could set Mousie aside as someone particular gullible who he could make to be his sole connection to the greater Eden community. Their relationship continued this way for quite some time until Mousie was invited to the Halloween event in spawn, where she witnessed Kano yelling at Jay for

#### Jay

On Day 1, Kano was quickly introduced to everyone who also joined Eden, but no one stood out to him more than Jay. With a talkative, but meek demeanor, Kano was drawn to Jay's insecurities and wanted to spend time getting to know her better.

During a mining expedition with Jay to gather resources for the Miner Department headquarters, Jay confessed that she liked Kano as more than just an acquaintance. Kano promptly followed this up with asking Jay to go on a date with him, and Jay accepted. They hit it off well on their first date and Kano felt like he had Jay in the palm of his hand, sharing with her some of his trusted secrets and confiding in her what he felt his purpose was.

After being confronted by Rhino, as well as Tycer, about his feelings for Jay, Kano felt an increased need to try and solidify their relationship. He and Jay spoke and he discovered she had gone to visit Mousie without his permission. In order to try and dissuade her from feeling like his intentions weren't genuine, he asked Jay to be his girlfriend. She told him that her current answer was no, but she was still interested in going on a date with him to the Halloween festival being held at spawn. Jay gave him a costume and he created one for her that would match so they could go as a couple.

Originally, Kano wasn't sure how genuine his feelings for Jay were - on the one hand, he saw how she'd seen him and he wanted to take advantage of that to earn her trust and potential assistance if things got dicey. On the other hand, he felt like she had similar interests and wanted to reciprocate in fear of being ostracized by the community.

After blowing up at Jay during Halloween and ultimately achieving forgiveness, Kano was given ample opportunity to form a closer relationship with Jay through dates - but his course quickly changed when Lauren gave him back his memories and he realized the mistakes he was making. Rather than trying to maintain his relationship with Jay, he quickly focused on bringing everything around him back to normal, much to Jay's expense.

At the moment, right after Friendsgiving, Jay caught Kano and Mousie talking and confronted Kano about spending more time with Mousie than with her. Kano confessed that Mousie was everything to him and that Jay (unfortunately) could never reach that level. He gave Jay her heart back and broke up with her because he felt it would be the best course of action. Jay indicated afterward that she wants to remain friends, but it's unlikely Kano will try to speak with her much until her memories are restored...

#### Tycer

Kano and Tycer began a very strange relationship when Eden started, as Tycer fully embraced his role as a member of HR and sought to get to know Kano better.

At first Kano trusted Tycer with everything he knew, having nothing to hide and no memories to share. However, as Tycer continued to press, Kano sought to find something that he could tell Tycer about - and he did. In meeting with Pink, Kano arrived early and witnessed her flying in the sky! The next time Tycer and Kano spoke, he shared this with Tycer and asked that he not let anyone else know.

Kano soon realized that was far from Tycer's plans, and soon after Pink confronted Kano to ask him about the flying thing and to not share it with anyone. Knowing that his trust had been broken, Kano didn't talk with Tycer much after that event.

The last time Kano truly spoke with Tycer was after he got his memories back from Pink and wanted to connect with him about having his memories back. While the conversation put the two of them on better terms, Tycer seemed to think that Kano should break up with Jay immediately and he disagreed. Tycer wasn't at Friendsgiving, so Kano didn't have another chance to catch up, but he hopes Tycer can be a better ally from here on out.

## Relationships (Arc I-II)

During Arcs I and II, Kano formed several relationships with other Players, but there were a few of special significance to him:

#### Mousie

When Mousie joined the server, she invited Kano to live with her with a sort of unofficial agreement - Kano would do the exploring to gather important building supplies and resources, and Mousie would spend her time building up their ravine home. Since then, Kano and Mousie have gone through many adventures and experiences together, becoming even closer during the Virus Arc when Mousie was turned evil by Dark Madi and Kano (along with Adam) made it his goal to free Mousie from the darkness.

When restored to his form after Adam had possessed it for so long, Kano and Mousie's relationship flourished to an incredibly close friendship and comradeship. Jokingly, Kano has called the two of them the "mom" and "dad" of Eden, helping to parent and guide the individuals and community of Eden to its best potential. Kano is the only known person who Mousie trusts with her journal, which contains all knowledge she wants kept from the public eye.

In their pursuit to learn more about if the Virus could return to Eden, Mousie created a laboratory where she and Kano could "test" on their friends to see if there was any connection to the Virus present in them. They interviewed nearly all of Eden's members and in the process, learned from Pink that she had memories of an "old Eden" linked to characters like Adam, Dr. Po and Ash. During this time, Mousie and Kano became even closer, understanding that they were the only ones they could truly trust when Unknown seemed intent to destroy all they knew.

When Pink revealed herself to be Lauren, the developer of the "Eden" simulation, Kano and Mousie met briefly to leave behind important pieces of themselves at their home ravine. They pledged that whatever happened, they would do whatever they could to help Lauren and each other.

Both Kano and Mousie trust each other with their lives and secrets, and it would take much to disrupt their friendship.

#### Nova

Upon joining Eden, Kano knew who Nova was and seemed to have a connection with them, but they weren't sure what this meant entirely. They worked together in the early days to gather resources and even opted to live near each other when Mousie and Kano began living in the ravine.

However, the full extent of their friendship wasn't noted until Nova had been converted to darkness by Dark Madi. In the second half of the Virus Arc, while Adam possessed Kano's form during the Virus Arc, Evil Nova asked Adam to kill them so they could be briefly restored back to neutral state so they could create a deal with Adam to not be able to help Dark Madi and her followers. Evil Nova told Adam they wanted this because they were tired of Dark Madi controlling them, and they trusted Adam to do this because Kano held Nova's trust. Once this deal was made, Evil Nova spent their time working to help the remaining neutral Players, which played a large roll in obtaining the Anti-Virus sword that destroyed the darkness.

Since the start of Arc II, Nova and Kano haven't spent as much time together primarily because of having differing schedules, but their friendship remains fully intact, and Kano is still very interested in trying to understand why he's felt attached to Nova since Day 1.

During the final weeks of Arc II, Kano and Mousie interviewed Nova and learned about his past through his own ramblings, discovering some elements that explained his kleptomaniac behavior and his desire to be the best merchant.

#### Madi

Madi was one of the two people (the other being Nova) that Kano spent his early days with on Eden, and Kano found her funny and hardworking. At the same time, she had a mischievous nature that went beyond Kano's typical senses, though he promised never to snitch on her.

Before it became clear that the Madi he knew was Dark Madi, Kano got along fine with her. While he didn't defend her for her devious actions toward others, he still thought well of her and tried his best to keep communication with her. When Good Madi first appeared on the server, Kano was confused but did his best to ensure she felt welcome. This is why he volunteered along with Mousie to try and learn as much as possible about Madi's situation and monitor her after the Seth vs. Madi court case. When Logan and Seth teamed up to kill Madi soon after the court case, Kano was furious.

Kano didn't harbor any real negative feelings toward Dark Madi personally until she killed Mousie, which Kano found out about after witnessing Evil Mousie's strange behavior and upon reading entries from Mousie's diary. He helped to bring Dark Madi down along with the other members of Eden, but did not witness her final demise.

After some time had passed, Kano was the frontrunner in working to bring Madi back into Eden after Unknown let them know that she hadn't completely expired. He along with the "OGs" gathered essential materials in different Eden dimensions for a number of weeks before Unknown and Eve assisted in bringing Madi back to corporal form through a ritual at spawn. When she returned, Madi said she had no recollection of any of the bad things she had done while Dark Madi, though she was still paying the price for Dark Madi's actions. Kano felt bad for Madi and wanted to bring her back into the fold, but wasn't entirely sure how.

#### Rachel

When Rachel arrived in Eden, the fact that she seemed to recall memories outside the world intrigued Kano. Wanting to earn her trust and try and keep the community unified, Kano started communication with her and the two formed a trusting friendship.

When the mayoral election process finally came about, Rachel originally was helping Jay to run, but was forced to step in after Jay was unable to run. She and Kano both gave speeches about becoming mayor, but Rachel told people to vote for Kano. When Unknown tallied the votes, he announced a tie and forced Kano and Rachel to fight to the death to determine the winner. Rachel faked her own death so that Unknown would give the win to Kano.

After this, Kano came to Rachel a lot to talk about goings-on in Eden. They did this to not only keep each other appraised on what was happening between the "newbies" and the "OGs," but also to continue building up their friendship.

Kano, along with others of Rachel's friends, assisted Rachel in figuring out how to deal with her altered memories. He was the one who gave her the idea to use a Water Breathing potion to attempt to access her memories and deal with the pain of going into water.

Additionally, Rachel discovered she was Unknown's daughter and confessed this to Dr. Po - when Kano returned Dr. Po's spirit to a panda body, he received near all of his knowledge of "old Eden" and anything he experienced while in Kano's body, including Rachel's confession.

While Kano has yet to share all his secrets with Rachel, her trust in him has made her an excellent ally.

#### Tobi

When Tobi moved in with Nova, Kano was at first apprehensive of the newcomer, but Tobi's fiesty personality and general kindess endeared him to Kano. For a while, Tobi lived with Mousie and Kano, Kano considers Tobi like a younger brother who he can mentor and protect.

When Tobias, Tobi's brother, took over Tobi's form, Kano learned from them that Tobi had some secrets, but trusted Kano. They both witnessed Yazmin killing Adam as Reverse Jesus.

#### Jay

Kano bonded quickly with Jay after she arrived on Eden and felt a close connection with her. While he values her as a friend, their relationship changed when Jay confessed to being the secret admirer from whom he had been receiving communication.

He went on a date with her at the library to learn more about her, but he communicated to her that he wasn't ready for a relationship. This sent Jay into an emotional spiral, his reluctance being the catalyst for Jay's choice to have Unknown erase her memories of her love for Kano and ultimately become one of his pawns.

When Kano learned about this from Rachel, he worked with her as well as Fang/Sin to restore her back to normal. He spoke with Jay afterward about their relationship and apologized for his part in how things went. He is still unsure how he feels about her, especially in light of his current friendships.

## Backstory

Like most members of the EdenSMP, Kano has no recollection of their memories before being brought to the server by Unknown.

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