Mrs. Kagenou

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* Anime

**Mrs. Kagenou** (オカン・カゲノー, *Okan Kagenō*?) is the mother of Cid and Claire, and the matriarch of the Kagenou family. Like her husband, she is a noble overseeing a sector land within the Midgar Kingdom. She is ignorant to her son's true affiliation and her daughter's possession.

## Appearance

Mrs. Kagenou is a pretty young woman with silky black hair that reaches to her shoulders, with bangs parted to her right and locks of hair in front of her ears. She wears a long-sleeved shirt, a short-sleeved women's formal vest, a ruffle tie, two layered dresses with a frilled vest, short-heeled shoes atop white socks, a notable eggshell white ascot, a long sleeve white blouse with frilled cuffs and a blue headband accessory. Altogether, Mrs. Kagenou appears to be the low-class Noblewoman she and her husband are, and dresses accordingly.

## Personality

Mrs. Kagenou seems to be warm and pleasant on the surface, especially regarding her children's upbringing, but can be quick-tempered and violent if justifiably provoked. She did not hesitate to viciously attack her husband for his cowardice when her daughter, Claire Kagenou, was abducted, calling her the only 'hope of the family', as well calling her own husband "Baldy."

She is also somewhat careless towards Cid, letting him do what he wants to focus more on Claire's growth, mainly due to Claire's prodigal aptitude for the sword and Cid's blatant nonchalantness.

## Chronology

### Birth of Cid Kagenou

Mrs. Kagenou was genuinely happy to have had Cid. However, as he grew older and showed no aptitude for anything, she focused more on Claire's growth, while allowing Cid to do as he wished. This was mainly due to Claire's aptitude helping to keep their family in regard to the kingdom's peerage.

### Claire Kagenou Abduction

Following the discovery of Claire's abduction, Mrs. Kagenou was overflowed with rage due to her husband's cowardice and hesitance in taking action. So, she directed her rage towards him, violently attacking him as her son and a maid left the scene.

### Bushin Festival Tournament

In the anime after hearing that Claire had won the Bushin Festival, hearing of her husband excitedly talking about his daughter's victory. However, she would violently attack him for not doing anything about their son.

## Relationships

### Claire Kagenou

As a mother, she loves Claire very much, as evident when she was very worried after her daughter was kidnapped.

### Cid Kagenou

Mrs. Kagenou loves Cid like any mother could, but not more than Claire, as she loves her children equally and because she considers her own son not to have good abilities in all fields. She is concerned for his future, as she would reprimand her husband for not disciplining him well enough.

### Mr. Kagenou

She respects her husband but usually scolds and slaps him whenever he doesn't confront his responsibilities properly. When a problem occurs, her husband often makes excuses to avoid the problem, so she doesn't hesitate to savagely attack and ridicule her husband's cowardice, calling him "Baldy" as an insult.

## Trivia

* Both Claire and Cid have a higher opinion of their mother than of their father.
* Despite not being very attentive to her youngest son, Cid, she worries that her son might at least be bald like his father someday.
* Apparently, she is the one who acts as the head for the entire Kagenou family, unlike her pathetic husband.

## References

1. ↑ *Volume 1 Chapter 1: Starting the Shadowbroker Tutorial!*
2. ↑ Episode 20