Cain (Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light)


 * Not to be confused with the Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 character, Kain.

"...Sire, I...I cannot bear this! Failing to protect His Majesty...then leaving my brothers to die, slinking away like some coward...This indignity is too much to bear! One day I will repay them in kind. I will avenge the fallen...I swear it!"

- Cain in Shadow Dragon

Cain (カイン Kain, romanized as Kain in the Japanese versions) is a loyal knight of Altea and is often seen with his fellow knight Abel. He loyally follows Marth in his quest and stays with him in the end of his quest.

When Marth left to comply on Hardin's request, Cain was left in charge of Altea. When the Empire attacked Altea, Cain managed to escape and reunite with Marth, once again assisting his quest. In his ending, Cain continues to serve Altea and when Jagen died, he succeeded his position.

According to the Takayashiki Hideo's Monshō no Nazo novel adaptation, Cain is 24 years old. 

Personality
Cain is quite a prideful person, yet despite this, is very loyal and dutiful to the Altean cause.

Base Statistics
|Cavalier |1 |18 |6 |5 |6 |3 |5 |7 |0 |9 |Sword Lance |Iron Lance Iron Sword

Growth Rates

 * 90%
 * 30%
 * 60%
 * 60%
 * 50%
 * 60%
 * 20%
 * 0%

Base Stats
Book 1

|Cavalier |1 |20 |7 |5 |6 |3 |5 |7 |0 |9 |Sword Lance |Iron Lance Iron Sword

Book 2

|Cavalier |9 |26 |10 |8 |9 |4 |8 |10 |0 |9 |Sword Lance |Killer Lance Iron Sword

Growth Rates
Book 1


 * 60%
 * 30%
 * 60%
 * 60%
 * 50%
 * 90%
 * 20%
 * 3%

Book 2


 * 90%
 * 30%
 * 60%
 * 60%
 * 50%
 * 60%
 * 20%
 * 3%

Base Stats
|Cavalier |1 |20 |7 |0 |5 |6 |3 |7 |0 |9 |Sword - D Lance - E |Iron Lance Iron Sword

Growth Rates
|75% |35% |0% |50% |50% |80% |20% |0%

Support Relationships
Supports Supported by
 * Abel
 * Catria
 * Est
 * Marth
 * Abel
 * Catria
 * Est

Base Stats
|Cavalier |9 |27 |11 |0 |9 |10 |4 |11 |0 |9 |Sword - C Lance - D |Javelin Steel Sword

Growth Rates
|90% |40% |0% |70% |70% |70% |35% |5%

Support Relationships
Supports
 * Catria
 * Abel

Supported by
 * My Unit
 * Marth
 * Abel

Death Quotes
"Prince Marth...Tell them...I did not run..."

- Cain, death quote

Archetype
Cain, along with Abel, also jump started a trend of Fire Emblem characters consisting two Social Knights/Cavaliers that are often seen together as friends, one of them will specialize more on Strength and HP, and the other specializes on Skill and Speed, and their color scheme are usually red and green (in Cain's case, he wears red). Alec is part of Cain's Archetype, but he is a green cavalier, but Noish is red and part of Abel's archetype.

List of Cains
Notable Archetype in Cain's side are:
 * Ruke (FE3/12)
 * Alec (FE4)
 * Alva (FE5)
 * Alen (FE6)
 * Sain (FE7)
 * Forde (FE8)
 * Kieran (FE9/10)
 * Soiree (FE13)

Anime
In the Fire Emblem Anime, Cain serves an almost identical role to that in the games. His personality, just like implied in Shadow Dragon, is more of a hotheaded one than his partner Abel. This is most evident when he brings up the troubles of Princess Nyna and the Kingdom of Akaneia. He valiantly argues a point:

"I think we should send in our soldiers now! How many months have passed since Princess Nyna of Aurelis stood up and declared her attempt to overthrow Doluna's oppression? And during that time, not ONE kingdom has been willing to answer her call to arms! And every day the soldiers of Aurelis are weakened by Medeus's dogs of war! We MUST take action before Aurelis is destroyed!"

- Cain in the anime

Gordin is in strong agreement with this plan, but it is quashed by Jagen, who believes that Marth still needs people protecting him. Later, Cain is seen during the attack on Talys when he kills a pirate. As the pirate dies, he throws in the air a child that is caught by Abel, who says he can't believe that he is still picking up Cain's messes "after all these years".

Cain and Abel are obviously very good friends in the anime, despite Abel seemingly unwilling to support Cain's argument about Nyna. They are rarely seen apart in the anime, and even have a toast to friendship as they oversee Gordin taking to Draug about his archery. In episode 2, Cain and Abel travel to Galder in the guise of travellers, which allows them to slaughter unsuspecting pirates patrolling the town; this leads to Marth's liberation of Galder.

Manga
Cain's importance in the manga is not as important as his role in the anime. However, he is still a friend of Abel, and still somewhat reckless. He often teases Abel and Ogma, but still gets along with everybody well and takes his job very seriously. After the victory over Doluna at Aurelis Secondary Castle, Ogma gets Cain drunk, giving him a huge hangover and noting that it's no wonder Aurelis is known for its alcohol. After the war, Cain receives a promotion after Jagen retires.

Etymology
Cain's name comes from the biblical story of Cain and Abel in the book of Genesis. Cain became jealous that God favored Abel's sacrifice more, and therefore killed him and was cast from God's favor. In Monshō no Nazo, this is slightly reversed: Abel falls out of Altea's favor for treason, although it did not involve Cain.

Gallery
Cain