History Characters / Canaan

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her surname could be spelled Oosawa, but it also gets spelled Osawa on her father's profile and in the ''428'' game.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Al Sheya, Alshua, or Alshaya. The English release of the ''428'' game goes with al-Shua.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Most translations use ''Siam'', but some use ''Syam''.

* BareYourMidriff: Her shirt exposes her midriff.

* BareYourMidriff: Her standard outfit consists of a bandeau under a BadassLongcoat.

!!!Voiced by: Creator/AkioOhtsuka (JP), Creator/AndrewLove (EN)

%%* HotScientist

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: She has tanned skin and cream blonde hair.

%%* ShesGotLegs: Very much so.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Most translations use ''Siam''.

* ActorAllusion: Doubles as a CastingGag and {{Expy}}. [[Anime/{{Noir}} Shelley Calene-Black]] has previously played a character who's an assassin, uses a red cardigan and fights with European-made handguns.

%%* {{Qipao}}

* {{Expy}}: A blonde girl with guns and a [[Anime/{{Noir}} red tanktop]] voiced by Creator/ShelleyCaleneBlack?!

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%% * DarkSkinnedBlonde: Sorta.

%% * TheGunslinger

* LegacyCharacter: In one sense, the name Canaan previously belonged to Alphard when she was Siam’s apprentice, though she has since abandoned the name. In another sense, [[spoiler:the Flower Garden Project was intended to create another SuperSoldier with the same synesthesia-based SuperSenses as Canaan]].
* LockedIntoStrangeness: Her hair is white due to having been infected with [[spoiler:UA virus]].

%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Maria's girly girl.

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* CatchPhrase: As Canaan notes, she has a habit of calling things "awesome" because she’s EasilyImpressed.

%%* DamselInDistress
* EasilyImpressed: It doesn’t take much to get her to call something awesome.
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: She doesn’t remember meeting Alphard and pointing a gun her during the climax of ''428'' due to her TraumaInducedAmnesia, and so does not recognize her when they cross paths at the NBCR conference. Alphard asks if she really doesn’t remember or is just playing dumb.

%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly girl to Canaan, tomboy to her twin sister Hitomi.
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Minorikawa’s boss tells him that Maria’s exact memories of what she experienced during the events of ''VisualNovel/FourTwoEightShibuyaScramble'' aren’t accessible to her due to the trauma of surviving the Ua virus, so trying to interview her for info on the Shibuya incident would be a dead end. Given that she spent most of the game with IdentityAmnesia, it’s doubtful she could give much more useful knowledge anyway.

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%%* AlliterativeName

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Siam's exploits in Afghanistan during the Cold War.

* TheMentor: To Canaan and Alphard, they wear a snake tattoos as symbol of their bond.
* ParentalSubstitute: For Canaan, [[spoiler:having taken her in after her entire hometown -- except for her -- fell victim to the UA virus.]]

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%%* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Her devotion to Alphard makes her completely unhinged.

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%%* BareYourMidriff: Her shirt exposes her midriff.

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%%* TheProfessor

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%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has pale green hair.

%%* {{Megane}}: His glasses are a key part of his appearance.

%%* FingerlessGloves: Part of her wardrobe.

%%* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:Damn it, Liang Qi. And poor Hakko.]]

[[folder:Syam/Siam]]

* AllThereInTheManual: Canaan's route in ''VisualNovel/FourTwoEightShibuyaScramble'' reveals more of his background. The game hints that he's of Palestinian heritage who joined the PLO and was sent to Libya to be trained by the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya military. Siam fought in Afghanistan against pro-Soviet Afghan and Soviet-led troops[[note]]This also includes some troops from Bulgaria, Czechslovakia, Cuba, East Germany and Vietnam.[[/note]] before he left the country, partly to break away from his past and become a mercenary under the name Siam.

* MiddleEasternTerrorists: Formerly a PLO fighter before he joined mujahideen in Afghanistan.

%%* HoistByHerOwnPetard: [[spoiler:She tried to give herself synesthesia by swallowing Ua virus capsules... and it backfires HORRIBLY.]]

* AllThereInTheManual: Information provided by the [[https://postimg.cc/QVJyf7Cc 428 Shibuya Scramble leaflet]] mentions that Alphard lost most of her family when American-led military force staged an intervention into Afghanistan.