History Characters / GenshinImpactKaveh

* FollowingInRelativesFootsteps: His mother was a well-known architect, and Kaveh, who expressed interest in designing and building as a child after watching her draw, would follow in her footsteps after enrolling in the Kshahrewar Darshan.

* MindOverMatter: Kaveh uses Mehrak's mapping energy to perform a form of telekinesis, allowing him to control his claymore's movement and impact remotely.

* FriendToAllChildren: PlayedWith in his Treasure and True Interest route of his Hangout Event; While he is kind to them, he is no more so than he is to any other character he interacts with, and he doesn't hesitate to break truth about the difficulties that come with pursuing a career in architecture to them, rather than feeding them lies as Alkami did in order to exploit their innocence. He also gets notably irritated at them when he sees how delusional they are about their futures as a result of Alkami's lies. However, by the end of the route, he demonstrates his care for them by not only having Alkami's training center closed down by the matra so that Alkami can no longer exploit them, but also by accepting them as students so that he can teach them the fundamentals of architecture and prepare them to take the Akademiya entrance exams someday.

* JerkassToOne: "Jerkass to Two" in his case; he's usually fairly friendly and mild-mannered with everyone he talks to ''except'' Alhaitham and Dori. It's justified, given his rocky relationship with Alhaitham and Dori being partly the reason he's in debt in the first place.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: His fifth Character Story reveals that he and Alhaitham were best friends in the Akademiya, with Kaveh, who was lonely after his mother left for Fontaine, approaching the loner Alhaitham in a library after hearing from their teachers and peers that he was difficult to get along with. Their friendship began to deteriorate when they began working on their joint project "Decoding the Runes and Architectural Philosophy of the Ruins of King Deshret's Civilization," as they discovered that they were polar opposites in terms of views, personalities, dealing with people, and academic direction. But while their differences strained their friendship, what ultimately brought it to an end was Alhaitham pointing out Kaveh's guilt over his father's death and how he used helping others at his own expense to try to escape from it, deeming it the reason Kaveh would be ruined someday. Angered, Kaveh declared that he regretted ever befriending him, and they parted ways.

* BornUnlucky: Zig-zagged and PlayedForDrama; While Kaveh initially had a happy childhood, things have rarely gone right for him since his father's death, and he has had to deal with many painful things that he has blamed on bad luck. However, unlike [[TheJinx Bennett]], whose horrendous luck is entirely beyond his control, a number of the bad things that have happened to Kaveh in life are, in part, [[NeverMyFault a result of his own actions and impulsivity]], such as his mother leaving him in Sumeru at a young age, which she only did because of his encouragement, him losing his best friend due to disagreements based on his flagrant denial of reality, and his insistence on building the Palace of Alcazarzaray in a location that Dori was adamantly against, resulting in the Withering creeping in and destroying it, although in that case, it ''was'' a combination of bad luck and a circumstance that his immaculate planning couldn't have predicted.

* VocalDissonance: Although he is also given a distinctly masculine voice in the other language versions, his voice in the Korean dub is comparatively quite deep, somewhat contrasting his PrettyBoy appearance.

* CelebrityIsOverrated: He takes great pride in his work as a master architect and sees it as an escape from his worries, but he feels bound by the titles, rumors, and misconceptions that come with being a celebrity. As a result, when the Traveler inquires about his fame, he tries to dismiss it as exaggerated, but this proves to be false due to the continual emphasis placed on him being ''the'' most famous designer in Sumeru.

* CulturalRebel: DownplayedTrope. He is a highly talented scholar in Sumeru society who has chosen a career path that is not only acceptable in their culture, but is also supported by the Akademiya. Despite this, he has expressed dissatisfaction with Sumeru's systematic devaluation of the arts, as his designs were dismissed for being both beautiful and functional, despite Sumeru society's preference for the latter. While he would eventually properly to rebel against the system by designing and building the Palace of Alcazarzaray, which earned him national fame in the process, it would only happen after years of adhering to Sumeru's views and working on monotonous and visually boring projects due to his belief that attempting to change things on his own would not only set him back but also drag others down with him.

* DetrimentalDetermination: In at least one aspect of his life, his determination to pursue his ideals at any cost has caused more harm than good; He achieved great fame as an architect renowned for their artistic vision when he completed the second iteration of the Palace of Alcazarzaray, reaching the pinnacle of his ideals, despite still living in a society that devalues art, and when he transferred his assets, he gained a Vqision because of his commitment to his goals, but he still ended up bankrupt because of his decision and has suffered greatly as a result. He acknowledges this in his fifth Character Story.

* TheCallPutMeOnHold: Kaveh's Vision profile story's subject. While he was aware of the existence of Visions from a young age and knew they were something one would receive if they were placed in a near-death situation or had a strong wish, he did not receive his even after being placed in such a situation, and as a result, he stopped thinking about them and the types of people who would receive them after some time passed. He didn't get his Dendro Vision until he was well into adulthood, when he staked everything on his ideals, building the second version of the Palace of Alcazazaray, with Celestia rewarding him for his perseverance.

* DespairEventHorizon: Crossed it after going bankrupt, spilling his guts to Alhaitham after running into him at the tavern where he was staying at the time. It doesn't last, however, as he becomes determined not to abandon his ideals after being confronted by Alhaitham.

* TheAlcoholic: The first item he lists when telling the Traveler his favorite foods is alcohol, and he admits to drinking away his sorrows in excess due to the stress of his various troubles. As well, the "Monthly Frustration-Be-Gone" Furnishing Item description reveals that he buys a basket of various wines once a month, able to catch them when they're discounted before anyone else knows about it.

* BadassBookworm: A scholar from the Akademiya that is renowned for his academic brilliance and perfectly capable of holding his own in battle.

* BrokenAce: For all his fame and brilliance, Kaveh's current life is less than ideal due to a variety of factors, including having to carefully conceal the fact that he's in debt from the public, being on bad terms with someone he once considered his best friend while living under the same roof as them, and having deep-seated issues stemming from his traumatic past.

* CantTakeCriticism: Zig-zagged. In Act II of "A Parade of Providence," he rants about Alhaitham criticizing him for his actions in an offscreen argument they had before the Traveler and Paimon arrived at their home. However, before that, when Faruzan pointed out how dangerous his antics were and how his decision-making wasn't befitting of his status as a genius, and when Paimon begins a much more direct discussion about the same topic, he's far more receptive to what they're saying, implying that it's the delivery, or simply Alhaitham, that sets him off, rather than the criticism itself.

* CelebrityIsOverrated: He takes great pride in his work as a master architect and sees it as an escape from his worries, but he feels shackled by the titles, rumors, and misconceptions surrounding him and his work as a result of his fame, and lives in shame and fear of the public discovering his bankruptcy. When asked about his fame, he dismisses it as exaggerated, despite the fact that the story emphasizes that he is ''the'' most famous designer in Sumeru.
* CharacterDevelopment: An interesting case in which a lot of his character development occurred offscreen before the player met him, with the player only seeing the aftermath of how he's a bit grown from his past mistakes and is working to pick up the pieces of his life after the incident with the Palace of Alcazarzaray.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: ''Very'' troubled. Kaveh was born into a happy and loving scholarly family, but their happy times ended when he encouraged his father to compete in the Interdarshan Championship, which set off a chain of events that led to his death. His naturally sensitive mother fell into a deep depression after learning of this, leaving Kaveh, who had begun to blame himself for his father's death, to care for her and cope with his own grief, guilt, and loneliness alone. His mother would eventually move to Fontaine for work sometime after he entered school, all but completely abandoning him and leaving his developing issues to fester further. After graduating and pursuing work under his own name, he struggled for recognition in his field because Akademiya and society at large devalued the arts and marginalized anyone who wanted to work with or incorporate it into their work, even if it was in a career path deemed "acceptable" by society. During this time, his mother would remarry and decided to stay in Fontaine permanently, leaving him alone in Sumeru. Later, he was hired by Dori to design and build her an extravagant palace and was allowed to do as he pleased with it, which he viewed as an opportunity of a lifetime, however, in a cruel twist of fate, the first version of it was destroyed by an unforeseen spread of The Withering 70% into its completion, forcing him to pay out of his own pocket to partially fund its second construction. While he gained national renown as an architect in Sumeru after its completion, a combination of risking everything to fund the construction and being guilted by Dori into taking on the remaining debt led to his homelessness and bankruptcy, landing him in his current situation after he was invited by Alhaitham to live with him after they reunited in Lambad's Tavern.

* DitzyGenius: Deconstructed. He is a reputed genius, but he frequently gets himself into trouble since his empathy and desire to help people often outweigh making logical decisions and frequently contradict his own goals. When Paimon and Faruzan point out his decision-making, he explains that it's in his nature to behave this way and that he doesn't feel it has anything to do with his genius since they’re his own choices made with acknowledgment of the potential consequences of his actions. This also puts him at odds with Alhaitham, who’s also aware of this trait in him and believes that Kaveh's abilities are incongruous with his personality.

* ExtremeDoormat: {{Subverted|Trope}}. His Character Story reveals that he will be compelled to help any and all who ask, even if he doesn't want to because of a lingering sense of guilt from his past. Despite this, it's shown that he isn't rendered completely incapable of saying "no" to requests and demands made of him:
** In Alhaitham's Story Quest, he quite pointedly refuses to follow through with Paimon’s request to give her hush mora in exchange for keeping it a secret that he lives with Alhaitham.
** In the climax of "A Parade of Providence," Kaveh smashes the Diadem of Knowledge in defiance of Sachin's monologue and refuses to help spread his harmful research as his successor. He also later donates Sachin's entire estate to help the needy.
** In his Hangout Quest, he is first encountered arguing with his client that kept making unreasonable demands in regards to changing his design to their liking, ending off this interaction by refusing to continue working with them and telling them to find another genius to work with. If the player convinced him to give his client a second chance, he stands his ground and doesn't hesitate to use blunt language with him.
** Act I of his Hangout Event reveals that despite being the creditor in control of his life, he is not afraid to call Dori out on her greed and selfishness:
*** While he almost agrees to Dori's 500 thousand mora introduction fee, he quickly changes his mind and calls her out on her selfishness, convincing her to introduce him to her associates for free. Furthermore, when the business proposal fails, he doesn't hesitate to call her a scammer for attempting to charge him despite knowing the proposal would not be accepted all along.
*** When Dori gets fed up with Kaveh's attitude and threatens him subtly by reminding him that she is his creditor, he dismisses the threat by saying he will pay everything he owes her in due time and maintains his stance.
*** At the end of the route, while he relents to Dori's scheme to scam him of his commission fees, he decides to recoup his fees by ordering expensive wines and dishes for dinner that she will pay for until it is fully covered.

* FictionalDocument: Though the player doesn't receive a visual representation of the documents, Kaveh has several of them from various points in his life in his old sketchbook, keeping them as memorabilia.

* FirstFriend: To Alhaitham back when they were students in the Akademiya. After learning of Alhaitham's reputation from his teachers and peers, Kaveh approached him in the House of Daena after seeing him sitting alone away from the other Haravatat students and believing he needed help, and he became his first and only friend from there. They didn't last, however, as they would clash over their opposing world views, which resulted in Alhaitham unearthing Kaveh's buried trauma, irreparably damaging their relationship and bringing an end to their friendship.

* GeniusBruiser: [[DownplayedTrope While he’s not visibly muscular as far as the players are shown]], he has a reputation for being a renowned genius and demonstrates battle prowess akin to the other well-trained characters introduced before him.
* GentlemanAndAScholar: While he is hailed as a genius by his peers, he is usually fairly cordial when interacting with others, with the exception of Alhaitham. This extends even back to his Akademiya days, as he was welcoming to even the "ordinary" people that wanted to work with him.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: [[DownplayedTrope He is fully aware of people's bad behaviors]], even if he doesn't understand it and occasionally attempts to empathize. This is best demonstrated in his dynamic with Dori; he doesn't believe her maliciousness stems from her being a bad person at heart, [[RousseauWasRight but rather from something in her past that has caused her current behavior]], but his theory doesn't stop him from calling her out on her ruthless greed and self-centered personality.

* HatesBeingAlone: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}; According to his Character Stories, he grew up lonely after his father died, and his mother's grief caused her to emotionally neglect him, which was exacerbated when his mother moved to Fontaine for work. To compensate for his loneliness, he would frequently try to fit in with others, ignoring the disparities in his talents versus theirs and taking on more work than he could handle in order to encourage them, which often backfired. When the players meet him in the present, however, he is hesitant to spend time with his friends when he is sad because he feels like he is pushing his burdens onto them, knowing that they can't actually help him with his problems and because he feels that he has a responsibility to set a good example for them as the oldest in their group. He only decides to spend more time with them and gain more positive experiences after reading his mother's letter and being encouraged by the player.

* HeroicAmbidexterity: Kaveh appears to be ambidextrous, with a preference for his left hand, as he uses Mehrak with both hands, but plunges with his right, and switches hands to hold things in materials. There is also a Paimon's Paintings emote showing him drawing up a blueprint with his left hand, but his official birthday art depicts him drawing one with his right.

* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Deconstructed. While he had friends all his life, he became lonely after his father died and his mother relocated to Fontaine for work, leaving him to grow up alone in an empty house. This resulted in him ignoring his genius to befriend ordinary people, eventually taking on their share of the work while stretching himself thin to encourage and keep them around when it became clear that they couldn't keep up intellectually with him. However, in the present, he has made many close friends, including Tighnari and Cyno, but he is shown to be hesitant to spend time with them at times because he feels he is burdening them with his problems.

* JadedProfessional: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He is a master architect who has worked professionally in his field since graduating from the Akademiya, but he has faced many difficulties working in the industry, such as unreasonable client demands and low pay, as well as a lack of appreciation from clients for the amount of effort put in, leading him to complain about his job and warn others against becoming architects. However, while he complains and suffers a lot because of his job and the pursuit of his ideals, he openly admits that he enjoys his work and is openly proud of the fact that he can leave his mark on the world in the form of the buildings he created.
* JerkassToOne: "Jerkass to Two" in his case; he's usually fairly friendly and mild-mannered with everyone he talks to ''except'' Alhaitham and Dori. It's {{Justified}}, given his rocky relationship with Alhaitham and Dori being the reason he's in debt in the first place.

* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: While he was mentioned in several character voiceovers and appeared on Sumeru bulletin boards, he wasn't properly introduced in the story until the final Sumeru Archon quest, having missed everything that happened due to working on a large project in the desert away from Sumeru City.

* MissedHimByThatMuch: In the v3.8 event "Secret Summer Paradise", Idyia mentions that he had visited Veluriyam Mirage before the other characters and helped redesign many of the buildings there, explaining why many of the buildings reflect his style. While they don't get to meet him in person, the Traveler and Paimon do get an impression of his presence and the work he'd done in the Mirage, not only through the buildings he'd worked on, but also through listening to the play Skycastle Saviors, which features a character based on him called the Miraculous Architect. The play appears to recount parts of his work process while embellishing some of the details with fantastical elements in the same way that Zosimos did for the play about Idyia and her past.

* NeverMyFault: He shows signs of this in "A Parade of Providence." Rather than accepting the event points Faruzan offered him, he chose to leave his fate to chance by drawing lots, knowing there was a good chance he would lose, and then bemoans the fact that he did. Later, when the Traveler meets up with him, he's still thinking about how unlucky he's been, and speculates on what started his life's downward spiral, citing when his mother moved to Fontaine, meeting Alhaitham in a library, or getting into debt because of the Palace of Alcazarzaray as possible starting points for his unlucky streak.

* PursuingParentalPerils: Kaveh's father was described as an idealist who was too kind for his own good and died in the desert saving others. Kaveh inherited his father's idealism and tendency to self-sacrifice and would find himself in a similar situation in the desert, nearly dying as he attempted to escort a trio of desert foxes out of the leyline zone and passing out in the desert due to the heat, only surviving by using the last of his strength to return to the competition site after waking up.

* RedOniBlueOni: He is the Red (histrionic, emotional, and temperamental), to Alhaitham's Blue (cold, stoic, and analytical).

* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: In the "Treasure and True Interest" route of his Hangout Event, he advises one of his students to refer to him as "Mr. Kaveh" instead of just his name when he returns as their instructor. In the Japanese dub, the correction was from "Kaveh-''san''" to "Kaveh-''sensei''."

** The [[RelationshipValues Heartbeat Value]] is essentially the player's health bar in previous Hangout Events (except for Layla's), and they gain and lose hearts depending on the dialogue options they choose, with it determining whether they fail the quest (if possible). In Kaveh's Hangout Event, his icon replaces the Travelers, and the Heartbeat Value instead reflects ''his'' mental state throughout the quest, allowing him to gain and lose hearts in accordance with his mood and even without the influence of the player. For example, he can gain and lose hearts during interactions with non-playable characters and is first seen doing so at the start of the quest after becoming burnt out from his argument with Badawi, losing all three of his hearts and forcing the player to begin with zero hearts. He can also gain hearts in reaction to things, indicating that he's happy, such as when he reads an excerpt from a junior thanking him for his book annotation in the House of Daena.

* UngratefulBastard: Lampshaded. Kaveh acknowledges that Alhaitham has helped him a lot in recent times, but can’t find it in himself to thank him due to their current strained relationship and because of [[InsufferableGenius Alhaitham's personality]].

* AmbiguousSituation:
** As the story doesn't go into too much detail about Mehrak's creation, it's unclear whether the machine core used to build it serves as its primary power source on its own, or if Mehrak is powered to some extent by Kaveh's own Dendro Vision via the core. Mehrak's face and functions are the same color as Kaveh's Vision powers, and Kaveh appears to summon it using his Dendro power, implying the latter, though nothing is explicitly stated.
** It's also unclear how Kaveh uses Mehrak. Mehrak appears to execute Kaveh's commands based on his body movements during combat, as Kaveh is never shown verbally commanding it, that said, Mehrak never "sees" Kaveh perform these movements, suggesting that there is more to it. Given that Kaveh essentially uses Mehrak like a Catalyst, it's possible that he has a link to Mehrak that allows him to control it via his Vision.

* BornUnlucky: Zig-zagged and PlayedForDrama; While Kaveh initially had a happy childhood, things have rarely gone right for him since his father's death, and he has had to deal with many painful things that he has blamed on bad luck. However, unlike [[TheJinx Bennett]], whose horrendous luck is entirely beyond his control, a number of the bad things that have happened to Kaveh in life are, in part, [[NeverMyFault a result of his own actions and impulsivity, such as his mother leaving him in Sumeru at a young age]], which she only did because of his encouragement, him losing his best friend due to disagreements based on his flagrant denial of reality, and his insistence on building the Palace of Alcazarzaray in a location that Dori was adamantly against, resulting in the Withering creeping in and destroying it, although in that case, it ''was'' a combination of bad luck and a circumstance that his immaculate planning couldn't have predicted.

* BornUnlucky: Zig-zagged and PlayedForDrama; While Kaveh initially had a happy childhood, things have rarely gone right for him since his father's death, and he has had to deal with many painful things that he has blamed on bad luck. However, unlike [[TheJinx Bennett]], whose horrendous luck is entirely beyond his control, a number of the bad things that have happened to Kaveh in life are, in part, a result of his own actions and impulsivity, such as his mother leaving him in Sumeru at a young age, which she only did because of his encouragement, him losing his friend due to disagreements based on his flagrant denial of reality, and his insistence on building the Palace of Alcazarzaray in a location that Dori was adamantly against, resulting in the Withering creeping in and destroying it, although in that case, it ''was'' a combination of bad luck and a circumstance that his immaculate planning couldn't have predicted.

* BornUnlucky: Not on the same level as [[TheJinx Bennett]], but his entire life has been defined by bad moments and decisions, most strikingly his father's death when he was very young, his mother remarrying and leaving him alone in Sumeru, getting in huge debt because his dream project, unfortunately, was infected by a withering zone, and so on. Despite having a good heart and an altruistic nature, he tends to put the well-being of others over his own benefit, Kaveh laments his bad luck, but he is willing to endure it as long as others are happy. When it comes to draws, both he and Alhaitham know that he usually ends up losing all of them (and it's implied that Faruzan let him win during the second round of the tournament so he could have the point).

* ColorCodedElements: {{Subverted}}. He uses a Dendro Vision, which is associated with green, but his color palette is fairly diverse, to the point where green is only incorporated into minor parts of his design, such as his neck accessory, earrings, and, by extension, his toolbox Mehrak.
* ComfortFood: While it’s not his favorite dish, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatteh fatteh]] is revealed to be his comfort food in his Vision profile story. Having learned how to make it from his father when he was a young boy, he made it again after a long time after he decided to stake everything on building the second Palace of Alcazarzaray. He also derives his specialty dish "The Endeavor" from it.

* CulturedBadass: He's a Vision holder whose interests in the arts extend beyond just incorporating them into architecture, as he also enjoys painting, sculpting, music, and the theater. He can also play an instrument.

* GoodFeelsGood: Instead of acting out of self-interest, he finds satisfaction in helping those who are less fortunate and believes that is how the world should operate. This is taken in a rather different way, however, as helping others helps him to alleviate the guilt he would feel had he not helped them.

** As a playable unit, Kaveh has an "In the Desert" voice-over in which he states that, while this is not his first trip to the desert, he can't get used to the heat and is struggling. However, in his Hangout Event, he cheerfully offers to take the Traveler to the desert on two separate occasions, explaining that he frequently accepts projects that have something to do with the desert because there's a special place he frequently visits there in the form of the Desert Sanctum, which he visits to clear his mind during difficult situations. During these interactions, he makes no mention of his difficulties dealing with the desert's heat, nor does he show any signs of distress.

* BrickJoke: At the end of the Sumeru Archon quests, Alhaitham mentioned having snagged both of his house keys when celebrating with his allies, and one of his idle animation as a playable character has him realize he still has them in his possession. The joke comes full circle with one of Kaveh's idle animations, where he feels his pockets and realizes his keys are missing, before bemoaning that he apparently lost them again.

* VocalDissonance: Although he is also given a distinctly masculine voice in the other language versions, his voices in the English and Korean dubs are comparatively quite deep, somewhat contrasting his PrettyBoy appearance.

* DitzyGenius: Deconstructed. He is a reputed genius, but he frequently gets himself into trouble since his empathy and desire to help people often outweigh making logical decisions and frequently contradicts his own goals. When Paimon and Faruzan point out his decision-making, he explains that it's in his nature to behave this way and that he doesn't feel it has anything to do with his genius since they’re his own choices made with acknowledgment of the potential consequences of his actions. This also puts him at odds with Alhaitham, who’s also aware of this trait in him and believes that Kaveh's abilities are incongruous with his personality.

* DetrimentalDetermination: In at least one aspect of his life, his determination to pursue his ideals at any cost has caused more harm than good; He achieved great fame as an architect renowned for their artistic vision when he completed the second iteration of the Palace of Alcazarzaray, reaching the pinnacle of his ideals, despite still living in a society that devalues art, and when he transferred his assets, he gained vision because of his commitment to his goals, but he still ended up bankrupt because of his decision and has suffered greatly as a result. He acknowledges this in his fifth Character Story.

* ColorCodedElements: {{Subverted}}. He uses Dendro Vision, which is associated with green, but his color palette is fairly diverse, to the point where green is only incorporated into minor parts of his design, such as his neck accessory, earrings, and, by extension, his toolbox Mehrak.

* VagueAge: While his age is never outright stated, information from his focus event "A Parade of Providence," his own profile stories, and his Hangout Event give a range that strongly suggests that he's currently in his late 20s, such as his father dying 20 years ago around the time he became old enough to enroll into school[[note]]Other children Akademiya enrollees such as Alhaitham and Sachin suggest that he would have been 7 to 9 years old to enroll as a child.[[/note]], as well as him clarifying that he wasn't born over 30 years ago in his Hangout Event dialogue.

* NoHeroToHisValet: He's a famous architect in Sumeru, as many of the cast members tell the player, and he's regarded as a role model by his peers in Kshahrewar. Even various NPCs mention his fame and praise him, which Kaveh dismisses in his "More about Kaveh: I" voiceover. However, despite being fully aware of Kaveh's status, genius, and other capabilities as an architect, Alhaitham regards him with little reverence because he knows Kaveh better and for a longer period of time than anyone else.

** His constellation also resembles most depictions of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huma_bird Huma Bird]], a mythical Iranian bird of legend that is said to be a compassionate bird that represents good fortune and grants happiness for the rest of one's life to those who catch a glimpse of its shadow, which could be evocative of Kaveh's compassionate heart and stated desire to bring happiness to others. The Huma Bird was also often referred to as a "bird of paradise" in Ottoman Poetry, further lending to this.

* PursuingParentalPerils: Kaveh's father was described as an idealist who was too kind for his own good and died in the desert saving others. Kaveh inherited his father's idealism and tendency to self-sacrifice, and would find himself in a similar situation in the desert, nearly dying as he attempted to escort a trio of desert foxes out of the leyline zone and passing out in the desert due to the heat, only surviving by using the last of his strength to return to the competition site after waking up.
* RealMenWearPink: [[DownplayedTrope While he lacks inherently feminine qualities]], he is described as a sensitive ([[HairTriggerTemper mostly characterized by how quick he is to anger when slighted]]) and empathetic person, with artsy hobbies outside of architecture such as music, painting, sculpting, and going to the theater. He also has a cute lion-shaped keychain attached to his house-key, which is most likely one of the keychains Alhaitham mentioned him buying in his "About Kaveh: Getting Duped" voice line.