History Main / NameOfCain

* Caine of Garthan Hold (aka Hari Khapur Michaelson), the protagonist of Matthew Stover's novels ''HeroesDie'', ''{{Blade of Tyshalle}}'' and ''CaineBlackKnife''. Who definitely has the morally ambiguous badass anti-hero thing down pat.

* ''{{The Acts of Caine}}''.

** Well, sort of. Actually it's implied that they're really a pair of StarfishAliens from billions of years ago who were the first sentient lifeform in the universe to intentionally kill another of its own kind and its victim. The first act of murder was so monumental that they became archetypes living on for all of history in the collective unconscious of all life, [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith perceived by each new observer as one of their own]] and inspiring stories such as the Bible story of Cain and Abel. It's interesting to note that while Eve is also a character in the comics, she does not consider herself to be related to them and reacts with disgust when Cain calls her "Mom".

* Valkyrie Cain in ''SkulduggeryPleasant'' is one of the good guys, but she specifically picked her name based on the expression 'raising Cain' (making trouble).

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* Erica Kane from All My Children is generally at worst, a [[MamaBear vindictive matriarch you don't want to mess with]].

** Cassandra Cain, the second Batgirl, is usually heroic (when CharacterDerailment isn't in force), but has some trauma to her backstory. Her father, David Cain, was an assassin.

* The [[Spoiler:EvilTwin]], [[MeaningfulName Caine]], of Michael Grant's ''{{Gone}}''.

* The BigBad of the book ''Gone'' by Michael Grant is named Caine who [[spoiler:also happens to be the long lost brother of the hero]].

* Subverted in ''TheKaneChronicles'', where the heroes are named Kane.

* John [=McCain=].

* Kathy Kane, the original {{Batwoman}}, and her niece Bette Kane, Bat-Girl. Unambiguously heroic, but usually treated as pests or second-raters by ''{{Batman}}'', whose mother's maiden name also happened to be Kane. Probably named after ''Batman'' creator Bob Kane, who appears not to have been a real-life example of this trope. [[http://www.dialbforblog.com/archives/389/ Maybe.]] The current Post-Crisis {{Batwoman}}, Katherine "Kate" Kane, has been drawn into the inner workings of the [[ReligionOfEvil Religion of Crime]] due to her presence at the heart of their prophecies regarding the "twice-named Daughter of Cain". As a twice-named woman (Katherine ''Junior'', making her the second-named Katherine, and also the dual names of Kate and Batwoman) and the daughter of a "Kane," the religion has become somewhat preoccupied with her sacrifice.

** Well not anymore he dosen't.

* Kainas Christi from the obscure ''Kartia: The Word of Fate'', father to Lacryma, one of the two protagonists.

->''"C-a-i-n, like in TheBible, but I didn't kill anybody."''
->--Herman Cain's typical self introduction.

Ever since that guy in TheBible killed his brother, characters named Cain, Caine, Kane, [[XtremeKoolLetterz Khaine]], or variants, have had a bad reputation. They tend to be villains. Since EvilIsCool, though, it was only a matter of time before the name became acceptable fodder for the odd AntiHero, as well. Either way, they tend to be morally sketchy, and probably badass.

A specific form of [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Name From Which To Run Away Really Quickly]], and, of course, a MeaningfulName. Also see CainAndAbel, for obvious reasons. Compare JackAttack.

** However [[spoiler: on his death]], Alexis reveals that he named his son "Cain" because even though the biblical Cain committed a terrible sin, God still forgave and protected him, and eventually allowed him to settle down. An oddly touching interpretation from a guy who's otherwise a CompleteMonster.

* ''XMen'' has Cain Marko, [[TheJuggernaut THE JUGGERNAUT]], [[ThisIsTVTropesBitch BITCH!]]
** Even more [[MeaningfulName appropriate]] given he's Xavier's [[CainAndAbel older, stronger, bullying stepbrother]], [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything jealous of his brother's intelligence and family favour]]. If you're still not convinced, [[IncrediblyLamePun flip his names around]].
* Kaine from the {{Spider-Man}} Clone Saga. Being an unstable, overpowered psycho clone who simultaneously loves and hates Peter Parker (and [[CloningBlues Ben Reilly]]) is pretty fitting here.

* ''{{Citizen Kane}}'''s Charlie Kane is ''definitely'' an antihero.

* {{Doomsday}} has the MadScientist Marcus Kane, and his AxCrazy son Sol... whose full name is presumably Solomon Kane.

* {{Karl Edward Wagner}}'s Kane, who is in fact a Conan-esque (that's the description for those who have never read the Kane books... he's actually not much like Conan at all) version of the Biblical Cain, with stories that take place in a dangerous and dark prehistory. Kane himself was cursed with immortality by an insane elder god after having strangled his brother, Abel.

* Caine of Garthan Hold (a.k.a. Hari Khapur Michaelson), the protagonist of Matthew Stover's novels ''{{Heroes Die}}'', ''{{Blade of Tyshalle}}'' and ''{{Caine Black Knife}}''. Who definitely has the morally ambiguous badass anti-hero thing down pat.

* The BigBad of the book ''Gone'' by Michael Grant is named Caine who [[spoiler: also happens to be the long lost brother of the hero]].

* The Caine in ''The Caine Mutiny''. Tom Keefer even specifically says he feels the ship, a WWI relic held together by rust and grime, is as detestable as its Biblical namesake.

* In the old ''WorldOfDarkness'', the biblical Cain (here spelt Caine) was the very first vampire.

* Cain from the original {{Fire Emblem}} subverts this, acting as one of Marth's earliest and most staunch allies.

* The Kane family of the TwistedMetal series is one BigScrewedUpFamily. "Needles" Kane is a MonsterClown/ serial killer, Charlie Kane is a reanimated corpse being controlled by his son, Marcus Kane is insane, and it's implied the entire series takes place in his head.

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** He was going to call himself 'Michael Scott', but that was already taken in Equity. As the story goes, he was in a phone box talking to his manager and looked around for inspiration for a name. He saw that The Caine Mutiny was showing, so picked Michael Caine. He has joked in interviews that had he looked the other way, he would have ended up as "Michael One Hundred and One Dalmatians".

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