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Orphaned by the war
and found by a famous warrior, Kain Blade learned the art of swordsmanship
from an early age. When his patron died attempting to save another child from
fire, Kain could not accept the way his master died. Kain's whole life had
been devoted to perfecting his combat skills; death by other than combat was
unimaginable.
Seen as a samaritan by
some, a meddler by others, Kain has taken to wandering the various provinces
to help those in need. He seeks the Golden Axe in the hopes to unite the
provinces of the continent and end the diabolical plans of his enemies, Zoma
and Keel. They will try to stop him, but Kain is determined to win.
Although Kain Blade is a barbarian and the main protagonist of Golden Axe:
The Duel, it's unknown if he is a true descendant from the Golden Axe
(1) protagonist, Ax Battler.
 
 
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Kain Blade has that funny
90's SF2 Ryu
face (that seemed to be contagious random 2D fighters back then). Furthermore, Kain
definitely saw Haohmaru
in Samurai Shodown (somehow, perhaps through a town fortune teller), and began
emulating Haohmaru's fighting stance, sword shoryuken move, and started growing his
hair out like Haohmaru. lol. It's all truth.
Kain has a seemingly more reckless personality than Golden Axe veteran, Ax Battler (who
had a cool, calm persona). In place of Ax Battler, there still had to be a
simple and "straight-forward" barbarian protagonist for Golden Axe:
The Duel... (although a part of me wishes good old Ax Battler made the cut,
instead). Alas, I think
Sega designed Kain Blade as a more colorful and charismatic fighter to be a better
fit for a fighting game. His special moves are effective, though somewhat lack
originality. I don't think his
outlandish random fire projectile really makes sense or suits him... but
Kain's standard sword
slashes are solid, technique-wise. Not a terrible design as the main
protagonist.
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