Template:Sideicon Kain Highwind is a warrior of Materia in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT and its arcade version, as a representative of Final Fantasy IV. He is an Assassin-type character, who as a Dragoon, specializes in high-speed aerial combat.
Kain's default player name is titled Nameless Dragoon, and his manikin counterpart has been renamed Flickering Dragoon.
Profile
Appearance
Kain's default costume is "Lone Dragoon", which is based on his Yoshitaka Amano art. The first alternate coloration of this costume recolors his armor cyan, resembling his original 16-bit battle sprite. The second alternate coloration recolors his armor navy, resembling his "Noir Dragoon" attire from Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, which in turn is based off "Dark Kain" from Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.
Kain's first alternate costume is "Sanctifying Dragoon", in which Kain dons his Holy Dragoon armor from The After Years. It is similar to his "Noir Dragoon" attire while in EX Mode, in Dissidia 012. The first alternate coloration recolors the armor primarily purple, resembling his "Light Seeker" EX Mode coloration in Dissidia 012, while the second alternate coloration recolors the armor primarily red.
Equipment
Kain equips spears as his main weapon.
His default spear is the Commander's Lance, the spear wielded by Kain in his Yoshitaka Amano art. While both artworks from Yoshitaka Amano and Tetsuya Nomura feature the spear with a red rope attachment to hang over Kain's shoulder, this is absent in-game. The Japanese name of the Commander's Lance is "Kain's Lance", which is a spear used in several spears in the Final Fantasy series named in honor of Kain.
Kain's first alternate weapon is the Wind Spear, a spear automatically equipped on Kain's return to the party in Final Fantasy IV, and previously wielded in his "Noir Dragoon" attire in Dissidia 012.
His second alternate weapon is the Dragoon Lance, equipped by default on Kain when be comes a Holy Dragoon in The After Years, and previously wielded in his "Noir Dragoon" and "Light Seeker" attires while in EX Mode.
His third alternate weapon is the Lance of Ordeals, previously wielded in his "Light Seeker" attire in Dissidia 012.
Gameplay
- Type: Assassin - Kain leaps high into the air to assail his foes with his far-reaching lance.
- EX Skill: Jump I, II, III - Skill gets progressively more powerful over time. Jump II provides a buff on hit that allow Kain to jump an extra time, while Jump III provides the same buff on activation and deals HP damage.
Abilities
Move | Damage | Input | Type | Power | Frame Data | Image |
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Vorpal Thrust | Bravery | Ground | ||||
Cut into your foe with an upward blow, then follow with a downward strike and a backward lunge. | ||||||
Lance Burst | Bravery | Ground | ||||
Charge into your foe and then kick them upward. | ||||||
Celestial Shooter | Bravery | Ground | ||||
Lunge upward and then send your opponent reeling with a follow-up strike. | ||||||
Tornado | Bravery | Ground (Dash) | ||||
Generate a tornado that pursues your foe. (Hold to charge) | ||||||
Impulse Drive | Bravery | Aerial | ||||
Slice into your foe with a downward strike and follow up with two piercing thrusts. | ||||||
Puncture | Bravery | Aerial | ||||
Charge into your foe and then fling them upward. | ||||||
Spiral Blow | Bravery | Aerial | ||||
Plunge toward your opponent, then send them hurtling with a follow-up attack. | ||||||
Cyclone | Bravery | Aerial (Dash) | ||||
Send forth a projectile that pursues your opponent. (Hold to charge) | ||||||
Gungnir | HP | - | ||||
Fling your lance at foes from midrange. Charging increases range. | ||||||
Fang and Claw | HP | - | ||||
Tear into foes with savage slashes of your lance. | ||||||
Vanquish | HP | - | ||||
Charge toward foes with a piercing strike. Charge up or down depending on target. (Can move while prepping) | ||||||
Avenger | HP | - | ||||
Perform several flourishes before charging. Guards against bravery attacks during first part. | ||||||
Jump | EX Skill | - | ||||
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