Cain Barzad

"The kingdom that you swore to protect... the people... the person important to you... I will not forgive someone like you, who betrayed everything he stood for!"

- Cain to Meliodas in Fortuity and Necessity.

Cain Barzad (ケイン＝バルザド) is an elderly man who lead the Deadly Sins to Byzel's annual fighting festival, which he also joined for an unknown reason. He appears to originate from Danafor, the now destroyed country.

Appearance
Cain is a short elderly man with combed hair, and a long mustache and beard. He also wears a clock, and his eyes seem to be always closed. Under his cloak, Cain wears trousers, and a long shirt that bears the crest of Danafor.

Personality
Cain seem like a drunk, and strange, weak old man but deep down he might be a powerful fighter and wanted to have revenge on Meliodas for destroying their kingdom long time ago, he seem to be shock when he found out he wasn't Meliodas son and that he didn't age.

History
Cain seems to originate from Danafor. It is known that Cain knew Meliodas, and refuses to forgive him for having betrayed "everything he stood for".

Byzel Arc
Cain is first seen in Byzel when he drunkenly questions Meliodas and the others as to what they were looking for, since they didn't seem to be merchants. When the answer that the object is a weapon, he then leads them to Byzel's annual fighting tournament, whose reward includes the weapon they are seeking. Cain is then revealed to have also joined the tournament, an action he claims to have been in a "drunken spur of the moment", and to have survived the preliminaries, after which he is assigned to fight against King.

Later, after he enters the ring for his battle against King, he is shown to still be drunk, while the commentator speculates about the power the two fighters are hiding, having not participated actively during the preliminaries. Both of them are, however, revealed to be quite weak, much to the audience's disappointment, when King jogs toward Cain, intending to punch him in the face, but merely waves his hand in the air before he reaches his opponent, and Cain, as a response, readies a punch, but only knocks King in the head, an "attack", King comments, to have been very strong. When King then uses his ability, "Disaster", Cain, immediately alarmed, moves toward King with great speed and punches the Deadly Sin out of the ring, stating that he was so surprised that he lost control of himself.

Sometime later, after Meliodas and Ban's battle has ended, Cain is shown to have carried Taizoo from the area where he landed following his defeat. Cain commends Taizoo for putting up a good fight, but the former mountain bandit retorts that it was certainly not so, and he had, from the beginning, known of the difference in his and Hauser's strengths, and of his opponent being a Holy Knight. As the battle continues, and Love Helm comments that Diane can only defend herself against Hauser's attacks, Taizoo commends her for even doing that, and adds that if she is caught within the twisters even a bit, she will be defeated, and that Hauser's attack was not something an ordinary human could withstand. Cain replies to Taizoo's statement that it was as if the defeated fighter has had an unpleasant experience with a Holy Knight; the latter admits to have had one with a Holy Knight from Danafor. Cain's reply makes it seem as though he knows of the now destroyed kingdom's fate.

After the battle ends, and Cain's battle against Meliodas is declared, both fighters enter the ring. While both of them are being cheered on, Meliodas states that his having to fight the elderly man who gave him directions before is a coincidence, and also adds that Cain's having defeated "Old Fart" did not seem like one. Cain replies that the world ran on fortuity and necessity, and also that him entering the tournament was not. He also questions his opponent, having become certain after hearing the name, "Meliodaz", whether he is Meliodas' son. He is greatly bewildered and shocked when Meliodas answers that he is the man himself. Cain initially refuses to believe so, adding that if Meliodas were alive, he would be in his thirties.

Meliodas, stating that he didn't know who his opponent was, questions him as to what if he was the man whom Cain knew. As Love Helm begins their battle, Cain states that he found Meliodas' identity hard to believe; before finishing his statement, he attacks his opponent repeatedly, all of which are blocked, and then jumps back. Removing his cloak and revealing a shirt with a symbol inside, Cain declares that he will not forgive someone like Meliodas, who betrayed the "kingdom he swore to protect", "the people", "the person most important to [him]", and "everything [he] stood for". Meliodas then recognizes the symbol on Cain's shirt, as Danafor's symbol.

Cain creates a small fireball, and releasing it, questioning Meliodas for the reason he destroyed Danafor, with the latter not defending himself. Cain continues his attacks, all the while continuing to question his opponent as to the reasons he killed the people of Danafor, and Liz, and then releases a giant fireball. Meliodas finally replies that he had tried to protect them, but failed, and that this failure is his sin. As Meliodas uses a technique that completely disperses the attack, Cain immediately recognizes it as "Counter Vanish"; the use of this technique convinces him of Meliodas' identity. Meliodas replies that he has come to remember Cain as well, and reaffirms Cain of his earlier statement, leading Cain to him in happiness, explaining that rumors turned his doubts into suspicion, then forfeiting the match when Love Helm interjects. Cain walks away from the ring, and towards Hauser and Taizoo, greeting and questioning them if they have more energy, which they affirm.

Cain then witnesses Diane and Meliodas' battle, and, as the latter threatens to massacre the citizens of Byzel if they don't leave the town, looks on in confusion.

Abilities/Equipment
During his battle with King, Cain initially appears to be very weak, but when King starts using his ability, displays great speed and strength compared to a normal human, moving toward the Deadly Sin in an instant and punching him out of the ring.

Abilities

 * Blaze: Cain possess an ability that allows him to create, control and release fire.

Meliodas
Nothing is fully know how Cain knows Meliodas but seem to hate him for destroying Danafor. After Cain was told by Meliodas that he didn't betrayed anyone, Cain was happy and was glad.

Byzel Arc

 * Cain vs. Old Fart: Win
 * Cain vs. Meliodaz: Loss, through forfeiting

Trivia

 * Cain, according to the Book of Genesis, is the elder of the two sons of Adam and Eve, who committed the first murder by killing his younger brother, Abel.

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