She is a Replicant, one of the soulless artificial humans that populate the Earth following an apocalyptic magical pandemic. Kainé appears prominently in Nier as a companion character to the unnamed player protagonist. She is also a popular character with fans of the Nier series. The character was noted and generally praised by critics for her portrayal, though her outfit and swearing drew some mixed reactions. Across all spoken appearances, she is voiced by Laura Bailey in English and Atsuko Tanaka in Japanese. Her design was updated by Akihiko Yoshida for the 2021 remaster of Nier. Korean illustrator D.K created her design, and writers Sawako Natori and Jun Eishima contributed to her backstory. Kainé was created by Yoko Taro, director and story writer of Nier, as an unconventional female-identifying lead. Kainé's storyline focuses around her quest for revenge against a monstrous Shade called Hook, and her history of discrimination due to being possessed by a Shade and being born intersex. During Nier she accompanies the protagonist in his quest to help a young girl called Yonah, first to cure her disease and then to rescue her from a being called the Shadowlord in a post-apocalyptic world beset by creatures called Shades. She is a lead character and player companion in Nier, and prominent in related media and merchandise. Kainé is a fictional character from the 2010 video game Nier, a spin-off of the Drakengard series developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix.
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