- This article is about Rose's deceased boyfriend. For the similarly named member of the Mustang Unit, see Kain Fuery.
Cain or Caine[1] is the deceased boyfriend of Rose Thomas. He is only named in the 2003 anime adaptation, being referred to but unnamed in both the manga and 2009 anime. He was resident of Reole, this young man was romantically involved with Rose before dying suddenly in an accident. False hope of his resurrection is used as a tool to recruit Rose into Father Cornello's loyal service.
In the 2003 anime, Cornello transmuted a chimera parrot that used Cain's voice that only said Rose to trick Rose into thinking that Cain was brought back to life but was still in need of recovery. After Edward Elric was captured, he made Rose question if Cain was truly revived. After she discovered the truth Cornello locked her into the room where he tried to have the chimera parrot kill Rose to silence her, but she was saved by Alphonse Elric who killed the Chimera parrot.
Trivia
- Though unnamed in the manga and the 2009 anime series, this character was given a moniker in the 2003 anime series.
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