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Canaan (カナン, Kanan) is the titular character and main protagonist of the series. She is a mercenary currently operating in Shanghai who was the only survivor of a village destroyed by war in the Middle East before being found and trained by Siam, who has her adopting the name Canaan.

Appearance[]

Canaan is a tan-skinned young woman in her mid to late teens with shoulder-length white-blonde hair that has bangs hanging on either side of head, gray eyes and a slim, muscular build.

Her normal attire consists of a red, sleeveless shirt, a black cord necklace with small green beads, tan khaki pants, combat boots and a layered red armband wrapping on her left arm to conceal her tattoo, which repeatedly gets ripped off during her fights.

Personality[]

Canaan gets serious whenever she sees Alphard Al Sheya.

History[]

Canaan was orphaned at a young age when her village was destroyed. She was found and taken in by Siam, who became her mentor. From an early age, Siam trained her to become a highly skilled assassin, teaching her how to fight, kill, and survive in the harsh world of war and assassination. He also gave her the name "Canaan," though it is later revealed by Alphard that the real name he gave her was "Despair." During her training, Siam instilled in her a personal code of honor, teaching her not to fight out of the quest for revenge.

While under Siam’s mentorship, Canaan further developed her unique ability called synesthesia, a rare condition that allows her to perceive emotions as colours. Siam also had another disciple, Alphard, who trained alongside Canaan. Alphard betrayed Siam, killing him and breaking her ties with Canaan. This event left a deep emotional scar on Canaan, and it fuelled her desire for revenge against Alphard.

Canaan meets Maria several years before the start of the anime in the middle east, when she saves her from being harassed.

Biography[]

Skills and Abilities[]

As an elite mercenary, Canaan is also a skilled marksman and an expert of combat, her weapon of choice most of the time being a Beretta Px4 Type G 9 mm semi-automatic pistol. She has the ability to use synesthesia to aid her in combat, viewing the world in different colors to tell enemies from civilians.

Relationships[]

Maria Osawa[]

Maria is Canaan's best friend. Canaan dearly treasures Maria and tries to protect her whenever she is threatened by the dangerous forces Canaan often goes up against. Despite their bond, Canaan ultimately decides to cut ties with Maria in order to distance her from the deadly mercenary life that Canaan is entrenched in following her final battle with Alphard.

Alphard Al Sheya & Siam[]

Canaan developed a respect for her mentor during the course of her training and later to Alphard as well (Siam's former student who she saw as an older sister figure). But when Alphard betrayed both her and Siam during a mission and left Siam to die, Canaan was consumed by the quest for revenge.

Quotes[]

Trivia[]

  • It is heavily suggested throughout the majority of the anime that Canaan and Maria's relationship is beyond friendship and that they have romantic feelings for each other.
  • In the post-credits scene of the final episode, it is implied that Alphard survived her fall from the train, as Canaan is offered a job to assassinate 'a one-armed woman.'

Image Gallery[]

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