—Kana joining the Avatar's army in Paralogue 2
Kana (カンナ Kanna in the Japanese version) is a playable character in Fire Emblem Fates. Either he or she is the child of the Avatar as well as the grandchild of Mikoto. Kana's in-game gender is the opposite of the Avatar's gender.
Male Kana is voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki in the Japanese version and by Laura Faye Smith in the English version.
Female Kana is voiced by Satomi Sato in the Japanese version and by Danielle Judovits in the English version.
Profile
Kana is the child of the Avatar and the grandchild of Mikoto. If the male Avatar is married to Azura, Kana becomes Shigure's sister. Any other mother will leave female Kana an only child. Male Kana can be the brother of all possible children in the game except for Shigure. According to Male Kana's supports with his sibling, he is the youngest of all the child units in Fates.
Shortly after being born, Kana was placed in the Deeprealms for their safety so they could be raised free from the war between Hoshido and Nohr. From time to time, the Avatar and their spouse would come over and visit to make sure that Kana was okay. After several years in the Deeprealms, Kana grew excited when they learned that the Avatar was going to pay them a visit.
In Kana's Paralogue, their excitement for the Avatar's visit is cut short by a sudden attack by invisible invaders. However, as fate would have it, the Avatar arrives just in time to save them. The Avatar tells them to flee to safety, but the enemy invaders are too much for them to handle. Kana refuses to leave and, in their rage of seeing the Avatar hurt, degenerates into a Feral Dragon, revealing that they inherited the Avatar's transformation ability. However, the Avatar is not given much time to recover from the news as more reinforcements show up. The Avatar and their forces quickly defeat the enemy invaders before Kana could fully degenerate. After the battle, Kana is calmed back into their human form. Though afraid that the Avatar will be upset by their sudden rage, the Avatar is more proud than upset. However they warn Kana that without a Dragonstone, which Azura crafted one for them, they could lose themselves once more. Although the Avatar does not want them to come along because of their tender-young age, Kana's fear of them never returning again if trouble occurs again convinces the Avatar to allow them to join them on their journey.
In their default ending, "the divine Kana" becomes worshiped as a god-like entity in later generations.
Heirs of Fate
In the DLC Heirs of Fate, both versions of Kana appear as separate individuals and playable main characters alongside Shigure. Both of them wield different forms of Yato. In the first chapter, the female Kana joins with the Hoshidan children to fight Invaders, while the male one takes dragon form and joins the Nohr children to escape Invaders in the second.
In the first Xenologue, female Kana cries because she was not strong enough to fight alongside her father, and fears that he may have been killed. She bumps into Mitama and Selkie, who are experiencing the same problems as her. In a conversation, the three are ambushed by invisible soldiers and decide to retreat, since they are outmatched. They soon find Kiragi and Hisame fighting off two more of the invaders.
The three then converse with them. Suddenly, the Fujin Yumi starts reacting with the Yato, which turns into the Noble Yato. With it, female Kana is able to fight back against the invaders. After the battle, one Invader flees from the battlefield, and Kana starts to chase them when a spirit appears before her, telling her not to. Kana, Mitama and Selkie somewhat recognize the spirit, but they are unable to identify it. The spirit notices Kana's Yato and explains the several forms of the Yato to her. When the spirit asks Kana if she has transformed into a dragon before, she says that is not the case. The spirit gives a Dragonstone to Kana and explains its uses before leaving.
Meanwhile, Dwyer and Sophie attempt to calm down male Kana, who has transformed into a dragon, to no avail. Forrest, Nina, and Ophelia are wandering when they hear Kana's dragon roar and find several invisible soldiers surrounding him. During the resulting battle, the group manages to escape from a Vallite ambush, and Kana returns to his human form. Kana reveals that invisible soldiers attacked his parents, similarly to those of the other children. Kana's Yato reacts with Forrest's Brynhildr and becomes the Grim Yato. Suddenly, all of the children forget who Kana is, much to his confusion. However, Kana notices Azura's spirit, who gives him a Dragonstone to control his impulses.
Kiragi and female Kana later join Shiro's group and block the enemy attacks. Afterwards, the Hoshidan children retreat to a safer location. During this time, Shiro's Rajinto reacts with Kana's Noble Yato and turns into the Blazing Yato.
Male Kana later joins up with the rest of the Nohrian children and tries to fight, but the Grim Yato is not strong enough to match female Kana's Blazing Yato. Siegbert offers his assistance to Kana, and the Grim Yato turns into the Shadow Yato after it reacts with Siegfried. Kana uses it to attack female Kana, and for a few seconds, it shows the true identity of both sides. This confuses and surprises them before the illusion resets.
Afterwards, both Kanas transform into dragons. Siegbert and Forrest attempt to calm male Kana down, but are stopped when Shigure intervenes.
After the two groups become isolated from one another, both Kanas despair over the divide because the Fire Emblem cannot be forged from either version of the Yato, making defeating Anankos seemingly an impossible task. Once they finally reach Anankos' palace, the two Kanas attempt to turn their respective Yatos into the Fire Emblem. Shigure uses his song to sap the group's strength, declaring that the Yatos' final form will not be needed and teleports them away.
While they are facing Anankos, the two Kanas forge the Fire Emblems. Following this, they enter a battle against Anankos and resurrected forms of each child's parents.
A final scene shows the two Kanas sitting together, and Shigure using the arranged greeting.
Personality
In general, Kana's personality is most comparable to that of most children; constantly cheerful, has a big imagination and is extremely enthusiastic however they tend to get really emotional and they hate being referred to as a child and the thought of growing up. Kana absolutely adores the Avatar and aspires to be like them and, just like the Avatar, Kana walks around barefoot, is perpetually optimistic, and may apologize after attacking. They are also more clever than they let on, just like the Avatar, and isn't above using people's preconceived notions of their ditziness to hide it, although this is only revealed in Female Kana's S-support with Dwyer. Although they are naturally cheerful, happy and frank, they really have a dislike of being alone.
Kana's support dialogue with their mother is the same regardless of gender. In their C-Support, Kana collects a bunch of flowers they picked and brings them to their mother. Although she is thankful for their kindness she advises them not to pick any more, so that they don't "hurt" the flowers because they are living things as well. In their B-Support, Kana brings their mother to a flower field that reminds them of their mother. Male Kana shows the Avatar a white flower field, while Female Kana shows her mother flowers whose colour differs depending on who her mother is and what hair colour, special trait or important role they may have. For Sakura, she shows her namesake flower. Eventually, their mother surprises Kana in their A-Support by presenting to them a book containing the flowers they had given her pressed onto the pages and Kana thanks her, then the two promise to make more memories together. They love playing with their Dragonstone as it is a precious gift from the Avatar. Their birthday is April 19.
Their personalities are somewhat different depending on gender.
Male Kana feels more of a need to prove himself, though still tries to help in anyway he can. In his C-Support with his father, Kana is upset because he feels that his mother is treating him like a child even though he wants to help her. Because of this, Kana challenges his father to see who can receive the most "Thank Yous" and/or blessings from the Avatar. In their B-Support, the two end up discovering that they have received the same amount. After learning this, Kana's father realizes that he too was treating his son like a child, and sees that he has been helping out a lot more than he had thought. In their A-Support, Kana is upset because his mother is still treating him like a child. Seeing his son's distress, Kana's father tells him that it is natural for a parent to fawn over their child because they love them, and that they will undoubtedly begin to feel lonely once their child stops depending on them. Then, in hopes of pleasing both his son and wife, Kana's father tells him that he should sleep together with his mother that night. Delighted, Kana asks his father if he, too, would sleep with his mother and him so that they can bond as a family (much to his father's embarrassment).
Female Kana loves to help others in anyway she can, especially around her father. She is particularly prone to crying in an instant. Female Kana's loneliness is actually crippling enough that she cries whenever she's alone, as shown in her supports with Forrest, but she nonetheless tries to keep up a cheerful demeanor in front of the rest of the army. In her C-Support with the Avatar, Kana is busy doing errands for people to save money. Although the Avatar asks her if she wants help, she rejects and refuses to tell him what she intends to buy with the money she is saving. In her B-Support, Kana buys him a ring since the other royal family siblings have a ring of their own except for him. Grateful for her gift, in their A-Support, the Avatar buys her a ring of her own. Although the ring is too big for her at the moment, they decide to put it on a piece of string as a necklace until she can wear it properly. The Avatar promises to keep on being a family, much to Kana's delight.
Their birthday is April 19.
In-Game
Base Stats (Before Inheritance)
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nohr Prince Nohr Princess | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Skills | Weapon | Starting Items | |||||||
 Draconic Heir Nobility Dragon Fang |  Breath - C | Draconic Rage | |||||||
As an Enemy
Male Kana
Xenologue 17 - III: The Changing Tide
Female Kana
Xenologue 18 - IV: Light's Sacrifice
Growth Rates
- These are their default growth rates. To get their actual growth rates, use the following formula: (Non-Avatar Parent's growth rates + Kana's growth rates) ÷ 2 + Class growth rates.
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30% | 35% | 30% | 40% | 45% | 45% | 25% | 25% |
Supports
- See also: Male Kana/Supports
Male Kana Supports
Romantic Supports*
Hoshido
Nohr
*Note: They can all also be his sister.
Other Supports
- The Avatar (Female)
- Kana's father
- Kana's sibling
- Shiro (Can also be his brother or father)
- Siegbert (Can also be his brother or father)
- Percy (Can also be his brother or father)
Female Kana Supports
- See also: Female Kana/Supports
Romantic Supports
Hoshido
Nohr
Other Supports
- The Avatar (Male)
- Kana's mother
- Midori (Can also be her mother)
- Mitama (Can also be her mother)
- Selkie (Can also be her mother)
- Velouria (Can also be her mother)
Class Sets
Male Kana
Standard Sets
| Base Classes | Promoted Classes |
|---|---|
 Nohr Noble (Conquest and Revelation) | |
 Hoshido Noble (Birthright and Revelation) |
Parental Inheritance Sets
Inheritance from Mother
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
Varies*
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Varies*
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Varies*
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Inheritance from Father
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
N/A
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| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
N/A
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| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
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Buddy Sets
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
Marriage Sets
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
Female Kana
Standard Sets
| Base Classes | Promoted Classes |
|---|---|
 Nohr Noble (Conquest and Revelation) | |
 Hoshido Noble (Birthright and Revelation) |
Parental Inheritance Sets
Inheritance from Father
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
Varies*
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Varies*
| |
Varies*
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Inheritance from Mother
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
N/A
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| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
N/A
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*Kana can inherit one of the following skills only from Azura or Azura's daughter if they are in the last slot of their equipped skills at the end of Kana's Paralogue:
Friendship Sets
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
Partner Sets
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
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- Class varies depending on what secondary class you chose when creating your Avatar.
Overall
Base Class
Kana has the most variety in their stat growths and caps depending on the Boon and Bane stat determined for the player's Avatar at the start of the game, alongside their ability to S-Support any opposite gender characters, including non-marriagable first generation units and other children characters. Unless the player wants to create a Kana to fulfill a specific role, the overall end result of any Kana is rather mixed. Kana always inherits and starts off as a Nohr Prince/ss, starting them off with both Nobility to boost their experience gain and Dragon Fang for a solid attacking skill. Kana, upon recruitment already comes with a Dragonstone on their own which carries the same benefits and risks the Avatar has when using it. However, Kana gains an extra incentive to use their dragonstone as their personal skill, Draconic Heir, grants them a 15% HP regen whenever they have it equipped at the start of the player's turn. Due to this skill, and with other HP regeneration skills, they can recover upwards to 95% of their maximum HP per turn, making them a powerful option for a tank unit that can fully recover almost all of their health if they are not killed. Like the Avatar, Kana needs to be cautious of Wyrmslayer and Dragon Spirit-wielding units as they deal effective damage against them, regardless of their current class. If the Avatar is married to Kaden, Keaton, Velouria or Selkie, Kana will also need to be wary of Beast Killer, Hunter's Knife and Beastbane using units regardless of their current class.
The Nohr Prince/ss has two promotions; Nohr Noble and Hoshido Noble. Nohr Noble is only accessible in the Conquest and Revelation route. It gives them access to tomes/scrolls for a ranged magical option. The class' skills revolve around offensive presence with Draconic Hex to reduce the stats of enemies that engage them and Nohrian Trust, giving them access to their partner's skills during battle. Hoshido Noble is only accessible in the Birthright and Revelation route and focuses on supportive tactics highlighted by their new usage of Staves and Rods. Dragon Ward gives adjacent allies the chance to shave off damage and Hoshidan Unity helps boost their skill activation rates. While playing Conquest and Birthright cements them into a particular role due to the route exclusivity of their promotions, Revelation allows the player to decide their ultimate final class to suit whatever playstyle they desire from them.
Inheritance
In essence, due to the Avatar's ability to befriend all other units, marry whatever opposite-gendered spouse they desire to make Kana, and choose any non-special class as their secondary, Kana has a wide range of classes to either finish as or access to nearly every skill in the game with some help from either the player's own marriage, friendship seal set ups, or through help from the Unit Logbook. It should be noted however that access to the Kitsune class requires the Avatar to marry Kaden or Selkie, Wolfskin class requires their marriage to either Keaton or Velouria, and Female Kana has direct access to Villager class from Mozu. Azura can pass down any of her Songstress skills except for Inspiring Song either directly to Female Kana as her daughter or through Shigure and any of his potential siblings depending on what skill they inherited from her to pass down to both genders of Kana. Overall, Kana can make a great taskmaster, though some player manipulations may be required to achieve a certain result.
Quotes
Refer to Kana/Quotes.
Possible Endings
Male Kana
Kana - Dragon Spawn (竜の御子 Ryū no Miko lit. Child of Dragons)
- Generations on, people would call him the dragon god incarnate and tell stories of how the divine Kana would transform into a dragon to save people. But really he was just a boy who loved his mother.
- Kana and Caeldori
- Scholars believe Kana traveled the world doing good. Most stories of dragons were based on his deeds. Caeldori helped by resolving many disputes with her natural talents and was adored by all.
- Kana and Midori
- Scholars believe Kana traveled the world doing good. Most stories of dragons were based on his deeds. Midori developed a great variety of new medicines and traveled widely to teach their manufacture.
- Kana and Nina
- Scholars believe Kana traveled the world doing good. Most stories of dragons were based on his deeds. Once married, Nina gave up her "hobby" for volunteer work and was hailed as a great philanthropist.
- Kana and Ophelia
- Scholars believe Kana traveled the world doing good. Most stories of dragons were based on his deeds. Scholars say Ophelia continued to research spells and hexes all her life. She also named them.
- Kana and Rhajat
- Scholars believe Kana traveled the world doing good. Most stories of dragons were based on his deeds. Scholars note Rhajat's incredible devotion to her beloved—the two were rarely seen apart in public.
- Kana and Selkie
- Scholars believe Kana traveled the world doing good. Most stories of dragons were based on his deeds. Selkie never truly settled down, and could often be found romping wildly in the forest.
- Kana and Soleil
- Scholars believe Kana traveled the world doing good. Most stories of dragons were based on his deeds. Historians disagree about Soleil's final fate but agree she was an inspiration to everyone she met.
- Kana and Velouria
- Scholars believe Kana traveled the world doing good. Most stories of dragons were based on his deeds. Velouria's keen senses saved those around her from potential danger on countless occasions.
Female Kana
Kana - Dragon Spawn (竜の御子 Ryū no Miko lit. God Child of Dragons)
- Generations on, people would call her the dragon god incarnate and tell stories of how the divine Kana would transform into a dragon to save people. But really she was just a girl who loved her father.
- Kana and Percy
- Percy and Ace served together as knights of Nohr. Records show they never lost a battle. Scholars believe Kana traveled the world doing good. Most stories of dragons were based on her deeds.
Non-Canon Appearances
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)
Kana is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:
Etymology
Kanna can have multiple meanings in Japanese depending on the characters used, such as, Kanna (鉋), meaning "Japanese Plane" or Kanna (環奈) meaning "Ringing Beauty" or "A Beautiful Ring" which could be a reference to their sweet, gentle and kind nature, as well as their cry in their dragon form or call to their parents.
It also may be based on a Canna, which is a type of flower that grows in the summer.
Another origin for Kanna's name is that the name as well as Japanese name of Kanna's parent, Kamui, is a nod to Kanna Kamuy, a dragon-based Ainu god of thunder and storm.
Trivia
- Kana's birthday is the same day that Fire Emblem Awakening was first released in Japan.
- Male Kana is the third playable male character who can use Dragonstones after the Male Avatar and Bantu.
- Kana is the second dragon-blooded character that can freely shapeshift parts of their body into their dragon forms, including changing their body parts in different ways like shifting their hand into a sharp spear or a dragon like mouth that they can shoot their dragonbreath. The Avatar is the first to possess this ability.
- Both Kanas share their Japanese voice actors, Nobunaga Shimazaki and Satomi Sato, with Fates' Avatar.
- Kana was voted as the 32nd most popular male character and the 34th most popular female character on Nintendo's official Fates character poll.
- In the English version, Kana's S-supports may end platonically, rather than romantically, likely due to their young age. Their platonic S supports include: Rhajat, Shiro, Velouria, Caeldori, Sophie and Hisame. However, the Hubba Tester and Compatibility will still retain the marriage lines.
- The Avatar's and Kana's dragon roars are changed in the international release.
- Female Kanna is unable to wear a Bath Towel in the international version of Fire Emblem Fates. However, she can wear it in the Japanese version.
- In the Heirs of Fate DLC, Kana inherits Yato from the Avatar.
- Both genders of Kana are capable of learning or inheriting the most amount of skills in Fates with 107 out of 108 non-DLC skills. However, this is impossible in a single playthrough without the assistance of the Unit Logbook.
- Male Kana has the most amount of learnable skills out of all characters in Fates with a grand total of 139 skills when DLC skills are included. Female Kana has the second with 134 learnable skills when including DLC skills.
- If the Avatar achieves an S-support with Kaden, Keaton, Selkie, or Velouria, then the resulting Kana will be able to use both Dragonstones and Beaststones (albeit in different classes). They are one of the four units in the game to possibly have this ability, along with Selkie and Velouria.
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