Biblical Bad Guy: Difference between revisions

** Cain is also theoretically present in the DC verse due to his presence in ''[[The Sandman]]'', where he and Abel became part of Dream's realm. It's implied, however, that he and his brother aren't the biblical Cain and Abel, but are instead symbols of the first sentient being to ever willingly kill another member of it's species. They were then inducted into the dreaming as the archetypes of the original murderer and victim, so while we see them as Cain and Abel, other species would see someone else. One character describes their existence as the "ghost of a memory of someone who, one suspects, never existed in the first place", as a result this is feasibly compatible with the above fact about {{spoiler|Vandal Savage}}.

* [[Beowulf|Grendel]] is sometimes portrayed as Cain in later adaptations. What we have of the original was rewritten to include Christian elements, so this isn't particularly surprising (though the wording it uses would imply a ''descendant'' of Cain.)

* In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' it's revealed in the optional glyphs that Cain killed Abel {{spoiler|over a Piece of Eden and was the founder of the [[The Knights Templar|Templar Order]].}}

* [[The Protagonist]] of ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' (while not ''named'' Cain) may be a [[Shout-Out]] to him; an individual who is [[Walking the Earth]] with a mark on him after committing murder.