#kayne is cain

[olives-and-lilies]

Can I run something past the Malevolent Fandom that’s been bugging me?

I’m writing this post-Ep 27, for future reference.

I want to talk about Kayne/Kane/Cain, our resident terrifying murder man. To the point even John, fully aware of who he was as the King, is bordering on sheer fucking fight-or-flight terror at the results of Kayne’s boredom, a man who wiped out an entire city while waiting for Arthur then sat and played possibly the most painful tune he could to lure him in. A man John said looked like he had been playing, painting, with the bodies of the dead.

I haven’t seen anyone say anything about the old tales of Cain and Abel…

Kayne called The King in Yellow “Hastur”, a literal Duke of Hell. Kayne also references Lillith, both of which bring in the Abrahamic lore. Arthur has discussed his worlds take on Christianity to John, and describes it as a cult in and of its own. All of which means that Kayne might actually be Cain. The man who murdered his brother in jealousy and when God, a literal all-seeing all-knowing deity, asked where Abel was? “I do not know, I am not my brothers keeper.”

Now, Arthur has Kayne’s knife. His personal knife. If Kayne is Cain, and Arthur has the literal KNIFE OF CAIN, is no one considering that this might be worsening Arthur’s murderous desires? Don’t get me wrong, he absolutely would have murdered Mr. Larson regardless of who’s knife it was, but I don’t think he would have gone after Uncle. He would have made the actual man responsible pay, not just whoever he could get his hands on. His rage would have been the surgical focused intent we’ve been seeing, not this mindless caged animal behavior.

On the murder of Uncle, (who Arthur tells us is likely Jack, from the paperwork in the cabin where he first meets Yellow) I really don’t think he would have killed him if he didn’t have Cain’s Knife. I am seriously convinced that this is effecting him, because if he had John with him when he found out Jack is Uncle, the conversation would have looked differently. John would have reminded him of the man’s letters apologizing to his mother, of the childish scrawl. John is doing much better about being a detective and an astute observer for and with Arthur. It is only with great work and great details he has been able to work Arthur out of these fits and rages, yeah? When in the past Arthur hadn’t been near as vicious and been willing to compromise. (Yes, I do think a large part of the loss of that is due more to stress and trauma and his own constant hyper-vigilance that hasn’t been allowed to turn off for literal months, but a legit Cursed Artifact cannot be helping matters.)

Am I the only one thinking this…?

#malevolent john #malevolent arthur #malevolent podcast #malevolent #audio drama #malevolent audio drama #text post #theory #red string club #red string #cain #kayne is cain #cain and abel #kayne #malevolent kayne #the king in yellow #king in yellow #yellow king #arthur #arthur lester #john doe #john #please tell me Im not the only one thinking this #someone else has to have drawn the parallel #headcannon #malevolent headcannon

[fluffysminion]

Arthur: I have made him human

Kayne: you fucked up a perfectly good eldritch horror is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety

#malevolent podcast #low effort post #it got in my head and needed to be shared #arthur lester #kayne malevolent #it's strange seeing the name spelled kayne because it was cain in my head

[amaritheartist]

If Kayne Malevolent and Caine TADC swapped places, I think that the first thing they'd change is the swear filter.

#the digital circus gang wouldn't last fifteen minutes #but at least kayne could probably make an exit if he felt like it #amari's arbitrary articulations #malevolent #malevolent podcast #kayne malevolent #tadc caine #caine tadc #tadc #the amazing digital circus

[monstrouscrew]

how about... Kayne is Kayne inspired by biblical Cain. because he's the first murderer of his own kind in this story.

#k's wave #oh it's thinking #malevolent podcast #malevolent spoilers #kayne malevolent #cain is one of our most favourite biblical characters #as well as his name #other Nyars coooooould be considered siblings so ~~~ #hg didn't mean that ofc #masked

[72graves]

thinking about how arthur shoved a dagger into his own throat to save john from the king because john's his friend and he loves him. and then when arthur finally collapses beneath all of that pain and grief and guilt he's carried for years john saves him from being buried and then saves his life in the mines and arthur believes it's because john feels the same. they're friends and they love each other so of course. of course you would do anything to save the one you love.

so he trusts him. he trusts him all the way to new york and doesn't think for a moment that there could be something amiss. that john, his best friend who killed the last person he loved and whom he himself almost willingly died for, is lying to him. again.

#malevolent #malevolent podcast #call me cain because i am going to bash kayne's head in with a rock SO HELP ME #john bestie real quick on a scale from 1 to 10 #how sad is whatever deal you made with kayne gonna make arthur just real quick #i am so unwell season 4 is coming straight for my jugular #i know john loves arthur but when arthur finds out The Truth™️ it's going to get either really ugly #or so incredibly sad i become terminally ill #and god i can't wait im living my 100k angst hurt/no comfort dreams right now #annd yes i would benefit from therapy thank you for asking #🪦

[theillegalpundealer]

if I had a nickel for every time there was a character in a horror-adjacent piece of media that’s called some variation of the name caine, is overly dramatic, is basically god, and torments the protagonists of the piece of media in some way I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice

#just watched the amazing digital circus and had a visceral reaction when caine said his name #my brain just went kayne??? like from malevolent??? #but bro it was so funny to me. what is it with caines and being just insane and god #malevolent #the amazing digital circus #sof speaks

[clumio]

just caught up with malevolent. For the love of god help me

#ARTHUR HOLY FUCK #I also learned I was mispelling kayne’s name (I thought it was cain) #malevolent #Ives.txt #maybe I’ll listen to the Xmas special and pretend everything is ok🫠

[tryanmybest]

guys i don't think i can handle two (cai)(kay)nes in my brain

#caine #tadc caine #malevolent #malevolent podcast #the amazing digital circus #tadc #kayne malevolent

[danielisanevenbiggerdumbass]

well nevermind I guess what the FUCK oh I am DESTROYED I am OBLITERATED this is somehow getting me worse then tma I DIDNT THINK IT COULD GET SADDER THEN TMA

#arthur lester #malevolent #john doe malevolent #malevolent part 20 #who the fuck is this cain guy #sorry it’s spelled kayne isn’t it? that’s such a dumb way to spell that name #I keep misreading it as kanye #also fuck the king in yellow I hate this motherfucker #so much sadness #also that poem #i am sobbing #someone hold me #I am doing not well #i actually cried

[pidgefudge]

what is it with me and characters named variations of cain

#kayne malevolent #caine tadc

[mushroom-frawg]

*from afar* "Are you sure that's a good idea though"

"uuuuhhhh he's dead"

"I dunno looks dead to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and I know death.

We have a standing lunch date :D and looks like you do too ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) "

LISTENING TO EP 28 OF MALEVOLENT OHMYGOD THIS MAN

#malevolent #kayne malevolent #this is THE GUY #when I heard his name for the first tine I honestly thought it was spelled Caine #been seeing too many weirdly spelled names I suppose

[mistsofavalon13]

oh no he DID NOT JUST FUCKING - if i ever get my hands on harlan i’m gonna -

#malevolent #malevolent podcast #harlan guthrie #i’m gonna puke why is yellow with larsen what fuckin deal did john make with cain i’m frothing #*kayne #good thing nobody was home bc i screamed Very Loudly and i’m unfortunately being literal

[thermodynamic-comedian]

hi just wanted to let you know that p much every time I see you post about kayne my brain misreads it and goes KANYE WEST DID WHAT???

common issue for malevolent fans😔 anon would it help if i started referring to him as nyarlathotep instead

#jk i would never. i respect kayne's chosen name. even if it was chosen on the spot and is spelled real weird #i mean. it might be a reference to the biblical cain? since he's the first to kill one of his own kind? so i guess that's kinda cool #but i do like nyarlathotep. sad it's associated with lovecraft tho

[ozthearchivist]

i know ive prob mentioned this before but why in gods name did they have to spell kayne's name like that. every time my dyslexic ass reads a post about him i just imagine kanye west with fucked up if true gold eyes around him

#oz.txt #malevolent tag #malevolent kayne #do i tag kanye west in this post. do i #tbh for a while i thought cain was spelt as kane so maybe im just boo boo the fool

[anonymouseeverything]

losing the war against the name Kayne

#I know. I know this is probably overstated but oh my god #I am cursed to hear about how Kanye has hidden motivations with god etc etc #why is his name Kayne. Cain is right there. Please #masked

[psychedelicflyingshark]

afflicted by the Curse i fear

#???? #the curse right now is that. theres something about characters named cain (variations included) where they always endear themselves to me #and i am. distraught to find out the fuckin. teeth guy is named caine #ESPECIALLY bc thats the spelling i use for my poor little dnd meow meow #and whenever i hear the name i have to sort through the various cain/caine/kane/kayn's and now that fucking freak is in there #surrounded by the most sad and pathetic little edgelords #i WILL end up attached to this god damn denture lookin ass tumbl sexyman-to-be and i will have to live with that when i look for fan content