She and I spent hours discussing biblical metaphor and imagined backstory.|4= Joseph D. Д¬quote|'The Brotherhood of Nod' was an invention of original 'C&C' designer Eydie Laramore. cite web | url= title=Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008 | accessdate=29 March | accessyear=2008 | publisher=Guinnes World Records | date= ]ДЄlthough Joseph Kucan reprised his role as Kane in the recent 'C&C' installments, the directing of their cutscenes was instead handled by EA in-house cinematic director Richard Taylor. The character of Kane earned third place in online entertainment magazine DoubleViking's 'The 15 Most Badass Bald Guys', cite web | url= | title=The 15 Most Badass Bald Guys | accessdate=29 March | accessyear=2008 | publisher=DoubleViking staff | date= ] ranking higher in the magazine's list than such names of popular fictional characters as John McClane ( Die Hard) and Lex Luthor ( Superman), and Joseph Kucan additionally became inducted in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008 as the longest recurring actor in any video game franchise to date for his portrayal of Kane. Kucan, who also directed the FMV cutscenes for all 'C&C' games except the most recent installments by Electronic Arts, the character has consistently remained highly popular and iconic to fans of the 'Command & Conquer' franchise since the inception of both in 1995, to the point Electronic Arts Los Angeles launched a promotional website for 'C&C' dedicated entirely to the Kane character, and made the decision to devote the storyline of the expansion pack to ' exclusively to expanding Kane's background, history and motives giving the add-on the title of '''. Portrayed by Las Vegas-based actor Joseph D. cite web | url= | title=Kane's Dossier | accessdate=20 January | accessyear=2007 | publisher=EA Games, Command and Conquer 3 official website | date= ] Considered a charismatic and brilliant sociopath by the outside world, Kane's followers as well as Kane himself instead see him as a holy figure, even going so far as to refer to him as the Messiah. Little is truly known about the man many of his followers draw a direct connection between him and the Abrahamic figure of Cain, which Kane does not go out of his way to confirm or deny. Within the fictional alternate history universe of Westwood Studios' and Electronic Arts' 'Command & Conquer' real-time strategy video games, 'Kane' is the seemingly immortal mastermind behind the ancient and secretive Brotherhood of Nod society.

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