Kane is the charismatic, absolute leader of the Brotherhood of Nod, who features prominently in all of the Tiberium Universe games, as well as in the original Red Alert game as the secretive advisor to Joseph Stalin.

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Kane is viewed in equal measure by his loyalists and enemies as an extraordinarily astute and charismatic figure. Most estimates by GDI's psychoanalysts have placed his IQ around 196 at the least, well above what is formally classified as a genius, made evident not only by the Brotherhood of Nod's unanticipated rise as a new superpower in the modern world, but in its astonishing ability to go toe-to-toe with the Global Defense Initiative in high-tech warfare. GDI characterizes Kane as "a brilliant and charismatic sociopath, obsessed with accelerating the worst ecological catastrophe in history", and declines to make any official comments on the mystery of his seeming agelessness.

Kane is a master at propaganda and information warfare, evidenced when he broadcasted a news report about the alleged GDI slaughter of civilians in Białystok, Poland, as well as manipulation and control, evidenced by him managing to control Joseph Stalin's actions (while avoiding being purged). Kane's own messages may reflect his reputed charisma, speaking with a confident deep voice. Interestingly, recovered footage from a Nod propaganda studio reveals Kane speaking with an uncharacteristically softer tone.

Kane is undoubtedly ruthless, showing little regard for ethical constraints when they stood in the way of his goals and willing to sacrifice thousands or millions of people in order to succeed; but at the same time, he does not appear to be without sympathy for the plight of human suffering. He is known to have expressed seemingly genuine anger at the plight of the destitute of the slums of Rio in a non-public context.