Octavio Luna Kan
- Primary work
- El Aleph
- Age
- 19 (Guatemala Arc) | ~32 (Final Arc)↗
Octavio Luna Kan (オクタビオ・ルナ・カン, Okutabio Runa Kan) is the main antagonist of the light novel El Aleph and a former primary ally.
He is a strong indigenous orphan from Antigua who leads a massive network of informants on the streets, and temporarily joins the Speedwagon Foundation as an investigator after proving his usefulness. Together with Joaquín Ruiz-Jorruda, the two are known as the Huérfanos de la Tormenta (嵐の孤児たち, Uerufanosu de ra Torumenta, lit. "Orphans of the Storm").
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01Basic information
02Additional facts (spoilers)
SPOILERS
- Stand
- Unnamed Stand | Spoiler El Aleph↗
03Appearance
As a child, Octavio Luna Kan has puffy, matted hair, and extremely thin limbs. He grows to become a tall and muscular teenager with particularly long legs and a loud voice. He has tanned skin and his height exceeds 185 cm, making him unusually tall for a Mayan. His height and features make him resemble a Uruguayan football player instead. Octavio's jaw and cheekbones are chiseled as if they were sculpted with machine-like precision, and he has a well-toned chest. His eyebrows convey the disposition of a bold and brave king. Octavio's eyes are dark like obsidian and similar to the eyes of a forest beast, like a hawk.↗↗↗↗
After joining the Speedwagon Foundation, he wears a black suit with the Foundation's wheel logo and sunglasses. In late 1974, Octavio has sunken eyes and wears filthy clothes like burial shrouds. When Octavio is an adult in 1986, he has long, bristly hair. He also has a beard and his face exudes a more profound presence. His left leg is a titanium prosthetic.↗↗↗↗↗
04Personality
Octavio is a confident and courageous man with an insatiable ambition for fulfilling his dreams. He and Joaquín dreamed of leaving the constant bloodshed in Antigua and having the opportunity and freedom to adventure outside the borders of the country. However, he still loves his hometown and is proud of his heritage. He quickly agrees to J.D. Hernández 's proposal of assisting the Speedwagon Foundation with tracking down Fabio Ubuh, later thinking that Fabio is an embarrassment to his people after learning that he is also K'iche'. Octavio is loyal to his K'iche' faith and claims that he's close to the gods.↗↗↗↗
Octavio believes that if he tries hard enough, he could change everything. He is persistent in achieving his goals, begging Lisa Lisa to recruit him and Joaquín as members of the Foundation. Although she denies at first, she understands their worth and gives them a challenge. Octavio and Joaquín eventually surprise her as they quickly succeed in their tasks by making use of all their skills.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗
As a teenager, Octavio is a nice man who would throw himself in front of a car to save a puppy. He has a "cool way" of smoking, he is excellent at telling jokes, and he is popular with girls. If he had a more fortunate childhood, he could have starred as a younger Clint Eastwood in Hollywood. His bravado isn't undeserved, as Octavio is respected as being #1 on the streets and has followers that listen to his commands. He's protective of his allies even if it causes harm to himself, as he carries Hernández on his back while hopping on his single injured foot in an attempt to escape from Hopscotch 's power.↗↗↗
05Abilities
Octavio is a strong warrior with powerful attacks, rapid reflexes, and a thoroughly durable body. His endurance and pain tolerance are extremely high and his willpower allows him to recover quickly from his injuries. He shrugs off his injured legs during the Hopscotch battle and hops with powerful force all the way to a water tank in the corner of the plaza he was in to find the Stand user. He's also a clever tactician; after ensuring that Joaquín followed Hernández into the underground passage to help him, he stages an ambush at the other end of the tunnel so that Fabio would have nowhere to escape.↗↗↗↗
As a street fighter, Octavio usually fights dirty such as jabbing his enemies' eyes and breaking their teeth. He has sharp fighting instincts and determines his movements by simulating his enemies' potential counterattacks in his head. He typically fights with his legs, using vigorous kicks that could beat several armed soldiers.↗↗↗
Original Stand
Octavio naturally awakens a Stand as a child living in an orphanage. Wishing for a friend, the Stand ability allows him to create Joaquín Ruiz-Jorruda as his friend with a completely independent self based on traits he wanted a friend to have. While the body is actually his Stand, it has its own flesh and spirit, and is visible to everyone. Lisa Lisa assumes that this ability can only be activated once in a lifetime.↗
El Aleph
Wielding the Stand El Aleph, Octavio can envelop his surroundings in darkness forever, instantly making it night within his Stand's range. Nearby organisms will feel lethargic and are put to sleep. He can also summon nightmarish creatures from other worlds.↗
Networking
As the leader of a massive back-alley network of local orphans, homeless people, and peddlers on the street, Octavio has several informants who could gather any information he needs in his city. Octavio and Joaquín tease information out of people, shut down any lines of questioning, and form a three-dimensional image of the town's rumors by bringing together the scraps of information like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. His network also helps him investigate neighboring villages.↗↗↗
Morality Viewing
According to Octavio, both he and Joaquín are capable of perceiving the light and darkness within people, allowing them to know whether one is righteous like an angel or evil like a demon. He claims that they're usually correct and that it must be gifts they received for being orphans who are very close to the gods. This ability helps them succeed with gathering information and completing their first mission for Lisa Lisa.↗↗↗
Weakness Detection
When Octavio's senses are sharpened, he can instinctively tell exactly where his enemies' vitals and weak points are. He honed his perceptiveness through his experiences surviving on the street in his homeland. This allows him to prevail when he is outnumbered by himself against a gang of around ten thugs, as he waits for the right opportunity to strike one's weak point and then individually takes out the rest of them.↗↗↗
06Story
SPOILERS
Background
When Octavio was a young child, his father passed away during war. At some point before Octavio had even turned ten years old, his mother and brother also passed away in a car crash. Octavio was in the car as well, but was sitting in the back seat and managed to survive.↗↗
Battling the Monstruo of Antigua
At night on April 20, 1973, Hernández passes by the ruins of the Convento Santa Clara and meets up with Octavio and Joaquín. Octavio informs him that the killer is on the move. Before leaving, Hernández tells Octavio and Joaquín not to engage with the killer if they find him, although Octavio retorts that he could be really useful in a fight.↗
A Game of Hopscotch
Accompanied by Lisa Lisa, Octavio, and Joaquín, the research group led by Hernández travel by car to their destination. They pass by Mayan ruins and Lisa Lisa gives them a history lesson while Octavio dozes off. They reach their destination, arriving at a small settlement where the human traffickers are rumored to be. However, the place appears to be deserted. They decide to investigate anyways since they came all this way.↗
Tracking Down Arjón
While on the road or at their lodgings, Octavio and Joaquín have to go through physical training and studying, though Octavio frequently complains about the latter. In 1974, Octavio and Joaquín are in San Juan de Lurigancho, Peru, working as salvage dealers as a cover job for their investigation. However, Octavio hates it and wishes he never left home. He complains about the heat, flies, gossiping housewives, and having to walk in gravel-filled shoes.↗
Prison Escape
As he continues his exploration deeper into the stronghold, Octavio stumbles upon a heavily guarded prison block within the compound. Octavio deduces that it might be where Arjón keeps his "targets", potential victims for the Arrow. Octavio hears Lisa Lisa in the back of his mind, not forgetting that her special agents could be among the prisoners, but the sheer number of guards makes it impossible for Octavio to act.↗↗
Battle Against Dos Santos
Dos Santos summons his own ability, La Casa Verde, causing the surroundings to change dramatically. Trees burst through the floor, their roots intertwining and transforming the bridge into a dense forest. As they try to retreat, aerial roots attack them like predatory snakes. These roots ensnare people, pulling them into the air and binding them. Octavio, caught by these roots, manages to free himself with Joaquín's help.↗
Wandering in Darkness
Octavio travels in a cart with Joaquín. They avoid populated areas, traveling through desolate landscapes. Octavio struggles with the loss of his leg, experiencing phantom pain. He frequently wakes up in panic, unable to accept his amputation. Octavio's condition significantly impacts their journey. Without a home to return to, Octavio suggests heading east into the jungle, a place where they think it might not matter whether it is eternally night.↗↗↗
Revenge Against Arjón
In Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Arjón runs a secret factory producing firearms for guerrillas. In the early 1980s, Octavio and Joaquín approach him under the guise of wanting to buy weapons in bulk for their cartel. However, during a tour of the factory, Arjón quickly realizes their true intention is revenge, especially when he sees Octavio's anger and insults. To prove his weapons' effectiveness, Arjón kills several of Octavio's men.↗
The Final Battle
El Aleph unleashes a horde of nightmarish creatures that attack everyone, including Octavio's own men. As chaos ensues and everyone is separated, Lisa Lisa confronts Octavio and Joaquín on the rooftop of the temple. She attempts to connect with them through shared experiences of being orphans and suffering from loneliness, but Octavio is unyielding. He plans to rebuild his army and expand their operations into the city.↗
Epilogue
The Selva Cartel 's operations are shut down by the Guardia Civil. Octavio and Joaquín's fates remain undocumented officially, but their memory lingers in the hearts of those involved. Sasha and Hernández also secure Octavio's Arrow and securely place it in a storage area known only to a few.↗
08Sources & attribution
- Octavio Luna Kan
Source bibliography (13)
- El Aleph Chapter 3: III - Guatemala Arc Open ↗
- Based on his age and the year the story takes place. Open ↗
- El Aleph Chapter 2: II - Guatemala Arc Open ↗
- El Aleph Final Chapter: Epilogo Open ↗
- El Aleph Chapter 1: I - Guatemala Arc Open ↗
- El Aleph Chapter 11: XI - Peru Arc Open ↗
- El Aleph Chapter 16: XVI - Final Arc Open ↗
- El Aleph Chapter 17: XVII - Final Arc Open ↗
- El Aleph Chapter 5: V - Peru Arc Open ↗
- El Aleph Chapter 6: VI - Peru Arc Open ↗
- El Aleph Chapter 7: VII - Peru Arc Open ↗
- El Aleph Chapter 9: IX - Peru Arc Open ↗
- El Aleph Chapter 10: X - Peru Arc Open ↗
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