Cain
Cain noun - (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God.
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- After Cain became the first murderer by killing his brother, he was not killed but cursed by God and driven into exile in the land of Nod.
Source: The Descendants of Cain -
Name of Cain: Cain, the villain in the second film, is a drug lord, torturer and murderer.
Source: Film / RoboCop 2 - From The Corner Of His Eye — quite a few characters, most notably the villain, Enoch Cain (named for Cain, the first murderer in Genesis, and his son)
Source: Meaningful Name / Literature
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