Octavio Luna Kan
Octavio Luna Kan (オクタビオ・ルナ・カン, Okutabio Runa Kan) is a primary ally featured in the light novel rey infinito.
He is a strong indigenous orphan from Antigua who leads a massive network of informants on the streets, and joins the Speedwagon Foundation as an investigator after proving his usefulness. Together with Joaquín Ruiz-Jorruda, the two become known as a legendary duo surpassing even Lisa Lisa.[1]
Appearance
Octavio Luna Kan is a tall and muscular teenager with a husky voice.[4] He has tanned skin and his height exceeds 185cm, making him unusually tall for a Mayan. His height and features make him resemble a Uruguayan football player instead. Octavio's chin and cheekbones are stated to be sculpted with machine-like precision and he has a well-toned chest. His eyebrows convey the disposition of a bold and brave king.[1] Octavio's eyes are dark and similar to the eyes of a herbivorous forest animal,[4] though they're also hawk-like when he glares.[1]
After joining the Speedwagon Foundation, he wears a black suit.[1]
Personality
Octavio is a confident and courageous boy 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.[3] However, he still loves his hometown[4] and is proud of his heritage.[1] 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.[3]
Octavio believes that if he tries hard enough, he could change everything.[1] He is persistent in achieving his goals, begging Lisa Lisa to recruit him and Joaquín as members of the Foundation.[3] 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.[1]
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. Octavio is also good at acting, managing to obtain information by crafting elaborate stories to appeal to people's emotions. If he had a more fortunate childhood, he could have starred as a younger Clint Eastwood in Hollywood.[1] His bravado isn't undeserved, as Octavio is respected as being #1 on the streets and has followers that listen to his commands.[1][4] He's protective of his allies even if it causes harm to himself, as he carries J.D. on his back while hopping on his single injured foot in an attempt to escape from Hopscotch's power.[1]
Despite all his merits, Octavio throws caution to the wind, acting both impulsively and fearlessly. Lisa Lisa states that he and Joaquín are like the binary system given human form; Octavio rushes toward any possibility like the number 1, whereas Joaquín is a bottomless receptacle of knowledge like the number 0. Ever since he was a child, Octavio hasn't paid attention to lectures and relies on Joaquín to listen for him.[1] Octavio rebels against J.D.'s orders and devises a plan to ambush Fabio, regardless of the man being a serial murderer with an unknown power. Although he succeeds in capturing the killer, he is injured by a bombardment of flies and forced to let go of Fabio.[4] He has a troublesome nature and is obsessed with being in the spotlight. He'd get angry if one of his friends gets too clever or threatens to steal his thunder. He tends to call people petty insults, and his pride results in him getting into fights.[1] He is also demanding and impolite, ordering the Speedwagon Foundation investigators to let him speak with their boss after they treated his wounds, and then being rude to Lisa Lisa by calling her an abuela (grandmother). However, his disrespectful attitude to Lisa Lisa was to hide that he was flustered and embarrassed with himself for thinking about how beautiful she was despite her age.[3] He hates lying and claims that he has done violent things to avoid having to lie. He also hates the countryside, thinking that it is depressive. After learning about the Arrows, Octavio feels as if a new pathway has opened up for him and is desperate to obtain the Arrow so he could gain incredible power.[1]
Abilities
Octavio is strong with a high endurance and pain tolerance. His willpower allows him to recover quickly from his injuries.[3] 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.[1] He's also a clever tactician; after ensuring that Joaquín followed J.D. 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.[4]
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.[4] 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.[1]
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.[3] This ability helps them succeed with gathering information and completing their first mission for Lisa Lisa.[1]
History
Background
Octavio was raised in a missionary-run orphanage alongside Joaquín, but the two were thrown out after refusing to join a seminary. Octavio ended up making a name for himself in the streets, becoming the leader of a back-alley network of other orphans, homeless people, and peddlers.
J.D. Hernández, an investigator from the Speedwagon Foundation, hired Octavio and Joaquin as informants to help him catch the Monstruo of Antigua.[4]
rey infinito
Battling the Monstruo of Antigua
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Joining the Speedwagon Foundation
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A Game of Hopscotch
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Chapters
Novel Appearances- rey infinito Chapter 1
- rey infinito Chapter 2
- rey infinito Chapter 3
Quotes
Quotes- “Of course we'll help! What tonto would enjoy having a murderer sneaking around town?! And if we can flush him out during Semana Santa, that's even better!”—Octavio Luna Kan, rey infinito Chapter 1
