Kaname Kuran (玖蘭 枢 Kuran Kaname) is a Purebloodvampire
and Head of the Kuran family, one of the seven remaining Pureblood
families. He is also one of the progenitors of the Vampires and the
first Kuran, making his estimated age over 10,000 years old.
Kaname is a tall, fairly built Pureblood vampire with a beautiful, youthful look. He shares a similar appearance with Haruka and Rido Kuran;
like Haruka and Rido, Kaname has reddish brown-hair and garnet colored
eyes. Kaname's hair is similar in style to Rido's but is slightly
shorter, less curly, and a little straighter. Like all vampires, he has a
smooth, pale complexion. Kaname wears his clothes like a gentleman; his
uniform is always prim, proper and perfectly buttoned. However, when he
is wearing casual clothes, he is more careless about it, wearing more
loose-fit clothing usually not buttoned up completely. In her side
notes, Matsuri Hino admits that this was a slight detail she'd
accidentally overlooked.
Kaname is generally a calm, stoic and authoritative individual, he
becomes a completely different person with Yuki: to her, Kaname is very
gentle and
warm.
Young Kaname and Young Yuki
This disposition bothers the Night Class vampires, who initially do
not understand his favoritism towards her. Yuki herself feels confused
about how Kaname lovingly cares for her. Kaname expresses occasional
jealousy towards Zero Kiryu because of Yuki's connection to him and is
not afraid to show this to Yuki.
Kaname Kuran and Zero Kiryu meet face to face
He is very strict and often imposes discipline in a fierce way as
being the Dorm President, yet he is indulgent and kinder towards Yuki.
Kaname has acknowledged to Rido that he has a contradictory nature,
which leads him to both desiring to lock Yuki up and keep her to himself
and alternatively, to watch her protectively while encouraging her to
be herself. Kaname never hides the fact that he is not interested in
anything else but Yuki's welfare. Every action he makes is towards one
goal, and that is Yuki's safety; his greatest fear is losing her. He is
very determined to have Yuki live for all of eternity by his side and
not only deeply fears of losing her because of the ten years she spent
as a human, but because of the mysterious loss in his past. His solitary
nature makes him rather secretive. Kaname has the Pureblood power of
controlling vampires, but he chooses not to exercise this power, thus
earning the respect of the Noble vampires, as mentioned by Takuma Ichijo
and Akatsuki Kain. Sometimes, when he is with vampires he acts
particularly cold and domineering but he seems to treat them with
detached politeness usually.
Kaname Kuran is the ancestor of the
Kuran family, one of the founders of the vampire race. He along with
another character, mostly referred to as the Hooded Woman, created
weapons made from the Woman's heart, designed to kill vampires.
Thousands of years ago, Kaname put himself into an eternal slumber and
was recently awakened from his long slumber by Rido Kuran, his own
descendant.
Due to his weakened state after reviving, Kaname transformed his body
into that of a baby and suppressed his memories,entrusting his life to
Haruka and Juri, who raised Kaname in place of the son that Rido had
taken and killed. As children, Kaname and Yuki shared a close
relationship, though Kaname was not especially outgoing around other
children his own age. He first met Hanabusa, Akastski, and Ruka as
children, but they did not form bonds until several years later, after
the deaths of Haruka and Juri. Kaname severely wounded Rido during the
attack on the Kurans, after he found he was to kill Rido as he was
technically his master from having
revived
Kaname from his slumber. After temporarily dispatching Rido, Kaname
took the now-human Yuki to Kaien Cross's house. Kaname himself was taken
in by Takuma's grandfather, a man whom he mistrusted. During her
childhood, Kaname frequently visited Yuki and remained a steady presence
in her life. After Kaien Cross built the Academy, he agreed to let
Kaname decide everything that involved the school's vampires,
Kaname lent his assistance in the creation of the Night Class and as a
Pureblood, he helped maintain order in the Night Class, taking on the
role of Night Class president. Kaname's presence at Cross Academy
further allowed him to maintain contact with Yuki, though he left most
of the responsibility of protecting and watching over her in Zero's
hands.
Like all Pureblood vampires, Kaname has immortality and the ability to
heal from anything excluding anti-vampire weapon wounds to the heart or
head. Like all vampires,he can absorb the powers from vampires whose
blood he drinks. Kaname's powers have been listed as immeasurable .
However in the manga, he has stated that when his mind wanders he
"loses control," as seen when he accidentally burns a hole in the wall
(in the manga) and a tree (in the anime), both barely missing Takuma,
and also shatters a window. Kaname has demonstrated the following
abilities:
Telekinesis.
Erasing memories.
Creation of a familiar in any form he chooses, such as a bat able to convey messages and a wolf from which he can receive information instantly, and used to watch over
Yuki when she left the Kuran Mansion. His familiar is also strong
enough to carry another person and wields his telekinetic powers.
Transformation of his body into a weapon.
Control of multiple vampires by his command against their will.
Changing the physicality of his body i.e. changing his body into an infant.
Kaname has a anti-vampire sword
Yuki
and Kaname have a complicated past that goes back to when they were
children. Yuki is Kaname`s younger sister, fiancée, and also descendent
as his history was revealed. Kaname loves Yuki very much, but often his
motives toward her can be overprotective, such as locking her up. Soon,
later mentioned in the manga chapters, Kaname reveals his secrets
towards Yuki and states that her real brother was taken away by Rido,
and Kaname was brought back alive with Yuki's brother’s blood and flesh.
Yuki then starts to see Kaname as someone more than a brother and
admired savior, but as her fiancé; Yuki wishes to start over with Kaname
after she knows his secret. Kaname agrees, but he later leaves her to
pursue his original plans. Later in the chapters, Kaname reveals his
goal to eliminate all Purebloods was the original wish of the
Ancestress, and asks Yuki to abandon him, thoroughly shaking her. It is
currently disputed whether Kaname truly loves Yuki for who she is, or if
he uses her simply as a replacement for the Ancestress, his original
lover.
