Gaignun (ガイナン, Gainan) is the name of a kitten Gaignun and Jr. raised who is the source of their aliases as "Gaignun" Kukai and "Gaignun" Kukai Jr.
In Xenosaga Episode I, Jr. has a nightmare in which he finds the kitten lying motionless on the ground. He addresses him as "Gaignun" and picks the kitten up, crying while holding him to his chest. After this, the dream shifts into another scene in which Jr., in his current attire, is holding Gaignun's injured body as he appeared during the Miltian Conflict, in parallel to the prior moment with Gaignun the kitten.
It is unknown when and where Gaignun and Jr. raised their kitten, and whether this scene is an accurate depiction of past events or the result of a nightmare. The tone of the scene suggests that Gaignun the kitten has passed away, but it's unclear what occurred in reality compared to this stressful dream.
Gaignun the kitten seems to have made a lasting impression on his human caretakers, enough to choose him as their namesake.
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"Gaignun" is the name of King Marsile's horse in the 11th century French epic The Song of Roland.[1]
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- ↑ XSI database, Nigredo