Cane Tejada

“	You don't know how I felt or what I went through when he died. I put that shit to the side to be here for the family. And what the fuck do I got for that, Dru? Can't go to no Ivy League school like Diana. I'm no fuckin' Picasso like you, this is all I know. You didn't even want to be in this shit, he get outta jail and make you his number two? [...] I just wanted him to respect me. Okay, I wanted him to see me. To see I can hold down the family, man. I can.	„
	― Cane to Dru about Lorenzo

Cane Tejada
Biographical information
Full Name	Lorenzo Tejada, Jr.
Nicknames	Cane Hurricane (childhood name) Dumbass Cane (by Dru)
Occupation	Tejada Enforcer (formerly) Monet's right-hand man (formerly) Gangster Drug dealer Noma's right-hand man
Age	21 (Season 1)a 22 (Season 2)b 23 (Season 3-4)
Status	Alive
Relationships
Family	Monet Tejada (mother) Lorenzo Tejada (father) † Dru Tejada (brother) Diana Tejada (sister) Ezekiel Cross (half-brother) †
Affiliations	GTG (formerly) † Mecca (formerly) † Brayden Weston (formerly) Effie Morales Tariq St. Patrick (formerly) Noma Asaju
Enemies	Rel † Tariq St. Patrick Jabari Reynolds † Lauren Baldwin Mecca † Danilo Ramirez † Brayden Weston Everett Neal Trace Weston Jenny Sullivan Carlito † Cooper Saxe † Diana Tejada Dru Tejada Davis MacLean Zion †
Relationships	Chelle (ex-girlfriend) Effie Morales (former fling) Noma Asaju (fianceé)
Series information
Seasons	Power Book II: Ghost: 1, 2, 3, 4
First appearance	"The Stranger"
Portrayed by	Woody McClain

Lorenzo "Cane" Tejada, Jr.^c is a major character in the Power Universe, serving as the main antagonist of Power Book II: Ghost and the archnemesis of Tariq St. Patrick. The eldest son of Monet and Lorenzo Tejada, Cane is the enforcer and aspiring head of the Tejada drug organization. He is played by Woody McClain.

Born into the game, Cane serves as Monet's loyal and ruthless soldier, strictly enforcing her orders and violently pursuing those who cross her, at times working with his younger brother Dru. Being raised only as a brutal enforcer, however, means Cane does not know how to be anything else, a point of insecurity which comes to a head when the resourceful Tariq arrives, helps the family business, and becomes the new man Monet counts on, which makes Cane resent him relentlessly, and also when Lorenzo chooses the wiser and more capable Dru over the reckless and impulsive Cane to take the Tejada throne, which puts the two brothers at odds. Cane's insecurity leads him to envy Tariq and Dru, and to seek validation from leaders such as Mecca, Lorenzo, and Monet herself, yet under Mecca's guidance, Cane learns what it takes to be able to lead. A realization about his dependence on his mother strikes a chord and puts him on a quest to prove himself as his own man, even as he becomes the devoted right-hand of queenpin Noma Asaju, and all the while he has his sights set on Tariq who he views as the person that ruined his family.

Description

Official character description from

Power Book II: Ghost

Season 3

In the wake of Mecca’s death, Cane Tejada finds a new connect for the family business and takes the helm of distribution on the streets at Lorenzo's behest. Long vying for the Tejada throne, he steps up to make decisions for the family, often butting heads with his younger brother, Dru. However, when things start to bubble over, Cane is focused on holding it down for the people he cares about.

Season 4

Cane begins Season Four with two guns and no fucks to give as his quest to avenge his mother's shooting reveals the true conspirators: Dru and Diana. But in a twist of fate and mercy, Monet orders Cane to stand down — asking him to leave his siblings unharmed. That contradiction of street code, from the woman who made him a gangster and killed her husband under the same circumstances of betrayal, shatters Cane's matriarchal image of Monet. Furthermore, his self-image as her enforcer. Cane is left with this dilemma: so who am I? Fortunately — Noma is more than happy to help him figure that out.

Personality

“	I feel like Cane is very insecure in certain ways as well. And that's kind of underneath everything. It's kind of in his eyes, you see it. And he's just building confidence — like Cane is building more and more confidence throughout the season.	„
	― Woody McClain

TBA

Biography

Season 1

He is first seen when Tariq walks in on him in the bathroom with Rel’s Girlfriend, he is next seen fighting with Rel and pulling a shotgun on him, he is seen again killing Rel and driving away from the building Rel died in.

He is next seen when Zeke and Tariq go to the Tejada’s for dinner, he opens the door for Frank, and later drives Tariq back to college and has a talk with him. Tariq tells Cane that Frank is a snitch to which he tells Monet. In response, Monet tells him to handle it, he complies by killing Frank.

He is seen in the next episode getting money with his brother Dru, as they go back to their house they see Lil Guap and his cohorts celebrating on social media bringing unwanted attention to themselves as it gets Monet's attention. Monet gets the order from Lorenzo to send Dru. Monet pulls Cane to the side and tells him to follow Dru. After Guap and Dru get into it, Cane goes to Lil Guap’s place and shoots it up and almost gets arrested but Danilo Ramirez helps Cane and Dru by telling his partner that they went in another direction, he and Dru go back home and Monet confronts them about shooting up Lil Guap’s place causing trouble. He is seen again with Monet confronting Guap and his friends about getting the cops involved with their business and Guap calls Monet a puta then Cane beats Guap nearly to death as his cohorts watch. He is seen again when Monet tells Dru to go to Stansfield to spy on Tariq but he says that he’ll do it but Monet declines and tells him no stay in his lane.

He accidentally pushes Monet down which results him being assaulted by prison guards hired by his father even though Monet did not approve of the former's actions. Jealous of Tariq, he hires GTG to kill him. They send Barz to kill Tariq. Tariq notices him and he runs away to the indoor swimming pool on Stansfield school campus but they end up in a scuffle. 2-Bit intervenes and saves Tariq by bashing Barz over the head with a steel pole and then drowning him to death. Tariq learns that Cane wants him dead as Cane threatens him over the phone. The GTG's almost kill Zeke which causes Cane to kill 2 members from the gang on the orders of Dru. After complying with the task of eliminating the 2 members of GTG, Cane later orders Lil Guap that he wants half of everything, whether hitting licks or selling drugs. As the Tejada Family finds out what Cane has done, "the last thing for this Family" as stated by Monet only to banish him for going after Tariq.

Cane shoots Tariq's professor Jabari Reynolds in the stomach and prepares to shoot Tariq but the latter talks him out of it and is convinced by Tariq to finish Jabari off by shooting him in the head for the final kill shot. Cane is unsure but agrees and heads off. However it is shown that he stuck around and hid behind a tree, Cane overheard Tariq talking to his professor before he shoots him in the head. He smiles to himself that maybe Tariq could be trusted.

Season 2

Cane is seen exiting a building with Mecca and Lil Guap where he suspects Mecca of being an informant until they are ambushed by GTG and Mecca kills both of the members and the third member escapes. Cane meets up with Tariq and ask him why Ramirez name isn’t popping up as Jabari’s murderer and Tariq tells him he has it under control where Cane threatens Tariq and tells him to lie to Monet. Cane meets up with Mecca where he beats and kills the third GTG member who escapes. Cane spots Mecca’s drugs until Mecca threatens to kill him for snooping around, but Cane convinces him that he will help him sell the drugs and go into business with his family and Tariq.

Cane is walking out of a convenience store with Lil Guap when Mecca texts him to come to his place. Cane is unaware that Lil Guap follows him and Mecca snaps his fingers for filming his house. Mecca then tells Cane that he doesn't think he is ready to work with him and he leaves with Guap. He later goes to see Dru to apologize about the way he acted. Later he is seen taking Dru to a gun range to do shooting practice with him after his arm is still damaged from being shot. Cane tells Dru that he may be able to help with the Tejada family needing a new connect. Prior to this, when the Tejada's tried to do a drug deal, it is revealed that Cane replaced the cocaine with sugar in the hope that the move would get him back in the family to work with him. Which in hand works getting him back in with the Family after being kicked out by Monet. He tells Mecca about this and Mecca is then ready to do business.

Monet meets with Tariq and Cane and tells them that whatever beef they have needs to be squashed as they are in business together now. Cane briefly asks Tariq about the Reynolds murder case and he says he's working on trying to frame Carrie. He goes to Mecca's party and is introduced to Nuff. When Nuff talks about Mecca's personal business, Mecca strangles him. Cane then understands that he isn't to be messed with. The next day Cane tells Mecca about him supposedly working with Tariq.

Cane visits Tariq and punches him in the face for his plan regarding framing Ramirez for Jabari Reynolds murder, as Zeke is in a tough spot because of it. He says that Tariq will go down for the Ramirez and Reynolds murders, not him. With Zeke in trouble and Davis Maclean wanting 1 Million Dollars, Cane hits a lick with Brayden. They rob a jewelry store with Cane shooting the camera so that they can't be seen. Monet tells Cane to find Ramirez's body so that Zeke is no longer a suspect for the murder. He digs up Ramirez's body with Brayden and later plants his police badge in Tariq's dorm room in attempt to frame him for the murder.

He sees that Tariq is following him after he arrives at Mecca's place, noticing him on the cameras. Eric Kamura asks Cane if he recognizes him but he lies and says no. Nuff attacks Tariq, and after realizing that he wasn't one of Mahoney's boys, Mecca orders Eric Kamura to kill Nuff because he put them at risk. Cane then has a shocked look on his face. Cane confronts Monet about this, knowing that she had Tariq to follow him. He says that she is the issue, not Tariq. After Lorenzo is released from prison, Cane along with Dru and Diana are seen talking to him, enjoying their father being home.

Following Lorenzo's release, Cane wants to remain the head of the Tejada family in terms of the children but Lorenzo is intent on Dru now being the main man. Cane is quite upset by this but he secretly still works with Monet behind his father's back, Monet wanting him to handle business in the streets. He finds out that Dru's boyfriend told Dru about him planting the badge in Tariq's dorm room, and Cane is annoyed when he says this. He and Dru then get into a fight and afterwards Cane tells Dru that he needs to handle Everett. Later, Monet tells Cane the importance of getting Davis Maclean his money to avoid going down for the Ramirez and Reynolds murders.

In a plan mainly orchestrated by Tariq, Cane agrees to rob Mecca in order to pay Davis by using GTG. Mecca later realizes that there was an inside man in him being robbed, and Cane was expecting to face the consequences of his actions but Mecca killed Eric Kamara instead. Cane then seemed to realize not to mess with Mecca again. He also found out that Zeke is actually Monet's son, and was shocked to learn that Zeke is her eldest son and not him.

After Kamara is killed Mecca promotes Cane to being his number two. When he tries to go home Mecca stops him, almost cutting off his hand, and Mecca says that he needs to stay at his place now. He learns through Effie that Lauren Baldwin got him and Brayden on tape, and then he meets with Brayden right after and tells Brayden that he must kill Lauren. Brayden is hesitant, but Cane warns him that if Brayden doesn't kill her, then he may kill him. Cane finds out that Mecca is Zeke's father when Monet calls him by his real name, and they plot to kill Lorenzo.

Monet tells Cane that he needs to kill Lorenzo but Cane is very hesitant. When Monet tells him that Tariq killed his father, Cane then agrees to the plan. He soon visits Tariq who tells him that after he kills Lorenzo he will never be the same again. As Tariq and Cane waits for McVey and others to arrive, Tariq suspects Cane and questions him if he knows Lauren but Cane evades the question and tells him that Effie is a bad chick until Tariq checks him. McVey and his men arrives and Cane and Tariq follows them. Cane points his gun at Lorenzo and almost shoots but then Tariq tells him it was all a set up and that they are killing Mecca's crew. Cane is relieved and he kills one or two of Mecca's crew, then goes to check on Dru. When he meets with Dru he stops Carlito from attacking him. He sees on the news that Mecca has been killed and looks content about the family being together again.

Relationships

TBA

Tariq St. Patrick

“	Out here playing house with the one motherfucker who fucked up this family!	„
	― Cane to Diana

Cane has a deep hatred and envy for Tariq, and blames him for ruining his family. TBA

Family

TBA

Mecca

Dante Spears- The relationship him, and Cane had, That was before he was killed by his Mother Monet. Which is similar to the likes of Kanan and Tariq Teacher/Student. He showed and taught Cane how to be a Leader and how to move in the business, manipulate and to think before he acted which he wasn't able to do back in season one. Mecca was an important part of Cane's development

Romantic interests

His first love interest appearing in the show was Chelle. The two had a very close relationship: He buys her expensive things, and she was Cane's refuge when he was disowned by Monet and when he was being pursued by the GTG. They presumably broke up some time after.

His next love interest is Effie. Cane pursued her when she was with Tariq. Cane dressed up as her lawyer just to talk to her when she was detained, and paid her tuition for her when she did not have the money. They ended up together when Tariq ended things with her. However, their relationship fizzled out when Cane started an affair with his new boss Noma, who he has been loyal and devoted to, despite of how she mistreats him and looks to him as an employee. Cane still cares for Effie, but he feels Effie keeps pushing him away. Cane wants Effie to achieve her dream of getting out the life, and frequently suggests Noma to let her go. Effie notes that Cane had no agenda when he did things for her, and expresses her appreciation for it. Meanwhile, Cane wants to take his relationship further with Noma by proposing they marry each other so they could be partners in the business, and so Noma could finally release Effie.

Murders

Committed by Cane

• Rel: Shot twice in the chest and in the head for disrespecting him.
• Frank Castillo: Shot twice in the head for being a snitch.
• K.O: Shot in the head for harassing Zeke, Dru and his teammates.
• GTG Member: Shot in the head for harassing Zeke, Dru and his teammates.
• Danilo Ramirez: Shot 3 times for failing to kill Tariq and for attempting to kill him.
• GTG Member: Neck broken during a fight to show Mecca his true personality.
• Mahoney: Shot in the chest to save Brayden on Mecca's orders.
• Unnamed Henchman Gangster: Shot in the back in order for Mecca to be killed.
• Two GTG Members: Shot to death to kidnap I.G for jumping Dru.
• Russian Mob Member: Shot to death to save Lorenzo.
• Kai: Shot in the head to save Monet.
• Gilberto Castillo: Suffocated with poisonous gas to save Dru on Monet's orders.
• Guillermo Castillo: Suffocated with poisonous gas to save Dru on Monet's orders.
• Gustavo Castillo: Suffocated with poisonous gas to save Dru on Monet's orders.

Connected to Cane

• Barz: Him and Lil' Guap sent Barz to kill Tariq St. Patrick, but that failed when 2-Bit saved Tariq's life and drowns Barz in the pool.
• Jabari Reynolds: Shot him in the abdomen which caused Jabari to bleed out, however was convinced by Tariq to finish Jabari.
• Javi: Shot to death by Mecca. Cane and Lil guap assisted.
• Lio: Shot to death by Mecca. Cane and Lil guap assisted.
• Nuff: Cane watched as Nuff has his throat slit by the chef on Mecca's orders for putting his hands on Tariq.
• Lil Guap: Offered to kill him during the robbery however decided to let Dru kill him.
• One of Mecca's bodyguards: Shot to death by Tariq in order for Mecca to be killed.
• Three of Mecca's bodyguards: Shot to death by Lorenzo in order for Mecca to be killed.
• McVey: Shot to death by Lorenzo as Tariq and Cane killed Mecca’s bodyguards.
• Mecca: Shot to death by Monet as Cane and Tariq was in on the plan to kill him while they killed Mecca’s bodyguards.
• Bash Kumal-Stern: Helped Tariq and Brayden dispose of the body after being killed by Tariq.
• International Guap: Him and Lorenzo disposed the body after Monet killed him.
• Artyom: Shot to death by Tariq. Cane ordered Brayden to kill him but Tariq did it instead.
• Two Russian Mob Members: Shot to death by Lorenzo. Cane assisted in the shooting.
• Gordo Castillo: Disposed the body after Dru killed him.
• Evelyn Castillo: suffocated by Dru Tejada while he assisted to kill her and her sons.
• Obi: Cane helped Dru in setting up Obi's death up by corroborating Dru's account of Obi's disloyalty, which in turn opened up a spot for him to be Noma's right hand.

Attempted victims

• Tariq St. Patrick: Sent Bars from GTG gang to kill him, tried to kill him in the warehouse until Brayden saved him and tried to kill him with Noma knowledge of Tariq braking a truce between Noma and Tariq.
• Lorenzo Tejada: Tried to shoot as ordered by Monet but could not do it.
• Dru Tejada: Tried to shoot but initially could not do it. Shot at a second time but kept missing. Tried to shoot a third time but was knocked down by Dru. Tried to shoot after cornering but Monet stopped him.
• Diana Tejada: Tried to shoot but initially could not do it. Shot at her and Dru while escaping second time but kept missing.

Goals

• Kill anyone who gets in his way (Succeeded)
• Work with Tariq (formerly)
• Kill Tariq and Brayden (ongoing)
• Save his family (succeeded)
• Kill Jabari (Succeeded)
• Take over the streets (Succeeded)
• Work with Mecca and become Distro (succeeded)
• Get away with Jabari's murder with Tariq (Succeeded)
• Manipulate and control Brayden (succeeded)
• Frame Tariq for Danilo Ramirez's murder (succeeded but then later failed)
• Kill Lauren for catching him and Brayden on the wire (failed)
• Keep his involvement in Lauren’s apparent murder a secret from Tariq (failed)
• Find out who murder of Zeke (succeeded)
• Manipulate and control Lorenzo (succeeded)
• Family First (failed/ongoing)
• Being own man (ongoing)
• Be with Effie (Succeeded)
• Find out Dru and Diana plotted to kill Monet and set Tariq up (succeeded)
• Figure out Effie can’t be trusted (succeeded)
• Move up to Distro for Noma (succeeded)
• Kill Dru for setting up Monet's death (formerly)
• Become Noma's right hand (succeeded)

Trivia

• Cane, Dru, and Diana are Black and Puerto Rican.
• Cane is the character in this spin-off series to get the first kill.
• Cane is one of the few characters to kill a member of their family, others being Tariq St. Patrick, Kanan Stark, Tommy Egan, Vic Flynn and Brayden Weston.
• In Power Book II: Ghost, he is Tariq’s Nemesis therefore the Main Antagonist of the series.
• Although still working with Tariq, they both still don’t seem to be friendly and on good terms with each other from a personal standpoint, thus still making an antagonist throughout the series.
• Cane's hate for Tariq consumes him so much, he is oblivious to the fact Monet is the real reason for the destruction of the family which he blames Tariq for. He loves his mother and is closer to her than his Father Lorenzo, from time to time he understands and is smart enough to see her for who she truly is, (Which is exactly how Cane's character mirrors Kanan Stark (Power Book lll: Raising Kanan version of Kanan wanting to be his own man) however his disdain towards Tariq clouds his vision and will ultimately be his downfall at some point.
• Cane also remains antagonistic due to the fact that he tried to kill Tariq and later framed Tariq for double murder, ordered the “hit” on Lauren and knew Lorenzo killed Zeke but kept it a secret so he could manipulate him. Also bullies Brayden and threatens to kill his family.
• Cane's childhood nickname is Hurricane. It was revealed in Monet's flashback which shows him as a baby. Cane was called a Little Hurricane by Lorenzo.
• Cane has the highest body count in this spin-off series.
• The name for the character was possibly chosen as Cane because it means "little battler" and "warrior" in Irish. This may be shown in Cane being raised as a soldier and being the Family's Enforcer.
  • Both Cane's and Dru's names have "warrior" as a possible definition.
• When Tariq compares the Tejada's to chess pieces, he describes Cane as the Rook.
  • The Rook, Knight, and Bishop's arrangement in chess is the same as the order of the Tejada siblings from eldest to youngest (or youngest to eldest, depending on the side of the board).
• All of Cane's relationships in the show are a result of his partners having just broken up with or lost theirs.
  • Chelle started dating Cane when she had just broken up with her ex-boyfriend at Zeke's congratulatory party because she was caught cheating.
  • Effie got with Cane right after Tariq ended things with her.
  • Noma and Cane started a relationship after having recently lost her fiancé Mecca, and her right-hand man Obi.
• Cane appears as one of the two main antagonists of season 1, one of the tertiary antagonists in season 2, and one of the secondary antagonists in season 3, and one of the three main antagonists alongside Don Carter and Noma in Season 4.
• Cane and Tariq can both be considered "momma's boys", both having strong attachments to their mothers.
  • They are polar opposites when it comes to their upbringing from their mothers. While Tasha lets Tariq be himself, Monet only lets Cane be her loyal soldier.
• Cane wanted to be a rapper when he was younger.
• Cane was previously stated to be born on October 17, 1997, as indicated by his police file.
  • However, Zeke is shown to have been born in 1998 through his birth certificate, and Cane asks Monet in disbelief how Zeke is her eldest son and not him. This puts into question Cane's actual birth year, which Courtney A. Kemp confirmed as an oversight. Kemp stated that Cane was actually born after 1998.
    • Since Monet's sons are all supposed to be in their twenties, it can be assumed that Cane and Dru were born in 1999 and 2000, respectively, as these are the years which would make them both twentysomethings in Ghost's first season.
• His charges, also according to his police file, consist of:
  • Grand Larceny in the fourth degree
  • Assault in the third degree (with intent to cause physical injury)
  • Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree (firearm)
• Cane's height is 6'2", and his weight is 174 lbs, also according to his police file.

Quotes

Power Book II: Ghost

"I'm your son just as much as Dru, Ma. I did everything you wanted me to. You made me this way, Ma!"

—Cane to Monet

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"♪ I came to apologize ♪"

—Cane singing to Dru

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"Yo, fuck your TikTok."

—Cane to Brayden

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"I'll see your bitch ass tomorrow, B. And tell Tariq... I'll be seeing him too."

—Cane to Brayden

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"But that's the fucking problem! It's always family and fucking business! What am I to you, huh? Your soldier or your fucking son?"

—Cane to Monet

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"When will y'all realize we don't live normal lives? Seriously. Dru, I need you to man the fuck up, okay? You're not gonna be a NBA housewife. And Diana, let's stop pretending you're some college sorority chick, all right? We're drug dealers. That's the family business, that's who we are."

—Cane to Dru and Diana

Gallery

Power Book II: Ghost

The Tejadas as chess pieces. Cane appears as the Rook, which Tariq compares him to.

Cane's first appearance.

Tejada family picture.

Tejadas with Zeke and his coach.

Cane's police file.

Appearances

Power Book II: Ghost, Season 1
#01	"The Stranger"	#05	"The Gift of the Magi"	#09	"Monster"
#02	"Exceeding Expectations"	#06	"Good vs Evil"	#10	"Heart of Darkness"
#03	"Play the Game"	#07	"Sex Week"
#04	"The Prince"	#08	"Family First"

Power Book II: Ghost, Season 4
#01	"I Don't Die Easy"	#05	"Ego Death"	#09	"TBA"
#02	"To Thine Own Self"	#06	"Devil's Playground"	#10	"TBA"
#03	"Birthright"	#07	"TBA"
#04	"The Reckoning"	#08	"TBA"

Notes

a. ^ See the Trivia section for an explanation.

b. ^ Season 2 of Ghost takes place a year after Season 1, as Tariq is described as being 19 years old in it, when he turns 18 in Season 1, therefore making Cane 22 years old in Season 2.

c. ^ Shown in the trust fund paperwork Mecca gives Monet, in Detective Kevin Whitman's investigation, and in Cane revealing his name to Lauren Baldwin.