

He can also be equipped with Iridium armour, as well as a cloaking field, a jetpack, and an advanced sensors array that allows him to detect stealth units.

Of significance is the fact that Kais is the only faction commander without a melee attack.

Using a XV22 Battlesuit, like the Tau Commander Shadowsun, he is at first only equipped with a burst cannon in his right hand, but as the campaign progresses, at full weapon capacity, he carries a fusion blaster (replacing the burst cannon), subsequently replaced by a plasma rifle, a heavy flamer in his left hand and missile launchers mounted on each shoulder. From the capital city of Or’es Tash’n, under the guidance of Ethereal Aun’el Shi’ores, Kais faces an uphill task in securing Kronus. Initially sent to Kronus after receiving a distress call from the colony, under attack from the Necrons, his mission became more complicated as the colony came under attack from the other races. As a firm believer of the Greater Good, he is convinced that he can persuade anyone to accept Tau ideology, and he often gives his foes the chance to surrender before attacking. The leader of the Tau forces on Kronus in Dark Crusade, Kais plans to reclaim the entire planet from the other six races.
