C.H.Y.K.N.

C.H.Y.K.N.
Team Leader(s)	Nerissa
Current Members	Cassidy, Halinor, Yan Lin, Kadma, Nerissa
First appearance	Issue 016: Nerissa's Seal (comics)
Last appearance	Issue 022: A Broken Heart (comics) Z is for Zenith (TV)

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C.H.Y.K.N. (pronounced chicken as deemed by Hay Lin) is a fictional group in the W.I.T.C.H. comic book and animated series, who were chosen to be the Guardians of Kandrakar.

In the comic book, the group is not referred to as C.H.Y.K.N. but simply by the group member's first names.

Chronolgy

They were chosen as Guardians in 1959. However, they only lasted as Guardians until 1966 (1968 in the TV series) , breaking up after Nerissa betrayed her fellow guardian sisters and killed Cassidy in a struggle for the Heart of Kandrakar. When Nerissa returned, during Season 2 of the animated series, she used the emotions and desires that formed chinks in the souls' armor to gain control of their minds. Only Yan Lin, whom she imprisoned in the Heart of Meridian, was able to resist. 

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Original Guardians of the Veil (minus Nerissa): Kadma, Yan Lin, Cassidy and Halinor.

In the second half of Season 2, Nerissa destroyed her own Knights of Destruction and used the power that she gave them to restore herself and the other members C.H.Y.K.N. to their original Guardian forms and to fuel their powers. After the current Guardians broke her control over them, she absorbed the rest of the old Guardians into the Seal of Nerissa, thus gaining access to all of their elemental powers. After Nerissa was trapped inside Weira's jewel, they escaped, along with Elyon and Yan Lin.

Members

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A young Kadma, Halinor, Cassidy and the elderly Yan Lin

• Cassidy - Cassidy was the former Guardian of Water. She has russet-orange hair, deep blue eyes and freckles. She received the Heart of Kandrakar after Nerissa went power crazy. She was later killed by Nerissa after refusing to give her the Heart of Kandrakar. In the comics, she communicates with Will to give her a spark of Kandrakar's Heart after Nerissa steals the original one. In animated series, Nerissa brought her back to life as Nerissa wanted power and to get the Hearts of Kandrakar, Zamballa, and Meridian.
• Halinor - Halinor is the former Guardian of Fire. She is blonde and has blue eyes. In the comics, she is no longer alive during Nerissa's Revenge Arc. However, Halinor left a mysterious diary talking about the Star of Cassidy and it's location, helping the current guardians. In the animated series, she joined the Council of Kandrakar but Nerissa manipulated her into to be under her control.
• Yan Lin - Yan Lin is Hay Lin's grandmother and the former Guardian of Air. After the Veil was raised, cutting Earth off from Meridian, Yan Lin kept the Heart of Kandrakar on Earth until it was time to pass it on to the next generation, after which time she acted as a mentor to the new Guardians, and served as an informal adviser to the Council of Kandrakar. In the animated series, Yan Lin was the only member of C.h.y.k.n. to resist Nerissa, so instead, Nerissa captured her within The Heart of Meridian and used her Altermere instead to reform the group.
• Kadma- Kadma is the former Guardian of Earth. In comics, she hands Halinor's diary to Will, saying that her mission is over and doesn't want to be connected with Kandrakar or the guardians anymore. She also reveals that she watched over Will almost all her life. In animated series, Kadma resided on Zamballa (as the Queen). She decided to live on Earth after the episode "Z is for Zenith" to live a more 'humble' life. For the same reason as Halinor and Yan Lin, she became younger.
• Nerissa - Nerissa is the former Guardian of Quintessence. Nerissa was the first to carry the Heart of Kandrakar, but it was given to Cassidy after the power of the Heart began to corrupt her. In order to take it back, Nerissa pushed her off a cliff and left Cassidy plummeting to her death. The Heart was then given to Yan Lin and Nerissa was locked up for her crimes. In comics, she kidnaps Caleb knowing he has the guardians powers within him. She uses him to become younger and stronger. Later, Nerissa steals the Heart of Kandrakar from Will and invades Kandrakar. In the animated series, she wanted to get power to get the hearts of the different realms, so she reformed C.H.Y.K.N. She is the mother of Caleb and she later became very powerful throughout, showing her strength within a majority of Season 2.

Trivia

• The Current Guardians make up the acronym "W.I.T.C.H". which is pronounced as "Witch". The previous Guardians make up the acronym "C.H.Y.K.N.", which is pronounced as "Chicken".
• Nerissa's guardian outfit is dark green in the comic books, but is pink and reveals her mid-section in the TV series.
• In the comics, the top part of Kadma's guardian outfit covers her neck and is wearing a blue sash hanging from her left shoulder all the way behind her right arm. In the cartoon, she wears a blue choker instead of the sash.
• The members of C.H.K.Y.N. used to have a very close relationship, they even refer to each other as sisters.
• They all knew Principal Knickerbocker when they were young.
• Halinor's guardian outfit does not have a left sleeve to it in the comics as it does in the cartoon.
• In the Comics and Animated Series, their power's are far stronger and more effective than those of their successors W.I.T.C.H. having had more training and years of experience and use in mastering their abilities fully. This is particularly true of the Animated series as their powers were fueled by two mystic hearts and Kadma and Nerissa continued to use and hone their abilities long after they were disconnected from the Aurameres.

This article uses content from the W.I.T.C.H. wiki.