Kern is... well let's just say he's an interesting case. Leave it at that. Capiche? No? Fine. Kern's memory was zapped by an amnesia-tic ray that had been constructed. Knowing nothing of asuran technology, he'd attempted to fire it but was pointing it at himself. So he knows nothing. But hey- his mind is a blank slate for good influence- no matter how hard his brother tries to educate him.