Legend

by

Marie Lu

The Bartender/Kaede Character Analysis

Kaede is a bartender, a Skiz fighter, and a member of the Patriots resistance group. She has a highly identifiable vine tattoo on her neck. Though Kaede is a skilled fighter, she’s no match for June’s military training, and she loses their Skiz fight—though both women resort to knives to strike blows. Later, though, Kaede agrees to help June rescue Day from his execution with the Patriots’ help.
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The Bartender/Kaede Character Timeline in Legend

The timeline below shows where the character The Bartender/Kaede appears in Legend. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 7
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Government, Propaganda, and Corruption Theme Icon
...approaches the bar. Day orders water and insists he was hurt tending cows. The bartender (Kaede) is sympathetic and flirty. They discuss the illegal Skiz fight nearby—the bartender clearly fights in... (full context)
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Family, Love, and Sacrifice Theme Icon
The bartender (Kaede) says this man wants a specific person to meet him at “the ten-second place” tonight... (full context)
Chapter 11
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Government, Propaganda, and Corruption Theme Icon
Dehumanization vs. Compassion Theme Icon
Family, Love, and Sacrifice Theme Icon
...fighters today is the bartender Day spoke to a few days ago. Her name is Kaede. Kaede won her first match, so Skiz rules state she has to fight until she... (full context)
Chapter 12
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June is mostly worried about not killing Kaede, and she feels stupid for getting involved in a Skiz fight. She just figured people... (full context)
Chapter 29
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...and Day insists he isn’t affiliated with the Patriots. The only person Day recognizes is Kaede, though he tries not to let on that he knows her. (full context)
Chapter 31
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Dehumanization vs. Compassion Theme Icon
...away the soldiers, kills the security cameras, and then offers Day water. Day shares that Kaede is apparently a Patriot and that Thomas beat him, and June says she doesn’t know... (full context)
Chapter 34
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...from rooftop to rooftop until she reaches Lake sector, where she’s going to look for Kaede. After a few hours wandering in and out of bars, Kaede sneaks up behind June... (full context)
Government, Propaganda, and Corruption Theme Icon
Dehumanization vs. Compassion Theme Icon
When June is finished, Kaede scoffs: it’s noble that June wants to avenge Metias’s murder and save Day, but the... (full context)
Chapter 38
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...June has no choice but to keep going, so she helps Day out a door. Kaede’s soldiers haul June and Day onto motorcycles. There’s no time to save John. (full context)