Kaden

Kaden is described in the game as not liking outsiders with a supposedly good reason to do so. [End Quote] Despite any given reason, his hostility and harassment towards others is not ever justified, as one's past does not excuse one's behaviour.

### Trivia

* Kaden is one of the options for the player to use as a profile icon. This icon shows up on the friends list and in the Birdle leaderboard and also on the map to mark the Player's current location. Kaden's icon is unlocked from progressing the story in Book 3.
* Kaden has anger management issues and shows strong evidence of xenophobia (rejection of strangers of differing cultures or locations, often to a hostile extent), neophobia (unwillingness to try new things, accept new things, and break from tradition or status quo), and symptoms of amygdala hijack (such as monochrome mentality and us vs them logic). He also exhibits nationalism (identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations) further emphasized in his shouting of "For the Tribe!" when in battle.
* Kaden wears boots, unlike most of the villagers in his tribe who prefer to walk barefooted.
* Kaden's parents were trackers and a part of the group that followed the train tacks in search of their missing tribe members, however, they never returned. Kaden and Tilly both have missing parents, whose whereabouts are unknown, in common. Despite this, Kaden shows no empathy towards Tilly and interrupts the ritual when Tilly is about to see her parents, even though Kaden knows how nice it felt to see his own parents, as his turn was directly before Tilly's. His cruel actions are not justified, as Tilly at this point had long proven to be a good person.
* Kaden fights with a type of quarterstaff.
* Kaden claims that the solution to every problem is violence and Ingrith describes him as always "Running in with his sword drawn."
* Kaden claims that his tendency to incite violence is to protect the village, however he comes across as being a verbally abusive bully instead, especially when targeting people who are unarmed, peaceful and altruistic.
* According to Kaden, Tilly is his least favourite person in the world.
* Kaden appears to be skilled in playing the Red Note, a type of musical instrument that combines a bagpipe with a flute.

### Speculation

* Kaden seems perturbed by Finn, as he exhibits agitated behaviour when Finn interacts with Tilly. This might be perpetuated by an underlying insecurity with Kaden, since he only begins demonstrating possessive behaviour over Tilly after he sees Tilly show interest in Finn. Afterwards, Kaden repeatedly attempts to separate the two and keep them away from each other. This controlling behaviour may be a result of Kaden fearing that any competition will depict himself as less desirable by comparison, so the only way for him to keep Tilly for himself is for there to be no competitors.

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Kaden attacking Tilly upon meeting her.Kaden and Tilly with a Skyreaper.Kaden implied to be romantically involved with Tilly, from an official promotional image.*Contribute any additional relevant content to help others find the information they need!*