Dialogue[]

Rescued[]

Kendo: Thank you. I... I thought that was the end for me.

Thank you. I... I thought that was the end for me.

Kendo: I'm back in the fight!

I'm back in the fight!

Fighting the Swarm[]

Kendo: Oh, I'm READY TO FIGHT!

Oh, I'm READY TO FIGHT!

Kendo: Keep your weapons up and your eyes sharp!

Keep your weapons up and your eyes sharp!

Kendo: This place is ours. LET'S GO REMIND THEM!

This place is ours. LET'S GO REMIND THEM!

Defeated the Swarm[]

Kendo: They should have never doubted us.

They should have never doubted us.

Kendo: We showed those bugs a thing or two, huh?

We showed those bugs a thing or two, huh?

Damaged[]

Kendo: These things are strong...

These things are strong...

DBNO[]

Kendo: I could use a hand over here!

I could use a hand over here!

Revived[]

Kendo: Thank you. I... I thought that was the end for me.

Thank you. I... I thought that was the end for me.

Kendo

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Kendo was a Character introduced during Chapter 6: Season 1. He could have been found in Shogun's Solitude.

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Kendo

Seeing those Supernova's stand up for this Island... I think I know my purpose.

Kendo

It's time for me to step up and choose the type of hero I'm going to be,

Kendo

I have to stop waiting for some mythical mentor to show me how to be a hero.

Kendo

Daigo never betrayed us. He was under that demon's sway. I'm... so relieved.

Buy Spire Rifle

Don't let the demons win.

-300

Activate Rift

See the sights of the Island.

-450

Ask about...

How can I help?

First encounter

My blade's at your service, if you need it.

Outfit Reaction

What is it you want? Money, power, an even fancier coat?

Wearing Mercenary Kor

Outfit Reaction

Will you... show me how you do what you do?

Wearing Vengeance Jones

Outfit Reaction

If Hope sees potential in you, you should listen.

Wearing Morgan Myst

Outfit Reaction

You were right about Daigo. I should have had more faith in him.

Wearing Jade

Outfit Reaction

I've realized. If I want to be a hero, I can't keep waiting for destiny to come to me.

Wearing Shadow Blade Hope

Outfit Reaction

Could you talk to Daigo? I'm sure he will need help coming back to himself.

Wearing The Night Rose

Outfit Reaction

I'm happy you're back to yourself. Have... Have you learned your lesson?

Wearing Daigo

Jade

Jade was right. She's always right, in her way.

I don't know if the Spirit Realm changed Daigo in some way.

But in the end, it doesn't matter. He's our brother

That demon who bound my brother... We will face him, and win.

Daigo

The world feels... set right, knowing Daigo wasn't truly a villain.

He's brilliant, reckless, ruthless... but he's always fought for the best of our family, and the Island.

I need to look inside myself, and figure out why I was so ready to fall apart.

Maybe I'm not as strong as I thought... but I'll get there.

The Future

I always waited for my destiny to find me,

The right teacher, the right quest, a sign, a promise... I've waited my whole life.

I won't wait any longer. I will shape myself into the hero I need to become.

And if I have to change... I am ready to become someone new.

Island Stories: Meet up with Kendo at Shogun's Solitude and discuss Daigo and the Spirit Realm

Daigo and the Spirit Realm...

I always knew my brother's ambitions would have terrible consequences. But even I didn't expect... this.

He went into the Spirit Realm and came back different, and now he's summoning these dark Spires.

I need your help discovering what's going on with him. And whether he can be saved.

Island Stories: Talk to Kendo about Mask Maker Daigo and the Spirit Realm

Daigo and the Spirit Realm...

That creature... He talks like Daigo. He moves like Daigo. But there's something... wrong.

Some dark force has dominated his heart and mind for some darker aim.

If Daigo isn't actually in control... Maybe we can save him after all.

Jade

Jade still thinks Daigo will return to us.

After everything she's been through... I understand.

She clings to hope beyond reason. She needs to.

But Daigo has abandoned us. For good.

Daigo

I've always known Daigo was ruthless...

I never thought he was a villain.

I've been a fool. Of course he'd turn his back on us for power.

I've been so naïve. That stops now.

The Future

I don't know what the future holds.

Hope and Jones and these Supernovas will confront my brother.

And they'll win, or they won't.

I suspect either will lead to an unhappy ending.

Kendo

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Scout Specialist

Kendo was a Character introduced during Chapter 6: Season 1. He could have been found in Shogun's Solitude.

Emotes[]

Curling Iron

Interactions[]

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Kendo

This Island is special. It needs protection.

Kendo

I will rid this Island of the demons that menace it.

Kendo

Crime, chaos... I don't recognize the Island I love anymore.

Kendo

My family is supposed to protect this Island. Not destroy it.

Buy Sentinel Pump Shotgun

Be careful with that.

-300

Hire Kendo

My sword is yours.

-800

Ask about...

How can I help?

First encounter

My blade's at your service.

Outfit Reaction

How can you not believe in magic?? It's all around you.

Wearing Joss

Outfit Reaction

We should spar sometime. Curious to see how that'd go.

Wearing Cassidy Quinn

Outfit Reaction

I promise, I've got Hope's back. And I know she has mine.

Wearing Vengeance Jones

Outfit Reaction

I think Daigo's working on one of his... projects.

Wearing Jade

Outfit Reaction

Sometimes I feel like nobody on this Island gets me, except you.

Wearing Shadow Blade Hope

Outfit Reaction

You got your freedom. What comes next?

Wearing The Night Rose

Outfit Reaction

I know you're planning something foolish, brother. Don't.

Wearing Daigo

Jade

Jade's home, and everything is... mostly... back to normal.

She's lost some of her recklessness. I thought I'd be relieved, but...

Still, she's exploring her connection to the sprites, and that's beautiful.

I think she's found her destiny. I'm proud, if a little jealous.

Daigo

You know that feeling you get sometimes, like you're being watched?

I get that feeling every time Daigo's got a new 'project'. Like a sixth sense.

Daigo's projects are always big, bold, and leave a huge mess for the rest of us.

I hope I'm wrong. But I know I'm not.

Hope

I love my family, but I never feel totally relaxed around them.

Hope is different. We just... get each other.

She always has my back. And I have hers. That's a new feeling.

I hope she feels the same way.

Dialogue[]

During the Alpha Guard fight[]

Kendo: Those masks look like Daigo's!

Those masks look like Daigo's!

Kendo: More of them... It never stops...

More of them... It never stops...

Kendo: You won't get the best of me.

You won't get the best of me.

Kendo: Yield!

Yield!

Kendo: Get Back!!

Get Back!!

Hired[]

Kendo: My blade is yours.

My blade is yours.

Daigo Approached[]

Kendo: How could you do this, Daigo?!

How could you do this, Daigo?!

Kendo

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Kendo was a Character introduced during Chapter 6: Season 1. He could have been found in Nightshift Forest.

Emotes[]

Standing Bow

Interactions[]

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Kendo

This Island sure is beautiful, isn't it?

Kendo

This Island is beautiful. I'm proud to protect it.

Kendo

Never thought I'd get to see real magic...

Buy Oni Shotgun

Perfect from demon hunting.

-200

Activate Rift

These strange rifts are useful for travel.

-300

Ask about...

What would you like to know?

First encounter

Nice to meet you.

Outfit Reaction

I'm so happy you're home, Jade. Now... we need to keep an eye on Daigo.

Wearing Jade

Outfit Reaction

Don't worry, Hope. I have your back.

Wearing Shadow Blade Hope

Outfit Reaction

With your help, we saved Jade. How could I ever repay you?

Wearing The Night Rose

Outfit Reaction

You rescued Jade. You can stop. You don't have to keep going until you break things.

Wearing Daigo

Daigo

Daigo is my eldest brother, a mask maker of some repute.

He inherited the family mask shop, The Thousand Faces.

He is brilliant... and selfish, and overambitious, and...

He's always done what he's needed to protect me and Jade. I see that now.

Jade

Jade's a marvel. A whirlwind of energy and insight.

Nobody knows this Island, or has found as many of its secrets, as Jade.

She is reckless, and I hope her time in the Spirit Realm has taught her caution.

But I am just happy to finally have her home.

Purpose

My whole life, I've felt like there is some great purpose awaiting me.

I've always looked up to the warriors of old. Their skill, their honor.

If I'd had a true master, perhaps I could be this Island's protector...

But until then, I guess I'm waiting for my destiny to begin.

Expertise Quests: Complete Kendo's Melee Expertise Quests

You're a natural with the blade. Impressive!

Next time you need a sword. Come see me. Might cost you, though.

But fair warning, you will need to continue proving yourself to retain access to this sale.

Story Quests: Speak to Kendo about the invading demons

The portals to the Spirit Realm that we always thought were dusty relics... Demons now enter our world through them

I need to understand why they're here, and what they want. Will you help me ?

Magic, like we used to tell stories about, has awoken.

Ever since that mysterious object flew accross the sky, this Island has changed.

Story Quests: Speak to Kendo about Daigo's use of dark magic

Jade has gone missing, and Daigo refuses to talk about it. I need to know why.

Jade and Daigo are both brilliant and reckless and... bad influences on one another.

Before she vanished, Jade was investigating the influx of demons coming from the Spirit Realm.

Daigo has been experimenting with dark magic. If he's endangered Jade, I'll never forgive him.

Story Quests: Return to Kendo

Jade's recklessness and Daigo's arrogance may be why Jade is trapped in the Spirit Realm.

The thing is, only demons can cross into the Spirit Realm. So, how did this happen?

We need to understand more about this magic... and more about the demons.

Ask about... Jade

Jade's a marvel. A whirlwind of energy and insight.

Nobody knows this Island, or has found as many of its secrets, as Jade.

But she's... reckless. And burdened by a duty she puts on herself.

If she's not careful... but I hate to think about that.

Ask about... Daigo

Daigo is my eldest brother, a mask maker of some repute.

He inherited the family mask shop, The Thousand Faces.

He is brilliant... and selfish, and overambitious, and...

We don't get along. But we love each other.

Ask about... Jade

Jade's a marvel. A whirlwind of energy and insight.

Nobody knows this Island, or has found as many of its secrets, as Jade.

But if her recklessness has endangered her...

I need to find her, and bring her home.

History[]

Trivia[]

• Kendo wears Tomoki & Katana as his Back Bling.

Chapter 6: Season 1[]

Kendo's Calling

Speak to Kendo about the invading demons

Newcomer! If you're wandering this Island, there are things you should know for your safety.

We appreciate the help.

Damage demons

Demons are attacking any innocent who crosses their paths. We must defend the Island.

These demons are a problem.

Give Hope the collected Essence

Bring this to Hope. It will aid her in discovering more about the emergence of magic.

Thanks you. May we find the answers we seek.

Jade & The Mask

Speak to Kendo about Daigo's use of dark magic

Jade is missing... and I believe my brother Daigo knows more than he's saying.

We need to investigate Daigo.

Look into the Portal to find Jade

Sometimes I glimpse Jade on the other side of that portal. But I must be seeing things.

But... how?? Jade is no demon!

Locate Daigo's underground Hidden Workshop

My brother has a workshop at The Thousand Faces. Find out what he's done.

That's the workshop!

Investigate Daigo's underground Hidden Workshop

What is my brother up to? And what does it have to do with what happened to Jade?

Jade... what has happened to you?

Collect a Fire Oni Mask or Void Oni Mask

I need to understand Daigo's masks. The power within them.

Something dark stirs within these masks.

Decide to use the Mask or rid yourself of it

It is your choice, whether to embrace dark power or spurn it. I know what I choose.

You've made your choice.

Return to Kendo

We should speak. About Jade, and... about what comes next.

We'll speak soon.

Investigate a Sprite cage

Are Daigo's masks... powered by Sprites??

Confront Daigo

Of course Daigo just made things worse.

Investigate the Mask of Power

This Mask of Power must NEVER be repaired.

Splinters of Possibility

Speak to Kendo about Hope

I think all of this is connected. And the comet is at the center of all of it.

We need to know more about the comet.

Place Spirit Charms to investigate the Crater

Everything went strange after that comet landed. I think they're connected.

The comet's gone... but why?

Use a Fire Oni Mask at day or a Void Oni Mask at night

What's the connection between the comet and the demons? We have to figure it out.

Is that a splinter of the comet?

Collect the first meteor Splinter

That splinter, it's... radiating with possibility. Whatever it is, it's powerful.

Hope might know what to do with this.

Place the meteor Splinters on the Spirit Forge

If we can forge a weapon from these shards, maybe we can cut what binds Jade.

Now, to forge the blade...

Forge and Acquire the Splinter Blades at the Spirit Forge

Strike the splinters, and we'll forge blades that can free Jade.

But how to use it?

Deliver the Splinter Blades to The Night Rose

The Night Rose might know how to use this to save Jade.

I hope we can trust her...

The Spirit Realm

Speak to Kendo about Daigo and the portal

That site you found... Is Daigo planning to rescue Jade from the Spirit Realm?

I hope Daigo know's what he's doing.

Witness the confrontation

Something big is happening. And Jade's fate hangs in the balance.

Daigo... Jade... it all comes down to this.

Daigo's Confrontation

Find Daigo before he completes the ritual

Daigo's plan to save Jade is taking shape. I wish I understood it.

I am going to try to trust my brother. Just this once.

Melee Expertise

Travel distance or damage players with the Typhoon Blade

First, get comfortable with the blade.

Hit Demon Grunts or Demon Warriors with the Typhoon Blade

Show me you're ready to face your demons. I mean, THE demons.

Hit different players or demons with the Typhoon Blade in a single match

Swordplay is as much about your body as it is your blade.

Eliminate players within 10 seconds of sprinting or jumping with the Typhoon Blade

To truly master the blade, learn to move in and strike fast.

Eliminate 5 players with the Typhoon Blade in a single match and win

It's time. Show me what you can do.

Eliminate Demons with the Typhoon Blade to renew Melee Expertise

Trust must be earned over and over, through practice.

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Personality[]

Kendo starts off as an angsty introvert; a self-taught samurai with restless spirit and a pure heart. He became a warrior due to his love of old stories about the ancient magical samurai of Oninoshima. According his siblings, Kendo really loves his katana. At first, Kendo doesn't get along with his siblings very well as they each have their own conflicting beliefs, but he still loves them nonetheless.

At the start of Chapter 6: Season 3, Kendo enters a period of self-doubt, feeling overwhelmed lost after Daigo's corruption. Once Daigo is freed, Kendo decides to forge his own path, seeking an independent destiny rather than waiting for one to be given. By Chapter 6: Season 4, he describes himself as having let loose: more rough, wild, and free, loudly determined to defend Oninoshima and take control of his own fate. Over time, Kendo and his siblings also grow closer and reach a better understanding of each other.

Appearance[]

Kendo	Demon Hunter	Street Rōnin

History[]

Chapter 6: Season 1[]

Upon the re-emergence of magic phenomena, such as Demon Warriors and Sprites across Oninoshima following a fragment of The Zero Point crashing into the island, Kendo and his sister Jade settled in Nightshift Forest - nearby the crash site. There, they would meet Hope, allying with her due to their shared goals, and forming a group of Demon Hunters.

Kendo first enlists the help of The Looper following their inquiry on the demons invading the island, tasking them with investigating^[2] - and subsequently hunting^[3] - their presence.

Later on, Kendo calls upon The Looper to investigate Jade's sudden disappearance - leading them to his brother, Daigo, and his shop: The Thousand Faces. Kendo had immediately suspected his brother's involvement, as despite him and his siblings' contrasting beliefs, he finds Daigo and Jade to be particularly bad influences on each other due to their shared brilliance and reckless tendencies, alongside the fact that Daigo seems to be experimenting with dark magic to recreate the prohibited and dangerous Masks of Power their ancestors had, to Kendo's strong disliking.^[4] Kendo's distrust of his brother is only enforced when The Looper comes across various Sprite experiments and an ancient, shattered Mask of Power within Daigo's workshop, which Kendo swiftly warns must never be repaired.^[5]

Kendo had recalled seeing his sister in one of the portals to the Spirit Realm, though initally brushed it off as a hallucination. Following investigations done by The Looper and their own sighting of her, Daigo finally reveals that Jade had been cursed by the Demon Warriors, and the mask he then made to protect her had amplified her curse enough for her entrance into the realm, but evidently not for her exit - accidentally trapping her there. Daigo is left hoping the mask will still protect her, while Kendo wonders how, even with the mask, she was able to enter - as typically only demons are able to cross into the realm. He subsequently tasks himself with finding her, and bringing her home.^[6]

Left with the same goal of saving Jade but different approaches on how to do so, Daigo and Kendo part ways. Kendo, frustrated at his brother only worsening their sister's situation,^[7] continues to work alongside the Demon Hunters with the new goal of understanding the magic that left Jade stuck, while Daigo, feeling he failed her, goes off on his own.

Now aware that Jade is trapped within the Spirit Realm, Kendo tells The Looper he suspects the “comet” that crashed into the island - actually the Zero Point Shard - is tied to the magical resurgence across Oninoshima, specifically the return of demons. When visiting the crash site to investigate, they discover that the comet is gone and conclude it was taken to the Spirit Realm, but find a splinter left behind. Kendo senses immense power and potential in it and sends The Looper to Hope, believing she'll know what to do with their findings - leading to the discovery that the splinters may be the key to freeing Jade, after The Looper finds two more.

Kendo proposes The Looper uses the fragments to forge a weapon capable of cutting through the curse that binds Jade. However, uncertain of how to properly use them after The Looper creates the Splinter Blades, Kendo reluctantly tasks them with delivering the blades to The Night Rose: one of the Demon Warriors that had returned, though not evil by choice. The Night Rose realizes their power could free both herself and Jade, and after The Looper liberates her from The Puppeteer temporarily, she joins the Demon Hunters' cause - however, insisting that they must trust her, she gives the blades to Daigo, who then went off to begin his own plan.

When Kendo approaches Daigo during his ritual by a frozen Dragon Portal to pull Jade out from the other side, Daigo firmly tells him - and the rest of the Demon Hunters - not to interfere. Despite not understanding his plan, Kendo tries to trust him anyway.^[8] As the ritual progresses, Daigo begins to open up to Kendo, sharing what he's learned about a "dark presence" within the realm that has been whispering to him, and his growing obligation to defeat it. Before the ritual ends, Daigo reassures Kendo that he has a plan and to remember that he knows who he is, even while things are at their darkest.

After witnessing Daigo fight to free Jade during The Confrontation Event, Kendo gains a newfound understanding of his brother, stating he now sees Daigo has always done what he's needed to in order to keep him and Jade safe.^[9] However, having seen Daigo become increasingly fixated on defeating the darkness he'd learned of in his time by the portal, Kendo still tells Jade they need to keep an eye on their brother upon reuniting with her.^[10]

Chapter 6: Season 2[]

In the time since The Confrontation Event, Kendo has once again grown frustrated with his brother, as Daigo is now fully convinced that he must face the Dark Presence to save the island, and that he is the only one capable of doing so - dismissing the concerns of both Kendo and Jade, and refusing to return home. Meanwhile, criminal activity surges throughout Oninoshima, fueled by the gold pouring from the portal Daigo used to free Jade as a side-effect of his Kintsugi magic. Kendo struggles to recognize the island he loves in its current state of greed and chaos^[11] - though he still remains determined to protect it, now fully suited in his Demon Hunter gear.

With Jade exploring her destiny and connection to the Sprites, which Kendo proudly informs The Looper of,^[12] and Daigo absent - Kendo grows much closer to Hope,^[13] who reassures him that Daigo will turn up eventually.^[14]

Still, Kendo tells The Looper that he has a bad feeling about Daigo's plans, and that whatever he's doing, they'll be the ones left to clean up the mess.^[15]

Kendo first begins to uncover Daigo's deal with Fletcher Kane while fighting Alpha Guards, noticing their masks resemble Daigo's.^[16] Later, Kendo encounters Daigo with Kane by his side during The Portal Phase of his plan, in the middle of another ritual at a Dragon Portal as he attempts to enter the Spirit Realm and confront the Dark Presence, wearing the freshly-repaired ancient, sinister Mask of Power from the lower floor of The Thousand Faces, to Kendo's shock.^[17]

Galactic Battle[]

Kendo makes a small cameo next to Hope in the season's cinematic trailer, witnessing the Galactic Empire's arrival on Oninoshima.

Chapter 6: Season 3[]

Following each crisis throughout the seasons, Kendo begins to struggle with keeping up. Daigo's recent return from the Spirit Realm, now transformed into the Mask Maker under the Dark Presence, leaves Kendo feeling even more lost,^[18] asking Hope whether she sees him as a hero, or a failure.^[19]

With Daigo corrupted and hostile, Kendo starts to believe his brother is a traitor. Jade still holds out hope that Daigo is not himself, though Kendo claims to see that as clinging onto hope beyond reason,^[20] even calling himself naive and a fool for previously never seeing Daigo as a villain despite his ruthless nature, now thinking he willingly turned his back on them for power and abandoned them.^[21] Kendo tells his views to The Looper, including his uncertainty of what the future holds; the only thing he is sure of is that Hope, Jones, and their newly-formed academy of superheros, The Supernovas, will confront Daigo. Whether they win or lose, Kendo believes that either outcome will be unhappy.^[22]

Still, Kendo once again begins working alongside Hope and later The Looper to investigate Daigo's activity. Meeting at Shogun's Solitude, Kendo admits to The Looper that while Daigo had always been dangerously overambitious, the version of him that emerged from the Spirit Realm is far too different. Kendo finally tells the Looper he needs their help to see if Daigo can possibly be saved. After the Looper faces the corrupted Mask Maker Daigo in battle and reports to Kendo, Kendo firmly concludes that while the Mask Maker may act like Daigo, a darkness has taken hold of his brother, meaning Daigo may still have a chance. The Looper then reports back to Hope.

After Daigo is freed following his confrontation with The Supernovas during Super Showdown, Kendo begins to reflect on himself. With Daigo home, and knowing he was never truly a villain, Kendo’s world feels set right again, giving him the clarity to question why he was so ready to fall apart in the first place. He tells The Looper that, at the core of things, Daigo has always tried to do what was best for their family alongside the island,^[23] and that Jade was right about him.^[24] Kendo decides he can no longer wait for destiny to come to him through a quest or a mentor; he must take control of his own fate and shape himself into the hero he wants to be.

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

As The Swarm invades Oninoshima, Kendo, now forging his own path apart from his siblings and the legends of old, remains determined to defend the island. Stationed at O.X.R. Base Theta, he tells The Looper that he is seizing his destiny: no longer waiting for fate, but acting decisively as Daigo and Jade did. Kendo also acknowledges that, while Daigo may think he still resents him for past actions, he has accepted his brother in all his flawed glory, recognizing the time has come to put the past aside and fight for the island like everyone else.^[25] He shares his sentiments with Jade, telling her that even though he doesn't have magic like her and Daigo, he'll still stand up for what is right.^[26] Kendo also reflects on his bond with Hope; recognizing that their time may have an expiration date, he tells her not to forget him.^[27]

After a while spent fighting against The Swarm, Kendo begins to embrace his new identity. Now sporting his Street Rōnin gear, he tells The Looper that he has become wilder, freer, and let loose in deciding who he is.^[28]

Trivia[]

• In LEGO Fortnite:Expeditions, the ★ Impatient Dual Daggers is a gift left by his grandparent for Kendo.

References[]