Rear Admiral Kadar held a command at the Marine base G-2 fifteen years before the present story. A swordsman by training, he is remembered mainly for his failed confrontation with the fishman pirate Fisher Tiger.
Standing at about average height, Kadar keeps his sleeves pushed up on a navy-blue suit worn with a black tie, the whole topped by a Marine coat hung loosely across his shoulders. His hair is short, wavy, and pale blond, and he wears what look like rectangular spectacles along with a trim dark beard on his chin. A bracelet rings his left forearm, and a katana hangs at his side.
Little is documented about his character, though he seems to back slavery, or at least to prize the World Nobles' claim to owners over ordinary people, since he orders the Sun Pirates to surrender the captives they had freed. That stance may simply reflect obedience to rules and orders. The anime paints him as a coward as well, showing him pleading for mercy while Fisher Tiger dangles him above the sea.
As a rear admiral, Kadar commanded Marines of lower rank, and his katana suggests at least passable skill, yet the ease with which Tiger overcame him implies he was not particularly powerful for his station. Tasked with finding the Sun Pirates and relaying their position, he tracked them down only to have his vessel come under attack. When he insisted that Fisher Tiger hand back every liberated slave, Tiger slammed his head into a wall and pointed out there was no way to tell the former slaves apart from anyone else. Kadar then realized the pirates were striking from beneath the water. News eventually made its way to Vice Admiral Borsalino: the rear admiral's vessel had sunk. He was the first serving rear admiral to be given a name in the manga, setting aside X Drake's special case.

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Kadar is a Marine Rear Admiral who commanded the base G-2 fifteen years before the current story. A trained swordsman, he is best remembered for his failed confrontation with the fishman pirate Fisher Tiger.
Kadar tracked down the Sun Pirates and demanded Fisher Tiger return every freed slave, prompting Tiger to slam his head into a wall and point out there was no way to tell former slaves apart from anyone else. Tiger then attacked from beneath the water, and Kadar's ship was later reported sunk to Vice Admiral Borsalino.
Kadar wears a navy blue suit and black tie under a loosely draped Marine coat, with short wavy pale blond hair, rectangular spectacles, and a trim dark beard. He also wears a bracelet on his left forearm and carries a katana at his side.
Although his katana suggests some swordsmanship, Kadar was not especially powerful for a rear admiral, since Fisher Tiger overwhelmed him with ease. The anime further depicts him as cowardly, pleading for mercy while Tiger held him above the sea.
Kadar holds the distinction of being the first serving rear admiral given a name in the One Piece manga, aside from X Drake's special case. His fate remains uncertain after his ship was reported sunk following the encounter with Fisher Tiger.
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