Brenda was a female Crank who aided the Gladers on their quest to cross the Scorch.
The Scorch Trials
Brenda once lived in Canada with her parents until the Flare struck. Her father was killed by the organization WICKED shortly afterwards. Sometime later, Earth was baked by sunflares and Brenda made her way to the wasteland known as the Scorch and was infected with the Flare, becoming a Crank in the process. Two years later, the Crank leader Jorge introduced her to a group of teenagers who escaped WICKED called the Gladers and had her accompany him and the Gladers to a safe haven in the mountains beyond the abandoned city where the Gladers were told they would be given a cure to eradicate the Flare. When she went with the Gladers to a tower to feed them, Brenda expressed interest in Thomas, one of the Gladers. After lunch, Brenda heard an crash coming from the lower levels of the tower and she rushed to evacuate, but she and Thomas were separated from the Gladers during the evacuation.