Mamoru Shirono

Mamoru Shirono is a Shield Hero of Raphtalia's World in the ancient past. He was one of two Legendary Heroes summoned to defend against the waves.

Appearance
Naofumi describes Mamoru as young with an agreeable youthfulness. While not overly handsome, he has warm and appealing features.

In addition to the Legendary Shield, Mamoru's typical outfit includes full body armor which includes a helmet.

Personality
Similar to Naofumi, Mamoru is considered a kind person, however he is also more impulsive and slow to trust. Many people in his nation of Siltran look up to him as a source of inspiration but he also is willing to do unethical acts for the better good.

Abilities
As a wielder of the Legendary Shield, Mamoru has access to a wide array of skills. Unlike Naofumi, Mamoru does have some attack ability but at the cost of a lower defense rating.

Legendary Shield

 * Air Strike Shield: Instantly creates a floating shield for defense anywhere within range.
 * Second Shield: Instantly creates second a floating shield for defense anywhere within range.
 * Dritte Shield: Instantly creates a third floating shield for defense anywhere within range.
 * Tri Barrier: A skill which replaces chain shield, this skill creates a more powerful barrier from the three previous summoned air strike shields. This was unlocked with the Combo Barrier skill which was learned by raising the user's status with the job levels power-up method.
 * Shield Bash: The user charges towards the target. Upon impact, this skill inflicts a stunning effect. However, on stronger opponents this only causes mild dizziness.
 * Shield Boomerang: The user throws their shield like a boomerang as a form of attack. Afterwards, the shield returns to the user's hands.
 * Portal Shield: Allows the user and their party members the ability to teleport to set locations. This is initially limited to 3 locations.

Hengen Muso
Mamoru is able to imbue life force into his skill and attacks, however he isn't especially proficient in it.

Background
Like the other Heroes, Mamoru was summoned from Japan to Raphtalia's World in order to fight against the waves. His timeline was close to that of ancient from Naofumi's timeline. It was a time where there were only two holy heroes (Bow and Shield) exists instead of the current four. His existence was close to that of a fairy tale or legends to Raphtalia's generation. He was summoned to an ancient nation called Siltran.

According to Melty, there were numerous motif remaining of hero worshiped as the founder of Siltvelt. He taught demi-humans to fight for themselves. On the other hand, he was known as the Demon king in Melromarc. He is said to be the most famous of all shield heroes summoned. He was also the founder of the nation Siltvelt.

Like Naofumi, he too ran into people who tried to use, trick, and set traps for heroes for their own gains.

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