History Awesome / TheRisingOfTheShieldHero

* Episode 19: Naofumi's ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Motoyasu, Ren, and Itsuki about how their IdiotHero tendencies lead to the Three Heroes Church attempting to kill them, Malty and Melty, in addition to [[WhatTheHellHero other incidents their escapades have caused]], which spurred on the Church's decision. Motoyasu's [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter blind faith in]] [[ManipulativeBitch Malty]] and [[LethallyStupid near cosmic levels of stupidity]] lead him to being so easily manipulated by her, especially in regards to the [[SealedEvilInACan dangerous seed]] he planted nearly devouring an entire village, which was under her suggestion to help the people of that village with their food famine, despite the fact that it was sealed for a very good reason, and the villagers should have known better than to trust him because of his Hero status. Ren neglecting to dispose of the dragon's rotting corpse caused an epidemic in another village, thinking it would disappear after it was defeated. Itsuki believed acting like a vigilante and assassinating a supposedly corrupt king in the name of justice would free the oppressed people in that kingdom, but that only lead to it being overrun by monsters and the resistance force that took over had to raise the taxes much further than the previous king, and without funds to support themselves, they wound up in poverty. Had Naofumi not been around to fix everything, things would have been much worse. In short, [[NominalHero they allowed their hero status to go to their heads]], [[NeverMyFault never took responsibility for their actions]], [[TeethclenchedTeamWork never learned to work together as a team]], and [[RealityEnsues failed to realize just how real this world is]], and now they have to deal with the consequences. It's of little wonder Naofumi initially refused to work with these loose cannons, and why the Church wants them all dead.

* Volume 1 : An often-overlooked one is the actions of Elhart (the Old Blacksmith) following Naofumi's accusation and resulting fall from grace. On his way out of the castle town, Elhart confronts the disgraced hero, apparently ready to deck him straight in the face for his presumed rape of Malty, to which the disgusted and resigned Noafumi, aware it won't actually hurt him, and too despondent to actually protest his innocence, just lets him go ahead. However, rather than actually attack, Elhart ends up staying his hand after looking in Naofumi's eyes- as the only one who actually had any meaningful interaction with Naofumi prior to his fall from grace, Elhart is able to see that Naofumi isn't the kind of person his reputation makes him out to be, and [[SecretTestOfCharacter merely came out to verify his suspicions with his own two eyes.]] Given the Matriarchal society Melromarc is, and how Naofumi’s exile is back up by official royal decree, not to mention the bad reputation the Shield hero already has in the country, it took no small amount of personal courage for Elhart to disregard the rumours and opinions of everybody else and make up his own mind about what kind of person Naofumi actually is. As a Bonus, Elhart then ‘gifts’ Naofumi some second-hand clothing [[note]] though under agreement that he’ll pay for the clothes later [[/note]] to cover himself with rather than the tattered bedclothes he was left in after being removed from the Inn. It doesn’t seem like much, but it’s precisely because of the cloak that comes with the clothes that Naofumi is later able to smuggle the Live Balloon monsters into the city underneath it, thus giving him a means to intimidate the various merchants he deals with into giving hm a fair price for his hard-earned scavenged resources in the wilds, allowing him to slowly build up his finances to the point that he can legally purchase Raptalia and outfit her with equipment to fight alongside him, and even purchase his own set of armour for the climax of the Novel. If Elhart hadn’t believed in Naofumi and given him a subtle helping hand when he needed it, he’d have still been struggling to earn enough to make ends meet by the time the wave came, and would have been in grave danger without either his trusty companion and improved defences. He may even have lost his life, as many in the country hoped for at the time. Fittingly for the support-orientated hero who can’t fight on his own, It’s only when [[SpannerInTheWorks somebody offers him a genuine helping hand that naofumi is actually able to make headway in becoming a hero ]]

* Volume 1 : An often-overlooked one is the actions of Elhart (the Old Blacksmith) following Naofumi's accusation and resulting fall from grace. On his way out of the castle town, Elhart confronts the disgraced hero, apparently ready to deck him straight in the face for his presumed rape of malty, to which the disgusted and resigned Noafumi, aware it won't actually hurt him, and too despondent to actually protest his innocence, just lets him go ahead. However, rather than actually attack, Elhart ends up staying his hand after looking in Naofumi's eyes- as the only one who actually had any meaningful interaction with Naofumi prior to his fall from grace, Elhart is able to see that Naofumi isn't the kind of person his reputation makes him out to be, and [[SecretTestOfCharacter merely came out to verify his suspicions with his own two eyes.]] Given the Matriarchal society Melromarc is, and how Naofumi’s exile is back up by official royal decree, not to mention the bad reputation the Shield hero already has in the country, it took no small amount of personal courage for Elhart to disregard the rumours and opinions of everybody else and make up his own mind about what kind of person Naofumi actually is. As a Bonus, Elhart then ‘gifts’ Naofumi some second-hand clothing [[note]] though under agreement that he’ll pay for the clothes later [[/note]] to cover himself with rather than the tattered bedclothes he was left in after being removed from the Inn. It doesn’t seem like much, but it’s precisely because of the cloak that comes with the clothes that Naofumi is later able to smuggle the Live Balloon monsters into the city underneath it, thus giving him a means to intimidate the various merchants he deals with into giving hm a fair price for his hard-earned scavenged resources in the wilds, allowing him to slowly build up his finances to the point that he can legally purchase Raptalia and outfit her with equipment to fight alongside him, and even purchase his own set of armour for the climax of the Novel. If Elhart hadn’t believed in Naofumi and given him a subtle helping hand when he needed it, he’d have still been struggling to earn enough to make ends meet by the time the wave came, and would have been in grave danger without either his trusty companion and improved defences. He may even have lost his life, as many in the country hoped for at the time. Fittingly for the support-orientated hero who can’t fight on his own, It’s only when [[SpannerInTheWorks somebody offers him a genuine helping hand that naofumi is actually able to make headway in becoming a hero ]]

* Volume 1 : An often-overlooked one is the actions of Elhart (the Old Blacksmith) following Naofumi's accusation and resulting fall from grace. On his way out of the castle town, Elhart confronts the disgraced hero, apparently ready to deck him straight in the face for his presumed rape of malty, to which the disgusted and resigned Noafumi, aware it won't actually hurt him, and too despondent to actually protest his innocence, just lets him go ahead. However, rather than actually attack, Elhart ends up staying his hand after looking in Naofumi's eyes- as the only one who actually had any meaningful interaction with Naofumi prior to his fall from grace, Elhart is able to see that Naofumi isn't the kind of person his reputation makes him out to be, and [[SecretTestOfCharacter merely came out to verify his suspicions with his own two eyes.]] Given the Matriarchal society Melromarc is, and how Naofumi’s exile is back up by official royal decree, not to mention the bad reputation the Shield hero already has in the country, it took no small amount of personal courage for Elhart to disregard the rumours and opinions of everybody else and make up his own mind about what kind of person Naofumi actually is. As a Bonus, Elhart then ‘gifts’ Naofumi some second-hand clothing [[note]] though under agreement that he’ll pay for the clothes later [[/note]] to cover himself with rather than the tattered bedclothes he was left in after being removed from the Inn. It doesn’t seem like much, but it’s precisely because of the cloak that comes with the clothes that Naofumi is later able to smuggle the Live Balloon monsters into the city underneath it, thus giving him a means to intimidate the various merchants he deals with into giving hm a fair price for his hard-earned scavenged resources in the wilds, allowing him to slowly build up his finances to the point that he can legally purchase Raptalia and outfit her with equipment to fight alongside him, and even purchase his own set of armour for the climax of the Novel. If Elhart hadn’t believed in Naofumi and given him a subtle helping hand when he needed it, he’d have still been struggling to earn enough to make ends meet by the time the wave came, and would have been in grave danger without either his trusty companion and improved defences. He may even have lost his life, as many in the country hoped for at the time. Fittingly for the support-orientated hero who can’t fight on his own, It’s only when [[SpannerInTheWorks somebody offers him a genuine helping hand that naofumi is actually able to make headway in becoming an actual hero ]]

* Volume 1 : An often-overlooked one is the actions of Elhart (the Old Blacksmith) following Naofumi's accusation and resulting fall from grace. On his way out of the castle town, Elhart confronts the disgraced hero, apparently ready to deck him straight in the face for his presumed rape of malty, to which the disgusted and resigned Noafumi, aware it won't actually hurt him, and too despondent to actually protest his innocence, just lets him go ahead. However, rather than actually attack, Elhart ends up staying his hand after looking in Naofumi's eyes- as the only one who actually had any meaningful interaction with Naofumi prior to his fall from grace, Elhart is able to see that Naofumi isn't the kind of person his reputation makes him out to be, and [[SecretTestOfCharacter merely came out to verify his suspicions with his own two eyes.]] Given the Matriarchal society Melromarc is, and how Naofumi’s exile is back up by official royal decree, not to mention the bad reputation the Shield hero already has in the country, it took no small amount of personal courage for Elhart to disregard the rumours and opinions of everybody else and make up his own mind about what kind of person Naofumi actually is. As a Bonus, Elhart then ‘gifts’ Naofumi some second-hand clothing [[note]] though under agreement that he’ll pay for the clothes later [[/note]] to cover himself with rather than the tattered bedclothes he was left in after being removed from the Inn. It doesn’t seem like much, but it’s precisely because of the cloak that comes with the clothes that Naofumi is later able to smuggle the Live Balloon monsters into the city underneath it, thus giving him a means to intimidate the various merchants he deals with into giving hm a fair price for his hard-earned scavenged resources in the wilds, allowing him to slowly build up his finances to the point that he can legally purchase Raptalia and outfit his with equipment to fight alongside him, and even purchase his own set of armour for the climax of the Novel. If Elhart hadn’t believed in naofumi and given him a subtle helping hand when he needed it, he’d have still been struggling to earn enough to make ends meet by the time the wave came, and would have been in grave danger without either his trusty companion and improved defences. He may even have lost his life, as many in the country hoped for at the time. Fittingly for the support-orientated hero who can’t fight on his own, It’s only when [[SpannerInTheWorks somebody offers him a genuine helping hand that naofumi is actually able to make headway in becoming an actual hero ]]

* Volume 1 : An often-overlooked one is the actions of Elhart (the Old Blacksmith) following Naofumi's accusation and resulting fall from grace. On his way out of the castle town, Elhart confronts the disgraced hero, apparently ready to deck him straight in the face for his presumed rape of malty, to which the disgusted and resigned Noafumi, aware it won't actually hurt him, and too despondent to actually protest his innocence, just lets him go ahead. However, rather than actually attack, Elhart ends up staying his hand after looking in Naofumi's eyes- as the only one who actually had any meaningful interaction with Naofumi prior to his fall from grace, Elhart is able to see that Naofumi isn't the kind of person his reputation makes him out to be, and [[SecretTestOfCharacter merely came out to verify his suspicions with his own two eyes.]] Given the Matriarchal society Melromarc is, and how Naofumi’s exile is back up by official royal decree, not to mention the bad reputation the Shield hero already has in the country, it took no small amount of personal courage for Elhart to disregard the rumours and opinions of everybody else and make up his own mind about what kind of person Naofumi actually is. As a Bonus, Elhart then ‘gifts’ Naofumi some second-hand clothing [[note]] though under agreement that he’ll pay for the clothes later [[/note]] to cover himself with rather than the tattered bedclothes he was left in after being removed from the Inn. It doesn’t seem like much, but it’s precisely because of the cloak that comes with the clothes that Naofumi is later able to smuggle the Live Balloon monsters into the city underneath it, thus giving him a means to intimidate the various merchants he deals with into giving hm a fair price for his hard-earned scavenged resources in the wilds, allowing him to slowly build up his finances to the point that he can legally purchase Raptalia and outfit his with equipment to fight alongside him, and even purchase his own set of armour for the climax of the Novel. If Elhart hadn’t believed in naofumi and given him a subtle helping hand when he needed it, he’d have still been struggling to earn enough to make ends meet by the time the wave came, and would have been in grave danger without either his trusty companion and improve defences. He may even have lost his life, as many in the country hoped for at the time. Fittingly for the support-orientated hero who can’t fight on his own, It’s only when [[SpannerInTheWorks somebody offers him a genuine helping hand that naofumi is actually able to make headway in becoming an actual hero ]]

* Volume 1 : An often-overlooked one is the actions of Elhart (the Old Blacksmith) following Naofumi's accusation and resulting fall from grace. On his way out of the castle town, Elhart confronts the disgraced hero, apparently ready to deck him straight in the face for his presumed rape of malty, to which the disgusted and resigned Noafumi, aware it won't actually hurt him, and too despondent to actually protest his innocence, just lets him go ahead. However, rather than actually attack, Elhart ends up staying his hand after looking in Naofumi's eyes- as the only one who actually had any meaningful interaction with Naofumi prior to his fall from grace, Elhart is able to see that Naofumi isn't the kind of person his reputation makes him out to be, and [[SecretTestOfCharacter merely came out to verify his suspicions with his own two eyes.]] Given the Matriarchal society Melromarc is, and how Naofumi’s exile is back up by official royal decree, not to mention the bad reputation the Shield hero already has in the country, it took no small amount of personal courage for Elhart to disregard the rumours and opinions of everybody else and make up his own mind about what kind of person Naofumi actually is. As a Bonus, Elhart then ‘gifts’ Naofumi some second-hand clothing [[note]] though under agreement that he’ll pay for the clothes later [[/note]] to cover himself with rather than the tattered bedclothes he was left in after being removed from the Inn. It doesn’t seem like much, but it’s precisely because of the cloak that comes with the clothes that Naofumi is later able to smuggle the Live Balloon monsters into the city underneath it, thus giving him a means to intimidate the various merchants he deals with into giving hm a fair price for his hard-earned scavenged resources in the wilds, allowing him to slowly build up his finances to the point that he can lgally purchase Raptalia and outfit his with equipment to fight alongside him, and even purchase his own set of armour fot the climax of the Novel.If Elhart hadn’t believed in naofumi and given him a subtle helping hand when he needed it, he’d have still been struggling to earn enough to make ends meet by the time the wave came, and would have been in grave danger without either his trusty companion and improve defences. He may even have lost his life, as many in the country hoped for at the time. Fittingly for the support-orientated hero who can’t fight on his own, It’s only when [[SpannerInTheWorks somebody offers him a genuine helping hand that naofumi is actually able to make headway in becoming an actual hero ]]

* Volume 1 : An often-overlooked one is the actions of Elhart (the Old Blacksmith) following Naofumi's accusation and resulting fall from grace. On his way out of the castle town, Elhart confronts the disgraced hero, apparently ready to deck him straight in the face for his presumed rape of malty, to which the disgusted and resigned Noafumi, aware it won't actually hurt him, and too despondent to actually protest his innocence, just lets him go ahead. However, rather than actually attack, Elhart ends up staying his hand after looking in Naofumi's eyes- as the only one who actually had any meaningful interaction with Naofumi prior to his fall from grace, Elhart is able to see that Naofumi isn't the kind of person his reputation makes him out to be, and [[SecretTestOfCharacter merely came out to verify his suspicions with his own two eyes.]] Given the Matriarchal society Melromarc is, and how Naofumi’s exile is back up by official royal decree, not to mention the bad reputation the Shield hero already has in the country, it took no small amount of personal courage for Elhart to disregard the rumours and opinions of everybody else and make up his own mind about what kind of person Naofumi actually is. As a Bonus, Elhart then ‘gifts’ Naofumi some second-hand clothing [[note]] though under agreement that he’ll pay for the clothes later [[/note]] to cover himself with rather than the tattered bedclothes he was left in after being removed from the Inn. It doesn’t seem like much, but it’s precisely because of the cloak that comes with the clothes that Naofumi is later able to smuggle the Live Balloon monsters into the city underneath it, thus giving him a means to intimidate the various merchants he deals with into giving hm a fiar price for his hard-earned scavenged resources in the wilds, allowing him to slowly build up his finances to the point that he can lgally purchase Raptalia and outfit his with equipment to fight alongside him, and even purchase his own set of armour fot the climax of the Novel.If Elhart hadn’t believed in naofumi and given him a subtle helping hand when he needed it, he’d have still been struggling to earn enough to make ends meet by the time the wave came, and would have been in grave danger without either his trusty companion and improve defences. He may even have lost his life, as many in the country hoped for at the time. Fittingly for the support-orientated hero who can’t fight on his own, It’s only when [[SpannerInTheWorks somebody offers him a genuine helping hand that naofumi is actually able to make headway in becoming an actual hero ]]

* Volume1: An often-overlooked one is the actions of Elhart (the Old Blacksmith) following Naofumi's accusation and resulting fall from grace. On his way out of the castle town, Elhart confronts the disgraced hero, apparently ready to deck him straight in the face for his presumed rape of malty, to which the disgusted and resigned Noafumi, aware it won't actually hurt him, and too despondent to actually protest his innocence, just lets him go ahead. However, rather than actually attack, Elhart ends up staying his hand after looking in Naofumi's eyes- as the only one who actually had any meaningful interaction with Naofumi prior to his fall from grace, Elhart is able to see that Naofumi isn't the kind of person his reputation makes him out to be, and [[SecretTestOfCharacter merely came out to verify his suspicions with his own two eyes.]] Given the Matriarchal society Melromarc is, and how Naofumi’s exile is back up by official royal decree, not to mention the bad reputation the Shield hero already has in the country, it took no small amount of personal courage for Elhart to disregard the rumours and opinions of everybody else and make up his own mind about what kind of person Naofumi actually is. As a Bonus, Elhart then ‘gifts’ Naofumi some second-hand clothing [[note]] though under agreement that he’ll pay for the clothes later [[/note]] to cover himself with rather than the tattered bedclothes he was left in after being removed from the Inn. It doesn’t seem like much, but it’s precisely because of the cloak that comes with the clothes that Naofumi is later able to smuggle the Live Balloon monsters into the city underneath it, thus giving him a means to intimidate the various merchants he deals with into giving hm a fiar price for his hard-earned scavenged resources in the wilds, allowing him to slowly build up his finances to the point that he can lgally purchase Raptalia and outfit his with equipment to fight alongside him, and even purchase his own set of armour fot the climax of the Novel.If Elhart hadn’t believed in naofumi and given him a subtle helping hand when he needed it, he’d have still been struggling to earn enough to make ends meet by the time the wave came, and would have been in grave danger without either his trusty companion and improve defences. He may even have lost his life, as many in the country hoped for at the time. Fittingly for the support-orientated hero who can’t fight on his own, It’s only when [[SpannerInTheWorks somebody offers him a genuine helping hand that naofumi is actually able to make headway in becoming an actual hero ]]

* In Episode 6, the way the party defeats the Nue. After learning that it's sensitive to sound (thus rendering Raphtalia's stealth useless), Naofumi uses [[ChekhovsGun the bat shield he just acquired]] in tandem with a scream from Filo to fire off a sonic attack that outright ruptures the Nue's eardrums. Then, after eating a fire spell and getting ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice by Raphtalia, Filo leaps into the air and hits it with a flying kick - and we're treated to a spectacular x-ray shot of the Nue's ''skull cracking and utterly shattering'' from the force of Filo's kick, in a display akin to a VideoGame/MortalKombat finisher.

** After that, it's Naofumi saving everyone from the spell Judgement, an immensely destructive skybeam that completely razes the surrounding area and was thought to have even vaporized Ren and Itsuki. Naofumi tanks the entire attack by himself, but it takes using Shield Prison, two Air Shields, and his own shield to ward it off completely. Even the Pope seemed impressed by this. Lets not forget he's VASTLY under-leveled, compared to the other Heroes.

* After having enough of Itsuki and his spiel, who first spoke that Rishia broke his special bracelet that sped up the level-up process (whose effect was fake anyway) even when presented a witness and facts to the contrary, then when driven into a corner admitted that he put the blame on her to drive her away from the party because she was weak, Naofumi expresses his surprise and utter disappointment in him. Itsuki, deeply affected that [[BerserkButton someone else's opinion of him has sharply dropped]] and due to the fact that Naofumi kept talking him down, aims his bow at him and threatens to shoot him. Not only does Naofumi call Itsuki a coward, but [[BringIt he also goads Itsuki into shooting him]], Which he does. Naofumi tanks the arrow shots, and they all ineffectively bounce off him while slowly walking over to Itsuki. Cue Itsuki and his companions calling him a monster. Cornered, Itsuki shoots his Eagle Piercing Shot, and Naofumi, knowing full well it is an attack that ignores defense, manages to grab the eagle's throat and crush it with his hand. And once he is face to face with Itsuki, with cold-hearted indifference he tells him: '''"You say Rishia is weak? Ha! And you think ''you're'' strong?"''' which makes Itsuki mad to no end.

* In the same episode, Filo managing to neutralize the [[{{Dracolich}} Zombie Dragon]] by essentially eating it from the inside.

** While Naofumi is able to land hits on her, Glass [[NoSell shrugs them all off]] with no visible damage. Even his trump cards, the Wrath Shield and the Iron Maiden, completely failed to damage her.

** Naofumi deserves credit, though: throughout Glass' relentless assault, he manages to tank it all and keep standing - which is remarkable considering that one of Glass' magic attacks resulted in a [[TotalPartyKill team wipe]] for all of the other heroes, who are significantly higher level than Naofumi's entire party. Once he learns that the Wave is about to end, he even manages to formulate a plan for his party to [[KnowWhenToFoldEm distract her and get the hell out of dodge]], and succeeds in their escape despite Glass raining BeamSpam on them. [[WorthyOpponent Even Glass compliments his defensive power.j]]

* After that conversation, Melty arrives to talk with her father and try to have him reconcile with Naofumi, when Malty butts in and starts treating her as an ignorant child... and Melty proceeds to verbally pwn her with the most innocent smile on her face, also reminding her that it's ''Melty'', the ''younger'' sister, who is the heir to the throne.
* Episode 18: Naofumi vs Motoyasu - Round 3. And that's on top of the sweet catharsis of seeing the unfathomably stupid Spear Hero and his harem consisting of Malty and two other spell casters get completely swept away by a combo spell between Filo and Melty.
** After that, it's Naofumi saving everyone from the spell Judgement, an immensely destructive skybeam that completely razed the surrounding area and was thought to have even vaporized Ren and Itsuki. Naofumi tanks the entire attack by himself, but it takes using Shield Prison, two Air Shields, and his own shield to ward it off completely. Even the Pope seemed impressed by this.
*** Lets not forget he's VASTLY under-leveled, compared to the other Heroes.

** As Naofumi rides upon Filo in her Filolial form the Pope charges up his Phoenix Blade attack, forming a literal bird of fire as the name implies, launching it to seek out Naofumi, only for Naofumi and Filo ready a spell to literally absorb said flame, reshaping it into the form of a dragon and redirects it back toward the Pope, with said zealot screaming in anguish afterward.

* Despite the TroubledProduction endured, the first 6 episodes of the anime in English Dub was finally released and not only that, the Opening was sung by the same group MADKID in SurprisinglyGoodEnglish and the Insert Song in episode 4 was also sung in English by Amelia Jones (in the original version of the Insert Song, it was sung by Raphtalia's voice actress, Creator/AsamiSeto).

* Episode 19: Naofumi's ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Motoyasu, Ren, and Itsuki about how their IdiotHero tendencies lead to the Three Heroes Church attempting to kill them, Malty and Melty, in addition to [[WhatTheHellHero other incidents]] their escapades have caused, which spurred on the Church's decision. Motoyasu's [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter blind faith in]] [[ManipulativeBitch Malty]] and [[LethallyStupid near cosmic levels of stupidity]] lead him to being so easily manipulated by her, especially in regards to the [[SealedEvilInACan dangerous seed]] he planted nearly devouring an entire village, which was under her suggestion to help the people of that village with their food famine, despite the fact that it was sealed for a very good reason, and the villagers should have known better than to trust him because of his Hero status. Ren neglecting to dispose of the dragon's rotting corpse caused an epidemic in another village, thinking it would disappear after it was defeated. Itsuki believed acting like a vigilante and murdering an supposedly corrupt king in the name of justice would free the oppressed people in that kingdom, but that only lead to it being overrun by monsters and famine, and without funds to support themselves, they wound up in poverty. Had Naofumi not been around to fix everything, things would have been much worse. In short, [[NominalHero they allowed their hero status to go to their heads]], [[NeverMyFault never took responsibility for their actions]], [[TeethclenchedTeamWork never learned to work together as a team]], and [[RealityEnsues failed to realize just how real this world is]], and now they have to deal with the consequences. It's of little wonder Naofumi initially refused to work with these loose cannons.

* Episode 19: Naofumi's ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Motoyasu, Ren, and Itsuki about how their IdiotHero tendencies lead to the Three Heroes Church attempting to kill them, Malty and Melty, in addition to [[WhatTheHellHero other incidents]] their escapades have caused, which spurred on the Church's decision. Motoyasu's [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter blind faith in]] [[ManipulativeBitch Malty]] and [[LethallyStupid near cosmic levels of stupidity]] lead him to being so easily manipulated by her, especially in regards to the [[SealedEvilInACan dangerous seed]] he planted nearly devouring an entire village, which was under her suggestion to help the people of that village with their food famine, despite the fact that it was sealed for a very good reason, and the villagers should have known better than to trust him because of his Hero status. Ren neglecting to dispose of the dragon's rotting corpse caused an epidemic in another village, thinking it would disappear after it was defeated. Itsuki believed acting like a vigilante and murdering an oppressive king in the name of justice would free the oppressed people in that kingdom, but that only lead to it being overrun by monsters, and without funds to support themselves, they wound up in poverty. Had Naofumi not been around to fix everything, things would have been much worse. In short, [[NominalHero they allowed their hero status to go to their heads]], [[NeverMyFault never took responsibility for their actions]], [[TeethclenchedTeamWork never learned to work together as a team]], and [[RealityEnsues failed to realize just how real this world is]], and now they have to deal with the consequences. It's of little wonder Naofumi initially refused to work with these loose cannons.

* Episode 19: Naofumi's ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Motoyasu, Ren, and Itsuki about how their IdiotHero tendencies lead to the Three Heroes Church attempting to kill them, Malty and Melty, in addition to [[WhatTheHellHero other incidents]] their escapades have caused, which spurred on the Church's decision. Motoyasu's [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter blind faith in]] [[ManipulativeBitch Malty]] and [[LethallyStupid near cosmic levels of stupidity]] lead him to being so easily manipulated by her, especially in regards to the [[SealedEvilInACan dangerous seed]] he planted nearly devouring an entire village, which was under her suggestion to help the people of that village with their food famine, despite the fact that it was sealed for a very good reason, and the villagers should have known better than to trust him because of his Hero status. Ren neglecting to dispose of the dragon's rotting corpse caused an epidemic in another village, thinking it would disappear after it was defeated. Itsuki believed acting like a vigilante and murdering an oppressive king in the name of justice would free the oppressed people in that kingdom, but that only lead to it being overrun by monsters, and without funds to support themselves, they wound up in poverty. Had Naofumi not been around to fix everything, things would have been much worse. In short, [[NominalHero they allowed their hero status to go to their heads]], [[ClenchedTeethTeamWork never learned to work as a team]], and[[RealityEnsues failed to realize just how real this world is]], and now they have to deal with the consequences. It's of little wonder Naofumi initially refused to work with these loose cannons.

* Episode 19: Naofumi's ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Motoyasu, Ren, and Itsuki about how their IdiotHero tendencies lead to the Three Heroes Church attempting to kill them, Malty and Melty, in addition to [[WhatTheHellHero other incidents]] their escapades have caused, which spurred on the Church's decision. Motoyasu's [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter blind faith in]] [[ManipulativeBitch Malty]] and [[LethalStupid near cosmic levels of stupidity]] lead him to being so easily manipulated by her, especially in regards to the [[SealedEvilInACan dangerous seed]] he planted nearly devouring an entire village, which was under her suggestion. Ren neglecting to dispose of the dragon's rotting corpse caused an epidemic in another village. Itsuki believed acting like an assassin and murdering an oppressive king in the name of justice would free the oppressed people in that kingdom, but that only lead to it being overrun by monsters, and without funds they wound up in poverty. Had Naofumi not been around to fix everything, things would have been much worse. In short, [[NominalHero they allowed their hero status to go to their heads]], [[ClenchedTeethTeamWork never learned to work as a team]], and[[RealityEnsues failed to realize just how real this world is]], and now they have to deal with the consequences. It's of little wonder Naofumi initially refused to work with these loose cannons.

* Episode 19: Naofumi's ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Motoyasu, Ren, and Itsuki about how their IdiotHero tendencies lead to the Three Heroes Church attempting to kill them, Malty and Melty, in addition to other incidents to spurned the church's decision. Motoyasu's [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter blind faith in]] [[ManipulativeBitch Malty]] and near cosmic levels of stupidity lead him to being so easily manipulated by her, especially in regards to the [[EvilSealedInACan dangerous seed]] he planted nearly devoured an entire village, which was under her suggestion. Ren neglecting to dispose of the dragon's corpse caused an epidemic in another village. Itsuki believed acting like an assassin and murdering an oppressive king would free the oppressed people in that kingdom, but that only lead to it being overrun by monsters, and without funds they wound up in poverty. Had Naofumi not been around to fix everything, things would have been much worse. In short, [[NominalHero they allowed their hero status to go to their heads]], never learned to work as team or realized just how real this world is, and now they have to deal with the consequences.

* Episode 7: Naofumi [[NoSell no-selling]] the demon plant's vines and using his Potion Enhance ability on the herbicide to completely destroy it in a few seconds, when seasoned adventurers couldn't even get near it.

* Episode 11: Despite lacking in the level compartment, Not only does Naofumi and his comrades manage to evacuate the village in time but they also show how it's done to the other three heroes after chewing them out for their lack of competence after a fruitless four-hour fight with the source of the Wave. Naofumi also manages to keep it together against the Wrath Shield's amplified effects due to the single-minded hatred of the dragon soul stone which would rather focus on Ren than anything else. The Iron Maiden finally makes its appearance, combined with awesome background music.

** Naofumi deserves credit, though: throughout Glass' relentless assault, he manages to tank it all and keep standing - which is remarkable considering that one of Glass' magic attacks resulted in a [[TotalPartyKill team wipe]] for all of the other heroes, who are significantly higher level than Naofumi's entire party. Once he learns that the Wave is about to end, he even manages to formulate a plan for his party to [[KnowWhenToFoldEm distract her and get the hell out of dodge]], and succeeds in their escape despite Glass raining BeamSpam on them. Even Glass compliments his defensive power.

-->'''Aultclay:''' ...I know. I'll have your wretched slaves pay for your crimes, and...
-->''The King and his soldiers are stunned as Naofumi turns around, a DeathGlare on his face''
-->'''Naofumi:''' Use all the dirty, underhanded tricks you want. I will protect my party through it all. You'll never take anything from me again. I dare you to lay a finger on them. ''I'll chase you to the ends of the earth and make you regret ever being born.''

* After that conversation, Melty arrives to talk with her father and try to have him reconcile with Naofumi, when Malty butts in and starts treating her as an ignorant child... And Melty proceeds to verbally pwn her with the most innocent smile on her face, also reminding her that it's ''Melty'', the ''younger'' sister, who is the heir to the throne.

** While Naofumi prepares to shield everyone from the impending Judgement spell, Melty gets a small one for simply telling Malty to shut up after protesting what he was doing. Considering all the crap she pulled prior to this, it's satisfying to see the young soon-to-be princess sum up her feelings towards her spoiled bitch of an older sister in one sentence.

--->'''Filo:''' As source of thy power, the Shield Hero and I order thee!
--->'''Naofumi:''' Decipher the laws of creation, consume the flame, and give me power!
--->'''Filo & Naofumi:''' '''Wrath Fire!'''

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''The Rising of the Shield Hero'' has powerful moments throughout the series. Here are some of the reasons that explain why.

* Despite the TroubledProduction endured, the first 6 episodes of the anime in English Dub was finally released and not only that, the Opening was sung by the same group MADKID in SurprisinglyGoodEnglish and the Insert Song in episode 4 was also sung in English, but with a different singer (in the original version of the Insert Song, it was sung by Raphtalia's voice actress, Creator/AsamiSeto).