History Awesome / TheRisingOfTheShieldHero

* Starting from chapter 328 was [[CurbstompBattle Naofumi's second battle with Tact]]. He completely dominated the battle to the point of [[CasualDangerDialogue being able to idly turn his head away from the fight]] at one point. He also channeled his inner [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Josuke Higashikata]] and [[CruelMercy healed Tact mid-fight]] just to prolong his one-sided beatdown, and even purposely allowed him to steal his Seven Star Weapon [[KickTheSonOfABitch just to crush his pride even further.]]

* Naofumi's first hint of resourceful badassery comes when he uses the Orange Bubbles first to intimidate a shopkeeper into giving him a fair deal for a pile of dead orange bubbles and then using them to deal with a group of bandits who try to rob him. It's also quite hilarious.

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!! Meta:
* Despite the TroubledProduction endured, the first 6 episodes of the anime in English Dub were 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).

* Melty arrives to talk with her father and try to have him reconcile with Naofumi, when Malty butts in and starts her as an ignorant child. 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.

* 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 ]].

*** It is made even more awesome when you remember that Raphtalia is a '''freed'' demi-human at this point. All the King or Princess had to do was say the word and she would have been killed. They don't however and Raphtalia gets away scot-free.

* Chapter 126: A coordinated attack on its head and heart between Naofumi and his teammates allows the Spirit Turtle to finally be slain despite its month-long rampage. Bonus points for Naofumi being willing to use Blutopher (Blood Sacrifice) to destroy the head despite it's severely debilitating (and possibly fatal) costs to use.

** And then Naofumi finishes him with [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Blutopher/Blood Sacrifice]], something that almost kills him but which he powers through with sheer will. The sheer carnage wrought upon the Pope in his last moments takes that of the Iron Maiden up a notch.

** And then Naofumi finishes him with [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Blutopher/Blood Sacrifice]], something that almost kills him but which he powers through with sheer will. The sheer carnage wrought upon the Pope in his last moments takes that of the Iron Maiden UpToEleven.

** The unnamed scarred captain gets a couple – first by blocking Raphtalia from killing [[UpperClassTwit his superior]] (in retaliation for indirectly putting Naofumi in danger). Then later defying the superior by helping Naofumi defend the village, much to the delight of his troops. Said troops later ally with Naofumi for the next Wave.
* Episode 5, When the King was going to take Naofumi's reward from the 1st Wave away on completely unfair grounds, Itsuki and Ren, playing off from their scene of calling out Malty and Motoyasu for cheating, call out the King too for the cheating and trying to charge Naofumi for the Slave Crest charges, something that was forced onto him to begin with. The King, desperate to save face, had no choice but to give Naofumi his promised reward because of this.
** A small one in the big scheme of things, but Raphtalia manages to give the upstart King and his daughter a piece of her mind. Although not as awesome as Naofumi's statement in Episode 12, (see below), Raphtalia demonstrates that she too is not above putting Naofumi's enemies in their place. Following on from the aforementioned incident with Ren and Itsuki, King Aultcray tries to at least end his conversation with the Shield Hero on his terms. In a condescending manner, he essentially says "There, I gave you your money. Now get lost!" Hearing this, Raphtalia steps forward, gives the King and Princess a very dirty look and turns the insult around, by essentially saying to them "Good, now ''we'' don't need to waste ''our'' time being around ''you'' any longer!" Thus, she ends the conversation on ''their'' terms, angering the two royals and making Naofumi very happy.

* Episode 11: Despite lacking in the level compartment, not only do 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.

** A minor one but when Naofumi arrives at the Ghost Ship to find out what the heck is taking so long, Myne angrily orders him to go away, claiming that he is weak and worthless. Minutes later, as Naofumi battles the Soul Eater, she has the nerve to say that he is not behaving as a real hero should. On both occasions, Naofumi and Raphtalia tell her to shut the hell up!

* 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.

* Episode 5, When the King was going to take Naofumi's reward from the 1st Wave on completely unfair reasons, Itsuki and Ren, playing off from their scene of calling out Malty and Motoyasu for cheating, call out the King too for the cheating and trying to charge Naofumi for the Slave Crest charges, something that was forced onto him to begin with. The King, desperate to save face, had no choice but to give Naofumi his promised reward because of this.

* Often overlooked is the Queen's actions up to and including the reckoning on Naofumi's behalf. After Melomarc violated the agreement for summoning the four cardinal/holy heroes, she's been easing relations so that the other countries don't go to war with Melomarc. This culminates in her giving Naofumi free reign in choosing punishment for Melty and Aultcray, but when he immediately calls for death she [[TheChessmaster skillfully manipulates him]] into only have their status, authority, and Melty's birthright removed, then having them renamed. Naofumi initially got upset with her asking to spare them, but she slowly lists the options and why they would likely bring more trouble than they're worth, eventually getting him to settle.

* Often overlooked is the Queen's actions up to and including the reckoning on Naofumi's behalf. After Melomarc violated the agreement for summoning the four cardinal/holy heroes, she's been easing relations so that the other countries don't go to war with Melomarc. This culminates in her giving Naofumi free reign in choosing punishment for Myne and Aultcray, but when he immediately calls for death she [[TheChessmaster skillfully manipulates him]] into only have their status, authority, and Myne's birthright removed, then having them renamed. Naofumi initially got upset with her asking to spare them, but she slowly lists the options and why they would likely bring more trouble than they're worth, eventually getting him to settle.

* Episode 20: The entire battle between the Pope and all four of the Cardinal Heroes. It is the very first time in the series that all four of the heroes work together, and probably the only time in the entire series that Naofumi and Malty are on the same side (thanks to the Pope wanting to get rid of the Royal Family and set up his own government in place of it, something Malty didn't know about and never would have agreed to if she had).

* Episode 21: The IMMENSE catharsis of seeing Malty and the former king being brought to their knees in an open-and-shut trial by the Queen, the true ruler of Melromarc, for all the problems they caused. Even then, Malty [[CompulsiveLiar wouldn't stop lying to everyone's faces]] and had to be given a high-grade slave seal that would deliver something akin to ElectricTorture every time a lie escapes her lips. The seal gives her a ''big'' jolt when she is directly asked if Naofumi raped her, one so strong it knocks her flat on her back, finally dismantling the bad reputation she crafted for Naofumi.

* Rino's dramatic reappearance as a double agent spying on the Wave Vanguards, making herself known by taking the oppertunity during a fight between them and Naofumi's party to shove Malty to the ground and viciously ''stab her to death''. Granted, it's implied she'll be back since the latter's allies managed to grab her soul before escaping, but the fact that she managed to get revenge for callously selling her into slavery early on by handing that insufferable HateSink her first death in the Light Novel still stands.

* Episode 18: Naofumi vs Motoyasu - Round 3. This is 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.

** And then Naofumi finishes him with [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Blutopher]], something that almost kills him but which he powers through with sheer will. The sheer carnage wrought upon the Pope in his last moments takes that of the Iron Maiden UpToEleven.

** And then Naofumi finishes him with [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Blutopher]], something that almost kills him but which he powers through with sheer will.

* 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.

!! Light Novel

!! Web Novel
* Chapter 76 of the web novel. After the Queen arrives, she beats the crap out of the king for being so cruel to Naofumi and helping the Three Heroes Church to nearly cause a war. We also find out that Malty was disowned by her mother, which is why it's her little sister that's the heir to the throne. She forces the two to kneel before Naofumi, redeems his name, reveals to the whole kingdom that he was framed, strips the King and Malty of their royal status and all of their influence while renaming them Trash and Bitch respectively, and throws the most luxurious banquet in the story so far just for Naofumi--the other heroes are not invited.

!! Anime

* [[TooDumbToLive Then the King makes the mistake of]] [[ImpliedDeathThreat threatening Naofumi's companions.]] The DeathGlare Naofumi shoots him in return makes the King physically recoil in surprise and fear.