The Rising of the Shield Hero Main Character Index
Main Series: Main Characters (Naofumi Iwatani) | Naofumi's Allies | Three Heroes and Allies (Motoyasu Kitamura) | Antagonists (Malty Melromarc) | Other Characters
Spin-Offs: The Reprise of the Spear Hero

The various allies Naofumi gains over the story.

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Melromarc Kingdom

Queen Mirelia Q Melromarc

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Katelyn Gault (English)^note

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The Queen of the Melromarc Kingdom. She is the true power behind the crown but does not appear until much later due to having to deal with the repercussions of the King summoning the heroes without the other countries' consent.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg: She desperately pleaded to Naofumi when he looked ready to leave Melromarc due to the actions of her husband and eldest daughter. She even offers him a contract in which her well-being is at stake if something goes wrong to show she's being sincere.
Big Good: She's one of Naofumi's most valuable allies, and the one who personally repairs his reputation.
Came Back Wrong: She is initially revived by the Goddess Medea to confront the main characters. Later, as the Goddess loses, she regains her free will.
The Chains of Commanding: As the current ruler of Melromarc, Queen Mirelia certainly had her hands full with a lot of stuff. Though it mostly stems from her family using Screw the Rules, I Have Connections! rather than day-to-day duty, it is still her place as the actual ruler to fix them.
- First, she was making sure that the other countries do not decide to go to war with her country after her husband summons all four Cardinal Heroes without the other countries' consent. Queen Mirelia had to send her youngest daughter in her stead to both admonish the king and try to gain the favor of the one Cardinal Hero who was scorned/framed by the kingdom, again because of the king and their eldest daughter's actions. She apologizes to Melty for this because she knows she's putting her youngest daughter's life in danger as the Heir Apparent and might be marked for death.
- Once she meets Naofumi, she immediately apologizes for how he was treated and accused of numerous crimes. She did everything she could to try to gain his favor by promising to clear his name and rewarding him handsomely for the thankless service he had provided for the kingdom that mistreated him. In the anime, she showed no hesitation in ordering the execution of the King and Malty after they have been found guilty of treason and conspiracy, as well as unjust treatment of the Shield Hero. Naofumi's decision to spare their lives instead^note prevents her from actually doing the deed. Afterwards, she reveals that if Naofumi hadn't spared their lives, she would've offered her own life in their place because even she doesn't have the heart to order the death of her family.
The Chessmaster: All of Naofumi's actions after he met Melty? They were all planned by Mirelia and even before then her Shadows have been tailing and helping to stop words of Naofumi's actions from reaching the king.
Cool and Unusual Punishment:
- She takes revenge on the King and her daughter by having their noble titles revoked, forcing them to bow to Naofumi, and officially renaming them to "Trash" and "Bitch", with the latter two as per Naofumi's request. The rest of their lives will be devoted to "experiencing a life not worth living" as repentance. All of this in the span of an hour convinces Naofumi to stay.
- In the original web novels, with Malty/Witch predictably blowing her last chance to reform by bailing on her duties and joining with what was left of the Three Heroes Church, her greatly disappointed mother proceeds to dispose of her once and for all. While the former is somehow complacent in the idea that her status as Mirelia's daughter will protect her from any immediate consequences (despite having her royalty status confiscated), Mirelia's actual punishment shows that she had already long thought of a solution to that; if she can't be executed directly without painting herself in a bad light, then she will simply be thrown in a situation where death (in it's most tortuous, agonizing way possible) is inevitable. The once smug Witch is quickly reduced to a crying, begging, overall pathetic mess once the full situation is explained to her, and she realizes that it really is it for her when nobody would object to it.
Deus Exit Machina: If it wasn't for the international conference regarding the summoning of the Four Cardinal Heroes and the subsequent fallout when her kingdom summons all four of them behind her back which requires her remaining on foreign soil longer than usual, her being in Melromarc on the first day would have nipped the first several arcs of Naofumi's suffering and many other problems in bud (See:Slave Crest Lie Detector). Invoked in that both the king and her older daughter know this and use the chance provided by her absence to pull off these shenanigans in the first place. The moment she comes back, they are arrested after the battle with the pope.
Good Is Not Dumb: She tries hard to keep Naofumi as a valued ally because she knows the demi-human countries will listen to whatever he says.
Good Is Not Soft: She's the Big Good of the series but you still don't want to mess with her. She dishes out a few humiliating punishments for the king and her daughter for what they've done to Naofumi and the rest of the country.
- If it means getting rid of Witch once and for all without sparking any kind of diplomatic incident, Queen Mirelia has no problem throwing her into the clutches of someone that she knows will end up "disposing" of her in one of the most depraved and agonizing manners possible.
The High Queen: Her country is a Matriarchy. When she gets back home, she sets Naofumi's situation right and hands out severe punishment to her husband and older daughter while giving Naofumi all the adulation and respect he deserved and then some.
An Ice Person: The first main spell she used to assist the heroes when facing the Pope of the 3 Heroes was an ice spell to immobilize him and again on Trash when he kept insisting Naofumi has a brainwashing shield. She can use other spells but she tends to favor using her ice magic.
Like Mother, Like Daughter: As shown in the anime, Queen Mirelia has the same level of affection as her youngest daughter Melty. They even share a liking for filolials.
Mom Looks Like a Sister: She looks more like she could be the older sister to Malty and Melty than their mother.
Not So Above It All: She loses almost all calm and bursts into the same childlike excitement Melty does when she hears about Fitoria.
Older Than They Look: She looks like she's in her 20's, even though she's actually older.
Only Sane Woman: Of all of the Melromarc family members, Mirelia was initially the only one who believed that Naofumi was innocent.
Parents as People: Make no mistake, she does love her family, but her duties as queen has made it hard for her to be an ideal mother. Said duties got in the way of her raising of Malty, leaving that to her husband, resulting in her becoming spoiled and having no self control (Although the Web Novel makes it clear that wasn't even a factor in her being so horrible). Her attempts to improve Malty's character, such as sending her abroad, has only made her a more dangerous person. And naming Melty as heiress results in Melty becoming deeply insecure while Malty goes into a truly self destructive path.
Pose of Supplication: She does this in the manga to Naofumi, as part of her apology for his mistreatment and requesting his aid for further battles.
Reasonable Authority Figure: She uses her authority to exonerate Naofumi of his 'crimes', and aids him as much as she can both upfront and behind the scenes. Her honest yet firm attitude causes her to be one of the very few upper-class people Naofumi trusts.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: A very active monarch, she was absent for most of the first arc simply engaging in furious diplomacy to prevent an all-out war with the other countries due to the summoning of the Four Cardinal Heroes all for Melromarc's support only. Later she needs to spin a polite fiction about the Shield Hero being "undercover" to weed out rogue elements in her country. This is because the Shield Hero is highly revered in demi-human kingdoms like Siltvelt and Shieldfreeden; word of Melromarc actively persecuting him would've lead immediately to a declaration of war with these powers. She also leads her kingdom's military in times of crisis and takes the field herself during special missions.
Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: Averted. The very reason she was away for so long was that she was fixing the huge diplomatic mess that resulted from the King summoning all of the Four Cardinal Heroes, instead of one for each of the four countries as agreed upon before. No one is so high that they have no one else to answer to.
Shared Family Quirks: Her reaction upon hearing of Naofumi meeting Fitoria immediately helps one realize where Melty got her love of Filolials from.
Shipper on Deck: She is one for Naofumi and Melty. Mostly because she sees it as a way to get in the good graces of the demi-human countries. She never fails to tell Naofumi as such, and when Naofumi protests that Melty is still a child, it is revealed that Mirelia had taken extensive notes on Melty's development, stating that the princess was at just the right age for childbearing.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: She loved her husband back when he was a noble and wise king who wouldn't use his authority to discriminate against other people. Needless to say, she's greatly disappointed with the type of awful person he is now.
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Her husband is clearly getting on in years while Mirelia, despite being "old" is still quite beautiful. The anime also gives her a Male Gaze shot when she's suiting up for battle.
Women Are Wiser: Most certainly in this case. While her husband and eldest daughter were busy fooling around and persecuting the Shield Hero, Mirelia was busy handling diplomatic affairs in other countries. She also takes great pains to get Naofumi on her side, both because she feels remorse for her family's actions, and because she knows that as someone who is worshipped in demi-human countries, the Shield Hero would make for a powerful ally.

Princess Melty Q Melromarc

Voiced by: Maaya Uchida (Japanese), Jackie Lastra (English)^note

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The second princess of the Melromarc Kingdom. She was raised separately by her mother Mirelia, away from the influence of AultClay and her sister Malty. As such, she's much kinder and more fit to rule.

Accidental Proposal: In chapter 348 of the webnovel, annoyed by the duties of being the anointed Queen, and resenting that Naofumi wasn't even fully managing his own village, she angrily declares him the royal magistrate just so he will be stuck with lots of administrative work just like her. Only after "Trash" points out what being the magistrate means, does she realize her blunder, at which point, it's too late to undo it. The royal magistrate is the one who is bound by law to marry the crown princess and continue the royal bloodline.
Adaptational Badass: In the anime. She participated more actively in battle since her low level was never mentioned or brought upon in the anime. In fact, she joined the Wave at Cal Mira Isles and also, during Naofumi's battle against L'Arc's group, she joined in the fight, combining her water spells with Filo's wind magic to counter Alexandrite's spells, whereas, in the light novel, she was not present there.
Adaptation Expansion: Unlike the Light Novel, she goes to Cal Mira.
Adorably Precocious Child: Melty generally acts the part of the Heir Apparent, a reasonable, responsible authority figure with all the polite charm and properiety expected of her, as well as performing an active role in helping her mother rule the kingdom, but whenever Naofumi or Filolials are involved, she drops her guard and starts to behave more like a child, which is noted by her mother.
Babies Ever After: Historical documents left behind for her legacy states she becomes one of Naofumi's wives and bears his children when she is of age.
Blue Blood: She has the title "Princess" as the daughter of the reigning monarch Queen Mirelia Q. Melromarc and her King Consort, Aultcray Melromarc XXXII.
Blue Is Heroic: Everything of her, from her dress to her hair, is blue. Unlike her corrupted sister and father, Melty is a good princess who does want to think in what is best for the kingdom.
Cain and Abel: The Abel to Malty's Cain. While her older sister is rotten to the core, Melty is a good girl who wishes the best for her kingdom. Out of jealousy that Melty is the successor of the throne, Malty plots to have her murdered and then steal the position of crown princess.
Complaining About Rescues They Don't Like: Despite asking for Naofumi's help in trying to undo her legally binding Accidental Proposal to him, she doesn't want him to use her young age as the basis of his argument. He ignores her and goes as far as to say they shouldn't be talking about marriage at all because "her body can't possibly deliver children yet", which prompts the altogether awkward reveal by Trash that *ahem* "Melty has already developed a body capable of the feat".
Cuteness Proximity: For all things Filolial, especially Filo, she coos over and wants to spend time with them. Naofumi first meets her in a small group of them.
Cute Witch: Excels in water-based magic, and is as cute as a button.
Damsel in Distress: After the third Wave, Melty becomes the target of an assassination plot by Malty that leaves her unable to trust anyone other than Naofumi to keep her safe. When she realizes that leaving his side will lead to certain death, she pleads with him not to turn her over, not even to the other Heroes.
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: A Deconstructed Character Archetype example. She is more responsible as opposed to Malty, to the point Mirelia has officially made her the Crown Princess despite being the youngest. Bearing such heavy expectations led her to try and suppress the childish aspect of her personality, resulting in her feeling as though nobody takes her seriously despite her attempts to be political savvy, and she cuts herself out of having a normal childhood. She takes her job seriously, but expresses several times how much she wants to have fun when she can. It also means she has a horrible relationship with her sister, who wants the throne to the point of being willing to try to kill her.
Girlish Pigtails: Her hair is tied in two curly pigtails to illustrate her youthfulness and naïve personality.
Good Cannot Comprehend Evil: A downside to Melty being raised by Mirelia alone is that she's very naïve about the true nature of Melromarc's corrupt nobility/Three Heroes Church, along with her father's bigotry and sister's rottenness, until it's too late. She assumes the best in everyone, and struggles to understand how some of her subjects, along with her own family could be so morally bankrupt.
Guest-Star Party Member: She is forced to join up with Naofumi to save her own life. In the anime, she also joins him for the Cal Mira wave.
Hidden Depths: She is a gifted musician.
Horrible Judge of Character: Given she was raised away from the rest of her family by Mirelia, Melty's proven tragically wrong about the kingdom's corrupt nobility, as well as what Aultcray and Malty were really like.
Innocently Insensitive: Melty tries having Naofumi apologize to her father for being so disrespectful. What she doesn't know is that Naofumi hates royalty because her father and sister have done nothing but screw him over ever since he was summoned to their world. From Melty's point of view, Naofumi is just being unreasonable and rude for refusing to get along with the king and turning her away every time she tries to talk to him. Well, until Naofumi tells her the truth, at least.
Interspecies Friendship: Again, her and Filo. The first time they parted ways, they ended up crying.
Late to the Realization: Given that Mirelia raised her away from Aultcray and Malty as a child, Melty doesn't learn what they are really like until Naofumi spells it out for her.
Locked Out of the Loop: She initially doesn't know about the hell that her father and sister put Naofumi through, and is shocked by his harsh reaction when she reveals her royal identity. All Mirelia asked her to do was to help the Shield Hero, and to try and help the Heroes work together if possible. She implores Naofumi to apologize to her father, because as far as she knows, they both were just arguing with each other for no reason. That is, until Naofumi ultimately reveals the truth.
Making a Splash: Has an affinity for water magic, contrasting her sister's affinity for fire.
Morality Pet: She is one of the few people that shows the more human side of her father. He loves her dearly and seems to dote on her a bit.
My God, What Have I Done?: Mixed with a bit of an Oh, Crap! in chapter 348, and it is hilarious.
Nice Girl: Unlike her older sister, Melty is a much kinder, more personable human being.
Pseudo-Romantic Friendship: She's besties with Filo and the two are very affectionate with each other to the point that Motoyasu calls her Filo's fiancée. Melty has even slept naked on top of Filo's Filolial Queen form because her feathers are so fluffy. In the original web novel, it's heavily implied Filo ravishes her in a magic induced lust. She takes it better than expected, being more mad at Naofumi for letting it happen (Filo needed to be distracted until he could figure out how to deal with Motoyasu, who was the source of the magic).
Royals Who Actually Do Something: When she had heard that the Hero of Shield had disrespected her father, she wanted to arrest him - personally. Her role is also expanded in the anime, actively working as one of Naofumi's party members during the Cal Mira wave. Later on, she is given the task of managing Naofumi's growing village.
Security Cling: She is aware that she doesn't have a loving relationship with her older sister, but she didn't think that Malty hated her enough to kill her. When she sees the murderous look and realizes that, yes, Malty will kill her as soon as she leaves Naofumi's protection, she stands closer to him and grips his cloak.
Sheltered Aristocrat: While she's good-natured, she still has grown up protected from the worst parts of her kingdom and the corruption of fellow royalty, leading to her shock when discovering how badly demihumans are abused. The queen prevented Melty from being spoiled by the king like her older sister Malty was, which is why Melty is very polite and friendly to even commoners and non-humans despite being royalty. Also, Melty doesn't abuse her status and power like most nobles do.
Tsundere: Sweet type. Melty is a total sweetie by nature, but she gets easily exasperated around Naofumi. Justified because although she's clearly drawn to Naofumi's courageous spirit as well as his compassionate and strong heart, he is still an abrasive and stubborn person, which makes it difficult to emotionally connect with him.
Unexpected Successor: Defied and Inverted. She was always expected to ascend the throne due to her mother's knowledge of her sister Malty's unpleasant personality. Made official by their mother revoking her older sister's royal titles as a punishment.
Water Is Womanly: Melty has water magic to contrast with her sister's fire, a blue dress and blue hair, and is a polite, charming young princess.
What the Hell, Hero?:
- She rightfully scolds Motoyasu for trying to pick a fight with Naofumi and recklessly destroying the marketplace in doing so.
- She also tries to pull this on Naofumi after he (rightfully) disrespects the King, demanding that he apologize. She later finds out that he had every reason to do so after he explains himself.
Wide-Eyed Idealist: She's very trusting, perhaps too trusting than how even Naofumi used to be. She learns the hard way several times that not everyone holds the best interests for her kingdom as she does.
Your Size May Vary: Her character design's exact height can vary from scene to scene. The main point of comparison is Filo; while Melty is drawn consistently taller than her, the difference in height is sometimes minimal and sometimes up to more than half a head.

Elhart (Old Man)

Elhart

Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese), Imari Williams (English)^note

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A blacksmith who owns a conspicuous shop in Castle Town of Melromarc. After Naofumi was betrayed, he was the only person who helped him and later came to believe in his innocence. As a result, Naofumi usually comes to him when he needs any type of equipment.

The Blacksmith: Despite his claims that he is not that good, there is evidence that his products are higher quality than average at the very least.
Cuteness Proximity: He gives Naofumi discounts on Raphtaila's equipment, because of Raphtaila's cuteness and charm.
Excellent Judge of Character: In a strong contrast to the general public who readily accept the word of the self-serving nobles about the False Rape Accusation and subsequent other slander towards Naofumi, with it taking months of him helping out across the land for them to realize it might be lies, Elhart needed only to have a good look in Naofumi's eyes to understand that there's no way he did any of the stuff he was accused of.
Friendly Shopkeeper: Elhart is a blacksmith and shopkeeper in Melromarc's Castle Town. Unlike the other townsfolk who believe Malty's False Rape Accusation against Naofumi, Elhart believes in his innocence and is the only one willing to supply Naofumi at first. He sells him above-average quality gear, acts as a source of information, and generally treats him well despite Naofumi's Hero with Bad Publicity reputation.
Mentor Archetype: He becomes this to Ren after the young hero discovered his abilities as a blacksmith.
Nice Guy: He treats Naofumi well even after Naofumi's reputation has gone down the sewer.
Only Friend: For a good while he was the only person Naofumi trusted in any way. It wasn't until after his duel with Motoyasu that he opened up to anyone else, and even then Naofumi stayed very defensive for a long while.
Only Known by Their Nickname: Naofumi calls him Old Man/Oyaji.
Only One Name: He's never shown to have a surname. Even then, he's usually called "old man" by Naofumi rather than by his given name.
Retired Badass: Naofumi suspected as such, given he defended his shop from Justice Zombies and then helped to evacuate the civilians. In the manga, he also has some scars on his bald head.
What the Hell, Hero?: Is the only one who calls Naofumi out on his initially rough treatment of Raphtalia.

Eclair Seaetto (Female Knight)

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Voiced by: Ruriko Aoki (Japanese), Dawn M. Bennett (English) ^note

A knight of Melromarc kingdom and daughter of a lord who died during the first Wave. Imprisoned by the King for speaking against the enslavement of demi-humans displaced by the same Wave, she was eventually freed by Mirelia and became a reliable ally of Naofumi.

Babies Ever After: Is mentioned to have married Ren in the epilogue of the Web Novel.
The Chosen One: Becomes the katanna hero in the webnovel.
Commonality Connection: Part of the reason she and Naofumi get along is that both know what it's like to be betrayed by King Aultcray.
Finger Poke of Doom: She learns Hengen Musou from Granny over the course of the story.
Happily Married: To Ren and Wyndia in the web novel.
Katanas Are Just Better: In the web novel, she becomes the Hero of the Katana after the Reincarnators are robbed of their weapons by Naofumi.
Knight in Shining Armor: She was one at first. Before King Aultcray's betrayal disillusioned her and broke her spirit. Her father's death probably didn't help either.
Lady of War: She is a skilled swordswoman and fights with a certain amount of grace.
Married to the Job: Rejects Ren's advances because she is only interested in her work.
Mentor Archetype: She was recruited by the queen to train the heroes in how to use their weapons properly.
Remember the New Guy?: Season two of the anime treats it like she's been around for a long time, to the point of being just shy of a party member of the heroes. This is due to her introduction being cut out of the anime.
Rose-Haired Sweetie: She's a kindhearted and noble knight girl with rose-colored hair.
Took a Level in Cynic: After hearing Itsuki's warped "Justice" zombies during the rebellion, Eclair came to the realization that there is no absolute justice. This realization forced her to reassess many of her beliefs.
Weak, but Skilled:
- Compared to the Legendary Heroes, at least. While stat-wise she's a fair deal lower than any of them, she was able to bypass Naofumi's superhuman defense and land a hit on him (even though said hit didn't faze him at all) and, more importantly, was able to keep up with and defeat Ren in a duel of pure skill. Doubly so when she kicked Ren's ass with her talent alone after he went insane from his Curse series and his powers skyrocketed.
- Averted when she duels Ren prior to this event. When put onto the same playing field as him in a duel where he couldn't use the Sword's raw power, Ren found that, rather than being a skilled but easy to beat fighter, she was Strong and Skilled instead. He only "won" the fight by cheating.
Wide-Eyed Idealist: During her introduction, Eclair is shown to deeply believe in justice and equality for all honest citizens of Melromarc.

"Melromarc Knight Vice-Captain"

The Vice-Captain of the Melromarc Kingdoms' Knights and is Akes' direct superior.

Excellent Judge of Character: Subtle, but the Vice-Captain was the first to have his eyes opened to the possibility that all the lies his King and the Three Heroes Church were heaping onto Naofumi were a load of crap from the moment The Shield Hero came to the defense of Lute and its citizens during the Wave.
A Father to His Men: Based on how quickly and readily his regiment were willing to follow him in supporting Naofumi. It's all but implied that he had allowed for Ake and his squad to accompany Naofumi and his party during the next Wave.
No Name Given: His name isn't spoken in the series.
Reasonable Authority Figure: The Vice-Captain was one of the first within the Castle to learn that Naofumi wasn't all that much of a bad guy like everyone says he was.
Rugged Scar: Has a large one across the bridge of his nose.
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: After hearing his superior planning on leaving Naofumi and Raphtalia to their own business in order to join with the other Three Heroes, The Vice-Captain disobeys that order and gives one of his own to his subordinates to have them rally with Naofumi in evacuating and defending the citizens of Lute Village.
Token Good Teammate: Much like with Ake, The Vice-Captain is one of a small handful of Knights that is on good-enough terms with Naofumi.
Trapped in Villainy: Briefly when Motoyasu challenges Naofumi in the streets of Castle Town to a duel and Malty authorizes it as an official duel that must happen, The Vice-Captain has literally no other choice but to allow it knowing how petty and cruel the First Princess is if she's denied; though based on his tone of voice and expression The Vice-Captain doesn't even want to do this to Naofumi.

Ake

Voiced by: Gakuto Kajiwara (Japanese), Aleks Le (English)

A rookie knight that supported Naofumi early on.

Because You Were Nice to Me: The primary reason why Ake and his party decided to join up with Naofumi in fighting the Waves was because of his actions during the Second Wave; the families of Ake and the members of his squad all lived in Lute.
Named by the Adaptation: His name is only revealed in the anime.
Nice Guy: He's one of the few knights to be a genuinely nice person to Naofumi. He even went out of his way to warn Naofumi that Motoyasu was coming after him.
Only One Name: He's never shown to have a surname.
Secret Test of Character: Naofumi presented him with one in order to see if Ake was really serious about joining him in fighting the Third Wave: purchase a trinket from Naofumi that was worth 150 Silvers. After gathering the Silver Pieces, Ake was handed the trinket for free by Naofumi as he told them that the reason he wanted them to get 150 Silvers was to use it to buy themselves better weapons and armor so they would stand a better chance against the Wave by Naofumi's side.
Token Good Teammate: Alongside the Knight Vice-Captain, Ake is one of a small handful of Royal Knights who didn't hate Naofumi and was wanting to work alongside him in fighting against the Waves while the King was in charge of Melromarc.

The Queen's Shadows

Voiced by: Eri Nakao and Airi Otsu (Japanese) ^note

Members of the royal secret service, called the Shadows, tasked with protecting Melty.

Gender Flip: Possibly or possibly not. In the light novel, Naofumi addresses the first Shadow with male pronouns, as he (they?) declines to reveal his gender when Naofumi asks, but in the anime, both of the two Shadows have female voices and noticeable chests.
Inexplicably Identical Individuals: The Shadows shown until the time in anime continuity are impossible to tell apart while in their uniform, although this is helped by them wearing hoods and domino masks, aside from it being kind of the point.
Mauve Shirt: In the anime, they have a bit more characterization than background characters, but not much more. The Shadow voiced by Eri Nakao is the one with a Verbal Tic Naofumi bumps into in the palace, while the one voiced by Airi Otsu is that who has none and contacts the party in the mountains after they are falsely accused of kidnapping Melty.
Verbal Tic: The one voiced by Eri Nakao finishes her sentences with an old-fashioned de gozaru, which once makes Naofumi realize it's her in disguise. In the English translation of the light novel, she speaks replacing the Z with S. In the anime, it becomes "I dare say".

Naofumi's Village

Kiel

Voiced by: Natsumi Fujiwara (Japanese), Kimlinh Tran (English)^note

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Totally not a boy.

A dog type Demi-Human. In the web novel, she is one of the first of Naofumi's new slave purchases for the village. In the light novel, however, she's found in the basement of Raphtalia's previous owner. Both Kiel and Raphtalia knew each other from when they were both younger since the village they were both from was destroyed.

Animorphism: Kiel can shift forms from humanoid to a dog.
Annoying Younger Sibling: Acts like this to Naofumi and calls him 'Shield-Niichan'.
Babies Ever After: With Fohl in the Webnovel, according to the epilogue. Her descendants watch over a giant crepe producing tree Naofumi made for her.
Bifauxnen: Kiel talks and acts like a boy, having been brought up that way. Naofumi was positively stunned to learn Kiel is in fact female. Naofumi takes advantage of this and tends to send her off peddling because of her pretty face.
Boyish Short Hair: Because she was raised as a boy, Kiel has short hair and a very masculine behavior.
Chaste Hero: She's rather dense, especially with love. She's perfectly willing to sleep with Naofumi in dog form and when asked about her hierarchy of love, she places her crepe tree above Naofumi and Fohl.
Childhood Friends: With Raphtalia. They lived together in the same village until the first wave hit.
Expository Pronoun: She refers to herself as "ore" which is a very masculine pronoun. This is a result of her being Raised as the Opposite Gender.
In-Series Nickname: "Loincloth Wearing Dog". "Kielberos" for her three-headed alternate form.
Orphan's Ordeal:
- In the web novel she ends up with a slave trader after her village was destroyed in the first wave. Luckily, the slave trader knew a certain Hero of the Shield...
- In the light novel, she ended up in the basement where Raphtalia and Rifana used to be tortured.
Raised as the Opposite Gender: Kiel's father raised her as a boy. Naofumi only learned of this when everyone decided to take a swim.
Sinister Scythe: Becomes the Hero of the Scythe in the final arc of the web novel. (In the light novel, the legendary Scythe already belongs to L'Arc Berg, one of Glass's companions.)
Through His Stomach: At first, Kiel did not like Naofumi's scary talk of working them hard and regularly stood up to him in spite. Eventually came around when it was proven that Naofumi wasn't a bad guy after all, and he cooks really, really well.
Tomboyish Voice: She has a raspy voice compared to other girls. This combined with her boyish appearance and behavior, makes Naofumi think she's a boy at first.
Trademark Favorite Food: Kiel really enjoys Naofumi's crepes. To the point that when Naofumi tried to make Kiel eat a crepe that fell to the floor as a punishment, Kiel still enjoyed it immensely. After Naofumi created a crepe tree during his bout as a Mad Scientist under the influence of his new Seven Sins Cursed Shield, Kiel is very protective of said tree.
Voluntary Shapeshifting: She is taught transformation magic by Sadeena.

Wyndia/"Taniko"

Wyndia

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One of the first slaves that Naofumi purchased in bulk. Like Kiel, she is often rebellious but she has a soft spot for the various monsters that inhabit Naofumi's village and takes it upon herself to look after them and manage them.

Admiring the Abomination: She loves monsters.
Babies Ever After: Is mentioned to have married Ren in the webnovel epilogue
Dark and Troubled Past: Her birth parents were killed by bandits but her mother by luck stumbled into Gaelion's lair and he chose to watch over her. Growing up with only her father and his monsters, she was orphaned again when Ren killed Gaelion and was enslaved by the villagers who arranged her father's death.
Fluffy Tamer: She loves taking wild monster eggs and raising them.
Happily Married: To Ren along with Eclair.
In-Series Nickname: Naofumi calls her Taniko (named for a character from an In-Universe video game).
Made a Slave: She was captured and enslaved by the villagers who incited Ren to kill her adoptive father Gaelion.
Raised by the Supernatural: She was adopted by the dragon Gaelion who was killed by Ren.

Gaelion

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A young dragon hatched from an egg collected by Naofumi's villagers and largely raised by Taniko. He is affectionate of Taniko and Naofumi but has a rivalry with Filo. After consuming the core of the first Gaelion, he now has the minds of both the hatchling dragon and the adult Gaelion.

Dead Guy Junior: He is named after Wyndia's adoptive father, Gaelion, who was killed by the Sword Hero.
Fun Size: Has the ability to change his size between hatchling and adult forms.
In-Series Nickname: Naofumi (temporarily) calls him Ding Dong Dash for pulling this prank on him (baby Gaelion just wanted to play).
Monster Is a Mommy: Before Ren killed the original Gaelion, the latter had adopted an infant and kept her safe. Ren was horrified to learn this.
Soul Fragment: By consuming cores containing parts of the Dragon Emperor, Gaelion can gain more the of the Emperor's power and knowledge. After defeating Tact, he becomes the Dragon Emperor.
Split Personality: As a result of consuming Gaelion's dragon core, he now has the minds of both the child and adult Gaelion.
Verbal Tic: His roars and cries are distinctive and unique to each personality, showing which mind is currently in control.

Imia

A female mole Beastman who was sold to Naofumi by the Slave Trader. She is currently training to become a craftsman and a tailor.

Made a Slave: Because of her Beastman heritage. She, like many of the other slaves, was beaten and abused. When Naofumi bought her dinner, she waited before eating because she thought he was going to throw it on the ground for her to eat off the floor.
Overly Long Name: Imia's full name is Imia Lucullan Lisella Tereti Quariz.
Shrinking Violet: Extremely shy and timid.

Ratotil "Rat" Anthreya

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Originally from the Kingdom of Faubley, Ratotil comes to the village in the hopes of continuing her research on the various creature monsters that inhabit the world.

Admiring the Abomination: Rat loves dealing with monsters. She wants to understand them on multiple levels but mostly for her research on how to increase their power or even combine features and abilities into another.
Anything but That!: There is actually one type of monster that she doesn't like at all and would prefer to keep away from. Dragons.
Happiness in Slavery: She willingly becomes Naofumi's slave to earn his trust and assistance in her research, which she will use to make Naofumi's monsters stronger.
Mad Scientist: Everyone else thinks she's crazy.

Sadina

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Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu (Japanese), Alice Himora (English)

A large, Orca type Demi-human. She was also at the village along with Kiel and Raphtalia. She was bought in a different country altogether. She is also one of the older, more mature slaves that Naofumi has. She also likes to drink.

Babies Ever After: In the Webnovel, historical documents left behind for her legacy confirms she marries Naofumi as one of his wives and bears his children along with Raphtalia and Melty.
Best Her to Bed Her: Not at fighting; at drinking. She will only marry someone who is able to drink her under the table, which is unfortunately very difficult due to her incredibly high alcohol tolerance and drinking experience. Fortunately, she has found someone with an innate immunity to alcohol of any kind, quantity or purity: Naofumi.
The Big Girl: Being part orca, she is the physically largest and tallest of whatever group she's in, to the point that Gaelion the dragon has trouble carrying her. She is also an absolute powerhouse, and she herself admits that one of the reasons Raphtalia's village was destroyed in the waves was because she hadn't been around at the time.
Break Her Heart to Save Her: She cares very much for Raphtalia, and it is revealed in the light novels that part of the reason she flirts so openly with Naofumi is because she is aware that Raphtalia loves him, and that Naofumi is going back to his own world one day, which will undoubtedly break her heart. She hopes that by seducing Naofumi, she can make sure he doesn't "try anything" with Raphtalia and give her false hope. She is more than willing to step aside, but only if Naofumi is prepared to enter a lifelong and committed relationship with Raphtalia.
Cool Big Sis: Was this to Raphtalia and others as children.
Dark Secret: She has one and she's not telling - not even to Naofumi.
A Form You Are Comfortable With:
- She prefers her Orca form rather than her humanoid one, despite it taking magic for her to maintain her Orca form.
- In the light novel version, she stays in her human form more often.
Hard-Drinking Party Girl: She loves to drink. In fact, its a part of her criteria for marriage.
Loveable Sex Maniac: Much to Naofumi's chagrin.
Magic Knight:
- She's proficient in both casting magic and fighting. She also knows Choral Magic - a high-level and exclusive type of magic.
- She is also proficient in fighting and using both conventional and earth pulse magic.
Ms. Fanservice: She loves to show off her looks with her long legs and showing a good portion of her breasts and stomach.
Shock and Awe: She seems to be particularly good at lightning magic.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: She sees past Naofumi's cold demeanor and that he's a kind person deep down and comes to fall for him for is more noble qualities along with him having saved her from her days as a slave.
Too Kinky to Torture: Shows shades of this in chapter 188 of the web novel when Naofumi activates the slave seal on her for being "annoying". She just calls the resulting pain stimulating, with Naofumi noting that her tone of voice is "disturbing".
Under Boobs: Her usual outfit shows her stomach and the lower parts of her breasts.

Shildina

Another Orca Demi-human. Shildina is the estranged, younger sister of Sadeena. She hails from Q'ten Lo, where she is a Miko priestess. After Naofumi and Raphtalia's arrival, she makes peace with Sadeena and travels with the group to Naofumi's village.

The Chosen Many: A unique case with Shildina. After fighting off the Vanguards of the Waves, the Legendary Ofuda of Glass' world chooses her to be it's wielder, marking the first time a stolen Legendary Weapon chooses a wielder instead of a Vassal Weapon.
Dark and Troubled Past: After Sadeena ran away from Q'ten Lo, Shildina was only conceived to replace her sister, who many considered a genius. She was emotionally abused and forced to grow up to meet others expectations, and one of her only friends was using her until she could take over Shildina's body when the old one died off.
The Ditz: Downplayed. She's a bit of an air head at times and is easily distracted, but she holds in a lot of pain and anger due to being a Replacement Goldfish for her runaway sister.
The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry: She resents Sadeena for running away from home, which led to Shildina being born solely to replace her. They butt heads when the former returns to help Raphtalia claim the throne, but they manage to reconcile and put the feud behind them.
Hard-Drinking Party Girl: A common connection between the sisters, but Shildina also has a love of gambling to match her obsession with alcohol.
Interclass Friendship: A downplayed version. She's a Miko priestess who is friends with the child-emperor of Q'ten Lo, Ruftmilia. They lose the "interclass" part when they both give up their titles and run away to Lunarola Village with Naofumi and company.
Magic Knight: She's trained in traditional combat, but has a greater affinity towards magic as she was trained to be Oracle of Q'ten Lo. Her leaning towards magic is what grants her the Legendary Ofuda when it's freed from the Vanguards, allowing her to cast more powerful spells.
No Sense of Direction: She's very bad with directions because she spaces out so often.
Sibling Yin-Yang: While the sister's share many traits, they contrast each other in their personalities and talents:
- Shildina dresses modestly, putting baggy clothes over her skimpy outfit, compared to Sadeena who is quite fanservice-y with a loincloth and Under Boobs crop top.
- Sadeena can be a bit lazy, but is very outgoing, street-savvy and sisterly to the citizens of Lunarola. Shildina is reserved, ditzy and has a lot of emotional baggage from her sister running off to Melromarc.
- Sadeena abandoned her post to the emperor of Q'ten Lo to watch over Raphtalia's parents. Shildina was born solely to take over her sister's position, expected to be as perfect as Sadeena and leaving her quite bitter as a result.
- In terms of combat, Sadeena is more of a close-up fighter while Shildina prefers using magic at a distance. Their preferences are reflected in their Hero weapons, the Vassal Harpoon and Legendary Ofuda respectively.

Other Allies

Raph-chan

"Rafu!"

Naofumi's shikigami (familiar) made from a lock of Raphtalia's hair. She is small, fuzzy and adorable, and is said to look like a cross between a red panda, a raccoon, and a tanuki.

Action Pet: Even though most of the enemies she faces are many times her size, Raph-chan is able and willing to get in the thick of things, and usually comes out of it unharmed.
Always Someone Better: When it comes to being in Naofumi's good graces, that is. In fact, she's probably the only significant character in the series whom he has never spoken negatively about at any point. While Atla, Filo, and Raphtalia (to name a few) have to constantly think of new ways to get him to focus on them (hindering each other in the process), Raph-chan can easily become the center of Naofumi's attention just by being there. To top it all off, she bears no ill will towards any of them, and most likely doesn't even know what they're supposed to be competing about.
Ambiguous Gender: The web novel is forced to use male and female pronouns interchangeably, as the original Japanese text left Raph-chan's gender a mystery. Averted in the light novel, where she is strictly female.
Empathy Pet: Raph-chan usually reflects whatever mood Naofumi is in at the time (besides rage, as she's hardly ever angry). One of the reasons he likes her so much is because she doesn't try to stop his sadistic tendencies or call him out on it. Actually, she plays along more often than not.
Familiar: She is technically bonded to both Naofumi and Raphtalia, but Naofumi is the one who spends the most time with her and can modify her to suit his needs. This ranges from giving her special abilities to adjusting the softness of her fur.
Killer Rabbit: She's small, fluffy and cute. She's also been created from Raphtalia's hair and Naofumi's blood, and so is specialized in illusion magic and general badassery.
Non-Human Sidekick: She tags along on the group's adventures whenever she can, and has proven quite useful on several occasions.
Pokémon Speak: All she ever says is "Rafu!". Naofumi thinks this adds to her cuteness.
Ridiculously Cute Critter: She's an adorable little fluffy thing who frequently acts endearingly cute around Naofumi, and he can't help but dote on her. Just look at her face in the folder image and you'll easily understand why Naofumi adores her.
Team Pet: Naofumi thinks of her as his group's official mascot.

Elrasla Grilaroc (Granny)

Elrasla Grilaroc

Voiced by: Maki Izawa (Japanese), Barbara Goodson (English)^note

A retired adventurer and last practitioner of the Hengen Musou style of combat. When Naofumi administered a life-saving medicine purchased by her grandson, she regained her lost strength and came to view him as her benefactor and agrees to teach her art to his followers.

Badass Boast: While wiping out monsters she happily boasts how her level is the same as her age - 100.
Came Back Wrong: Initially revived by the Goddess Medea to confront the main characters. Later, as the Goddess lost she regained her free will.
Cool Old Lady: A little old woman who gleefully bounces around the battlefield and becomes the beloved master of several secondary characters.
Foreshadowing: When we first meet her, she's ill in bed and doesn't look like anyone special. However, her house is shown to have various weapons that have been used before, revealing that she's expert martial artist who hasn't quite lost her touch.
Heroic Sacrifice: In the web novel, she stayed behind to allow Naofumi and co. to escape from Tact.
Old Master: She is recruited by Mirella to train the heroes in Hengen Musou. Her teachings help not only Naofumi but his followers to greatly improve their skills.
Only Known by Their Nickname: Even her son only refers to her as "Granny" and she wants it that way.
Retired Badass: A level 100 adventurer who retired, had a family, and was on her way to dying of old age until the waves started.
Spared by the Adaptation: She successfully escapes with Naofumi's group during the first confrontation with Tact in the light novel.
Supernatural Martial Arts: The Hengen Musou is a flexible style of combat meant to enhance a normal warrior's abilities to rival those of a Legendary Hero.

Beloukas (Slave Trader)

Slave Trader

Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata (Japanese), Frank Todaro (English)^note

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A slave trader who deals in the back alley of Melromarc's capital. He sold Raphtalia and a random egg that hatched Filo to Naofumi.

Affably Evil: A slave trader who tosses his slaves out like garbage when they become too sick or too much trouble, but he is nothing if not polite and helpful to customers of all income levels. In fact, he is one of the few people Naofumi considers trustworthy because he not only has no agenda beyond profit and developing repeat customers, but is incredibly upfront about it all.
At Least I Admit It: Beloukas serves as a Foil to Malty in that he is very open and honest about his character and thus, ironically, doesn't have a treacherous bone in his body.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": His name is never given and he's always called "the slave trader".
Expy: In the web novel, Naofumi comments on how the slave trader looks a lot like the Millennium Earl from D.Gray-Man.
Foil: To Malty, in that they are both underhanded criminals who do what they must to accomplish their goals, but how they go about it and the consequences are drastically different. Malty betrays everyone she meets to the point that she could never keep track of them, while Beloukas never even considers it once. Malty will never stop lying, where Beloukas is nothing but honest. Malty is self destructive with her evil where Beloukas is always trying to consider the consequences, and Malty loses her life multiple times, where no harm ever comes to Beloukas. Last but not least, Malty never accomplishes her goals, where Beloukas got everything he could ever have wanted.
Friend in the Black Market: He's the one who gives Naofumi allies to help him in battle. As such, he's one of the few folks that Naofumi can't really get mad at.
Irony: His business dealings and Naofumi's status as a hero, not to mention the latter's inherently kind nature, would in any other Isekai make him somebody Naofumi would defeat as a villain. Here, he's the only person who's actually willing to earnestly help said hero fulfil his duties from the start^note, and his dealings with Naofumi form the backbone of his ability to become as effective as a hero as he eventually does.
Karmic Jackpot: Naofumi becoming a lord leads to his biggest sale to date, and probably the one to secure his nest egg; The purchase of every last one of his demi-human slaves. Even before that, he gained a reputation for selling high end merchandise after people saw Raphtalia and Filo and how effective they were. This is one of the very few cases where a certified scumbag cashed in on karma.
Noble Demon: Yeah, he's selling demi-humans as slaves and breaking the law (even thought it's technically legal since demi-humans and beastmen are on the same social standing as monsters in Melromarc). But he's also one of the few characters who doesn't stab Naofumi in the back at any point. Naofumi even finds his Obviously Evil nature comforting in a way, as the Slave Trader is incredibly upfront and honest about everything he's doing and the immorality of his line of business, as well as how he, at times, tests Naofumi's business and negotiation skills with his products when Naofumi calls him on this. In comparison to the treachery of Myne, Naofumi much prefers somebody who admits they're bad, because they have nothing to hide from him.
Obviously Evil: Subverted. He has Opaque Lenses, a stereotypical villain mustache, speaks like a slimy bastard, and, oh yeah, he deals in slavery. He looks like he would con Naofumi at the first opportunity, but proves to be a reliable ally. Naofumi actually comes to trust him at lot, even during his most cynical times fresh off Myne's betrayal, precisely because he doesn't act two-faced about the shadiness of his business or his intentions towards Naomi, both for good or ill.
Opaque Lenses: His eyes are never shown through his glasses, regardless of lighting.
Pet the Dog: It would seem he has a policy of giving preferential treatment to repeat customers. When Naofumi comes looking for information on raising his party members' level cap, he gives Naofumi detailed information on the countries he could travel to, recommends one of them, and tells him how to get there, and all free of charge. This is because Naofumi has purchased two slaves and three slave crests from him, along with boosting his own reputation as a merchant of quality merchandise. This is called the "friend price".
Pragmatic Villainy: He is very loyal to his customer base and never tries to betray, backstab, con, or cheat them. After all, repeat customers from a reliable vendor is more profitable than constantly cheating everyone you meet.
Repulsive Ringmaster: His attire is similar to a traditional ringmaster's tuxedo and his place of business is a massive circus-like tent. What's in the tent, however, is anything but joyful.
Superhuman Trafficking: His "goods" that we see are non-humans.
Token Evil Teammate: Not a teammate per se, but in terms of the people Naofumi deals with, he is as evil as they come. Still, dealing with him is a necessary evil considering that Naofumi has no other way to get any reliable allies.
Tombstone Teeth: Beloukas is a short, rotund man who styles himself after a circus ringmaster and constantly sports a too-wide grin of unusually rectangular teeth. His theatrically cheerful attitude belies a deeply sinister nature and serves mainly as a lure for potential customers and victims alike: he initially intended to enslave Naofumi; and eagerly offered to pay a significant amount to buy Raphtalia back upon seeing how much she'd grown, with the implied intent of selling her into prostitution due to him upping his offer when informed she was still a virgin.
Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: Downplayed, but every time Naofumi acts a bit cutthroat with him he's giddily excited to do business with him, which raises the eyebrows of Naofumi's main party.
Slave Trader: Anyway, your Filolial's Wyvern Feet will come down to the friend's price of 5 gold coins.
Naofumi: Make that 4 gold coins with some reins and you've got yourself a deal.
Slave Trader: What a fine businessman you've become, boy. Definitely my kind of scum!
Naofumi: [Under his breath] What's with this guy?

Van Reichnott

Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (Japanese), Mark Whitten (English)^note

A member of a wealthy family who happened to have close relations with Queen Mirelia and Lord Seaetto. He is respected by the Demi-humans of his region.

All-Loving Hero: Implied to be the case, seeing how he's one of the only Melromarc nobles who isn't anti-demihuman.
Defiant to the End: Thankfully not to the end, yet even when tortured and pressured to give up Naofumi, he refuses without hesitation. In fact, he even mocks them to their faces that he knows no "Devil of the Shield"; only the Shield Hero.
Eyes Always Shut: Most of the time, anyway.
Fantastic Racism: Very much averted. He's one of the few nobles who actively tries to foster peace between humans and demihumans.
Named by the Adaptation: He only gives his name in the anime.
Nice Guy: To the point Naofumi nicknamed him this way in the original novel.
Sheep in Sheep's Clothing: Naofumi is initially suspicious of him, but in the end, he turns out to be one of the good guys.

S'yne Lokk

Voiced by: Maria Naganawa (Japanese)

The Sewing Vassal Hero from a fallen world. The heroes first meet her under the alias "Murder Pierrot" in the Zeltobe Coliseum. After they beat her in a match, S'yne follows them and becomes one of their allies in fighting the Waves.

Big Damn Heroes: She returns to Lunarola Village and saves Keel from a fatal attack by the Otherworld Invaders, which proves her intentions to Naofumi's group and wins his trust.
Cain and Abel: Her sister is working with the Forces of the Waves. She's furious about the former's involvement with the destruction of their world, but it's implied the animosity is actually one-sided. S'yne's Sister secretly repairs her little sister's weapon while the latter is asleep, and lets Naofumi in on important secrets about the Vanguard's plans.
Defeat Means Friendship: She was initially a contracted fighter for the Coliseum of Zeltobe before Naofumi, Raphtalia, Filo and Sadeena beat her. Despite losing her job and home, she is not mad about the loss and follows Naofumi to his village, wanting to become his ally. With his trust issues, he does not want her around until she saves Keel's life.
Familiar: S'yne can conjure these at will thanks to her Vassal Weapon's magic and used two of them in her colosseum battles. She created another and combined it with a translation accessory to speak to Naofumi and his party.
Marionette Master: One of her abilities is to create familiars in the form of dolls through her magic threads that fight for her or alongside her.
Never Recycle Your Schemes: She makes it clear if anyone had already done up something that she was planning, she will abandon that plan, having no interest to do up already-completed ideas.
Purple Is Powerful: S'yne's outfit has purple details, and the Vassal Sewing Kit's jewel is purple. She is also an experienced Hero who became a kickass colosseum fighter when she was stranded in Raphtalia's world.
Red Baron: She is known as the "Murder Pierrot" as a colosseum fighter.
Shear Menace: The Vassal Sewing Kit's base form is a giant pair of scissors. S'yne combines enchanted threads and needles for her attacks.
The Stoic: She seems withdrawn and not very talkative. Downplayed as she lost her ability to properly communicate with others after her world was destroyed and her weapon's translation ability was damaged.
Sugar-and-Ice Personality: When she first appeared, she was withdrawn and quiet due to her weapon being broken and the loss of her world. After she gains Naofumi's trust and a familiar to speak through, she expresses a more affectionate and talkative personality that surprises her new allies.

Demon Dragon

The Dragon Emperor of Kizuna's world, who attempted to conquer it with the aim of making the monsters reign supreme over the humans and the sole reason why Kizuna was summoned as a hero in the first place. A while after being killed, part of it's core was absorbed by Naofumi's shield which resulting in it's presence residing within it. Biding it's time to resurrect itself, it attempted to do after hijacking Gaelion's body, but ultimately failed to accomplish due the Naofumi and his parties efforts, leading directly to it's second defeat. Was later resurrected by Naofumi and Kizuna's party in a now female dragons body, to help aid in the battle between them and the Forces of the Waves.

The Ace: Barring characters like Fitoria, she has pretty much been stated by Naofumi to potentially be his most powerful ally that is on his side, even eclipsing the capabilities of the Legendary and Vassal heroes, not to mention just how effective she is when it comes to dealing with the reincarnators and their parties, and the invaluable knowledge that she possesses. It also goes without saying with Naofumi present, she can get even stronger by transforming herself into the Wrath Dragon by drawing power from the Shield of Wrath. If it wasn't for her inherent evil nature and constant attempts to sexually harass Naufumi, she may have been considered this by both parties.
Affably Evil: A Dragon Emperor so blatantly evil that she revels in the suffering of her enemies, especially when she's devouring their souls, yet also gives respect were it is due, can be very polite when she's in a good mood, and shows a softer side to her personality when in the presence of Naofumi.
All for Nothing: What the heroes original plans for her ultimately ended up becoming. After they all came to the agreement to resurrect the Demon Dragon, due to the knowledge that she possessed as well as her mastery of magic being valuable in their quest to combat the reincarnator's. they had placed a Hero slave ofuda on her egg with the intention of making Kizuna her master, and set the egg's gender to female so as to avoid any potential opposing sex issues from arising. Upon her resurrection, not only was it revealed that no slave ofuda could enslave a Dragon Emperor, meaning she could disobey their orders, and even potentially betray them if she wanted too, being revived in a female body has her now lusting for Naofumi, and being devoted only to him, while completely ignoring Kizuna, the person who was supposed to have been her master.
Back from the Dead: She was killed by Kizuna in her world, only to appear again in the future after hijacking Gaelion's body in an attempt to resurrect herself in Naofumi's world, and was then promptly killed again by his party. She was later resurrected by the heroes, to help combat the Forces of the Waves, only this time her revival stuck.
Big Damn Heroes: Had done this multiple times, all resulting in the tide of battle being turned because it. The first time was during Naofumi's battle with Kyo revealing itself as a mysterious voice within his shield, allowing him to use the curse skill All Sacrifice Aura. The second time was to aid Glass, when she was ambushed by the party of a reincarnator and promptly decimated them, after they refused to flee when given the chance. The third time was during the battle with the forces of the waves, after they arrived to save the friend of the false Harpoon hero, who was the previous Heavenly King of the Wind who recently was stripped of her power, revealing she could use Naofumi's Wrath Shield to empower herself, and his allies, which immediately evened the playing field, and changed the tide of battle.
Blood Knight: Absolutely loves the chance to fight and massacre her enemies, so she has the pleasure of feasting on her victims souls , and doing so also gives her the opportunity to show of too Naofumi.
Cain and Abel: Is this to Gaelion. She is described as being a purple palette swap of him, with her malicious and hedonistic personality, being the complete opposite of Gaelion's innocent and warming one. She's also a bipedal dragon, akin to something like Bahumut from the Final Fantasy series, in comparison to Gaelion who's a quadrupole one.
Came Back Strong: Post-resurrection, after spending a great deal of time levelling, acquiring some of her missing fragments, and through her connection with Naofumi, she's vastly more powerful than she was when Kizuna fought her the first time, with her power still able to grow. She herself has stated that she would have ended up being stronger than she was in her previous life, after resurrecting without the heroes aid anyway, however it's thanks to Naofumi that she ended up obtaining even greater power upon her resurrection, than if she had done so herself.
Dark Is Not Evil: subverted. She's on the side of the heroes, and while she is fighting for their cause, has also made it very clear that she still intends to conquer the world again when all is said and done, with the problematic parts of her personality very much present. Only now her plan involves having Naofumi affectionately by her side, and has made it clear she will do what he asks of her, if it means getting in his good grace's.
Deader than Dead: Is capable of inflicting this on anyone unfortunate enough to be defeated by her in battle or at her mercy. To the horror of Naofumi and his allies, it turns out the Demon Dragon has the ability the drag a person's soul out of their body and then promptly devour it, ensuring that they can never be reincarnated again. Ren II, the false Ofuda Hero and the false Harpoon Hero alongside his party, all met their grim and painful ends the way. Almost happened to herself when Gaelion attempted to overwrite her fragments, in a desperate attempt to accompany Naofumi when he travelled to Kizuna's world.
Defeat Means Friendship: Mainly in regards to Naofumi. She was originally incredibly hostile to both Kizuna and Naofumi's parties, and had many ill intentions for them, and being defeated by the two of them, on two separate occasions, with both her plans at the time being thwarted, only served for her to harbour a lot of ill will towards them. Upon being resurrected, she talked and behaved in a more friendly manner to Naofumi, with a sudden frightening amount of attraction towards him. Once informed of the current situation, with some humorous negotiations, she agreed to help the heroes in their endeavors.
The Dreaded: There is always a mixture of fear, respect, and hate whenever she is mentioned. Simply mentioning that she exists would be enough to terrify anyone in Kizuna's world. Naofumi is incredibly weary of her, due to his past experiences with her in her attempt to assimilate him and Filo into her body, her ability to hack his shield, and force him to use certain abilities, while leeching power from him, and the biggest reason of all, she now lusts after him, wasting no time in sexually harassing him, at every opportunity given, in the hopes that he mates with her.
Fate Worse than Death: Said by Naofumi himself word for word, a fate she can inflict on others unfortunate enough to be of use to her, and the method of doing so is something that you do NOT want to happen to you. This would have ultimately been Naofumi's and Filo's fate had they not defeated her when she hijacked Gaelion's body in an attempt to resurrect herself, as they would have been integrated into her body and used as permanent source of power for her to draw from. Upon being resurrected she revealed she could now perform a more potent of this, were instead of integrating someone into her body, she can now outright absorb them in their entirety, with the person in question being alive and conscious the entire time, unable to die, as she draws power from them. She has stated she will gleefully inflict this fate on Kizuna if she allows herself to be overtaken by her sloth.
Happiness in Slavery: Subverted, as she's Naofumi's slave in every aspect but name. She will happily do anything that he asks of her, if it means getting on his good side and receiving his affection. She actually happily offered herself to be his slave, though Naofumi immediately denied the request, knowing what her true intentions were.
Loveable Sex Maniac: Far and above the worst out of all the females that are attracted to Naofumi. Considering she's a pureblood dragon lusting after Naofumi, this is too be expected.
Near-Villain Victory: Pre-surrection. Had it not been for Atla's presence and her attacks being able to bypass the Demon Dragon's magical defences when she was buffed by support magic, they would have succeeded in wiping out Naofumi's party with them unable to do anything, completely overwritten Gaelion's consciousness with it's own, effectively killing him, and would have accomplished it's their primary goal of assimilating Naofumi into it's body to use him as a permanent source of power alongside Filo, who was already made a part of their body at this point.
Obviously Evil: Subverted. She makes absolutely no attempts to hide just how evil of an individual she can be, and has all the bad powers you can think of that evil people would likely have, as well as a well deserved reputation to be feared. Yet has done everything within her power to earnestly help the heroes when she agrees to fight along side them, has been completely honest with her thoughts and intentions, and has shown herself to be a reliable individual despite her evil nature.
Pay Evil unto Evil: Absolutely no one sheds a tear, pities or shows any kind of begrudging behaviour towards her, when she proceeds to massacre Ren II and his party, before then devouring their souls afterwards. The former willing to lie and throw his team away in order to safe his own skin, with the latter lying through their teeth, and throwing others under the bus in order to save their own hides. Not even Kizuna, who usually tries to see the good in people, could bring herself to defend them, after seeing just how low they would go in order to save their own lives.
Purple Is Powerful: She's a purple dragon, who's also the Demon Dragon Emperor, and is easily one of Naofumi's strongest allies.
Red Baron: She is the Dragon Emperor, but is always known and referred to as the Demon Dragon. It's unknown whether or not she even has a name to begin with.
Reformed, but Not Tamed: The Demon Dragon may now be on the side of the heroes and working for the greater good and Naofumi's affections, but she has also made it abundantly clear her goals and her plans for the future have not changed, only postponed with her methods slightly altered. Furthermore the problematic parts of her personality are still present in full force. She still intends to take over the world and subjugate the humans, only she'll now do it when everyone has grown old and died, leaving no one to stop her.
Soul Fragment: Like Gaelion, by consuming the cores or fragments containing parts of the Dragon Emperor of her world, she will gradually gain more the of the Emperor's power and knowledge.
Sugar-and-Ice Personality: The sugar side of her personality is reserved exclusively for Naofumi, showing a more affectionate, softer, friendly and comical side to her, everyone else on the other hand are treated to the ice side, which includes threats, rude remarks, dismissal, disrespect and many, many more problematic traits.
Super Mode: Only possible when Naofumi is present. Drawing upon the power of Naofumi's upgraded Shield of Wrath, she can transform herself into her Wrath Dragon form, which is vastly more powerful than her base one, while also empowering Naofumi, which in turn empowers The Four Heavenly Kings as well, since they are linked to the both of them.
Third Law of Gender-Bending: A very unique case. Post resurrection, they've lived two different lives, their past life as a male, and the present one as a female, adopting the gender based mannerisms for the respecting genders with all their memories completely intact. They've also revealed that they cannot be controlled by their genders, which would imply that they have no qualms being either, as well as being able too adapt to their change in biology naturally as if it was second nature.
Token Evil Teammate: It goes without saying. she was biggest threat within Kizuna's world, the being that tried to conquer the world and subjugate humans, who is now willingly fighting alongside the very heroes that killed her, harbouring a lot of ill will, and still intending to conquer the world once everything's over.
Too Kinky to Torture: Offers herself to be Naofumi's slave so she can be "punished" by him, to atone for upsetting him. Naofumi sees right through her.

Glass's World

In General

Good Versus Good: Their objective is to save their own world from falling into ruin by killing Naofumi and the other Legendary Heroes. However, this only applies whenever they fight Naofumi since, to them, he's the only one living up to the title. Averted with Kyo who goes solo in order to take over Naofumi's current world. Once he's taken out, they stop trying to invade other worlds to save their own.
Heel Realization: After Kizuna is rescued, Glass, L'Arc and Therese realize they're in the wrong for trying to kill other Legendary Heroes.
Heel–Face Turn: They were never truly evil, but once they band together to fight Kyo and Kizuna thoroughly calls out her allies for their well-intentioned yet callous actions, they stop attacking Naofumi and become some of his closest allies.
Hero of Another Story: As the chosen heroes of their own world, they have their own stories prior to meeting Naofumi.
What the Hell, Hero?: Once Kizuna is found alive and well after being perceived dead, she tears into Glass, L'Arc and Therese for trying to kill other Legendary Heroes and leave the worlds to die to save their own. All three feel ashamed and take her criticism to heart, vowing not to harm the other worlds again.
Worthy Opponent: Glass and L'Arc think Naofumi is this, given that he's the only one who can stand up to them. In fact, they only consider Naofumi to be the only actual hero among the four.

Glass

Voiced by: Megumi Han (Japanese), Morgan Berry (English)^note

A pale-skinned woman who wields twin fans to attack the heroes in their second wave. She is, in fact, a hero from another world that came to Naofumi's world to delay the destruction of her own.

All of the Other Reindeer: Due to her status as a Vassal Fan hero, Glass was frequently treated as an outsider by the Spirit People.
Ancestral Weapon: A variant; Glass' people were put in charge of the Vassal Fan, and the status of the Fan Hero has been passed down among the spirit people for generations.
Because You Were Nice to Me: Glass was detested by her own people and was kicked out of the martial arts school she was in when she became the candidate for the Vassal Fan. Kizuna was the first person to show her respect and kindness, giving Glass hope and she eventually moved to the country Kizuna was summoned to so they could fight together and stop the waves.
Cast From Hitpoints: As a spirit person, the energy that comprises her being can be used to power her magic and the vassal fan's various skills.
Combat Compliment: She praises Naofumi during their first encounter as the only one being worthy of being called a hero after he manages to hold his own against her while the other heroes just got swatted away like flies. During their second encounter, she comments that Naofumi manages to successfully defend against her attacks while noting that he's still not using his Wrath Shield, finally concluding that Naofumi has, indeed, gotten stronger than last time.
Combat Hand Fan: She fights with the Vassal Fan.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Not only was Glass able to withstand Ren, Itsuki, Motoyasu and all of their party members attacking her at once without flinching, but she was able to completely mop the floor with them all at once with a single attack.
Glass: As I was saying before - "mere servants."
Despair Event Horizon: Glass fell into despair after Kizuna became trapped in an inescapable labyrinth and presumed dead. Since Kizuna was the only Cardinal Hero of Glass' world left, and was the latter's best friend, Glass lost hope and believed the only way to save the world was to destroy other worlds by killing their Cardinal Heroes. Once Kizuna is found alive and scolds Glass for her callous actions, Glass recovers from her despair and halts her attempts at destroying Naofumi's world.
The Dreaded: She’s this towards Naofumi of all people due to her being one of the few opponents who could easily be too much for him and his party to deal with, at least in their first battle. When Naofumi’s party runs into L’Arc’s party during the Spirit Tortoise Arc, there’s a small, but notable tone of fear in his voice when he spots Glass.
Dimensional Traveler: Came from a different world.
Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: She has long jet-black hair and white skin like a ghost. It makes sense given that she's a spirit person.
Godzilla Threshold: She came to kill Naofumi and the other heroes in order to delay the destruction of her own world.
Heel–Face Turn: She, along with L'Arc and Therese, cease their plans to destroy Naofumi when he finds her missing friend and help them stop Kyo Ethnina. From then on they becomes Naofumi's close allies and team up whenever either group travels to the other's world.
Hellish Pupils: She has catlike vertical slits in her eyes that make her look a bit scary. It's probably part of her being a spirit.
Hero Antagonist: She only wants to protect her homeworld. If she has to destroy other worlds and kill other heroes to do it, so be it. After Naofumi rescues her missing friend, she drops the antagonist bit and becomes a respected ally.
Hime Cut: She has blunt bangs, bra strap length sidelocks, and mid-thigh length straight hair. She's a stern, serious woman in a kimono.
Intoxication Ensues: The Fourth Wave rematch between Naofumi and Glass ends in a draw when she gets blasted by cask bombs filled with alcoholic berries and is rendered a sitting duck by the vapors. This prompts L'Arc and Therese to forcibly extract Glass against her wishes, putting an end to the Fourth Wave.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Her stoicism and pragmatism makes her come off as an uncaring jerk. However, Glass cares deeply for all life, as shown in her friendship with Kizuna and L'Arc.
Kimono Fanservice: She's a beautiful woman dressed in an elegant kimono.
Lightning Bruiser: In short fights, the people of her race are this. Though they get weaker over time if a fight drags for long enough.
Logical Weakness:
- Since her spells are all cast with her own life force and she herself is from a race of spirit people, Mana Drain skills outright harm her instead of simply draining her SP like most skills would.
- As mentioned above, Glass can decimate her opponents in quick fights since she has strong mana reserves in her life force. But the longer a battle takes, the riskier it is since she'll have less energy to continue casting powerful spells. When her rematch with Naofumi was taking too long, she was ready to use an attack that might have ended her life because she didn't have much power left, just as when Naofumi also accepted using his Blood Sacrifice in return and would've followed through with it if not for Rishia's intervention.
Nigh-Invulnerability: The first time she appears, the three heroes couldn't leave a scratch on her. Naofumi tried to have her bitten by snakes and set her on fire only for Glass to take it like it's nothing.
Nothing Personal: She notes to the heroes that her side must be victorious against the waves and bear no ill will against Naofumi and his party.
Not So Stoic: Despite her icy calm demeanor, she panics when she realizes Naofumi has a Soul Eater shield that can drain her life force, becomes stubborn when she's inebriated by the alcoholic berry casks, and is completely overjoyed when she finds out her Only Friend Kizuna is alive.
Our Ghosts Are Different: Glass is part of a race of Spirit-People, who are less like traditional undead and more similar to a kind of quasi-energy people.
Took a Level in Cynic: Her friendship with Kizuna helped Glass after she was kicked out of her home and they worked together to protect their world. When she believes Kizuna is dead, she becomes the cold, determined Hero-killer that Naofumi and company meet during the Third Wave.
Worthy Opponent: Out of all the Heroes, she treats only Naofumi with respect. Going as far as referring the three others as Naofumi's "servants" and personally asking his name (after giving hers when asked).

L'Arc Berg

Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese), Alejandro Saab (English)^note

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A rather curious and amiable adventurer that Naofumi meets before heading out to the Cal Mira Archipelago. He and Therese make friends with Naofumi and co. during their stay in Cal Mira. He's actually one of the Vassal Heroes from Glass's world, sent to kill the Shield Hero to save it.

Affectionate Nickname: He calls Naofumi a kiddo when they first met, then he calls him the shield kiddo because he thinks that it's endearing that Naofumi is pretending to be the Shield Hero, when Naofumi is the actual Shield Hero they were looking for. He seems to drop the nicknames when they fight but picks the nicknames back again when he, Therese and Glass retreat back to their homeworld.
Armor-Piercing Attack: L'Arc's scythe is able to cause backlash proportionate to his opponent's defensive stats, making him the perfect counter to Naofumi's attack-sponge specialty.
Blow You Away: "Skybound Wheel Swing", which creates a forward traveling cyclone of Razor Wind.
Bodyguard Crush: Therese isn't L'Arc bodyguard, but rather traveling companion as he is the Vassal Scythe hero and crown prince of their world. Regardless, L'Arc has strong romantic feelings for Therese, describing her a "jewel of a woman" and everyone pointing out it's obvious he has a crush on her.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Like Glass before him, he easily blows away the other three Cardinal Heroes with his scythe attacks during the Cal Mira Wave. He even mocks them for being so weak, just like Glass.
Do Not Call Me Sir: He hates being called by his title as king because he finds it embarrassing. Naturally once Naofumi finds out, he starts calling him that as payback for calling him "kiddo"/"lad", much to L’Arc’s chargin.
Dramatic Irony: He and Therese befriends Naofumi and co. when the Cal Mira bonus field event occurs, ignoring the fact that Naofumi is one of the Cardinal Heroes they were sent out to kill. L'Arc is even saddened when the reality hits him and tells Naofumi that he bears him no ill will.
Excellent Judge of Character: He doesn't believe Naofumi's claim of being the Shield Hero because he can tell Naofumi isn't the kind of person that the rumors of the Shield Hero describe him to be. When the truth is revealed to L'Arc during the Wave, he expresses regret that he has to fight and kill a good person. In fact, its hinted that part of the reason he was looking for the "Shield Demon" and dismissed Naofumi as being that individual out of hand was that he'd have had a much easier time killing somebody who actually deserved Naofumi's bad reputation, and having to face the fact he was a Hero with Bad Publicity was a genuinely sobering experience for him.
Explaining Your Power to the Enemy: Invoked by L'Arc. When Naofumi guesses the nature of L'Arc's abilities, L'Arc simply laughs and confirms his analysis. He also states he's willing to answer any other questions Naofumi may have, and Naofumi need not explain his powers in return. He states that he only gives this privilege to people who prove themselves worthy of fighting to make the fight more interesting. Quote the man himself:
L'Arc: I keep no secrets.
Failed a Spot Check: L'Arc and Therese refuse to believe Naofumi is the real Shield Hero, not even when presented actual evidence to the contrary by him. This annoys Naofumi, as they go through this most of the time in their stay at Cal Mira. Justified as L'Arc had been hunting people who were faking being the Shield Hero, and some of them could change weapons like how the Cardinal Heroes can. It's also implied that L'Arc was rejecting the evidence because it would have been easier to cut down somebody like the "Shield Demon". Having to kill a genuinely good person like Naofumi would have made L'Arc's mission harder.
Foil: L'Arc could be seen as Malty's male counterpart with personality traits reversed. Like Malty, he's a redheaded antagonist towards Naofumi. Unlike Malty, he's an affable Friendly Enemy who genuinely likes Naofumi, is reluctant to have to kill the guy he respects, and conducts himself with a code of honor, whereas Malty does everything in her power to ruin Naofumi's life through every underhanded scheme possible.
Friendly Enemy: Get along very well with Naofumi and is genuinely apologetic for fighting him.
Heel–Face Revolving Door: Downplayed as he is by no means a villain, but he and Therese start as friendly acquaintances of Naofumi's before turning on him during the fourth wave to try and save their own world. They firmly eventually settle of "Face" after Naofumi's group is teleported to Glass' world, defeating the rogue Vassal Hero Kyo, and locating the remaining Holy Hero Kizuna.
Honor Before Reason:
- He rescues Melty from a merfolk monster, then helps Naofumi and co. kill the gigantic fish monster they were fighting, despite the fact that it would've been more advantageous for him and Therese to simply let the monster rampage and possibly kill the Cardinal Heroes in the process. Also, rescuing Melty ended up backfiring on them later on.
- He chooses to reveal information about his abilities to Naofumi out of a sense of respect for him. He admits to be being willing to give important information to those he feels deserve his respect and to make the fight fair. Naofumi proceeds to invoke and then exploit this to get the upper hand during their fight, something L'Arc is amused with.
Hypocritical Humor: He hates hearing Naofumi call him "young lord" because he finds it embarrassing and asks him to stop calling him that, but refuses to stop calling Naofumi "kiddo" /"lad".
Nice Guy: L'Arc is amicable, respectful, and ready to help others whenever he can. His genuine niceness throws Naofumi off his game and notes that he might be more heroic than the other three Cardinal Heroes.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: L'Arc is actually prince, later the king, of Glass' world, and he's actively trying to find a way to stop the waves from destroying it.
Sinister Scythe: He's the Vassal Scythe Hero from Glass's world.
Turn Coat: Therese and he turn on Naofumi shortly after taking out the interdimensional whale during the Cal Mira Archipelago wave. Both of them aren't happy to kill Naofumi at all after bonding with him before the wave. They later reconcile with Naofumi and stop invading his world.
Worthy Opponent: Like Glass, he considers Naofumi the only worthy hero of the three cardinal heroes.

Therese Alexanderite

Voiced by: Saori Hayami (Japanese), Erika Harlacher (English)^note

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L'Arc's female companion. Is noted to be "A jewel of a woman" by Naofumi. Like L'Arc, she was sent to kill the Shield Hero.

Ambiguously Human: Therese appears to be a human being, but is actually a member of a humanoid race called "Jewels". Jewels are beings born with gemstones embedded in their bodies that grant them magical powers. Therese's gem is on her forehead, but she hides it underneath her headband.
Badass Normal: Therese is the only one of her Party that isn't either a Cardinal or Vassal Hero, yet she is easily capable of keeping pace with L'Arc and Glass who are both Vassal Wielders in pitched combat.
Curtains Match the Windows: Blue eyes to go with her blue Hair.
Dirty Business: She has to take down Naofumi for the sake of her and L'Arc's world.
Disproportionate Reward: Played for Laughs. She commissions Naofumi to make her an accessory using a starfire gem after knowing that he has crafting skills. When Naofumi gives her the finished product, she's so overwhelmed by how well-made it is that she immediately hands him her entire purse filled with gold coins. When Naofumi protests, she concludes that her payment is still not enough, so she badgers L'Arc to give all his money to Naofumi.
Empathic Weapon: All of the Accessories made by Naofumi are of high quality and revere him for it. They will never lend their power to Therese if it's for harming Naofumi, and they will even sacrifice themselves if it's for the sake of protecting him.
Everything's Sparkly with Jewelry: The various accessories and jewels that she wears accentuate her natural beauty. She can also empathically communicate with the spirits of jewels to cast spells.
Eye Color Change: Therese's eyes change color depending on the jewel she uses in combat.
Friendly Fireproof: Her spells can only harm those she deems as enemies. During their time as members of Naofumi's party in Cal Mira, she blasts their enemies with her fire spell and Naofumi, who was also in the center of the blast zone, comments that he doesn't feel anything while their enemies burn around him. Also, it had the side effect of lifting the curse from the usage of Blood Sacrifice.
Heel–Face Revolving Door: Although she's not a villainess, she started as ally to Naofumi before turning on him to try save her and L'Arc's world. After Naofumi and his party follows them to their world to take down Kyo and find their missing Hero, Kizuna, they vow to stop invading Naofumi's world and become friends again.
Magical Accessory: Most, if not all of them give her various status boosts. They are also her means of casting magic, by mixing her magic power with that of the jewels.
Meaningful Name: Since she channels her magic through jewelry, it's fitting that her surname would be a gemstone as well.
Never Hurt an Innocent: She and L'Arc make a point of not hurting innocent people while attempting to kill Naofumi. She calms down a vortex that her magic indirectly caused so people wouldn't get swallowed by it.
Oblivious to Love: L'Arc has a strong crush on her, but she doesn't notice.
Playing with Fire: "Bejeweled Ruby Blaze", a blast of bright blue flame from her new Starfire bracelet.
Power Dyes Your Hair: Therese's magic changes her normally blue hair to the color to a hair bright red when she's casting magic, like her "Bejeweled Ruby Blaze" fire spell from her starfire bracelet. It's implied this is an attribute of being a "Jewel" person.
Sword and Sorcerer: The sorcerer in this equation with L'Arc serving as the Sword/Warrior.
Tears of Joy: When Naofumi crafts her a Starfire bracelet, she weeps over the masterfully crafted item.
Turn Coat: She and L'Arc turn on Naofumi shortly after taking down the interdimensional whale during the Cal Mira Archipelago wave. Both of them aren't happy of having to kill Naofumi at all after bonding with him before the wave. After dealing with the Spirit Tortoise and Kyo, she and L'Arc apologize for their actions and reconcile with Naofumi.
Victoria's Secret Compartment: When she, L’Arc, Glass, and Raptalia escape the prison they were being held at in Glass’ World, Therese pulls out several large gems to she had kept hidden in her chest for an emergency fund, much to her party’s amazement.

Kizuna Kazeyama

Voiced by: Miyu Tomita (Japanese), Lizzie Freeman (English) ^note

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Glass' closest friend, at the beginning of the story she is incarcerated in the Infinite Labyrinth. She is a Holy Hero from her world like Naofumi, Motoyasu, Ren and Itsuki. An otaku reincarnated from Japan, Kizuna is the Hunting Hero of her world.

Action Girl: A Cardinal Hero who can hold her own just as well as Naofumi. She even has a way to fight against humans despite her Cardinal Weapon being able only to harm monsters.
Animal Motifs: Penguins seem to be her animal motif based on her Haori resembling the fur pattern of a Penguins' coat, her Shikigami Chris taking the form of a Penguin, along with her briefly wearing a penguin mask while helping Naofumi run his merchant stall, along with her twin pigtails resembling the brows of a Crested Penguin.
Foil: To Naofumi. They're both heroes from another world, and both have weapons that prevent them from directly harming other people. The main difference between them is their experiences with the people of their new world. Naofumi had been framed and wrongly persecuted, which led him to become a sadist and a cynic with trust issues. Kizuna, on the other hand, was fortunate enough to run into Glass, and the two of them hit it off immediately. She has no shortage of friends who care for her, and while Naofumi eventually gets the same, he notices with envy how much Kizuna trusts her friends, and how overall tight-knit they are.
Heart Is an Awesome Power: Although she cannot attack humans, Kizuna is spectacularly effective against monsters and animals.
Morality Chain: Is this to Glass. Once she reunites with Glass, she scolds her for going to other worlds to hunt their Holy Heroes and tells her not to do it again. She cows Glass, L'Arc and Therese for the immorality of their actions.
Morph Weapon: Her Legendary Hunting Tool can transform into a fishing rod, hunting spear, flensing knife and other such tools.
New Ability Addiction: After Naofumi crafts Kizuna a new lure for fishing, Kizuna loves using it and doesn't remove it during a training mission. This is a problem because the lure not only draws in fish but more monsters than the party could handle at that moment. It takes Glass, L'Arc, and Naofumi to get her to take off and restrain her urge to fish with it.
Older Than She Looks: While she has a very youthful appearance, she's actually 18-years old, making her older than Ren and Itsuki.
Lazy Bum: She has unlocked the Sloth curse series in the light novel. Unlike the other curse series, this one was forced on her by the Vanguards of the Waves instead of her succumbing to a Despair Event Horizon. Also, as befitting the sin the weapon acts on its own since Kizuna is too lazy to do so herself.
The Paragon: The most good-natured and kind-hearted Hero encountered so far in the story.
The Power of Friendship: Like Naofumi, Kizuna requires allies due to the limitations of her weapon. She has such a large circle of friends and allies that they all but single-handedly fight off the waves in their world. The other Holy Heroes and Vassal Heroes are generally more interested in internecine politics. In the light novels, her approach convinces Naofumi to found his own village.
Take a Third Option: When she learns about the Waves and that the only way to save her world is to sacrifice Naofumi’s world, and vice-versa, Kizuna resolves to find a way to stop the waves without anyone having to die, convincing Glass and the others to stop attacking Naofumi.
Token Good Teammate: She is the only one of Glass’ group who never attempts to hunt down other heroes.
True Companions: With Glass, L'Arc, Therese, and Ethnobolt. They are their own world's version of Naofumi's party.
What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: Her Holy Weapon prevents her from directly harming other humans. Monsters and everything else, on the other hand...

Ethnobolt

Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi (JP), Caleb Yen (EN) ^note

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A Library Rabbit from Kizuna's world. He is one of her closest confidantes and a Vassal weapon holder in his own right.

Badass Bookworm: Downplayed. As a Library Rabbit, his magic exclusively revolves around defense and support for his allies. That said, his magic makes him and his allies near untouchable, and has the honor of being the only individual chosen to wield two Vassal Weapons, albeit at different times.^note
Badass Long Robe: Ethnobolt's gear consists of a long robe that's worn like a necktie when he's in rabbit form.
Cowardly Lion: He's nervous to engage in combat due to his species being unsuited for battle, but refuses to stand by and do nothing, facing enemies like Kyo and Miyagi to protect his world.
Heart Is an Awesome Power: Of all the Vassal Hero weapons one could be saddled with, a boat sounds kind of underwhelming in comparison. However, keep in mind that it's still a Vassal Weapon. In this case, it's a flying boat that can shapeshift, it can fly, can travel at mach-speed and can create portals along Ley Lines. It could be a floating platform that you can ride on when you're Too Important to Walk, or it can be a mighty battleship that can reach the other side of the world in an instant.
Rabbit Magician: Ethnobolt is an anthropomorphic rabbit that can take on human form and is skilled in magic.
Talking Animal: Like Filo, Ethnobolt can transform into an anthropomorphic animal, specifically a rabbit. He still speaks the same in this form as he does as a human.
Token Good Teammate: Like Kizuna, he never takes part in invading the worlds and is quite friendly with the Shield Hero when they first meet in Glass' world to locate the former.
Took a Level in Badass: He spends some time training in Naofumi's world, learning the Hengen Muso style to control his magic and to gain levels that will stay in Melromarc since the experience resets across the worlds.

Yomogi Emarl

Voiced by: Maki Kawase (JP), Kimberly Woods (EN) ^note

The Atoner: She allies with Naofumi and co. to atone for the bad things she did under Kyo's command.
Canon Foreigner: She is one of many characters introduced in the light novel.
Dumb Muscle: Yomogi is established as not being very bright, though she is strong enough to fend off Kizuna and Naofumi's collective party, and was even able to block attacks from the Vassal Katana, a magical weapon effective for its One-Hit Kills, with her own sword.
Heel–Face Turn: After finding out the extent of Kyo's malice in his experiments, she switches to Naofumi and Kizuna's side.
Honor Before Reason: Yomogi is genuinely loyal to Kyo and is willing to kill and be killed for him. She's also not very bright, perfectly willing to throw herself into danger without any thought for how she would survive it.

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