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The Rising of the Shield Hero

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The Rising of the Shield Hero	comment	The Rising of the Shield Hero (ç›¾ã�®å‹‡è€…ã�®æˆ�ã‚Šä¸Šã�Œã‚Š Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) is a fantasy novel series written by Aneko Yusagi and illustrated by Seira Minami. Originally released as an ongoing Web Serial Novel on the website Shousetsuka ni Narou in 2012, it was later picked up for publication by Media Factory Books as a series of Light Novels, with the first volume published on August 22, 2013.Naofumi Iwatani, an Otaku from present-day Japan, picks up a mysterious book and is summoned into a parallel world along with three others to become Heroes and protect it from calamity. Each of the four Heroes receives a legendary weapon unique to them, with Naofumi becoming the Hero of the Shield. However, the Shield is looked down upon as useless, so Naofumi is left without companions, while the other Heroes gain several. One person, the beautiful Princess Malty S. Melromarc, takes mercy on Naofumi and agrees to fight by his side, but within one day she betrays him, robbing him of his stuff and falsely accusing him of one of the vilest of offenses. His name dragged through the mud and treated like a criminal by the people he was summoned to save, Naofumi becomes unable to trust anyone.With no one willing to associate with him, Naofumi is forced to resort to purchasing slaves. He buys a tanuki demi-human girl named Raphtalia and an egg who hatches into a Filolial, who he names Filo. He also recruits Rishia Ivyred, the daughter of a fallen noble, and the Hakuko siblings Alta and Fohl Fayon. Like this, his journey in a parallel world begins, as he and his companions must venture through the world, solving the mystery of the Waves that threaten the fabric of reality, fighting against the bigotry and institutionalized discrimination that demi-humans face at the hands of humans, and eventually seeking revenge on Malty.The light novels have three side-stories and a spin-off web novel, The Reprise of the Spear Hero. A manga series of side stories called A Day In The Life Of The Shield Hero began on September 27, 2018.An anime adaptation was announced on July 7, 2017. It premiered on January 9, 2019 and ran a total of 25 episodes. On September 2019, Crunchyroll announced that it's been renewed for a second and third season. The second season was originally set to premiere during 2020. It was rescheduled for October 2021, but got delayed again to April 2022.Naofumi, Raphtalia and Filo joined the cast of the crossover Isekai Quartet during its second season that premiered on January 2020.The series also crossed over in Grand Summoners which featured Naofumi, Raphtalia, Melty and Filo as possible summons.Compare to The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time, The Hero Who Seeks Revenge Shall Exterminate With Darkness, and Redo of Healer, other Isekai (ish) Light Novels starring a protagonist summoned from his home and promptly betrayed by a Villainous Princess, but have the protagonists go down much darker paths in seeking their revenge.Beware of unmarked spoilers.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_10b6b5f7	comment	Cherry Tapping: Naofumi, much to his dismay.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_118a2d16	comment	Hanlon's Razor: The corollary to this principle (Grey's Law) is indirectly referenced by Naofumi during his "The Reason You Suck" Speech to Motoyasu. Naofumi tells him that Motoyasu may only be incompetent rather than malicious, but he's so incompetent that the two might as well be the same.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1285edb8	type	Fugitive Arc
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1285edb8	comment	Fugitive Arc: Naofumi's party ends up on the run due to a conspiracy by the Church to kill Melty and frame him for it.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1439161f	type	Heroic BSoD
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1439161f	comment	After the Spirit Tortoise incident, Elena flat out tells Motoyasu all his flaws to his face, sending him into Heroic BSoD.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_15da4941	type	Badass Adorable
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_15da4941	comment	Badass Adorable: Raphtalia, even when she physically ages as she levels due to the unique traits of demi-humans. Filo, you have to be when your attacks are stronger than the Sword Hero, who has the highest attack power, and you are 20 levels below him.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_16972b3c	type	Peninsula of Power Leveling
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_16972b3c	comment	Cal Mira Island's awakening offers an efficient version of level grinding as the monsters provide extra XP until the adventurers reach a point of diminishing returns.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1777688d	type	Genre Savvy
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1777688d	comment	Genre Savvy: Experience with games, light novels, and manga leaves the Heroes far more prepared for their adventure than expected. Naofumi is even able to deduce the nature of the Big Bad due to his savvy.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1ad6e2da	type	Little Bit Beastly
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1ad6e2da	comment	Little Bit Beastly: Demi-humans are largely human aside from their ears and tails.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1b70ccc6	type	The Cynic
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1b70ccc6	comment	There are good reasons to become a cynical, misogynistic prick, but you still need to grow out of it.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1bdeb353	comment	After causing so much needless pain and misery across the various Worlds, Medea finds herself stopped and beaten into the ground by Naofumi and Raphtalia, who had just become Physical Gods themselves. Her first counterattack is rewarded with the former two restraining her and buffing their allies, giving them the opportunity to vent their own feelings of frustration and hatred on her as well. After getting free, she attempts to use her powers to erase Naofumi from existence like she tried to before, only for him to bounce the attack right back at her and completely wipe herself out of existence instead. Having been killed in every world, parallel timeline, and alternate universe, not only are the various worlds finally liberated from Medea's destructive influence but barely a trace of her memory was left as a result.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1c445e86	type	Poor Communication Kills
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1c445e86	comment	Poor Communication Kills: Zig-zagged. Ost Hourai tells Naofumi that if he decapitates the head of the Spirit Tortoise that it'll go down. It does... but not completely for very long as the one other thing she neglected to tell him is that both the head and heart needs to be taken down near-simultaneously to truly take it down permanently. Filo and Raphtalia do their utmost to successfully decapitate it completely with a massive amount of help from the others that joined him in the excursion, though since they destroy only the head and the heart regenerates it later, he realizes that all of that effort ultimately amounted to nothing in the end, due to not having known about taking down the heart at nearly the same time as when the head is destroyed in advance.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1c6a1746	type	Deceased and Diseased
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1c6a1746	comment	Deceased and Diseased: The zombie dragon whose corpse Ren leaves behind.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1c83db94	type	JerkassGod
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1c83db94	comment	Malty's webnovel counterpart at least has the excuse of being the mortal embodiment of a sociopathic Jerkass God's malice and petty sadism, but her anime, manga, or light novel incarnation doesn't even have that. Being a spoiled rotten little brat is literally all there is to her.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1d2400e9	type	Green-Eyed Monster
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1d2400e9	comment	It's explained that the reason why they think the Legendary Shield is worthless is because each of the games that the other heroes played had a defensive class that was seen as completely useless, and was simply removed instead of being buffed or rebalanced. Even so, it doesn't excuse them rudely writing Naofumi off as the useless one of the group from the start, or obnoxiously accusing him of "cheating" when he and his party winds up performing better than all of them combined just because their similar at best games didn't have an effective tank. Though, it's implied that the latter was done partly out of jealousy as well as disbelief.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1dfd19f9	type	Papa Wolf
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1dfd19f9	comment	Aultcray has one in the anime when he pushes Naofumi too far by threatening his companions, and the latter responds by swearing to kill him if he so much as makes an attempt. It's implied that it doesn't just finally dawn on him that Naofumi is very much capable of doing so by himself, but that he was mere inches away from being killed on the spot for acting out of pure spite.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1e584efa	type	Cruel and Unusual Death
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1e584efa	comment	Cruel and Unusual Death: The Pope gets eaten alive by Naofumi's Blood Sacrifice magic at the end of their battle. For noble women, the worst possible fate is being sent to the King of Faubley as a bride. He views women as entirely disposable tools for his pleasure and them being in agony provides at least half of his pleasure; most only last a few weeks. Malty lost an arm and an eye on her first night with him. Naofumi compares a recording of said night to a guro film.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1ebbdddb	type	Power at a Price
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_1ebbdddb	comment	Power at a Price: The Cursed Form of the Legendary Weapons each evokes different consequences that linger for months. The Wrath series is the most direct, causing serious physical harm to the wielder and reducing stats by up to 30%. The Gluttony and Greed series reduce EXP and levels, lowers the quality of drops and turns any high-quality equipment and money that the wielder touches with their hands into dust. The Pride and Sloth series inhibit SP gain and in later stages it reduces the wielder's willpower to nothing, turning them into yes-men The Envy and Lust series supposedly have effects that would affect severely the user's mind, but Motoyasu was already broken before that could happen so those had no effect on him.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_20a14df0	type	Wrong Genre Savvy
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_20a14df0	comment	Wrong Genre Savvy: The Fatal Flaw of the other three Heroes. All three embrace their roles as Heroes, acting like you would expect the protagonists of a generic fantasy world of its genre. However, later arcs show this as a bad thing; by thinking and acting like the protagonists of a fantasy world, they all make incredibly stupid mistakes that hurt many people and cause many to question how they can even be labeled "heroes".
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_20e20e99	type	Not the Intended Use
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_20e20e99	comment	Not the Intended Use: A Slave Crest is a Magically-Binding Contract that forces the recipient to obey their designated master under pain of electric shock if they don't. During a trial with a well-known Compulsive Liar as a witness, a Slave Crest was branded to them with the judge as their master, who ordered the witness to "tell the truth." When the witness continues to lie anyway, the shock of the Slave Crest is a very obvious tell that they're lying.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_20f689e9	type	Adaptational Villainy
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_20f689e9	comment	Adaptational Villainy: The Motoyasu of the manga will happily cross lines that the Motoyasu of the Web Novel would not even consider crossing, at least not on screen and when in his right mind. For example, it takes Motoyasu falling under the effect of the Lust cursed spear to try and rape Filo. In the manga, he openly tries to kidnap Filo in public, using magical chains to negate her Super-Strength while happily proclaiming his intent to sexually exploit her, and he has no excuse like Phlebotinum-induced madness. Malty's webnovel counterpart at least has the excuse of being the mortal embodiment of a sociopathic Jerkass God's malice and petty sadism, but her anime, manga, or light novel incarnation doesn't even have that. Being a spoiled rotten little brat is literally all there is to her. Fitoria's manga and Light Novel adaptations are far more antagonistic than her web novel version. Raphtalia's first owner in the web novel is never named but their actions are significantly different from those of Idol Rabier. Where Idol purchased demihumans slaves simply so he could torture them for his own amusement, in the web novel Raphtalia's first owner was having her trained as a domestic servant.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_21d70919	type	Crapsack World
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_21d70919	comment	Crapsack World: High-level monsters appear and kill indiscriminately until they are stopped by deadly force? Check. There is a giant magical hourglass showing when it will happen, each and every time? Check. Humans Are Bastards? Check (mostly). One of the most honest and upright merchants in the setting is a slave trader? Check.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_22cf536c	type	Chekhov's Gun
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_22cf536c	comment	Chekhov's Gun: Everything Naofumi learns about the other Legendary Heroes between the second and third waves ends up coming up later, as he has to clean up the result of what they did.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2482df9c	type	Companion Cube
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2482df9c	comment	Kizuna's Companion Cube while in the Infinite Labyrinth heavily resembles Wilson.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_25093f95	type	Slave Brand
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_25093f95	comment	Slave Brand: Slaves are branded with a mark that can be used to cause them pain if they try to disobey a direct order from their master. This effect isn't absolute, as Naofumi notices that Raphtalia has been learning what she can and can't get away with. Naofumi's particular abilities allow him to give powerful bonuses in growth to anyone branded as his slave. Naofumi has those who join him after discovering them receive the brand so that they will benefit from this. In some, but not all, adaptations, a slave brand is placed on Princess Malty upon finally being taken to task for past actions. The brand is specifically meant to compel truthful answers to interrogation, but the culprit is such a compulsive liar that they continue to lie even while fully aware of and having experienced the effects firsthand.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_251bbe0e	type	Genre Blindness
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_251bbe0e	comment	Genre Blindness: Everyone who discriminates against Shield Hero. People familiar with the rules of RPGs know he's essentially the only legendary-tier support class, while all the other heroes are DPS specialists. In a regular MMORPG setting, high-DPS party members are generally much more common than support, but if a party can't recruit at least one support member the chances of surviving major dungeons generally plummet. Since Shield Hero can only lose his support class by getting killed, he only needs to be concerned with staffing DPS fighters. It's explained that the reason why they think the Legendary Shield is worthless is because each of the games that the other heroes played had a defensive class that was seen as completely useless, and was simply removed instead of being buffed or rebalanced. Even so, it doesn't excuse them rudely writing Naofumi off as the useless one of the group from the start, or obnoxiously accusing him of "cheating" when he and his party winds up performing better than all of them combined just because their similar at best games didn't have an effective tank. Though, it's implied that the latter was done partly out of jealousy as well as disbelief. As for Melromarc's royalty, it's implied that they secretly knew Naofumi would excel once he had party members, which is why they set up the rigged duel with Motoyasu to take Raphtalia away from him. They just couldn't stand the idea of the "Shield Demon" actually succeeding at his job in any capacity, and decided to kick him down before he could properly stand up.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_26a98394	type	Forced Level-Grinding
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_26a98394	comment	Forced Level-Grinding: After Tact is defeated the level of monsters around the world rises dramatically. Just to survive everyone has to level grind.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2764d432	type	Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2764d432	comment	Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Malty, who not only tricked Naofumi into purchasing her items but also robbed him before accusing him of rape. She never gets better. The king as well. He does gets better...after 300 or so chapters.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2848e7d2	type	Oblivious to Love
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2848e7d2	comment	Naofumi also later gains several other companions and slaves as well, some of whom also fall in love with him, though his general Obliviousness keeps him from taking advantage of the situation for the vast majority of the story. Naofumi's lingering trust issues mean that he refuses to accept travelling companions unless they accept at least a temporary slave contract. This also has a practical benefit, in that being bound to Naofumi through magic allows them to grow in strength as he does. One such slave, Rishia Ivyred, even completely averts the trope: she joined Naofumi to grow stronger but pines after Bow Hero Itsuki Kawasumi rather than Naofumi.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_294ed981	type	Bilingual Bonus
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_294ed981	comment	Bilingual Bonus: The song playing in Episode 15 during one of Raphtalia's moments is actually a beautiful song sung in Swedish, not Japanese, catching many Swedish viewers by pleasant surprise and adding a whole other layer to the scene it played in. Several spells include "erst" or "zweiter", German for first and second respectively. Additionally "air strike" sounds identical to "erst reich", or first kingdom.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2ab73660	type	Beast Man
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2ab73660	comment	Beast Man: Various types appear, from typical reptile and werewolf races to the less standard mole race.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2af6bbeb	type	Break the Haughty
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2af6bbeb	comment	Naofumi and the Three Heroes: While the latter technically aren't villains, this dynamic fits them nevertheless. The Three Heroes tend to rely on the RPG experience while Naofumi takes the time to learn how the world works. Motoyasu in particular tends to flirt with women over actually training, while Itsuki focuses more on showboating. Since the heroes never bother to actually train their skills and instead rely on their own strengthening methods, they end falling behind Naofumi as fighters and heroes. It takes a huge Break the Haughty moment for all three of them to finally break out of this mindset and start taking their duties seriously.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2b726e19	type	Ring of Power
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2b726e19	comment	Ring of Power: One of the Legendary Weapons of Syne's world was the Legendary Ring. It's currently missing.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2c06d796	type	A Lizard Named "Liz"
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2c06d796	comment	A Lizard Named "Liz": Filo the filolial, who Naofumi did not put tremendous effort into naming.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2c9e262	type	Catapult Nightmare
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2c9e262	comment	Catapult Nightmare: In episode 2, Raphtalia has nightmares of her parents' death during the first wave.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2dc726c8	type	Gold–Silver–Copper Standard
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2dc726c8	comment	Goldâ€“Silverâ€“Copper Standard: The coins are 100 copper to 1 silver, and 100 silver to a gold from what has been said about the economy of the light novel. Also, Naofumi pointed out a silver could pay a day's worth of food and lodging, so 50 silvers to go in and out of a village was too much for the villagers to pay Malty and Motoyasu. That meant leaving and coming back inside the village would cost 3 month's worth of living expenses.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2fc21a19	type	Distaff Counterpart
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_2fc21a19	comment	Distaff Counterpart: Two in-universe examples. The Vassal Katana possesses equivalent skills to the Sword, such as the former's Stardust Sword to the latter's Shooting Star Sword. Eclair receives the Katana in the Web Novel, while Raphtalia takes up the role in Light Novel. The Bow's counterpart is the Vassal Projectile, which has also access to skills such as the Air Strike line. The Bow itself bestows Rishia with the Vassal Projectile so that she can stop Itsuki.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_30b6f084	type	Canis Major
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_30b6f084	comment	Canis Major: The Cerberus-like monster that attacked Raphtalia's village was bigger than your average person. The LN adds a twin-headed black dog that attacked Naofumi and Raphtalia in the mines and was at least as large as Naofumi.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_30c40e9a	type	Deconstructor Fleet
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_30c40e9a	comment	Deconstructor Fleet: See The Page
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_30d2ae29	type	Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_30d2ae29	comment	Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: See Fantastic Racism above. The Shield Hero was revered by demi-humans and beastmen, humans at Melromarc Kingdom refused to give him proper capital and information. Later he turned to ask for help from demi-humans and later treat them fairly like the previous Shield Heroes.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_319e4a2f	type	Even Evil Has Standards
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_319e4a2f	comment	Even Evil Has Standards: They're not evil per se, but Ren and Itsuki are still pretty much uncaring jerkasses. And yet even they were disgusted by the treatment Naofumi had received during the banquet and his following duel with Motoyasu, such that they spoke out on his behalf against Malty and the King. Afterward, they were even more disgusted when Motoyasu claimed Naofumi had brainwashed Raphtalia, even when the latter was comforting an obviously crying Naofumi after fervently declaring her belief in him. While the King did everything in his power to make Naofumi's life hell, he's just as appalled as everyone else when Malty's attempt to have her own sister assassinated is revealed during the trial.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_322426f8	type	Not Good with Rejection
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_322426f8	comment	Not Good with Rejection: Motoyasu's death resulted due to him not wanting to choose one of his two female friends over the other. Both girls responded by stabbing him to death while arguing over who would go to heaven with him.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_32768814	type	Kick the Son of a Bitch
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_32768814	comment	Kick The Son Of A Bitch: People were delighted when Naofumi was proven innocent and the King and Malty were punished.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3496b29a	type	Heart Is an Awesome Power
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3496b29a	comment	Heart Is an Awesome Power: Naofumi's ability to boost his party member's growth with his shield's supportive powers allows them to surpass the other Heroes for a brief time.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_34e3784f	type	Please, Don't Leave Me
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_34e3784f	comment	Please, Don't Leave Me: In Episode 2, Raphtalia says the trope verbatim when Naofumi tries to perform a You Shall Not Pass! on the two-headed dog monster. After they defeat it, she hugs him and tearfully begs him to please not to die and leave her alone.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_35934e0e	type	Staged Populist Uprising
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_35934e0e	comment	Staged Populist Uprising: A rebellion in Melromarc is revealed to have been masterminded by Malty, the Church of Three Heroes, and Itsuki's former companions using mind control to make the people support them.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_363eb594	type	Karmic Rape
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_363eb594	comment	Karmic Rape: Malty. For all her chronic backstabbing, her name is changed to "Bitch". Later, after all the times she manipulated men and accused Naofumi of raping her, she is sent to become the bride of King Faubley, a man whom she cannot manipulate, and who has raped and tortured 99,999 other women before her, and becomes lucky woman number 100,000.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_36ed3e1e	type	Ascended Meme
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_36ed3e1e	comment	Ascended Meme: Or rather Ascended Fan Nickname. In the dub, during their first confrontation after the False Rape Accusation, the Weapons Dealer actually calls Naofumi "Shield Bro".
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3763bcf8	type	False Rape Accusation
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3763bcf8	comment	In the web novel, Malty had a history of getting innocent men killed with a False Rape Accusation, and her first death involves her being raped and tortured to death by her uncle. She also attempted to burn her enemies to death, her little sister included, with her fire magic, and ends up burned at the stake before her soul is consumed to make her second death stick. Prior to this, the chronic liar was gullible enough to believe that she and other members of Tact's harem would be set free despite their many, many crimes if they publicly turned on him, which they did without a second thought.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_37690091	type	Stable Time Loop
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_37690091	comment	Stable Time Loop: In the light novel, Naofumi teleports into the past and plays a critical role in the downfall of the nation of Piensa. The remnants of Piensa founded Melromarc and it's entirely possible the Church of Three Heroes first demonized the Shield Hero due to Naofumi, setting up the future where he would travel in time to stop Piensa.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3788c9b0	type	"Reborn as Villainess" Story
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3788c9b0	comment	"Reborn as Villainess" Story: Parodied in the April Fools' Day chapter. Along with the other four heroes, an Office Lady from a world where the events of Shield Hero are popular fiction finds she's been reincarnated as Malty, one of the antagonists. Just like the other three heroes were based on common fantasy protagonist archetypes, she comes to the realization that she's become the Villainess heroine. She debates to herself whether she can turn her fate around or succumb to something even worse, depending on if the version of Melomarc she reincarnated into was based on the main canon (where she ends up punished for her deeds) or that of The Reprise of the Spear Hero (where the main character is out for her blood). When Motoyasu speaks up at their summoning instead of Naofumi, indicating she's in the beginning of the latter, she has a panic attack.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_381855db	type	Five-Second Foreshadowing
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_381855db	comment	Five-Second Foreshadowing: In the anime, Season 3 Episode 2, when Rishia describes how the team's next opponent fights with a harpoon and wields lightning magic, Raphtalia reacts as if remembering something. During the fight, she realizes that their rival is her "Auntie" Sadeena.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_392372f9	type	Actor Allusion
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_392372f9	comment	Actor Allusion: As with Sword Art Online, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka voiced a black clad swordsman who played a VRMMO in an Isekai series.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3a88a563	type	Vocal Dissonance
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3a88a563	comment	Vocal Dissonance: Filo in her gigantic Filorial form has the exact same little-girl voice as her human form. This applies to all other Filorial Queens as well.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3ae6199a	type	Psychopathic Manchild
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3ae6199a	comment	Psychopathic Manchild: The reincarnated minions of Medea are delusional and have no consideration for anything other than their own satisfaction.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3b0479f2	type	You Shall Not Pass!
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3b0479f2	comment	You Shall Not Pass!: In Episode 2, while facing the twin-headed dog monster and Raphtalia becomes paralyzed with fear, Naofumi tells her to run away while he holds it back. Considering that he had no offensive capacities whatsoever, it was unlikely he could have survived hadn't she snapped out of it.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3d4d3dc9	type	Humans Are Bastards
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3d4d3dc9	comment	Humans Are Bastards: to Naofumi, the major threat standing in his way to achieving his intended goals of saving the world are the other Three Heroes and the everyday Human rulers, nobility that have bought into Malty's lies, King Aultcray's slander, and the Churchs' zealotry.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3d64e6e9	type	Adaptational Comic Relief
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3d64e6e9	comment	Adaptational Comic Relief: The manga adaptation turns Aultcray and Malty into the butt of jokes as it goes on.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3f0310d6	type	Magikarp Power
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3f0310d6	comment	Magikarp Power: At first, it seems that this full trope only applies to Naofumi since his Legendary Shield has no direct means of attacking aside from the Wrath Shield, and making full use of the shield forms he's powered up over the course of the story helps when he has to fight on his own. Later on, this winds up fully applying to all the other Heroes and their Legendary Weapons as their current powers fall short in the face of increasingly tougher monsters, and it's stressed that they need to get stronger if they want to get their job done. In the latter's case, it's deconstructed since they initially don't have the drive or patience to properly train and power up their weapons, fully believing that they could just coast by without giving any dedicated effort, and just accuse Naofumi of cheating when his hard work pays off. It isn't until the three undergo their own Despair Event Horizon like Naofumi did near the beginning of the series that they start taking things seriously and become more motivated to live up to their titles as heroes strength-wise.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3f45f1e6	type	Adaptational Heroism
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3f45f1e6	comment	Adaptational Heroism: While in all mediums she's a Nice Girl who acts as the Morality Chain for Naofumi, in the web novel, light novel, and manga, Raphtalia is fully up to doing a lot of morally questionable actions, including trying to kill other people if they are her enemies, without a second thought if it means keeping Naofumi and herself safe. The anime completely removes this aspect of her, making her a complete Nice Girl who thinks If You Kill Him, You Will Be Just Like Him! about her former tormenter, and when she thinks she accidentally killed him, she goes into a state of These Hands Have Killed about it until Naofumi reassures her that she's still a good person despite what she did. Regarding the King and Malty's punishments when they were finally exposed. In the light novel and manga, Naofumi immediately demanded that they be executed, but Mirelia talked him down from that punishment. In the anime, Mirelia is the one who orders for their execution by beheading, but Naofumi's conscience gets the better of him, realizing he wouldn't actually be satisfied with just letting them die, and he requests they be spared. Though he plays it off as Cruel Mercy instead, wanting them to suffer indignity by taking away their royal names of Autocray and Malty, replacing them with "Trash" and "Bitch" respectively (with the former Malty also getting the adventurer aliases of "Bitchie (manga translation)/Slut (Japanese anime)/Whore (English anime dub)") after getting a verbal roasting. It helped earlier he'd had a premonition about yielding to his wrath and letting them be executed, and it scared him, no doubt due to Raphtalia and Filo being around him. In the manga, with a sinister face, Naofumi also was about to kill a helpless Glass inebriated with the luchol fruit juice. In the same circumstance in the anime, he tried to convince her to give up and retreat.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3f7a958b	type	Secret Test of Character
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_3f7a958b	comment	Secret Test of Character: Ake and a group of knights wanted to volunteer and help the Shield Hero out during the Third Wave and approach Naofumi to join him. He sternly tells them that they need to earn a quota of silver to pay for some of his charms to come along, much to Raphtalia, Filo and Elhart's annoyance. When the knights return with the money, Naofumi gives them the charms for free, and tell them to use the money to buy better equipment for the fight. The whole thing was to prove if they were genuine about helping Naofumi fight the Wave.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_402dec81	type	Involuntary Suicide Mechanism
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_402dec81	comment	Involuntary Suicide Mechanism: Any reincarnater who tries to expose information about who they serve will die, and their soul will then be destroyed. Only some reincarnaters were informed of this.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4054d97e	type	Hero's Slave Harem
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4054d97e	comment	Hero's Slave Harem: An Unbuilt Trope, in that The Rising of the Shield Hero popularized it in fantasy Light Novels without actually having played it completely straight. Naofumi initially only buys Raphtalia as a last resort because 1) the Shield cannot initially be used as an offensive weapon (he later acquires some attack skills), 2) after Malty's False Rape Accusation ruins his reputation, he has no other way to acquire party members because nobody will fight with him willingly, and 3) he only feels safe around someone bound by a Magically-Binding Contract not to betray him (and in the novel, claims to find it outright cathartic to have "someone like her" under his power). However, after being cured of an illness, being well taken care of, and taught to become a stronger person, Raphtalia quickly falls in love with Naofumi and happily continues to be his slave. At one point Raphtalia's slave contract is broken, sending Naofumi into a Heroic BSoD, only for her to restore it herself as a show of her faith in him. The pact is later broken again when they're separated and she becomes the Katana Hero, but this time he's gone through enough Character Development to no longer care about the pact after they're reunited: she remains with him as his equal fighting partner instead of his slave. Naofumi also later gains several other companions and slaves as well, some of whom also fall in love with him, though his general Obliviousness keeps him from taking advantage of the situation for the vast majority of the story. Naofumi's lingering trust issues mean that he refuses to accept travelling companions unless they accept at least a temporary slave contract. This also has a practical benefit, in that being bound to Naofumi through magic allows them to grow in strength as he does. One such slave, Rishia Ivyred, even completely averts the trope: she joined Naofumi to grow stronger but pines after Bow Hero Itsuki Kawasumi rather than Naofumi.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_407d3e6d	type	Morton's Fork
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_407d3e6d	comment	Morton's Fork: In chapter 336, the legendary Whip has two candidates to wield it, Rat and Taniko. However, neither wants to become a Hero due to their respective bad experiences with Heroes.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_40a533db	type	Guest-Star Party Member
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_40a533db	comment	Guest-Star Party Member: A few characters will temporarily join or accompany Naofumi's group mostly to fill in necessary roles and firepower he's missing. Melty, for example, joins the group during the Fugitive Arc and serves as the resident wizard.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_40bb59d0	type	Blatant Lies
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_40bb59d0	comment	Myne tells many Blatant Lies just because she can, but this only applies to people living in Melromarc's capital simply because she's royalty, as Ren and Itsuki's testimony following the rigged duel implies that a number had to be threatened into going along with it by the king. Motoyasu is among the people who believe Myne, but he has several other flaws which don't do him any great favors, which is also true of Ren and Itsuki to a lesser extent - moreover, the three Heroes all have Genre Blindness to the consequences, thinking that this is "just a game" instead of taking it seriously like Naofumi does.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_414a1901	type	Untrusting Community
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_414a1901	comment	How should you treat a society that betrayed you?
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_41d9aaef	type	Brainwashed
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_41d9aaef	comment	Brainwashed: When Melty stands up for Naofumi, Malty claims he's used the Shield to brainwash her. Despite there being absolutely no proof, and the obvious In-Universe Fridge Logic of Naofumi not using his alleged Brainwash to get out of that mess, the other Heroes buy this (or at least, Motoyasu is the only one stupid enough to keep buying it). Itsuki ironically unlocks this power after crossing the Despair Event Horizon and awakening the curse of pride for his legendary bow as a result. Naturally, Witch and what's left of the Three Heroes Church sees fit to take advantage of him in this state. A dagger used by the rebel conspirators is cloned and infects anyone it cuts, turning them into "Justice zombies" who are subordinate to the conspirators.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_42fe0cde	type	Festival Episode
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_42fe0cde	comment	Festival Episode: Naofumi's village hosts a large festival, which Naofumi views as a great opportunity to make money.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4353c4b7	type	Magically-Binding Contract
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4353c4b7	comment	Magically-Binding Contract: Slave Crests function this way. When applied to someone, they become physically incapable of disobeying their master's orders. If they do, the crest gives them a magical electric shock until they do what they were told to do. These crests also have other purposes which required a little bit of creative thinking. During a court trial, a Slave Crest can be applied to someone with the Judge as their master, who then orders the witness to "tell the truth." This would make the Slave Crest shock them if they lie when asked a question, giving a very obvious tell if someone is being dishonest. This is how Malty's rape charges against Naofumi are dismissed, as she's such a Compulsive Liar that she lies even under threat of shock. When she gets zapped by the Crest with such intensity that she's knocked flat on her back, it's clear that Malty is lying, and the charges are dropped. The queen of Melromarc signs one to gain Naofumi's trust. If something bad happens to Naofumi or his slaves, she will suffer the consequences alone.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_44f6517d	type	Beach Episode
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_44f6517d	comment	Beach Episode: An extended one. All the heroes are sent to Cal Mira Island to level up. There's a bit of relaxation and fun in between political machinations and monster fighting, mostly to serve as a Breather Episode before another Wave and other story complications that occur at the same time.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_450c5a85	type	Alternate Continuity
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_450c5a85	comment	Alternate Continuity: The light novel (and therefore the manga) is wildly different from the web novel. While the characters remain the same, for the most part, the events they go through are vastly different. Even the events that introduce the characters to each other and the audience change immensely. The biggest point of divergence is the Cal Mira arc; in the web novel it was simply a side arc to flesh out the Three Heroes but in other adaptations, it becomes the scene of a Wave, as well as an introduction to Glass's companions that leads into an original arc following the Spirit Tortoise incident.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_469e3e2f	type	In-Universe
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_469e3e2f	comment	When Melty stands up for Naofumi, Malty claims he's used the Shield to brainwash her. Despite there being absolutely no proof, and the obvious In-Universe Fridge Logic of Naofumi not using his alleged Brainwash to get out of that mess, the other Heroes buy this (or at least, Motoyasu is the only one stupid enough to keep buying it).
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4781adbb	type	Jerk with a Heart of Gold
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4781adbb	comment	The anime makes Naofumi come across as overall a better person due to not being able to truly adapt his internal thoughts and views on people like the original Light Novel did. Thus while he still is rough around the edges, he is more of a Jerk with a Heart of Gold at the start.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_490bf391	type	Exploited Immunity
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_490bf391	comment	Exploited Immunity: Naofumi's immunity to intoxication is exploited during his second encounter with Glass. When Rishia detonates barrels of alcohol around them, Glass becomes too intoxicated to fight while Naofumi remains unaffected.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_49f6a9e4	type	Most Writers Are Writers
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_49f6a9e4	comment	Most Writers Are Writers: The Cardinal Heroes compare the RPG Mechanics 'Verse to MMORPGs from their home version of Earth... except for protagonist Naofumi Iwatani, who compares it to Light Novels instead, not being a gamer.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4ae4e6e1	type	Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4ae4e6e1	comment	Popcultural Osmosis Failure: An interesting non-generational example in episode 10 of the anime. Itsuki mentions the Comes Great Responsibility line verbatim, which causes Naofumi to do a Spit Take all over Filo. When Itsuki asks him what's so funny, Naofumi responds that he didn't realize he was bitten by a spider. Itsuki, coming from an alternative universe version of Japan, doesn't get it.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4c24a9ed	type	Power Copying
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4c24a9ed	comment	In the anime, Naofumi tests a new skill to copy any shield weapon he touches. Elhart is aghast at this power since Naofumi's essentially stealing his work. It gets worse as Raphtalia and Filo keep bringing Naofumi more of his shields to copy.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4d395e81	type	Harem Seeker
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4d395e81	comment	Harem Seeker: A common trait among Medea's reincarnated minions. They are apparently of the belief that they can convert anyone into a harem member, no matter how unwilling.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4dbd3706	type	Clap Your Hands If You Believe
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_4dbd3706	comment	It's later revealed that this is literally Naofumi's power. Each of the legendary weapons has a unique method of powering itself and its various forms up, which also extends to the Vassal weapons as well. Whilst some weapons allow one to enhance their stats directly, increase the power of various weapon forms through expending 'energy', rare materials, or even money on them, Naofumi's unique 'power-up' method is increased effectiveness from levelling for those who are in his party, meaning they get increased stat boosts from fighting alongside him and levelling up together, making them stronger than people of the same level normal are. Several of Naofumi's more powerful shields are unlocked through items gained from his non-human allies donating parts of their bodies willingly to his shield's care, representing their trust in him. Naofumi also later figures out that all the power-up methods can work on the legendary weapons simultaneously, but only if the wielders earnestly believe they do. Despite his cynical skepticism, Naofumi is able to believe in the results brought about by the other heroes' efforts to begin making use of the power-up methods all at once, whereas the other's earnest refusal to believe mean that they're limited in their efforts to get stronger than him, even with his inability to attack directly.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5037b961	type	Et Tu, Brute?
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5037b961	comment	Et Tu, Brute?: Naofumi's reaction when Malty turns on him at the beginning of the story is utter shock. In episode 21 of the anime when Malty is about to be executed for treason and for framing Naofumi she looks up to Motoyasu for him to save her. To her surprise and her dismay he looks at her with a look of shame, literally turns his face away and stays completely silent. The subsequent look of shock on Malty's face encapsulates this trope perfectly and makes her desperate enough to beg the man she originally betrayed, Naofumi, to show mercy and save her.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_50f5dabe	type	Reincarnation
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_50f5dabe	comment	Reincarnation: In Glass' world it is believed that souls eventually reincarnate, so Soul Eaters are used to prevent criminals from reincarnating. Tact is more-or-less confirmed to have been reincarnated with his memories from an alternate Japan as are Medea's other minions.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_51bc8d33	type	The Church
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_51bc8d33	comment	The Church: There are several, with the Church of Three Heroes being especially prominent early on. The Church worships the Bow, Sword, and Spear as gods while demonizing the Shield. Other Churches worship all Heroes equally, while the Shield is worshipped in Demi-Human countries.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5313c266	type	Bookends
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5313c266	comment	Book Ends: In the first few chapters Naofumi, on learning that Motoyasu was killed due to having too many girlfriends, curses him. In the epilogue Naofumi, caught in a tug of war between Raphtalia and Atla, is cursed out by every one of his net friends, his brother, and a priest for having two beauties after him.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_53535691	type	Stock Light-Novel Hero
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_53535691	comment	Stock Light-Novel Hero: The Four Cardinal Heroes embody different types of the typical isekai protagonist which the series loves lampshading then brutally deconstructing them. As a matter of fact, it has its own page for Deconstructed Character Archetype. Naofumi used to be a straight example of a Loser Protagonist. As a mild-mannered otaku looked down on for wielding what was considered the Joke Weapon of the Legendary Weapons, nobody respected or wanted to team up with him but was still excited for the fun and adventure the journey would bring especially when an incredibly beautiful princess joins him as his first party member. Alas, it didn't take long for all that to be stamped right out of him after his "companion" took advantage of Naofumi's kindness to rob him blind and falsely accused him of rape, obliterating what very little reputation he had into the ground. Turns out, this was deliberately invoked by the tyrannical king conspiring alongside the Church of the Three Heroes who not only believed Shields Are Useless but whoever wields the Legendary Shield is the devil so they trick the entire kingdom into thinking he's absolute scum better off dead. However, this event became the Cynicism Catalyst which defines Naofumi as the Jerkass hero for the rest of the series. Tact may look like your typical overpowered Magnetic Hero between his insanely high-level, "rightfully taken" cheat weapons and his own harem of girls when the truth is so much more sinister. His high levels are much less impressive compared to his subpar stats and pitiful fighting experience, the weapons he stole from their rightful owners kept the bulk of their powers regardless so they are nowhere near their full power in his hands and the harem under him are either Gold Diggers all too keen on taking advantage of him or brainwashed into seeing him as their so-called hero and savior. The best part is that he can't even put up a fight against vastly underleveled but highly trained and skilled opponents, getting the ever-living shit beaten out of his poorly-maintained hero facade. In the end, Tact is nothing but a completely idiotic nuisance deluding himself that he alone was meant to save the world despite causing mass destruction and genocide on both sides wherever he goes.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_544f446	type	Loser Protagonist
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_544f446	comment	Naofumi used to be a straight example of a Loser Protagonist. As a mild-mannered otaku looked down on for wielding what was considered the Joke Weapon of the Legendary Weapons, nobody respected or wanted to team up with him but was still excited for the fun and adventure the journey would bring especially when an incredibly beautiful princess joins him as his first party member. Alas, it didn't take long for all that to be stamped right out of him after his "companion" took advantage of Naofumi's kindness to rob him blind and falsely accused him of rape, obliterating what very little reputation he had into the ground. Turns out, this was deliberately invoked by the tyrannical king conspiring alongside the Church of the Three Heroes who not only believed Shields Are Useless but whoever wields the Legendary Shield is the devil so they trick the entire kingdom into thinking he's absolute scum better off dead. However, this event became the Cynicism Catalyst which defines Naofumi as the Jerkass hero for the rest of the series.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_549cd62d	type	Level Grinding
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_549cd62d	comment	Level Grinding: Naofumi starts off spending his days slowly grinding through balloon monsters to gain a few measly levels. Once he gets Raphtalia he is able to eventually branch out. Cal Mira Island's awakening offers an efficient version of level grinding as the monsters provide extra XP until the adventurers reach a point of diminishing returns. Filo's carriage is used to grind the level of Naofumi's slaves. Filo can kill monsters simply by running them over with her carriage so Naofumi loads it up and has her run at high speed across the countryside, with the people in the carriage receiving large amounts of XP for no effort.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_54ec2f0c	type	Not Completely Useless
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_54ec2f0c	comment	Not Completely Useless: The Ã˜ series Weapons are flashy and completely useless against virtually every opponent, doing 0 damage and, in Naofumi's case, having 0 defense. However, they are the only series that can hurt gods such as Medea.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5539b84f	type	Corrupt Church
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5539b84f	comment	The Three Heroes are plenty guilty of this, due to their belief that they're in some kind of game world that doesn't require any actual thought and tact to solve any challenges. This results in a string of bigger, avoidable problems that Naofumi and his party had to deal with themselves, and their obvious ignorance is not lost on the citizenry and even the Corrupt Church that worships them. It isn't until they find themselves in the exact same situation Naofumi was unjustly thrown into because of their own incompetence that they finally start to grow out of this.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_55f7ef19	type	The Poorly Chosen One
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_55f7ef19	comment	Naofumi and Motoyasu: While all of the Three Heroes are less mature than Naofumi, Motoyasu takes the cake; out of all of the Four Heroes, Motoyasu is the laziest, least responsible of the lot, focusing more on chasing and impressing girls than doing his job; Naofumi is the most diligent and most responsible of the Four Heroes and has enough self-control to focus on doing his job rather than chasing idle pleasures. When it comes to getting respect, Motoyasu prefers to throw his weight around and put other people down, whereas Naofumi prefers to let his deeds speak for him. Finally, when it comes to how they treat each other, Motoyasu is always the one who instigates conflicts, even when they're supposed to be cooperating, while Naofumi prefers to ignore Motoyasu whenever possible.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_565106b3	type	Women Are Wiser
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_565106b3	comment	Women Are Wiser: With the exception of Malty, Queen Mirellia and Princess Melty are considerably far more reasonable and rational when it comes to ruling Melromarc; prioritizing more focus on dealing with The Waves of Catastrophe over King Aultcray's Misplaced Retribution towards Naofumi that would spell out grave consequences for everyone involved.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_57b80b45	type	Fantastic Racism
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_57b80b45	comment	Fantastic Racism: Many demi-humans and humans loathe each other. Demi-humans and beastmen are prejudiced in places where human supremacists have strong power like the Melromarc Kingdom. A throw away comment that in demi-human countries, it's reversed. The above is the reason why Shield Hero is also shunned in Melromarc Kingdom. Because the previous Shield Hero treated demi-humans and beastmen fairly, he wound up revered by demi-humans and beastmen in turn. So, most of current!Shield Hero's allies are non-humans because the higher-ups at Melromarc Kingdom refused to give him proper funding, followers and information to protect them and the world. Though this is averted with Melromarc's civilians and the non-bigoted members of the royal knights, since Naofumi doing a proper job protecting and assisting the common folk earned him their respect.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_581f6468	type	Hero of Another Story
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_581f6468	comment	Hero of Another Story: The other Heroes count as this for Naofumi as each is fighting their own battles and working on behalf of the people off-screen. This ends as a result of the Spirit Turtle incident destroying their credibility and Naofumi becomes their de facto leader. Fitoria crosses paths with Naofumi periodically and has been secretly fighting any waves that occur too far from populated areas for the Heroes to reach. Glass has been fighting an ongoing battle to protect her entire world from destruction and even after allying with Naofumi still returns periodically to continue her fight. Arc becomes this to Naofumi and Raphtalia after they become god killers, mostly fighting on his own but periodically teaming up for difficult enemies.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_58efc711	type	The Goomba
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_58efc711	comment	The Goomba: Balloon-type monsters are to this world what Slimes are to Dragon Quest.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_598513bb	type	Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_598513bb	comment	Malty and Melty combine this trope with Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling; everything Malty was mentioned as being above, Melty is not. Melty is diligent in her duties as princess, contributes to her party and kingdom, and returns loyalty to those who show it to her. Because of this, their mother makes Melty the heir rather than Malty.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5af55436	type	Forced to Watch
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5af55436	comment	Forced to Watch: Tact's execution is delayed so he can watch as every one of his comrades, friends, and family members is executed in inventive fashions. Made even worse by them calling out for him to save them.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5c5ac0e2	type	Really 700 Years Old
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5c5ac0e2	comment	Filo can count considering that she looks like an elementary school girl in her human form after a month or so after hatching from her egg. Fitoria later proves that this is a trait among Filorial Queens, whose human appearance looks no older than Filo's despite being Really 700 Years Old.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5ce7dbb9	type	Central Theme
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5ce7dbb9	comment	Central Theme: There are good reasons to become a cynical, misogynistic prick, but you still need to grow out of it. Treating someone like trash is never a good idea. You may just need their help the most. How should you treat a society that betrayed you? Actions speak louder than words. And by extension, thoughtless actions have very real consequences.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5d6710a	type	Pixellation
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5d6710a	comment	Pixellation: The combined Envy and Lust Curse series of Motoyasu's spear turns the blade into something that is covered with mosaic in-universe.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5e2283b4	type	New Life in Another World Bonus
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5e2283b4	comment	New Life in Another World Bonus: Four "heroes", including Naofumi, the protagonist, are summoned to a RPG Mechanics 'Verse and assigned a legendary weapon. This weapon cannot be removed, and the heroes are not allowed to wield any other weapon, but the legendary weapons can absorb different materials (such as those obtained from defeated monsters) to unlock various transformations with different abilities. Naofumi, being the Shield Hero, becomes an extreme Stone Wall who is practically immune to damage from weaker foes, and can use his shield to protect himself against attacks from stronger ones, at the downside of having pitiful damage (it takes him several minutes to defeat a single Balloon monster) while others can one-shot them. At first, he compensates for this weakness by relying on his teammates for offense while he focuses on protecting them. He soon obtains a second Isekai Cheat that propels him above the other heroes: the Curse Series, special shields that offer immense power at the price of causing him to be overwhelmed by his emotions and risking losing control.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5e85d617	type	Empty Levels
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_5e85d617	comment	Empty Levels: The main reason Naofumi can be so much stronger than the other heroes, despite being incredibly outclassed by them on paper. Naofumi focuses on honing all aspects of his skillset, while the other heroes focus on raw power.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_603f1a80	type	Pragmatic Adaptation
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_603f1a80	comment	Pragmatic Adaptation: The Light Novel and Manga go into great length about the various shields Naofumi finds on his travels, as well as the effects they give him. Since stopping to explain each shield, how he got it, and what they do is harder in an animated format than a book or manga, the anime adaptation will usually show Naofumi getting certain important shields, but show that he has collected several other shields during the background by way of showing all the various shields he has on his status screen.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_605cf3f	type	Something Only They Would Say
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_605cf3f	comment	Something Only They Would Say: Nadia stops her attack on Raphtalia when she calls her "Auntie Sadeena", because only someone from her hometown would have called her that way.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_60f37373	type	Attack Reflector
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_60f37373	comment	Medea's last words in the web novel are her screaming in terror and desperation when she realizes the Attack Reflector is going to Ret-Gone her for good.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_619985d7	type	Sacrificial Lion
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_619985d7	comment	Sacrificial Lion: The death of Atla has a massive impact on Naofumi and avenging her becomes his short-term goal, her death also angers Ren to the point of unlocking his own wrath series weapon. The Queen and Granny are killed to prove Tact and Malty are the new villains and to complete the King's move toward redemption.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_627264e0	type	Death Glare
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_627264e0	comment	The King threatens to go after Naofumi's companions when he tells him off. Naofumi's responds with a Death Glare so fierce that it makes him recoil, and a promise that he will never let the King take anything from him again.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6439de78	type	Heroic Sacrifice
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6439de78	comment	Heroic Sacrifice: Atla. Made even more ridiculous in that she doesn't have to die, if only they were not interrupted midst war with Houou. Granny also sacrifices herself so the Heroes can escape from Tact's trap. Ren died protecting his childhood friend from a murderer on a killing spree. Then he got transported to another world.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6547ce31	type	Accidental Proposal
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6547ce31	comment	Accidental Proposal: After becoming Queen Melty, annoyed with Naofumi's teasing, gives him the title of Archduke just to get him stuck with as much pen-pushing work as herself. As this is usually reserved for the future King, Trash immediately seizes the opportunity to push them together.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_66ea7e5c	type	Brought Down to Normal
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_66ea7e5c	comment	Brought Down to Normal: During the first meeting with Tact, Naofumi loses his shield. He adjusts quite well to the situation and even voluntarily loses his replacement weapon, the Cane, so he can demonstrate to his enemy that he doesn't need that power to win.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_66ec693b	type	Diligent Hero, Slothful Villain
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_66ec693b	comment	Diligent Hero, Slothful Villain: Naofumi and Malty: When it comes to their duties, Malty is a Spoiled Brat who focuses more on hedonistic thrills and scheming her way into easy money and power while avoiding any responsibility; Naofumi is a hardworking underdog who is diligent in his duties as the Shield Hero and thus becomes more competent and skilled during his journey. While Malty is a useless, disloyal parasite who leeches off of her allies and disposes of them when she deems them useless, Naofumi actually contributes to his team, even when he does have to rely on them. Part of the reason Malty becomes less of a threat to Naofumi overtime is because she's too lazy to train and improve her skills and abilities and prefers to rely on attack dogs like Motoyasu to do all the fighting for her. By Cal Mira, she's so far behind Naofumi, that the latter can deflect her attacks easily. Naofumi and the Three Heroes: While the latter technically aren't villains, this dynamic fits them nevertheless. The Three Heroes tend to rely on the RPG experience while Naofumi takes the time to learn how the world works. Motoyasu in particular tends to flirt with women over actually training, while Itsuki focuses more on showboating. Since the heroes never bother to actually train their skills and instead rely on their own strengthening methods, they end falling behind Naofumi as fighters and heroes. It takes a huge Break the Haughty moment for all three of them to finally break out of this mindset and start taking their duties seriously. Malty and Melty combine this trope with Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling; everything Malty was mentioned as being above, Melty is not. Melty is diligent in her duties as princess, contributes to her party and kingdom, and returns loyalty to those who show it to her. Because of this, their mother makes Melty the heir rather than Malty.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_68d4250a	type	Heroic Team Revolt
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_68d4250a	comment	Heroic Team Revolt: Motoyasu and Itsuki's parties eventually get fed up with their antics and abandon them.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_69285c21	type	Embarrassing Damp Sheets
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_69285c21	comment	Embarrassing Damp Sheets: A young Raphtalia ends up wetting her bed. In tears, she expects Naofumi to hit her but instead, he comforts her.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6aac0861	type	The Victim Must Be Confused
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6aac0861	comment	The Victim Must Be Confused: The Church of the Three Heroes try having Naofumi branded as a wanted criminal for kidnapping the Princess Melty. When Princess Melty tries explaining to the three heroes that she had left with him of her own free will, the Church and her sister Princess Malty tries rationalizing this as being the product of an ability to brainwash people that they believe the Shield Hero possesses. This is quickly shot down by Naofumi, citing that the other three heroes do not possess such an ability and that it would be very unlikely that he would have it.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6b05b601	type	Jerkass Has a Point
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6b05b601	comment	Jerkass Has a Point: Motoyasu calls Naofumi out on owning a slave. While initially dismissive of his outrage, much later Naofumi concedes that from the perspective of most modern Japanese it really was something that could be seen as villainous.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6d9bc945	type	Babies Ever After
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6d9bc945	comment	Babies Ever After: Chapter 377 has most, if not all the main characters founding a long line of descendants.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6dec2f19	type	Swiss-Army Weapon
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6dec2f19	comment	Swiss-Army Weapon: What the four legendary weapons and presumably the vassal weapons are on paper, capable of theoretically anything as long as the user either puts in the right materials or utilizes weapon copy on weapons of the same type. Doing this also gives the user a minor but permanent boost in a certain stat, meaning the user can become formidable by gradually stacking these benefits. Unfortunately, Naofumi is the only one who can be bothered to do so since the others are convinced that Level Grinding and their individual methods of getting stronger are the way to go.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6edc54d5	type	Here We Go Again!
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_6edc54d5	comment	Itsuki kills a king that was heavily taxing his people. It doesn't solve anything, as the rebel-manned government continues to tax the people like before.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_70f7063d	type	Unflinching Walk
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_70f7063d	comment	Unflinching Walk: Raphtalia does it in Episode 14 when she confronts Idol, the noble who enslaved her and her village after the first wave. She doesn't even twitch when he hits her with his whip and once she's close enough, she swats it out of his hand with her sword.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_71019994	type	Unwanted Harem
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_71019994	comment	Unwanted Harem: Naofumi has one consisting of Raphtalia, Filo, Melty, Atla, and more.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_714741cc	type	Like Reality, Unless Noted
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_714741cc	comment	The Four Heroes are all from Japan from parallel worlds; with Motoyasu and Naofumis' worlds being very close to our own, while Ren and Itsukis' Japans have Technology and Superpowers that aren't found in ours.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_716c0b1b	type	And the Adventure Continues
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_716c0b1b	comment	And the Adventure Continues: In the final chapter of the web novel, Raphtalia and Naofumi head off to fight against another god while leaving mortal fragments of themselves to have a new adventure in Raphtalia's world.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7215c26c	type	Man-Eating Plant
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7215c26c	comment	Motoyasu tries to save a village from famine by planting a magical seed. Unfortunately, it turns out to be a Man-Eating Plant.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_723606c4	type	Adaptational Early Appearance
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_723606c4	comment	Adaptational Early Appearance: Mald and Rishia debut in the anime during Malty and Aultcray's punishment outside of the castle instead of at the feast afterward with full display of their relationship.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_724f9b8a	type	King Bob the Nth
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_724f9b8a	comment	King Bobthe Nth: King Aultcray Melromarc XXXII, although since Melromarc is really a matriarchy, and his name was changed to Aultcray by his wife the Queen, the "XXXII" is likely due to deliberately naming all the kings that.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_72856b70	type	Godzilla Threshold
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_72856b70	comment	Godzilla Threshold: The Spirit Beasts function as this. The more people they kill the longer the Waves are delayed; the Waves can be completely stopped at the cost of two-thirds of the world's population. Naofumi deems this a last resort.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_730c2e3	type	Void Between the Worlds
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_730c2e3	comment	Void Between the Worlds: When Naofumi returns from his home dimension he perceives the gap as an infinite black space filled with shining lights which are each dimension.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_733e007a	type	Unwitting Pawn
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_733e007a	comment	Unwitting Pawn: At the beginning of the series, it only takes a few choice words for Malty to seal the fate of Naofumi's reputation in her favor.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_736d791f	type	Adaptational Badass
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_736d791f	comment	Adaptational Badass: In the anime, Melty's capable of performing a One-Hit Polykill on an entire horde of fish Mooks in the Cal Mira wave with a simple Zweit Aqua Shot, take turns into a flood about as wide as a ship, and matches Therese's blasts, whereas she wasn't even there in the light novel, and had a case of Can't Catch Up due to not joining Naofumi on Cal Mira to level grind. Presumably, she was tutored by her mother to improve her combat capabilities.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7503483d	type	Original Position Fallacy
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7503483d	comment	Original Position Fallacy: Slavers launch a raid on title character Naofumi's feudal holding because his protecting the demihumans there has increased the price in regions opposed to the Shield Hero. After the surviving raiders try to pull Screw the Rules, I Have Connections! to keep him from summarily executing them all, he sells them into slavery in a region that worships the Shield Hero. They are not best pleased by this outcome.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7580e1bb	type	Straw Loser
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7580e1bb	comment	Straw Loser: At times, everyone who isn't Naofumi and/or his party seems to exist mainly to serve as varying levels of antagonists, and more often than not come off as incompetent in order to emphasize his ability. Look no further than the other Three Heroes, who spend most of their time chained to their Wrong Genre Savvy nature despite repeatedly seeing how their videogame logic blows up in their face and refusing to learn from it, which gives Naofumi no shortage of opportunities to clean up their messes and bask in the growing admiration of the people who see him as A True Hero and shed his Hero with Bad Publicity stigma even before the queen comes back and clears him of the false charges while simultaneously punishing the king and Malty. Then there's how Naofumi becomes far stronger and more dangerous than the other Heroes thanks to taking his time learning the ins and outs of the leveling and upgrading system, despite starting with the Legendary Weapon that on the surface seems solely to serve to make him a Stone Wall and Support Party Member, because the others didn't think to consider outside-the-box tactics and chose to rely solely on their gamer knowledge without considering its possible flaws, and instead act like Naofumi "cheated" his way to power. Even the likes of Glass and L'Arc straight up admit Naofumi is the only real hero among the four at the time of their battles since he gives the best fight despite still losing while the other Heroes get wiped. If the other Heroes showed even a fraction of Naofumi's competence, or even just stopped acting like the world was a game instead of real, early on in the story, Naofumi would have had an even greater uphill battle to gaining the trust and respect of the people because he would have had so fewer messes to clean up.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_76a0b98c	type	Extreme Close-Up
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_76a0b98c	comment	Extreme Close-Up: After Naofumi is cornered and accused of kidnapping Princess Melty, he appears willing to cooperate to avoid as little bloodshed as possible. That is until someone shouts "You mustn't listen to him!" and the camera quickly zooms onto Malty.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_77aedc5c	type	Horse of a Different Color
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_77aedc5c	comment	Horse of a Different Color: Filolials are the premiere animal in the fantasy world of the story for acting as beasts of burden, whether as mounts or carriage-pullers. Design-wise, they are basically Chocobos in every way except name. One inherent aspect to them is that they are genetically predisposed to having a mental need for carrying things around, even the higher-ranked Filolial Queens, something that talking Filolials like Filo make quite clear.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_77c9a628	type	Your Soul Is Mine!
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_77c9a628	comment	Your Soul Is Mine!: Soul Eaters from Glass' world are monsters that devour the souls of their victims. Domesticated ones are used to preventing the souls of criminals from being reincarnated, as happens with Tact and his comrades.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_77e8d49d	type	Clingy MacGuffin
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_77e8d49d	comment	Clingy MacGuffin: The legendary weapons must always remain on the hero's person though their size, appearance, and location can be adjusted to render them inconspicuous. Fitoria reveals that the heroes can eventually take them off. Granted, her weapon is a carriage and had 10 generations to figure it out.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_794f3589	type	Adaptation Explanation Extrication
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_794f3589	comment	Adaptation Explanation Extrication: The Light Novel generally establishes new abilities and elements of how the world works as Naofumi acquires or learns about them. The manga regularly waits to reveal a new skill or other system exploit until Naofumi actively uses it and an explanation is required, if any explanation is provided at all.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7cdfe326	type	Cosmic Retcon
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7cdfe326	comment	Cosmic Retcon: The Weapons have the ability to rewrite parts of their wielder's home worlds to allow them and anyone they take with them to return. Ren had died in his world but this was reversed when sent back. Naofumi's world was revised so that Raphtalia had been his pen pal and after coming to Japan as a foreign exchange student became his girlfriend. When Atla was retconned in she became the daughter of a wealthy businessman and Naofumi's childhood friend.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7d0316d2	type	Godlike Gamer
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7d0316d2	comment	Godlike Gamer: Three of the Four Heroes (of the Stock Light-Novel Hero variety,) who were adept at a certain MMORPG that resembles the RPG Mechanics 'Verse they've been pulled into (the specific one varies since they all come from alternate realities,) giving them a leg-up on understanding the mechanics of the world. It becomes a Deconstruction, however, when this knowledge gives them a very myopic view of the world and how their actions affect it (often causing them to do more harm than good) because they treat their adventures as a game. Naofumi, meanwhile, doesn't have the same MMORPG experience that the others do, and thus is more down-to-earth and has a better understanding of the wants and needs of the people around him, meaning he does more good with his exploits without even explicitly meaning to.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7d32da92	type	Lost in Transmission
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7d32da92	comment	Lost in Transmission: The various shrines located on the Spirit Turtle had detailed explanations from past Heroes on how and why they sealed it, rather than killed it. The writing has deteriorated to the point that the key phrases are illegible. Naofumi later attributes this to intervention by the entity behind the waves.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7d89315b	type	"The Reason You Suck" Speech
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7d89315b	comment	"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Naofumi tells the Three Heroes that their RPG mindset is really detrimental to both themselves and to everyone around them, and that this mindset is causing more problems than it solves because the world doesn't just sort itself out once they've completed their quests and their thoughtless actions have very real consequences, something that annoys Naofumi because he ended up as the one to clean up after the other heroes' messes. They don't really take his words to heart until the Spirit Tortoise Incident which leads to each of them experiencing the consequences of their actions firsthand. After the Spirit Tortoise incident, Elena flat out tells Motoyasu all his flaws to his face, sending him into Heroic BSoD.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7e4c67ec	type	Send Me Back
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7e4c67ec	comment	Send Me Back: On his second day, Naofumi demands this right after being dragged to Melromarc castle and finding out Malty lied to everyone about him raping her. To his chagrin, he won't be able to until the waves are taken care of. Or so he thinks. Naofumi is banished to his home planet at one point and is able to return to a comfortable life alongside Raphtalia. Despite this he can't stop thinking about his comrades stuck in battle with the goddess Medea and wishes to return. The Shield obliges. Ren is similarly banished and jumps at the opportunity to return.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7fa1f01c	type	Dracolich
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7fa1f01c	comment	Dracolich: The Dragon that Ren killed came back as an undead until Naofumi slayed it a second time... even then, its spirit still dwells in the shield.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7fbb2a3	type	Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7fbb2a3	comment	Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: The heroes aside from Naofumi are all guilty of this as the results of their actions lead to consequences that are just as bad or even worse. These include: Ren kills a dragon but doesn't properly dispose of its corpse. Its rotten corpse not only polluted the land and attracted a bunch of monsters but its sheer hatred also made it come back as a zombie. Motoyasu tries to save a village from famine by planting a magical seed. Unfortunately, it turns out to be a Man-Eating Plant. Itsuki kills a king that was heavily taxing his people. It doesn't solve anything, as the rebel-manned government continues to tax the people like before. Naofumi's "Reason You Suck" Speech in Episode 19 enables the Pope the recharge his weapon, while he's wasting time bringing up arguably petty grudges instead of dealing with the actual threat in front of them. After Mirelia loses her patience when the Three Heroes arrogantly dismiss the training regiment she set up to teach them actual combat, she crossly belittles their skills and tells them they will no longer receive compensation or quests in her country unless they prove themselves by investigating a series of monster attacks in the southwest of Melromarc. Unfortunately, her speech bruises Ren, Motoyasu and Itsuki's egos and makes them determined to prove they were better than they actually were. Combined with their general ignorance, they come to a very far-fetched conclusion that the Spirit Tortoise, a behemoth Guardian Beast capable of leveling continents, is responsible and try to kill it by themselves without any plan or support. When they predictably fail and are abducted by Kyo to be used as batteries for the monster, it leads to the destruction of numerous countries and the deaths of thousands of innocents. The Queen herself lampshades her failure to Naofumi for allowing it all to happen by riling up the trio and then letting them roam free despite knowing how Lethally Stupid they were.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7fbe9a30	type	Freak Out
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_7fbe9a30	comment	Malty has this twice in a row in the manga when the Three Heroes Church makes it clear that they intend to kill her along with her sister and the other Heroes. The one person present (Naofumi) that could save her was not only the same person that she ruined the life of from the start, but also kept trying to kick him down even further out of pure sadism, and the latter outright told her and Motoyasu to their faces that they can all die for all he cared since by that point Ren and Itsuki were seemingly dead, and the only other Hero left was so stupid that he was partly responsible for the whole mess. Her response was to Freak Out as she made a pathetic attempt at denying all responsibility for her actions while trying to bail on her own party.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8042e814	type	Actually Pretty Funny
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8042e814	comment	Actually Pretty Funny: In the anime, during Malty and Aultcray's execution, when Naofumi is roasting them in front of the audience before bestowing them with a Fate Worse than Death, Raphtalia is visibly holding back a laugh.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_80d55f20	type	Cuteness Proximity
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_80d55f20	comment	Cuteness Proximity: Filo for Melty and her mom.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_82a64c4b	comment	Adaptational Nice Guy: Naofumi is far less embittered and angry about everything in the manga, and more prone to acting light-hearted. The anime makes Naofumi come across as overall a better person due to not being able to truly adapt his internal thoughts and views on people like the original Light Novel did. Thus while he still is rough around the edges, he is more of a Jerk with a Heart of Gold at the start. The anime largely downplays Mirelia's abilities as a chessmaster. In both the original Light Novel and Manga, she was manipulative to Naofumi and managed to convince him to be more lenient with punishing the King and Malty, with Naofumi even noting how clever she was to get him to agree to it. Heck, the outcome of it was her plan too and she was very stern on enforcing it. The anime maintains her political savvy skills, but she is much less stern and manipulative than the Light Novel or Manga. She outwardly shows regret at having to punish her family, and she instead opts to simply have them executed, though she admits had Naofumi not stepped in, she would have begged him to spare them. The Light Novel and Manga Mirelia is a firm chessmaster who despite being a Reasonable Authority Figure is still willing to manipulate them if it means the greater good, where the anime is more of a firm Reasonable Authority Figure.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_82accf22	type	Gainax Ending
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_82accf22	comment	Gainax Ending: This would have been the case for the web novel if chapter 356 was the ending, as originally planned.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_834b51bf	type	Restart at Level One
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_834b51bf	comment	The Hourglass of the Dragon's Era can be used to reset a person's level to 1. This is most often used as punishment for criminals such as Bitch and Tact as it renders them virtually harmless. Naofumi inflicts this on Tact when he orders his Seven Star Weapons to find a new host.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_83535879	type	Tall Poppy Syndrome
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_83535879	comment	As for Melromarc's royalty, it's implied that they secretly knew Naofumi would excel once he had party members, which is why they set up the rigged duel with Motoyasu to take Raphtalia away from him. They just couldn't stand the idea of the "Shield Demon" actually succeeding at his job in any capacity, and decided to kick him down before he could properly stand up.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8430699a	type	Alternate Universe
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8430699a	comment	Alternate Universe: The Heroes quickly determine that while they all came from Japan they all originate from Japans in different universes. Their currency is slightly different, they have different politicians, and the world they happen to be summoned to is, to them, from very different games. In Naofumi's case it wasn't a game at all, but a book.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8454f523	type	Superboss
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8454f523	comment	Superboss: As the world runs on RPG mechanics, it naturally has one in the form of The Spirit Turtle. It is possibly the largest and strongest monster in-universe which the previous Legendary Heroes could only seal instead of defeat. Like any special boss, three of the four current Legendary Heroes had to go out of their way to find and fight it. However, when it turns out that they are unable to defeat it, it causes untold amounts of death and destruction for a month after it's released, which forces Naofumi and co. to step up and deal with it.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_871cff0c	type	Create Your Own Hero
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_871cff0c	comment	Create Your Own Hero: The Church of the Three Heroes works with King Aultcray to summon the Four Legendary Heroes, but both proceed to treat one of them like crap for several reasons. Naofumi Iwatani, the man in question, is forced to strike on his own with zero external support, unlike the other three, and not only becomes the only one of the four that is actually worthy of being a Hero, but he ends up being the focal point of the efforts to destroy the Church and render the King completely powerless.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_874176be	type	Psychic Powers
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_874176be	comment	Psychic Powers: Itsuki is revealed to have come from a world where people with ESP is common, himself having an ESP ability which raises his accuracy when aiming. Itsuki guesses that Naofumi also has both the ESP abilities of intoxication immunity and animal charisma which somehow also includes demi-humans and beastmen.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_891aa66d	type	Formula with a Twist
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_891aa66d	comment	Formula with a Twist: The premise of the show is simple: "What if the Isekai Hero had a Joke Weapon?". But it takes this premise and creates a unique Deconstruction of the genre. Also, the reasons for why the hero is mocked and hated by the populace are fleshed out to explore a Crapsack World full of racism and zealotry where the standard genre tropes are definitely not what they are cracked up to be.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_89631688	type	The Chosen One
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_89631688	comment	The Chosen One: The Four Legendary Heroes, who are summoned from different worlds to fight the Waves. Their Legendary Weapons grant them abilities and skills that allow them to surpass the abilities of an ordinary person, as well as unique functions like alerts about the Waves and automatic language translation. The four are also connected to each other, since if even a single Legendary Hero is killed, the Waves will grow stronger. Furthermore, another set of Legendary Heroes cannot be summoned until the rest of the current set has been killed.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8967e17f	type	Back from the Dead
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8967e17f	comment	Back from the Dead: However after Medea lost, the revived people stay (alive) in the living world and regained their free will.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_89a17726	type	Spell My Name with an S
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_89a17726	comment	Spell My Name With An S: Rishia/Licia, Mald/Mard, Filo/Firo, to name a few.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8a817c2a	type	Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8a817c2a	comment	Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: Played straight. When dragged before the King in response to the rape charge, Naofumi is told that even attempting to sexually assault a woman is a capital offense in Melromarc.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8aa0f76	type	Deconstructed Trope
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8aa0f76	comment	Deconstructed. What happens when your Legendary Weapon also reacts to your worst emotions? The result is the Curse Series, the Superpowered Evil Side of the Legendary Heroes' weapons, which only become accessible when the wielder flies past the Despair Event Horizon. While they do grant powerful moves and are terrifyingly powerful, they also eat away at the user by intensifying the associated emotion (i.e. hatred or greed) until it is the user's only motivation â€” and that doesn't take into account the other detriments. Naofumi uses Blood Sacrifice and is left with 1/3 decreased stats for a month. Then, later on, he used a move called Sacrifice Aura, and it debuffs him, Raphtalia, and Filo for 2/3's of their stats for an astounding three months.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8abec76d	type	Even the Dog Is Ashamed
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8abec76d	comment	In episode 21 of the anime when Malty is about to be executed for treason and for framing Naofumi she looks up to Motoyasu for him to save her. To her surprise and her dismay he looks at her with a look of shame, literally turns his face away and stays completely silent. The subsequent look of shock on Malty's face encapsulates this trope perfectly and makes her desperate enough to beg the man she originally betrayed, Naofumi, to show mercy and save her.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8d0785d5	type	Didn't Think This Through
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8d0785d5	comment	Didn't Think This Through: A group of bandits Naofumi's party defeats claims they'll get away with their crimes by claiming the Shield Hero attacked them for no reason. It didn't occur to them that hearing their plan would convince Naofumi to kill them instead (though it was a bluff on his part). After her royal status is revoked by the Queen, Malty, then named Bitch, later Witch, is VERY prone to acting without thinking of any consequences whatsoever, and will act and lie impulsively, even if the result would only harm her. Ren, Motoyasu and Itsuki treat the world like a videogame, and never stop to consider the consequences of their actions because of it. This shortsightedness proves disastrous when the three of them try to fight the Spirit Turtle. A Superboss so powerful that the previous Four Heroes could only manage to seal it away, which beats them and goes on a rampage before Naofumi and his companions are able to stop it. Naofumi gets fed up during the battle with the Church of the Three Heroes and decides to lay into everyone with a long "The Reason You Suck" Speech. Unfortunately, this distraction prevents everyone from exploiting a giant opening, giving the Pope enough time to charge up for another attack. He even tells Naofumi how foolish it was of him to distract everyone. The Three Heroes are plenty guilty of this, due to their belief that they're in some kind of game world that doesn't require any actual thought and tact to solve any challenges. This results in a string of bigger, avoidable problems that Naofumi and his party had to deal with themselves, and their obvious ignorance is not lost on the citizenry and even the Corrupt Church that worships them. It isn't until they find themselves in the exact same situation Naofumi was unjustly thrown into because of their own incompetence that they finally start to grow out of this. King Aultcary has no concept of long-term consequences and it becomes blatantly clear he didn't put any forethought into his choices as the story goes on. Summoning all four heroes in Melromarc was only the start of his bad decisions. The intended method is for one hero to be summoned in one kingdom each. Summoning all four heroes quite rightly angered the other countries that were at risk from the waves and war was a genuine threat, leading his wife to put out the political fires he started. Doing his best to screw Naofumi over at every possible opportunity was especially short sighted. Regardless of his personal feelings or Naofumi's limited ability to actually contribute to fighting the waves at the start, the Shield Hero is still one of the Legendary Heroes needed to combat the waves so doing everything in your power to sabotage one of the best chances of survival you have is idiotic to the extreme. The king's condescending and entitled attitude towards Naofumi left the latter just about ready to take off and abandon Melromarc, leaving them with the other three increasingly lackluster Heroes that would have likely died during the waves. The anime actually worsens how bad this behavior is because Aultcray continues to antagonize and threaten Naofumi well past the point that the Shield Hero could quite literally kill the king and walk away unscathed. It's only sheer luck that Naofumi doesn't kill him on the spot at this point. The above points become exponentially worse when it's revealed that Demi-Human countries would have worshipped Naofumi as a divine figure. He'd already ticked them off by summoning all four Heroes to his own country so the revelation that he'd been actively and harshly mistreating a figure of worship would have pushed war from a likelihood to a certainty. The Queen has to keep exactly how badly Naofumi was treated because of her husband hidden to avoid that outcome. The kicker to all of this? Melromarc is a matriarchy. The Queen is the highest power in the country, not him, and he only got away with everything because the Queen was busy smoothing things over from his decision to summon all four Heroes to Melromarc in the first place. Once she finds out what he's done and returns to do something about it, he suddenly finds himself in a pickle.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8e9cf84e	comment	"Blind Idiot" Translation: By some bizarre logic (and probably due to misunderstanding of the German inserts in the original text), Erst Shield, Naofumi's signature skill, somehow got turned into the "Air Strike Shield". Even Kaito Ishikawa calling the skill out so many times apparently didn't help the cause.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8ef5ae81	type	Lethally Stupid
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_8ef5ae81	comment	After Mirelia loses her patience when the Three Heroes arrogantly dismiss the training regiment she set up to teach them actual combat, she crossly belittles their skills and tells them they will no longer receive compensation or quests in her country unless they prove themselves by investigating a series of monster attacks in the southwest of Melromarc. Unfortunately, her speech bruises Ren, Motoyasu and Itsuki's egos and makes them determined to prove they were better than they actually were. Combined with their general ignorance, they come to a very far-fetched conclusion that the Spirit Tortoise, a behemoth Guardian Beast capable of leveling continents, is responsible and try to kill it by themselves without any plan or support. When they predictably fail and are abducted by Kyo to be used as batteries for the monster, it leads to the destruction of numerous countries and the deaths of thousands of innocents. The Queen herself lampshades her failure to Naofumi for allowing it all to happen by riling up the trio and then letting them roam free despite knowing how Lethally Stupid they were.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_90d44f44	type	Karmic Death
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_90d44f44	comment	Karmic Death: The Pope is killed by Naofumi's Blood Sacrifice after he tried to kill the latter as a false hero and a demon. In the Light Novel, Rino, a girl Malty sold into slavery simply so Motoyasu's attention wouldn't be monopolized not only manages to betray her after sneaking into the reincarnations group as a Double Agent, but manages to be the one to kill her. To add insult to injury, after stabbing her repeatedly she also lays claim to the Vassal Whip that was in her possession to finish her off by blowing her head clean off its shoulders. That said, thanks to the Third Army's ability to revive their soldiers and allies if they can keep their souls intact, given they managed to flee the fight with Malty's soul, it's likely this death won't stick for her. Still major karmic payback for her though. In the web novel, Malty had a history of getting innocent men killed with a False Rape Accusation, and her first death involves her being raped and tortured to death by her uncle. She also attempted to burn her enemies to death, her little sister included, with her fire magic, and ends up burned at the stake before her soul is consumed to make her second death stick. Prior to this, the chronic liar was gullible enough to believe that she and other members of Tact's harem would be set free despite their many, many crimes if they publicly turned on him, which they did without a second thought. Mald and the other former members of Itsuki's party were burned alive via the bronze bull for their betrayal and attempted overthrow of Queen Mirellia. Bonus points for their method of execution being based on Itsuki's curse series-exclusive Finishing Move. Just before his execution, Mald collapsed on his knees and begged pathetically for mercy. After causing so much needless pain and misery across the various Worlds, Medea finds herself stopped and beaten into the ground by Naofumi and Raphtalia, who had just become Physical Gods themselves. Her first counterattack is rewarded with the former two restraining her and buffing their allies, giving them the opportunity to vent their own feelings of frustration and hatred on her as well. After getting free, she attempts to use her powers to erase Naofumi from existence like she tried to before, only for him to bounce the attack right back at her and completely wipe herself out of existence instead. Having been killed in every world, parallel timeline, and alternate universe, not only are the various worlds finally liberated from Medea's destructive influence but barely a trace of her memory was left as a result.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_90e31482	type	Laser-Guided Karma
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_90e31482	comment	Laser-Guided Karma: The "knights" who attack Lurolona to enslave all its demi-human inhabitants after Naofumi returns from Zeltoble end up being sold into slavery in Siltvelt.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_93168fb1	type	It's Quietâ€¦ Too Quiet
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_93168fb1	comment	It's Quietâ€¦ Too Quiet: Part way through their fight with Motoyasu's party, Naofumi's group notices how all of the guards that were at the gate have gone missing. Filo's sense tip her off and she bunches everyone up before telling Naofumi to shield them from the Fantastic Nuke that's about to hit them.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_99a7aa94	type	Seven Deadly Sins
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_99a7aa94	comment	Seven Deadly Sins: The Curse series of the Legendary Weapons align to the sins. Unless a trusted person can snap them out of it, the sin consumes the wielder's mind. The new Seven Deadly Sins as outlined by the Vatican in 2008 appear as a separate Curse series which Naofumi accidentally unlocks, turning him into a megalomaniac.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_9b54d536	type	Evil Counterpart
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_9b54d536	comment	Evil Counterpart: Ren, Motoyasu, and Itsuki have one when the Pope of the Church of the Three Heroes uses a weapon that allows him to mimic their Legendary Weapons. Naofumi would have had a similar counterpart but the Church views the Shield as a devil and so the Pope did not use it. Tact serves as one to the four Heroes and Trash as he has all of their negative qualities while lacking any of their redeeming factors. Notably the most prominent members of his harem act as counterparts to Naofumi's companions.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_9c224098	type	Deliberately Bad Example
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_9c224098	comment	Deliberately Bad Example: Naofumi's antiheroic qualities and Hero with Bad Publicity status may be tough to deal with, but he acts nothing like the other summoned heroes, who are all varying degrees of Jerkass and dumbass.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_9d12bbc1	type	Foreshadowing
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_9d12bbc1	comment	Foreshadowing: In the second chapter of the web novel, where Naofumi and the others were just summoned. It wasn't lost on Naofumi that King Aultclay was glaring dismissively at him the whole time hinting at the real reason why he was rudely blown off despite supposedly being as important as the other chosen heroes. Ren was the only hero who noticed the menu icon in the corner of their vision before it was pointed out when they were first brought before the king. The Legendary Weapons have many features that can only be used if the wielder believes they exist. Since the Three Heroes believed they were transported into their games, they can access many abilities that Naofumi initially can't since he didn't play a game similar to the story. Ren was the only one with the menu visible at the start since his version of the game was a VRMMO.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_9eb11fac	type	Weak, but Skilled
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_9eb11fac	comment	Weak, but Skilled: Due to the many handicaps that come with being the Shield Hero both on a metaphysical level (having high defense but absolutely no offensive abilities) and on a social level (the King possessing a personal vendetta against him and the bad reputation he was dealt with), Naofumi and his allies are forced to focus more on thinking on their feet in the heat of the moment, as well as a variety of non-combative skills (such as crafting and magic). This is in heavy contrast with Ren, Motoyasu and Itsuki, each of them valuing raw strength and whatever perks that come with being The Chosen Many. This is deconstructed later in the series, Naofumi's Combat Pragmatism, his willingness to work together with his teammates and general Street Smarts of the world around them having made him and his team much more effective as heroes despite being on a much lower level then the rest of them. Not only that, but the fact that Naofumi takes the dangers of the world seriously and takes responsibility for his actions has earned the respect of the many people he has saved.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_9f41fabe	type	Elite Tweak
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_9f41fabe	comment	Naofumi has most of his slaves undergo the level reset so they can take advantage of his stat and growth corrections his shields provide once they level up.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a24bd0e9	type	Poison and Cure Gambit
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a24bd0e9	comment	Poison and Cure Gambit: In Chapter 22, Naofumi poisons a guard, who he then tells will die unless he receives an antidote from him. He uses it to turn the guard into a guide to find Melty.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a2fea27d	type	The Chosen Many
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a2fea27d	comment	The Chosen Many: The Seven Star Heroes and the Vassal Heroes. They possess abilities similar to the Four Legendary Heroes and are considered heroes themselves. However, there are some important differences. Their weapons are much more lenient with selecting their wielders. A ceremony can be performed to summon a wielder from another world, but if it fails, then anyone can become its wielder. Most of the Seven Star Heroes are natives of the world, and normal adventurers becoming one is considered common knowledge. The death of a Seven Star Hero has no effect on the Waves, unlike the Four Legendary Heroes. If one is killed, their weapon can immediately choose another wielder if an eligible candidate exists. There can even be multiple candidates for a single weapon at the same time. They exist independently of the Waves and will select their wielders in times of conflict. Most of their wielders were chosen long before the Four Legendary Heroes were even summoned, and many of them have heroic accomplishments predating the Waves. There are two of them to each of the Legendary Heroes. They can copy weapons and absorb materials to learn new skills like the Legendary Heroes, but each also possesses a unique method of strengthening their weapons. An individual Seven Star Hero is weaker than a Legendary Hero, but still much stronger than a normal person. As a whole, they are powerful enough to drive back the waves should the Legendary Heroes fall. Whereas the Four Legendary Weapons are distinct from each other, most of the Seven Star Weapons overlap with the Legendary Weapons or each other to some capacity. They often share identical uses, unlockable and copied weapon types, and even skills.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a3515d6	type	Contrasting Sequel Antagonist
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a3515d6	comment	Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: Each of the Arc Villains have a different variety of threat to Naofumi and his parties: The waves start off as monsters with no more complex than hyper aggressive animals, who are just attacking on pure instinct. They do get stronger, but not more complex in their strategies. The King/Trash and Malty/Bitch are royalty with a lot of sway over the social structure of the kingdom. The Church of Three Heroes are an in-universe N.G.O. Superpower, who can wield a weapon similar to the 4 cardinal weapons. Glass, L'Arc Berg and Therese Alexanderite are heroes from another world, and only take on Nafoume to save their own world The Spirit Tortoise is a force of Nature, sacrificing souls to fend off the waves. Kyo Ethnina is someone from Earth, like Naofumi. But was reincarnated, instead of summoned; he's misanthropic, instead of just grumpy and cynical; etc.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a43a691b	comment	Mald and the other former members of Itsuki's party were burned alive via the bronze bull for their betrayal and attempted overthrow of Queen Mirellia. Bonus points for their method of execution being based on Itsuki's curse series-exclusive Finishing Move. Just before his execution, Mald collapsed on his knees and begged pathetically for mercy.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a51fecb4	type	Did You Actually Believe...?
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a51fecb4	comment	Did You Actually Believe...?: While preparing the executions of Tact's harem and family they were told that if they spoke against him they might survive. When it becomes clear they won't, Naofumi demands to know if Malty actually believed he would let her get away.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a58802b7	type	Happiness in Slavery
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a58802b7	comment	Happiness in Slavery: Naofumi's slaves. While his actions are intended for Pragmatic Villainy, it resulted in this and Undying Loyalty from his slaves. This rather annoyed him while his allies defended him from Controlled!Itsuki's accusations.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a60f7120	type	Physical God
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a60f7120	comment	Physical God: Naofumi and Raphtalia eventually becomes this. At least in the Web Novel.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a63fd70f	type	The Promise
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a63fd70f	comment	The Promise: In volume 4, Fitoria talks a bit about the vow she made to the first shield hero to defend the world. She will make good on this promise by killing Naofumi and the other heroes if they do not stop fighting amongst themselves and start cooperating in the waves.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a6e8221e	type	Status Quo Is God
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a6e8221e	comment	Status Quo Is God: Deconstructed. As the Shield Hero, Naofumi was looked down on from the very start as the useless liability of the four heroes by seemingly everybody, and it appeared to be because of his purely defensive focus. Things only got worse for him when a false rape accusation was dropped on him, and everyone wanted nothing to do with him as a result. Turns out it was part of a conspiracy by Melromarc's Church and royalty to undermine the Shield Hero legacy for its connection to the demi-human and beastman history, and Naofumi himself was basically collateral damage by unwilling association. They WANTED him to be (or at least be seen as) both a useless liability and a repulsive monster from the very start, and the moments he shows to be much more capable then they expected him to be or becomes more beloved than the other heroes, their response is to either go out of their way to deny him any chances to grow stronger or try to pin more false accusations on him in a desperate attempt to keep his negative social status the same. Eventually, the ringleader of the Three Heroes Church just went "screw it" and tries to kill him directly with a magic Kill Sat when it's obvious he and his party were too strong to be put down, when the combined might of other (misled) heroes and the fanatical knights wasn't enough.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a74ca4fc	type	The Peeping Tom
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a74ca4fc	comment	The Peeping Tom: In Chapter 100 the other Heroes attempt this while Naofumi deliberately abstains.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a814671b	type	N.G.O. Superpower
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a814671b	comment	The Church of Three Heroes are an in-universe N.G.O. Superpower, who can wield a weapon similar to the 4 cardinal weapons.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a8c6a317	type	Super-Strength
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a8c6a317	comment	The Motoyasu of the manga will happily cross lines that the Motoyasu of the Web Novel would not even consider crossing, at least not on screen and when in his right mind. For example, it takes Motoyasu falling under the effect of the Lust cursed spear to try and rape Filo. In the manga, he openly tries to kidnap Filo in public, using magical chains to negate her Super-Strength while happily proclaiming his intent to sexually exploit her, and he has no excuse like Phlebotinum-induced madness.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a91078ea	type	Adaptational Jerkass
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a91078ea	comment	Adaptational Jerkass: In the web novel, Atla sees Raphtalia as her rival for Naofumi's affections, but doesn't do anything more than calmly state that she isn't backing down no matter what. In the light novel, however, she loses quite a bit of her politeness, ribbing and snarking at Raphtalia every chance she gets. As for Fohl, Atla's indifference of him turns into annoyance, with her calling him weak and (effortlessly) knocking him out several times, once simply because he was standing and blocking the way of a monster she wanted to fight.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a939a527	type	Red Eyes, Take Warning
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_a939a527	comment	Red Eyes, Take Warning: Naofumi in the anime, when he triggers the Cursed Shield.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_aabe2fb	type	Deliberate Values Dissonance
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_aabe2fb	comment	Deliberate Values Dissonance: For the modern Japanese Heroes the existence of slavery and public execution as a form of entertainment seem barbaric. Naofumi is squicked by crowds cheering for executions but reminds himself that even on Earth this used to be considered perfectly normal.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_aba972fb	type	Aggressive Negotiations
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_aba972fb	comment	Aggressive Negotiations: In early volumes Naofumi's tactic when merchants tried to rip him off was to unleash balloon monsters on them in addition to threats about spreading rumors. As his fame and connections grow he changes his method to focus on threats. The queen of Melromarc does this when news of the heroes' summoning reached everyone at the conference she was holding with the nobles of other countries.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_abbe5875	type	Evil Weapon
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_abbe5875	comment	Evil Weapon: All of the Legendary Weapons can become evil through the Curse Series, corrupting their users with the Seven Deadly Sins.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_abcb9af1	type	Eaten Alive
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_abcb9af1	comment	Eaten Alive: The fate of Raphtalia's parents during the First Wave, devoured by a Cerberus-like monster. Subverted by Filo. It looks as if the Zombie Dragon killed her in one bite, but she'd only been Swallowed Whole and dug her way out from inside. Naofumi's Blood Sacrifice magic eats the Pope alive, screaming all the while.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ac4c677f	type	De-power
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ac4c677f	comment	De-power: The Hourglass of the Dragon's Era can be used to reset a person's level to 1. This is most often used as punishment for criminals such as Bitch and Tact as it renders them virtually harmless. Naofumi inflicts this on Tact when he orders his Seven Star Weapons to find a new host. Naofumi has most of his slaves undergo the level reset so they can take advantage of his stat and growth corrections his shields provide once they level up.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_acf33d00	type	Nice Job Fixing It, Villain
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_acf33d00	comment	Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: Let's face it, Motoyasu's competence as a Hero skyrocketed after Malty predictably betrayed and ditched him after the Spirit Tortoise incident. The resulting snap in his sanity ironically made him useful.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ad1db87c	type	Oh, Crap!
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ad1db87c	comment	Oh, Crap!: Naofumi when he realizes how insane and dangerous Malty really is at the beginning of the story. Malty and Aultcray when they realize that Mirelia is going to dethrone them for their actions. Malty has this twice in a row in the manga when the Three Heroes Church makes it clear that they intend to kill her along with her sister and the other Heroes. The one person present (Naofumi) that could save her was not only the same person that she ruined the life of from the start, but also kept trying to kick him down even further out of pure sadism, and the latter outright told her and Motoyasu to their faces that they can all die for all he cared since by that point Ren and Itsuki were seemingly dead, and the only other Hero left was so stupid that he was partly responsible for the whole mess. Her response was to Freak Out as she made a pathetic attempt at denying all responsibility for her actions while trying to bail on her own party. Aultcray has one in the anime when he pushes Naofumi too far by threatening his companions, and the latter responds by swearing to kill him if he so much as makes an attempt. It's implied that it doesn't just finally dawn on him that Naofumi is very much capable of doing so by himself, but that he was mere inches away from being killed on the spot for acting out of pure spite. Malty gets one in the anime when Melty walks in on her tampering with Naofumi's food. In the anime, Naofumi tests a new skill to copy any shield weapon he touches. Elhart is aghast at this power since Naofumi's essentially stealing his work. It gets worse as Raphtalia and Filo keep bringing Naofumi more of his shields to copy. Medea's last words in the web novel are her screaming in terror and desperation when she realizes the Attack Reflector is going to Ret-Gone her for good.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_aec63727	type	Pragmatic Hero
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_aec63727	comment	His desire to avoid escalating conflicts, as well as his Pragmatic Heroism has caught the attention of the Queen of Melromarc Kingdom, leading to the King and Princess Malty to be dually punished for their corrupt actions against him. Out of all of the heroes, he seems to be the one she respects the most, even encouraging him to marry her second daughter in the light novel.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_af7d483f	type	Dreaming of Things to Come
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_af7d483f	comment	Dreaming of Things to Come: The first scene in the anime is of Naofumi in his barbarian armor, Raphtalia with a ball made from Balloons. Then he wakes up in his bed in Japan.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b121a71e	type	Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Object
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b121a71e	comment	Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Object: Brought up by Motoyasu during his duel with Naofumi, referencing the story of the unblockable spear and the unbreakable shield. Naofumi reminds him that in that story, the spear broke first.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b77eb3b2	type	Revenge by Proxy
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b77eb3b2	comment	Revenge by Proxy: What Naofumi's summoning as the Shield Hero amounts to. Melromarc hates demi-humans and beastmen, and the latter worships the Shield Hero for the benevolent actions of the previous one. Not only does this result in the Church of Three Heroes demonizing the Shield prior to the events of the story, but this also led to Naofumi being ignored and treated like garbage even before Malty throws a fake rape accusation at him. It's also implied that just the first three heroes could be summoned without the Shield Hero, but was done so anyway just to spite its legacy even further by making the current wielder out to be both a malicious demon and a useless liability to the public. Unfortunately for the main conspirators involved, this gradually backfires on them BIG TIME. The King threatens to go after Naofumi's companions when he tells him off. Naofumi's responds with a Death Glare so fierce that it makes him recoil, and a promise that he will never let the King take anything from him again.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b7e1dcc8	type	Empathic Weapon
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b7e1dcc8	comment	Empathic Weapon: Deconstructed. What happens when your Legendary Weapon also reacts to your worst emotions? The result is the Curse Series, the Superpowered Evil Side of the Legendary Heroes' weapons, which only become accessible when the wielder flies past the Despair Event Horizon. While they do grant powerful moves and are terrifyingly powerful, they also eat away at the user by intensifying the associated emotion (i.e. hatred or greed) until it is the user's only motivation â€” and that doesn't take into account the other detriments. Naofumi uses Blood Sacrifice and is left with 1/3 decreased stats for a month. Then, later on, he used a move called Sacrifice Aura, and it debuffs him, Raphtalia, and Filo for 2/3's of their stats for an astounding three months. In volume 5, Naofumi crafts a bracelet at Therese's request. The Bracelet ends up being so high-quality that Therese conveys to him that it's overjoyed and can't wait to be used in battle. It also expresses sadness at being used against him when Therese and L'Arc turn on Naofumi.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b85cdc1c	type	War from Another World
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b85cdc1c	comment	War from Another World: The Waves of Calamity are the result of two or more worlds being fused together, with wars and battles with creatures from one world being poured into the other.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b8d3f642	type	Illegal Religion
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b8d3f642	comment	Illegal Religion: In the aftermath of the fight with the high priest of the Three Heroes Church, the Queen of Melromarc deems said religion heretical and promptly abolished it.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b983a56b	type	Came Back Wrong
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b983a56b	comment	Came Back Wrong: When Naofumi becomes a god, he believes he can resurrect people but decides to hold off for fear of damaging their souls and mind. Medea doesn't care about that and never told her minions about the penalty of her reviving them repeatedly. Back from the Dead: However after Medea lost, the revived people stay (alive) in the living world and regained their free will.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b9e8ad28	type	The Multiverse
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_b9e8ad28	comment	The Multiverse: It's revealed early on that each of the four Cardinal Heroes including Naofumi is from a slightly different version of Earth: each compares the RPG Mechanics 'Verse they've been summoned into to a different MMORPG, none of which exists in the others' home worlds (except for Naofumi, who isn't a gamer and compares it to Light Novels instead). We later learn that the fantasy world is one of many: the Cardinal Heroes clash with a different set of Cardinal Heroes from an Alternate Universe, and Naofumi later pursues an Arc Villain into their universe.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ba46585b	type	Adaptational Backstory Change
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ba46585b	comment	Adaptational Backstory Change: In the web novel, Raph-chan was created when Naofumi, under the influence of the New Seven Sins Shield, became convinced Raphtalia was dead and attempted to recreate her via genetic engineering. In the manga and light novel, Raph-chan is Naofumi's familiar created using a lock of Raphtalia's hair.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ba4c9b57	type	The Great Fire
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ba4c9b57	comment	The Great Fire: After Naofumi and his party foiled the knights' attempt on Melty's life and took the girl with them to the forest for protection, Malty comes with a platoon of knights and sorcerers and orders them to set the forest's mountain on fire to get them killed. However, they escaped and eventually found shelter in Baron Reichnott's village.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_baabbd6e	type	Childish Villain, Mature Hero
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_baabbd6e	comment	Childish Villain, Mature Hero: Malty and Naofumi: When it comes to their duties, Malty is a Spoiled Brat who focuses more on hedonistic thrills and scheming her way into easy money and power while avoiding any responsibility; Naofumi is a hardworking underdog who is diligent in his duties as the Shield Hero. As a teammate, Malty is a useless, disloyal parasite who simply looks for a new host to leech off of when she has no further use for someone and is utterly incapable of doing anything for herself; Naofumi is a useful, loyal man who will walk the ends of the earth for his loved ones, and while he is dependent on his team, he still does as much as he can to contribute. Naofumi and Motoyasu: While all of the Three Heroes are less mature than Naofumi, Motoyasu takes the cake; out of all of the Four Heroes, Motoyasu is the laziest, least responsible of the lot, focusing more on chasing and impressing girls than doing his job; Naofumi is the most diligent and most responsible of the Four Heroes and has enough self-control to focus on doing his job rather than chasing idle pleasures. When it comes to getting respect, Motoyasu prefers to throw his weight around and put other people down, whereas Naofumi prefers to let his deeds speak for him. Finally, when it comes to how they treat each other, Motoyasu is always the one who instigates conflicts, even when they're supposed to be cooperating, while Naofumi prefers to ignore Motoyasu whenever possible. Malty and Melty combine this trope with Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling; everything Malty was mentioned as being above, Melty is not. Despite being the younger sibling, Melty is diligent in her duties as princess, contributes to her party and kingdom, and returns loyalty to those who show it to her; it's no wonder why their mother decided to make Melty the heir instead of Malty.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_be192f18	type	Yes-Man
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_be192f18	comment	The Pride and Sloth series inhibit SP gain and in later stages it reduces the wielder's willpower to nothing, turning them into yes-men
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_bec0417c	type	Happily Married
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_bec0417c	comment	Happily Married: Many characters get this in chapter 377. The chapter is read as a treatise that occurred centuries after the main story.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_bfaff026	type	Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_bfaff026	comment	Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: The Hengen Musou style of combat was devastated when a genius practitioner declared that his skill with it meant he should rule the world, in direct conflict with the style's philosophy. The various members fought and many died, with the survivors vowing not to pass on the art. Naofumi suspects the genius was one of Medea's reincarnated minions sent to destroy a threat.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c03860d2	type	Womb Level
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c03860d2	comment	Womb Level: In order to kill the Spirit Turtle, Naofumi and co. had to go inside of it. It turns out that it can defend itself from intruders going inside its body, and even its heart has its own means of fighting.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c0961831	type	Interrupted Suicide
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c0961831	comment	Interrupted Suicide: This is implied to be the main purpose of the Curse Series. Naofumi theorized that when a hero is at their absolute lowest point, the Curse Series unlocks as a self-defense mechanism to keep them from committing suicide. Repeated use of the series does alter the hero's personality, but at the same time it does keep them away from suicidal thoughts.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c1d1d6ad	type	Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c1d1d6ad	comment	Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?: With the possible exception of Kizuna, no hero is good at naming things. Naofumi always names his monsters based on a chunk of their species name (Filo for his Filolial, Raph-chan for his Raphtalia-based familiar). Motoyasu names all filolials whatever color it happens to be. (Green, the green filolial, Marine, the blue filolial, Crimmy, the crimson filolial, etc.) Ren assigns names similarly to Motoyasu, but with an added chuuni flare.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c20f49de	type	Tautological Templar
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c20f49de	comment	Tautological Templar: Every last person who falls under the influence of Medea or one of her fragments becomes absolutely convinced that he/she is the epitome of righteousness whose actions are invariably noble and just regardless of the actual consequences. It takes being directly betrayed by their patron to snap them out of it, and even then a few like Tact still don't get it.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c2b0ebc0	type	Never Gets Drunk
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c2b0ebc0	comment	Itsuki guesses that Naofumi also has both the ESP abilities of intoxication immunity and animal charisma which somehow also includes demi-humans and beastmen.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c335b9ec	type	Irony
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c335b9ec	comment	Irony: The first person to prove themselves trustworthy to Naofumi by always dealing with him honestly and never betraying him is a slaver. Whereas even the blacksmith briefly believes Naofumi is a rapist, the slaver just treats him as a recurring customer who also brings good business indirectly. As part of her negotiations to stop the other countries from declaring war, Queen Mirellia gave up Melromarc's rights to use the Seven Star Vassal weapons to make up for King Aultcray hoarding the Four Cardinal Heroes. The Vassal Weapons actually choose their own wielders, and most of them end up choosing citizens of Melromarc anyway across the different adaptations.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c3648b87	type	Teeth-Clenched Teamwork
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c3648b87	comment	Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: The four Heroes can't stand each other, even after Naofumi's innocence is proven. Despite Fitoria and the Queen warning them that they will surely die and doom the world if they can't cooperate against the Waves, it's an uphill battle for them to actually fight as a team.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c38afac1	type	Otaku
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c38afac1	comment	Otaku: The Legendary Heroes are all otaku and Naofumi eventually determines that all of the previous Legendary Heroes were also otaku. Medea's reincarnations are also otaku whose minds are notably warped by her influence.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c5385ad9	type	Horrible Judge of Character
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c5385ad9	comment	Horrible Judge of Character: Zig-Zagged when it comes to the public's opinions of Naofumi, who has to deal with the stigma of being an accused attempted rapist on top of the Shield Hero's already poor reputation in the country. Myne tells many Blatant Lies just because she can, but this only applies to people living in Melromarc's capital simply because she's royalty, as Ren and Itsuki's testimony following the rigged duel implies that a number had to be threatened into going along with it by the king. Motoyasu is among the people who believe Myne, but he has several other flaws which don't do him any great favors, which is also true of Ren and Itsuki to a lesser extent - moreover, the three Heroes all have Genre Blindness to the consequences, thinking that this is "just a game" instead of taking it seriously like Naofumi does. Overall, while the nobility and other heroes have a constant habit of either assuming the worst or blaming him for everything short of the waves, the general populace only have second-hand knowledge of what Naofumi supposedly did, and seeing him and his party display more competence than all his detractors combined as they perform their hero duties has him celebrated instead of shunned and tend to lend him their help when needed, such as the Blacksmith and the witch who helped teach Naofumi's party about magic and fashioned Filo's shape-shifting clothes.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c5594984	type	Tokyo Is the Center of the Universe
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c5594984	comment	Tokyo Is the Center of the Universe: The Four Heroes are all from Japan from parallel worlds; with Motoyasu and Naofumis' worlds being very close to our own, while Ren and Itsukis' Japans have Technology and Superpowers that aren't found in ours. Later on, during the Spirit Tortoise Arc, Naofumi discovers a message left behind by a previous set of Cardinal Heroes that sealed away the Spirit Tortoise that was written in Kanji, indicating that set of Heroes were also from Japan as well. After traveling to Glass' World to chase after Kyo, Naofumi encounters Kizuna, The Hunting Hero, who was also from Japan.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: Filolials bear a striking resemblance to Chocobos from the Final Fantasy series, a species of giant chicken-like birds used as beasts of burden and possessing a high intelligence. Episode 10 of the anime references Spider-Man of all things, complete with Comes Great Responsibility. Even more unexpectedly, the design of Filo's queen tiara is heavily based off of (or perhaps is even outright plagiarizing from) is Princess Elena's tiara from Elena of Avalor. Therese Alexanderite is from a race called "Jewels" and a gemstone as part of her body, sounds familiar? In episode 22, Naofumi dismisses the other three heroes as the Three Cardinal Stooges. Kizuna's Companion Cube while in the Infinite Labyrinth heavily resembles Wilson.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c93a6560	type	Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_c93a6560	comment	Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Blood Sacrifice and the other abilities Naofumi uses creates Iron Maidens designed to do this. He kills the High Priest using it.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_cbf0028c	type	Agitated Item Stomping
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_cbf0028c	comment	Agitated Item Stomping: In volume 4, it's revealed that the Queen of Melromarc has her shadows set up framed pictures of Trash and Bitch to burn with fire or shred to pieces with ice as stress relief whenever news of their incompetence reach her ears.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_cd336741	type	"Wanted!" Poster
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_cd336741	comment	"Wanted!" Poster: When Naofumi is framed for killing Melty the knights use doctored recordings of him apparently strangling her as a wanted poster.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_cda501da	type	Killed Off for Real
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_cda501da	comment	Killed Off for Real: The Queen of Melromarc Kingdom, Granny, and Atla. In revenge for this, Tact and Malty are killed off for real.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ce6555f0	type	Lighter and Softer
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ce6555f0	comment	Lighter and Softer: The manga adaptation is this to the light novel. It should be noted that Naofumi is still the same Anti-Hero, and he does almost the same things, it's just that we don't get to read his more hateful inner thoughts and opinions. The anime is lighter than both of them since it removes certain scenes that portray Naofumi in a much less heroic light. And the dub tones down the darkness even further, by making the dialogue a bit more civil.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_cfc52d52	type	Spoiled Brat
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_cfc52d52	comment	Naofumi and Malty: When it comes to their duties, Malty is a Spoiled Brat who focuses more on hedonistic thrills and scheming her way into easy money and power while avoiding any responsibility; Naofumi is a hardworking underdog who is diligent in his duties as the Shield Hero and thus becomes more competent and skilled during his journey. While Malty is a useless, disloyal parasite who leeches off of her allies and disposes of them when she deems them useless, Naofumi actually contributes to his team, even when he does have to rely on them. Part of the reason Malty becomes less of a threat to Naofumi overtime is because she's too lazy to train and improve her skills and abilities and prefers to rely on attack dogs like Motoyasu to do all the fighting for her. By Cal Mira, she's so far behind Naofumi, that the latter can deflect her attacks easily.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d0753edb	type	Evolving Weapon
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d0753edb	comment	Evolving Weapon: The Legendary Weapons. Letting the gem of the weapons absorb materials from monsters and other objects unlocks weapon forms based on those materials, granting new skills and stats. Some skills are only unlockable when the wielder reaches certain stat requirements. A reason why Naofumi never gets any attack skills with his shield, as his attack stat will never be high enough to unlock them.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d0f63e83	type	Magnetic Hero
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d0f63e83	comment	Tact may look like your typical overpowered Magnetic Hero between his insanely high-level, "rightfully taken" cheat weapons and his own harem of girls when the truth is so much more sinister. His high levels are much less impressive compared to his subpar stats and pitiful fighting experience, the weapons he stole from their rightful owners kept the bulk of their powers regardless so they are nowhere near their full power in his hands and the harem under him are either Gold Diggers all too keen on taking advantage of him or brainwashed into seeing him as their so-called hero and savior. The best part is that he can't even put up a fight against vastly underleveled but highly trained and skilled opponents, getting the ever-living shit beaten out of his poorly-maintained hero facade. In the end, Tact is nothing but a completely idiotic nuisance deluding himself that he alone was meant to save the world despite causing mass destruction and genocide on both sides wherever he goes.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d238fd9d	type	Shapeshifting Excludes Clothing
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d238fd9d	comment	Shapeshifting Excludes Clothing: Normal clothes don't change along with Filo when she switches between human and bird form, so Naofumi and Raphtalia need to get her some tailor-made clothes made of a special magical thread that change with her.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d2ddb362	type	ReasonYouSuckSpeech
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d2ddb362	comment	Naofumi's "Reason You Suck" Speech in Episode 19 enables the Pope the recharge his weapon, while he's wasting time bringing up arguably petty grudges instead of dealing with the actual threat in front of them.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d39e327f	type	What the Hell, Hero?
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d39e327f	comment	What the Hell, Hero?: After dealing with the messes the other Heroes caused, Naofumi berates them for their short-sightedness. Melty calls out Motoyasu when he attacks Naofumi in the middle of the capital and causes a lot of collateral damage, pointing out that no real hero would carelessly put people in danger. The Queen calls out Naofumi on his harsh attitude making things harder for her, including turning down offers of help during the deepest parts of his depression. The Church of the Three Heroes is doing this towards the Heroes in what they believe to be a Well-Intentioned Extremist method. Well, up until the Pope tries murdering them in cold blood, being entirely willing to wipe out Malty AND Melty in the process, and the Pope proclaiming himself to be God as he tries to wipe out everyone that dares challenge him.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d44ea142	type	You Are Not Alone
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d44ea142	comment	You Are Not Alone: One of the roles Raphtalia and Filo fulfill is to show Naofumi that he does not have to shoulder everything the world throws at him alone. One of the anime's beginning sequences shows this by having Naofumi struggle to hold off a magical attack with his shield, but then having Raphtalia, Filo and Melty appear to help him.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d62dd556	type	The Chessmaster
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d62dd556	comment	The anime largely downplays Mirelia's abilities as a chessmaster. In both the original Light Novel and Manga, she was manipulative to Naofumi and managed to convince him to be more lenient with punishing the King and Malty, with Naofumi even noting how clever she was to get him to agree to it. Heck, the outcome of it was her plan too and she was very stern on enforcing it. The anime maintains her political savvy skills, but she is much less stern and manipulative than the Light Novel or Manga. She outwardly shows regret at having to punish her family, and she instead opts to simply have them executed, though she admits had Naofumi not stepped in, she would have begged him to spare them. The Light Novel and Manga Mirelia is a firm chessmaster who despite being a Reasonable Authority Figure is still willing to manipulate them if it means the greater good, where the anime is more of a firm Reasonable Authority Figure.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d75a1703	type	Year Outside, Hour Inside
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d75a1703	comment	Year Outside, Hour Inside: Time in Glass's world moves at more than double the speed of Melromarc's. Time in Ren's moves even faster. The game Kizuna booted up as she was summoned let players experience five years in a single day.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d782bd52	type	Equivalent Exchange
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d782bd52	comment	Equivalent Exchange: The Vassal Whip allows one to sacrifice their levels for a stat boost. They can do the same to others as well.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d813c00a	type	RPG Mechanics 'Verse
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d813c00a	comment	RPG Mechanics 'Verse: Everyone in the world of the story explicitly speaks in RPG terms, such as levels, stats, hit points and so on. Deconstructed since three of the four heroes saw fit to treat the world as one big game because of this, and carelessly wind up causing problems as a result.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d8573ef9	type	Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d8573ef9	comment	Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!: Justified in that the users are the King and his daughter Malty. Averted in that the Queen has to clean up his mess when he decides to summon the heroes without the consent of the other countries, and then strips both her husband and eldest daughter of their royal status once she gets back.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d9cf40fa	type	Screw This, I'm Outta Here
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_d9cf40fa	comment	Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Averted as Naofumi doesn't have the funds to do so and he totally intended to do this, if he did not have other methods to go back to his own world.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_db126a0b	type	World Tree
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_db126a0b	comment	World Tree: Naofumi is not amused when he returns in the final chapter and discovers that the crepe tree he created during his Mad Scientist phase has become known as the "God Tree".
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dbbaed55	type	Monster Is a Mommy
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dbbaed55	comment	Monster Is a Mommy: Ren is devastated when he learns that the dragon he killed was the father of a young girl who was enslaved by the same people who convinced him to kill said father.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dbca2c99	type	Red Herring
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dbca2c99	comment	Red Herring: In the trial scene of the anime, Malty pulls this In-Universe by bringing up the fact that the Three Heroes Church targeted the other Three Heroes and the royal family, claiming she would never be part of such a plot. Technically it was true since the Slave Crest didn't react, but it's made clear that it was an attempt to distract the Queen from her crimes, to which the latter catches on.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dc0ca62a	type	Public Execution
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dc0ca62a	comment	Public Execution: Happens twice, both times being large public spectacles with cheering citizens. Naofumi finds both the executions and the cheering disturbing but understands it's part of Melromarc's culture.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dca70c44	type	Reasonable Authority Figure
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dca70c44	comment	Reasonable Authority Figure: The Queen. She treats Naofumi with far more respect than most.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dcb9c541	type	Ship Tease
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dcb9c541	comment	Ship Tease: Hilariously defied. When Raphtalia and Motoyasu spend an entire day together on Cal Mira, the latter does everything he can to woo her and treat it like a date. The day ends with her opinion of him being drastically lowered—largely because he insisted on hitting on other women as the day went on.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dd3272bb	type	What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dd3272bb	comment	What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: The general view on the Hero of the Shield. At first.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dda99fa8	type	Despair Event Horizon
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_dda99fa8	comment	Itsuki ironically unlocks this power after crossing the Despair Event Horizon and awakening the curse of pride for his legendary bow as a result. Naturally, Witch and what's left of the Three Heroes Church sees fit to take advantage of him in this state.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_df8bbf3	type	Theatrics of Pain
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_df8bbf3	comment	Theatrics of Pain: While fighting Naofumi, Raphtalia and Filo, the Melromarc soldiers fall grasping their vital areas as if they're dying. This is because when when the footage is edited, they can make it look as if Naofumi's party were brutally murdering the soldiers instead of defeating them non-lethally.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e003c829	type	History Repeats
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e003c829	comment	History Repeats: One of Malty's first acts in the story is to rob Naofumi, falsely accuse him of raping her, and join Motoyasu's party for 'protection'. Later, after convincing his party to abandon him during the Spirit Turtle arc, she hooks up with Ren and makes the exact same accusations against Motoyasu. And then she betrays and robs Ren...
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e070ebe6	type	Manchurian Agent
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e070ebe6	comment	Manchurian Agent: "Justice zombies" are able to act completely normal and fool even their close friends and family. Thanks to this enough people were populated to stage a country-wide rebellion. When their sabotage or infection is revealed they become actively hostile and attempt to infect others while shouting propaganda.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e19e68	type	Cruel Mercy
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e19e68	comment	Regarding the King and Malty's punishments when they were finally exposed. In the light novel and manga, Naofumi immediately demanded that they be executed, but Mirelia talked him down from that punishment. In the anime, Mirelia is the one who orders for their execution by beheading, but Naofumi's conscience gets the better of him, realizing he wouldn't actually be satisfied with just letting them die, and he requests they be spared. Though he plays it off as Cruel Mercy instead, wanting them to suffer indignity by taking away their royal names of Autocray and Malty, replacing them with "Trash" and "Bitch" respectively (with the former Malty also getting the adventurer aliases of "Bitchie (manga translation)/Slut (Japanese anime)/Whore (English anime dub)") after getting a verbal roasting. It helped earlier he'd had a premonition about yielding to his wrath and letting them be executed, and it scared him, no doubt due to Raphtalia and Filo being around him.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e2f13529	type	World of Jerkass
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e2f13529	comment	World of Jerkass: Played With. The moment Naofumi is summoned into Melromarc, we get a sense that something isn't right when he is treated differently compared to the other three heroes. It soon escalates when he is accused of forcing himself on Malty and almost everyone treats him with fear or scorn based upon her word alone, making it seem exactly like this at first glance. However, while few within the capital city treat him well (at first), people living in the country at large/outside it - having little contact with the specific royalty/Church perpetuating the status quo, and an outsider's perspective regarding the rumors - don't have the same attitude. In fact, the general public realizes that whatever they've heard to the contrary, he's still doing more to help people than the other three Heroes combined, and another country ruled by demi-humans outright worships the Shield Hero because such heroes have always been kind to them.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e3a7d2e6	type	Karmic Jackpot
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e3a7d2e6	comment	Karmic Jackpot: As bad as things start out, Naofumi's selfless actions (no matter how much he tries to deny it) have done a lot for him in the long run. His fatherly attitude towards the members of his party has made them both unquestionably loyal to him, his desire for them to be capable of defending themselves leading to them becoming very skilled against the various monsters and madmen they encounter. Unlike the other heroes, Naofumi has no interest in personal glory and often prioritizes the protection of the common folk. Because of this, the peasantry of the kingdom comes to know of him as a hero in spite of the lies that the nobles and the other heroes spread about him and will often compensate him for his help generously. His desire to avoid escalating conflicts, as well as his Pragmatic Heroism has caught the attention of the Queen of Melromarc Kingdom, leading to the King and Princess Malty to be dually punished for their corrupt actions against him. Out of all of the heroes, he seems to be the one she respects the most, even encouraging him to marry her second daughter in the light novel.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e409de66	comment	Manipulative Editing: A band of knights uses a crystal ball to record Naofumi's party fighting off their assault after the knights tried to kill Princess Melty. They then retreat and have a group of mages alter the recording with their magic to make it seem like "the Devil of the Shield" and his minions butchered the knights with wicked smiles while "kidnapping" Melty.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e489013e	comment	Stat-O-Vision: Status magic, an ability possessed by everyone that lets them view their levels and stats. Heroes can also use it to manage their weapon tree and item inventory. In the anime, status magic is a hero-exclusive ability.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e49686	type	The Hero
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e49686	comment	The Hero: Four of them in fact: Hero of the Sword, Hero of the Spear, Hero of the Bow, and Hero of the Shield. There are also the Seven Eight Star Heroes and the Heroes of Glass' world.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e542d889	comment	For noble women, the worst possible fate is being sent to the King of Faubley as a bride. He views women as entirely disposable tools for his pleasure and them being in agony provides at least half of his pleasure; most only last a few weeks. Malty lost an arm and an eye on her first night with him. Naofumi compares a recording of said night to a guro film.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e5a11ab1	type	Stopped Dead in Their Tracks
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e5a11ab1	comment	Stopped Dead in Their Tracks: After Naofumi unveils the Wrath Shield during his fight with the Soul Eater, King Aultcray summons him for an audience and demands that he explain where he got such power from. Naofumi doesn't feel like explaining squat after Aultcray has been constantly hindering his efforts since day one, and decides that he can just leave and kill anyone who tries to stop him. Aultcray becomes incensed at Naofumi's disrespect and threatens to target Raphtalia and Filo in his place; Naofumi immediately turns around, glares daggers at Aultcray and calmly lets him know how following through with that particular threat will be his last mistake. He then turns around once more and leaves the throne room as Aultcray impotently screams at him.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e69e12b2	type	Combination Attack
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e69e12b2	comment	Combination Attack: Skills and magic can be combined to make more powerful attacks. In volume 4, Motoyasu and his party attack Naofumi with this, then Filo and Melty later use this method of attack to retaliate shortly after.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e6a901a3	type	Meaningful Rename
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e6a901a3	comment	Meaningful Rename: As part of their punishment for abusing Shield, the Queen lets Naofumi rename the King and Malty to Trash and Bitch. Much later Trash willingly accepts his new name after his wife's death.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e9a3a1ed	type	Never Learned to Read
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e9a3a1ed	comment	Never Learned to Read: Although the Heroes can speak with the locals, they're illiterate in the language. Naofumi addresses this by learning to read with Raphtalia's help.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e9db9908	type	Younger Than They Look
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_e9db9908	comment	Younger Than They Look: Often the case with Demi-humans, who grow up to match their Levels and Stats rather their age. This is particularly obvious for the Shield Hero's party members who level up a lot faster because of their Adventurer lifestyle and the plethora of growth bonuses that the Shield Hero can unlock and use. Raphtalia goes from a malnourished 10-year-old to looking like a healthy young adult in a matter of weeks. Filo can count considering that she looks like an elementary school girl in her human form after a month or so after hatching from her egg. Fitoria later proves that this is a trait among Filorial Queens, whose human appearance looks no older than Filo's despite being Really 700 Years Old. This trope later applies to most of Naofumi's demi-human slaves and Motoyasu's filorials.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ea74a7bf	type	Merged Reality
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ea74a7bf	comment	Merged Reality: The waves are caused by two worlds coming into contact. If this occurs often enough eventually the worlds will begin to merge, destroying one or both of them. Previous instances of this occurring resulted in the presence of Demi-Humans, who were not originally native to the world, as well as half of the Legendary and Seven Star Weapons.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_eac3ee70	type	April Fools' Day
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_eac3ee70	comment	April Fools' Day: The 2019 celebration had the writer post an Affectionate Parody of "otome isekai" stories, in which the heroine is a Yaoi Fangirl Earth woman reincarnated into Malty's body before she has a chance to stir the pot.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_eaf5a1ac	type	Groin Attack
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_eaf5a1ac	comment	Groin Attack: When Naofumi used his balloon monsters during the first duel with Motoyasu he made sure to place several in the groin, kicking them to make sure they stayed in place. After Filo sends Motoyasu flying with one of these, Naofumi teaches her to do it whenever she sees him. This happens frequently enough off-screen that Motoyasu ended up buying a groin protector, which Filo promptly broke.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_eb81c601	type	Big Damn Heroes
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_eb81c601	comment	Big Damn Heroes: On returning from the dimension gap, Naofumi is rather annoyed that he arrives just in the nick of time to save Melty.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ed53e31f	type	Summon Everyman Hero
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ed53e31f	comment	Summon Everyman Hero: The four Legendary Heroes were ordinary otaku until their summoning. Past Heroes were also Japanese otaku. However, because they are normal people, none of them have actual training with weapons, and three of them treat the world they are in as a videogame, causing a lot of problems that only get solved because the fourth player (who Had to Be Sharp and has had to learn on his own things the other three took for granted) helps solve those problems.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_eea96e78	type	Swallowed Whole
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_eea96e78	comment	Subverted by Filo. It looks as if the Zombie Dragon killed her in one bite, but she'd only been Swallowed Whole and dug her way out from inside.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f025884b	type	TheAntiChrist
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f025884b	comment	The Antichrist: The Church of Three Heroes believes that while the Sword, Spear and Bow Heroes are deities in human form, the Shield Hero is a devil sent to deceive the people.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f25b1ae6	type	Unskilled, but Strong
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f25b1ae6	comment	Unskilled, but Strong: The Cardinal Heroes are all given powerful weapons that give them unique abilities that take them from normal people to almost demi-gods in raw power. However, the series very heavily shows that all four of them are only as strong as they are because said weapons give them innate bonuses that allow them to do. There are several times in the series where all four of the heroes fight someone who is a genuine threat because they are a trained fighter, or have tools they can use to even the odds. Even Naofumi, the most unlikely to be this trope, is only stronger than the average fighter thanks to the Shield's raw power. Motoyasu, Ren, and Itsuki compared to Naofumi, both because their Legendary Weapons are actual weapons and their levels are higher than the latter's for a while. Deconstructed in that for all their put-downs toward Naofumi for being stuck with a "useless class", the latter still manages to be the biggest threat of the four due to actually bothering to master each one of his shields and fully exploiting their abilities, heightened stat growths and permanent bonuses towards himself and his party, but he's also the only one fully solving problems (half of them that the former three wound up causing, no less) as a result by taking the situation seriously and utilizing other less flashy but useful skills such as cooking and potion-making. He was even able to put Motoyasu on the defensive in their first fight despite being twenty levels lower through clever use of his mastered shields and resources, and only lost because the duel itself was rigged from the start. Compared to Naofumi, and even Raphtalia and Filo in the first part of the story, it's almost like the other heroes lack the "strong" part as their offensive hero skills barely scratch the enemy of the week.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f62cc38a	type	Stone Wall
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f62cc38a	comment	Stone Wall: Naofumi. Being the Hero of the Shield naturally makes him one. Once he reaches a high enough level, basic enemies literally cannot hurt him, allowing him to grab lower-level monsters and use as weapons. During his duel with Motoyasu, Motoyasu is able to hurt him thanks to having a higher level, better gear, and an actual weapon, but most of his attacks don't do much damage. Taken to an extreme in the final arc. After becoming a Physical God, he adjusts his power so that his defense is through the roof and his attack stat is zero. He can't even do a single point of damage.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f64a9cf7	type	Earn Your Happy Ending
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f64a9cf7	comment	Earn Your Happy Ending: This gets showcased quite handily in chapter 377.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f69be68b	type	Good Princess, Evil Queen
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f69be68b	comment	Good Princess, Evil Queen: Inverted. Queen Mirelia is a Reasonable Authority Figure in stark contrast to the sociopathic Princess Malty.in
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f6ce4c24	type	Battle Harem
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f6ce4c24	comment	Battle Harem: Subverted with Naofumi, played straight with Tact. Naofumi's battle force consists of his harem and non-harem alike; Tact's battle force consists solely of harem members.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f7057d51	type	Matriarchy
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f7057d51	comment	Matriarchy: The Melromarc Kingdom.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f97ab6a5	type	Suicidal Overconfidence
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f97ab6a5	comment	Suicidal Overconfidence: The reincarnated minions of Medea all have delusions of grandeur which leads them to act in destructive manners.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f9876f7e	type	Faking the Dead
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_f9876f7e	comment	Faking the Dead: Itsuki and Ren faked their deaths, and the deaths of their companions until the right time to strike against the priest of the church of the three heroes. To be fair, said enemy didn't bother to check for corpses because the attack he used should have left nothing to look for. Malty is sent to her certain death and her corpse is later returned. This is later revealed to have been a homunculus created by Tact's harem to hide her survival.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_fb2bf8c6	type	Lover Tug of War
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_fb2bf8c6	comment	Lover Tug of War: In the epilogue, Naofumi is subject to one between Raphtalia and Atla. On the day of his wedding to Raphtalia.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_fd4f8299	type	Well-Intentioned Extremist
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_fd4f8299	comment	The Church of the Three Heroes is doing this towards the Heroes in what they believe to be a Well-Intentioned Extremist method. Well, up until the Pope tries murdering them in cold blood, being entirely willing to wipe out Malty AND Melty in the process, and the Pope proclaiming himself to be God as he tries to wipe out everyone that dares challenge him.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_fda1a026	comment	Bizarre and Improbable Ballistics: Firearms, planes and armed vehicles in the world that the heroes are summoned to behave somewhat differently than their earth counterparts. Bullets are subject to status magic, which makes their effectiveness scale with the user's level. This has the effect of making them comparatively weaker than magic or plain arrows at the same level, so users need to have a high level to make effective use of a gun. Most, if not all the people who have guns use magic-based propulsion rather than gunpowder due to the fact that it's stronger (at the cost of bullet speed) and that gunpowder incurs maintenance and other costs that are not worth it in the long run.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_fe6c146e	type	The Corrupter
The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_fe6c146e	comment	The Corrupter: The soul of the Zombie Dragon Naofumi slew and absorbed into his shield now rests within him. When using the Rage Shield, the Dragon soul tries to urge Naofumi into giving in to his Unstoppable Rage and destroy everything around him. Gets worse once he also takes a piece of the Demon Dragon's core from Kizuna's world.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero / int_ff7f34c5	comment	Pet the Dog: Ren and Itsuki come to Naofumi's defense when he lost against Motoyasu in a duel due to Malty attacking him in the back.
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The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Earthy Tortoise / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Electric Torture / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Empty Piles of Clothing / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Empty Shell / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Enraged by Idiocy / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Entitled Bastard / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Entitled to Have You / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Everything Fades / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Evil Redhead / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Evil Weapon / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Evolving Weapon / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Exactly What It Says on the Tin / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Excuse Plot / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Extra-Long Episode / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Extreme Close-Up / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Eyelid Pull Taunt / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Failure Hero / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	False Rape Accusation / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Fandom Heresy / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	First Time Feeling / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Friendly Shopkeeper / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Fugitive Arc / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Full-Circle Revolution / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Glory Hound / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Glory Seeker / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	God Is Evil / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Godlike Gamer / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Gold–Silver–Copper Standard / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Good Princess, Evil Queen / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Had to Be Sharp / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Harem Seeker / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Hated by All / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	He-Man Woman Hater / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Heart Is an Awesome Power / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Heroism Won't Pay the Bills / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Hero's Slave Harem / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Hey, You! / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Holding Out for a Hero / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Horse of a Different Color / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	I Gave My Word / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	I Reject Your Reality / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	If It Tastes Bad, It Must Be Good for You / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Ignored Enamored Underling / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Imperfect Ritual / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Implausible Deniability / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Indirect Serial Killer / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Indulgent Fantasy Segue / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Ineffectual Loner / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Irrational Hatred / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	It Sucks to Be the Chosen One / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Jerkass Gods / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Karmic Rape / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Kick Them While They Are Down / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Kidnapped by the Call / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Kill It Through Its Stomach / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	King Bob the Nth / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Kleptomaniac Hero / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Knight in Sour Armor / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Last-Minute Reprieve / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Level Grinding / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Lie Detector / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Long-Running Book Series / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Lost in Transmission / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Madden Into Misanthropy / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Made a Slave / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Made of Evil / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Magikarp Power / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Manchurian Agent / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Manipulative Editing / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Master Swordsman / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Matriarchy / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Meaningless Villain Victory / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Military Coup / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Minor Injury Overreaction / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Miss Conception / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Money Slap / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Monster Is a Mommy / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Multiple Languages, Same Voice Actor / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Multipurpose Monocultured Crop / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Named by the Adaptation / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Narcissist / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Never Gets Drunk / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Never Mess with Granny / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	New Life in Another World Bonus / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Niceness Denial / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	No Such Thing as Bad Publicity / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Not the Intended Use / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Nothing Can Stop Us Now! / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Nue / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Ominous Visual Glitch / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Only the Chosen May Wield / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Opportunistic Bastard / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Orc Raised by Elves / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Original Position Fallacy / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Otaku / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Peninsula of Power Leveling / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Pieces of God / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Pixellation / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Plagued by Nightmares / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Plot-Triggering Book / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Poison and Cure Gambit / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Portal Book / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Power of Trust / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Pragmatic Hero / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Pretty Freeloaders / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Pride / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Pro Bono Barter / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Psycho Supporter / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Psychological Projection / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Psychotic Love Triangle / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Public Execution / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Punch-Clock Hero / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	RPG Mechanics 'Verse / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Raiju / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Raised by Dudes / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Rapid Aging / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	"Reborn as Villainess" Story / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Refuse to Rescue the Disliked / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Renaissance Man / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Repulsive Ringmaster / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Restored My Faith in Humanity / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Restrained Revenge / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Riches to Rags / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Rightly Self-Righteous / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Royal Favorite / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Screw the Money, I Have Rules! / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Self-Disposing Villain / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Self-Duplication / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Self-Insert Fic / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Send Me Back / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Sense Loss Sadness / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Seven Heavenly Virtues / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Shear Menace / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Sheep in Sheep's Clothing / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Shield Bash / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Shock Collar / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Shockingly Expensive Bill / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Sins of Our Fathers / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Skilled, but Naive / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Slave Brand / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Slave Market / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Sleeps in the Nude / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Smart Animal, Inconvenient Instincts / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Soul Fragment / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Spiteful Gluttony / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Staged Populist Uprising / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Standard Japanese Fantasy Setting / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Sticks to the Back / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Stone Wall / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Stopped Dead in Their Tracks / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Super Drowning Skills / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Super Weapon, Average Joe / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Super Zeroes / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Supreme Chef / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Sympathetic Slave Owner / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Tattle Tail / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Teens Are Short / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Casanova / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Chooser of the One / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Chosen Many / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Chosen Wannabe / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Enemy Weapons Are Better / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Goomba / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The High Queen / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Law of Diminishing Defensive Effort / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Nicknamer / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Pawns Go First / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Promise / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Victim Must Be Confused / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	The Worf Barrage / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Theme Pairing / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Theory Tunnel Vision / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Through the Eyes of Madness / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Throwing Down the Gauntlet / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Tokyo Is the Center of the Universe / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Tombstone Teeth / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Too Desperate to Be Picky / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Too Hungry to Be Polite / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Took a Level in Cynic / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Toxic Friend Influence / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Traitor Shot / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Traumatic Superpower Awakening / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Object / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Unwanted Rescue / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Upgrade vs. Prototype Fight / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Utility Party Member / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Villainous Parental Instinct / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Villainous Princess / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Void Between the Worlds / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Wake-Up Call / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Wants a Prize for Basic Decency / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	War from Another World / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Water Is Womanly / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	We Want Our Jerk Back! / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Web Serial Novel / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Wife-Basher Basher / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Winged Humanoid / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Work Off the Debt / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	World of Jerkass / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	World Tree / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Your Magic's No Good Here / int_1c649ab3
The Rising of the Shield Hero	hasFeature	Your Soul Is Mine! / int_1c649ab3

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