Sʜɪᴇʟᴅᴇʀ (シールダー, Sʜīʀᴜᴅā), ᴡʜᴏsᴇ Tʀᴜᴇ Nᴀᴍᴇ ɪs Mᴀsʜ Kʏʀɪᴇʟɪɢʜᴛ (マシュ・キリエライト, Mᴀsʜᴜ Kɪʀɪᴇʀᴀɪᴛᴏ), ɪs ᴀ Sʜɪᴇʟᴅᴇʀ-ᴄʟᴀss Sᴇʀᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ Rɪᴛsᴜᴋᴀ Fᴜᴊɪᴍᴀʀᴜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Gʀᴀɴᴅ Oʀᴅᴇʀs ᴏғ Fᴀᴛᴇ/Gʀᴀɴᴅ Oʀᴅᴇʀ.

Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀ 2000, Mᴀsʜ ᴡᴀs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀʀᴛɪғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ғᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪɴɢ. Sʜᴇ ɪs ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴀ Dᴇsɪɢɴᴇʀ Bᴀʙʏ, ᴀ ᴍᴀɢᴜs ɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀs ᴏғ Cʜᴀʟᴅᴇᴀ's ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ, ‎Mᴀʀɪsʙᴜʀʏ Aɴɪᴍᴜsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴍᴇ ᴠᴇssᴇʟ ғᴏʀ ᴀ Hᴇʀᴏɪᴄ Sᴘɪʀɪᴛ's sᴏᴜʟ. Tʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴏғ Hᴇʀᴏɪᴄ Sᴘɪʀɪᴛs ʙʏ ʙɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀᴛɪʙʟᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ ᴠᴇssᴇʟ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ Dᴇᴍɪ-Sᴇʀᴠᴀɴᴛs.


Iɴ 2010, Cʜᴀʟᴅᴇᴀ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ Hᴇʀᴏɪᴄ Sᴘɪʀɪᴛ sᴜᴍᴍᴏɴɪɴɢ.Wʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ sᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ sᴜᴍᴍᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴘɪʀɪᴛ ᴛᴏ Mᴀsʜ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴘɪʀɪᴛ ғᴀɪʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴡᴀᴋᴇɴ.Gᴀʟᴀʜᴀᴅ ᴅᴇᴄʀɪᴇᴅ Cʜᴀʟᴅᴇᴀ's ʙʀᴜᴛᴀʟ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛs, ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʜɪs ʜᴏsᴛ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ.

Aғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴅᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴀ ғᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇ, Mᴀsʜ ᴡᴀs ʟᴇғᴛ ᴛᴏ Cʜᴀʟᴅᴇᴀ's ᴄᴀʀᴇ. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅɪssɪᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀ Hᴏᴍᴜɴᴄᴜʟᴜs, ʜᴇʀ ʟɪғᴇ-sᴘᴀɴ ᴡᴀs sᴇᴛ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ. Sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴇɪɢʜᴛᴇᴇɴ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ғᴀᴄᴛ, sʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ Dʀ. Rᴏᴍᴀɴɪ ʜᴇʀ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄɪᴀɴ. Bʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ, Mᴀsʜ ʜᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ sɪxᴛᴇᴇɴ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪғᴇ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴀ ᴍᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʟᴇғᴛ, ᴀᴛ ʙᴇsᴛ.

Mᴀsʜ ʜᴀs ʟɪʟᴀᴄ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴠᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs. Iɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀsᴜᴀʟ ᴏᴜᴛғɪᴛ, Mᴀsʜ ᴡᴇᴀʀs ʀᴇᴄᴛᴀɴɢᴜʟᴀʀ ғʀᴀᴍᴇ ɢʟᴀssᴇs, ᴀ ɢʀᴇʏ ʜᴏᴏᴅɪᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ sʜɪʀᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʀ sʜɪʀᴛ, ᴀ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ sᴋɪʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ sʜᴏᴇs. Iɴ ʜᴇʀ Dᴇᴍɪ-Sᴇʀᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴏᴜᴛғɪᴛ Mᴀsʜ ᴡᴇᴀʀs ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴀʀᴍᴏᴜʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʜᴏʟᴇ ᴇxᴘᴏsɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ, ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ɢᴀᴜɴᴛʟᴇᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴏᴛs, ᴀ ɢᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʜɪɢʜ, ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴄʀᴏss-sʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ sʜɪᴇʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴇᴀʀ ʜᴇʀ ɢʟᴀssᴇs.

Mᴀsʜ ɪs ᴀ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀɪᴏᴜs, ᴋɪɴᴅ-ʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ɢɪʀʟ. Sʜᴇ ʀᴇғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ Rɪᴛsᴜᴋᴀ Fᴜᴊɪᴍᴀʀᴜ ᴀs ʜᴇʀ sᴇɴɪᴏʀ (先輩, sᴇɴᴘᴀɪ).Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴍɪʟᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇs ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ sᴏʀʀᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴏʟᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀs ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛᴇ ᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴇᴛ ʟɪғᴇ-sᴘᴀɴ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴᴇ.

Hᴇʟʟᴏ, ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ғᴏʀ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ. Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴜsᴇғᴜʟ ᴏʀ ʟɪᴋᴇᴅ, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀ ᴄʟɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Lɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴅ Fᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇs ʙᴜᴛᴛᴏɴ!