Shin-Ah (Yona of the Dawn)

Shin-Ah, also known as Blue Dragon, is one of the main characters from the Yona of the Dawn series.
== Charactah Account ==
Born in a village that carries on the bloodline of the Blue Dragon and fears the Dragon's power, his mother killed herself when her son turned out to be the next Blue Dragon. The nameless boy was raised by the Blue Dragon of the previous generation, Ao, and was taught to fight and how to control his power. Shunned by his own village people, his only friend was a squirrel, whom he named after his parental substitute until he met Yona who asked for his help and to become his friend. Finally finding a place where he belongs, he accompanies Yona, who names him Shin-Ah - light of the moon.
Growing up in complete isolation, he has almost no social skills whatsoever. He is very quiet and hardly ever speaks, usually replying to questions with nods and gestures, or just blank, awkward stares. Because of this, he is often misunderstood by other people, thinking he is suspicious and even frightening. However, he has an extremely kind and caring personality, even towards those in his village who hate and fear him. He deeply cares for Yona and the rest of the group, and has a unique bond with a squirrel that he named Ao. He also absolutely hates the cold, often using his fur head-piece to keep himself warm.
Shin-Ah fears his own dragon powers and refuses to use them, calling himself "cursed" and a monster. He is afraid of the destruction they could cause and the people that could be hurt, including himself. Because of this he constantly keeps his mask on in order to prevent people from looking into his eyes and being affected by his "curse". Despite this, it is suggested that the girls in Chapter 65 of the manga saw his eyes, as one of the girls asked her friend if she had "seen the eyes of the man in the mask?". She went on to say that 'It's so beautiful, it sucks you in."
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Yona of the Dawn
* Yona of the Dawn OVA
=== Manga ===
* Yona of the Dawn
== Trivia ==
* In the original planning stages for his character, Shin-Ah was supposed to have a more serious, dark personality.
* He ranked 5th in the character popularity poll conducted by Hana to Yume in December, 2014. He scored 771 votes in total.
* "Shin-Ah" is a name that means "moonlight" in the language of Kouka.
* Although he is physically around 17, Zeno has lived for thousands of years, making Shin-Ah the youngest of the current dragons.
* When he becomes possessed in The Forest Lushing Blue, Shin-Ah finally gains control of his eyesight.
* It is revealed that he is fiercely protective of the members of the Happy Hungry Bunch, as when the dragons were attacked by the Five Stars, Shin-Ah attempted to use his sight to protect them (despite having said towards Chapter 50 that he must never use them).
* Out of the dragons, the Seiryuu is the only one that is truly hated as the Ryokuryuu are described as annoying.
* Between the anime and manga, Shin-Ah and Hak's character designs remain the same. With the other characters, the patterns on their clothing is not present in the anime (excluding the second ending).
* Shin-Ah's original character design featured him with slightly curved lines going from his forehead down his face, instead of the smaller ones on his cheekbones. Other than that, he looked very much the same.
* During the course of the story, Hak, Soo-won and Shin-Ah are the same age, being 18 years-old, but Shin-Ah is one month older than Soo-won and almost five months younger than Hak.
* Shin-Ah's mask and sword are mementos of his former guardian, Ao.
* Both Shin-Ah, Han Dae, and Abi share the same voice actor.
* It is clearly shown that Shin-Ah has a big appetite as it is seen that he can devour almost anything served to him. In one of the special chapters where he took in candy which made him go berserk (just like Yona and Kija), it was evident that Shin-Ah's weakness is food as he stopped fighting when Zeno mentioned rice balls. But this behavior could probably just be a result of his years living in a cave and being forced to eat anything for survival.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Shin-Ah at Akatsuki no Yona Wiki
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