Teru Momijiyama (Shy)

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==Summary==
Teru Momijiyama (紅葉山テル, Momijiyama Teru), better known as Shy (シャイ Shai), is the main protagonist of the manga series SHY. Living in a world where every country has a hero to protect it. She is a middle school student and the successor to her older sister Mei Momijiyama, the previous Hero of Japan. After her passing, her Heart Shift Bracelets were given to her at her funeral. After which she chose to use the Bracelets to become Japan's new hero, and to live up to her sister's legacy. Even though she struggles with talking to crowds, or even just doing her job as a hero.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | , with Purity
Key: Post-Stardust fight | Tokyo Recapture
Name: Teru Momijiyama, Shy (Hero Name)
Origin: SHY
Gender: Female
Age: 14SHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 4 Characters File
Classification: Human, Hero of Japan, Heart Shift user, Tanpopo Middle School Student
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Post-Stardust fight=
Abilities:
*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
*Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant (Has shown herself to be capable of keeping up in a battle against Utsuro. Even in a 1 on 1SHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 58. This is despite the fact Utsuro is faster, strongerSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 56SHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 57 and more experienced than her in combat. Teru is even able to parry her sword strikes with her heels. With Utsuro only regaining the upper hand due to Teru taking a hit to protect Ai. She is also consistently analyzing her opponents fighting styles. As she notes Utsuro fights extremely different from TzvetaSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 56. Then proceeding to do better against her as the fight went on. She is able to execute over the shoulder throwsSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 64 and spinning kicksSHY; Vol. 15; Chapter 124)
*Portal Creation with Shrimpy (Able to open portals to other placesSHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 4), 
*Limited Information Analysis with Shrimpy (Shrimpy is able to detect energy and where it's coming from on a personSHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 4)
*Supernatural Willpower (With the will to keep fighting after a beating from StardustSHY; Vol. 2; Chapter 7. It is mentioned that she possesses a burning passion that will enable her to overcome any obstacleSHY; Vol. 4; Chapter 27. She also managed to managed to continue fighting against Utsuro, evenSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 57 withSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 58 a punctured heart and other injuriesSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 59)
*Social Influencing (She moved Stardust's immovable heartSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 56. She has also filled Iko Koishikawa with courage several times through her heroicsSHY; Vol. 12; Chapter 103. Managed to warm Tzveta's heart and helped her regain her humanitySHY; Vol. 4; Chapter 28, and did the same for Utsuro.SHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 64SHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 65. Due to that Stigma notes that Teru's ability to empathize and understand her enemies, she's by far the most dangerous among the heroesSHY; Vol. 10; Chapter 78. She could also break down Utsuro's resolve by being able to read her character and pointing out her insecuritiesSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 64)
*Heart-Shift Bracelets:
**Transformation, Cloth Manipulation and Energy Manipulation (Changes the hero's form, giving a different appearance to Teru and gaining a new outfitSHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 1. In addition, Heart Shift Bracelets convert psychic energy from the heartSHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 3, into various powers and physical enhancementsSHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 2 ExtraSHY; Vol. 3, Characters page while using it as an energy sourceSHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 6)
**Fusionism (Able to fuse her heart shift bracelet with another's heart, gaining their powerSHY: Chapter 78)
**Automatic Translation (By transmitting thoughts and emotionsSHY; Vol. 2; Chapter 10, they can communicate with people from different countries, transcending the language barrier. They can also understand other languages in their mother tongueSHY; Vol. 3; Chapter 18. Can also understand animals)
**Empowerment (Since her power is linked to her psyche, the stronger Teru's heart and mind, the more power she will gain. This is evidenced by Teru going from struggling against Tzveta, who was inexperienced and at her weakestSHY; Vol. 2; Chapter 14SHY; Vol. 2; Chapter 15. To overwhelming a much stronger TzvetaSHY; Vol. 4; Chapter 25)
**Telepathy (Heroes can hear the thoughtsSHY; Vol. 3; Chapter 23 or see the memories of others by connecting their heart to theirsSHY; Vol. 4; Chapter 26. Teru can also hear the thoughts of animals, even without contactSHY; Vol. 11; Chapter 90)
**Empathic Manipulation (They can convey their thoughts and emotions as well as their feelings through their heart shiftersSHY; Vol. 4; Chapter 26)
*Acrobatics (Hypermobility & Surface-Running. She can run along the walls of a building, skillfully dodges a flame at close rangeSHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 1. She could run from the base of to the peak of the Tokyo SkytreeSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 52)
*Pseudo-Flight (She can follow Spirits through the sky with her jumps. She can also slow her descent)
*Fire Manipulation (This is the Shy's Heart Power, which corresponds to her courage and burning heartSHY; Vol. 2; Chapter 8. Flame and heat are the very essence of Teru's life energy. Now she can launch fire blasts from her fists or arms for long-range attacks. She can manifest her Flame all over her body or cover her fist with her Flame for strikingSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 61 or creating long-range attacks. She can use her Flame to safely warm up people frozen by Tzveta. The temperature of the Flame is such that it can vaporize ice or melt Mai's katanaSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 57, reaching temperatures of 1470°C)
**Aura (Explosive - Flame. Can manifest an aura with Flame. This can also heat up her surroundings, as well as producing air pressure, as it could blow away Tzveta's iceSHY; Vol. 2; Chapter 15. She has also used her aura to destroy restraintsSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 51)
**Heat Absorption (Teru can absorb heat and fire using her Flame)
*Analytical Prediction (She appears to be analyzing what her opponent will do in her fights, which is why she is confused by Keheheh's improvisational fighting styleSHY; Vol. 3; Chapter 21. Predicted how Utsuro would attack them off of the slight motion of her feet before she started attacking, although she only had time to block and shove Ai out of the waySHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 53. Was already moving to parry a strike from Utsuro before she had attackedSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 57)
*Regeneration (Low, Quickly regenerated from a stab through her shoulderSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 57SHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 58. Stigma's rings function similarly to Heart Shift BraceletsSHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 6, the ring was able to heal Iko's heavily fractured legSHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 5. Teru appears to have healed from all the cuts and stabs she received throughout her fight with Utsuro and had no lasting scarsSHY; Vol. 9; Chapter 72)
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All previous abilities including:
*Flight (After getting more experienced with her Heart power Flame, she can shoot fire out of her feet to levitate, or to fly forwardSHY; Vol. 15; Chapter 125)
*Immersion and Fissionism (Using the heart shift bracelets, she can view the memories of another person and their history by traveling into their heart. Furthermore, if one has merged with another person, she can take the other person outside of said heart then sever their connectionSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 63. Which will defuse themSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 64)
*Accelerated Development (Battle; Abilities) (Despite the fact she could not even communicate with and launch more than one rockSHY; Vol. 5; Chapter 37, after putting the teachings of Purity into practice, she managed to throw 4 at the same timeSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 61. Was able to replicate Mai's over the shoulder throwSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 64 after only seeing it used onceSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 57)
*Light Manipulation and Purification (Type 2) (Can generate large amounts of light using Amaterasu, enough to completely cover the city of Tokyo. As well as reaching mountains far away from the citySHY; Vol. 9; Chapter 71. Can also generate smaller amounts of light to blind people akin to a flashbangSHY; Vol. 13; Chapter 105. The light from her Amaterasu was undoing the affects that Utsuro's space was having on the civilians as well as the crystallization of their hearts energySHY; Vol. 9; Chapter 72)
*Homing Attack (By connecting with the heart of an object. Such as rocks. They can travel in a manner where they will always reach their targetSHY; Vol. 5; Chapter 37)
*With Purity:
**Expert Swordswoman and Self-Body Puppetry (When Synchronized with Purity blade, the blade makes Teru move on her own while allowing her to absorb all of its sword skillsSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 60. This makes it so that Teru is capable of keeping up with Mai in a duel, while doing moves beginners should not be capable of)
**Multiple Selves (Type 1. Purity has its own conscienceSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 59. This sword can also can advise Teru in combatSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 61SHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 62)
**Information Analysis and Extrasensory Perception (Purity can read the heart and know secret things about another personSHY; Vol. 5; Chapter 34. Using Purity, Ai could sense the energy being emitted by Tzveta's heart. Even though she was in Japan and Tzveta was in RussiaSHY; Vol. 5; Chapter 34)
**Regeneration (Mid-Low; Regenerated a stab wound to her heart through her chestSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 59)
**Statistics Amplification (She can place her heart in the sword and transform joy into enthusiasm, anger into strength, fun into speed, and sadness into precision, similar to AiSHY; Vol. 5; Chapter 35. She can put her emotions into the sword to strengthen it, whether it's anger, sadness, or compassionSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 58)
**Invulnerability Negation (Utsuro's black dome is completely impenetrable by conventional means such as modern weapons and explosives from the outsideSHY; Vol. 5; Chapter 40. Ai also claimed that with Purity, she was the only one capable of piercing itSHY; Vol. 5; Chapter 40 then proceeded to slash a hole in itSHY; Vol. 5; Chapter 41. Meaning the dome cannot be damaged by the heroes powers or by brute force either. In addition Stigma neither he nor can other Amariruku members damage the dome from the outsideSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 56)
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*As SHY with Mai's ring, all previous abilities including:
**True flight (Is able to fly freely, so can her clonesSHY; Vol. 11; Chapter 94)
**Air Manipulation and Danmaku (Is capable of generating large winds capable of lifting ships and whales. In addition she can generate tornadoes to deflect attacksSHY; Vol. 11; Chapter 91, or she can generate wind behind herself to boost her speedSHY; Vol. 11; Chapter 93. She can create wind constructs such as Wind Blades, and should be able to recreate Mai's techniques. She can now generate tornadoes to herself fly fasterSHY; Vol. 11; Chapter 94 or softer tornadoes to disperse crowdsSHY; Vol. 12; Chapter 104. Is capable of generating omnidirectional winds to blow away opponentsSHY; Vol. 15; Chapter 125)
**Duplication (Can make duplicates of herself, each of them can use her powersSHY; Vol. 11; Chapter 94)
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* Mind Manipulation and Sleep Inducement (Tzveta is unable to control either Teru or Pepesha within her space. Tzveta can control people by filling their hearts with her own feelings in order to link their minds togetherSHY; Vol. 3; Chapter 23. Comparable to Pepesha, who is able to maintain her consciousness in Tzveta's space without needing her hero formSHY; Vol. 3; Chapter 24. Which regular people cannotSHY; Vol. 3; Chapter 21, with Tzveta not knowing that would be the case. Yet Keheheh was unaffected. Can also resist Utsuro's space, which could control and incapacitate tens of thousandsSHY; Vol. 5; Chapter 39 within the Tokyo city centerSHY; Vol. 6; Chapter 45)
*Energy Absorption and Petrification (Heroes are unaffected by the effects of Utsuro's dome. Her dome drains people's hearts until they are emptySHY; Vol. 6; Chapter 42, hearts are where people drawSHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 2 physic energy fromSHY; Vol. 1; Chapter 3. It also is able to petrify peopleSHY; Vol. 5; Chapter 41)'''
*Ice Manipulation and Cold Temperatures (-31°C) (Even though she was annoyed, she was able to be present and battled at the North PoleSHY; Vol. 2; Chapter 13SHY; Vol. 2; Chapter 14.She can withstand being exposed to the ice attacks of an Empowered TzvetaSHY; Vol. 4; Chapter 25 who's ice is so cold, Pepesha felt her lungs would freeze, even though she was there at the North Pole and has been frozen solid before SHY; Vol. 4; Chapter 25. SHY; Vol. 4; Chapter 25)
*Heat (1470°C. Can withstand the heat of her own flames without issue. Can physically grab an enraged Doki, who is hot enough to cause rock to bubble up, and produces his own fire)
*Corruption and Empathic Manipulation (Together with Ai, Mai and TokimaruSHY; Vol. 9; Chapter 70. She shared the burden of the collective fear induced on tens of thousands of residents within the Tokyo city centerSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 56 without any negative effects. When tiny dregs of said fear and negative emotion leaked out into the world, it crystalized people's hearts and turned them into monstersSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 66. With it being comparable to Stigma's rings, which draw out the negative emotions out of one's heartSHY; Vol. 3; Chapter 16. While Teru and Mai could withstand a far larger quantity, although individually it would eventually kill them)
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Attack Potency: Multi-City Block level+ (Is comparable in strength to Spirits, who can damage Tzveta and kehehehSHY; Vol. 3; Chapter 22. The latter, could easily withstand an explosion of this size. After being empowered by her emotions, she could quickly overwhelm a much stronger TzvetaSHY; Vol. 4; Chapter 25550 Tons) | Small Town level+ (Capable of parrying the likes of Utsuro with her heels, who is superior to keheheh as she was unrivaled among the AmararirukuSHY; Vol. 10; Chapter 78. Provided energy needed to power Amaterasu after being extensively damaged in her fight with Utsuro4 KilotonsSHY; Vol. 9; Chapter 71. Even when using Mai's ring on its own without the Heart Shift Bracelets, Amarariruku rings are comparable to the Heart Shift BraceletsSHY; Vol. 3, Characters page. Making it at least on par with her standard hero form if not stronger), Town level with Purity (While using Purity she can notably damage Utsuro using physical punchesSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 61 and clash with her. Who is two times stronger than when she was Mai8 Kilotons)
Speed: Subsonic with Hypersonic combat speed and reactions (Despite being exhausted just before hand, she was fast enough to save a child before a truck could hit themSHY; Vol. 10; Chapter 83. Can somewhat react to attacks from keheheh and Tzveta. Can fight in tandem with SpiritsSHY; Vol. 4; Chapter 26. Is faster and stronger while using her heart bracelets compared to her Soul Shifters. While using her Soul shifters she could spin this fastSHY; Vol. 11; Chapter 92. Is fast enough to intercept a casual Utsuro's attacks), higher with Purity (Mai was capable of outpacing base Teru and Ai, but with Purity she is capable of dueling her in a stronger state)
Lifting Strength: Class M (Can push large ice blocks away with her bare hands. Comparable to Mianlong in strength, who can fight against and wrestle with Doki for an extended period of timeSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 52SHY; Vol. 6; Chapter 44. Who in turn is this strong1077 Metric Tons. Utsuro is strong enough to somewhat resist her propelled charges, yet Teru can throw and restrain herSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 64. While using Mai's ring she could quickly overpower Doki before he got angrier), higher with Thrusters (Stopped a Rollercoaster which generated this much force1344 Metric Tons)
Striking Strength: Multi-City Block level+ with Flame (Her kick could easily shatter Tzveta's iceSHY; Vol. 3; Chapter 24, Tzveta's ice is strong enough to withstand Spirits' attacks. Teru uses Flame to enhance her striking power. Her punches are strong enough to bruise an empowered Tzveta.) | Small Town level+ with Flame (Her punches can push back against Utsuro), Town level with Purity (After being empowered by Purity she can harm Utsuro with a punchSHY; Vol. 8; Chapter 62, even though she is 2x stronger than she was earlierSHY; Vol. 7; Chapter 59)
Durability: Multi-City Block level+ (Even before she learned her heart power, she could take a hit from Stardust, who is well known for never holding back on anyone. Along with him stating that himselfSHY; Vol. 2; Chapter 7. Spirits also believes Stardust would be strong enough to harm herSHY; Vol. 13; Chapter 105. Can survive consecutive hits from keheheh without lasting damage. Can withstand her own punches which can harm Tzveta. Comparable to Spirits, who Lady Black thinks should not be able to be pierced while she is in her hero formSHY; Vol. 3; Chapter 16) | Small Town level+ (Withstood many slashes from Utsuro. Can withstand the force of her own punches. Can withstand an off guard kick to the gut from Utsuro. Even when Utsuro's strength was doubled, she failed to one-shot Teru. Using Mai's ring, even with Doki at his angriest, she could recover from an off guard punch and explosion from him), Town level with Purity
Stamina: Superhuman (Has continuously shown herself to be able to fight through physical pain. Against a corrupted Iko who was lashing out at her, she was able to stand in place and bare her slashing attacks as she was letting her vent out. Barely showing signs of pain, and the instant she stopped attacking, Teru didn't take much longer to recover. Teru has been noted repeatedly as having strong willpower. Despite being beaten so badly by Stardust that he claimed he was going to kill her, she retained her will to fight and kept getting up after every hit, despite Teru barely being able to take each one. Which left Stardust and Spirits somewhat surprised. Took many slashing attacks in her battle against Utsuro and was not notably effected by the bleeding. After being stabbed through the shoulder she felt no further pain after heating up that same sword to the point it almost melted, while it was still inside her shoulder. She was even able to stay conscious after being stabbed through the heart after being repeatedly slashed in every part of her body by Utsuro's fog cleaving dance. Physically comparable to if not superior to Mianlong, who could fight Doki for an hour straight. As well as Spirits, who could get up and fight after being frozen solid and having a large hole shot through her torso, although she was weakened. After all the fighting during the Tokyo Recapture arc, she still had enough strength to power the Amaterasu flare. Implied to have spent from sunrise to high noon jogging with no breaks without using her hero form, although she was temporarily exhausted. Upon activating it she could continue to run until the sun went down. Surges in conviction appear to somewhat recover stamina for Psychic energy users)
Range: Standard Melee Range up to Tens of Meters with Flame, Planetary with Shrimpy's portals (Able to teleport to the heroes hideout, which is in space. Implied she used a portal to travel from Greece to Japan in a short timeframe. Spirits could teleport from St. Petersburg, Russia to Japan using said portals) | Standard Melee Range up to At most Hundreds of meters with Flame (Her Amaterasu was this large, although she had help powering it), Tens of Meters with Mai's ring, Planetary with Shrimpy's portals
Standard Equipment: The heart shift bracelets which when clicked together twice allow her to transform into her hero form. Granting her Hero costume, which comes equipped with a thruster on her back. N. Villio, often called Shrimpy, a floating Shrimp robot that can give Teru advice or open portals for her.
*Optional Equipment: The Heart Blade Purity and Mai's ring
Intelligence: Above Average (Even though she had only experienced 3 serious fights in the past few months, Unilord chose Shy to lead the heroes into Utsuro's black dome. Even over experienced heroes like Stardust and Century. Even though she had never fought together with Ai before hand, she could quickly fight in sync with her. Despite being weaker she could fight roughly on par with the likes of Utsuro, a swordswoman who has been training since birth in the Blade and using the power of the heart. Utsuro is also considered unrivaled among the Amarariruku, meaning that she outclasses all of them in combat skill. Which would include Doki, who can fight on par with martial arts practitioners such as Mianlong. Once Utsuro got even stronger, after analyzing her fighting style and her options available, she was able to succeed in preforming a multi step feint against her. Repeatedly tricking her until she was left wide open, using only rocks and a small flame for a fake out, where Teru could then land a blow on her. Is also emotionally intelligent, as she was able to see through Stardust’s claims of being a heartless sociopath, allowing her to determine his true intentions and feelings as they fought. Against Utsuro she even caused her to lose focus by temporarily choosing to talk about her past and insecurities instead of going on the offensive. When Iko was corrupted, causing her negative emotions and worst traits were brought to the surface, she quickly figured out the solution to get the ring off. Which the heroes hadn’t seen happen up to that point, causing Stigma to take interest in her as a threat)
Weaknesses: If Teru ever completely loses the will to fight or confidence in herself, her powers will automatically disable and she will be unable to transform back into SHY. A weakened emotional state will also directly weaken her given her powers link with her emotions. Has a very weak sense of self esteem and often considers herself to be weak, even when that's not true. Her ability to remain as Shy relies on having her heart shifters, so if someone can remove them, she will revert to base form, where she is only as strong as a normal 14 year old girlSHY; Vol. 10; Chapter 85. In excessively damp or wet environments, she cannot conjure her flames as easily. Tends to struggle reading opponents with unorthodox or random fighting styles compared to those using techniques and identifiable patterns.
Notable Attacks and Techniques:	Notable Attacks and Techniques:
Heart-Shift - When wearers of the Heart Shift bracelets click their bracelets together twice, they will transform into their hero costume
SHY-HeartShift.gif|Heart Shift (Anime)
SHY-HeartShiftAnime.png|Heart Shift (Manga)
Heart Power: Flame - Teru's unique power from her Heart grants her the ability to manipulate flames and to generate heat. Whether to amplify her striking power, giving herself a flaming aura, hovering in the air, or sending out ranged fire attacks. In moments of intense passion or conviction, Teru’s firepower will increase as well.
Teru-Flame01.png|Teru using Flame for striking
Teru-Flame02.png|Teru using Flame to produce an aura
Teru-Flame03.png|Teru using Flame to clash with Tzveta's ice
*Blazing Stroke - Teru crosses her arms together, then opening her arms to launch a blast of fire at the enemy, which instantly vaporized Tzveta's ice
Blazing-Teru.png|Blazing Stroke
*Amaterasu - Teru gathers energy in order to form it into a small ball of fire, which she can charge up or let others contribute to the strength of the flame. Once finished she releases it into a massive light flare
Amaterasu-Teru.png|Amaterasu	
==Gallery==
PrototypeShy-Design.png|Shy's prototype design compared to the one chosen for the manga
Shy and Teru Momijiyama (anime).webp|Shy and Teru Momijiyama (Anime)
Shy and Teru Momijiyama.webp|Shy and Teru Momijiyama (Manga)
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
* The Seven (The Boys) The Seven's Profile (Speed was equalized. Post-Stardust fight Shy was used. Members of the seven were Homelander, Starlight, Queen Maeve, A-Train, Deep, and Black Noir)
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
==Notes/Explanations==
Category:Superheroes
Category:Students
Category:Teenagers
Category:SHY
Category:Fire Users
Category:Female Characters
Category:Regeneration Users
Category:Statistics Amplification Users
Category:Aura Users
Category:Precognition Users
Category:Empathic Manipulation Users
Category:Supernatural Willpower Users
Category:Automatic Translation Users
Category:Telepaths
Category:Portal Users
Category:Information Analysis Users
Category:Accelerated Development Users
Category:Protagonists
Category:Heroes
Category:Good Characters
Category:Social Influencers
Category:Absorption Users
Category:Immersion Users
Category:Flight Users
Category:Acrobats
Category:Fusionism Users
Category:Fissionism Users
Category:Extrasensory Perception Users
Category:Martial Artists
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Air Users
Category:Duplication Users
Category:Light Users
Category:Purification Users
Category:Danmaku Users
Category:Manga Characters
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