Irina Shidou

> I know it's much but I want to fall and be reincarnated into a devil without losing my holy magic! My time in the other world made me realize that God being dead now makes the church's original purpose not my own and I don't want that. My loyalty to the man I've loved since I was a child is far more precious to me! So I wish to be reincarnated as a devil into my friend Xenovias peerage as her knight!
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> Irina's wish for the Azazel Cup

Nicknames = Warrior Irina (by Ewald Cristaldi)
 Angel Irina (by Michael)
Angel (by Jeanne)
 Michael's Ace
 Seraph Michael's Ace
 Archangel Michael's Ace
 Ace of Spades
Holy Sword Hauteclere Wielder
Holy Sword Hauteclere User
Embodiment of the Brave Saints (by Michael)
Representative of Angels (by Michael)
 Michael's Messenger (by Azazel)
Self-Proclaiming Angel (by Xenovia)
 Self-Proclaiming Childhood Friend (by Xenovia)
 Self-Proclaiming Childhood Friend Angel (by Xenovia)
 Self-Proclaiming Raised In Japan (by Xenovia)
 Ace of the Barbeque Dishes(by Xenovia)
 Ero-Angel Irina (by Xenovia)
 Angelic Angel Heroine (by Ichiei Ishibumi)

Equipment = Hauteclere
Courechhouse
 Excalibur Mimic (Formerly)
 Holy Demonic Sword (Formerly)
 Light-Based Weapons

Relatives = Touji Shidou (Father)
 Unnamed Mother
 Issei Hyoudou (Husband)
 Shin Shidou (Son)
 Ariel Shidou (Daughter)

Affiliations = Protestant Church
 Vatican
 Three Factions (Underworld)
Xenovia Quarta’s Peerage (Knight)
Irina Shidou’s Peerage (King)
 Kuoh Academy (Graduated)
 Occult Research Club (Formerley)
 Irina Shidou's Salvation of Love Club (Founder/President)(Formerly)
 Hyoudou Residence
 Hyoudou Clan
D×D
 Team Red Dragon Emperor of the Blazing Truth
 Heavenly Breasts

Status = Alive

Ranking = Knight(2X)
Ultimate-Class Devil
King (Independent)

**Irina Shidou** is one of the many female protagonists of *High School DxD* and the childhood friend of Issei Hyoudou.

Irina is a third-year high school student at Kuoh Academy in Class 3-B and is a devout Christian who, even after learning of God's death, still follows his teachings. She is later reincarnated as an Angel by the Archangel Michael, through one of the Brave Saints, her ranking among his peerage being "Ace Of Spades". She is also one of Issei's wives.

After the Evie War and Azazel Cup, Irina requested to be reincarnated as a Devil, wanting to spend her life with her friends. She later became Xenovia’s Knight.

## Appearance

Irina is a beautiful young woman with violet eyes. She has long chestnut hair that is usually tied into twintails, each held with a blue scrunchy, but on some occasions, she lets her hair down. Her body measurements are B87-W59-H89 cm [B34-W23-H35 in]; height is 164 cm (5 feet 4 inches) and body weight is 56 kg.

She wears the standard Church battle attire, same as Xenovia's with some slight differences. After transferring to Kuoh Academy and moving into the Hyoudou Residence, she starts wearing the Kuoh Academy girls' school uniform, with black short shorts under her skirt and the addition of white sneakers with blue accents.

Following her Angelization by Michael, she wears a red "A" printed on her right hand, symbolizing her position as Michael's Ace. Irina also gained white Angel wings and a halo, as of Volume 17, she has a total of 4 wings.

## Personality

Irina is a cheerful, carefree, upbeat, and enthusiastic person. She is also shown to be cooperative and open-minded to others as she is seen with Arthur Pendragon discussing Excalibur Ruler, although he stated that the location is secret.

She is a devout Christian, showing great respect for God's teachings. During her first appearance, she was very harsh towards those whom she perceived as an opposition to her religion. This was demonstrated by how she and Xenovia treated Asia Argento when they first met, as well as her reaction to Xenovia becoming a Devil. The death of God of the Bible was a great shock for Irina, yet she still believes in his teachings and transferred her belief to Michael who is the current "God". Irina later became close friends with Asia and the rest of the Occult Research Club members, even joining the ORC herself.

She began experiencing "impure thoughts" around Issei; her Angel wings start to flicker from white to black indicating that she is about to "fall" from her status as a true Angel to a Fallen Angel if she gives in to her desires. She is shown to be very sensitive to and annoyed about being called "self-proclaiming". After kissing Issei, she becomes bolder in her relationship with him, as she becomes slightly less concerned about "falling" in order to show her love for him. This has also caused her to become perverted herself, as she has no qualms by being with Issei, even desiring to have sex with him.

## History

Her family lineage is related to the church, implied to be the Protestant Church, and possessing a currently unidentified Holy Sword. She is Issei's childhood friend, who was under the impression that she was a boy, due to appearing quite tomboyish, they were close friends who used to play together. At some point, she kissed him while he was sleeping at her house. She later left Japan and went to England with her family, due to her father's job, where she trained to become an exorcist.

Three years prior at age 14, Irina was granted the ability to wield Holy Swords via a Light Container and was given Excalibur Mimic, thus following in her fathers footsteps. Soon after, she was eventually partnered with Xenovia, where they undertook a mission to slay the stray Vampire from the House of Manthar.

At some point in time, she crossed blades with a knight from Riser Phenex's Peerage named Karlamine.

## Powers & Abilities

**Light Power:** As an Angel, Irina has the ability to use light powers to create various effects.

**Demonic Power:** As a Devil, Irina has access to all of the abilities common them, such as casting spells

* **Light-Based Weapons:** As an Angel, Irina is able to create light-based weapons such as light swords. In the anime, she has shown to be able to use light halos that wrapped about her foes of remarkable power and size such as one of Fenrir's sons. In Volume DX.4, Irina created a move, which creates rings of light that homes in on her opponents and radiates light. In Volume 25, she made a whip of light that imitates Excalibur Mimic.She later grew capable of creating a bow and arrow of light.
	+ **Forbidden Fusion**: By combining her Holy and Demonic energy, she is capable of constructs of the two and uses them for long or close range attacks. It is similar to the Demonic Brilliance of Light but weaker.

**Artificial Holy Sword Wielder:** After taking in the Light Container, Irina became an artificial Holy Sword user, being able to wield Excalibur Mimic and later Hauteclere.

**Enhanced Speed:** While she can't match up to the likes of Yuuto Kiba, Irina is still noticeably fast due to her training as an Exorcist as she dodged Jeanne's attacks with ease.

**Enhanced Luck:** Due to also receiving Ophis' blessing, Irina gained improved luck, gaining second place in a lottery.

**Master Swordswoman:** Like Xenovia, Irina is well versed in swordsmanship, specialized in tricky movements that makes use of her speed, being able to fight on par with Jeanne during their first encounter. By Volume 19, Irina's swordsmanship skills became great enough being able to keep up against Ewald Cristaldi wielding a replica of Excalibur.

**Skilled Magician:** In addition to her Light Weapons, Irina is also mentioned to be a skilled user of magic, specializing in Holy Magic. She is also learning new magic from Rossweisse.

* **Defensive Magic:** Irina is shown to be able to create defensive magic circles to shield herself in battle as well, as was shown in the battle with Loki.
* **Teleportation Magic:** Irina has shown the ability to use teleportation magic in order to transport herself and others.

**Flight:** Being a Devil, Irina can fly using her wings.

## Equipment

**Hauteclere** (*オートクレール, Ōtokurēru*)**:** Irina's current primary weapon, a holy sword given to her by her father, starting to be the most qualified to wield it. The sword has the ability of purification, even to those that are cut by it.

* **Blade of Bright Darkness:** Haulteclere with demonic power infused in it

**Courechouse:** A Holy sword that was given to her by Heaven for her service to them. It is capable of manipulating luck and can cut through space/time once when summoned

### Formerly

**Excalibur Mimic** (Template:Furigana): Irina's initial weapon (through artificial means). A Holy Sword that has the ability to transform itself into any shape as its wielder's desires. This sword was later given to Xenovia to be fused with Durandal.

**Holy Demonic Sword** (聖魔剣, *Seimaken*): A prototype Irina received from Heaven in Volume 12, based on Yuuto Kiba's Sword of Betrayer. She is able to use the swords ability to use different elemental attributes, ranging from fire, ice, and lightning.

## Quotes

### Light Novel

* (To Xenovia) "*I'm not a self-proclaiming angel, I'm the real one!"*
* (To Issei) “……*The one who was unfair was you, Ise-kun. If you say something like that……I can’t hold it…… ……I won’t be able to leave you……!*” (Volume 18, Life 2)
* (To Issei) “*Ahmm, of course! It’s because when we were kids, Ise-kun came to sleep over at my house and I stole a kiss from you*.” (Volume 18, Christmas)
* (To Issei) “*I’d be annoyed that I can’t play together with darling*.” (Volume 21, Life 2)

### Anime

* "*I shall judge your sins! Amen!*" (Season 2, New)
* *"Amen!"*

## Trivia

* Irina fulfilled her dream of opening a bakery in Japan, eventually expanding in London.
* Her mansion in the Underworld has a room meant for Karaoke singing
* Her peerage consists mainly of Reincarnated Angels that became Devils
* Per Xenovia’s suggestion, she stopped wearing bras and underwear.
* Irina’s requests as a Devil involve cosplaying as a magical girl; Serafall taught her how to do so.

## Navigation

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1. ↑ Highschool DxD Light Novel Volume 3 Life 3