Shiro Hama

* Debut
* Season 3
* Surfing Sapphire
* Guilt

**Shiro Hama** is one of the main protagonists of the series. She makes her first appearance in Season One and comes back in Season Two and onward. Her current B-Daman is the Rapid-Fire Type **Sting Gorgon**.

With the Sapphire of Aqua Pura, Shiro can transform into her alter ego **Surfing Sapphire** and become the Angel Goddess of Water.

> "Electrocute the Bodies of Water, Sting Gorgon!" - Shiro, when Gorgon's Emblem Charge is ready.
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> "Create the tide and crash down, Surfing Sapphire!" - Shiro, after transforming into Surfing Sapphire.
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## Biography

### Appearance

Shiro is an 11-year-old girl with pink hair and brown eyes. In Season One and Season Two, she wears a pale pink sleeveless top with a turtleneck collar, a red high-waist skirt, light gray stockings, and a pair of dark red shoes. She also wears a pair of red fingerless gloves. After receiving the Sapphire of Aqua Pura, Shiro previously wore the stone as a silver ring on her left hand. After her purification from Dark Corruption, Shiro now wears the stone as a gold armband on her left arm.

As a Crystal River Middle School student, Shiro wears the standard school uniform, consisting of a purple and white sailor uniform, a green short-sleeved cropped jacket, and white socks. She retains her red gloves and red shoes.

In Season Three, her hair grows out and wears it in a ponytail. Her new outfit consists of a long, brown coat with shoulder cut sleeves over a pink strapped oversized top, blue denim shorts, and pink heeled boots.

As **Surfing Sapphire**, her hair lengthens and gains a blue ombre and styled in a loose ponytail. Her eyes becomes to bright blue white star-shaped pupils. In her **first form**, she wears a blue dress with transparent sleeves, and pink sandals. She also has a long blue scarf on her back.

In her **second form**, she wears a light blue top with a frilly turtleneck collar, a blue high-waisted skirt with a pink jellyfish on her left hip attached to a strand of pink string and a dark blue ruffle at the hem of the skirt, and a water layer under her skirt. Her blue scarf turns to water with both ends flowing with water.

As **Dark Corruption: Guilt**, Shiro's hair retains its length, but is now flowing freely. Her eyes are blacked out with markings and tears coming out. Her mouth is stitched together and forms into a smile. Black markings cover her middle finger and most of her hand. Her wrists are in a pair of shackles. She wears a blue dress covered in rips and tatters and left barefoot.

As **Phoenix Sapphire**, her hair lengthens and turns bright blue. She wears a white dress with blue feathers and gold details, and the Phoenix Stone in the center. A layer of white feathers goes around the back of her dress. She also wears a pair of white gloves and long boots with a gold trim, and gains a pair of water wings and tail that resembles a phoenix.

### Official Bio

A B-Shot from the South Area of Crestland and student at Crystal River Middle School. Her B-Daman is the Rapid-Fire Type Sting Gorgon.

Shiro's known as Surfing Sapphire, the Angel Goddess of Water of the 9th Generation and holder of the Sapphire of Aqua Pura. Her predecessor is Noelani, the Angel Goddess of Water of the 8th Generation.

Her number one goal is to find her biological mother, Mifuyu Nagisa, after she was left at the orphanage.

### Personality

Shiro is an energetic and rather childish young girl who enjoys spending her time with getting into Road Fights and talking with her B-Daman and partner in crime, Sting Gorgon. She has a tendency to show a tomboyish attitude. She gets bored of competing with other people, especially when she gets into Road Fights with her friend and rival, Misuru Hachuka and Asahi Yamada. She can be rather serious and short-tempered from time to time.

Despite her competitiveness, Shiro has a friendly nature and tends to let her guard down around others. She often has mood swings of reminiscing about her days in the orphanage and tends to feel lonely about herself.

## Background

Shiro is the daughter of Mifuyu Nagisa and Neptune Hama. Her father left and disappeared out of their life when she was just a little girl. Even with her efforts to take care of her daughter while focusing on her studies, she couldn't handle two things at once. So she made the decision to leave Shiro at the Crestland Orphanage when she was five years old. Before Shiro was left at the orphanage and still with her mother, she found a B-Daman named Sting Gorgon, which was washed up on the beach shore. Shiro takes Gorgon in as part of her family and company whilst living in the orphanage.

During her stay in the orphanage, Shiro befriends two other others named Akira Takashi and Himari Tora. Together, they would play games, like tag and hide-and-seek, with the other orphans and talk about their favorite topics. On the contrary, Shiro often teaches her friends how to play B-Daman and gets into rival fights with male orphan . After her friends got adopted, Shiro makes a decision on finding her real mother. She later gets adopted into the Kinoshita Family.

## Relationships

* Mifuyu Nagisa - Mifuyu is Shiro's biological mother. Mifuyu left Shiro at the orphanage because she can't take care of her properly and was still in school. After she finished her studies, Mifuyu promises to find Shiro, but was shocked to hear that Shiro was turned evil. She reunites with Shiro and promises that she will always be there for her.
* Neptune Hama - Neptune is Shiro's biological father. Shiro doesn't recognize her father, but she hates him for leaving her biological mother. She later meets Neptune with the Darkalia Twins and was infuriated. After Shiro saved Neptune from the Darkalia Twins, she makes a promise that she would forgive Neptune and his actions, when she becomes 18 years old.
* The Kinoshita Family - Shiro's adopted family. She is rather close with her adopted family, especially Aiya, her foster Sister.
* Kohana Mai - Shiro meets Kohana on Main Island in the events of Season One. Their friendship grew during Season Two. At first, Shiro refused to believe that she's the next Angel Goddess of Water, but learns to accept her fate to save Kohana and Samuru.
* Miku Asuga - Shiro and Miku meets when Shiro and her friends were going back to the WBMA Dormitory. She later becomes friend with Miku and was shocked to learn that Miku was created by Clarice Darkalia. She later accepts Miku for her existence as a spirit.
* Hanami Kaiya - Shiro meets Hanami in the events of Season 4.
* Akira Takashi - Akira is Shiro's first best friend. They met in the orphanage and attend the same school together. Akira supports Shiro and her choices, especially since she was destined to become the Angel Goddess of Water.
* Himari Tora - Himari is Shiro's second friend. Like Mac and Akira, the two met in the orphanage. Himari and Shiro slowly shares interests and promised each other that they would have a B-Daman battle against each other. Years later, their promise came true when they have their first B-Daman battle in the events of the B-Master Tournament.
* Maccarter Adler - Maccarter and Shiro met in the orphanage. They are both seen as friends and rivals. They often argue with each other and calling each other by their given nicknames; Mac calls Shiro "Bird's Nest" while Shiro calls Mac "Mac n' Cheese Idiot". However, Mac slowly starts to have feelings for Shiro, but she stays oblivious.
* Asahi Yamada - Shiro and Asahi met when they were kids. Revealed in "Ask the TNBS Cast," Shiro slapped Asahi's face to defend Aiya. The two start a rivalry and often gets into Road Fights against each other. However, they slowly get along with Asahi starting to have feelings for Shiro, but she stays oblivious.
* Noelani - Noelani is the Angel Goddess of Water of the 8th Generation and Shiro's predecessor. First appearing in Season 2, she has helped Shiro find her potential into becoming the next Angel Goddess of Water and other moments, where Shiro feels like she is stuck or troubling.
* Meri Nicole Evian - Meri is Shiro's 4th Great Grandmother and the Angel Goddess of Water of the 5th Generation. At first, Shiro

## Surfing Sapphire

> "**Create the tide and crash down, Surfing Sapphire!**"
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**Surfing Sapphire** is the 9th Generation's Angel Goddess of Water and Shiro's alter ego. In order to transform, Shiro requires the Sapphire of Aqua Pura, worn in the form of an accessory. For Shiro, she wore the Sapphire of Aqua Pura as a ring, but changes to an armband.

In her Angel Goddess form, Shiro is capable of using her B-Daman and performing their special move, in order to purify the Darkalia within its weak spot. Within her generation, Shiro is capable of casting and performing convergence spells. Her main weapon to use is a sword, capable of attacking with water slash waves. With the **Pearl of the Sea**, Shiro can perform the spell "Ocean Blast". Shiro learned the spells from 8th generation to the 2nd generation, but has yet to learn and master the spells of the 1st generation.

### Phoenix Sapphire

In Season Two, Shiro and Kohana were gifted the Phoenix Stones from Spike Phoenix. During her battle against **Darkalia Neptune**, Shiro is granted a new form and becomes stronger with her powers. She wears a white dress with white and blue feathers, blue and yellow accents, along with white boots, white gloves, and a gold choker, her hair lengthens and becomes bright blue, and gains a pair of Water Phoenix Wings and Tail. With this Phoenix form, she is able to perform "Phoenix Water". Her spells also become stronger from her Angel Goddess form.

### Transformation (as of Season Three)

The transformation starts with Shiro showing the Sapphire of Aqua Pura on her armband. She raises her left hand with a ring of water appearing and states, "Sapphire of Aqua Pura, ocean floors rise!" before shouting "Metamorphose!" and brings down her arm and the water engulfs her. The water changes into her dress with her hair flowing freely. She swims around before clapping her hands and emits water, surrounding her dress. Her top changes and spins around with more water changing into her skirt. She creates a water ring and goes around her waist, changing into a pink jellyfish with a pink sting around the skirt. She dives and casts water and goes through the water. The water strikes her, changing into her sandals. Water covers her hair and closes her eyes. Her hair lengthens and gains blue highlights, and worn into a loose ponytail. She opens her eyes, which changes to blue with star-shaped pupils, and claps her hands as water magic flows out of her back, which transforms into a flowing water scarf. With the transformation complete, Sapphire flies to the top and breaks out of the realm. She lands on top of the water's surface. She gives an introduction about herself before striking her final pose.

### Dark Corruption: Guilt

Sapphire becomes Dark Corruption: Guilt, after being captured by the Darkalia Twins, during the "Operation: Rescue Phoenix" Arc in Season Two. As Guilt, Shiro gains a twisted appearance, barely unrecognizable by her looks. Her long blue hair is worn freely and completely changing to blue with pale pink highlights. Her eyes are covered in dark matter with tears flowing down and her mouth stitched together to form a forced smile. More black matter surrounds her figure and the Dark Corruption covering her left hand. She wears a blue dress, all tattered and ripped, with shackles on her wrists and left barefoot.

Guilt is capable of casting dark magic and does not have any control over herself, physically and mentally. Despite taken over by Dark Corruption, a young Shiro would often appear behind Guilt and attempts to bring back her senses, but Guilt does not listen to her cries for help and ignores her completely. As such, she would only listen to the Darkalia Twins, Hannibal and Lilith.

## Trivia

* Shiro's given name both means "white" and "castle", while her family name means "seacoast".
	+ Shiro picked up her family name from her father instead of her mother.
* Shiro's birthday is on October 25, making her zodiac sign Scorpio.
	+ Her zodiac sign also makes a connection with her elemental powers, which is water.
* Shiro is the first Angel Goddess to have been taken over by Dark Corruption by the Darkalia Twins.
* Shiro is the second character to be revealed to have a relative to have been an Angel Goddess. Shiro is related to Meri Nicole Evian, the 5th Generation's Angel Goddess of Water.
* Revealed in the side story "Girls' Sleepover Time!", Shiro shares a love for make-up, as her adopted sister owns a few cosmetic products from **Starlight Beauty**, a company owned by Kirika Sumiko's mother, Tsubame Sumiko.
* Shiro has a tendency of not being able to control her moods that well, often changing from one mood to another in seconds. However, she is able to control it as she grew older and the series progresses.
* Shiro is the second Angel Goddess to gain more than one Angel Goddess form:
	+ She gains her second form after she was purified from Dark Corruption and finds the strength within herself to fight and protect those close to her, once again.

## Gallery

Shiro Hama (Season One - Season Two)Surfing Sapphire (Season Two, NEW FORM)Surfing Sapphire (BANNER)