Joo Shiyoon

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## Joo Shiyoon (주시윤)

* Base
* Arhat

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* Awakened

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* Awakened

**Joo Shiyoon** (주시윤), known as **Akiyama Shiryu** (アキヤマ • シリュウ) in the Japanese localization,ritagonist of *Counter:Side*. The latest apprentice of Commander Hilde, he is an 18-year-old employee employed by Coffin Company and a talented but lazy member of the Fenrir Squad.

## Collection Profile

* Base
* Arhat (Awakened)

*A tricky attacker who can counter enemy attacks from anywhere in the battlefield.*
*His main weapon is the long blade he wears, but he mostly uses only daggers with the excuse that the blade can break his pinky fingernail. He always claims that he's an ordinary employee, but no one actually believes it. He is the only member in Fenrir Squad after Hilde disappeared. Many people in the company assume that he only retained his position to keep getting his salary without working.*

*The leaders of the 52-minute Week movement and the maintenance team's Drunk-on-duty Incident claim that they had spoken to him before their actions. The Managerial Department is suspecting that he instigated the protest because he wanted to create justifiable reasons to slack off.*

*Joo Shiyoon has cut off the old chains of anguish and completed himself. A striker specializing in countering enemies' Basic and Special skill attacks, he's armed with the Dragon Fang and Yeonhwa, the sword-and-sheath pair that's been handed down among the Truth Seeker bloodline. He's always been an unreadable enigma to those around him. Even he himself didn't know what he wanted.*
*He had scores to settle, but he was reluctant. He wanted to forgive his enemy, but he couldn't find a reason to.*
*Then, he was forced to face his dilemma at the border between life and death, and his aimless wandering was over. He was freed from the old pain that had tormented him for a long time. He's found enlightenment.*
*Now, he no longer hesitates to draw the sword that he received from his mother. Nor quietly excuses himself from the battle scene without others knowing. Instead, he now fights at the front lines, protecting his friends at the most critical moment.*

*But of course, he claims that nothing about him was changed.*
## Abilities

### Powers

* **Enlightenment:** After giving up his Dragon Blood and attained enlightenment, Shiyoon gained a massive boost in strength and inherited the powers of the Seeker of Truth, whom he is descended from.
* **Enhanced hearing:** Shiyoon can hear sounds and voices from further distances than most people.
* **Qliphoth Factor:** Originally carried a variant known as Dragon Blood that made him stronger than most Counters and allowed to power up weapons that require Qliphoth Factor. He no longer possesses this (see above).
* **Hypnosis:** Shiyoon could hypnotize people into forgetting certain events. As this was one of his Qliphoth abilities, he can no longer perform this after giving up his Dragon Blood.
* **Spatial slash:** Shiyoon can cut through space with his sword, allowing to pull objects and entities from different points in space or even separate dimensions.

### Equipment

* **Poison Fang:** A military dagger Shiyoon uses in normal attacks.
* **Dragon Fang:** A large sword capable of slashing through spacetime. Its scabbard contains an additional, smaller sword.

### Weaknesses

Prior to attaining Enlightenment, Shiyoon was cursed with the Dragon Blood that forced him to suffer Kleshas of his own as well as his ancestors'. Afterwards, he came accept the Kleshas as part of his character, thus removing the curse as well as the Dragon Blood form his body.

## Personality

Joo Shiyoon is an easy-going, carefree, and friendly young man, which his easy-going and carefree nature makes him come out as lazy for some people. He is also noted to be loyal to his comrades, and will usually would not betray them nor would he break the rules within the company.

Despite his own flaws, he acknowledges that he isn't a perfect person, and seeks to improve himself as a person rather than the tragic circumstances of his parents' death define him. His willingness to accept his own flaws plays an important role of his character development in Episode 7 and breaking free on his dragon blood curse in his lineage.

## Gallery

* Cutscenes
* Skill Cut-in
* Skins
* Comics
* Miscellaneous

Hilde meeting with Joo Shiyoon on the helipadHilde and ShiyoonShiyoon looks through Mina's filesShiyoon and Hilde wait for the Platina Express to descendFenrir Squad unites for the first timeShiyoon and Mina figuring out their next plan of attack after Spira's attack.Hilde and Shiyoon leave after the mission is overShiyoon watches Hilde leaveShiyoon grins as he realizes Hilde isnt telling him everything about MinaShiyoon activates his Dragon Blood.Shiyoon meets with Amy.Shiyoon prepares to fight Na Yubin.Shiyoon tells Mina to pursue the Replacer King.Shiyoon meets Mina.Mina and Shiyoon talk.The Coffin arrives.Ray appears behind Shiyoon.Ray is about to kidnap Shiyoon.Shiyoon meets with the Administrator.Joo Shiyoon sitting in a blizzard.Shiyoon sees Hilde.Shiyoon trapped by the Knights of Redemption.Lucrecia tempts Shiyoon.Shiyoon kills the Dragonoid.Shiyoon seemingly dead.Shiyoon smiles.Shiyoon briefly reunites with his parents.Shiyoon reawakens (1).Shiyoon reawakens (2)

Joo Shiyoon - Standing By | *What should you do to remain peaceful in a rapidly-changing world? Let's ask that employee over there. He looks pretty relaxed. Perhaps he can tells us his secret.*

Joo Shiyoon - Bell Watcher | *It's important that children get the presents that they have waited for the whole year, but it's even more important that they enjoy peace. We didn't want the sound of C.O.s howling to ruin this holy night, so we invited a special worker this year.*
*I'm doing this for everyone. I hope you don't mind a little bit of vandalism.*

Fenrir Squad on the weekends.Hilde's age.Corruption alert.*Counters & TASKFORCEs**Mismatched classes*

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## References

1. ↑ **Sound Beta**: Depsite his rather free personality, Shiyoon usually sticks to company rules and labor regulations. In other words, he never does anything for which he has to take official responsibility. And as you know, Counters working for TASKFORCE companies are prohibited from engaging in combat activities outside their jurisdiction. Of course, some of them just try and cover it up later...but I can't imagine Shiyoon doing such a thing when he knows that it could cause him trouble. -Joo Shiyoon/Counter Case/#3 Review Conference