Mamoru Noro

Mamoru Noro

Names
English	Mamoru Noro
Nicknames	Noroma-chan (blockhead, by Tyler sisters)
Japanese Japanese 野呂守 Rōmaji Noro Mamoru
Personal
Gender	Male
Career Education
Occupation	Deputy Commander of the Arc Area Project
School	Duel Academy (defected)
Appearances
Anime debut	Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V episode 104104: "Fighting Between The Rubble"
Appears in Anime Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
Voice actors
English	Sean Schemmel
Japanese	Taisuke Nishimura
Noro, Mamoru

Mamoru Noro (野呂守, Noro Mamoru) is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. He is a member of Duel Academy and the Deputy Commander of the progress of the Arc Area Project in Heartland City.

Design

Appearance

Mamoru is a short, thin man with red-brown hair in a bowl cut, brown eyes with the bottom eyelashes styled into triangles, stylized eyebrows, and dimpled cheeks. He wears a navy blue coat with a yellow lining over a red waistcoat and a high-collared black shirt done up with twin columns of brass buttons, in addition to white pants and grey shoes with black soles. The forearms of his coat appear to be padded and are patterned with yellow lines. Mamoru also has thick grey pads of cloth over each shoulder with yellow diamonds on the front that have yellow lines extending from their upper tips. He carries an old-fashioned pocket watch that he wears around his neck on a grey string and stores on one of the brass diamonds that his shoulder pads are set with.

Personality

Mamoru is an extreme control freak, fretting over tardiness and reacting in overblown horror to the sight of Gloria and Grace Tyler Dueling the Lancers. Like most Duel Academy members, he shows no concern at the thought of sealing people into cards; indeed, Mamoru worries that it is not being done fast enough. He is also somewhat narcissistic; he frets that he will be punished by the Professor if the Arc Area Project falls behind schedule and worries about the absence of Aster Phoenix because it is putting him under stress. He dislikes the nickname of "Noroma-chan" (blockhead) given to him by Grace.

It is seen that unlike most Duel Academy agents who believe in the agenda, his motivations are mostly self-centered. He wishes to carry the missions given to him (completing the Arc Area Project and eliminating the Lancers) in order to get the full-credit for the accomplishment. In fact, he even wished for his superior to lose to Yuya so Aster wouldn't get any praise for it. Deep down however he has shown to be highly inept as he must relay orders to others to accomplish his goals, while denying the fault of any failure from his part, further showcasing his uselessness. A final blow to this would be the fact he is not a duelist, as confirmed by Noro himself upon being challenged by Kite Tenjo.

Biography

Heartland City

Inside their base stationed in Heartland City, Mamoru was angry about how the Arc Area Project had fallen behind schedule and worried that the Professor was going to scold him. He started to tell everybody to card everyone in the Xyz Dimension as soon as possible and wondered where the Commander-in-Chief was. He later learned that Duelists who used Pendulum Summoning, had appeared in Heartland and informed the Professor. Pacing back and forth, Mamoru was angry about how the Tyler sisters were late. A student arrived to tell Mamoru that the Tyler sisters were Dueling against the Lancers and showed him a visual of it. When the student was about to tell the Commander-in-Chief, Mamoru stopped him. He told the student to keep it a secret from the Commander-in-Chief, since he requested reinforcements from the Professor to deal with the Lancers. Mamoru stated he'll personally go out to the Tyler sisters. When Gloria and Grace were defeated, Mamoru tried to get them to go after the Lancers again but the Obelisk Force arrived to eliminate them. When the Obelisk Force challenged the Lancers to a Duel, Mamoru explained to Gloria and Grace that the Professor sent them in case they lost. While watching the Duel, Mamoru started to complain when Yuya and Shay didn't lose according to his calculations. When Kite Tenjo arrived and saved Yuya from the attack of "Template:Anime", Mamoru surmised that he joined forces with the Lancers. He was surprised when Kite defeated the Obelisk Force and Aster arrived with a squad to defeat Yuya.

Gloria catches Mamoru for cheering for Yuya to win.

Mamoru tried convince Aster that he didn't have to personally deal with the Lancers, only for Aster to silence him and warn Mamoru that he would be dealt with later. While Aster Dueled Yuya, Mamoru sent the rest of Aster's squad to deal with the Lancers. However they were defeated by Kite and Mamoru was shocked that one Duelist could defeat an elite squad. He was criticized by Gloria for losing the squad and began to worry about losing his position if Aster defeated Yuya. He was shocked when Yuya Fusion Summoned "Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" but pleased when Yuya was close to defeating Aster, until Gloria caught him siding with the enemy. He was displeased after the Duel turned in Aster's favor. When Mamoru thought it was over, Gloria asked him whether or not he was disappointed. With Aster dominating the Duel, Mamoru still worried about losing his position as Deputy Commander. Once Yuya's LP reached 100, Mamoru panicked even more and tried to think of a plan. He was pleased when Yuya was about to perform until Gloria caught him again and he decided to call for more reinforcements just in case. He was surprised by Yuya's plan and pleased when Aster couldn't beat it. When Aster tried to attack with "Destiny HERO - Dystopiaguy", Mamoru mentioned that it didn't have enough ATK but he was surprised when Aster increased the ATK of the monster. He watched as Yuya defeated Aster and was pleased that his position was safe. When Gloria was worried about the Professor finding out, he reassured her because he called in reinforcements, who surrounded Yuya and Aster.

Mamoru, Gloria, and Grace distributing food to the Resistance.

Mamoru announced that he'll exterminate the Lancers after Aster and the Tyler sisters failed. Just as he ordered them to attack, Aster defended Yuya as he declared his treachery against the Professor to everyone's shock. When the Tyler sisters joined Aster as well, Mamoru declared himself the Commander-in-Chief and ordered his soldiers to attack. However, Kite returned with the Resistance and reminded Mamoru that he should be facing him first since he was on Duel Academy's wanted list. Mamoru was challenged to a Duel by Kite to see if he had the resolve to put his life on the line. But Mamoru's fear and Aster's speech forced him to surrender. Now officially allied with both the Resistance and Lancers, Mamoru and other former members of Duel Academy helped the refugees in the Resistance's hideout by distributing foods, medical supplies, and rebuilding residential houses for free to atone for what they have done.