Chrome

Chrome (クロム lit. Kuromu), is an adept player of NewWorld Online, since its first activation. His weapon of choice is the great shield and sword, which he still tries to master.

He first witnesses Maple being attacked by numerous bugs and monsters on the first floor, sparking an online forum in which they discuss and find out information about her.

After Maple unexpectedly approached him one next day, admiring his shield and hoping to find how she can acquire the same, though much to his surprise, he offers to introduce her to Iz, a crafter.

In the first event, he managed to finish in the top ten, claiming the ninth spot. After the addition of the guild system, he and Iz were later invited by Maple into joining her guild, Maple Tree, which they happily accept.

Appearance
He is an adult male with brown eyes and short brown hair. He has a large and muscular body that makes armor more suitable than light clothing.

In his first appearance, his armor is maroon, wielding a similar-coloured great shield with white markings. He also wears a headpiece that protects his forehead down until his jaw. He doesn't wear that much heavy of armour, clad in a light brown garb underneath a breastplate. He has shoulder pauldrons and wrist gauntlets, underneath wearing black gloves.

For the lower part of his body, he wears black pants with matching maroon boots.

Personality
He is a caring and honest person who is open-minded and serious. Outside of combat, he gives off a strong parental vibe.

Kuromu is amiable and humorous. He is happy to help new users, as he introduced Maple to Iz. While he does have something of a competitive side to him, as he is shown to be self-conscious of how much Maple outshines him, his dedication and honesty far outweigh this, as he and Maple have been helping each other out for almost as long as Maple has been playing NewWorld Online.

Plot
Although the primary person to notice how Maple's play style is unorthodox to say the least, he eventually warms up to the idea and completely surrenders to the undeniable results Maple has presented, each instance showing up a new and shocking skill or ability, which he wittingly discloses to his secret conversations to his friends on chat.

Description
Kuromu is very dedicated to advancing the great shielder meta, as he has remarked that he is "probably the number one player in terms of dying". A suspicious achievement however, considering the length of time the game had been operating, against how many deaths he had to have suffered through through out said time length.

Due to his new armor and ranking from the first event, he is more famous than he knows.

Abilities

 * Shield Attack : A [STR] based attack with the users' shield. Knockback (small).
 * Battle Healing : While in combat, recover [HP +1%] every 10 seconds.
 * Blazing Slash
 * Light of the Spirits : The user nullifies damage they receive for 10 seconds. (medal skill)
 * Stout guardian : Great Shielder Exclusive Skill. Once a day, survive any lethal attack with 1 HP.
 * Crystallize : Immune to bad status and [AGI] -50% for 1 minute. Cooldown: 3 minutes.

Equipped Skills

 * Soul Eater : The user Recovers [HP +10%] every time they kill a monster or player.
 * Dead or Alive : When the users' HP reaches 0, there is a 50% chance of surviving with 1 HP instead.
 * Life Eater : The user recovers ⅓ of any damage the they inflict on another player.
 * Soul Sucker : The user recovers [HP +3%] whenever they receive damage.

Equipment
Kuromu acquired his unique set from the Grave of the Dead dungeon which requires 1,000 deaths to enter. The boss is a giant skeleton who summons a skeleton legion and powers up near the end.

Relationships

 * Iz: She is the crafter he relies on for equipment and maintenance.
 * Maple: Originally seeing her as an ordinary novice, he was blown away by her unorthodox rise in power and fame. Despite losing his thunder as a great shielder to her, Chrome sees her as a respectable ally, but also wishes to keep her aloof nature from becoming her downfall.
 * Syrup: Though he belongs to Maple, Syrup takes a liking to Chrome, becoming a companion to him.
 * May & Yui: Because of their size, stats, and lack of experience, Chrome has an older brother dynamic with the two sisters. He displays a strong desire to protect them in battle, often ordering them to stay near him.
 * Sally:
 * Kanade

Trivia

 * Apparently in the Light Novel, Chrome has died more than 1000 times within NewWorld Online, having been able to access the Tomb of the Dead dungeon.

Images
To be added.