Noah Shizuru

Noah Shizuru is a supporting character in the series, making her first appearance in Season Three. Her current B-Daman is the Power Type, Northern Nanuq."'Let the Snow Fall, Northern Nanuq!' - Noah, when Northern Nanuq's Emblem Charge is ready."

Appearance
Noah is a young teenage girl with pale skin, green eyes and medium-length auburn hair worn in a low ponytail with with a blue gradient and two pink hair clips in her bangs. Casually, she wears an elbow-length, light pink bolero jacket. Underneath, she wears a pale blue shirt with a purple star print at the bottom. She also wears a denim skirt with a brown belt and a pair of brown boots with blue-gray stockings. Around her neck, she wears a white scarf.

Official Bio
A confident and cheerful B-Shot who belongs to the North Block, but shows great strength and competitiveness in B-Daman competitions.

Her B-Daman is the Power Type Northern Nanuq.

Loves a good snowball fight, but enjoys a great Crossfire competition. Often late or absent to Crossfire matches as she loses her track of time.

Personality
Noah is a confident person that often focuses too much on her personal time with training, than spending time with participating in Crossfire competitions and matches. Other players underestimate her sometimes, but gets impressed by Noah's skills from her daily training.

Background
Noah Shizuru is the daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Shizuru, both partners and workers to their own business in North City. She was born and raised in North City, thus getting used to the cold weather in her hometown.

When she turned 7 years old, Noah meets Kohana Mai, who is currently staying in the city with her mother and other family relatives after moving out of West City. The two met at the city's park, where Noah was having a snowball fight with the other kids in the area. There, she sees Kohana playing on her own in the park and decides to invite her into their snowball fight by throwing a snowball at her. Kohana quickly joins in the snowball fight with Noah and the other kids, and thus the two became friends. Noah learned more about Kohana and the power she wields from the Ruby of Flames.

When the two became friends, Noah has admired Kohana and her talents, as well as her determination and confidence to work hard. When Noah turned 10 years old, she got her first B-Daman called "Northern Nanuq," a Power Type B-Daman in the form of a polar bear. After she got Nanuq, Noah starts playing around with her B-Daman, mastering her skills as a B-Shot and increasing the strength of her power shots. She even has a few battles against Kohana and her B-Daman, Aries, during their stay in North City.

A few years later, Noah becomes a formidable B-Shot and participates in Crossfire competitions (before Crossfire became public). She is in the top ranks and one of the best players in the North Block.

Relationships

 * Mr. & Mrs. Shizuru - They are Noah's parents and own a business together in North City. They both support Noah's dreams and will find ways to help achieve them. Noah is relatively close to her father because of their personality while she's told that she looks like
 * Kohana Mai - Noah and Kohana are childhood best friends. When Kohana was staying in North with her mother and other family relatives, Noah invites her to a snowball fight in the park by throwing a snowball at her, thus grabbing her attention and joins in the snowball fight. Noah admires Kohana for her talents and skills, as well as her determination and confidence to work harder and smarter. She's also one of the few people that know about Kohana and her powers with the Ruby of Flames. The two reunite in Season Three, Book 1 - Chapter 27 and remain to stay in contact with each other, and is very proud for Kohana at where she is. She dreams of becoming like Kohana, but tries to go at her own pace.
 * Asuka Kami - Asuka's a close friend with Noah, but also a fellow rival, as well. In Chapter 26, Asuka passes the message to Noah and reminds her to not be late for the tournament, which she brushes off and tries her luck against him.

Trivia

 * Noah's given name is derived from the Hebrew word "Noach," which means "rest, comfort, or repose." While her surname, "Shizuru," (静流) means "quiet still" and "stream, current."
 * The name of Noah's B-Daman, "Nanuq," is a name used by the Inuit. The name means the "animal worthy of great respect."