Personality: Upon meeting Shin-Ah, many might find his silent nature to be a little intimidating. He rarely ever speaks and is sure to quietly watch from the shadows without approaching. It also doesn't help that his eyes are rarely scene and he doesn't tend to emote things well. In fact, one could easily misunderstand his actions since he isn't likely to explain them until after someone has asked about them. For some he might even seem threatening as he approaches, like he might attack at any moment.
In reality, Shin-Ah is very gentle and kind. Growing up he was treated with fear and caution yet he still chose to protect the village he was part of. He knows that he is dangerous and that he might hurt someone so he goes out of his way to avoid doing that. This is very important to him, even if it doesn't mean that he will get anything out of it. He's not in this for himself, choosing to put others before him and sacrificing his own joys and desires for them. No matter what, he's sure to put others before his own person. This might cost him his health but he doesn't mind this at all. He worries about those around him, especially about Yona and those they travel with.
More than anything, it is important to note that he communicates strongly through actions. When he wants to help someone feel better, he will search out food then just run away to go get it for them, even if it involves jumping into a freezing cold lake to get it. When he wants to protect someone, he will put himself in front of them and be ready to attack. When he finds himself confused then he'll tilt his head. The actions go on but the fact remains that this is how he communicates with others since his words rarely come out. This doesn't mean he's incapable of talking but that he's just not as used to it. When he does speak though, he can be sure that the words are important and necessary even if they're not many or particularly scholarly or anything like that. Of course, he can get flustered easily and will sometimes flee instead of talking or doing some other action so he can hide away for a bit. One could liken him to a wild animal. He's rather timid and will come out but if he's overwhelmed then he'll back off until he's ready to face things again.
For most of his life, he's been on his own, having to rely largely on himself. Because his village feared his eyes so much, they kept him hidden away and communicated with him as little as possible. The only real affection he knew at all was from that of his caretaker when he was a child. Even then that affection was often rough, involving sudden grabs or yelling. Ao was not a good man to care for a child but had no choice in the matter. Still, Shin-Ah is grateful to all of these people for being willing to do anything for him at all and even cares very deeply for Ao long after the man's death. He blames no one for how he was treated growing up, knowing how terrifying the power of his eyes really is. In fact, he even goes so far as to protect them despite the treatment he's lived through, even offering a silent thanks to them as he leaves them to join Yona and her group.
This knowledge has him fearing his own power, doing all he can to keep others from looking at his eyes. He will keep his mask on no matter how many times people try to remove it and will quickly cover his face to ensure that people don't lock their gaze with his own. In his mind, he's a monster, cursed with this power that he has no control over. The other Dragons have been able to find a way to control their powers to do things with them but he's never had this chance, unable to learn how to not hurt anyone with his eyes without them being hurt in the process. It's only in times of great strife that he will remove his mask to lock eyes with others and in this moment he is aware that he's no longer himself. Honestly, it's as if the dragon itself takes over his body, wanting to kill and destroy. It cannot be brought under control again until the enemy is gone and this terrifies him, especially when he's left paralyzed afterward just hoping no one will look at him, not wanting anyone to see the horror that is him.
His first friends in life are Yona, Hak, Yoon, the Dragons, and his pet squirrel. They're the first ones to care about him and he'll do anything in the world for them to see that they're happy. This includes sacrificing himself for them. He seems to consider them all family and goes out of his way to protect them, feeling terrible when something happens that makes him bedridden for several days. He'd much rather be out there protecting them instead and becomes greatly distressed if any of them are in danger. And he is deadly when he can do so, a fierce fighter who is able to perceive how a person is going to attack in order to counter them and deliver his own blow in return.
His closest connection is to Yona though. He is bound to her and is pained if he denies himself following her. She is his world now despite the fact that he seems one of the few in the group that isn't romantically attracted to her in some way. Yet, one could say he does love her in his own way. Yona is the one who reached out to him multiple times to bring him out of the shadows and into the light. She is the one who didn't hesitate to look into his eyes. She is the one who gave him his name, something he'd never had before because in his village his mother killed herself before she ever gave him one. He is fond of her and cares deeply about her well-being, hating it when she accidentally cuts himself on his sword. Shin-Ah especially goes out of his way to make sure that she's okay and well cared for, sometimes pondering giving up his own food in order to see to it that she has enough to eat. His desire to protect her is so strong that he has been willing to unleash the power of his eyes despite the fact that he so strongly fears this power.
For someone who was locked away for so many years, he's very kind and very gentle. His communication skills are rusty but he's very much like the moonlight that he's named after. Even in the darkness, he will be there to guide a person back to safety. As Yona points out, there's no way he could be as dangerous as he claims to be because his pet squirrel trusts him. Obviously there is more to him than he realizes and he wants to believe in that no matter how he fears himself.
Abilities/Powers: As the Blue Dragon, Shin-Ah's powers revolve around his eyes. He can see great distances in detail, even able to view someone miles away. For the most it seems that he can focus on those around him so that he isn't look in on everyone around him, not wanting to invade their privacy. However, he is able to look through the dark and solid objects when he is looking and canon evidence seems to show us that the mask he wears is included in this. One, he has been seen able to move around find wearing a blindfold. Two, he has been shown to see a great distance away through the walls of a tent. Three, if his eye holes in his mask were real then people would face what will be pointed out next.
This power is that when someone looks into his eyes they fall under a powerful hallucination that will cause them to see a dragon ripping them apart until they are paralyzed or die from fear. It is even more frightening because it is almost as if a dark creature takes over Shin-Ah's body, making him want to destroy those that he's looking upon until all enemies are gone. This power is a double edged sword though because once the enemy is defeated, his power slams back on him and paralyzes him completely for several days depending on how long he used the power. He has no control over this power other than just hiding his eyes from the world or refusing to meet someone's gaze when unmasked. Because of the ugly nature of this power, he is terrified of his own power and will do all he can to hide it from the world so no one else gets hurt. If there is more that his power can do then he is currently unaware of it and is too frightened of his own power to learn to control it since the only way to do that is to harm others in the process. Though, it should be noted that he can only use this power if he's in good health. Illness will zap his strength and make it so he cannot use the strength of this ability.
So far the only person who has been able to look into his eyes and break him out of hurting someone without getting hurt themselves is Yona. The reasons for this are currently not clear.
He can also sense if another dragon (Green, Yellow, White) is near him though he was never taught how to use this power to its completion. Along with this, he is naturally drawn to Yona and has a deep connection with her that he doesn't have with others. This causes him to feel a devotion and a desire to protect her and keep her safe above all else. There is no one who can break that loyalty that binds him to her.
Another downside of being a human with the Dragon within is that if another Blue Dragon is born then he will start to lose his powers, slowly going blind as his powers are drained away from his body until the child fully awakens. At that time he will die. Most Dragons do not live very long as a result of this and most have been known to die soon after the child is born because their powers and life force pass onto them. While this isn't likely to happen in this game, it is still important to note.
Because of this, he has mastered swordsmanship. His technique is a brutal and strong quick slash that rips through enemies quickly to leave them dead or mortally wounded. He is fast and strong, able to move rapidly through a fight to go from one enemy to the next rather than lingering on one individual. Shin-Ah's senses are also very good even when he isn't using his eyes though he does use them often when he's making sure that those he care about are safe.
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In reality, Shin-Ah is very gentle and kind. Growing up he was treated with fear and caution yet he still chose to protect the village he was part of. He knows that he is dangerous and that he might hurt someone so he goes out of his way to avoid doing that. This is very important to him, even if it doesn't mean that he will get anything out of it. He's not in this for himself, choosing to put others before him and sacrificing his own joys and desires for them. No matter what, he's sure to put others before his own person. This might cost him his health but he doesn't mind this at all. He worries about those around him, especially about Yona and those they travel with.
More than anything, it is important to note that he communicates strongly through actions. When he wants to help someone feel better, he will search out food then just run away to go get it for them, even if it involves jumping into a freezing cold lake to get it. When he wants to protect someone, he will put himself in front of them and be ready to attack. When he finds himself confused then he'll tilt his head. The actions go on but the fact remains that this is how he communicates with others since his words rarely come out. This doesn't mean he's incapable of talking but that he's just not as used to it. When he does speak though, he can be sure that the words are important and necessary even if they're not many or particularly scholarly or anything like that. Of course, he can get flustered easily and will sometimes flee instead of talking or doing some other action so he can hide away for a bit. One could liken him to a wild animal. He's rather timid and will come out but if he's overwhelmed then he'll back off until he's ready to face things again.
For most of his life, he's been on his own, having to rely largely on himself. Because his village feared his eyes so much, they kept him hidden away and communicated with him as little as possible. The only real affection he knew at all was from that of his caretaker when he was a child. Even then that affection was often rough, involving sudden grabs or yelling. Ao was not a good man to care for a child but had no choice in the matter. Still, Shin-Ah is grateful to all of these people for being willing to do anything for him at all and even cares very deeply for Ao long after the man's death. He blames no one for how he was treated growing up, knowing how terrifying the power of his eyes really is. In fact, he even goes so far as to protect them despite the treatment he's lived through, even offering a silent thanks to them as he leaves them to join Yona and her group.
This knowledge has him fearing his own power, doing all he can to keep others from looking at his eyes. He will keep his mask on no matter how many times people try to remove it and will quickly cover his face to ensure that people don't lock their gaze with his own. In his mind, he's a monster, cursed with this power that he has no control over. The other Dragons have been able to find a way to control their powers to do things with them but he's never had this chance, unable to learn how to not hurt anyone with his eyes without them being hurt in the process. It's only in times of great strife that he will remove his mask to lock eyes with others and in this moment he is aware that he's no longer himself. Honestly, it's as if the dragon itself takes over his body, wanting to kill and destroy. It cannot be brought under control again until the enemy is gone and this terrifies him, especially when he's left paralyzed afterward just hoping no one will look at him, not wanting anyone to see the horror that is him.
His first friends in life are Yona, Hak, Yoon, the Dragons, and his pet squirrel. They're the first ones to care about him and he'll do anything in the world for them to see that they're happy. This includes sacrificing himself for them. He seems to consider them all family and goes out of his way to protect them, feeling terrible when something happens that makes him bedridden for several days. He'd much rather be out there protecting them instead and becomes greatly distressed if any of them are in danger. And he is deadly when he can do so, a fierce fighter who is able to perceive how a person is going to attack in order to counter them and deliver his own blow in return.
His closest connection is to Yona though. He is bound to her and is pained if he denies himself following her. She is his world now despite the fact that he seems one of the few in the group that isn't romantically attracted to her in some way. Yet, one could say he does love her in his own way. Yona is the one who reached out to him multiple times to bring him out of the shadows and into the light. She is the one who didn't hesitate to look into his eyes. She is the one who gave him his name, something he'd never had before because in his village his mother killed herself before she ever gave him one. He is fond of her and cares deeply about her well-being, hating it when she accidentally cuts himself on his sword. Shin-Ah especially goes out of his way to make sure that she's okay and well cared for, sometimes pondering giving up his own food in order to see to it that she has enough to eat. His desire to protect her is so strong that he has been willing to unleash the power of his eyes despite the fact that he so strongly fears this power.
For someone who was locked away for so many years, he's very kind and very gentle. His communication skills are rusty but he's very much like the moonlight that he's named after. Even in the darkness, he will be there to guide a person back to safety. As Yona points out, there's no way he could be as dangerous as he claims to be because his pet squirrel trusts him. Obviously there is more to him than he realizes and he wants to believe in that no matter how he fears himself.
Abilities/Powers: As the Blue Dragon, Shin-Ah's powers revolve around his eyes. He can see great distances in detail, even able to view someone miles away. For the most it seems that he can focus on those around him so that he isn't look in on everyone around him, not wanting to invade their privacy. However, he is able to look through the dark and solid objects when he is looking and canon evidence seems to show us that the mask he wears is included in this. One, he has been seen able to move around find wearing a blindfold. Two, he has been shown to see a great distance away through the walls of a tent. Three, if his eye holes in his mask were real then people would face what will be pointed out next.
This power is that when someone looks into his eyes they fall under a powerful hallucination that will cause them to see a dragon ripping them apart until they are paralyzed or die from fear. It is even more frightening because it is almost as if a dark creature takes over Shin-Ah's body, making him want to destroy those that he's looking upon until all enemies are gone. This power is a double edged sword though because once the enemy is defeated, his power slams back on him and paralyzes him completely for several days depending on how long he used the power. He has no control over this power other than just hiding his eyes from the world or refusing to meet someone's gaze when unmasked. Because of the ugly nature of this power, he is terrified of his own power and will do all he can to hide it from the world so no one else gets hurt. If there is more that his power can do then he is currently unaware of it and is too frightened of his own power to learn to control it since the only way to do that is to harm others in the process. Though, it should be noted that he can only use this power if he's in good health. Illness will zap his strength and make it so he cannot use the strength of this ability.
So far the only person who has been able to look into his eyes and break him out of hurting someone without getting hurt themselves is Yona. The reasons for this are currently not clear.
He can also sense if another dragon (Green, Yellow, White) is near him though he was never taught how to use this power to its completion. Along with this, he is naturally drawn to Yona and has a deep connection with her that he doesn't have with others. This causes him to feel a devotion and a desire to protect her and keep her safe above all else. There is no one who can break that loyalty that binds him to her.
Another downside of being a human with the Dragon within is that if another Blue Dragon is born then he will start to lose his powers, slowly going blind as his powers are drained away from his body until the child fully awakens. At that time he will die. Most Dragons do not live very long as a result of this and most have been known to die soon after the child is born because their powers and life force pass onto them. While this isn't likely to happen in this game, it is still important to note.
Because of this, he has mastered swordsmanship. His technique is a brutal and strong quick slash that rips through enemies quickly to leave them dead or mortally wounded. He is fast and strong, able to move rapidly through a fight to go from one enemy to the next rather than lingering on one individual. Shin-Ah's senses are also very good even when he isn't using his eyes though he does use them often when he's making sure that those he care about are safe.