Sonoko Nogi

• Civilian (WaSuYu)
• Hero (WaSuYu)
• Civilian (YuYuYu)
• Hero (YuYuYu)
• Mankai

“	What matters the most is that everyone’s safe~	„
	~ Sonoko Nogi

Summary

Sonoko Nogi was Mimori and Gin's classmate during elementary school, and first appears in Washio Sumi is a Hero where she uses a large spear in her hero form. She nicknamed Mimori "Wasshī". As a result of using Mankai twenty times, she loses the use of most of her limbs and becomes unable to move, and is afterwards put in direct supervision of the Taisha as a trump card and a figure of worship. She later appears in the anime series, where she informs Yuna and Mimori about the truth behind the Hero System. After the events of the final episode of the first season, she is shown to have regained her lost body functions and later joins the Hero Club where she quickly becomes friends with everyone. In the two years she was bedridden, from when she went Mankai twenty times until when Shinju cancelled the Hero System she was affected by, Sonoko was considered by the Taisha as the strongest Hero to have ever lived. Sonoko is a descendant of Wakaba Nogi.

Powers and Stats

Tier: At least 7-A, possibly higher | At least 7-A, likely High 7-A | Unknown, At Least 5-C, most likely higher | At least 7-A, likely High 7-A | 5-C

Key: Hero (WaSuYu) | Hero (YuYuYu/end of WaSuYu) | Mankai (YuYuYu) | Hero (YuYuShou) | Mankai (YuYuShou)

Name: Sonoko Nogi

Origin: Washio Sumi is a Hero

Gender: Female

Age: 11-12 in WaSuYu, 14 in YuYuYu, 18 EoS

Classification: Hero, Elementary/Middle school student, Magical Girl, Strongest Hero

Powers and Abilities:

• Hero (WaSuYu)
• Hero (YuYuYu)
• Mankai (YuYuYu)
• Hero (YuYuShou)
• Mankai (YuYuhou)

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Blessed by Shinju, Spear and Shield Proficiency (Her weapon can transform between a spear and a shield), Acrobatics (Hypermobility, All-Terrain Mobility, Self-Momentum, Surface Running), Telescopic Vision, Enhanced Awareness, Strenghtened Mind, Purification (Type 2, not combat-applicable), Resistance to cold, ice (The outfits of Heroes are blessed by Shinju, and provide resistance to freezing temperatures. Heroes were unaffected by Anzu Iyojima's Yukijoro), and Time Stop (Heroes are unaffected by Shinju's time stop)

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Blessed by Shinju, A vastly enhanced spear/shield from her fairy Kurama "Sebastian" Tengu, Acrobatics (Hypermobility, All-Terrain Mobility, Self-Momentum, Surface Running), Telescopic Vision, Enhanced Awareness, Strengthened Mind, Distortion Awareness, Purification (Type 2, not combat-applicable), Forcefield Creation, Invulnerability to damage and Immortality (Type 8) through her fairies (Fairies will always spawn to protect the Heroes from any physical harm, even if they are in human form. As the Fairies are parts of Shinju, who is a Universe Tier God, and they share its characteristics, they prevent Heroes from getting hurt or killed by anything below Universe level, Reliant on Shinju), Dream Manipulation through her fairy Baku, 20 (unknown) other weapons/powers from her other fairies, Resistance to cold, ice (The outfits of Heroes are blessed by Shinju, and provide resistance to freezing temperatures. Heroes were unaffected by Anzu Iyojima's Yukijoro), Black Holes and Gravity (Resisting black holes and intense gravity is reliant on Fairies, as sustained exposure to them burned through the nerfed Fairy shield in YuYuShou), and Time Stop (Heroes are unaffected by Shinju's time stop), Limited Precognition (sharply and correctly deduced when and where the Vertex would come before they arrived, even before shrine maidens could receive an oracle from Shinju)

All previous abilities but amplified, as well as Flight, Wields a giant warship rather than her spear, Homing Attack, Transformation and Energy Projection (With enough energy, can turn herself and her ship into a large bird form that can fire beams for its wings)

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Blessed by Shinju, A vastly enhanced spear/shield from her fairy Kurama "Sebastian" Tengu, Acrobatics (Hypermobility, All-Terrain Mobility, Self-Momentum, Surface Running), Telescopic Vision, Enhanced Awareness, Strengthened Mind, Distortion Awareness, Purification (Type 2, not combat-applicable), Forcefield Creation, Invulnerability to damage and Limited Immortality (Type 8) through her fairy (same reasons as before), Resistance to cold, ice, Black Holes and Gravity, Limited Precognition

All previous abilities but amplified, as well as Flight, Wields a giant warship rather than her spear, Homing Attack, Transformation and Energy Projection

Attack Potency: At least Mountain level+, possibly higher (The Year-298 Heroes struggle to defeat Complete Perfect Vertex. Sonoko can manage to drill through Complete Perfect Vertex, though she cannot one-shot them, and is regarded as physically between Sumi and Gin in strength) | At least Mountain level+, likely Large Mountain level (Due to going through Mankai 20 times, her base Hero form should be exponentially stronger than the entire Hero Club combined. She is stated by the Taisha to be the strongest Hero ever) | Unknown, At Least Moon level, most likely higher (Similarly, her Mankai form should be much stronger than the entire Hero Club combined. Completely overpowered and destroyed the Leo Vertex's body) | At least Mountain level+, likely Large Mountain level | Moon level

Speed: Subsonic movement speed (Can traverse hundreds of meters across a city or the Shinju's pocket dimension in a couple seconds), at least Hypersonic+ reactions, likely High Hypersonic (Comparable to Yuna Yuki. She can react to Vertex missiles, which should be greater in speed than any of humanity's missiles, some of which can reach Mach 25. Not even the culmination of humanity's modern weaponry was a match for the Vertex. She's the fastest of the three 298-Heroes) | At least Subsonic movement speed, at least Hypersonic+ reactions, likely High Hypersonic (She should be the fastest Hero, due to all her experience and power-ups) | At least Subsonic movement speed (Should be faster than in Hero form. Should scale to Yuna, who travelled through a giant fireball), Transonic on her ship (Should work the same as Mimori Togo, who flew to space), at least Hypersonic+ reactions, likely High Hypersonic | Subsonic movement, at least Hypersonic+ reactions, likely High Hypersonic | At least Subsonic movement, Transonic on her ship, at least Hypersonic+ reactions, likely High Hypersonic

Lifting Strength: At least Class 5 (Should surpass Year-0 Heroes, like Yuna Takashima. She can push, grab and throw Stardusts with ease, which are the size of cars)

Striking Strength: At least Mountain level+, possibly higher | At least Mountain level+, likely Large Mountain level | Unknown, At Least Moon level, most likely higher | At least Mountain level+, likely Large Mountain level | Moon level

Durability: At least Mountain level+ (Can tank hits from Complete Perfect Vertex), likely far higher with her shield (Her shield is shown to be able to block hits from the Sagittarius Vertex, which was able to knock Karin out of Mankai) | At least Mountain level+, likely Large Mountain level for getting KO'ed, much higher than the other Year-300 Heroes (Due to going through Mankai 20 times, her base Hero form should be exponentially stronger than the entire Hero Club combined) | Varies from at least Large Mountain level to Moon level for getting knocked out of Mankai (Was able to take hits from Base Leo Vertex, and partially block its fireball. Should be much more durable than the rest of the Year-300 Heroes. Varies depending on how much she focuses on defense), much higher than the other Heroes | At least Mountain level+, likely Large Mountain level for getting KO'ed | Varies from at least Large Mountain level to Moon level for getting knocked out of Mankai

Stamina: Superhuman. In early-WaSuYu, she shouldn't be much weaker than Gin Minowa. Year-298 Heroes are much more resilient than Year-0 Heroes thanks to the updated Hero System; as a result, they can stay active for hours on end without food or water, and combat enemies stronger than the Year-0 Heroes ever faced. In late-WasuYu, her stamina is improved further after another update: she took on 20 Complete Perfect Vertex by herself, progressively losing access to more and more bodily functions as the fight went on, until she became near-completely paralyzed. Despite her near-vegetative state, Sonoko remained the strongest and most resilient Hero to have existed. In YuYuShou, she acted as the spearhead of the team as they entered the Vertex's territory, defending everyone from their attacks.

Range: Standard Melee Range, up to Tens of Meters by lengthening her spear | Standard Melee Range to Tens of Meters (She might have weapons that give her more range, but it's not known if she does) | Tens of Meters from her warship's size, Hundreds of Meters with homing attacks | Standard Melee Range, up to Tens of Meters by lengthening her spear | Tens of Meters from her warship's size, Hundreds of Meters with homing attacks

Standard Equipment: A spear that can change the form of its spearhead (can turn larger, or into a powerful shield) | Enhanced version of her spear, her fairies Kurama "Sebastian" Tengu, Baku, Makura-Gaeshi, and 18 others | Mankai warship with blade-like oars | Enhanced version of her spear, her fairy Kurama "Sebastian" Tengu | Mankai warship with blade-like oars, her fairy Kurama "Sebastian" Tengu

Intelligence: Gifted. Despite her seemingly spacey and ditzy personality, Sonoko is likely the smartest Hero in the entire franchise, surpassing the likes of Anzu Iyojima and Mimori Togo. She has, by far, the most experience as a Hero, making her the most proficient and adaptable in combat, as well as the most knowledgeable about the Hero System, the Taisha and the state of the world. During the mission to rescue Mimori, Sonoko fearlessly spearheaded the assault of the World of Flames ruled by the Heavenly Gods. She works perfectly as a team leader, as she's able to react quickly mid-battle to evolving situations, doesn't panic, keeps her cool and thinks rationally, has great intuition, and can analyze and understand any setting she's in and act accordingly for both herself and her teammates. In a very short time after first meeting them, Sonoko grasped the personalities, mannerisms and patterns of Mimori and Gin, and proceeded to act in ways to make them comfortable and empowered. Despite her outward attitude, she's shown to be determined, sometimes even vicious and shrewd, when it comes to obtaining what she wants, particularly when it involves the Taisha, not shy to threaten violence or exposing secrets of the state. Her willpower and strength are commendable as she single-handedly faced off against an army of Vertex, going through Mankai 20 times. Due to that, she became the strongest being after the gods, having obtained a wide range of abilities and weapons. At the very end of the story, she becomes both the leader of Taisha itself and a symbol of divinity due to her status, and expertly uses it to shape society into a more peaceful state in the way she desires. Sonoko is further stated by the Taisha to be the strongest and most dangerous Hero to have ever existed.

Weaknesses: If she loses the will to go on, Sonoko cannot become a Hero (though she is the least likely to have this happen to her among the Heroes). In YuYuShou, her immortality has limits.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

Immortality/Invulnerability:

• Yuna Chapter: Sonoko's fairies protect her from all kinds of damage and death (poisoning, extreme beat-up, suicide, drowning, hanging, disembowelment, free fall, etc.), whether she's in Hero mode or not. The fairies themselves are unscratchable, unkillable and will always save the Hero no matter what. Even if her organs stop functioning (including the heart) or her soul is removed from her body, she won't die.
• Hero Chapter: Due to the new Hero system and Shinju's weakening, the Fairies were nerfed. Each Hero only has 1 Fairy (their first) and is equipped with a 5-level gauge. Each time the Fairy protects the Hero from a deadly/KOing blow (from any cause, just like before), the gauge decreases by one level, and if the gauge is empty, the Hero will die from such an attack. If the Hero goes Mankai, the entire gauge is used at once, Mankai's duration lasts depending on how many levels were left and the Fairy remains present to protect the Hero for as long as Mankai lasts. The gauge automatically replenishes itself during battle.

Note 1: Even in regular human form, without her god-tier powers, it is shown than Sonoko is still the most dangerous Hero.

• She easily curb-stomped Fu and Karin in a race during a sports festival even though she was whimsically lagging behind them at the start.
• She later easily curb-stomped Fu and Karin again in arm wrestling and back tagging respectively without going all out at all. This is significant since Sonoko beat Fu in a strength-based contest (arm-wrestling), and Karin in a speed-based contest (back tagging), which is what they specialize in.

Take into account that Sonoko had been bedridden in a near-totally paralyzed state for two years before this event.

Note 2: Over the course of the series, the Heroes have battled Vertex of varying levels, ranging from Large Mountain to Moon level. When focusing on defense, it has been shown that Heroes can tank stronger attacks at base, like from the Scorpio Vertex, and up to Moon level in Mankai mode. However, on several occasions in Mankai mode, Heroes have been knocked out by weaker surprise attacks against which they didn't react in time. The Heroes are however unkillable by anything below Universe level, due to the divine protection they receive from Shinju via the Fairies.

Gallery

Sonoko's full Mankai warship.

Sonoko wielding her spear.

Sonoko blocking the Libra Vertex's attack.

Sonoko creating a staircase with her spear.

Wasshi and Sonoko in their upgraded Hero forms for the first time.

Sonoko wielding her enhanced spear.

Others

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