Ryoko Shinonome

''This page is about Ryoko Shinonome, one of the 13 protagonists. For other characters called the same name, please visit Ryoko (disambiguation)''

For the more spoiler-filled details about the character, go to File No. 025 of the mystery files.

Ryoko Shinonome (東雲 諒子 Shinonome Ryōko) is a protagonist in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. She is pilot of Sentinel No. 14.

Profile
Scarred Agent

An aloof agent desperate to prove her worth to her unrequited love (and mentor), Tetsuya Ida. A mission gone wrong left Ryoko with traumatic brain damage, and dependent on a medicine of unclear origins. Still, she fights through the mental fog and pain to untangle the conspiracies...

Story
Work in Progress

Relationships
Tetsuya Ida (Mentor/Unrequited love interest)

Ei Sekigahara (Brother figure)

Renya Gouto (Ex-boyfriend)

Events
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 * Sentinel Pilot Juro Izumi No. 025
 * Teacher and Student No. 026
 * DD-426 Contamination No. 029
 * The Sentinel Infection Incident No. 030
 * The Day Mr. Ida Saved Me No. 032
 * I Won't Let You Escape No. 060
 * 426's Hideout No. 062
 * Ei-kun...? No. 063
 * To the Rescue No. 068
 * Discord No. 069
 * Sentinel No.16, Respond No. 070
 * Universal Control No. 071
 * Special Investigations Unit No. 072
 * A Tragic Love No. 080
 * The Pilot of Sentinel No.14 No. 083
 * Miura, Again No. 120
 * Going Back Home No. 121
 * A Closed World No. 129
 * Me, from the Future No. 130
 * Suspicious Pills No. 131
 * Nat-chan's Gone No. 132
 * The Pilots' Mark No. 139
 * A Conscious Criminal No. 143
 * D-Command No. 175
 * Surveillance Footage No. 208
 * Threat No. 215
 * SOS No. 227
 * Return to the Outer Walls No. 228
 * Sector 3 Terminal No. 229
 * Ida vs. Amiguchi No. 230
 * Goodbye, Mr. Ida No. 231
 * A Record and an Ampoule No. 235
 * Unlocked Memories No. 238
 * Visitor from Outer Space No. 239
 * Who are You? No. 240
 * It was You No. 241
 * The Truth of the Matter No. 242
 * Shattered Memories No. 243
 * I Fight for Myself No. 294
 * Planet RS13-Alpha No. 306
 * The Researchers No. 310

Gameplay
Ryoko is the pilot of Sentinel No. 14. She is a versatile character due in part of her 2nd Generation Sentinel. Her play style puts on emphasis on being alone, a bit further away from her teammates, defending a quadrant, taking damage to boost her stats and setting up a defensive perimeter with Sentry Guns. From defending lanes with quick uses of Heavy Knuckles, to eliminating swarms of kaiju with rockets, fending off powerful attacks with Shield Emitter and distracting the opponent with Guardians, Ryoko is a lone wolf who has the tools to look after herself, but is still able to help the team. Unlike Iori Fuyusaka or Juro Kurabe, she trades Jammer Rockets for a Hyper Condenser, an ability that enables her to deploy two Sentry Guns at the cost of the 50% more EP for the second turret.

Statistically, Ryoko is very average, with an HP pool lower than Juro but is stronger than Iori while being more or less equal in everything else. Where she shines however, is her above average Accuracy, enabling her to score more critical hits. This makes her more efficient for mobs and dismembering Hi-Quads, Terra Carriers, and RPFs.

It should be noted that as a pilot of a 2nd Generation model, it's very easy for her to be overwhelmed in the front lines if not supported. Due to her slow travel speed, it's harder to escape once cornered. On foot, she has no means of transportation and can be easily hunted down by homing missiles. Long cool downs, further mired by high EP costs means she can't be operational for too long. Lastly, Plasma Arc Fusion Cutter has a short startup range even when fully upgraded. This makes chasing down HVTs very difficult.

Pilot Skills

 * Level 5: I'll Be Fine Alone - Increases all stats when no allies are nearby.
 * Level 10: Won't Lose Again - Attack increases when terminal defense rate is 40% or lower.
 * Level 15: Not Dead Yet! - Defense increases as HP decreases.
 * Level 20: Make Them Pay! - Attack, WT recovery, and move speed increases temporarily after taking a certain amount of damage.
 * Level 25: Don't Underestimate Me - EP slightly recovers when attacked.
 * Level 30: Atonement - Whenever Shinonome's Sentinel is destroyed, recovers HP for allies

Etymology

 * The name Ryōko means "truth" (諒) (ryō) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * Ryoko's surname Shinonome means "east" (東) and "cloud" (雲).

Interesting facts

 * Partway through the production of the game, Ryoko and Megumi Yakushiji's designs were swapped, due to Director George Kamitani's wish for Yakushiji to have a straight black hairstyle that directly contrasts Iori Fuyusaka's curly white hair.
 * Ryoko's story was inspired by the 2010 American film Shutter Island.