Ren Shimosawa

Ren Shimosawa
Portrayed by	Toru Uchikado
First appearance	Brave New World
In-story stats
Known ability	None
Nickname	Reckless Ren
Gender
Home	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Gamer

Ren Shimosawa is a gamer who tries to convince Miko that she is the "Katana Girl".

Character History

Brave New World

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Ren enters Miko's apartment, claiming to have found her address as part of a code for the computer game Evernow. He excitedly insists that she is an unavailable character, Katana Girl, from the game. Ren is a bit taken aback that she does not know him, given his celebrity status as a professional gamer. He leaves an Evernow game guide at Miko's apartment, hoping she will take him more seriously.

Odessa

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Ren returns to Miko's apartment once more to find the door open and Miko gone. In the study, he finds a computer monitor displaying a fight in Evernow between Katana Girl and four black samurai. Seeing that she needs help, he logs into the game and joins her as a tiger-headed samurai, keeping the samurai at bay while Miko searches for her father deeper in Bandit City.

Under the Mask

Ren arrives at Yamagato Tower, using a picture of the tower from Evernow to confirm its the right place. In the lobby, Ren is stunned to find the security guards being treated for their altercation with Miko and spots Erica Kravid and Harris approaching, carrying Miko's sword. Ren takes a picture of them with his phone and listens in as Harris tells Erica they will land in Midian at 7:00pm and that "it" should be online by then. Ren gets worried when Harris tells Erica that they are holding Miko in the main conference room and Erica orders him to do whatever it takes to get answers from her. Ren grows more worried when Harris tells Erica that she didn't hire him for his restraint and is briefly noticed by Harris as he moves away from them. Ren purposefully bumps into a Yamagato employee and steals her pass to get further into the building.

The Needs of the Many

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The Lion's Den

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Game Over

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Sundae, Bloody Sundae

Ren tries to access Evernow on his laptop in a café, but finds that Evernow's servers are down.

11:53 to Odessa

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Send in the Clones

Before having Tommy Clark send her to Sunstone Manor, Miko asks Tommy to tell Ren she loved him too if Tommy ever sees him. Tommy promises to do so.

Company Woman

Ren arrives in Gateway where he nervously allows the guards to scan him. They find him in the database and give him an injection that will allow him to get his watch. After getting his watch, Ren notices Emily Duval and how upset she is and attempts to comfort her. Emily tells Ren that she's worried that her friend is making a terrible mistake. Ren reluctantly tells her he is looking for "the Master of Time and Space" and Emily tells Ren that is her boyfriend. Emily and Ren set out to locate Tommy with Ren recognizing part of Gateway as being similar to Evernow. Ren realizes Hachiro Otomo must've created both and leads Emily to an elevator he believes will take them to the core where they can find Tommy. The two are unable to operate the elevator, but Ren notices a knob with an indent of the symbol within. Ren places the symbol necklace the construct of Hachiro gave him and it allows him to activate the elevator. Ren is pleased to realize why Hachiro gave him the necklace. Reaching the core of the building, Ren and Emily find Hachiro being knocked out and learn that Tommy has been imprisoned in Evernow to their horror.

Heroes Evolutions

Brave New World

In the eBook Brave New World, Ren plays Evernow, and beats the highest boss with what he thought was just a delaying tactic. Excited, Ren realizes he is the first gamer in the world to get this far. He writes down a message on the screen, and is amazed when the game won't work until he goes to the address listed in the message. The message also says to stay off social media, which is difficult for Ren since he "lived and died by the page views on his video channel".

Memorable Quotes

"Leeroy Jenkins!"

- Ren to skull-faced samurai

"I'm looking for the Master of Time and Space."
"Dude, I'm dating him!"

- Ren and Emily Duval meet

"Very clever Hachiro-san!"

- Ren praising Hachiro's useful gift

See Also

• For other uses of Ren, see Ren (disambig).