In an alternate universe of earth, in the state of Idaho, one of the largest and strategic military base of the United States, called the JFB Kolwat, alongside a classified nuclear launch facility along with its missiles, suddenly dissappeared from a bright light, because a random soldier opened a random book. Now the base is in a difficult situation.

What if one of the Four Cardinal Weapons had gotten its first pick of Wielders, instead of settling for one of the backups?(A Bow Hero Replacement Fic)(Anime Based)

For want of a nail, the shield has turned. And now we face the altered fate of Raphtalia. Victim of circumstance and now apprentice knight. In want of a nail, fate has changed. Rated M: For Adult moments, Possible triggers, Potentially sensitive social topics, Violence, Inappropriate behavior(Motoyasu)

Naofumi and Raphtalia build a party using monsters eggs that becomes more. The shield hero comes to a world with few allies, but if he can't find allies, he'll raise them instead. Watch as the whole surrogate Iwatani family rises. Equal parts action and fluff. First fic. Please review.

Botan is a young man good with remembering details trying to figure out his path in life before it was decided for him by a damned flower! Watch as a hero in a completely different world tries to fend off the waves with flowers. Hey listen, he didn't decide on this weapon! [Many Worlds Project]

Imagine booting up your PC to try out that new Game you found earlier that day, only to be sucked into it. Welcome to Linux‘ story of how he became the loved and feared America Wizard Abandoned but is being Rewritten under the name The American Wizard

Hello people of the internet! This story is about a American named Maddox Fulbright who is summoned instead of Naofumi, but he has all the knowledge of the world and events from the Anime and LN of our world. I made the story following the same major plot, but changed the details and smaller events. This contains major LN spoilers, so be ready. Anyways, Enjoy!

Iwatani Naofumi thought his sole role in another world was to be the Shield Hero. He wasn't sure he'd be able to fulfill that. But maybe, just maybe, the Fates have more in store for him. THE STORY WILL BECOME REALLY AU IN THE FUTURE.

Naofumi is accused of a crime he didn't commit and now he has to figure out how to survive in this world by himself but this time, someone wants to help him. watch as Naofumi begins to trust in people again as he meets new allies and new Heros

Slight AU. When a chance of happenstance leads to another weapon claiming Naofumi before the Shield could, said shield is left reeling after the others have chosen with only the next choice of required souls to choose from. Even if this next soul happens to inhabit separate bodies.

What started as a simple trip to the library to look for a new fantasy book turned into being summoned to strange world full of magic and mythical creatures. The only problem is he was there by accident.

The summoning is being prepared everything is ready but Pope Balmus wants to change something about the summoning ritual and it's to remove the shield hero. but not everything always goes to plan oh well as long as the shield doesn't interfere it doesn't matter.

"In my previous life, I knew the hardships of living in a world after the 13th amendment had been passed. Yet, I still aspired to own a large number of slaves. A lifetime of effort to forge one shield. Today, my shield aims beyond the clouds. Enslave demihumans! Enslave humans! Enslave heaven! Enslave everything!"- Naofumi Iwatani. A Shield Hero parody. Complete.

Naofumi Iwatani was summoned to another world along with three other boys from parallel Japans to become the "Four Legendary Heroes", or "Four Ancestral Saints" (四聖勇者, Shisei yūsha), of that world. Each of the Heroes was equipped with their own Legendary Equipment upon their summoning: Naofumi was given the "Legendary Shield", the only defensive equipment of the four...

What if Naofumi, Motoyasu, Itsuki and Ren were all friends before the summoning? You get a group of heroes, declared as fugitives and criminals, on the run from the people they were supposed to protect. With few allies, many enemies, and new circumstances to adapt to, they will have to stick together to find a way out of this mess while realizing what it truly means to be a friend.

Instead of being dragged to another world by himself, Naofumi accidentally pulls his best friend along as well. With there now being 5 heroes, a new hero was born. The Dagger Hero.

Alex is one of your average 17-year-old guys in high school. Many things race through his mind at this age: What does the future hold? What are you going to do in the future? Are you going to pass the mid-term exam? However, one evening while opening up a game on his desktop, it suddenly transported him to another unknown world. [Many Worlds Project]

Tomori Tanaka is just an average university student who found a book that leads him to another world. With the country having a beef against him, how will he act? The beginning of the (Reboot) [Centurionverse].

"Woah, Devil Fruits!" "Devil... fruits?" "Wait, is this some exotic stuff from your Japan?" "What I want to know is... Why are there four of them?"

Following a hostage rescue sistuation, the HERO Brigade earns a one and a half billion dollar a year raise in fundings. The head of the brigade sends their top operatives to oversee the S.W.A.T. teams of the towns surrounding Castletown. Naofumi becomes the Captain of Rock Valley and recruits many others to his team. Rated M for violence, language, and later chapters

After hitting her head at the age of 10 Malty Melromarc remembers her previous life as an otaku and soon realises she's in the world of Rising of the Shield Hero, so what will she do now? Inspired by My Next Life as a Villainess, not a crossover.

A guide/one-shot I posted to AO3 a while back. This is basically a hoard of light novel knowledge and explains why and how the Shield Hero setting works the way it does for the anime-only using the Trial as a conduit. You will learn about the world, world rules, and the like. There are no pairings. No shipping. Just knowledge that will likely get me flamed by others. Enjoy.

MY INTRODUCTION

The legend goes that there are four cardinal heroes. But fact and fable are often twisted in the land of Melromarc, while others are left out completely. One such fact is that there is actually another hero, the Armory hero, who doesn't wield a primary weapon. But the world will soon remember as Darius Saxon is called to remind the people that there aren't four heroes, but five.

A somewhat older Naofumi is summoned by Melromarc to fight the Waves of Catastrophe and struggles against the machinations of politics, religion and the soiled reputation he has thanks to Malty. Major canon divergences due to Naofumi being older, wiser and more experienced having left home, graduated college and becoming a salaryman and even having had a relationship before.