Shiggy

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“	A White Whiste, huh? I really admire them. Our country celebrates them as heroes, after all.	”
—Shiggy

Shiggy
Japanese	シギー
Rōmaji	Shigii
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Gender	Male
Species	Human
Status	Alive
Occupation	Delver
Class	Red Whistle
General Information
Manga Debut	Chapter 1
Anime Debut	Episode 1
Seiyuu	Manami Numakura
Eng.Voice	Terri Doty

Shiggy (シギー, Shigii) is an orphan from Belchero Orphanage, in the town at the edge of the Abyss, Orth. Like all the children of the orphanage, he studies to become a Delver, currently holding the rank of Red Whistle Delver.

Appearance

He has short ashy black hair and bright-red eyes, wears rounded glasses, and bears a red whistle around his neck. He is often seen in his plain white sailor collar shirt and khaki green or black pants and track shoes.

Personality

He has a great inquisitiveness, especially when it comes to the maps of the Abyss. He is helpful and kind and gives Riko plenty of advice. For someone so little, he has a lot of wisdom.

History

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Pre-Orth Arc

Some time after acquiring the Star Compass, Nat, Shiggy, Kiyui, and Riko can be seen lazing about in Orth's West District. Riko's curiosity gets the better of her and she strikes the Star Compass with a rock, hoping to break it open. The strike causes the Compass to bounce down a hill, with Riko frantically pursuing it.

While Riko hunts for the Compass, the other orphans spot Jiruo, their leader from Belchero Orphanage, and Hablog, a Black Whistle Delver, on their way to a meeting at the Tumble Tavern. Shiggy heads further down the hill, searching for the Compass.

Shiggy sees an unfamiliar Black Whistle, Cravagli, pick up the Star Compass. Recognizing the potential consequences of being seen as a Red Whistle in possession of an unappraised Artifact, Shiggy explains to Cravagli that the Compass was dropped by a clumsy woman at the top of the hill. Cravagli, however, is more interested in the fact that the Star Compass "looks just like the real damn thing", unclear of just what exactly he is comparing the Compass to. He explains to Shiggy that the Artifact is a sort of "gazing window" and that relics are found when it's a person's time to find them, especially that one.

Remembering his reservation, Cravagli is forced to cut the conversation short, departing with a friendly "dya-hode!". No longer fearing the possibility of being punished, the orphans continue their misadventures.

Orth Arc

Shiggy is present right at the beginning of the story. He later comes to get Riko, who stopped by Laffi's Shop, after her trip into the Abyss and both return to the orphanage together.

After Riko brought back Reg to the orphanage, Shiggy and the others inspect Reg and try to wake him up with an electrical shock, which causes a blackout. Jiruo catches him and the others, upon inspecting the blackout's source, and he is punished.

Later on, they discuss what kind of being Reg could be. Shiggy concludes, after not finding anything resembling Reg in his book, that he is a collection of artifacts, likely one of the most valuable findings in the Abyss's history, and possibly an Aubade; a treasure of the netherworld. Riko gets excited and imagines a bright future because of the find, but Shiggy argues they would be accused of hiding a treasure from the orphanage, which is forbidden. So Shiggy comes up with a plan for Reg to pose as a homeless orphan who wants to become a Delver and approach Leader. Luckily, it works out and Reg is officially taken in by the orphanage.

When Riko tells her friends that she will delve into the Abyss to find Lyza, Shiggy is skeptical and explains each layer via a depth chart. He decides to aid Reg and Riko anyways and the three meet up the next morning in the South District.

Shiggy advises them to enter the Abyss through the entry point at the wharf slums, which are not monitored as closely. He has already gotten someone familiar with the area to lead them, which turns out to be Nat. The group soon reaches the edge of the Abyss and, after a heartfelt goodbye, Riko and Reg descend into the Abyss.

Since then, while Shiggy has not interacted directly with Riko or Reg, he has been shown on the surface hearing stories from Hablog about the Abyss and its inhabitants, foreshadowing the dangers that Reg and Riko would face; as well as talking with Laffi about Kiyui.

Abilities

Intelligence

From what has been seen of him, Shiggy is the brains of the orphans at Belchero Orphanage; whether he's making plans on how to sneak Reg into the orphanage or briefing Riko on the dangers of The Abyss, Shiggy's intellect is an important asset to his friends.

Delving

Shiggy can travel into the 1^st Layer of The Abyss because of his rank as a Red Whistle Delver.

Trivia

• Shiggy’s name bears resemblance to the German name for the Pokémon Squirtle.
• According to Akihito Tsukushi, Shiggy smells like sunflowers.