Mamoru Noro

Mamoru Noro (野呂守 Noro Mamoru) is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime''. ''He is a member of Academia's expeditionary army sent to Xyz Dimension.

Xyz Dimension Arc
Mamoru grew restless over Edo Phoenix's absence as the Commander-in-Chief, and protested out loud to other subordinates that the Professor may got mad if they keep delaying the completion of Xyz Dimension's ARC Area Project. He later learned that Duelists who used Pendulum Summoning, the Lancers, had appeared in Heartland and informed the Professor.

Tyler Sisters vs. Lancers
Once receiving information that Lancers have arrived in Heartland, Noro secretly, without telling Edo, reported and asked for reinforcement to the Professor, who sent Tyler Sisters, Gloria and Grace, to deal with the Lancers. While impatiently waiting for the sisters, his subordinate reported and showed that the sisters were Dueling against Shingo and Gongenzaka, much to Noro's horror. Fearing he will be scolded if Edo found out about this since he asked for back up without Edo's permission, he told the subordinate to keep the Duel a secret from the Commander-in-Chief. Noro then headed to where the Tyler Sisters were Dueling against Shun and Yūya, already telling his subordinate to cover up for him while he is absence. He arrived just before the sisters were defeated by Yūya and Shun. When the sisters were defeated, Noro told them to chase after the Lancers, who have escaped while the sisters were still in shock after their loss. However, Obelisk Force then appeared and revealed that they will took over the mission under the Professor's order, confusing Noro.

Obelisk Force vs. Lancers
Watching the Duel between the Obelisk Force against Yūya and Shun, Gloria and Grace commented Noro's quick action of asking reinforcement, but Noro denied this, assuming that the one who called for the Obelisk Force was most likely the Professor in case Tyler Sisters lost. He quickly became restless when Yūya and Shun managed to survive against the Obelisk Force's onslaught, initially calculating that both of them would be defeated within five minutes. When Kaito arrived and defeated all three Obelisk Force, Noro called out for Kaito, but lost at words when Kaito glared at him.

Edo vs. Yūya
Shortly after Obelisk Force's defeat, Edo arrived with his Academia squad and told the Tyler Sisters who objected Edo's interference to not disrespect the Commander-in-Chief, but he quickly panicked when Edo coldly glaring at him, telling Edo that there was no need for him to Duel and just let him to handle the Lancers. However, Edo ordered him that he won't be needing assistance and he will talk to him later, making Noro realised that Edo has found out he had asked for reinforcement without his permission. While Edo Duel Yūya, Noro took command of the Academia squad and ordered them to defeat the Resistance and Lancers, not wanting Edo to take all the credits. Unfortunately, Kaito easily defeated the entire squad and escaped with the others, shocking Noro. This made Gloria commented on Noro's incompetency at managing the squad. In response, Noro tried to shift the blame on Edo who brought the squad. Thinking that he will lose his place if Edo won the Duel, he hoped for Yūya to defeat the Commander-in-Chief, which didn't go unnoticed by Gloria as she pointed it out to Noro himself who was supposed to be the Vice-Commander, which the latter denied.

Trivia

 * He is nicknamed "Noroma-chan" by Tyler Sisters, which means "Blockhead".