Shawn Mendes (Volume 1-4)

"This article is about the character in Volume 1-4, for the character in Volume 5-present, see Shawn Mendes (Volume 5-present)."Shawn Peter Raul Mendes is one of the Zodiac Heroes and one of the 1st year students in university. He is the main protagonist of the series.

Official Description
Shawn Peter Raul Mendes is a 22-year-old Canadian 1st-year student. With the help of his amulet, he can have powers based on his Zodiac sign, Leo and can transform into a spirit.

Appearance
He is shown to have long messy curly brown hair moved on the left (his right) similar to Luke's hairstyle several months prior to the series, brown eyes and fair skin. He wears a short-sleeved white shirt, black jeans and black shoes and wears an orange bracelet on his left wrist. His sleepwear consists of a white shirt and black sweatpants. He stands on 6 ft. 2 and is of average weight. His party outfit consists of his original everyday wear from Volume 1, 2, 2.5 and 3. Shawn turns orange in his spirit form.

Personality
He is optimistic and smart and is shown to be open and bright. He can also be playful like his 1st-year friend, Devan. Despite being shown this way, he can also be serious like when he tells his friends to look out when he used his fire powers.

Shawn is also caring and like his peers, he has an interest in university and gets the creeps during their first day in Auckland. He is also cheerful and can sometimes be sarcastic. At times, he can also show immaturity. He also finds wearing a kilt ridiculous.

Etymology
(First name) Shawn means "Yahweh is gracious" (from Hebrew "jô/יֹו" = referring to the Hebrew God + "chanan/חָנַן" = to be gracious/to show favour).

(1st middle name) Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (meaning "stone, rock", via Greek petra).

(2nd middle name) The name Raul means Wolf Counsel and is of Spanish origin. Raul is a name that's been used primarily by parents who are considering baby names for boys. Spanish form of Ralph.

(Last name) In this case, the development is from the compound personal name of the pre 5th century 'Hermenegild', from the elements 'ermen' meaning 'entire' and 'gild', a present. As a result of the ensuing publicity, the name became even more popular in the Middle Ages.

Chinese Name
Traditional: 肖恩·彼得·勞爾·門德斯

Simplified: 肖恩·彼得·劳尔·门德斯

Pinyin/Romanisation: Xiào ēn·bǐdé·láo ěr·mén dé sī

Powers and Abilities

 * Fire- His firepower is first used in the Prologue. He can use it to control and shoot from his hands.
 * Earthquake- His invisibility power is first used in Season 6 when he can shake the ground.
 * Healing- Like many of his teammates, he has healing powers.

Trivia

 * He was born on 8 August 1998 which makes his Zodiac sign Leo and his power is Fire
 * Shawn is of Portuguese(on his father's side) and British(on his mother's side) ancestry
 * Shawn's unfortunate event is when he was bullied by Justin
 * Shawn's outfit has changed in Volume 4