Ruby

Ruby (ルビー) is one of the two protagonists of Thunder Shock and Lightning Shock. This is the original depiction of Ruben Shaw, as created by Alex Guy.

He appears prominently in Stardust Frontier and Stardust Requiem, and makes a cameo in Evolution Evangelion. He and his rival Sapphire are the second central characters in the Evershade series.

Ruby is introduced as a young, well-meaning but slightly obnoxious resident of Thunder City, defined by his rivalry with his friend Sapphire. Together, the two embarked on a mission to become stronger and enter the Thunder City Tournament, but Ruby was dragged into something deeper after becoming the new owner of the Fire Crystal, with which he incased Firebrand in their fight. Following this, Ruby was narrowly defeated by Sapphire in the tournament finals and became the runner-up, cheering on his rival during her battle with Azure for the champion title.

Later, he traveled to the Weston region and became the champion in Lightning City and reunited with Sapphire to aid Emerald in her mission to prevent the awakening of The Modern Men. To activate the Earth Crystal's abilities, however, Ruby was forced to fuse his soul with Firebrand's.

After the Modern Men conflict, at some point, Ruby married Sapphire and had two children, with one of them being the parent of Raiden.

Final Endings
By this arc, Ruby and the rest of the protagonists have died of natural causes.