Shura, titled “Sky Rider,” operates as one of Enel’s four Upper Yard priests during the Skypiea Arc, overseeing the Ordeal of String. This lethal trial employs near-invisible String Cloud strands to ensnare intruders, restricting movement for his follow-up assaults—a challenge boasting a 3% survival rate. Armed with a Heat Javelin augmented by a Heat Dial to sear targets on impact, he commands Fuza, a giant bird equipped with a Flame Dial to exhale fire. His attire merges martial threat with early aviation aesthetics: a winged aviator hat, goggles, an orange fur-lined jacket, and a purple scarf. Dark-haired with Skypiean downturned wings, he wields a jousting lance and oscillates between icy precision and fleeting glimpses of empathy, exemplified by addressing Tony Tony Chopper familiarly before launching a lethal strike. Overconfidence defines his fate. During a clash with Shandia warrior Wyper, Shura dismisses the Reject Dial’s threat, misidentifying it as a weaker Impact Dial. The error culminates in his decisive defeat, marking him as the first priest expelled from Enel’s survival game. Post-battle, Fuza deserts him, and Enel’s eventual downfall exiles Shura to Cloud Drifting alongside fellow disgraced priests. Trained in Observation Haki (Mantra), Shura anticipates enemy movements like his Upper Yard peers. Rivalries simmer among the priests as they vie to eliminate targets swiftly, though all remain subservient to Enel. His past includes aiding Enel’s takeover of Skypiea six years prior, contributing to Birka’s annihilation and Gan Fall’s ousting.