Cid Kagenou (シド・カゲノー, Shido Kagenō?), formerly Minoru Kageno (影野実, Kageno Minoru?), is the titular antihero and protagonist of The Eminence in Shadow series. After a premature death, he reincarnates into a world of swords and sorcery. Choosing Shadow as his nom de guerre, he leads the secret organization Shadow Garden. He lives out unfulfilled Chunibyou (厨二病, Chūnibyō?) fantasies of being an enigmatic shadow broker, unaware that his creative scenarios are close to the truth.