Shew (シュウ, Shuu) is an old friend of Rei and a former colleague of Thouzer. Both he and Thouzer once oversaw a deadly training event for a younger Kenshiro. When Kenshiro lost against Shew, the punishment for not completing his task was to be put to death. As the youth's genuine acceptance of his fate invoked his star, Shew pleaded for Kenshiro's life to be spared. In exchange for the boy's life, he cut his own eyes and lived as a blind man. In the original series, he miraculously regains his sight before his demise and has no regrets in his life upon seeing Kenshiro.