Rookie Warrior

Rookie Warrior (新米戦士), later titled Club Fighter is a Obsidian ranked adventurer who is in a three person party with Apprentice Cleric and Harefolk Hunter.

Appearance
Rookie Warrior is a young man who wears basic equipment, including leather armor. In the anime, he has short blonde hair. As he got a little more money, he included a form of headgear into his equipment.

Personality
Rookie Warrior is bit of an airhead, but nonetheless brave, loyal, kind, and far smarter than he lets on. Unlike many wannabe heroes and rookies, Rookie Warrior takes the advice of experts and veterans very seriously and plays his strategies slow steady and above all, safe.

His strongest attribute is his absolute loyalty to his partner, Apprentice Cleric; During their most times they were down on their luck, he would tell her to keep more of their small rewards so she could get better accommodations for the night telling her he "already found a place" which of course meant he was sleeping in a stable or on the street so she could rest better. Unlike many of the veterans and rookie adventurers, Rookie Warrior is not a skirt chaser/harem seeker.

Background
Born the third son of a farmer in a small village, Rookie Warrior grew up alongside Apprentice Cleric and dreamed of becoming a great hero someday. At one point, one of his friends fell out of a tree and hit their head, though everyone thought it was a small injury, the untreated injury turned into a brain hemorrhage and killed his friend which traumatized the Rookie Warrior into being way more careful in the future

At some point, depending on who tells the story, Rookie Warrior left the village to become an Adventurer and Apprentice Cleric followed him forming their team. They signed up in the Spring during open enrollment, the same Spring Priestess joined the Guild. However, unlike many new rookies, Rookie Warrior and Apprentice Cleric decided it was far safer and more cost effective to start their career slow and went to the sewers to clear out the giant rats.

At some point during the aftermath of their many clean ups from trekking in the sewers, Rookie Warrior accidentally walked-in Apprentice Cleric changing and saw her nude but managed to not get caught. He admitted silently he was extremely embarrassed and didn't mean to, but admitted he enjoyed it.

Goblin Slayer Volume 1
Rookie Warrior and Apprentice Cleric approached Priestess and asked her to leave Goblin Slayer to join their party, only to be dissuaded from their attempts by Witch. They admitted there was no malice in their request; they had just heard a number of negative rumors about Goblin Slayer and offered to help Priestess; later they learned they were mistaken.

Hearing that the guild had been convinced to aid Cow Girl and her farm, Rookie Warrior had decided that this was the time to agree to hunt Goblins. Despite Apprentice Cleric's reservations, Rookie Warrior argued to her that the sheer amount of skilled backup would be worth the risk. During the Defense of the Farm, Rookie Warrior had killed a strangler Goblin, but it was playing possum; but luckily his leather armor protected him; Amazon aided him and gave him words of advice to "always double tap". With the approach of Goblin Champions, Rookie Warrior wisely decided to let the higher ranks handle it and focused on defense with Apprentice Cleric, Scout Boy, and Druid Girl. With victory, he celebrated with the three and accidentally got drunk by Dwarf Shaman and his fire wine.

Goblin Slayer Volume 3
In preparation for the Harvest Festival, Rookie Warrior teased Apprentice Cleric that he was really looking forward to seeing her ceremonial garbs much to embarrassment. During the festival, Rookie Warrior and Scout boy tried many of the carnival games to win prizes for Apprentice Cleric and Druid Girl, but her embarrassing themselves by losing. Goblin Slayer showed up with Cow Girl and showed the two how to play the games and won prizes for the girls.

Goblin Slayer Volume 4
Rookie Warrior and Apprentice Cleric were in the sewers of town clearing out the giant rats and giant roaches that have infested them. While doing battle with giant rats, Rookie Warrior's sword was stuck in a rat they had just killed and both of them are forced to retreat when a wave of giant roaches approach them.

The following day, he and Apprentice Cleric asked Spearman and Witch for a spare weapon. To his disappointment, they did not have one to spare, but Witch handed them a magic candle which would light up the closer they got to the sword. Reluctantly, he went to Goblin Slayer for help, who suggested using a club.

Upon going back into the sewers, they discover using the candle that the sword was inside a giant roach. Unable to escape, Rookie Warrior grabs a lantern off of Apprentice Cleric's belt and throws it on the ground to create a massive wall of fire in front of it. After Apprentice Cleric wounded the roach with Holy Smite, Rookie Warrior clubbed it to death, cut open its remains and retrieved his weapon.

Goblin Slayer Volume 6
When Wizard Boy started to insult clerics and white mages as a whole, Rookie Warrior tried his best to hold Apprentice Cleric back from killing him.

At the newly constructed Training Grounds, Rookie Warrior is trained by Spearman in combat with Wizard Boy, but the two incur his wrath when they bring up his failures at wooing Guild Girl earning them some lumps. While resting with Apprentice Cleric, the two chastise Wizard Boy for being a "know nothing Know-it-all" while defending their choice to stick to hunting giant rats instead of doing more (start small and gain experience before moving to bigger things) until Priestess arrives and feeds them with sandwiches made by Cow Girl. During the meal, Rookie Warrior and Apprentice Cleric got into an argument about "who followed who" when they left home, earning the two a comment from Priestess about how close the two are much to his embarrassment.

With the arrival of a Goblin swarm, Rookie Warrior falls under Priestess's leadership to help repel them and is victorious.

Goblin Slayer Volume 7
Rookie Warrior is taken aback and shares a glance at Apprentice Cleric when High Elf Archer loudly announces "It's time to get married!"

Goblin Slayer Volume 9
During the particularly long and harsh winter, Rookie Warrior and Apprentice Cleric had accrued enough experience points to finally level up to Obsidian rank, but before they could, Rookie Warrior learned Apprentice Cleric received a mission from the Supreme God to ascend the Northern Mountains. Knowing the two were horribly outmatched, they asked Priestess for help and she convinced the rest of the Goblin Slayer party (minus Goblin Slayer who was out on an errand) to help the Duo. On the way up the mountain, Rookie Warrior, inspired by the ease of having Goblin Slayer's large party helping, tried to convince Apprentice Cleric that their recent promotion was a perfect time to increase the size of their party, she however, made it clear in a small jealous fit she was not talking about that now. It was then Harefolk Hunter appeared and lead the party to her village.

At the village, Harefolk Hunter's family told the party that their village was under siege from Sasquatches led by the Ice Witch, all the while Rookie Warrior was stuffing his face with the Harefolk's limited food until Apprentice Cleric made him realize what he was doing.

During the raid against the Ice Witch, Rookie Warrior joins Apprentice Cleric in battle against the Ice Witch's summoned army of giant rats; the irony of which was not lost on Rookie Warrior who managed to keep his partner safe during the ordeal. Later, he would aid Harefolk Hunter, Apprentice Cleric, and Priestess in finally putting the Ice Witch down. Their victory and mission from the Supreme God achieved, Rookie Warrior carried the "Drums of Winter" to the Harefolk Village while Priestess and her party raced to aid Goblin Slayer.

On the way back to the village, Rookie Warrior was shocked to see Wizard Boy and Rhea Fighter were escorting the Hero, Sword Saint, and Sage up the mountain to handle the Ice Witch only to reveal they already took care of it, impressing Hero. Rookie Warrior's new found pride only turned to embarrassment as Hero approved of him growing his "harem team" with Harefolk Hunter earning him Apprentice Cleric's wrath.

Goblin Slayer Volume 10
During the Spring, Rookie Warrior and Apprentice Cleric had added Harefolk Hunter into their party and worked together with the veterans to help Priestess's friend Sister Grape and the Temple of the Earth Mother in her moment of crisis. When it was clear that the Forces of Chaos were targeting the Temple of the Earth Mother, Rookie Warrior led his team to the Temple's defense. During the battle, Rookie Warrior was able to impress higher ranked adventurers like Warlock and Axe Wielder with his unique dual wielding style, earning the new title "Club Fighter".

During the Festival, Club Fighter hung out with Harefolk Hunter as her shedding her winter coat made it impossible to join Apprentice Cleric (now titled Supreme God's Cleric) and the other girls in stomping the grapes.

Goblin Slayer Volume 12
Club Fighter and his party had succeeded in taking out a small goblin nest for a small village, but their joy was cut short as a wyvern ambushed them causing him to grab Harefolk Hunter (who's lack of food made her unable to run) and jump into the river to safety knocking him out.

As he awoke, Club Fighter realized he had a nosebleed and bump on his head like his deceased friend and panicked until he realized he was alive...and naked. Harefolk Hunter and Supreme God's Cleric had set up camp in a cave and undressed him much to his embarrassment, only to get further embarrassed as the Supreme God's Cleric had a bit of a meltdown for being useless as a white mage for the group until Club Fighter reassured her Harefolk Hunter and especially himself cared very much for her and found her very useful for the party.

As the three tried to warm up and took note of the wyvern still waiting for them to leave the cave, Club Fighter took note of their remaining supplies, and lamented that the expensive potions were lost to the river. However, with a plan formed, Club Fighter led the charge and threw their tent, covered in broken glass shards wolves-bane, and other minor poisons, at the wyvern's face irritating it and giving Club Fighter and his team enough time to flee to safety.

Abilities
At first preferring using a sword as his weapon of choice, but is willing to use other weapons if needed. This willingness has opened Rookie Warrior up to keeping the club as his primary weapon and short sword as his secondary; giving him a unique style that even higher ranked adventurers like Warlock take note of.

Equipment

 * Club: When he loses his sword during a fight with giant rats and roaches, he uses a club per Goblin Slayer's suggestion. It eventually becomes his primary weapon. He has named his Clubs "Roach Slayer" and adds a roman numeral for each new one he gets.


 * Sword: Rookie Warrior previously carried a sword, but ends up losing it fighting a giant rat and getting eaten by a giant roach. He would go on to name his short sword "Chest-burster" for this act.


 * Shield:

Trivia

 * In the Funimation dub, he is credited as Greenhorn Warrior.