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Atsushi Murasakibara was the Generation of Miracles' center who now plays for Yōsen High. He is 208cm and weights 99kg. He's a Libra. Murasakibara is abnormally tall for someone his age. Standing even taller than Papa Mbaye Siki, he is one of the largest players. He has shoulder length, lavender hair that touches his back and violet eyes. He wears Yōsen High's jersey with the number 9. During the fourth quarter of the match against Seirin High School, he is seen with his hair pulled back into a ponytail. He has also been seen wearing a white "Tonicwater" t-shirt paired with unbuttoned khaki overalls. Even though less emphasis has be placed upon his appearance then, for example, Ryōta Kise, he has occasionally had girls fawn over him. Contrary to the impression his height gives, Murasakibara acts very lumpish and he fools around at serious times, which is not always well received. He is mildly sadistic and childish. He claims that the only reason he plays basketball, is because he's good at it, he doesn't care for the sport at all. He has always told others that he dislikes, is bored by and even hates players who play basketball with passion, even when they are losing. However, it is hinted that he actually likes basketball from the bottom of his heart due to his activation of Zone. In accordance with his childlike nature, he has a sweet tooth and is seen eating sugar-related foods all the time, except during a match. It is also mentioned that Murasakibara spends every single penny he has on all kinds of junk food. He dislike anyone attempted to take his food when he is willing to use violent to threat them such as Shōgo Haizaki. Murasakibara isn't the calm type and was actually quite the opposite while playing with the Generation of Miracles. He used to be very active in the attacking lineup during his junior high school days at Teikō Junior High, and even set a record of scoring 100 points in a single game when he was enraged. However, since basketball bored him, halfway, he became less aggressive and had been limiting himself to defensive plays only. His actual specialty is offense. During the match against Seirin High, Murasakibara was startled when Seirin managed to cut Yōsen High's lead from 18 points to just only 5. Murasakibara claims that it is pointless for the weak to struggle any further and then switches to offense after being enraged. The actual reason of his lazy attitude towards the game is because if he gave his all and went all-out, he may hurt his opponents or even teammates with his huge size. But when he was matched up against Jason Silver who is bigger than him, he smiled for the first time in a game for he doesn't have to worry on anything while giving his all. Murasakibara also has the tendency to be with people who can make decisions for him. In Teikō, he was always obedient to whatever Seijūrō Akashi ordered him to do. In Yōsen, he is seen listening a lot to Tatsuya Himuro's advice. As one of the Generation of Miracles, Murasakibara skills are superior and unrivaled to any other high school center. Murasakibara is described as the most natural talented amongst the Generation of Miracles. He has a long wingspan, long legs, and even large hands. He relies on all of these aspects to get rebounds, block shots, and dunk. Because he doesn't "like" basketball, he prefers staying on defense; but even then, he doesn't feel like blocking if he doesn't want to. At important matches like in the Winter Cup, he is forced to do his best and his skill is truly shown. Murasakibara's signature dunk is known as the Thor's Hammer and consists of a two-handed dunk combined with a mid-air spin. Its execution involves Murasakibara posting up under the basket, receiving the ball, and jumping and spinning 180 degrees in mid-air.[6] Because of the momentum from Murasakibara's size and weight during his mid-air turnaround, he is able to overpower opponents without losing altitude during his jump. Thor's Hammer has been seen to easily overwhelm three defenders simultaneously. Murasakibara has a habit of shortening names and adding the suffix chin. If Murasakibara had an alternate job it would be as a pastry chef. His type of girl is one who is tall, but not taller than him. His motto is "Sweets are Justice." His favorite food is Nerunerunerune candy. His hobby is looking around or visiting cheaper sweet stores, eating and sleeping. His specialty is shooting gallery and goldfish scooping. He's bad at handling small things, like threading a needle. He is a member of Health committee. His best basketball moves are block. Murasakibara and Kuroko got along surprisingly well as friends during their early days at Teikō Junior High. It was later in time that their different opinions on basketball led them to clash, making Kuroko the former teammate with whom Murasakibara fought most often. Still, Kuroko has stated that he likes Murasakibara as a person. Murasakibara has the record for making 100 points in a game. Murasakibara's best subject is Physics. Murasakibara hates crows because they make weird noises. Murasakibara has 3 older brothers and 1 older sister. He hates carrots because he hates vegetables. His top three favourite dishes are: Cream stew, Dolsot Bibimbap, Squid Ink Pasta. Due to his height, Murasakibara was asked to join the volleyball club upon entering Teikō. Murasakibara can eat a whole box of popsicles in the winter if he’s sitting under a kotatsu. Murasakibara believes Kuroko has really good luck when it comes to winning free stuff from snacks. He eats snacks all the time and never wins anything. However, Kuroko doesn’t want to use his luck on something like that. Murasakibara and Kuroko get along really well, except when Kuroko starts talking about basketball. Then, Murasakibara just gets annoyed. Murasakibara is the only one to break the 'newer-style' backboard, where while the glass doesn't shatter, the back extension collapses, bringing the backboard down rather than shattering the glass or just taking the rim off.