Kuon Wataru

Wataru Kuon (久く遠おん 渉わたる, Kuon Wataru?) is a former member of Team Z.

Kuon betrayed the team in the middle of the First Selection in interest of his own singular survival. He was later a factor in Team Z winning the last game of the Selection when he threw away his self-interest in favor of his team when he saw how amazing they were against the strongest team in the stratum.

Appearance:

Kuon is tall and has red eyes, which are rarely seen and dark brown hair that is around his chin's length. He is usually seen smiling.

At Blue Lock, he wears the standardly issued tracksuit and during the games, he wears Team Z's jersey #2.

Personality:

At the beginning of First Selection, Kuon is the main brain of Team Z and helps organize them and create many strategies due to his experience in starting a football club at his high school. When he genuinely cares, Kuon puts 100% effort into football, but when he is thinking only of himself, he only puts in as much effort as it takes to get the information he needs so he can use it to his advantage and move in. His genuinely-nice personality fooled Team Z for most of a game before someone realized Kuon had betrayed them.

Kuon's nice personality is actually a façade; after Yoichi Isagi exposes him for betraying his team, he is shown to be ruthless, capable of betraying his own teammates in order to advance in Blue Lock. He refuses to play as a team and trusts no one but himself. This is because in high school, his friends and teammates didn't have the same ambition as he does and never took soccer as seriously as Kuon does. After being eliminated by his team, he swore that he will never let them drag him back. In Blue Lock, Kuon always aims for the best team and offers them to cooperate with him, giving them information of his own team. Kuon also sees the way Team Z aims to win as stupid and naïve, telling to Isagi that they're stupid due to believing they will survive if they work as a team.

After Team Z draws against Team W, Kuon chooses to stay away and not do anything for the team in their match against Team V since he is absolutely certain Team V will win. However, after witnessing how his teammates are facing toe-to-toe against Team V, the best team of their string, Kuon revives the passionate love he has for soccer and decides to help them one more time, supporting and encouraging them to win. Despite this, he is aware that his past actions can't be spared and accepts that they won't trust him again.

Abilities:

Archetype

Goal Poacher: Goal poachers are forwards who wait in the six-yard box or the penalty area for a cross, pass, or loose ball and pounce to try to score a goal. "Poaching" refers to the fact that they will often score a goal out of the slightest of opportunities, i.e., steal a goal. Goal poachers usually play as center forwards or second strikers.

Skills:

Vertical Jump: Kuon has an amazing vertical jumping ability of 68 cm. This allows him to finish nicely with amazing headers. Strategic Mind: Kuon was Team Z's primary strategist and led a quite uncoordinated team to functional levels. He has good leadership skills, which allow others to trust him.

Etymology:

His given name, Wataru (渉わたる, Wataru?), means "a cross". His surname, Kuon (久く遠おん, Kuon?), means "an eternity". His name can thus be interpreted as "an eternity cross".

Quotes:

(To Team Z) "My greatest weapon would be my jumping power".

(To Team Z) "I won't let my teammates drag me down with them again!"

Trivia:

Majority of this information is from the official Egoist Bible. He started playing soccer at the age of 6 years old. He sleeps around 7 hours. His hometown is Yamaguchi Prefecture. His favorite soccer player is Edinson Cavani. His favorite movie is "ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street". His favorite animal is a camel. His favorite foods are okra, mozuku with yam, and natto. His least favorite food is energy drinks. He thinks the best thing to have with rice is edible rayu. His motto is "People will come to understand each other". His strength is his great communication skills. His weakness is that he's too concerned about people's perspectives. His hobby is doing magic tricks. His favorite season is autumn. His favorite manga is SPYxFAMILY. His favorite subjects are English, Mathematics, Cooking, and Sociology. His worst subject is Japanese. His fetish is hairline. Something that makes him happy is being trusted. Something that makes him sad is being betrayed. His ideal type is someone who can fully accept him. The first thing he washes when in the bath is his chin. He finds himself buying batteries whenever he's at the convenience store. He prefers mushrooms over bamboo shoots. The last time he cried is when he had to practice soccer all alone. He received Christmas presents from Santa when he was 12 years old. The last thing that he asked for from Santa was a lie detector. If it were his last day on Earth, he would play soccer while listening to Southern All Stars' Affection, if possible with friends. If he received 100 million yen, he would use it to find someone to play soccer with. He spends his day off reading and drinking coffee while listening to Southern All Stars. The team he played for (before Blue Lock) is Kitsunezaka High School Soccer Club. His character color is reddish brown. His dominant leg is his right side. His foot size is 27.5 cm. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. Kuon ranked 13th in the first popularity poll with 300 votes.