Ryusei Shido (a.k.a- Devil boy)

About: Out of the original 300 forwards chosen to be a part of the Blue Lock Project, Shidou is an ideal candidate for the type of striker Ego strives to create. After the Blue Lock Eleven played against the Japan U-20, Shidou ranked as one of the top players in Blue Lock. Following the end of the 5th round of the Neo Egoist League, and being ranked 3rd in the final rankings, Shidou qualified to become one of the 23 players for the new Japan U-20. Appearance: Shidou is a tall, tanned young man with spiky blond hair with fading pink at the tips, having two strands falling on both sides of his face. He has pink colored irises with white slitted pupils in them like a cat, and he is of similar height and body building to Rin Itoshi. He is very expressive and is often seen with a joker-like grin or smirk. During the second half of the Japan U-20 match, Shidou dons the #13 U-20 jersey with a black shirt under it and shorts. Personality: Shidou is an eccentric player in Blue Lock who has a strong penchant for violence or, more specifically, physical altercations. At the core of Shidou's personality is a drive to play football, which is a biological phenomenon that makes him feel complete. Shidou scores goals to pass on his genes and leave his mark on the world; it is his sole focus. He gets excited from playing high-level football with other high-level players and is bored if people cannot make him "explode" or don't "explode" themselves. He can be considered the polar opposite of Rin Itoshi, being completely self-sufficient and instinctive in his football. A noticeable trait of Shidou's has been his propensity for violence to get what he wants, often being unwilling to work with most people (if anybody at all). He seems completely aware and content with the toxicity of his behavior and only feels slight remorse once he is electrocuted and locked up for being overly aggressive and threatening serious bodily injury to others. He seems to get over such feelings when Sae Itoshi releases him from his behavioral captivity, who asks him to join him in playing high-level football and is cleared to act however he wants as long as it's for Sae's sake. When released from Blue Lock under Sae's supervision, he seems to be even more openly violent and causes frequent quarrels with the Japan U-20 team's ace player Shuto Sendo, who initially doesn't respect Sae. Shidou can be openly friendly and even affectionate towards others, such as Sae Itoshi, who gave him the opportunity to play with him and evolved his level of play in the process, showing him a type of football he has never experienced before. Shidou can also be overtly and unnecessarily sexual at times, and though he is prone to violence, he also learns how to control his violent rampages in exchange for playing high-level football longer. Shidou is able and willing to acknowledge other people's skills, praising Isagi for making the "best play" of the first game of the Third Selection (when Rin wouldn't) despite Isagi stealing a goal from him. By the time of the Neo Egoist League, Shidou is able to control his anger and violence enough to share the field with his most hated rival, Rin Itoshi Abilities: Archetypes: Forwards: Also known as strikers, have the main objective of scoring goals. They are often the players who get the most attention since their role is designed to be in a scoring position. They also take part in penalty kicks and corner kicks when the opposing team kicks the ball out of bounds. They are normally the players in charge of starting off the game at the start and halftime. Goal Poacher: Goal poachers are forwards who wait in 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. Shidou, with his sharp reflexes and instinct, has an uncanny ability to position himself at a critical point in the penalty box and score goals that most players wouldn't even think to attempt. Shidou also has tendencies to take shots in midair and can even do so without looking, a testament to his skill as a poacher. He is an expert at producing monstrous goals from inadequate positions. Skills: Dominant Physicality: Shidou is physically one of the strongest and most dominant players in Blue Lock. His gripping strength alone was enough to lift Gurimu Igarashi, who felt like his skull was getting crushed. Shidou was able to kick back Rensuke Kunigami, himself a physically imposing player. He is able to leverage his superior physical ability over opponents and break past them in an off-the-ball fight. He does this in a variety of ways, using his body and his opponents to create momentum to break past them, or even jumping over them altogether. Aggressive Dribble: Shidou uses his physical strength to move across the field erratically, either with the ball at his feet or without it. These movements can confuse even his teammates, along with his opponents. High Acceleration: As Reo states in their match in the Second Selection, he appearing immediately in front of him surprises him and acknowledges his speed. Extreme Spatial Awareness: Shidou's main ability is his extreme spatial perception. As opposed to other types of spatial awareness that take into account the players' positions and weapons, Shidou's spatial awareness is geared towards the goal at all times. This is the key to his perfect scoring ability within the penalty area, since Shidou is able to "see" the goal whenever he is in the penalty area, even without physically facing it. In addition to this, when he is in Flow, Shidou is able to perceive the location of the goal even outside the range of the penalty area. Reflexivity: Shidou is able to reflexively take into account his position and his opponents to leverage his weapons for an ideal shot. His reflexes and speed grant him the ability to get to any point on the field faster than others could, and his natural ability to use all of his body parts optimally allows him to perform incredible physical feats that are uncommon even to those at Blue Lock. He has shown this multiple times, most notably when he scored a goal in the Japan U-20 match, instantly reacting to Sae's high-speed pass. It is Shidou's unrivaled instincts that make him such a potent scorer in and around the penalty area, establishing him as one of the most dangerous strikers in Blue Lock. Drive Shot: An accurate and powerful shot that is usually used from range, serving as Shidou's main method of scoring. Shidou is able to perform a drive shot from a multitude of positions, whether it is unfavorable or not. Shidou is also able to avoid having to reset his positioning by using his superior physique and immense reflexes to make the Drive Shot happen. Bicycle Kick: An acrobatic strike where a player kicks an airborne ball rearward in midair. Bicycle kicks can be used defensively to clear away the ball from the goalmouth or offensively to strike at the opponent's goal in an attempt to score. Shido first performs this move in his debut match against Kunigami and Reo and scores an effortless goal on Kunigami, breaking down his defense completely. No-Look Goal: A skill that few strikers in the world can pull off; Shidou jumps for the ball while turned away from goal and instinctively takes a shot without looking. This shot is incredibly fast and unpredictable, making it hard to react to. Reverse Spinning Drive Shot: When receiving the ball with his back to goal, Shidou backs into an opponent and uses his physical strength to hold them in place, using their body weight to rotate on the spot and rising into an incredibly quick shooting motion. Dragon Drive: A shot made possible when combining his extreme reflexes with Sae's. While running at top speed, Shidou leaps around an opposing defender and executes a jumping volley while using his signature kick, the Drive Shot. This shot was powerful and fast enough to score from outside the penalty area with little reaction from the other players on the field. Dragon Drive Heading: A combination of his reflexivity and dominant physicality, Shidou runs to a preferred location and attempts to headbutt the ball. Given that he is moving at top speed and angled correctly, he acts almost like a bullet as he transfers all of his energy to the ball, allowing it to fly at an incredibly fast speed. Shido is able to apply so much power to this headbutt that not even Gin Gagamaru was able to stop it. Flow State: Flow, as Ego describes it, is the state of "total immersion" or "being in the zone". It is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. The Blue Lock Eleven defense put pressure on Shidou, inspiring him to enter Flow during the Japan U-20 match as he received passes from Sae. This led to him pushing his physical and perceptive abilities to their extremes, allowing him to score a super goal. Big Bang Drive: When he enters Flow, Shidou is able to push his spatial awareness past its limit, "feeling" the location of the goal and performing a long-range bicycle kick, which lands directly in the goal. He used this to score directly from a clearance without having to reset his positioning in the U-20 match. Fun facts: His birthplace is Tokyo, Japan.[17] His favorite manga is Chainsaw Man.[18] His favorite soccer player is Zlatan Ibrahimović.[19] His favorite music artist is Hide, and his favorite song is Hide - Pink Spider.[20] If he impulsively bought something from a convenience store, it would be a Baby Star ramen. His favorite food is yukhoe.[21] His least favorite food is beansprouts.[22] He is the best fighter in the Blue Lock facility. If he received 100 million yen, he would divide them into 100 domino pieces (like into blocks) and play them like dominoes.[23] His favorite movie is A Clockwork Orange. His favorite animal is the velociraptor (he finds the way they eat people cute).[24] His favorite subjects are Physical Education and Arts. He is apparently ambidextrous.[25] On the question "Who is the best gentleman?" Shidou ranks third in the list of the "Three Worst," after Sendo and Otoya. His morning routine consists of going onto the balcony naked and soaking up the sunlight, dancing however he likes, and yelling whatever comes to his mind ("stuff like capillaries and flesh rupture!!").[26] When asked how old he was when he stopped getting presents from Santa, he said: "It's much more fun obtaining presents by yourself instead of receiving them from that red-white-middle-aged-fattie." When asked what was the last thing he asked Santa for, he said: "A world where Santa disappears". If it were his last day on Earth, he would watch it end. When Shidou asked what he does for luck before a showdown, he said, "Take a sh*t".[26] When asked when was the last time he cried, he said he last cried at the end of the day when he became nothing. By the end of the Neo Egoist League, Shido got a ¥160,000,000 offer from "Paris X Gen