Shoei Barou

• Gender; Male

• Age: 18

• Birthday: June 27

• Height: 187 cm (6'2")

• Blood Type: A

• Hair Color: Dark Brown (with red streaks)

• Eye Color: Red (orangey)

• Dominant Foot: Right

• Relatives Yumiko Baro Unnamed Father Two younger sisters

• Occupation: Student (graduated)

• Former affiliation(s) Akudo Academy

• Appearance:

Barou is a large young man with slim red eyes and long black hair that he wears up in a spiky style, akin to a crown. When he lets it down, his hair is shoulder-length. Barou also has a muscular build due to his dedicated training regimen, which keeps up his physical fitness.

• Abilities;

Complete Forward: Complete forwards are strikers with great technical ability, clinical finishing, and physical strength, enabling them to fulfill multiple roles. They can link up with and play with others, fashion chances for themselves, finish off team moves, and hold up the ball. These players are often best given the freedom to play as they wish without rigid tactical instruction, as their versatility allows them to be fluid on the pitch.

Barou's physique enables him to hold up the ball and physically contest other players; his charging ability allows him to dribble and create chances for himself; and his shooting and villainous style enable him to finish off team moves by devouring his teammates. Barou thrives best when given the freedom to play and devour who he wishes on the field, as instructed by Ego telling Barou to disregard the team's plan and focus on devouring Isagi against the Japan U-20. Snuffy states that Barou's specs boasts as the highest qualities of a striker out of the entire Neo Egoist League.

• Personality:

In accordance with his perception of himself as "the King," Barou has an imperious personality, seeing himself above others and maintaining an arrogant and selfish attitude. Initially, Barou perceived all others on the field as supporting roles, moving for the sake of his own goals, with himself being the main actor on the stage. He is obsessed with pursuing his own soccer but doesn't actually like it or have a passion for it.

The need to face others who play soccer and to use his goals to drag them off the seat of the main actor and replace them motivates Barou. The pleasure obtained through this is something Barou believes is only for the strong. Barou is the kind of player who refuses to pass the ball, and whenever he loses possession, he endeavors to steal the ball back or steal a goal.

After his symbolic loss to Isagi, where he felt he lost his position as the main actor, Barou adopted a more villainous approach to his own philosophy. He is now willing to adopt a "villain" role if it means stealing back that position. Despite this new wicked take, Barou also matured after that match, being willing to admit when he was beaten and asking Isagi about the soccer he wants to play.

keeping with his obsessive personality, Barou is a perfectionist when it comes to controlling his environment and routine. He keeps constant order in his surroundings, cleaning and organizing his living space, he hates unorganized people. This also extends to the bath area and controlling how people behave within it. Barou's obsession also extends to his training, where he is diligent and stoic. He always performs an extensive routine of physical fitness training to maintain his strength.

• Abilities: Archetype: Complete Forward: Complete forwards are strikers with great technical ability, clinical finishing, and physical strength, enabling them to fulfill multiple roles. They can link up with and play with others, fashion chances for themselves, finish off team moves, and hold up the ball. These players are often best given the freedom to play as they wish without rigid tactical instruction, as their versatility allows them to be fluid on the pitch.

Barou's physique enables him to hold up the ball and physically contest other players; his charging ability allows him to dribble and create chances for himself; and his shooting and villainous style enable him to finish off team moves by devouring his teammates. Barou thrives best when given the freedom to play and devour who he wishes on the field, as instructed by Ego telling Barou to disregard the team's plan and focus on devouring Isagi against the Japan U-20. Snuffy states that Barou's specs boasts as the highest qualities of a striker out of the entire Neo Egoist League.

• Skills:

Charging Skill: Barou has the ability to create the space for his own shots by charging through an opponent's defense and into a range for his middle shot. He boasts multiple attributes and techniques that contribute to his overall charging ability. Barou was able to charge through two of the Iron Wall Quartet while holding them back to steal a goal.

Superior Physicality: Barou is one of the handful of forwards in Blue Lock who has a strong and muscular physique, and he uses this to his advantage when driving the ball down the field or marking players to defend. On top of that, his endurance is also extraordinary, as seen in the Ubers vs. Bastard München match, where Barou, after he scored the second equalizer, charged everyone and went up and down on the field at an insane rate. Barou's physique, as Isagi notes, is incredible, and a diligent and extensive workout routine that Barou performs before practice maintains it. This enables him to leverage his physicality against opposing players to create the space he needs, even managing to charge through a pile-up of players with the ball at his feet.

Heel Flick: Barou overcomes the opponent's defense by flicking the ball up and over them and recovering the ball on its landing, demonstrating strong technical ability.

Nutmeg: Barou has demonstrated the ability to nutmeg at least two players in quick succession in order to get through their defense During the match against Bastard München, he managed to score a goal by nutmegging Isagi, Kaiser, and with the support of Marc Snuffy.

• Some little things about him: He is from Akita Prefecture.

He has two younger sisters.

He would buy a sponge at a convenience store.

His favorite season is around the end of the rainy season.

His favorite food is pudding (his mother bought it when he was a child and had flu).

His favorite musician is Hikaru Utada.

His least favorite subject is Arts.

His type of person would be someone who loves cleanliness and can clean with him.

If he had 100 million yen, he would buy a lifetime stock of Quickle Wipers.

He said that, besides the time he was born, he never cried.

He thinks his strength is his egotistical mindset.

His favorite movie is The Dark Knight.

He plays bowling from time to time, having his own personal ball.