Akashi Seijuro

Akashi is of average height and build, which in comparison to the other players around him, makes him appear even smaller. At 173cm tall, he is the shortest member of the Generation of Miracles and the fourth shortest player in the entire series (ahead of Kuroko, Koganei, and Furihata).

Akashi has spiky, bright red hair befitting his name. During the opening ceremony of the Winter Cup, he personally cut his bangs with a pair of scissors in order to keep it out of his eyes. In EXTRA GAME, he has since grown his hair back out and has mostly returned to his prior appearance.

Akashi's eyes are the same color of his hair and have uniquely vertical pupils. In his original personality, both eyes are the same red color. In his alternate personality, his left eye is instead an orange color, giving him complete heterochromia.

Akashi wears the white and light blue Rakuzan High jersey with the number 4, typically wearing his jacket over his shoulders rather than through the sleeves. In EXTRA GAME, he instead wears the white and cardinal jersey of Team Vorpal Swords with the number 4.

Akashi experienced a lot a strict upbringing from the moment he was born and was taught to always stand above the rest. This caused him to adopt the same merciless winning mentality as his father and develop an extremely strong, almost inhumane level of self-discipline that has led Akashi to appear calm and unwaveringly confident in nearly every aspect of life. He regards victory not as something to be sought, but as something as simple and vital for survival as breathing.

Akashi is most notably in possession of two separate, distinctive personalities, both of which refer to themselves as Seijūrō Akashi. This split began in Akashi's fifth year of elementary school, following the death of his beloved mother and the severe workload forced onto him by his increasingly strict father. Around this time, Akashi specifically noticed that he acted differently at home compared to when he was at school.

While the separation between these two personalities became increasingly clearer with time, Akashi did not fully switch from one personality to the other until his third year at Teikō Junior High. In the face of near defeat, Akashi was crushed by his ingrained expectation of victory and forced to split in order to win and to remain ahead of his teammates. His original personality was subsequently pushed to the furthest reaches of his consciousness and did not reawaken until his game against Seirin High. Both personalities are fully aware of one another and are even able to converse if need be.

akashi is cold, and never losses in basketball

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