History Characters / KurokosBasketballGenerationOfMiracles

* VerbalTic: Ends several of his sentences with "-ssu", which is a watered-down version of the honorific "desu".

* {{Determinator}}: After [[spoiler:losing to Serin]], Midorima's attitude adjustment includes a massive boost in determination to win. In their rematch, he manages to surpass his shooting limit, continuously throwing high-arcing threes throughout the entire game, and playing such a hard defense that he manages to block both [[spoiler:Kiyoshi]]'s attempt to dunk and win, and [[spoiler:Kagami]]'s attempt at a buzzer-beater. And that doesn't even count the [[spoiler:Shuutoku vs. Rakuzan semi-final]], wherein he hurls himself up from where he'd fallen to the ground, into the air, and ''completely above'' [[spoiler:Akashi]]'s jump to block his attempt at a layup. [[spoiler:It doesn't work directly, but it forces him to pass, giving Otsubo time to block Nebuya's attempt at a dunk.]] His voice actor's recitation and his SayMyName moment shortly following really sell the moment in the anime.

* GameBreakingInjury:[[spoiler: Get his arm broken in the 2nd half of the Jabberwock match by [[{{TheJuggernaut}} Jason Silver]] ]]

* SmarterThanYouLook: Even though he'd like to grow up and own a bakery, his favourite subject is physics - something completely unrelated and usually seen as difficult by most high school students.
* SoreLoser: Despite all his complaints about not caring about basketball and finding it boring, he really hates to lose. When Serin starts to make a comeback during their match, Murasakibara threatens to RageQuit the game and has to be convinced by his coach to keep playing. [[spoiler: He ends up breaking down into tears of frustration after they actually lose]].

* TheChick: She's the only girl in the Generation of Miracles. Since the manga revolves around boys' basketball, she helps them from outside the court.

* BrilliantButLazy:
** {{Subverted}}. He finds basketball boring, but still trains very hard because he hates losing more than he hates practicing.
** PlayedStraight during the flashbacks: when the Generation of Miracles players' talents awakened, he was the first to propose they could just stop training and win anyway.

* LightningBruiser: With empashis on the "bruiser" part, as his height and strength are his best weapons. He's still way faster than you would expect.

* SmarterThanYouLook: Even though he'd like to grow up and own a bakery, his favourite subject is physics - something completely unrelated and usually seen as difficult by most high school students.

* TheChessmaster: ''Very'' subtly shown in the Kaijou and Kirisaki Daiichi Winter Cup match. [[spoiler: Kuroko is this in general. His goal is showing that cooperation in basketball is what it should be all about. Even the Generation of Miracles starts changing from a selfish to a more cooperative way of playing and this is instigated by Kuroko's often deliberate actions. This becomes especially clear when rewatching the show.]]

* TheChessmaster: ''Very'' subtly shown in the Kaijou and Kirisaki Daiichi Winter Cup match.

* {{Gainaxing}}: When Momoi goes to Seirin for help from Kuroko, she gets drenched in the rain and is given a replacement shirt by Riko, who is much less well-endowed. When Momoi enters the gym and runs to Kuroko, it becomes painfully obvious the shirt is too tight on her, resulting in her chest jiggling back and forth for everyone to see - complete with a slow-motion close-up.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Despite being popular with girls and good at talking to them, he's never seen interacting with any girl intimately, and spends half of his screentime trying to get Kuroko's attention.

* BadassBarritone: Has immense skills and ability, along with a deep voice to back it up. The English dub also [[spoiler: has the voice of Akashi's SplitPersonality a notch deeper than his original self.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:His original personality has always been good and merely replaced by the SuperpoweredEvilSide but it wasn't until the last minutes of the Seirin-Rakuzan match that it finally returns. In ''Last Game'' however, even his evil alternate personality has mellowed out and considers the GOM as team-mates.]]

* BlindWithoutEm: During the training camp between Seirin and Shuutoku, he was shown mistaking a lion figure in the bathhouse for Takao when speaking to him, which the latter pointed out.

---> '''Midorima:''' "More! Don't give up! There is no shame in falling! The only shame... ''is in not getting up!''"

->Voiced by: Creator/KenshoOno (Japanese), Creator/KhoiDao (English)

->Voiced by: Creator/RyoheiKimura (Japanese), Creator/ErikKimerer (English)

->Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeOno (Japanese), Creator/DamanMills (English)

->Voiced by: Creator/JunichiSuwabe (Japanese), Creator/BenDiskin (English)

->Voiced by: Creator/FumikoOrikasa (Japanese), Creator/XantheHuynh (English)

->Voiced by: Creator/KenichiSuzumura (Japanese), Creator/RobbieDaymond (English)

->Voiced by: Creator/HiroshiKamiya (Japanese), Creator/AleksLe (English)

* EleventhHourSuperPower: [[spoiler: Awakens The Zone in Chapter 5 of Extra Game close to the end of the third quarter, uses it in tandem with Perfect Copy, and closes the gap between Vorpal Swords and Jabberwock to almost single digits by ''himself.'' And Midorima notes that although it will vastly amplify the drain on his stamina, combining the Perfect Copy with the Zone unambiguously makes Kise '''the strongest player on the court''' (at a time where such super-talented people like Aomine [who's already in the Zone], Akashi, Murasakibara, Kagami, Nash Gold Jr., and Jason Silver are playing).]]

* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Aptly put, if Kuroko gets pissed, '''''do not fuck with him'''''. ''Ever.''

** The anime depicts him as being capable of ''[[UpToEleven gymnastic flips on a ladder]]'' on a normal day.

* BigBreastPride: She usually alternates between determined and serious or cute and endearing, but when she's around other girls, she loves to show off her big boobs make it clear other girls are less well-endowed. When she first meets Riko, Momoi seductively rubs her chest and notes Riko's "Barely-a-B" while dismissing her claims.

* DCupDistress: She complains at the hot springs that her shoulders have been sore, prompting jealousy from Riko since she realizes it's because of her large breasts.

* MarshmallowHell: When she gives Kuroko a hug.
--> '''Kuroko:''' I can't breathe, Momoi-san.
--> '''Seirin Basketball Club:''' I don't know what's going on, but I'm unbelievably jealous! Kuroko, you lucky bastard, I hope you die!

* MeaningfulName: Her last name is a combination of the words 'pink' and 'management'. Also, fitting the LocationThemeNaming of Teikou, the second kanji in her surname can also means well, tying into her deep knowledge and information.

* TheSmartGuy: Played this role in the Generation of Miracles and keeps playing it at Touou, helping player devise strategies for every opponent.

* TheAce: For Shuutoku.
* AdjustingYourGlasses: Adjusts his glasses by the bridge in many of his appearances.
* AffectionateNickname: Takao calls him "Shin-chan."

* {{Bishonen}}: To a lesser degree than other players, as InUniverse his appearance is unremarkable, but he still shows signs of this.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A particularly explicit example, considering he manages to have light blue hair and yet go ''completely unnoticed'', not only in everyday life, but during basketball games, when there are only nine other people besides him on the court. WordOfGod states that he inherited his odd hair color and weak presence from his mother. His father [[MeaningfulName appropriately has black hair]].

* {{Bishonen}}: Acknowledged InUniverse, where he even works as a model and flocks of fangirls follow him wherever he goes.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Kise has a more effeminate face in comparison to others, with his {{Bishounen}} good looks, thinner frame, piercing, and long eyelashes; it's possible the only reason he hasn't been mistaken for a girl is due to how tall he is. And the fact that he's about as muscular as Kagami.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has unrealistic green hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has dark blue hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His signature color is purple.

* {{Expy}}: Arguably of Manu Ginobili, minus the hair and the Euro step.

** In the novels he gets an unlucky day when he's rendered unable to follow his usual procedures to keep his luck high, so it could very well be the latter.

[[folder:Kuroko Tetsuya]]

[[folder:Kise Ryouta]]

[[folder:Midorima Shintarou]]

[[folder:Aomine Daiki]]

[[folder:Momoi Satsuki]]

[[folder:Murasakibara Atsushi]]

[[folder:Akashi Seijuurou]]

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: A downplayed example when it comes to the stage plays. While he's still portrayed as a polite stoic, Kuroko notably shows emotion a bit more often, whereas the manga/anime Kuroko would only show emotion every so often. [[note]] A prime example of this is when Hanamiya in the second stage play [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace gets up in Kuroko's face]]. While manga/anime Kuroko looks at him with disdain, stage play Kuroko visibly looks ''pissed'' and slaps Hanamiya's hand off when the latter forcibly raises his chin. [[/note]]