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\n* BigBrotherWorship: For Goro, obviously.




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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Introduces herself as a cheerful manager for the Kaido team, but later confesses that she wants to see the Dream Island team get crushed mercilessly by the Scholarship Team, all with a smile in her face.


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* CuteSportsClubManager: Becomes this to Mifune East during her final year.
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* BookDumb: He's not particularly interested in studying. [[spoiler:This causes him trouble since he needs to pass both the athletic and the academic tests to attend Kaido]].
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* {{Jerkass}} - Until Goro talked sense into him and Komori was willing to be friends with him.

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* {{Jerkass}} - FreudianExcuse: He seeks to get the baseball club shut down because he can't stand seeing others play in front of him. In truth, he ''wants'' to play again and is bitter because his injury hasn't healed and thus he can't. Or so he thinks at first.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: [[spoiler:Her comment about Joe Gibson's dead ball being the other player's fault. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone She's naturally horrified to know that it was Goro's late father]].]]
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* BerserkButton: Speaking ill about his father.

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* BerserkButton: Speaking ill about his father. AbusiveParents also seems one, as seen in the second Little League match.



* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:At first, [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest it doesn't start out that way]] but Goro does warm up to Momoko and later Hideki]]

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* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:At first, [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest it doesn't start out that way]] but Goro does warm up to Momoko and later Hideki]]Hideki]].



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGoldJerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can be a tad brash and rough around the edges, and quite often is called out for lacking etiquete, but he greatly values his teammates and family.
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* TraumaButton: [[spoiler:Hitting another player with the ball in the head understandably unnerves him]].

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* SouthPaw: By season 2.
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* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Upon seeing Goro actually giving him advice and having faith in him, he realizes that the problem isn't that he wasn't being accepted by his teammates, but rather, he wasn't accepting them]].
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* BigBad

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* BigBadBigBad: Of season 2.




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* [[spoiler: [[LukeIAmYourFather Toshi I am your sister]]]]




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* TheHeart: He's a bit blunt about it, but he does his best to keep the team together.

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* TenMinuteRetirement: Gets forced into retirement due to [[spoiler: heart problems]] at the end of season 5. [[spoiler: This lasts all of 7 episodes before HesBack]].



* ParentsAsPeople: Not that he isn't a good father but does have problems getting through to Goro.Does offer Goro advice from time to time and is the one who suggested to [[spoiler: switch arm dominance when Goro couldn't use is pitch with his right arm no longer]].

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* Foil: As a parent, he's one to Joe Gibson - Hideki eventually calls it quits due to getting stuck in a runt, while Gibson is forced into a TenMinuteRetirement due to health reasons. Gibson's son is his biological son, whereas Goro is Hideki's [[spoiler: adoptive]] son, but whereas Joe Gibson doesn't get along with Joe Gibson Jr due to [[spoiler: how Sr. chose to be TheAtoner]], Hideki and Goro get along, even with some disagreements. And while Sr. is unable to give advice to Jr. due to the two playing different positions (and the former never having been in a similar situation), thanks to his experience with Honda, Hideki is easily able to give Goro advice as a pitcher and a player in general.
* ParentsAsPeople: Not that he isn't a good father but does have problems getting through to Goro. Does offer Goro advice from time to time and is the one who suggested to [[spoiler: switch arm dominance when Goro couldn't use is pitch with his right arm no longer]].
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* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: [[spoiler: In season 1, there was a bit of a minor LoveTriangle where Kaoru had feelings for Goro, who in turn, had feelings for Ryoko. However, Ryoko ended up insulting Goro's deceased father; this, combined with Ryoko being DemotedToExtra, makes it a ForegoneConclusion as to who he ends up with]].

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* CoolOldGuy


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* OhCrap: If something that goes against his statistics/predictions comes up, he will more likely than not have this reaction.
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: He originally was a catcher who was rather idealistic, not unlike Goro. However, one time he decided to believe in a pitcher, which cost his team the game and got them eliminated from a tournament]]. While it doesn't cause him to become a full-blown villain (early on, he's a TokenEvilTeammate at worst), it ''does'' make him start on the wrong foot with Goro.


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* WellIntentionedExtremist: He ''does'' genuinely care about playing the game. It's just that his focus on using stats to win is a bit too extreme if you don't share the same mindset.

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* TheLancer: When he's not Goro's rival, he'll fill this role.




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* {{JERKASS}}

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* {{JERKASS}}
HateSink: It's probably easier to list moments where he ''doesn't'' fit this trope than ones that do.
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: His abuse of his abilities and harsh style of teaching get him fired]].



* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite being Sato's potential love interest, we never see her again after he one appearance in season 4.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite being Sato's potential love interest, we never see her again after he her one appearance in season 4.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Arguably for Toshi, due to their shared position (catcher) and status as a NiceGuy. Somewhat Justified, since Toshi didn't go with Goro when the latter went to the US.
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* MamikoNoto
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* SpoiledSweet

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* SpoiledSweet
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* ParentsAsPeople: Not that he isn't a good father but does have problems getting through to Goro.Does offer Goro advice from time to time and is the one who suggested to [[spoiler: switch arm dominance when Goro couldn't use is pitch with his right arm no longer]]. He [[spoiler: temporarily becomes an alcoholic when

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* ParentsAsPeople: Not that he isn't a good father but does have problems getting through to Goro.Does offer Goro advice from time to time and is the one who suggested to [[spoiler: switch arm dominance when Goro couldn't use is pitch with his right arm no longer]]. He [[spoiler: temporarily becomes an alcoholic when

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** At the end of season 1, [[spoiler: Goro continues to play with a seriously injured arm that will later in the series unable him to no longer pitch with that arm. This leads him to training himself how to become left-handed, intially doing everything with his left-arm]].
* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: At first, [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest it doesn't start out that way]] but Goro does warm up to Momoko and later Hideki]]
* TheHero
** [[spoiler: HeroicSafeMode: When dealing with the yips]]
* [[spoiler: HeroicBSOD: Goes through one thanks to his yips]].
* HotBlooded: Though this begins to die down in later seasons

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** At the end of season 1, [[spoiler: Goro continues to play with a seriously injured arm that will later in the series unable him to no longer pitch with that arm. This leads him to training himself how to become left-handed, intially initially doing everything with his left-arm]].
* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: At [[spoiler:At first, [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest it doesn't start out that way]] but Goro does warm up to Momoko and later Hideki]]
* TheHero
** [[spoiler: HeroicSafeMode: When dealing with the yips]]
TheHero: ''Major'' revolves around Goro's baseball life from childhood to adulthood.
* [[spoiler: HeroicBSOD: Goes [[spoiler:Goes through one thanks to his yips]].
* HeroicSafeMode: [[spoiler:When dealing with the yips]]
* HotBlooded: Though this begins to die down in later seasonsseasons.



* TookALevelInBadass - Every season he learns a new trick related to pitching that makes him even better.

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* TookALevelInBadass - TookALevelInBadass: Every season he learns a new trick related to pitching that makes him even better.



** [[spoiler: BrokenAce: Becomes one]]



* BrokenAce: [[spoiler:Becomes one after his parents abandoned him.]]



* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: Though he is a bit unstable from his ParentalAbandonment, he is genuinely grateful for his grandparents who have take care of him. It later motivates him to do well in order to pay them back]].

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* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: Though [[spoiler:Though he is a bit unstable from his ParentalAbandonment, he is genuinely grateful for his grandparents who have take care of him. It later motivates him to do well in order to pay them back]].



* [[spoiler: ParentalAbandonment]]
** [[spoiler: RaisedbyGrandparents: His grandparents take him in]]

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* [[spoiler: ParentalAbandonment]]
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RaisedbyGrandparents: His [[spoiler:His grandparents take him in]]in.]]



* TheSmartGuy - Usually known as a genius rookie catcher.

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* TheSmartGuy - TheSmartGuy: Usually known as a genius rookie catcher.



* [[spoiler: HappilyMarried: To Goro]]

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* [[spoiler: HappilyMarried: To Goro]][[spoiler:To Goro.]]



* NiceGuy - Willing to forgive people who have bullied him and become very friends with them.

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* NiceGuy - NiceGuy: Willing to forgive people who have bullied him and become very friends with them.
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* [[spoiler: Happily Adopted: At first, [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest it doesn't start out that way]] but Goro does warm up to Momoko and later Hideki]]

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* [[spoiler: Happily Adopted: HappilyAdopted: At first, [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest it doesn't start out that way]] but Goro does warm up to Momoko and later Hideki]]



** [[spoiler: Heroic Safe Mode: When dealing with the yips]]
* [[spoiler: Heroic BSOD: Goes through one thanks to his yips]].

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** [[spoiler: Heroic Safe Mode: HeroicSafeMode: When dealing with the yips]]
* [[spoiler: Heroic BSOD: HeroicBSOD: Goes through one thanks to his yips]].

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* GoodParent: He is very close to his son though is strict when he has to be. When he learned the local little league coach signed Goro up as a pitcher despite being under-aged, Honda Shigeharu forbids him from joining because using the real baseball at a young can seriously harm Goro's hand. Goro does understand and does wait til he's at the proper age to join.

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* GoodParent: GoodParents: He is very close to his son though is strict when he has to be. When he learned the local little league coach signed Goro up as a pitcher despite being under-aged, Honda Shigeharu forbids him from joining because using the real baseball at a young can seriously harm Goro's hand. Goro does understand and does wait til he's at the proper age to join.


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* ParentsAsPeople: Not that he isn't a good father but does have problems getting through to Goro.Does offer Goro advice from time to time and is the one who suggested to [[spoiler: switch arm dominance when Goro couldn't use is pitch with his right arm no longer]]. He [[spoiler: temporarily becomes an alcoholic when

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* BeserkButton: Speaking ill about his father.

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* BeserkButton: BerserkButton: Speaking ill about his father.



* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: feels this towards her husband and her children, saying that her dream is for them to be happy]].

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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: feels this way towards her husband and her children, saying that her dream is for them to be happy]].



* GoodParent: He is very close to his son though is strict when he has to be. When he learned the local little league coach signed Goro up as a pitcher despite being under-aged, Honda Shigeharu forbids him from joining because using the real baseball at a young can seriously harm Goro's hand. Goro does understand and does wait til he's at the proper age to join.
* NiceGuy



* ParentsAsPeople: She does try her honest best to be a good a mother but Goro unintentionally pushes her away at times and she is unsure how to respond to that.




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* [[spoiler: TheAlcoholic: Temporarily becomes one in season 6 when he was failing at his baseball career. He does break out of it]].
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* AdrenalineRush: At season 4.

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* AdrenalineRush: AdrenalineMakeover: At season 4.



* BareYourMidriff: Both her casual and her cheerleader uniform.




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* TheStrategist: Reason why he [[spoiler: takes Sanders place as catcher]].

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* {{Chessmaster}}



* TheStrategist: Proven to be a talented one as his potision requires him to be one though at the start of season 6, he starts waning. Luckily, he gets better.



* PassionateSportsGirl - For softball, though partially to feel closer to Goro

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* [[spoiler: HappilyMarried: To Goro]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: feels this towards her husband and her children, saying that her dream is for them to be happy]].
* PassionateSportsGirl - For softball, though partially to feel closer to GoroGoro.
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* ICanStillFight: Part of his determinator personality.
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* TheRival: Despite playing different positions and having been on the same team numerous times, both Goro and Sato considered themselves each other's rivals.
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* BeserkButton: Speaking ill about his father.
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* {{Tsundere}}- To Goro.

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* {{Tsundere}}- To Goro.
Goro though this dies down in season 6.
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