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* JackOfAllTrade: Can play every position in the defense: left back, right back, or center back without any sign of difference or unfamiliarity. Unfortunately, he doesn't really excel in any role, either.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: For all his achievement in WYC, Aoi still fails to secure a spot in Inter's Starting XI;hence, he accepts a transfer move to a club belong to Serie C division to get a regular game than sitting on the bench for indefinite time and losing his momentum rise.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: For all his achievement in WYC, Aoi still fails to secure a spot in Inter's Starting XI;hence, XI; hence, he accepts a transfer move to a club belong to Serie C division to get a regular game than sitting on the bench for indefinite time and losing his momentum rise.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: For all his achievement in WYC, Aoi still fails to secure a spot in Inter's Starting XI;hence, he accepts a transfer move to a club belong to Serie C division to get a regular game than sitting on the bench for indefinite time and losing his momentum rise.
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* ChekhovsGag: In the Asian preliminaries, his first attempt to use the Right-Angle Feint results in him accidentally leaving the ball behind on a stop. Come the World Youth finals, he does this ''on purpose'', fooling the Brazilian defender so that Tsubasa can pick the ball behind him and continue their counterattack.

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* IllBoy: Due to his weak heart, making him prone to {{Hollywood Heart Attack}}s.



* RedBaron: ''Garasu no Ace'' ([[IllBoy Glass Ace]]). In elementary he also had "Field Prince".

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* RedBaron: ''Garasu no Ace'' ([[IllBoy Glass Ace]]).(Glass Ace). In elementary he also had "Field Prince".
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->Voiced by: Creator/TasukuHatanaka (2018 anime), Miguel Ángel Ruiz (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish]

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->Voiced by: Creator/TasukuHatanaka (2018 anime), anime); Creator/JoseAntonioMacias (''Road to 2002''), Miguel Ángel Ruiz (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish]

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* BadassBoast: He often claims that he can stop anything thrown at him from outside the penalty area, and for the most part he does. Only a few exceptional strikers have been able to break that boast.



* TheWorfEffect: If someone manages to score him from outside the penalty area, it's a testament of their skill and power. Among the few who have done so are Schneider, Sho Shunko, and Natureza (the latter of which did it ''on the first try'').



* {{Determinator}}: During the WYC, everyone believes that Misaki [[spoiler: won't be able to play due to his leg injury from being hit by a truck. He manages to come back for the last match against Brazil right when [[DarkestHour things look hopeless for Japan]], and his arrival marks the turning point for Japan's comeback as the team now has a second game maker aside from Tsubasa.]]

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* ADayInTheLimelight: The sidestory ''Boku wa Misaki Taro'' is centered around him, making a very important choice.
* {{Determinator}}: During the WYC, everyone believes that Misaki [[spoiler: won't [[spoiler:won't be able to play due to his leg injury from being hit by a truck. He manages to come back for the last match against Brazil right when [[DarkestHour things look hopeless for Japan]], and his arrival marks the turning point for Japan's comeback as the team now has a second game maker aside from Tsubasa.]]



* MissingMom: Parents are divorced, [[ParentWithNewParamour mother remarried]]. [[spoiler: They make amends later]].

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* MissingMom: Parents are divorced, [[ParentWithNewParamour mother remarried]]. [[spoiler: They [[spoiler:They make amends later]].


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* FirstFriend: He's this to Tsubasa, when the latter arrives to the city of Nankatsu for the first time.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Downplayed, since he keeps his hair very short.



* BaldOfAwesome: Initially, he had a buzzcut-esque haircut not different from Ishizaki's. He lets it grow later.



* BaldOfAwesome: A rare example of bald goalkeepers in the series.
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* RedBaron: ''Soccer no houshigo'' (Heaven Sent Child of Soccer), Soccer Genius, Field Samurai.

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* RedBaron: ''Soccer no houshigo'' moushigo'' (Heaven Sent Child of Soccer), Soccer Genius, Field Samurai.

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* SpiritedCompetitor: He's pretty much this trope incarnate. There's nothing that makes him happier than facing the strongest rivals on the soccer field, and he's always striving to reach new heights.



* TheBenchwarmer: Initially, he served as Nankatsu SC's reserve goalkeeper who was overshadowed by Wakabayashi, but due to the latter's injury, Morisaki had to took over until the beginning of the National's Finale, giving Nankatsu SC a DramaPreservingHandicap. After Wakabayashi left Japan, Morisaki served as the number 1 Goal Keeper for Nankatsu Middle School's team.

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* TheBenchwarmer: Initially, he served as Nankatsu SC's reserve goalkeeper who was overshadowed by Wakabayashi, but due to the latter's injury, Morisaki had to took take over until the beginning of the National's Finale, giving Nankatsu SC a DramaPreservingHandicap. After Wakabayashi left Japan, Morisaki served as the number 1 Goal Keeper for Nankatsu Middle School's team.



* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Pulls off a ''weak'' one each time his friends tease him regarding his relationship with his sweetheart Maki Akamine.

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* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Pulls off a ''weak'' one each time his friends tease him regarding his relationship with his sweetheart Maki Akamine. [[spoiler:He seemingly gives up in the ''Next Dream'' preview, though]].



* CripplingOverspecialization: He excels as a quick attacker, but the rest of his skills are mediocre at the best, at least at first. Similarly, his Falcon Shoot is the fastest shoot of the series, but it's actually very inaccurate, especially in contrast with shoots like Hyuga's (which manages to be both strong and accurate at once) or Tsubasa's (which is not very strong, but very artful), which impedes it from becoming a gamebreaking skill like them

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* CripplingOverspecialization: He excels as a quick attacker, but the rest of his skills are mediocre at the best, at least at first. Similarly, his Falcon Shoot is the fastest shoot of the series, but it's actually very inaccurate, especially in contrast with shoots like Hyuga's (which manages to be both strong and accurate at once) or Tsubasa's (which is not very strong, but very artful), which impedes it from becoming a gamebreaking skill like themthem.
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* IWillWaitForYou: With Yoshiko, first when she has to leave with her family to America after the mid-school semifinals, [[spoiler:and more recently in the ''Next Dream'' preview, when she rejects his marriage proposal to follow her dream of being a flight attendant]].

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* RedBaron: "Field Artist".



* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: According to the databooks and a chapter of ''Memories'' focused on Genzo, he was the reserve keeper for Shutetsu. However, the first chapters of the manga (and both the 80s and 2018 anime series) show him with a very different appearance to the one he's known for, as the unnamed keeper who fills in for Genzo while he's training for the match against Nankatsu. See [[https://captaintsubasa.es/el-origen-de-yuzo-morisaki-alan-crocket/ here]].



* RedBaron: ''Garasu no Ace'' ([[IllBoy Glass Ace]])

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* RedBaron: ''Garasu no Ace'' ([[IllBoy Glass Ace]]) Ace]]). In elementary he also had "Field Prince".

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* MinorMajorCharacter: Sorimachi is part of an official Toho player trio with Hyuuga and Sawada, to the point he actually replaced Hyuuga himself when the latter was out, but he remains a very unexplored character in comparison (especially to Wakashimazu, who is the true third member of Hyuga's ThreeAmigos).

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Sorimachi is part of an official Toho player trio with Hyuuga and Sawada, to the point he actually replaced Hyuuga himself when the latter was out, but he remains a very unexplored character in comparison (especially to Wakashimazu, who is the true third member of Hyuga's ThreeAmigos).ThreeAmigos).
** He also forms part of Japan's offensive lineup along with Nitta and Hyuga during the WYC, after the Tachibanas are injured in the opening match against Mexico.
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* AchillesHeel: Aside from his CripplingOverspecialization below, Coach Gamo takes notice that he can only shoot with his right leg during the WYC arc, and removes him from the team until he can use both legs effectively.


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* TheBusCameBack: He returns after a ''long'' absence during the ''Rising Sun'' arc, on the eve of the Japan vs. Spain semifinal match in the Madrid Olympics.

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* FriendlessBackground: Back when his family lived in Tokyo, he didn't have any friends due to being the only kid in town who liked soccer. At one point, his grandmother even suggested that he tried joining a baseball team to make friends, but it didn't stick.



* BoxingBattler: When he returns in the World Youth quarterfinals, he reveals he trained boxing techniques to counter Stefan Levin's shots (which had previously injured one of his hands at the Bundesliga).



* HonorBeforeReason: In ''Road to 2002'', Hamburg is going to tie 1-1 against Bayern Muenchen, and Hamburg's coach all but instruct every Hamburg player to go for a draw, which should be still good enough for Hamburg considering Bayern is a top-class team while Hamburg is middle-to-high-class team, not to mention they play in Bayern's Home. So what does Wakabayashi do when Hamburg get corner kick ''at the last minutes''? He left his own goalpost to assist Hamburg's last-minutes-attack... which ends in failure. This allows Schneider to launch a quick counter-attack and easily score a goal at Wakabayashi's abandoned goalpost, thus Bayern won for 2-1 ''at those last minutes''. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking it, Wakabayashi!]] What's even more stupid is that it's just a league match and not a very crucial one other than being "Wakabayashi v. Schneider match that Wakabayashi really needs to win to prove a point at Schneider", so it's generally unreasonable for goalkeeper to do something like that. It's understandable for Hamburg's coach to put him on the bench in the next matches. In the beginning of ''Golden 23'', it's mentioned that Wakabayashi and Hamburg's coach had falling out because apparently Wakabayashi never become starting goalkeeper anymore in any match. Can also be considered as BreakTheHaughty/[[BreakTheBadass Badass]].

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* HonorBeforeReason: In ''Road to 2002'', Hamburg is going to tie 1-1 against Bayern Muenchen, and Hamburg's coach all but instruct every Hamburg player to go for a draw, which should be still good enough for Hamburg considering Bayern is a top-class team while Hamburg is middle-to-high-class team, not to mention they play in Bayern's Home. So what does Wakabayashi do when Hamburg get corner a free kick ''at the last minutes''? He left his own goalpost to assist Hamburg's last-minutes-attack... which ends in failure. This allows Schneider to launch a quick counter-attack and easily score a goal at Wakabayashi's abandoned goalpost, thus Bayern won for 2-1 ''at those last minutes''. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking it, Wakabayashi!]] What's even more stupid is that it's just a league match and not a very crucial one other than being "Wakabayashi v. Schneider match that Wakabayashi really needs to win to prove a point at Schneider", so it's generally unreasonable for goalkeeper to do something like that. It's understandable for Hamburg's coach to put him on the bench in the next matches. In the beginning of ''Golden 23'', it's mentioned that Wakabayashi and Hamburg's coach had falling out because apparently Wakabayashi never become starting goalkeeper anymore in any match. Can also be considered as BreakTheHaughty/[[BreakTheBadass Badass]].



* MasterOfNone: His conservative style enables him to adapt well and makes him hard to mislead with tricks, but his range, mobility and strength are very average, which means he can be overpowered by strong shooters like Hyuga or Steve if he is under pressure and/or forced to commit to any direction.

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* MasterOfNone: His conservative style enables him to adapt well and makes him hard to mislead with tricks, but his range, mobility and strength are very average, which means he can be overpowered by strong shooters like Hyuga or Steve Schneider if he is under pressure and/or forced to commit to any direction.



* ShipTease: With Kumi in the first anime's rendition of the junior high arc, with Youko in the videogames, and with Yukari in the WYC manga. [[spoiler: He and Yukari eventually have a RelationshipUpgrade.]]

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* ShipTease: With Kumi in the first anime's rendition of the junior high arc, with Youko in the videogames, and with Yukari in the WYC manga. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He and Yukari eventually have a RelationshipUpgrade.]]


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* BashBrothers: Of course.


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* NasalTrauma: [[spoiler:He suffers a fractured nose in the match against Sweden after taking the third of Levin's shots in a row]].

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In a ''Road to 2002'' manga chapter which covers a league match between Hamburg and Bayern Munich, he screws up ''badly'' and ends up benched as punishment.



* RealityEnsues: In a ''Road to 2002'' manga chapter which covers a league match between Hamburg and Bayern Munich, he screws up ''badly'' and ends up benched as punishment.



* DentedIron: ''Skylab Hurricane'' is a fearsome technique: one guy kicks the other guy to jump way above enemy defenders. However, the ''Olympic'' series revealed that as the Tachibanas grow older, and therefore heavier, they became unable to pull this technique more than once in a match. Afterward, their legs will get injured and they will have to be substituted.



* GlassCannon: They can perform shocking team moves to bypass the rival team's defenses, but the inherent complexity of their teamwork means they are constantly risking their bodies, so they are royally screwed whenever they botch it (seen in UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom) or after its abuse (seen in RealityEnsues).
* RealityEnsues: ''Skylab Hurricane'' is a fearsome technique: one guy kicks the other guy to jump way above enemy defenders. However, the ''Olympic'' series revealed that as the Tachibanas grow older, and therefore heavier, they became unable to pull this technique more than once in a match. Afterward, their legs will get injured and they will have to be substituted.

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* GlassCannon: They can perform shocking team moves to bypass the rival team's defenses, but the inherent complexity of their teamwork means they are constantly risking their bodies, so they are royally screwed whenever they botch it (seen in UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom) or after its abuse (seen in RealityEnsues).
* RealityEnsues: ''Skylab Hurricane'' is a fearsome technique: one guy kicks the other guy to jump way above enemy defenders. However, the ''Olympic'' series revealed that as the Tachibanas grow older, and therefore heavier, they became unable to pull this technique more than once in a match. Afterward, their legs will get injured and they will have to be substituted.
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* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: With Taki and Kisugi.



* PowerTrio: With Taki and Kisugi.



* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: With Izawa and Kisugi.



* PowerTrio: With Izawa and Kisugi.



* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: With Izawa and Taki.



* PowerTrio: With Izawa and Taki.

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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Sanae. They have known each other since their Elementary days, which eventually grown into love when they are teenagers. [[spoiler: They are currently married, and she's pregnant with their first child.]]

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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Sanae. They have known each other since their Elementary days, which eventually grown into love when they are teenagers. [[spoiler: They [[spoiler:They are currently married, and she's pregnant with their first child.]]



* HopeBringer: His sole presence is enough to motivate his teammates, and in the WYC finals Genzo even states that he's always able to bring a miracle during the direst hour.
* JackOfAllStats: Bordering into MasterOfAll; his greatest asset as a player is that he can pretty much play ''any'' position (bar goalkeeper) effectively, and he can shift his playing style in the middle of a match, catching his opponents off-guard.



* PowerCopying: Often, he imitates the techniques used by his opponents and makes them his own. [[InstantExpert Sometimes even on the first try!]]



* SignatureAttack: His famous Drive Shoot, a violent long shoot with a topspin like rotation in which the ball dives halfway during the shoot. It gains speed and momentum when it dives towards the goal, which takes most goals by surprise and they reacts too late.

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* SignatureAttack: His famous Drive Shoot, a violent long shoot with a topspin like rotation in which the ball dives halfway during the shoot. It gains speed and momentum when it dives towards the goal, which takes most goals by surprise and they reacts too late. Later he learns from Roberto an even stronger version, the Skywing Shoot.
* TeamSpirit: He pretty much embodies this trope; whenever he can't overpower his opponents alone, he can always rely on his teammates to help him do so.



* SignatureMove: The Boomerang Shoot, developed while in Africa. By positioning himself to the side of the goal, he kicks so that the ball rises up as it arches towards the goal, never losing its momentum.



->Voiced by: Hiroko Maruyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/UraraTakano (in ''Road to 2002''), Creator/MutsumiTamura (2018 anime); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Arturo Mercado Jr. (''Road to 2002''), Carlos Siller (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Ana Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Javier Balas (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Hiroko Maruyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/UraraTakano (in ''Road to 2002''), Creator/MutsumiTamura (2018 anime); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Arturo Mercado Jr. Creator/ArturoMercadoJr (''Road to 2002''), Carlos Siller (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Ana Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Javier Balas (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]



* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Downplayed, but it's often brought up that his Raijuu Shoot puts a heavy strain on his leg, which is why he tends to keep it as a last resort.



* SignatureMove: The Tiger Shot and its variations, and later, the Raijuu Shot.



* SignatureMove: The Eagle Shot, a ground-crawling shot that sends the ball to the goal at high speed.



* TheStrategist: Part of his hard work focuses on teamwork, and he's probably better at this than Oliver.

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* TheStrategist: Part of his hard work focuses on teamwork, and he's probably better at this than Oliver.Tsubasa.



* AchillesHeel: Prior to the Asian preliminaries, Coach Gamo realizes they're too dependent on one another, and need to develop more individuality.



* CombinationAttack: Most of their techniques are this, including the Twin Shoot, and the Skylab Hurricane. There's also their Skylab Twin Shoot, which they perform aided by Jito.



* SingleMindedTwins: ''Weaponized'', even. If they weren't twins and didn't know each other as well as they do, their partnership wouldn't be as succesful as it is.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In the junior high arc, [[spoiler: Tsubasa gets his ''very'' serious shoulder injury when the Tachibanas fail to pull their Skylab Hurricane and he protects Masao, who got the worst part, with his own body. To be fair, had he not done that Masao would've probably gotten ''even more'' injured, and Masao is sincerely apologetic afterwards.]]

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* SingleMindedTwins: ''Weaponized'', even. If they weren't twins and didn't know each other as well as they do, their partnership wouldn't be as succesful as it is.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In the junior high arc, [[spoiler: Tsubasa [[spoiler:Tsubasa gets his ''very'' serious shoulder injury when the Tachibanas fail to pull their Skylab Hurricane and he protects Masao, who got the worst part, with his own body. To be fair, had he not done that Masao would've probably gotten ''even more'' injured, and Masao is sincerely apologetic afterwards.]]



* TheBigGuy: The largest player in the Japanese Team.

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* TheBigGuy: The largest player in the Japanese Team. Just to drive it, he's big and strong enough to propel ''both'' the Tachibanas at once to perform the Skylab Twin Shoot.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: ''Almost''. [[spoiler: He ''scores in his own goal zone'' in the WYC match vs. Uruguay, which puts the team in serious risk. He decides to make up for it by pulling a very risky move with Hyuuga's help (and Hyuuga himself is all "are you crazy?!" when Jito asks him for help), and it works.]]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: ''Almost''. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He ''scores in his own goal zone'' in the WYC match vs. Uruguay, which puts the team in serious risk. He decides to make up for it by pulling a very risky move with Hyuuga's help (and Hyuuga himself is all "are you crazy?!" when Jito asks him for help), [[CrazyEnoughToWork and it works.works]].]]



* GameBreakingInjury: [[spoiler:While he contributes to Sampdoria's victory in the Serie B championship, he's heavily injured in the last play by a foul, leaving him unable to join the Japanese Team for the Madrid Olympics]].

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* GameBreakingInjury: [[spoiler:While Twice.
**[[spoiler:In the WYC arc, taking Levin's shots at point-blank range renders him too injured to continue playing the match or the rest of the tournament. Fortunately, Matsuyama returns to play the extra time for him, after thanking him for his sacrifice]].
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he contributes to Sampdoria's victory in the Serie B championship, he's heavily injured in the last play by a foul, leaving him unable to join the Japanese Team for the Madrid Olympics]].



* RedBaron: "The Red Stopper".

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* RedBaron: "The Fearless Red Stopper".Stopper".
* SpannerInTheWorks: Serves as this during the Sweden vs Japan match. As he's replacing Matsuyama, he's the only Japanese player the Sweedish team has no data about, which allows him to neutralize Levin's attacks for quite a while.
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** His other tactic is relying on his kickinh power to quickly initiate counter attacks. By kicking the ball as hard as he can, he would get the ball inside the opposing side's penalty box just in mere seconds. Boring? Maybe, but it is damn useful. Too bad none of his strikers are significant. If only he has tall goalgetting striker like Hyuga or Hino, he would be the highest assisting goalkeeper in the series.

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** His other tactic is relying on his kickinh kick power to quickly initiate counter attacks. By kicking the ball as hard as he can, he would get the ball inside the opposing side's penalty box just in mere seconds. Boring? Maybe, but it is damn useful. Too bad none of his strikers are significant. If only he has tall goalgetting striker like Hyuga or Hino, he would be the highest assisting goalkeeper in the series.

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* BoringButPractical: His best tactic is simply using his large body to obstruct shoots. Later Ishizaki jokes that, if Nakanishi eats too much, he can downright cover the entire goalposts.

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* AchillesHeel: During the World Youth arc, Coach Minato Gamo takes notice that he's ''very'' dependent on Tsubasa to be effective, which leads him to be temporarily suspended from the Japanese team, until he's able to develop his individual playing style.



* BeyondTheImpossible: Misaki [[spoiler: scores the second goal in the Japan-Brazil WYC finals by performing a Raiju shoot alongside Tsubasa and Hyuuga. Let's keep in mind the fact that Hyuuga learned the Raiju shoot through TrainingFromHell and Tsubasa took months to learn it after seeing Roberto do it. Misaki learned it ''on the spot'' and kicks it ''harder'' than Tsubasa with his ''injured leg'', which proves to be a crucial move as it changes the path of the ball so that the keeper can't catch it. True, his leg gives out immediately afterward, but ''damn''.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards his [[spoiler: younger half sister Yoshiko]]. Most notable when he [[spoiler: saves her from being hit by a bus at the cost of his opportunity to play in the World Youth Tournament.]]

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* BeyondTheImpossible: Misaki [[spoiler: scores [[spoiler:scores the second goal in the Japan-Brazil WYC finals by performing a Raiju shoot alongside Tsubasa and Hyuuga. Let's keep in mind the fact that Hyuuga learned the Raiju shoot through TrainingFromHell and Tsubasa took months to learn it after seeing Roberto do it. Misaki learned it ''on the spot'' and kicks it ''harder'' than Tsubasa with his ''injured leg'', which proves to be a crucial move as it changes the path of the ball so that the keeper can't catch it. True, his leg gives out immediately afterward, but ''damn''.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards his [[spoiler: younger [[spoiler:younger half sister Yoshiko]]. Most notable when he [[spoiler: saves [[spoiler:saves her from being hit by a bus at the cost of his opportunity to play in the World Youth Tournament.]]



* GameBreakingInjury: In the first arc, due to Sawada accidentally kicking his leg while aiming for the ball. Later, in the WYC [[spoiler: by pulling a DivingSave to save his sister from being hit by a bus]].

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* GameBreakingInjury: In the first arc, due to Sawada accidentally kicking his leg while aiming for the ball. Later, in the WYC [[spoiler: by [[spoiler:by pulling a DivingSave to save his sister from being hit by a bus]].



* HeroicSelfDeprecation: In the Holland Youth movie, his self-esteem takes a ''massive'' nosedive when [[spoiler: he becomes the temporary captain of the Japanese team but doesn't perform well, since he's too used to be a follower in the fields]]. Misugi has to talk him out of it.

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* HeroicSelfDeprecation: In the Holland Youth movie, his self-esteem takes a ''massive'' nosedive when [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he becomes the temporary captain of the Japanese team but doesn't perform well, since he's too used to be a follower in the fields]]. Misugi has to talk him out of it.



->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); Anabel Méndez and Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Moisés Iván Mora (''Road to 2002''), Marc Winslow (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Conchita Núñez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/BlancaRada (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game); game), Mutsuki Iwanaka (2018 anime); Anabel Méndez and Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Moisés Iván Mora (''Road to 2002''), Marc Winslow (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Conchita Núñez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/BlancaRada (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]



->Voiced by: Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (in ''Road to 2002''), Creator/HiroshiKamiya (Playstation 2 game); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Carlos Enrique Bonilla (''Road to 2002''), Luis Leonardo Suárez (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa'') [European Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (in ''Road to 2002''), Hiroyuki Koshino (2018 anime), Creator/HiroshiKamiya (Playstation 2 game); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Carlos Enrique Bonilla (''Road to 2002''), Luis Leonardo Suárez (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa'') [European Spanish dub]



->Voiced by: Yoshiko Kamei (''Captain Tsubasa''); Anabel Méndez and Ulises Maynardo Zavala (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Gabriel Ortiz (''Road to 2002''), Óscar De la Rosa (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Yoshiko Kamei (''Captain Tsubasa''); Tsubasa''), Kodai Sakai (2018 anime); Anabel Méndez and Ulises Maynardo Zavala (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Gabriel Ortiz (''Road to 2002''), Óscar De la Rosa (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub]



->Voiced by: Shin Mori (original series and ''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game), Creator/YukiMasuda (''Road to 2002''); Creator/AraceliDeLeon and Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Paco Mauri (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Miguel De León (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Celia Ballester (''Captain Tsubasa'') [European Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Shin Mori (original series and ''Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game), Creator/YukiMasuda (''Road to 2002''); 2002''), Taro Kiuchi (2018 anime); Creator/AraceliDeLeon and Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Paco Mauri (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Miguel De León (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Celia Ballester (''Captain Tsubasa'') [European Spanish dub]



* AchillesHeel: When he gets drafted by Juventus, the team's physician tells him his body is heavily unbalanced (his left side is much weaker than his right one), which takes its toll during his debut match against Parma. [[spoiler:He's given on a loan to Reggiana in the Serie C in order to correct this]].



* BreakTheBadass: In ''Road to 2002'', his debut match in the Juventus showed him how far below he is compared to European players. After he's unable to score even with his strongest shot, and gets substituted without playing the full first half, he leaves the field [[ManlyTears in tears]].



* CantCatchUp: Hyuuga himself felt this was about himself for losing to Tsubasa 3 years in a row during the National Tournament. His old Coach Kira is the one who made him realise that. Thus he went to Okinawa to train leaving his Team. [[spoiler: And then he was punished by his current coach because he did it ''without permission'', thus he caused problems to the team as a whole.]]

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* CantCatchUp: Hyuuga himself felt this was about himself for losing to Tsubasa 3 years in a row during the National Tournament. His old Coach Kira is the one who made him realise that. Thus he went to Okinawa to train leaving his Team. [[spoiler: And [[spoiler:And then he was punished by his current coach because he did it ''without permission'', thus he caused problems to the team as a whole.]]



->Voiced by: Creator/NobuoTobita (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/DaikiNakamura (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as a child), Creator/TomokazuSeki (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as an adult), Creator/KentaroIto (in ''Road to 2002''); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J'') and Creator/LuisDanielRamirez (''Road to 2002''), César Garduza (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Iván Jara (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Cuenca, Jr. (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Creator/NobuoTobita (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/DaikiNakamura (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as a child), Creator/TomokazuSeki (in ''Captain Tsubasa J'' as an adult), Creator/KentaroIto (in ''Road to 2002''); 2002''), Yuichiro Umehara (2018 anime); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J'') and Creator/LuisDanielRamirez (''Road to 2002''), César Garduza (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Iván Jara (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Cuenca, Jr. (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]



->Voiced by: Noriko Uemura (original series), Creator/TetsuyaIwanaga ([=OVAs=]), Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KoheiKiyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half); Anabel Mendez and Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/EnzoFortuny (''Road to 2002''), Alejandría De los Santos (2018 anime, child), José Luis Piedra (2018 anime, teenager) [Latin American Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Noriko Uemura (original series), Creator/TetsuyaIwanaga ([=OVAs=]), Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (as a child in ''Road to 2002'', first half), Creator/KoheiKiyasu (''Road to 2002'', second half); half), Creator/MegumiHan (2018 anime); Anabel Mendez and Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/EnzoFortuny (''Road to 2002''), Alejandría De los Santos (2018 anime, child), José Luis Piedra (2018 anime, teenager) [Latin American Spanish dub]



->Voiced by: Aya Mizoguchi (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/YukoKobayashi (''Captain Tsubasa J'', child), Shinichirou Ohta (''Captain Tsubasa J'', adult), Creator/AiOrikasa (''Road to 2002'', child), Issei Miyazaki (''Road to 2002'', adult), Creator/MegumiOgata (Playstation 2 game); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/IrwinDaayan (''Road to 2002''), Alan Fernando Vásquez (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Celia Ballester (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/BlancaRada (''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Road to 2002''), [European Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Aya Mizoguchi (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/YukoKobayashi (''Captain Tsubasa J'', child), Shinichirou Ohta (''Captain Tsubasa J'', adult), Creator/AiOrikasa (''Road to 2002'', child), Issei Miyazaki (''Road to 2002'', adult), Creator/SomaSaito (2018 anime), Creator/MegumiOgata (Playstation 2 game); Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Roberto Mendiola (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/IrwinDaayan (''Road to 2002''), Alan Fernando Vásquez (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Celia Ballester (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/BlancaRada (''Captain Tsubasa J'' and ''Road to 2002''), [European Spanish dub]



->Voiced by: Mie Suzuki (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/AkiraIshida (in ''Road to 2002''); Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/ReneGarcia (''Road to 2002''), Arturo Cataño (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa''), Amelia Jara (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Jesús Pinillos (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Mie Suzuki (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/AkiraIshida (in ''Road to 2002''); 2002''), Wataru Hatano (2018 anime); Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/ReneGarcia (''Road to 2002''), Arturo Cataño (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Álex Saudinós (''Captain Tsubasa''), Amelia Jara (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Jesús Pinillos (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]



->Voiced by: Reiko Suzuki (Kazuo), Creator/MikiNarahashi (Masao). (Original series); Armando Coria (Masao) and Sergio Gutiérrez Coto (Kazuo) (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/RicardoTejedo (Kazuo) and Armando Coria (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Miguel Ángel Leal (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Sara Vivas (Kazuo) and Álex Saudinós (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa''), Amelia Jara (Kazuo) and Creator/BlancaRada (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Reiko Suzuki (Kazuo), (Kazuo) and Creator/MikiNarahashi (Masao). (Masao) (Original series); series), Yurina Watanabe (Kazuo) and Ayako Takeuchi (Masao) (2018 anime); Armando Coria (Masao) and Sergio Gutiérrez Coto (Kazuo) (''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/RicardoTejedo (Kazuo) and Armando Coria (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Miguel Ángel Leal (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Sara Vivas (Kazuo) and Álex Saudinós (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa''), Amelia Jara (Kazuo) and Creator/BlancaRada (Masao) (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]



->Voiced by: Creator/RyoHorikawa (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/MasayaTakatsuka (in ''Road to 2002''); Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza and Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Alfredo Gabriel Basurto (''Road to 2002'') and Gustavo Melgarejo (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Eduardo Bosch (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Creator/RyoHorikawa (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/MasayaTakatsuka (in ''Road to 2002''); 2002''), Daisuke Hirakawa (2018 anime); Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza and Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Armando Coria (''Captain Tsubasa J''), Alfredo Gabriel Basurto (''Road to 2002'') and Gustavo Melgarejo (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Eduardo Bosch (''Road to 2002'') [European Spanish dub]



->Voiced by: Hisao Ohyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa''); Ricardo Hill and Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Rubén León and Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Road to 2002''), Eduardo Curiel (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Hisao Ohyama (in ''Captain Tsubasa''); Tsubasa''), Hiroyuki Koshino (2018 anime); Ricardo Hill and Creator/RicardoTejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Rubén León and Creator/RicardoMendoza (''Road to 2002''), Eduardo Curiel (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub]



->Voiced by: Creator/HochuOtsuka (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/HideoIshikawa (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Ernesto Mascarúa (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Creator/HochuOtsuka (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Creator/HideoIshikawa (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''); J''), Yusuke Kobayashi (2018 anime); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa''), Ernesto Mascarúa (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub]



->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Hiroyuki Satou (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''); Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza and Eduardo Tejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Rolando de la Fuente (''Road to 2002''), Brandon Montor (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Hiroyuki Satou (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''); J''), Yuuto Uemura (2018 anime); Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza and Eduardo Tejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Rolando de la Fuente (''Road to 2002''), Brandon Montor (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]



-->Voiced by: Creator/BinShimada (Original series and 'Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game), Andrés García (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub]

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-->Voiced by: Creator/BinShimada (Original series and 'Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game), Taro Kiuchi (2018 anime), Andrés García (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub]



-->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (original series), Goro Ohtsuka ('Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game)

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-->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (original series), Shinobu Matsumoto (2018 anime), Goro Ohtsuka ('Tatakae Dream Team'' smartphone game)



-->Voiced by: Creator/HiroshiKamiya (''Captain Tsubasa J''); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/YamilAtala (''Road to 2002''), Danann Galván (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Rosa Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]

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-->Voiced by: Creator/HiroshiKamiya (''Captain Tsubasa J''); J''), Miho Hino (2018 anime); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Creator/YamilAtala (''Road to 2002''), Danann Galván (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Rosa Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]

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* HeroicSacrifice: Sorta. [[spoiler: He takes ''several'' point-blank soccer shots from Levin until he can't move, all to protect his goal. His companions and specially Tsubasa refer to this as the trope.]]

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* GameBreakingInjury: [[spoiler:While he contributes to Sampdoria's victory in the Serie B championship, he's heavily injured in the last play by a foul, leaving him unable to join the Japanese Team for the Madrid Olympics]].
* HeroicSacrifice: Sorta. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He takes ''several'' point-blank soccer shots from Levin until he can't move, all to protect his goal. His companions and specially Tsubasa refer to this as the trope.]]



* BreaktheCutie: Not only his career failed to lift off the ground in Argentina, but [[spoiler: his girlfriend fell victim to DeathByChildbirth and he's had to raise their child alone.]]

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* BreaktheCutie: Not only his career failed to lift off the ground in Argentina, but [[spoiler: his [[spoiler:his girlfriend fell victim to DeathByChildbirth and he's had to raise their child alone.]]



-->Voiced by: Creator/HiroshiKamiya (''Captain Tsubasa J''); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Yamil Atala (''Road to 2002''), Danann Galván (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Rosa Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]

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-->Voiced by: Creator/HiroshiKamiya (''Captain Tsubasa J''); Marcos Patiño (''Captain Tsubasa'' and ''Captain Tsubasa J''), Yamil Atala Creator/YamilAtala (''Road to 2002''), Danann Galván (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Rosa Sánchez (''Captain Tsubasa''), Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]
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->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Hiroyuki Satou (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''); Luis Alfonso Mendoza (''Captain Tsubasa''), Rolando de la Fuente (''Road to 2002''), Brandon Montor (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]

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->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruNakahara (in ''Captain Tsubasa''), Hiroyuki Satou (in ''Captain Tsubasa J''); Luis Alfonso Mendoza Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza and Eduardo Tejedo (''Captain Tsubasa''), Rolando de la Fuente (''Road to 2002''), Brandon Montor (2018 anime) [Latin American Spanish dub], Mercedes Espinosa (''Captain Tsubasa J'') [European Spanish dub]

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* BigBadWannabe: Briefly. He presents himself as an invincible bully and the next great goalie, but this is quickly trounced.



* BoisterousWeakling: Claims to be the best keeper after Wakabayashi upon his introduction, yet goes to lose to Tsubasa by five goals in a relatively non-tough match, the worst showing by a star keeper in the entire series. Later becomes less boisterous as a consequence.

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* BoisterousWeakling: Claims to be the best keeper after Wakabayashi upon his introduction, yet goes to lose to Tsubasa by five goals in a relatively comparatively non-tough match, the worst showing by a star keeper in the entire series. Later becomes less boisterous as a consequence.consequence.
* BoringButPractical: His best tactic is simply using his large body to obstruct shoots. Later Ishizaki jokes that, if Nakanishi eats too much, he can downright cover the entire goalposts.
* CantCatchUp: His aspirations to rival Wakabayashi are trumped very early, especially after a stronger candidate is introduced in Wakashimazu. Afterwards, although Nakanishi remains as the third best Japanese keeper, he stays very far from them in skill.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Initially looks like a subversion, as it turns out he is not just a StoneWall and can perform diving catches too. However, Tsubasa and company soon discover he is not very adaptable and does not have much more tricks.
* LightningBruiser: Nakanishi is enormous, but can jump pretty high and is not terribly slower than an average, medium-sized player his age.


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* StoneWall: While all the other Japanese keepers have at least one good field player in their teams, Nakanishi is the only star of the Naniwa, meaning he carries with all the weight of the matches himself.

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* CombatPragmatist: Tactical fouls are his specialty. He does not hesitate to hurt his rivals if he can get away with it, and often targets enemy players with explicit intention to injury. In fact, [[spoiler: what was supposed to be a simply ankle sprain for Tsubasa becomes a ''massive'' injury after Soda targets him.]]

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* CombatPragmatist: Tactical fouls are his specialty. He does not hesitate to hurt his rivals if he can get away with it, and often targets enemy players with explicit intention to injury. In fact, [[spoiler: what [[spoiler:what was supposed to be a simply ankle sprain for Tsubasa becomes a ''massive'' injury after Soda targets him.]]



* BoisterousWeakling: While he ''is'' very talented, he's not as good as he believes at the beginning of the story.

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* BoisterousWeakling: While he ''is'' very talented, he's not as good as he believes to be at the beginning of the story.



* CripplingOverspecialization: Nitta is mainly a quick attacker, but not in the way other characters have a favorite style, but in the way that this is his ''only'' style, at least at first. Similarly, his Falcon Shoot is the fastest shoot of the series, but it's actually very inaccurate. This lack of aim, in contrast with shoots like Hyuga's (which manages to be both strong and accurate at once) or Tsubasa's (which is not very strong, but very artful), is what impedes it from becoming a gamebreaking skill like the main ones.

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* CripplingOverspecialization: Nitta is mainly He excels as a quick attacker, but not in the way other characters have a favorite style, but in rest of his skills are mediocre at the way that this is his ''only'' style, best, at least at first. Similarly, his Falcon Shoot is the fastest shoot of the series, but it's actually very inaccurate. This lack of aim, inaccurate, especially in contrast with shoots like Hyuga's (which manages to be both strong and accurate at once) or Tsubasa's (which is not very strong, but very artful), is what which impedes it from becoming a gamebreaking skill like the main ones.them



* PaperTiger: His confidence, intimidating team and first showings do give the impression that Nitta is the next big menace of the series, but he turns out to be just a wannabe with a lot to learn.



* UnskilledButStrong: Lacks technical finesse, to the point often misses his best shoot and is actually not very good in any other area. However, his enormous speed and maneuverability allows him to make up for it even in his first matches, and his natural ability to learn helps him polish his skills with training afterwards.

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* UnskilledButStrong: Lacks technical finesse, to the point often misses his best shoot and is actually not very good in with any other area.technique. However, his enormous speed and maneuverability allows him to make up for it even in his first matches, and his natural ability to learn helps him polish his skills with training afterwards.



* LightningBruiser: Very fast for a giant like him.

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* LightningBruiser: Very He is very fast for a giant like him.him, and his long limbs help a lot with his catches.



* YoungerThanTheyLook: His character design makes him look an adult.

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: His character design makes him look like an adult.adult, but he is in the same age range as the rest of the cast.



* BoisterousWeakling: Claims to be the best keeper after Wakabayashi upon his introduction, yet goes to lose to Tsubasa by five goals in a relatively non-tough match, the worst showing by a star keeper in the entire series. Later becomes less boisterous as a consequence.
* PaperTiger: His immense size makes for a difficult shoot and can intimidate his opponents, but while competent, he is nearly not as dangerous as he looks.



* UnskilledButStrong: Zig-Zagged. It looks at first that his size is his only asset, but it is revealed he has some conventional skill in his task to back it up. However, it ends up not being enough to keep up once his weaknesses are exposed.

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* UnskilledButStrong: Zig-Zagged. It looks at first that his size is his only asset, but it is revealed he is surprisingly mobile and has some conventional skill in his task to back it up. However, it ends up not being enough to keep up once his weaknesses are exposed.

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* HeroicSacrifice: In the last parts of the match against the Meiwa, he dives over a downed Genzo and deflects Hyuuga's shot at the cost of crashing against the post and being knocked out. This move alone ends up winning the match: it blocked the Meiwa goal that would have put both teams in equal scores again and gave Tsubasa the rush of HeroicResolve he needed to burst into the enemy field and score on Wakashimazu for the safe win.

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* HeroicSacrifice: In the last parts part of the match against the Meiwa, he dives over a downed Genzo and deflects Hyuuga's shot at the cost of crashing against the post and being knocked out. This move alone ends up winning the match: it blocked the Meiwa goal that would have put both teams in equal scores again and gave Tsubasa the rush of HeroicResolve he needed to burst into the enemy field and score on Wakashimazu for the safe win.



* BaldOfAwesome: To a degree, since he keeps his hair ''very'' short.

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* BaldOfAwesome: To a degree, Downplayed, since he keeps his hair ''very'' very short.



* AlwaysSecondBest: To Tsubasa, franchise-wide. Upon closer inspection, the trope gets actually played with a bit, as while Tsubasa's greater ability to adapt and overcome obstacles cannot be discounted, it is more often through superior teamwork and by better secondary players that his teams beat Hyuuga's.

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* AlwaysSecondBest: To Tsubasa, franchise-wide. Upon closer inspection, however, the trope gets actually played with a bit, as bit; while Tsubasa's greater ability to adapt and overcome obstacles cannot be discounted, it is more often through superior teamwork and by better secondary players that his teams beat Hyuuga's.



* AdaptationalBadass: While Wakashimazu has played second fiddle to Wakabayashi from the first arc onwards, the 1983 anime filler included an extra arc before the Nankatsu-Toho match where the two were portrayed as equals that simply had different skills and holes: a substitute Ken turned out the right man to save the team after Genzo was worfed by Steve's strong game, while Genzo did the same in turn when Ken himself was worfed by Schneider's feints. This tournament also included Ken doing another saving performance in-between against Pierre Elle Sid, an opponent that has been traditionally portrayed as superior.

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* AdaptationalBadass: While Wakashimazu has played second fiddle to Wakabayashi from the first arc onwards, the 1983 anime filler included an extra arc before the Nankatsu-Toho match where the two were still portrayed more or less as equals that simply had different skills and holes: a substitute Ken turned out the right man to save the team after Genzo was worfed by Steve's strong game, while Genzo did the same in turn when Ken himself was worfed by Schneider's feints. This tournament also included Ken doing another saving performance in-between against Pierre Elle Sid, an opponent that has been traditionally portrayed as superior.



* CantCatchUp: In his introductory arc, although Ken ultimately failed at proving to be a better goalie than Wakabayashi, you could believably claim the two were roughly in the same level: they both tanked their opposing teams into two overtimes and it took a mess of chances for Nankatsu to ensure the win with the help of its stronger support players. From that point, however, Genzo just skyrocketed as a keeper in his foreign career, while Ken was left as a perennial struggler who would never be able to compete with him again. He still fared much better than the rest of Japanese keepers, though, so it could be said it is only in relation to Wakabayashi alone that he couldn't catch up.

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* CantCatchUp: In his introductory arc, although Ken ultimately failed at proving to be a better goalie than beating Wakabayashi, you could believably claim the two were roughly in on the same level: they both tanked their opposing teams into two overtimes and it took a mess of chances for Nankatsu to ensure the win win, and only with the help of its better teamwork and stronger support players. From that point, however, Genzo just skyrocketed as a keeper in his foreign career, while Ken was left as a perennial struggler who would never be able to compete with him again. He still fared much better than the rest of Japanese keepers, though, so it could be said it is only in relation to Wakabayashi alone that he couldn't catch up.



* MoralityPet: Downplayed. Despite the fact that Wakashimazu and Hyuga know each other from their childhood, it is Sawada the one who becomes his main emotional support while Ken remains in the sidelines. He's is still the second closest player to Hyuga, though.

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* MoralityPet: Downplayed. Despite the fact that Wakashimazu and Hyuga know each other from their childhood, it is Sawada the one who becomes his main emotional support while Ken remains in the sidelines. He's is still the second closest player to Hyuga, though.



* FatalFlaw: While he is an apt player at all fields, he is not very confident and can get intimidated if sorely pressed. This proves decisive in the Nankatsu-Meiwa final bout, when Sawada's sudden panic at seeing Tsubasa coming at him allows the latter to take the ball from him and seal the match.
* JackOfAllStats: Like Misaki, he has no discernible field of specialization, being just a good player who syncs well with Hyuga.

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* FatalFlaw: While he is an apt player at all fields, he is not very confident and can get intimidated if sorely pressed. This proves decisive in the Nankatsu-Meiwa final bout, when Sawada's sudden panic at seeing Tsubasa coming at him allows the latter makes Takeshi freeze, allowing Tsubasa to take the ball from him and seal the match.
* JackOfAllStats: Like Misaki, he has no discernible field of specialization, being just a good player who syncs well with Hyuga.Hyuga (though not as well as Misaki does with Tsubasa).



* NervousWreck: Downplayed, as he is a subdued kind of boy, but he does tend to worry a lot during the hard parts of the matches. Looking hesitant is almost his default expression every time the play is not going perfect.

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* NervousWreck: Downplayed, as he is a subdued kind of boy, but he does tend to worry a lot during the hard parts of the matches. Looking hesitant scared or worried, as pictured above, is almost his default expression every time the play is not going perfect.



* CombatPragmatist: Does ''NOT'' hesitate to do tactical fouls and hurt his rivals if he can get away with it. In fact, [[spoiler: what was supposed to be a simply ankle sprain for Tsubasa becomes a ''massive'' injury after Soda targets him.]]

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* CombatPragmatist: Does ''NOT'' Tactical fouls are his specialty. He does not hesitate to do tactical fouls and hurt his rivals if he can get away with it.it, and often targets enemy players with explicit intention to injury. In fact, [[spoiler: what was supposed to be a simply ankle sprain for Tsubasa becomes a ''massive'' injury after Soda targets him.]]



* FatalFlaw: His short temper makes a bad combination with his aggressive playing style. [[spoiler:In the ''Shin'' match against France, when Napoleon exploits this and gets him kicked out.]]



* HotBlooded: His FatalFlaw, [[spoiler:''specially'' in the ''Shin'' match against France, when Napoleon exploits this and gets him kicked out.]]

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* HotBlooded: His FatalFlaw, [[spoiler:''specially'' in the ''Shin'' match against France, when Napoleon exploits this He's a good player and tactician, but can get very mad if he gets him kicked out.]]carried away.

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* GeniusBruiser: May look like his aggression is his only trump card on the field, but not at all - he is skilled enough to cause trouble to more technical players, knows himself a lot about shoots with effects to the point he knows the theory of Drive Shoot, and his own Razor Shoot could easily score against the third best goalie to that point, Nakanishi.

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* EvilCounterpart: Yet another one to Tsubasa. He is the captain of his team, has a lot of spirit, and is a technician with a penchant for tricky spinning shoots, just like Tsubasa; but while Tsubasa is gentle, civil and technically flawless, Soda is arrogant, dirty and not good enough to match him.
* GeniusBruiser: May look like his aggression is his only trump card on the field, but not at all - he is skilled enough to cause trouble to more technical players, knows himself a lot about shoots with effects to effect (to the point he knows of being familiar with the theory of Drive Shoot, Shoot!), and his own Razor Shoot could easily score against the third best goalie to that point, Nakanishi.


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* UnknownRival: Develops an obssession with beating Tsubasa.

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* BoisterousBruiser: Very stubborn and spirited in the fields.

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* BoisterousBruiser: Very stubborn and spirited in on the fields.



* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: His first appearances outside the fields profile him as a dumb, goofy brute. Then the match starts, and it turns out he is absolutely neither dumb nor goofy.



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A very, very aggressive and arrogant player from Osaka, whose temper will bring him trouble more than once.

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A very, very aggressive and arrogant dirty player from Osaka, whose temper will bring him trouble more than once.



* GeniusBruiser: May look like his aggression is his only trump card on the field, but not at all - he is skilled enough to cause trouble to more technical players, and his Razor Shoot could easily score against the third best goalie to that point, Nakanishi.

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* GeniusBruiser: May look like his aggression is his only trump card on the field, but not at all - he is skilled enough to cause trouble to more technical players, knows himself a lot about shoots with effects to the point he knows the theory of Drive Shoot, and his own Razor Shoot could easily score against the third best goalie to that point, Nakanishi.



* LightningBruiser: He's very fast and has surprisingly strong attacks (of all kinds) for his size.



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* TheBenchwarmer: Despite being a better goal keeper than Wakashimazu, he didn't play as Japan's National Team's main Goal Keeper during the U16 World Cup until the finale against Germany, after Wakashimazu was injured during the semi-finals against France. The reason why he didn't attend the previous matches was to give Japan a DramaPreservingHandicap and to help his teammates grow over themselves.

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* TheBenchwarmer: Despite being a better goal keeper goalkeeper than Wakashimazu, he didn't play as Japan's National Team's main Goal Keeper GK during the U16 World Cup until the finale against Germany, after Wakashimazu was injured during the semi-finals against France. The reason why he didn't attend the previous matches was to give Japan a DramaPreservingHandicap and to help his teammates grow over themselves.



* HeroicSacrifice: In the last parts of the match against the Meiwa, he dives over a downed Genzo and deflects Hyuuga's shot at the cost of crashing against the post and being knocked out. This move alone ends up winning the match: it blocked the Meiwa goal that would have put both teams in equal scores again and gave Tsubasa the rush of HeroicResolve he needed to burst into the enemy field and score on Wakashimazu for the safe win.



* AlwaysSecondBest: To Tsubasa, specially at first.

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* AlwaysSecondBest: To Tsubasa, specially at first.franchise-wide. Upon closer inspection, the trope gets actually played with a bit, as while Tsubasa's greater ability to adapt and overcome obstacles cannot be discounted, it is more often through superior teamwork and by better secondary players that his teams beat Hyuuga's.



* CantCatchUp: In his introductory arc, although Ken ultimately failed at proving to be a better goalie than Wakabayashi, you could believably claim the two were roughly in the same level: they both tanked their opposing team into two overtimes and it took a mess of chances for Nankatsu to ensure the win with the help of its stronger secondary players. From that point, however, Genzo just skyrocketed as a keeper in his foreign career, while Ken was left as a perennial struggler who would never be able to compete with him again. (He still fared much better than the rest of Japanese keepers, though, so it could be said it is only in relation to Wakabayashi alone that he couldn't catch up; also, uniquely for a keeper, he also went to find success as a field player.)
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Compared to the rest of the cast, his personality changes a lot over the series, to the point his two main stages look like completely different characters. In his first appearances in the Meiwa, he was very expressive and cocky, showing plenty of smug smiles and trashtalking, yet at the same time being a GracefulLoser. However, after his change to the Toho and onwards, he becomes much more stoic, serious and introverted, and his rivalry with Wakabayashi becomes substantially more bitter. His signature attire also changes, initially resembling Genzo's (cap included) before diverging on a wholly different one.

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* CantCatchUp: In his introductory arc, although Ken ultimately failed at proving to be a better goalie than Wakabayashi, you could believably claim the two were roughly in the same level: they both tanked their opposing team teams into two overtimes and it took a mess of chances for Nankatsu to ensure the win with the help of its stronger secondary support players. From that point, however, Genzo just skyrocketed as a keeper in his foreign career, while Ken was left as a perennial struggler who would never be able to compete with him again. (He He still fared much better than the rest of Japanese keepers, though, so it could be said it is only in relation to Wakabayashi alone that he couldn't catch up; also, uniquely for a keeper, he also went to find success as a field player.)
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Compared to the rest of the cast, his personality changes a lot over the series, to the point his two main stages look almost like completely different characters. In his first appearances in the Meiwa, he was very expressive and cocky, showing plenty of smug smiles and trashtalking, yet at the same time being a GracefulLoser. However, after his change to the Toho and onwards, he becomes much more stoic, serious and introverted, and his rivalry with attitude towards Wakabayashi becomes turns substantially more bitter. His signature attire also changes, initially resembling Genzo's (cap included) before diverging on a wholly different one.



* EvilCounterpart: Lampshaded by himself towards Wakabayashi. He's actually a better example of this than Hyuga and Sawada, as Ken does act a bit as a CardCarryingVillain when he's introduced.

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* EvilCounterpart: Lampshaded by himself towards Wakabayashi. He's actually a better example of this than Hyuga and Sawada, as Ken does act a bit as a CardCarryingVillain when he's introduced.at first.



* MasterOfAll: Unlike all the other goalies in the series, shockingly enough, Wakashimazu is just as good as a field player as he is as a goalkeeper. Hyuuga himself states Ken has the best shot on the entire Toho team only second to himself, which technically puts him over Sawada and people from other teams around Sawada's level (that's it, almost ''everybody'' by this point), and that despite Ken being presumably trained mostly to keep. He has even played as a substitute forward on occasion, and in the ''Golden 23'' arc he is actually put as a forward full time with few troubles to adapt, with coach Kira revealing he had always considered him for the role since their times in the Meiwa.

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* MasterOfAll: MinoredInAsskicking: Unlike all the other goalies in the series, shockingly enough, Wakashimazu is just as good as a field player as he is as a goalkeeper. Hyuuga himself states stated Ken has had the best shot on the entire Toho Meiwa team only second to himself, which technically puts him over Sawada and people from other teams around Sawada's level (that's it, (that is, almost ''everybody'' by this point), everybody at that point and still in later arcs), and that despite Ken being presumably trained mostly to keep. He has even played as a substitute forward on occasion, and in the ''Golden 23'' arc he is actually put as a forward full time with few troubles to adapt, with coach Kira revealing he had always considered him for the role since their times in the Meiwa.



* NiceHat: Wore a grey cap in the Meiwa, in a style similar to Genzo, though soon discarded it.

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* NiceHat: Wore Used to wear a grey cap in the Meiwa, in a style similar to Genzo, though soon later discarded it.
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* StrongAndSkilled: It may look like Mark is only talented to overwhelm his opponents with raw strength, but he is actually far from being unskilled in any other area of the game. Unlike many other Japanese players (and more like Tsubasa himself), his playing style has no important holes and he would be still a threat even without his Tiger Shoot and aggression.

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* StrongAndSkilled: It may look like Mark Hyuga is only talented to overwhelm his opponents with raw strength, but he is actually far from being unskilled in any other area of the game. Unlike many other Japanese players (and more like Tsubasa himself), his playing style has no important holes and he would be still a threat even without his Tiger Shoot and aggression.

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