History Characters / Eyeshield21OjoWhiteKnights

* {{Expy}}: Of [[Manga/FistOftheNorthStar Kenshiro]] and [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]]. Stoic and being obsessed with training and becoming stronger. His resemblance with Kenshiro is used humorously in the manga to show Sena's fear of Shin (as a delusion - it's suggested that "Delusion Shin" can probably use "Hokuto-shinken" as well).

--> '''Riko''': Exactly... what kind of girl do you like?

[[spoiler: By the time of the Fall Tokyo Tournament, the team had completed their training on the Balista formation, which [[TookALevelInBadass drastically strengthened both their offense and defense]]. The Devil Bats fought the White Knights once more at the semi-finals of the Kanto Regional, and defeated them after a very tough battle]].

* CombinationAttack: [[spoiler: Both the Everest Pass (which involved Takami and Sakuraba doing a pass at such great height that it is impossible to intercept) and the Sagittarius (which involved Takami and Sakuraba doing the Everest Pass while [[LightningBruiser Shin]] ''serves as the latter's guard by tearing through the opponents' defense to open the way'') were this]]. [[spoiler: And of course, the Balista formation]].

* SecretWeapon: [[spoiler: The '''Balista''' formation - deploying Shin as the lead blocker to blast through the linemen and allowing two powerful offensives with Sakuraba's Everest Pass - became feasible once Shin was trained to play on both offense ''and'' defense with full power during the whole game]].

Widely regarded as the best highschool team in Tokyo, the Ojo White Knights were renowned for their [[StoneWall impenetrable defense]], which made them the kings of the Tokyo Tournament and perpetual runners-up to the [[TheDreaded Shinryuji Naga]] at the Kanto Regional. Following the graduation of most of their best players (the "Golden Generation") a year prior to the event of the series, the White Knights were in a process of rebuilding their strength. They faced the Devil Bats in the second round of the Spring Tokyo Tournament and [[CurbStompBattle routed]] the latter. Despite this, Seijuro Shin, the ace of the Knights, developed an interest in the weak team as he lost a personal battle against Sena during the match.

Widely regarded as the best highschool team in Tokyo, the Ojo White Knights were renowned for their [[StoneWall impenetrable defense]], which made them the kings of the Tokyo Tournament and perpetual runners-up to the [[TheDreaded Shinryuji Naga]] at the Kanto Regional. Following the graduation of most of their best players (the "Golden Generation") a year prior to the event of the series, the White Knights were in a process of rebuilding their strength. They encountered the Devil Bats in the second round of the Spring Tokyo Tournament and [[CurbStompBattle routed]] the latter. Despite this, Seijuro Shin, the ace of the Knights, developed an interest in the weak team as he lost a personal battle against Sena during the match.

[[spoiler: By the time of the Fall Tokyo Tournament, they had completed their training on the Balista formation, which [[TookALevelInBadass drastically strengthened both their offense and defense]]. The Devil Bats fought the White Knights once more at the semi-finals of the Kanto Regional, and defeated them after a very tough battle]].

Widely regarded as the best highschool team in Tokyo, the Ojo White Knights were renowned for their [[StoneWall impenetrable defense]], which made them the kings of the Tokyo Tournament and perpetual runners-up to the [[TheDreaded Shinryuji Naga]] at the Kanto Regional. Following the graduation of most of their best players (the "Golden Generation") a year prior to the event of the series, the White Knights were in a process of rebuilding their strength. Despite [[CurbStompBattle routing]] the Devil Bats in the Spring Tokyo Tournament, Seijuro Shin, the ace of the Knights, developed an interest in the Devil Bats as he lost a personal battle against Sena during the match. [[spoiler: By the time of the Fall Tokyo Tournament, they had completed their training on the Balista formation, which [[TookALevelInBadass drastically strengthened both their offense and defense]]. The Devil Bats fought the White Knights once more at the semi-finals of the Kanto Regional, and defeated them after a very tough battle]].

Widely regarded as the best highschool team in Tokyo, the Ojo White Knights were renowned for their [[StoneWall impenetrable defense]], which made them the kings of the Tokyo Tournament and perpetual runners-up to the [[TheDreaded Shinryuji Naga]] at the Kanto Regional. Following the graduation of most of their best players (the "Golden Generation") a year prior to the event of the series, the White Knights were in a process of rebuilding their strength. [[spoiler: By the time of the Fall Tokyo Tournament, they had completed their training on the Balista formation, which [[TookALevelInBadass drastically strengthened both their offense and defense]]. The Devil Bats fought the White Knights once more at the semi-finals of the Kanto Regional, and defeated them after a very tough battle]].

* Tropperiffic: His list of tropes isn't much shorter than Hiruma's.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[FistOftheNorthStar Kenshiro]] and [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]]. Stoic and being obsessed with training and becoming stronger. His resemblance with Kenshiro is used humorously in the manga to show Sena's fear of Shin (as a delusion - it's suggested that "Delusion Shin" can probably use "Hokuto-shinken" as well).

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* AlliterativeName: '''S'''eijuro '''S'''hin, the Best Linebacker Ever.

* TheRival: To Sena.

* ImportantHaircut: To show he quit being a model and started taking American football seriously.

* BerserkButton: It's triggered only once when he realizes that Ojo is in danger of losing to the Devil-Bats in the Kanto semifinals, and thus costing himself and Takami their last chance at the Christmas Bowl. He proceeds to completely lose his mind and bulldoze his way through first Kurita, and then most of Deimon's line.

* BoisterousBruiser: Otawara doesn't seem to know how ''not'' to have a great time.

* TheBigGuy: The Ojo's strongest lineman.

* DumbMuscle: The poster boy of this trope.
** At least he's aware of it.

** He can rival resident idiot Taki in stupidity. At one point the two are given the question, "The man who invented the light bulb was..." Ootowara answered [[MathematicianAnswer "Smart"]], while Taki answered [[ItsAllAboutMe "Me"]]. Though to be fair to Ootawara, it's not like his answer is actually ''wrong''.

* TheRival: To Kurita.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Justified. Unlike other quarterbacks that can run and dodge, Takami can only rely on his high passes and his intellect during plays. Many thought this made him an inferior quarterback.

* TheAce: He was the White Knights' best player and Japan's overall best linebacker.

* {{Badass}}: Defenders usually have to tackle running backs with their entire bodies to stop them. Shin can stop them with ''one arm''. He also killed a boar during his training ''using his bare hands''.

* BruceLeeClone

* {{Expy}}: Of [[FistOftheNorthStar Kenshiro]] and [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]]. Stoic and being obsessed with training and becoming stronger.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[FistOftheNorthStar Kenshiro]].

* TheRival: To Monta, once he becomes an actual star player.

* LightningBruiser: By the Fall Tournament he had developed a level of speed that is freaking ridiculous for someone his size. This lets him compete with the physically stronger Kurita.

* HandicappedBadass: It's not that Takami lacks the talent to be a runner, he literally ''cant't'' run thanks to a leg injury.

* SkewedPriorities: To Shin, training is just... more important than everything else. As mentioned, when he got lost in the Suicide Forest and had to cook a boar for dinner, he's still more concerned about getting all the nutrients he needed for building muscles than his own safety.

* SkewedPriorities: To Shin, training is more important than everything else. As mentioned, when he got lost in the Suicide Forest and had to cook a wild boar for dinner, he's still more concerned with getting all the nutrients he needed for building muscles than with his own safety.

* DitzyGenius: While Shin is smart, widely considered a genius, and extremely well-read about fitness and sports, his WalkingTechbane tendency is quite jarring.

* BruceLeeClone: Look at him and tell me that he isn't one.

* StraightMan: Which is natural considering Shin's stoic personality. It's most apparent when he's around Ootawara.

* HonorBeforeReason: Shin makes an honorable opponent. It was illustrated when he [[spoiler: asked Takami to reveal details of the Balista formation to the Devil Bats during the Ojo Academy school festival, just to make sure that both teams have shown their hands, aka playing on equal grounds]].

* AmbiguousDisorder: Shin [[NoSocialSkills doesn't seem socially skilled at all]]. He also has symptoms like limited facial expressions, encyclopedic knowledge of and absoluate devotion to his rather narrow interest (i.e., football and fitness), and general obliviousness towards anything outside the said interest. Agon lampshaded the last point by calling Shin a "training geek".

* NoSocialSkills: Shin speaks [[TheStoic in monotone with textbook-level formality]] and [[BrutalHonesty general lack of tact]]. He also seems to have little awareness of social norms (e.g., he doesn't seem to see anything wrong with walking around shirtless) and no friend at all outside his football team. In one instance, he gave Sakuraba his most powerful tackle simply because the latter wrapped his arm over his shoulder - and it seemed to be what Shin thought was the appropriate response.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Shin [[NoSocialSkills doesn't seem socially skilled at all]]. He also has symptoms like limited facial expressions, encyclopedic knowledge of and absoluate devotion to his rather narrow interest (i.e., football and fitness), and general obliviousness towards anything outside the said interest. Agon lampshaded the last two points by calling Shin a "training geek".

* AmbiguousDisorder: Shin [[NoSocialSkills doesn't seem socially skilled at all]]. He also has symptoms like limited facial expressions, encyclopedic knowledge of everything related to sports and fitness, absolute devotion to his rather narrow interest, and general obliviousness towards anything outside the said interest. Agon lampshaded the last two points by calling Shin a "training geek".

* NoSocialSkills: Shin [[TheStoic speaks in monotone with textbook-level formality]] and [[BrutalHonesty general lack of tact]]. He also seems to have little awareness of social norms (e.g., he doesn't seem to see anything wrong with walking around shirtless) and no friend at all outside his football team. In one instance, he gave Sakuraba his most powerful tackle simply because the latter wrapped his arm over his shoulder - and it seemed to be what Shin thought was the appropriate response.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Shin [[NoSocialSkills doesn't seem to be socially well-adjusted]]. He also has limited facial expressions, encyclopedic knowledge of everything related to sports and fitness, absolute devotion to his rather narrow interest, and general obliviousness towards anything outside the said interest. Agon lampshaded the last two points by calling Shin a "training geek".

* AmbiguousDisorder: Shin [[NoSocialSkills doesn't seem to be socially well-adjusted]]. He also has limited facial expressions and ''very'' narrow interests. Agon lampshaded the last point by calling Shin a "training geek".

* NoSocialSkills: Shin always spoke with textbook-level formality and didn't seem to have any friend outside his football team. In one instance, he gave Sakuraba his most powerful tackle simply because the latter wrapped his arm over his shoulder - and it seemed to be what Shin thought was the appropriate response.

* StraightMan: Most apparent when he's around Ootawara.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: He's got quite a few moments of this. It was mostly due to his [[AmbiguousDisorder preoccupation]] with training and the resultant obliviousness. Example: when Shin broke his GPS, got lost in the Suicide Forest (long story), and had to cook a wild boar for dinner, he began to feel worried... that ''just eating meat wouldn't give him balanced nutrition''.