History Characters / Eyeshield21ShinryujiNaga

''"Well, even though that means you've just become a 15 from a 10, in comparison to my 100."''

''"A true number one, only has that title because he is undefeated."''

* GoodColorsEvilColors: In the anime, his dreads are purple and reminiscent of tentacles.

* JackOfAllTrades: Agon is strong, fast, skilled, and intelligent enough to play any position he wants and excel with ease.

* FiveBadBand:

* PrecisionFStrike: Also counts as a {{crowning moment of funny}}.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: This was his motive for [[spoiler: entering the World Cup. Subverted later against Militaria, when Agon decided that he wanted to play seriously to crush the opponents, because the latter's captain [[CrowningMomentOfFunny shaved off his dreads]]]].

* BashBrothers: With Unsui and [[spoiler: ex-friend Hiruma]].

* AloofBigBrother: {{Subverted}}. He's somewhat aloof, but Agon's the antagonistic, perfect one.
* BashBrothers: With Agon.

* {{Expy}}: Of Vegeta, though only when he's serious.

--> "If I don't see the same kind of zeal you showed against me, I'LL CRUSH YOUR TINY MONKEY BALLS."

* DreadlockRasta: Subverted. Though he was constantly referred to as "the reggae head", Agon attended a Buddhist school.

** Also, Agon was a BrilliantButLazy SmugSuper, to Shin's Brilliant and Hardworking HumbleHero.
** Lastly, Agon was this to [[spoiler: Yamato]] as well. Both of them are confident geniuses with special talents outside speed and strength (inhuman reaction time and [[spoiler: perfect body balance]] respectively), but the latter was a respectful NiceGuy while the former was a full-on {{Jerkass}}.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Reveled in being the foolish one.

--> '''Riko''' (Sweating nervously): Now, next! "What is your reason for playing american football?"
--> '''Agon''' (SlasherSmile): ... I want to ''crush'' people just like that. I thought I'd show commoners that their efforts are useless. In the face of true talents.

--> '''Hiruma''' (To Sena): You probably know this already, but... that fuckin' dreads' (Agon) confidence isn't anything like arrogance or carelessness. Kongo Agon is a true genius.

* HeelFaceTurn: Downplayed. Agon never stopped being unpleasant, but [[spoiler: during the Youth World Cup, he mellowed a little bit, discovered genuine enjoyments of football, and made the first step towards repairing his relationship with Hiruma. He also showed some level of empathy, putting himself in Kurita's shoes, and challenging Unsui to do more with life than to follow him. He was still a bastard, but we were a long way from the jerk who threw a ball in the face of a handicapped grade-schooler]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: A minor case: though no one in his team dared say it, they pointed out that for an ace player who said they should always go all-out with the strongest card, Agon sure missed a lot of games with all his goofing off.

* MeaningfulName: "Agon" (in Japanese) is also the name of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agama_(Buddhism) collection of Buddhist scriptures]]. According to some scholars, the said scriptures were meant to be something imparted directly by Buddha himself. [[TheGift How fitting]]...
** Also, "Kongo" can mean ''diamond'', which alludes to the famous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Sutra Diamond Sutra]].
** "Kongo" is also a reference to Kongorikishi, the two wrath-filled and muscular guardians of Buddha. Their statues are often seen at the gates of Buddhist temples. Kongorikishi represent using force to protect one's beliefs and values. Sums up the Kongo twins quite well.

--> '''Agon''': What are you guys, a bunch of homos with a fat fetish?
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: His dreadlocks, gold chain, and baggy clothes gave him this look. He doesn't hae the lingo and his attitude is more of a psychpath than a gangster wannabe though.

* {{Signature Move}}s: His chops, and [[spoiler: the Dragonfly formation he did [[SiblingTeam alongside Unsui]]. He also learnt the Devil Bat Ghost ''halfway through the Devil Bats vs Naga game'']].

* {{Slasher Smile}}s: If you do see Agon smile, the chance is ''very high'' that it's because he is going to do or say something nasty. Like [[http://read.mangashare.com/Eyeshield-21/chapter-170/page015.html this]], for instance.

* SmugSuper: '''This trope personified'''.

* UnnecessaryRoughness: In the game with the Devil Bats, he tried to permanently injure Sena.
** Agon also ''shoved Hiruma's head onto the ground'' when the latter tried to stop him, which was obviously intended to be an act of pure jerkassery.

* VillainousFriendship: [[spoiler: Agon and Hiruma used to be friends. They started trying to rebuild the said relationship during the finals of the World Cup]].
** Agon also harbored genuine respect for Ikkyu - noting that he was the only Naga player Agon saw as worth keeping around.

* ExtremeDoormat: To Agon.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He's the responsible one, and suffers a lot because of it.

* MeaningfulName: His name is a term for someone pursuing enlightenment, usually an apprentice monk. It also goes with Shinryuji's Buddhist motifs.

* TheResenter: In middle school, towards Agon. Then he just gives up.

* MythicalMotifs: Well, [[DragonsUpTheYinYang Eastern Dragon]], in case you haven't noticed.

* {{Warrior Monk}}s: The Eastern variant of this served as their {{Motif}}s.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted most of the time. His success with ladies was because of him turning his charm and social skills on and faking kindness, though one of his dates found it refreshing that Agon was honest about finding no point in saving ugly girls.

* {{Archenemy}}: To Hiruma. Agon's a dick to everyone on general principle, but with Hiruma, it's ''very'' personal, stemming from [[spoiler: their former sort-of friendship and Agon's decision to keep Kurita from entering Shinryuji]]. Hiruma's gunning for the Naga generally, and Agon in particular, long before the Kanto Regional, while Agon's goal throughout their match was to remind Hiruma of "just how worthless he and his friends are", to quote Agon's own words.

* {{Berserk Button}}s: Don't ignore him. Don't look down on him. Just ''don't'' do anything to imply he is not the best, really. Hiruma took a lot of pleasure in smashing every single one of his buttons during their match.
* BigBad: During the Devil Bats vs Naga match.

--> '''Unsui''': Not 99%, but 100% victory. Widening the score gap to 20 points or more, making sure the opponents have no chance to make a comeback, and winning. That's our plan.
--> '''Agon''' (DeathGlare): ... Your brains and mine. Which do you think is better?
--> '''Other Naga Players''': ... (Exchanged nervous glances.)
--> '''Unsui''': ...... [[ExtremeDoormat Alright]].
* BitchInSheepsClothing: When he wanted to get into girls' pants.

** But seeing that Agon [[spoiler: had a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold hidden heart of gold]] for his brother]], this may not be that implausible...

* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: His dreadlocks, gold chain, and baggy clothes gave him this look.

* KillingIntent: He's quite an evil one at that. During the Devil Bats vs Naga match, it felt more like he was trying to maim someone than to play football.

* GeekPhysique: Gojyo.

* PluckyComicRelief

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[[folder:In General]]

* [[RealMenLoveJesus Real Men Love Buddha]]: Agon definitely didn't, but all the other members of the Naga were regularly seen engaging in meditation and other Buddhist spiritual practices. Shinryuji students admitted that Sendoda's meditation class wasn't really a part of the highschool program, though.

* {{Troperiffic}}: Hiruma and Mr. Don's sections are gaining ground.

** Also, Agon admitted that Ikkyu would do as a star player in his dream team (with all of the other 10 being copies of himself, though). Ikkyu is also the first name Agon drops when discussing players for Team Japan with Monta, Sena, Shin and Gaou.

-->'''Agon''': That fat shit actually thought he could get into position in time... (SlasherSmile) Your dreams are over, trash.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler: When he was about to be decimated by [[TheJuggernaut Mr. Don]] (who'd almost hospitalized a giant like ''Gaou''), Agon though that even if Kurita could he probably would let him get sacked for what'd happened between them. Yet, Kurita showed up at the last moment and stopped Don, even having more resolve '''because he'd to protect Agon''']].

* TheBully: A fairly brutal one, Agon savaged [[WouldHitAGirl any]][[WouldHurtAChild one]] he felt he can prey upon. Sena mentioned that while he had met bullies and scary people like Rui and Hiruma all his life, Agon was ''simply evil''.

* TheBully: A fairly brutal one, Agon savaged [[WouldHitAGirl any]][[WouldHurtAChild one]] he felt he can prey upon. Sena mentions that while he met bullies all his life and scary people like Rui and Hiruma, Agon is simply evil.

* BrokenAce: He had the best grades in the entire cast and great social skills (when he bothered with that sort of stuff), was popular with girls and hailed as the most talented athlete of a century. He's also a ''huge douche''. This didn't make his actions excusable, but it's easy to see how Agon grew into such a jerk when you consider he had been called a prodigy his whole life with nothing to prove otherwise.

* RunningGag: Except for [[ChickMagnet Agon]] and [[TheStoic Unsui]], the Naga were not good at interacting with girls. They were an OneGenderSchool, after all...

* CatchPhrase: "Shishi Hokoutou" (Japanese: 獅子博兔), a proverb which means using your full strength even against weak opponents.

* CatchPhrase: "Shishi Hokoutou", a proverb which means using your full strength even against weak opponents.

** Kongo is also a reference to Kongorikishi, the two wrath-filled and muscular guardians of the Buddha, whose statues are often seen at the gates of Buddhist temples. Kongorikishi represent using force to protect one's beliefs and values. Sums up the Kongo twins quite well.
*** Agon's name is an allusion to the Kongorikishi that he's based off, Agyo. Agyo represents overt violence.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted most of the time. His success with ladies was because of him turning his charm and social skills on and faking kindness, although one of his dates found it refreshing that Agon was honest about finding no point in saving ugly girls.

* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Being loved by the gods and given a reaction time almost out of human's boundary, Agon never needed to work hard and took great pleasure seeing people who despite all their efforts couldn't do anything against sheer talents.

** And again during [[spoiler:the World Cup. Seeing Habashira Rui struggle on a field he wasn't prepared for, but also refusing to back down from a hopeless battle, made him think of Unsui. Normally, Agon would have derided such action, as he loves to see trash fail and give in to despair. But precisely because he was reminded of Unsui, Agon doesn't say a goddamn ''word.'' He just walks over to the bench and removes his wig and shades, simultaneously making it clear that he was going to take this seriously and challenging his brother for not being out on the field with them, and continues to help Sena back Rui up. Possibly going back to his disappointment that his brother refused to struggle against his fate; if so, it worked, because after the World Cup, Unsui deliberately went to a less prestigious college so he could face off ''against'' Agon.]]

* KnightOfCerebus: At first, the series' tone was lighthearted. Even the likes of Hiruma and Habashira had their shares of comical moments (especially the former, who's a ComedicSociopath). However, upon Sena's first personal encounter with Agon, we suddenly got scenes where Habashira and his gang were beaten senseless, where Mamori looked like she was going to be ''raped'' by Agon, and where Torakichi (a ''wheelchair-bound grade schooler'') had a football thrown at his injured knees. ''None'' of these was comical. After that, the series became quite a bit more serious.

* {{Signature Move}}s: His chops, and [[spoiler: the Dragonfly formation he did [[SiblingTeam alongside Unsui]]. He also learnt the Devil Bat Ghost ''halfway through the Devil Bats vs Naga game'']]. His God-speed Impulse (sort of) counted as a passive move as well.