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[[folder:Ken Kamaguruma]]
Cornerback of the Taiyo Sphinx who specializes in disrupting the opposing team's pass routine by bumping their Wide Receiver and knocking them off-balance for a few seconds.

* Position: Cornerback
* Jersey: 98
* 40 yard dash: 5.3 seconds
* Bench Press: 85 kg
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* AlternateCharacterReading: ''Chariot'' was mistaken by Sena and Monta for ''Tank'' since they share similar readings (Sensha).
* ArtisticLicenseSports: His final play against Monta has Kamagurama tackling him from behind to prevent him from catching the ball Hiruma tossed. Once the Quarterback got the ball in the air, any attempt to interfere with the Wide Receiver during a pass results in a penalty and the opposing team automatically gets a First Down where the incident takes place.
* BoisterousBruiser: Compared to his more stoney and formal teammates, Kamaguruma is louder and more talkative in comparison, especially in regards to bumping. Though Kamaguruma is possibly the only skilled back on his team as once he hits the field, Kamaguruma severely crippled Deimon's ability to pass with his bumping.
* SignatureMove: Kamaguruma's "Chariot Bump" has him slamming into the Wide Receiver with all of his strength to unbalance and hinder them from receiving passes.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Kamaguruma specializes in Bumping a little TOO much to the point where he can barely do anything else. To be fair, he is pretty good at what he does, just ask Monta.
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* MythticalMotifs: Their {{Motif}}s are AncientEgypt-themed, such as borrowing the Art/TheSphinx for their logo. They've taken it to such a ridiculous level it's not even funny.

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* MythticalMotifs: MythicalMotifs: Their {{Motif}}s are AncientEgypt-themed, such as borrowing the Art/TheSphinx for their logo. They've taken it to such a ridiculous level it's not even funny.
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* MyhticalMotifs: Their {{Motif}}s are AncientEgypt-themed, such as borrowing the Art/TheSphinx for their logo. They've taken it to such a ridiculous level it's not even funny.

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* MyhticalMotifs: MythticalMotifs: Their {{Motif}}s are AncientEgypt-themed, such as borrowing the Art/TheSphinx for their logo. They've taken it to such a ridiculous level it's not even funny.
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* {{Bishonen}}: He's one of the most feminine-looking male characters.
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Rated M For Manly is about masculine works as a whole


* RatedMForManly: Big, strong, stoic, mature, and a solid leader.
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* BadassInCharge: The toughest player and real commander of the team.

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* AncientEgypt: Their {{Motif}}s. They've taken it to such a ridiculous level it's not even funny.



* MythicalMotifs: '''Sphinx'''.

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* MythicalMotifs: '''Sphinx'''.MyhticalMotifs: Their {{Motif}}s are AncientEgypt-themed, such as borrowing the Art/TheSphinx for their logo. They've taken it to such a ridiculous level it's not even funny.
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* TheChick: To the Sphinx. He is fronting as a pharaoh with the linemen making sure no one can touch him.
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* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader (de facto) and TheSmartGuy: Banba.
** TheLancer and TheBigGuy: Kasamatsu.
** TheChick: Harao, even though he's the ''quarterback''.
** TheSixthRanger: Kamaguruma.
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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Again, he's supposed to be a Japanese, but he has the look of this.
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* BaldOfAwesome: The bald player is the strongest and most reliable one of his team. [[TheNicknamer Hiruma]] also lampshaded this by nicknaming Banba "fucking baldie".

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite his stoicism, Banba was recruited by Hiruma for ''lots'' of silly activities, especially in the later parts of the series.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite his stoicism, Banba was recruited by Hiruma for ''lots'' of silly activities, especially in the later parts of the series. It particularly comes out during the World Cup arc, where Sena notes Banba is "Unexpectedly getting into" joining everyone in holding up their footballs in front of the Statue of Liberty. Further in the same arc Banba also is not above joining the rest of the team in a pillow fight. See also his YoungerThanTheyLook entry below.



* StraightMan: Oddly, when he was with [[ComedicSociopath Hiruma]].

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* StraightMan: Oddly, when he was with [[ComedicSociopath Hiruma]]. Also this moment from the Semifinal match in the Kantou tournament between Deimon and Oujou when Hiruma puts Omosadake in the line to increase its weight against Ojou's while Juumonji acts as a Lead Blocker for Sena:
--> '''Monta''': A technique taught to us by the Taiyou Sphinx! Super Heavyweight Class Max!
--> '''Banba''': We didn't teach you that.



* Position: Quraterback

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* Position: QuraterbackQuarterback
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* SmugSnake: At the beginning of the Sphinx/Devil Bats match, Harao is so confident in his line's ability to protect him, he holds the ball straight up in the air with one hand (normally a very good way to force a turnover) while he patiently looks for a free receiver.
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** They also remain the only team in Kanto [[spoiler: whose quarterback didn't get their arm broken by Gaou, which includes the Devil Bats themselves. Gaou himself acknowledges how their match was the first time it happened.]]
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''"One minute is too long."''

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''"One ->''"One minute is too long."''

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* HiddenHeartOfGold: Acts snobby and in control to hide the fact that's he very insecure about his abilities.



* JerkassFacade: Acts snobby and in control to hide the fact that's he very insecure about his abilities.

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** Their campus buildings looked ''Egyptian''. While most of the other highschool campuses could be excused (e.g., the Ojo's European campus may not be that out of place if they're a Christian school; the Shinryuji's Buddhist campus was not that implausible given Japan's long Buddhist heritage), there really was no excuse for an Egyptian-themed campus in Japan.

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** Their campus buildings looked ''Egyptian''. While most of the other highschool campuses could be excused (e.g., the Ojo's European campus may not be that out of place if they're a Christian school; the Shinryuji's Buddhist campus was not that implausible given Japan's long Buddhist heritage), there really was no excuse for an Egyptian-themed campus in Japan. Side materials reveal that the founder of Taiyou High School was an Egyptian otaku.
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** Some of the students were said to worship ''[[EgyptianMythology the Sun God Ra]]'' like Ancient Egyptians did. Not even modern Egyptians do this, folks.

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** Some of the students were said to worship ''[[EgyptianMythology ''[[Myth/EgyptianMythology the Sun God Ra]]'' like Ancient Egyptians did. Not even modern Egyptians do this, folks.
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No Sinkhole(s) please.


Return to [[Characters/{{Eyeshield 21}} Main]].

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Return to [[Characters/{{Eyeshield [[center: [-[[Characters/{{Eyeshield 21}} Main]].Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21DeimonDevilBats Deimon Devil Bats]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21OjoWhiteKnights Ojo White Knights]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21ShinryujiNaga Shinryuji Naga]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21SeibuWildGunmen Seibu Wild Gunmen]] | '''Taiyo Sphinx''' | [[Characters/Eyeshield21NASAAliens NASA Aliens]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21KyoshinPoseidons Kyoshin Poseidon]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21BandoSpiders Bando Spiders]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21HakushuDinosaurs Hakushu Dinosaurs]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21TeikokuAlexanders Teikoku Alexanders]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21ThePentagram The Pentagram]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21CollegeAndSemiProFootballTeams College and Semi-Pro Football Teams]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21OtherFootballPlayers Other Football Players]] | [[Characters/Eyeshield21OtherCharacters Other Characters]]]]-]



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Renowned for the "Pyramid Line", the Taiyo Sphinx had the [[MightyGlacier heaviest linemen]] of any Japanese highschool, which usually guaranteed them a place at the Kanto Regional Tournament. Their greatest weakness was their lack of decent players for the backfield. Nominally led by Quarterback Harao, the team was in truth under the control of Centre Banba, whose cool-headed leadership held the team together.

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[[folder:General]]

Renowned for the "Pyramid Line", the Taiyo Sphinx had the [[MightyGlacier heaviest linemen]] of any Japanese highschool, high school, which usually guaranteed them a place at the Kanto Regional Tournament. Their greatest weakness was their lack of decent players for the backfield. Nominally led by Quarterback Harao, the team was in truth under the control of Centre Banba, whose cool-headed leadership held the team together.






* [[JerkJock Jerk Jocks]]: Towards the Devil Bats during their match. They got better.

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* [[JerkJock Jerk Jocks]]: JerkJock: Towards the Devil Bats during their match. They got better.
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Gaou is more stronger than him in general


* WorldsStrongestMan: Japan's record holder in squats, at least.

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