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6	The nickname for the five star players of the American National Team at the World Cup. Consisting of Running Back [[TookALevelInBadass Patrick "Panther" Spencer]], Quarterback [[SmugSnake Clifford D. Louis]], Linebacker [[JerkJock Tatanka]], Cornerback [[LargeHam Bud Walker]], and Lineman [[TheJuggernaut Donald "Mr. Don" Oberman]], the Pentagram were widely hailed as the best high school football players in the world.
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8	* {{The Ace}}s: Even more so than the [[ClimaxBoss Alexanders]]. These guys were the very best football players at the high school level, in the '''WHOLE FREAKING WORLD'''.
9	* {{Arrogant Kung Fu Guy}}s: Every last one of them, except Panther.
10	* BadassCrew: Pretty much a given.
11	* BadGuyBar: When the other national teams were doing the drawing at the Empire Building, the five were chilling out at a ''strip club''. [[TokenGoodTeammate Panther]] was rather disturbed by it.
12	* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler:The Japan vs USA match did this to them]].
13	* ChickMagnet: Clifford and Bud both had their {{Groupie Brigade}}s. Mr. Don was also frequently shown to be hanging out with ALadyOnEachArm. Justified, since these guys were [[TheAce The Aces]] in just about everything. Panther and Tatanka didn't have as much luck with ladies, though.
14	* ComboPlatterPowers: Ability-wise, each of these five was a combination of certain players from Team Japan, usually their {{Good Counterpart}}s.
15	* CurbStompBattle: Inflicted this on ''every team they had faced'', [[spoiler: except Team Japan]]. At a personal level, it's also very notable that [[spoiler: Mr. Don did this to ''Gaou and Yamato at the same time'' and Panther did one to ''Shin'', while Clifford had one brief moment crushing ''Agon'']].
16	* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:Well, the Japan vs USA game ended in a '''tie'''. But these five did lose personal battles, and seemed to warm up to Team Japan to varying degree afterwards]].
17	* {{Eagleland}}: They certainly fitted into quite a few American stereotypes, including Mr. Don's pride over the greatness of his home country and, of course, a burning passion for football.
18	* EqualOpportunityEvil: "Evil" as a JerkJock at least. Native american, Afro-American and [[spoiler: alleged]] French aristocrat were all accepted as top-tier footballers representing the USA.
19	* EvilCounterpart: Each of these five was this to someone from Team Japan. They were also quite clearly meant to be unpleasant.
20	* EvilIsBigger: Every one of them was larger than his {{Good Counterpart}}s.
21	* FinalBoss: Of the World Cup Arc, and the series as a whole.
22	* {{Foil}}: To none other than the ''Amino Cyborgs'': both teams are relatively new (the Pentagram having been gathered just for the tournament, the Cyborgs being at their first tournament), they are extremely hyped as invincible, and make a big deal of their physical superiority, but where the Cyborgs end up as a joke opponent the Pentagram lived up to their hype, crushing all teams before Team Japan by being just that good.
23	* TheGift: It's heavily implied that '''all''' five of them had this.
24	* JerkJock: Aside from [[NiceGuy Panther]], they and Morgan were this trope.
25	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: General jerkishness and smug aside, they did have redeeming traits. [[spoiler: Mr. Don was a [[HonorBeforeReason man of honor and refused to cheat]]. Clifford later seemed impressed by Sena and offered him a chance to play football at Notre Dame, during which Tatanka and him helped train Sena together. Lastly, Bud appeared to go on friendly terms with Team Japan and ''offered Taki a chance to become an actor in Hollywood'']].
26	* {{Motifs}}: Averted, these guys were the only team without any major gimmick except that they were all top-tier american football players. Best illustrated by [[http://read.mangashare.com/Eyeshield-21/chapter-320/page008.html Mr. Don]]. The national stereotypes weren't applied to every major player as in the case for Team Russia or Germany.
27	* OpposingSportsTeam: Panther was a NiceGuy, but Mr. Don and Clifford were both filled with smug and needed to be taken down a peg.
28	* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: [[spoiler: So were ties]].
29	* SignatureMove: Averted. The Pentagram didn't rely on flashy moves. They instead focused on crushing opponents with their sheer superior stats. And '''this''' alone was enough to make them very formidable. It's played straight for Bud though.
30	* SmugSnake: Mr. Don, Clifford, and Tatanka. The three just couldn't stop looking down on the other national teams, or talking as though the World Cup was no more than a show in which Team USA decimated the other teams, etc.
31	* {{Smug Super}}s: A '''quintet''' of these, no less.
32	* VillainousFriendship: Despite being unpleasant, these five appeared to be on fairly good terms with one another.
33	* VillainRespect: [[spoiler:Team Japan's [[{{Determinator}} determination]] earned them the respect of these five]].
34	* YoungerThanTheyLook: They were high schoolers? ''[[SarcasmMode Riiiiiiiiight]]''...
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37	[[folder:Patrick "Panther" Spencer]]
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39	See Characters/Eyeshield21NASAAliens.
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43	[[folder:Clifford D. Louis]]
44	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Clifford_D_Louis_1629.jpg]]
45	->''"Do you understand how to handle cards now? I win as long as I can make you think "Maybe he will play this card." Brat."''
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47	An arrogant but very gifted quarterback, Clifford was in a league of his own when it came to intellect and passion for head games, while having speed that rivaled ''Sena''. Said to be [[BlueBlood descended from French royalties]], Clifford acted as the [[TheEvilGenius brains]] of Team USA, and served as a cool-headed leader during offense using a rich arsenal of tricks and wits. [[spoiler: After the Japan vs USA match, Clifford seemed to be impressed by Team Japan, especially Sena. Later, he invited Sena to play football at Notre Dame and, along with Mr. Don and Tatanka, gave the latter training, thus making the lies about Sena being Eyeshield 21 come true. Also, the part about him being royal was a fraud. His father was in fact a genius computer hacker]].
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49	* Position: Quarterback
50	* Jersey: 1
51	* 40-yard Dash: '''4.2 seconds'''
52	* Bench Press: Unspecified
53	* Nicknames: "The Prince", The Invincible Gambler
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55	* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: The night right before the Japan vs USA match, he played Texas hold'em with Hiruma betting ''millions of dollars''. Hiruma '''lost''' and could only avoid being routed by retreating at the last moment.
56	* TheAce: Well, ''[[CaptainObvious duh]]''. Clifford's the number one quarterback ''in the entire world''.
57	* AgentPeacock: A very downplayed example, but still. Clifford tends to dress rather... ''flamboyantly'', to say the least, with his big fur coat and tight pants. That being said, he's still undoubtedly the number one quarterback in the entire world, effortlessly kicking the asses of undeniable powerhouses like [[TheDreaded Agon]], [[TheAce Sena]], [[TheGift Ikyuu]], and [[LightningBruiser Shin]]. In fact, his campier, mafia don-esque getup seems to make him even ''more'' intimidating to his opponents.
58	* AristocratsAreEvil: [[spoiler: Subverted. He was lying about being descended from French royalties]].
59	* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Oh, ''absolutely.'' He nearly makes ''Agon'' look humble in comparison. The worst thing is, he's [[TheEvilGenius completely]] [[OneManArmy justified]] [[TheGift in acting]] [[SmugSuper like this]].
60	* AwesomenessByAnalysis: One of his skills.
61	* BadassBoast: Clifford's [[ArrogantKungFuGuy made plenty]]. But the absolute crowning example of this has to be his series debut at the press conference, where he corrects a reporter by saying that he's not ''one of'' the best American football players in the world, but that he is actually ''the best'' American football player in the world. And [[ComboPlatterPowers considering]] [[ImprobableAimingSkills his]] [[FragileSpeedster nigh-invincible]] [[WeakButSkilled talent]] [[TheChessmaster and]] [[TheStrategist overwhelming]] [[AwesomenessByAnalysis intelligence]], Clifford pretty much lives up to his boast.
62	* BadBoss: Surprisingly averted, for the most part. Even though he has no qualms [[ManipulativeBastard lying to his own teammates]], [[SmugSuper outright declaring himself to be superior to his fellow Pentagram members]], and [[BerserkButton yelling at anyone who acts in a way he disapproves of]], he doesn't otherwise treat his teammates particularly cruelly. When one of Clifford's teammates apologizes to him for not catching his pass (since Agon intercepted the ball), clearly worried that Clifford was going to be angry at him, Clifford didn't seem to hold it against him.
63	* BerserkButton: Anything that prevents Clifford from getting 100% his way. Even though Hiruma ended up losing to Clifford at poker, he nevertheless earned Clifford's ire since he lost in a way that prevented Clifford from getting the complete win he wanted.
64	* BigBadDuumvirate: With Mr. Don. Unlike the rest of the team, Clifford wasn't afraid of Mr. Don and provided the field leadership, tactics, and cool-headed calculations to Mr. Don's brutal plays and charismatic leadership.
65	* BlueBlood: [[spoiler: Subverted. It's a lie]].
66	* BrainsAndBrawn: The brains to Mr. Don's brawn. Well, Mr. Don was [[GeniusBruiser far from stupid]], but Clifford was almost beyond human when it came to intelligence.
67	* BreakTheHaughty: In the Pentagram, Clifford was the one most full of [[SmugSnake smug]], [[spoiler: which made it more fun to watch when Shin tackled Clifford and brought him to the ground]].
68	* BullyingTheDragon: Telling '''[[TheSociopath Agon]]''' that [[BerserkButton you didn't give a damn about him]] wasn't exactly a bright idea, Clifford.
69	--> '''Agon''' (Trying to bring down Clifford): Die, trash...
70	--> '''Clifford''' (Running at max speed, doing his pass ''and'' ignoring Agon): ... I don't even need to pay attention to guys like you.
71	--> Clifford passed the ball, uninterrupted.
72	** To be fair, he really was so good that he may not need to fear Agon...
73	*** Played with. While Clifford truly ''didn't'' need to fear Agon, effortlessly defeating him every time Agon tried to take him down, his insulting Agon indirectly led to the formation of the [[HopelessBossFight triple combo of Sena, Agon, and Shin]] that ended with [[HoistByHisOwnPetard him getting successfully sacked for the first time in his career]].
74	* TheChessmaster: Like Takami and Hiruma.
75	* ChickMagnet: Even more so than Bud.
76	* ComboPlatterPowers: To sum it up, Clifford has brains that rival ''Hiruma'''s, does passes like ''Kid'', dodges tackles like ''Karin'', and runs like ''Sena''.
77	* TheComicallySerious: Clifford is hilariously intense about ''everything.'' He takes everything, from football games to casual betting, so deathly seriously that it becomes funny.
78	* ConsummateLiar: He seemed to have no qualm at all ''lying to his own teammates'', seeing that he tricked Panther into believing that he would let him play against Shin at Team USA's first play. Also, [[spoiler: he somehow managed to get away with lying about being royal]].
79	* CurbStompBattle: He did this to ''Agon'' once.
80	** In a notable instance, he ''would'' have delivered this to [[TheAce Sena]] ''and'' [[TheGift Agon]] ''at the same time'' if [[ImplacableMan Shin]] hadn't joined in at the last second.
81	** In a way, Clifford later got revenge on Shin by managing to throw a long pass ''while breaking through the line'' before [[LightningBruiser Shin]] could try and sack him.
82	* DeadpanSnarker: Given he was TheStoic, EvilGenius and SmugSnake in one, it's no surprise that Clifford regularly delivered snarky comments to basically anyone who wasn't [[TheLeader Mr. Don]].
83	* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Shin (in a [[HopelessBossFight triple combo with Sena and Agon]]) successfully sacking Clifford is treated like this since it was the first time ''anyone had managed to take him down.'' After it happened, everyone was ''stunned,'' and ''even [[TheDreaded Mr. Don]]'' felt a sense of ''genuine despair.'' In fact, Clifford was considered ''so'' undefeatable that Shin managing to sack him completely turned the tides of the game since it showed Team Japan that stopping Pentagram members like Clifford ''was'' possible.
84	* [[spoiler: DefeatMeansFriendship: Okay, "Friendship" may be too strong a word, but after losing a battle of wits against Hiruma, Clifford dropped his smug attitude towards Team Japan]].
85	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Unlike Mr. Morgan and some of the other members of his team, Clifford ''never'' displayed any racist tendencies towards anyone. He even went so far as to ''viciously berate'' Mr. Morgan, a ''former NFL superstar'', for his jingoistic attitude towards the other world players. While [[SmugSnake Clifford]] does openly deride other players as talentless losers, he does so because of their skills as individuals, and never because of their race.
86	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The idea that someone can be ''friends'' with a member of the other team and still play their hardest against them seems positively ''foreign'' to Clifford. When Clifford discovered that Panther was friends with Sena, he began to question the steadfastness of Panther's loyalty to Team USA.
87	* EvilCounterpart: A blonde-haired, unscrupulous quarterback, in a #1 Jersey with a love of head games and refusal to ever lose his cool? Hiruma had got several counterparts over the course of the series, but Clifford had so much in common with him it's not even funny.
88	* EvilDuo: [[TheEvilGenius Clifford]] and [[GeniusBruiser Mr. Don]] made a pretty effective one.
89	* EvilerThanThou: Played with. On one hand, he was ''never'' as overtly monstrous as [[TheSociopath Agon]], who did things like throwing a football ''directly at a disabled kid's legs.'' On the other hand, he was even more [[SmugSnake smug]], [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogant]], [[JerkJock condescending]], and [[InsufferableGenius haughty]] than Agon ever was. Even Agon would show some respect towards his fellow aces, but Clifford showed nothing but open disdain and contempt towards anyone who wasn't [[MoralityPet Panther]] or [[VillainousFriendship Mr. Don]].
90	* TheEvilGenius: Was as smart as he's jerkish.
91	* EvilIsPetty: After what essentially amounts to ''one play'' against New Zealand's team, Clifford and the rest of the Pentagram ''just left'' the field and let the bench players replace them, all for the sake of showing just how little they thought of New Zealand's team.
92	** Clifford and the rest of the Pentagram didn't even arrive to the drawing ceremony to show how highly they thought of themselves and how much they looked down on the rest of the world.
93	** Even though Clifford won against Hiruma in poker, the mere fact that he didn't win 100% the way he wanted to infuriated [[ThePerfectionist Clifford]] to the extent that he went out of his way to antagonize Hiruma at every opportunity.
94	* EvilVersusEvil: [[TheSociopath Agon]] versus [[TheEvilGenius Clifford]] was essentially this. After Clifford delivered a complete CurbStompBattle to both him and Ikyuu with ease, and after Clifford pressed Agon's BerserkButton by making it clear that he thought that Agon was such a loser that he didn't even need to pay attention to him, Agon spent the rest of the game ''obsessed'' with trying to take Clifford down one-on-one. Unfortunately for Agon, he never succeeded since Clifford [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter effortlessly trounced]] him every time he challenged him, and even after he teamed up with Sena and Shin to try to do so, Shin ended up being the one to deliver the blow.
95	* FragileSpeedster: By Pentagram standards, at least. If his stats was any indication, Clifford seemed to be the second fastest (after Panther) '''and''' the second frailest (after Panther again) member of the Pentagram.
96	** Clifford seems to be frail enough that he can't handle tackles quite well. When [[LightningBruiser Shin]] sacked Hiruma, Hiruma definitely felt the hurt, but he ''still'' managed to keep himself running for the rest of the play. In contrast, when Shin sacked Clifford, Clifford crumpled like a sack of bricks.
97	** Impressively enough, Clifford weaponized this trope. By using his relatively small size and speed, Clifford can accomplish things that no bigger player could even ''dream'' of doing, such as throwing a long pass while breaking through the line since he alone is small enough to have enough room to do that in such a narrow gap.
98	* {{Foil}}: Both Clifford and Hiruma had [[TheGambler gambler]] {{motif}}s. The main difference between him and Hiruma was that Clifford had trump cards, so he could win simply by making the opponents see all the ways he could defeat them, while Hiruma's strength was that no one could see how he'd defeat his opponents.
99	* FurAndLoathing: His style off the field.
100	* TheGambler: Clifford's primary {{Motif}}s.
101	* TheGift: Oh, ''yes.'' Since he was gifted with both incredible mental faculties and spectacular physical skills, he definitely counts as having this.
102	* GroupieBrigade: A pretty large group of girls cheered for Clifford during football games. Bud lamented that Clifford's group of fangirls was larger than his.
103	* HiddenDepths: Clifford is a ''major'' SmugSnake and JerkJock, but he's also pretty friendly towards Panther, seemingly having taken him under his wing, helping him ease into the Pentagram and the world of elite football, and entertaining his various requests.
104	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: If Clifford had never [[BerserkButton looked down on Agon]], Agon would never have become so obsessed with trying to take him down, and he would never have teamed up with [[TheAce Sena]] and [[LightningBruiser Shin]] in an [[HopelessBossFight invincible combo]] that would lead to Clifford getting sacked for the first time.
105	* HopeCrusher: Clifford loves to watch his opponents crumble before his overwhelming talent.
106	* IceQueen: Clifford is cold, cruel, distant, and aloof.
107	* ImprobableAimingSkills: ''Even when he's running at full speed''.
108	* InsufferableGenius: Oh, ''yes''. When you spend your time lecturing ''[[TheStrategist Hiruma]]'' and looking down on ''[[TheGift Agon]]'', you are ''absolutely'' this trope. Worst thing is, he's [[TheGift completely]] [[TheEvilGenius justified]] [[TheChessmaster in]] [[SmugSuper acting like this]].
109	* {{Jerkass}}: Especially towards Bud.
110	* JerkJock: Superior, condescending, and totally convinced of his team's superiority.
111	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Shockingly, yes, to some degree. He offered [[spoiler: Sena the chance to play football at Notre Dame]], and he's generally pretty friendly towards the rest of the Pentagram.
112	* TheLeader: He and Mr. Don split this role. He took care of the mastermind part, while Don was the charismatic leader who gave {{Rousing Speech}}es and held the team together.
113	* LeanAndMean: Very slender, and ''definitely'' [[SmugSnake mean]].
114	* ManipulativeBastard: Just like Hiruma and Marco before him, Clifford enjoyed screwing around with his adversaries' heads. ''And'' occasionally his teammates'.
115	* TheMentor: Clifford actually served as one to [[LovableJock Panther]]. He helped ease Panther into the larger world of American football, guided him through interactions with important people in their career, and tried -- [[TheEvilGenius in his own way]] -- to make sure that Panther didn't downplay himself and presented himself in a way that would get him the respect he deserved as an elite player. Considering [[SmugSnake Clifford's]] [[JerkJock personality]], it's actually pretty sweet to see him genuinely wanting to help and mentor Panther.
116	* MultipleChoicePast: Did it deliberately, like Hiruma.
117	* Narcissist: Oh, ''yes.'' Clifford thinks ''very'' highly of himself, and he expects others to revere and worship him.
118	* NonchalantDodge: Did this to ''[[FragileSpeedster Sena]]'' and ''[[LightningBruiser Agon]]'' in quick succession.
119	* OneManArmy: He's an ace quarterback ''and'' running back. With his overwhelming speed, spectacular passes, vast intelligence, and incredible dodging skills, he can simultaneously curb stomp the likes of ''[[TheDreaded Agon]]'', ''[[TheAce Sena]]'', ''[[TheGift Ikyuu]]'', and ''[[LightningBruiser Shin]]'', and he pretty much blazes past anyone else who tries to take him down one-on-one. A large number of touchdowns were scored by him simply due to the fact that ''absolutely nobody could stop him.'' It's no wonder that he was widely considered the number one American football player in all of America.
120	* OpposingSportsTeam: Like pretty much every other member of the Pentagram, but exaggerated because he manages to be even more [[ManipulativeBastard smug]], [[ConsummateLiar arrogant]], and [[EvilIsPetty unpleasant]] than any other member of Team USA. Even [[SmugSnake Tatanka]] and [[BigBad Mr. Don]] respected their fellow Pentagram members, but [[SmugSuper Clifford]] looked down on anyone who wasn't [[VillainousFriendship Mr. Don]] and outright declared himself to be superior to all of them. His personality was so [[JerkJock nasty]] that he even grated on ''[[TheSociopath Agon]]'' enough that he decided to cooperate with the rest of Team Japan if it meant he'd have a shot at taking Clifford down.
121	* ThePerfectionist: Clifford is ''obsessed'' with being and appearing perfect. He is ''very'' quick to remind people that he's (only potentially, although no one would dare say it to his face) the #1 American football player in all of America, and he goes out of his way to display his nigh invincible talent. And whenever anything doesn't go 100% his way, he becomes [[NotSoStoic incredibly disgruntled]] and becomes ''even crueler'' than he usually is.
122	* PerpetualFrowner: In contrast to Hiruma's manic-ness, Clifford had a perpetual poker face.
123	* PetTheDog: Unlike Morgan, Clifford did not have a problem with letting Panther invite Homer to the National Team's try-outs, even noting that they could make use of Homer's long pass. [[spoiler: Also, he invited Sena to play at Notre Dame for a semester after the Youth World Cup]].
124	* PlayingCardMotifs: All the freaking time. Just look at his quote above.
125	* PrettyBoy: He's slender and toned, and he has a ''very'' pretty face, even with his pointy nose. His fangirls absolutely ''love'' him for it.
126	** This gets magnified during the actual Japan vs USA game itself. Before the game began, his face was still pretty, but also disconcerting and scary enough to offset a bit of the effect. After the game began, his face became a ''lot'' softer and prettier, to the point that he became perhaps the most effeminate-looking player after Kisaragi and Harao.
127	* {{Pride}}: One of his [[SmugSnake defining]] [[ArrogantKungFuGuy traits]]. [[RunningGag The worst thing is]], [[EvilGenius Clifford]] [[AwesomenessByAnalysis has]] [[TheChessmaster every]] [[TheGift right]] [[OneManArmy to]] [[TheAce be]] [[ImprobableAimingSkills proud]]. However, his arrogance ''does'' occasionally lead to some HoistByHisOwnPetard moments.
128	* PrincelyYoungMan: By virtue of his title as the world's number one quarterback and his [[spoiler: fake]] royal heritage, Clifford certainly embodies this trope. ''Especially'' considering the way everyone fawns over him, and how he himself treats everyone around him in a regal, stuck-up, and aloof fashion.
129	* TheProudElite: Because of his [[spoiler: fake]] royal status and because of his title as the world's number one quarterback, Clifford ''absolutely'' counts as a member of the elite. Furthermore, Clifford embodies literally every feature of this trope: he carries himself with elegance and acts with sophistication; he is in a league of his own when it comes to [[TheEvilGenius intelligence]] and is supremely competent at everything he does; he values rationality and logic and cares little about other people's feelings; views [[JerkJock kindness as beneath him]]; treats everyone around him with open contempt and disdain; and comes off as cold, arrogant, haughty, and uncaring.
130	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Surprisingly enough, yes, to a certain degree. Clifford might [[ConsummateLiar lie to his own teammates]] to further his own self-interest and [[BerserkButton yell at you for not acting the way he wants]], but he doesn't hold his teammates to impossible expectations, forgives them when they fail to do something, and even grants some of their requests if they prove that they're serious about them.
131	* SeriousBusiness: Gambling is this for him. When he and the rest of the Pentagram saw Gaou and Mr. Don about to fight, Clifford got offended when the others began taking bets on it since [[SkewedPriorities the outcome was so obvious that it made the bet boring]].
132	* ShorterMeansSmarter: Among the Pentagram at least. Clifford seemed to be the shortest Pentagram member (maybe alongside Panther...) and without a doubt the smartest.
133	** If the cover of chapter 319 is to be taken seriously, then it looks like Clifford is actually a ''whole head shorter'' than Panther, who is the second shortest member of the Pentagram. To put this into perspective, since a head is roughly nine inches tall and Panther himself is 6'1", this would make Clifford roughly ''5'4"'', easily making him the shortest quarterback in the entire series aside from Karin. This idea seems to be consistently emphasized throughout most of his appearances, with the rest of Team USA positively ''dwarfing'' Clifford in height.
134	* SmugSnake: Clifford mentioned that he did these only to "show a strong spirit". In private, he wasn't really that smug, so he might just be trying to intimidate opponents.
135	--> '''Kumabukuro''': I'm Kumabukuro from the Japanese magazine Monthly American Football. Right now, the two of you (Read: ''Panther'' and Clifford) have risen up as the two best runners of America...
136	--> '''Clifford''': ''Two'' best...? Mister, in your country, Japan, do they teach you maths starting with the number 2? I, Clifford D. Louis, am the one best.
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138	--> '''Morgan''': Stop messing around, my cute Chihuahua Clifford! Since we're both strong-minded fellows, shouldn't we understand each other?
139	--> '''Clifford''': ... Strong-minded fellows? My strong attitude is a tool for competition. If I can make opponent think "This guy is a fool who won't withdraw!" I will push him out of the way. So I'd like not to be put into the same class as you, a vulgar guy self-conceited about America.
140	%% * SmugSuper
141	* TheStoic: A poker face was Clifford's default expression.
142	** NotSoStoic: [[spoiler: When he was tackled to the ground by Shin, Clifford started to lose his cool]]. [[spoiler: It was [[SubvertedTrope part of a trick to fool Team Japan]], though]].
143	* StraightMan: Sometimes. Mostly when he interacted with cute dorky Panther.Occasionally, [[OnlySaneMan Panther]] has to play the StraightMan to [[TheEvilGenius Clifford]], where he reacts with the shock a normal person would have whenever the latter performed some of his more audacious feats of arrogance and smugness, such as when Clifford ''directly insulted an NFL superstar to his face.''
144	* TheStrategist: Could outsmart even '''Hiruma'''.
145	* TrashTalk: Clifford seems practically addicted to insulting not only his opponents, but even ''famous NFL superstars'' and ''his own teammates.''
146	* {{Troll}}: He pretended to go along with Bud's grand entrance idea, only to play him for a fool at the very last second for kicks.
147	* VillainousFriendship: With the rest of the Pentagram, in particular Panther and Mr. Don. For some reason, Clifford avoided this with Bud, much to the latter's displeasure.
148	* WeakButSkilled: Not quite ''weak'', per se, but he's quite a bit physically weaker than the vast majority of the other football players in America, as well as a large number of players in Japan. He crumpled like a sack of bricks when Shin sacked him, and it seems like he's not powerful enough to throw a long pass without the aid of his light-speed run. That being said, he's ''insanely'' skilled when it comes to ''literally everything else.''
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151	[[folder:Bud Walker]]
152	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/278370_bud_walker_2_large24.jpg]]
153	->''"Yeah. Something like [[spoiler: a draw]]... It's like kissing your own sister."''
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155	A highschool action movie star '''and''' top athlete. Bud was a showy young man who loved to entertain his audience, whether if he's on a film set or football field. Always eager to turn up the mood, Bud was the first Pentagram member to greet Team Japan upon the latter's making to the finals of the Youth World Cup. He instantly developed a rivalry with the wide receivers of Team Japan, especially Monta, and vowed to take them down.
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157	* Position: Wide Receiver / Cornerback
158	* Jersey: 31
159	* 40-yard Dash: 4.4 seconds
160	* Bench Press: 150 kg (330 lbs)
161	* Nickname: The Wild Guy From Hollywood
162	----
163	* AffablyEvil: Bud's a well-mannered guy... and won't hesitate to tell his opponents that he's going to wipe the floor with them (and he'll probably proceed to do so as well).
164	--> '''Bud''' (To Monta): Raimon, you're the closest man to the Pentagram, the top of the world. So, I, Bud Walker of the Pentagram, will personally tear off your wings.
165	* AlwaysSecondBest: He often lost against Clifford, be it popularity with girls or ratings during the Japan vs USA game. Naturally, this annoyed Bud to no end.
166	* BestFriend: Bud wanted to be this with Clifford...
167	* ButtMonkey: ... But this was how [[{{Jerkass}} Clifford]] treated him.
168	* ChickMagnet: Given that he's an action movie star ''and'' top athlete, it's no surprise that he had a large group of fangirls.
169	* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler:The only Pentagram member to advocate cheating]].
170	* ComboPlatterPowers: We didn't see too much of Bud, but he could apparently catch like ''Ikkyu'' and ''Taka'', and was, as a wide receiver, more powerful than ''Tetsuma''. Lastly, his bumps seemed to be stronger than ''Kamaguruma'''s.
171	* EvilCounterpart: A competitive wide receiver eager to fight players who shared his specialty? Loves showing off and attention from ladies? Bud sounded like Monta, Taki and a standard JerkJock mixed together.
172	* FriendlyRivalry: Quickly developed one with Monta. See AffablyEvil above.
173	* GroupieBrigade: Bud had an army of fangirls cheering for him during football games.
174	* ImprobableAge: Highschool-aged movie star? Not that unusual. Highschool-aged '''action''' movie star? That's a little less likely.
175	* JerkJock: He amplified the "love showing off" part.
176	* LargeHam: You know, Bud... you didn't really need a ''helicopter'' to greet your opponents. Surely there were easier (and less dramatic) ways to do it?
177	* LightningBruiser: Bud had the most well-balanced stats out of the whole Pentagram, and by the standards of his position was ''very'' fast, ''very'' strong, and ''highly'' skilled technically, making him a huge problem for the more slightly built Monta.
178	* NiceGuy: Probably the nicest Pentagram member, other than [[TokenGoodTeammate Panther]]. Bud was definitely more pleasant than Mr. Don, Clifford and Tatanka.
179	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Of Creator/JohnnyDepp.
180	* OutOfFocus: Compared to Clifford, Mr. Don and Panther, Bud got less screentime. This may be due to the fact that all of the other wide receivers (i.e., Monta, Ikkyu, Tetsuma...) had finished their growth already, so Bud didn't really have much to do.
181	* PetTheDog: After the World Cup, he [[spoiler: offered Taki a chance to ''become a Hollywood actor'']].
182	* TheProtagonist: In the movie he starred in.
183	* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: [[spoiler: So were ties, which Bud described as the equivalent of [[BrotherSisterIncest kissing your sister]], which is [[ShownTheirWork a real slang for a tied football game in America]]]].
184	* SignatureMove: The only one of the Pentagram to have one, an incredibly close and powerful bump called the Kung-Fu Bump.
185	* SmugSuper: Not as annoyingly so as Clifford or Tatanka, though.
186	* SpiritedCompetitor: He was fighting ''all of Team Japan's wide receivers'' throughout the Japan vs USA game, although he focused on Monta.
187	* TallDarkAndHandsome
188	* VillainousFriendship: He tried to be this with Clifford, but failed. He seemed to have little trouble with Panther and Tatanka, however.
189	* YoungerThanTheyLook: You can mistake him for a man in his early thirties.
190	[[/folder]]
191
192	[[folder:Tatanka]]
193	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tatanka.jpg]]
194	->''"You shouldn't get the wrong idea. This tournament isn't a game. It's just a slaughter show for America."''
195
196	The tallest player in the whole World Cup, Tatanka was well-known for being "The Human Dome", using his great height and long limbs to stop all of his opponents' passes. He idolized Mr. Don and had a firm belief in the superiority of Team USA over other national teams.
197
198	* Position: Linebacker
199	* Jersey: 47
200	* 40-yard Dash: Unspecified
201	* Bench Press: Unspecified
202	* Height: '''210 cm (7' 0")'''
203	* Nickname: The Human Dome
204	----
205	* BadassNative: And the only native american in the whole series, no less.
206	* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: When Takami and Sakuraba got past his interceptions]].
207	* TheBrute: Tall and strong, but not exactly bright.
208	* ComboPlatterPowers: He had long limbs like ''Habashira'' and even greater height than ''Kakei''.
209	* DumbMuscle: He's slow enough that after studying to learn multiple languages, his English skills somehow decreased.
210	* EvilCounterpart: A linebacker who has long limbs, is ridiculously tall, and idolizes another football player? Kakei, is that you disguised as a native american?
211	* GeniusDitz: His Japanese appeared to be good enough that Team Japan could understand him, despite his problems with the other languages.
212	* TheGiant: Thanks to his height. His [[InformedAbility stats]] were balanced and being tall was pretty much his main selling point.
213	* HeroWorship: Tatanka idolized [[TheLeader Mr. Don]].
214	* HonorBeforeReason: Not to the same degree as Mr. Don, but he still had some shades of this. His main reason for entering football was that "He respected Mr. Don very much", for instance. Also, he said that he's attracted to women with "pure hearts".
215	* JerkJock: Here, watch this.
216	--> '''Tatanka''' (Addressing players of Team Japan): You shouldn't get the wrong idea. This tournament isn't a game. It's just a slaughter show for America. For you, who are physically inferior to us, the World Cup is not an arena where you could compete to begin with.
217	* MightyGlacier: Big but not quick. His long reach, however, made him an interception machine.
218	* OutOfFocus: Along with Bud, Tatanka had rather little screentime compared to Mr. Don, Panther and Clifford. We ''still'' haven't learnt why he idolized Mr. Don.
219	* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: Despite coming off as an arrogant JerkJock, Tatanka helped train Sena along with Mr. Don and Clifford when Sena was invited to Notre Dame for a semester]].
220	* SmugSnake: Towards the other national teams. Tatanka was nonetheless respectful towards the other members of the Pentagram. This contrasted him against Clifford, who's smug towards ''everyone'' except for Mr. Don.
221	* SmugSuper: As filled with smug as he's superhuman as a linebacker.
222	* TheStoic: The only other Pentagram member to rival Clifford in lack of emotions.
223	** NotSoStoic: See VillainousBreakdown below.
224	* TattooedCrook
225	* TokenMinority: More so than Panther. While we had multiple black characters in this series (i.e., Morgan, Panther's grandma), Tatanka was the only native american we've ever seen.
226	* VillainousBreakdown: The stoic Tatanka grew increasingly nervous over the course of the Japan vs USA game, as the other Pentagram members were taken down one by one.
227	--> '''Tatanka''' (Sweating heavily; Mr. Don and Clifford were down): There's no way we will break down! The five men of America's Pentagram... are the strongest players in the world!
228	[[/folder]]
229
230	[[folder:Donald "Mr. Don" Oberman]]
231	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Mr__Don_1214.jpg]]
232	->''"Yeah, it's better this way. This is how a king should be like."''
233
234	An unstoppable goliath, Donald Oberman, aka "Mr. Don", was hailed as '''the''' best highschool-level lineman in the entire world. He was the official captain of Team USA, and a ''very'' charismatic leader who was regularly giving {{Rousing Speech}}es that energized his team and the spectators alike. He was also the son of Arnold Oberman, President of the United States. Mr. Don held a firm belief in the superiority of individuals who were naturally born talented and regarded these people (himself included) as "Those chosen by God". [[spoiler: This brought him into conflict with Takeru Yamato from Team Japan, when the latter was playing at Notre Dame. Yamato trying to become TheAce by calling himself "Eyeshield 21" despite being less gifted than Panther earned him the disdain of Mr. Don, who [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections had him expelled from Notre Dame]] in no time]].
235
236	* Position: Centre / Defensive Tackle
237	* Jersey: 69
238	* 40-yard Dash: Unspecified
239	* Bench Press: Unspecified
240	* Nicknames: "Mr. Don", The Man Who Controls Everything
241
242	----
243	* AffablyEvil: Mr. Don was the BigBad and physically '''monstrous''', but all these didn't stop him from being a charismatic bastard.
244	* TheAlcoholic: Even though he's supposed to be ''highschooler''.
245	** When he's asked what truly made him sad, Mr. Don replied that it was his doctor telling him to ''watch his blood sugar levels'' upon seeing the amount of alcohol he consumed.
246	* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The son of a ''President'' and arguably the biggest badass in a series already filled with outlandish badassery.
247	* AvengingtheVillain: Mr. Don took Shin (in a [[HopelessBossFight triple combo with Sena and Agon]]) being the first person to ''ever'' successfully sack [[VillainousFriendship Clifford]] ''very'' poorly. Shortly afterwards, he crushed Shin in order to avenge Clifford.
248	* BadassInANiceSuit: What he is off the field.
249	* BaddieFlattery: The first one of the pentagram to agree with Panther that Sena was a truly talented running back. He admitted that hard work does lead to good results... It's just that he still thought it's not enough for facing pure talents like the Pentagram.
250	* BeardOfEvil: Which made him look even less human.
251	* BigBad: He's TheCaptain of Team USA, and a tremendous problem for Team Japan in the final game.
252	* BigBadDuumvirate: At times, he and Clifford seemed to form one, given the independence that the latter had and the fact that most of the plans were his. Clifford was the mastermind and field leader (especially during offense), while Mr. Don was the charismatic leadership.
253	* BloodKnight: Downplayed, but Mr. Don said that he loved american football because he enjoyed "'''hunting''' alongside other chosen men" (read: the other Pentagram members).
254	* BrainsAndBrawn: With Clifford. Whilst Mr. Don's [[GeniusBruiser no dummy]], Clifford was in a league of his own in terms of intellect, so Don usually left the heavy thinking to him.
255	* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: When Gaou and Yamato gave him a blue sky]].
256	* TheCaptain: One of the few in the series that was also a de facto leader.
257	* CatchPhrase: ''"It makes me sad..."''
258	* ChickMagnet: Though for some unknown reason, Mr. Don didn't have a GroupieBrigade, unlike Clifford and Bud.
259	* ComboPlatterPowers: Mr. Don equals ''Gaou's'' [[TheJuggernaut muscles]] plus ''Yamato's'' [[ImplacableMan implacability]] and ''Banba's'' [[GeniusBruiser combo of strength and brains]]. [[spoiler: Oh, he could do Swim and Delinquent Death Blow as well]].
260	* CulturedBadass: He combined his badassery with a fine taste in liquors and clothes.
261	* CurbStompBattle: Notably [[http://read.mangashare.com/Eyeshield-21/chapter-320/page008.html inflicted this]] on ''Gaou'' and ''Yamato'' '''at the same time'''.
262	* CuttingTheKnot: His plan for Hiruma was to simply blitz him in the first play to stop the latter from scheming and show Team Japan that they just couldn't stop him. [[spoiler: Fortunately, Kurita would have none of that]].
263	* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: More than '''any''' other opponent Sena & co. faced, Mr. Don's played like this. Nobody [[TheJuggernaut had ever moved him before]], much less knocked him down. [[spoiler: When Gaou and Yamato finally pulled it off, everyone, including Mr. Don himself, was totally stunned because it'd honestly never happened]].
264	* TheDreaded: Mr. Don managed to put the fear of God into '''[[TheSociopath Agon]]''', of all people. In fact, the only characters who weren't frightened of Mr. Don on some level were Clifford, Tatanka, Gaou and of course, Hiruma (who seemed to be missing the fear gene anyway).
265	* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Panther refused to cheat, despite [[CombatPragmatist Bud]]'s urges to the contrary, Mr. Don agreed that it's better this way. After all, you don't prove anything if you win by breaking the rules.
266	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Downplayed, but [[spoiler: Kurita growing stronger as he protected more people]] surprised Mr. Don. To be fair, it wasn't that he did not get it as much as he was shocked it actually worked.
267	* EvilCounterpart: Okay, here's the recipe: Get Gaou, use hair dyes or skin bleach or whatever to turn him into a blonde white guy, inject more [[TestosteronePoisoning excess testosterone]] into him to crank all his tropes up, and you will get Mr. Don.
268	* EvilerThanThou: Gaou might have broken a bunch of arms due to his [[BloodKnight lust for challenges]], but at least he respected people who had guts. Mr. Don was just ''saddened'' at the sight of people he judged inferior and did things [[TheSociopath Agon]] wished he had enough influence to do, like not only stopping somebody from being in a football players' dream school, but [[spoiler: expelling and ''erasing any proof of the said person's having been at the school'']].
269	* EvilIsBigger: He was BigBad, and towered over nearly everyone.
270	* EvilIsHammy: Also packaged LargeHam with his BigBad status.
271	* TheFace: A charismatic leader for Team USA.
272	* FangsAreEvil: Like Hiruma, he had got quite the set of teeth.
273	* GeniusBruiser: Multilingual, a solid leader, and a '''totally unstoppable goliath'''.
274	* TheGiant: Don isn't as tall as Tatanka, but he is ''far'' [[TheJuggernaut bulkier]]. It was shown that he could use more than just power and size, but he never did because it wasn't what people want to see him do, nor was it necessary.
275	* HeroKiller: He's only mentioned in whispers and his face was kept shadowed even after the rest of his team had been revealed. In his first appearance, he destroyed '''Gaou''' and terrified '''Agon'''. During the actual match, he steamrollered over [[MightyGlacier Kurita]], [[TheJuggernaut Gaou]], [[StoneWall Banba]], [[TheGift Agon]], [[ImplacableMan Yamato]], and [[LightningBruiser Shin]] in rapid succession, scared Sena half to death, and worried even '''Hiruma'''.
276	* HeroicLineage: The son of ''President of the United States''.
277	* HonorBeforeReason: Surprisingly, yes. For all of his other flaws, Mr. Don had no desire to win through cheating.
278	** Moreover, Mr. Don even [[spoiler: chose to engage Gaou in a power contest when it was impossible for him to take the Delta Dynamite, just because if he simply avoided the hit it would affect the morale of Team USA. That ended up giving him a blue sky and Team Japan a touchdown]].
279	* ImplacableMan: Even [[spoiler: ''Gaou's Delta Dynamite'']] merely made Mr. Don fall backward. Much of the Japan vs USA game consisted of Team Japan's backs trying not to be touched by him.
280	--> '''Tatanka''': Even if you push him (Mr. Don) back, he'll always stand up and get back into position in 0.01 seconds! That's why you'll never take him down! That's the proof he is a top-class lineman!!
281	* JerkJock: Finished with the ultimate "Rich dad who gets him out of trouble".
282	* TheJuggernaut: He was this even compared to ''Gaou'' or ''Kurita''.
283	* ALadyOnEachArm: Almost every time he appeared with women, he was doing this.
284	* LargeAndInCharge: The largest character in the series, and leading Team USA.
285	* LargeHam: Called for a timeout mid-game just to "apologize to the American audience for having not wiped the floor with Team Japan yet and giving Team Japan false hope".
286	--> '''Mr. Don''' (Addressing the spectators): WE KNOW!! What did the men and women in this coliseum come to see!? They came to see the men chosen by God as they easily and gallantly hunt down a tiger! I have to apologize for this disappointing match! And also... (Turned towards Team Japan) For making you see a fleeting dream, I also have to apologize to you guys.
287	--> '''[[NervesOfSteel Riku]]''', '''[[TheStoic Taka]]''' and '''[[TheSmartGuy Hiruma]]''' (Not agitated): ...
288	--> '''[[HotBlooded Monta]]''', '''[[ArrogantKungFuGuy Ikkyu]]''' and '''[[DumbMuscle Achilles]]''' (Boiling in anger): ...
289	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Gaou, whom he used like a punching bag, and Yamato, whom he ran out of Notre Dame, were the two who ended up sending him ''falling face-up'' for the first time]].
290	* TheLeader: Mr. Don and Clifford split this role. Mr. Don took care of the headstrong and charismatic part and left the mastermind part to Clifford. Also see TheManBehindTheMan below.
291	* LightningBruiser: He was ''the'' strongest man in the world, but he's also fast.
292	* TheManBehindTheMan: An extra material revealed that [[spoiler: Mr. Don would sometimes ''order his President father around'' and thus had influence over American politics]].
293	* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Off the field, Mr. Don tended to be [[SharpDressedMan quite well-dressed]], and he enjoyed tasting wine with his friends during leisure. He's the son of a President, after all...
294	* NobleDemon: Mr. Don was a very flawed person, but he still had a code of conduct he held himself to. For instance, he did not like insulting his opponents by withholding his own strength in football games.
295	--> '''Mr. Don''' (Addressing a kid who idolized him): Young man, remember that If you are someone who's chosen, you will understand too, one day... As long as you draw your sword on the battlefield, you have to kill your opponent with all your strength. This is the manner of those who stand at the top.
296	* NobleMaleRoguishMale: The classy, charismatic Noble Male to [[BloodKnight Gaou]]'s Roguish Male.
297	* ObviouslyEvil: He sported a [[SpikesOfVillainy ridiculously spiky hairdo]], a [[FangsAreEvil sharp set of teeth]], [[TattooedCrook tattoo]], and [[EvilIsBigger monstrous physique]]. Seriously, ''every single thing on him'' was screaming "Villain!"
298	** Basically, if Hiruma is a vampire, Mr. Don is a werewolf.
299	* {{Omniglot}}: Upon first meeting Gaou, Mr. Don spoke in fluent Mandarin Chinese and Korean, before realizing Gaou's ethnicity and switching to Japanese. This implied that, including English, he knew ''at least four'' languages at working level, despite (supposedly) being just '''18'''.
300	* PetTheDog: Stopped a stampeding crowd of fans so he could sign a little kid's football and gave him a speech about what it meant to be an athlete. He passed up on the opportunity to hit on a very attractive girl in the process, and it wasn't so he can showboat - the kid was honestly first in line, and ''that'' mattered to Mr. Don.
301	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He was racist towards the Japanese, although not towards Panther or Tatanka. He may be more of a ''Patriotically'' Incorrect Villain - every time he referred to the Japanese as inferior, it was comparing them to Americans, but not any particular race.
302	* {{Pride}}: He made a speech to apologize for not living up to the crowd's expectations as God's chosen players... and his team was still winning with a good gap when he said that. It also [[spoiler: caused his first blue sky, because Don tried to show Gaou that he could take his Delta Dynamite head-on, which he did... but right after that, it opened him to Yamato's charge]].
303	* ReligiousBruiser: Perhaps implied. Mr. Don seemed to believe in God. In fact, he was the only one in the series to so actively refer to the Abrahamic God. All other characters merely talked of God in football slangs or gods outside the Abrahamic one.
304	** Although, like Taki, it is always to refer himself and his team as "God's gift", so it might just be theatrics.
305	** But if we consider that American Presidents and their families tend to be Christians...
306	* RousingSpeech: Gave one to his team and the crowd when the game started going against the Americans. See LargeHam above for what he'd said.
307	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He's the son of ''President of the United States''. He can do whatever he wants. [[spoiler: Like having someone expelled from Notre Dame, for instance]].
308	* SharpDressedMan: The suit he wore off-field was quite classy.
309	* SmugSnake: He's on par with Clifford.
310	--> (They were at a ''strip club''.)
311	--> '''Panther''': Wait, whaaat!? Isn't it already time for the drawing!? (Turned to Mr. Don) Err... shouldn't we go (meet up other national teams) soon, Mr. Don...?
312	--> '''Mr. Don''' (Surrounded by pretty women): Pantheeeer... [[CatchPhrase It makes me sad]]... I'm saddened by the weakness in your heart. There's no need for the king to thoughtlessly run around. Embrace both calm and girls. Just watch the ants crawling up, Panther.
313	* SmugSuper: ''Every bit'' as super as he's made of smug.
314	* SpikesOfVillainy: Mr. Don's hairdo is as gravity-defying as he's villainous.
315	* SpikyHair: His hairdo is so spiky it doesn't look human, like the rest of him.
316	* SuperStrength: This series tended to be realistic (when it came to football techniques, anyway), but Mr. Don's strength really bordered on supernatural. He could [[CurbStompBattle crush]] ''Gaou'', ''Yamato'' and ''Kurita'' without effort as though it's a walk in the park. And we '''never''' learnt what his bench press record exactly was. Putting all of these together, the entire logic of his power seemed to be that "Mr. Don was just stronger than everybody else combined". Not helping was that Don looked even more brutal and could put out of commission '''Gaou''', who's already stretching the strength realism.
317	* TattooedCrook: He sports tribal tatoo on his face.
318	* TestosteronePoisoning: '''The biggest offender in this series'''. Ridiculously strong, sharply dressed, have women falling for him with zero effort, invited his team to a strip club while drinking fancy booze and a beastly beard.
319	* {{Troperiffic}}: Right after Hiruma and Agon.
320	* UnnecessaryRoughness: He's as bad as or worse than ''Gaou'' in this regard. During the Japan vs USA match, he was basically using Gaou as a punching bag. He also called a timeout to vow to "kill" Shin in front of the spectators, [[spoiler: and he proceeded to do so (figuratively)]].
321	* VillainousFriendship: He and Clifford genuinely appeared to be friends, which might be part of why they were such an effective BigBadDuumvirate.
322	** Mr. Don holds Clifford in very high regard. Whenever Clifford spoke or made predictions, Mr. Don immediately believed him because he had full faith in Clifford's intelligence. Likewise, when Clifford was playing poker against [[TheChessmaster Hiruma]], Mr. Don bet ''absurd'' amounts of money on Clifford since he ''genuinely believed'' that Clifford ''could not possibly lose.'' And Mr. Don took Shin sacking Clifford ''very'' poorly, suffering a minor VillainousBSOD and [[AvengingtheVillain promising to kill Shin in retaliation]].
323	* VillainRespect: [[spoiler:Team Japan's [[{{Determinator}} sheer determination]] eventually won them the respect of Mr. Don, who came to discard his better-than-thou attitude]].
324	* WillfullyWeak: Defied. No matter how weak his opponents are, Mr. Don ''will'' go all-out to destroy them as a gesture of respect.
325	* WorldsStrongestMan: Explicitly referred to as the strongest lineman in their age group. Mght as well be person given his feats.
326	* WorthyOpponent: How Gaou saw him. [[spoiler: Over the course of the final match, Mr. Don began to see Team Japan in the same light as they challenged his view on natural talents]].
327	* YoungerThanTheyLook: An 18-year-old who... looked older then his '''[[http://read.mangashare.com/Eyeshield-21/chapter-315/page002.html father]]'''. Then again, he barely looked human, so this wasn't much of a surprise.

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