Shouei Barou

Full name Shouei Barou Alias "King" "Villain" "Joker" "King of Villains" “The Tyrant King”

Information Gender Male Age 18 Birthday June 27 Height 187 cm Blood type TO Hair color Black with red highlights Eye color Red Country Japan Football profile Occupation Student Affiliation Japan Blue Lock Japan U-20

Previous affiliation Akudo Institute Blue Lock Ranking 4 (Current) 2 3 1 5 18 250

Neoegoist League Team Italy Ubers (Owner) Previous team 11 Blue Lock (Replacement) Team B (3rd Game) Blue Lock Team (2nd Placed Team) White Team Red Team Team X Akudo Institute

Dorsal 13 (Main) 10 (First Selection and Institute) 18 (Second Selection)

Position Front Previous position Right Winger Dominant foot Right Weapon Mid-range shot Burden Aggressive dribbling Cut fake Physical Eye of the Predator

Worth ¥ 150,000,000 (Current) ¥ 130,000,000 (Round 3) ¥ 100,000,000 (Round 2) Appearance Barou is tall, with red eyes and long, black hair that he wears in a spiky, upturned style; when he lets it down, it reaches his neck. Barou also has a muscular build, due to his dedicated training regimen, maintaining his physical condition.

In Blue Lock, Barou wears the standard uniform (black with blue stripes) and tracksuit. During the First Selection for Team X he wore the number 10. During the Second Selection for Team Red and Team White he wore the number 18 and from the match against the Japanese U-20 National Team onwards he wears the number 13.

According to his self-perception as "the King," Barou has an imperious personality, seeing himself above others and maintaining an arrogant and selfish attitude. Initially, Barou perceived everyone else on the field as supporting roles, moving for the sake of his own objectives, with himself as the main actor on the stage. He is obsessed with pursuing his own football, but he doesn't actually like or enjoy it. Barou is motivated by the need to confront others who play football and use his goals to knock them out of the main actor's seat and replace them. The pleasure obtained through this is something Barou believes is only for the strong. Barou is the type of player who refuses to pass the ball and every time he loses possession he strives to recover the ball or steal a goal.

After his symbolic loss to Isagi, where he felt he lost his position as the main player, Barou adopted a more villainous approach to his own philosophy. He is now willing to take on a "villain" role if it means regaining that position. Despite this new villainous take, Barou also matured after that match, being willing to admit when he was defeated and asking Isagi about the football he wants to play. Barou was visibly upset when he wasn't chosen for the Blue Lock 11 lineup, even though Isagi was, and has since been focused and waiting for his moment to play. When Barou is finally substituted to play against the Japan U-20 National Team, he still has his overly critical and rude demeanor.

In keeping with his obsessive personality, Barou is a perfectionist when it comes to controlling his environment and routine. He maintains constant order in his surroundings, cleaning and organizing his living space within Blue Lock, and gets angry with those who don't.

Complete Forward: Complete forwards are forwards with great skill, technique, clinical finishing, and physical strength, allowing them to fulfill multiple roles. They can link up and play with others, create chances for themselves, finish team plays, and hold up the ball. These players are often given the freedom to play as they wish, without rigid tactical instructions, as their versatility allows them to be fluid on the field. Barou's physique allows him to hold the ball and compete physically with other players. His carrying ability allows him to dribble and create chances for himself. His shooting and villainous style allow him to finish team plays, devouring his teammates. Barou has one of the best physiques in Blue Lock, as well as having one of the best techniques at his age in Japan, according to Anri Teieri. Barou is often given the freedom to play around and devour whoever he wishes on the field, as shown during the Second Selection, with Ego telling Barou to ignore the team's plan and focus on devouring Isagi against the Japanese U-20 National Team. Skills Mid-range shot: Barou's primary method of scoring is his powerful and accurate shot, from a position near the center of the goal. Barou can aim for the top right corner with incredible reliability, and is almost guaranteed to score within a specific area of the goal (29 meters, near the middle). However, when he's outside of this specific area, Barou's accuracy can drop dramatically. He's taken this shot directly from the kickoff, although it has had its aim saved. He's also shown he can shift the aim of the shot, towards the top left corner, but this again suffers a drop in accuracy. And finally, he took this shot when he was too far out of his range and it hit the post.

Charging Ability: Barou has the ability to create space for his own shots, charging through an opponent's defense and within range for his midfield shot. He has multiple attributes and techniques that contribute to his overall charging ability. Barou was able to charge through two U-20 defenders while holding them off to steal a goal. Superior Physique: Barou is one of the handful of forwards in Blue Lock who has a very strong and muscular physique, and he uses this to his advantage when driving the ball up the field or marking players for defense. Barou's physique, as noted by Isagi, is incredible, maintained by a diligent and extensive workout routine Barou undertakes before training. This allows him to leverage his physique against opposing players to create the space he needs, even managing to charge through a pile of players with the ball at his feet. Heel Touch: Barou overcomes the opponent's defense by lifting the ball over them and recovering the ball on his landing, demonstrating great technical skill. Nut: Barou has demonstrated the ability to nutmeg at least two players in quick succession, in order to break through their defense. Flow State: Flow, also known as the flow, as described by Ego, is the state of "total immersion" or "being in the zone." It is the mental state in which a person engaged in an activity is completely immersed in a feeling of energized focus, total participation, and enjoyment in the process. Predator's Eye: Described as the complete opposite of Metavision, instead of expanding his vision, Barou narrows it down drastically and focuses solely on the goalkeeper and patiently waits for the opponent to let their guard down and score a goal.

Villainous Football: A selfish and unpredictable style of play, which involves Barou "devouring" his own teammates for the sake of his own goal. On the field, Barou will look for places to steal the ball from his teammates, in order to capitalize on their positioning and devour them. He can also take it a step further, observing the way his team evolves their plays and disrupting that process, as he did to score a goal in the match against the U-20s. Barou developed this style of play when he was forced to step up to a new level, faced with the prospect of Isagi stealing his in the spotlight. This style turns Barou into a complete irregularity on the field, making it impossible for even Rin to predict his movements. In fact, the more knowledgeable an opponent is about football, the more likely they are to be defeated by this skill, as it circumvents all conventional wisdom of the sport. Cut dribble: A feint in which a player uses his left foot to shield the ball, while kicking the ball in the other direction with his other foot, effectively deflecting the opposing player. Barou frequently uses this skill to complement his carrying ability, allowing him to keep his opponent guessing which direction he will dribble. Lightning Dribble: By utilizing cut fakes, continuous bounces, and angled dribbles, Barou can perform a labyrinthine dribble that is incredibly difficult to stop. Barou has also demonstrated the ability to use other players as screens to outrun opponents, a testament to the 'villainous' football he has embraced. Slide Shot: By maneuvering into a position where he can intercept a pass, Barou uses his physical strength to take advantage of the pass and simultaneously shoot a shot, while resting on one knee. He was able to score while holding off Miroku Darai and Kazuma Niou.

He/She has two younger sisters. I would buy a sponge at a convenience store. Their favorite time is around the end of the rainy season. His favorite food is pudding. His mother bought it for him when he was a child and had the flu. Her favorite music is Hikaru Utada. Their least favorite subject is Art. His ideal person would be someone who loves cleanliness and can clean with him. If I had 100 million yen, I would buy a lifetime supply of Quickle Wipers. He said that, apart from the moment of his birth, he never cried. He thinks his strength is his selfish mentality. His favorite movie is The Dark Knight.