Meguru Bachira

"It's not about making the right choice; I will make sure that the path I choose is the right one. That's how you get to the top of the world. Therefore, what I trust most is not logic... it's instinct."

Bachira to Isagi.

Meguru Bachira is a Blue Lock player who played as a center forward for FC Barcha in Spain's Neo Egoista League.

Bachira is an eccentric striker who plays by instinct. He was a member of Team Z during the First Selection. His main goal was to find rivals in football who also had a "monster" inside them, but his objective later changed to becoming the best striker in the world after overcoming his childhood trauma. After the end of the 5th round of the Neo Egoist League, and having finished 5th in the ranking, Bachira qualified to be one of the 23 players of the new Japanese U-20 National Team. Currently, he plays as a left midfielder for the Japanese U-20 National Team.

Appearance Bachira is a young man of slender build, oval face, bright yellow eyes, and modern chin-length black hair with yellow streaks underneath at the back (when he was younger, his hair only reached his ears). When he played in a youth soccer league, he wore the number 8 jersey. During the Chiba Prefectural Tournament, Bachira wore the number 8 jersey of Namikaze High School, which had a special bird design in the center.

In the Blue Lock, Bachira wears the standard jumpsuit (black with gray stripes) and tracksuit. During the First Selection, he wore the blue number 8 jersey of Team Z, and during the Second Selection, he wore the number 16 jersey of Team White, later switching to the red one. During the Third Selection, he alternated between the black number 7 jersey of Team A and the white and blue number 7 jersey of Team C, and wore the gray-toed cleats of Team Z.

During the Japanese under-20 national team match, Bachira wears the official Blue Lock uniform with the number 8, similar to the one he wears on the first cover of the magazine, but without the Japanese flag. Bachira wears the FC Barcha uniform when playing for that club.

Personality Bachira has a rather eccentric behavior and personality. He is generally very energetic, cheerful, and enthusiastic during matches. He rarely loses his temper and describes soccer as something fun to play with others. Bachira immediately identifies with Lavinho, who is also eccentric and energetic, and his way of playing soccer inspires him. He has a tendency to fall asleep at unexpected moments, such as when he was sleeping during the tag test. He often oversleeps and ends up depending on Isagi or Kuon to wake him up, and then ends up sleeping during team meetings; he has also been seen sleeping during meals. He also tends to appear completely naked after each soccer practice and match. When the Neo-Egoist League begins, Bachira takes his soccer training more seriously, in an effort to become the world-class egoist he imagines himself to be and get closer to becoming the best in the world. Bachira now actively practices weight training and meditation.

During his childhood, he suffered bullying because of his eccentric personality and exceptional soccer skills, which left him terrified of the idea of ​​being alone. This trauma causes Bachira to create an imaginary friend who is a "monster," more specifically a soccer monster, as this motivates and influences his plays. Only after arriving at Blue Lock does Bachira begin to confront his trauma, as he finds people with whom he identifies and whom he can call friends, such as Yoichi Isagi. Bachira is seen befriending all sorts of people, despite his somewhat peculiar behavior, including Isagi, Rin, Chigiri, and Kunigami.

After the rematch between Isagi's White Team and Rin's Red Team, Bachira overcame her previous trauma and decided to be more confident and dominant on the field.

He wants to become the best striker in the world, the one who scores goals only for himself, and therefore he will only pass the ball to someone who has the potential to inspire him and help him play the kind of football he desires. Bachira has also strengthened his determination to move forward at Blue Lock; no matter the challenge, Bachira faces the situation with optimism, determined to become stronger and reach the pinnacle in every challenge he faces.

Skills Archetypes Forwards: Also known as center forwards, their main objective is to score goals. They are often the players who receive the most attention, since their role is precisely to be in a finishing position. They also participate in penalty kicks and corner kicks, when the opposing team kicks the ball out of bounds. They are usually responsible for starting the match at the beginning and at halftime.

Dribbling: Dribblers are players known for their exceptional ball control skills, which they use to get past defenders with sudden changes of direction and acceleration, sometimes combined with great speed. This skill is used to create opportunities for other attackers or to score goals after breaking through the opposing defense using what is sometimes called a "dribbling" technique. One of the great spectacles of football is watching a player perform a "zigzag run" with the ball, dribbling and turning to avoid opponents and leaving several players behind. Bachira's dribbling technique allows him to break through defenses, and he can only be stopped by top-level players. Team Z relied heavily on his dribbling ability to get the ball into the opponent's half during the First Selection. After initial training in the Neo Egoist League, Bachira refined his dribbling, transitioning from a proactive style to a more counter-attacking one, preferring to anticipate the opponent's movements and maturing in how he moves around the field.

Skills • Elastic Dribble: Bachira's dribbling style is based on his supreme technique and creativity to overcome opposing defenses. His dribbling ability is so advanced that Isagi once commented that it would be impossible for him to steal the ball in a one-on-one situation. • Selfish Style: During the Second Selection, Bachira evolved his dribbling into a new selfish style, where he refuses to pass the ball, preferring to move dynamically, bypassing defenders on his own. If his team doesn't challenge his expectations, he doesn't care about having them in his plays. This was demonstrated to devastating effect when he dribbled past Isagi and then faced the three defenders: Chigiri, Baro, and Nagi, bypassing them all to get one-on-one with the goalkeeper, and again when, alone, he bypassed the entire Japanese U-20 National Team defense. After training with Lavinho and at FC Barça, Bachira decided to blend his dynamic and explosive dribbling with FC Barça's fluid style, creating a completely new selfish style. • Hyper-Speed ​​Scissors: Bachira executes a scissor strike at incredible speed, making it difficult to follow. • Marseille Turn: To get around an opponent, Bachira executes a roulette turn, almost immediately after his scissor feints. • Elastic dribble in the air: Bachira is able to execute the complex elastic dribble while the ball is in the air, drawing his opponents in to try and steal the ball before overtaking them. • Rabona: Bachira kicks the ball by crossing his kicking leg behind his supporting leg. He managed to kick the ball over a defender who was coming towards him while doing this. • Nutmeg: During the Second Selection, Bachira managed to execute a triple nutmeg on Isagi, Chigiri, and Baro, all in sequence, demonstrating her technical skill. • Double Touch Feint: Bachira executes a scissor move at hyperspeed and transitions into a one-two touch feint.

• Aerial Spin: After a double-touch dribble, Bachira advances towards the opponent and, maintaining maximum speed, spins on the ball and bypasses the defender, easily breaking through their defense. • Decisive passes: Bachira is also a very talented passer, which allows him to provide assists for several goals. On numerous occasions, he has provided assists by crossing from the wings and also by passing the ball from midfield. He has also demonstrated a variety of passing techniques. • High-speed ground pass: A quick pass with incredible topspin that makes the ball bounce on the ground. • No-look pass: Bachira uses the Rabona technique to pass the ball without looking. • Long-distance reverse spin pass: Bachira is able to execute long passes, covering almost 60 meters with reverse spin, allowing the ball to bounce close to the ground. This pass is most effective when combined with a tall player who can intercept the ball in its trajectory, rather than on the ground. • Quick Cross: Using another player's movements as a precursor, Bachira quickly crosses the ball into the penalty area, a cross that can only be exploited at high speed. He used this technique to assist Rin's goal against Team World Five. • Heel pass: While running with the ball and facing defenders who begin to pressure him, Bachira quickly lifts the ball with his heel over their heads, agilely passing it to a teammate to avoid the pressure. • Bee Shot: After quickly passing the ball to his teammates and dribbling past the defenders, Bachira receives the ball again and takes a free shot from close range, too fast to be saved. • Low cross with reverse spin: Bachira executes a cross pass with a low reverse spin. The ball manages to pass past several defenders at a low angle.

• Flow state: Flow, as Ego describes it, is the state of "total immersion" or "being at the peak of concentration." It is the mental state in which a person, while performing an activity, is completely immersed in a feeling of energized focus, total involvement, and pleasure in the process of the activity. Bachira enters a state of flow during the Second Selection when he refuses to pass his turn to his teammates, frustrated by being behind Isagi and Rin, who possess very high skill levels.

• Monstrosity: When entering the Flow State, Bachira enters a trance focused on the challenge, executing incredibly fast techniques, including multiple dribbles and moving purely by instinct. Because he moves without conscious thought, it is difficult for defenders to predict and stop his movements. In this state, Bachira easily overcame the Under-20 defenders and Oliver Aiku. Bachira further evolved this ability, managing to enter Monstrosity at will and even combining his explosive style with Lavinho's free and fluid Ginga style to produce even more creative and explosive plays. • Monster x Ginga: After fusing Lavinho's Ginga style with his Monstrance, Bachira evolves his dribbling to be even more explosive, fluid, and unpredictable, with flexibility and stability at the same time. • Breakdown: After waiting and analyzing his opponent, Bachira advances towards a defender, executing a short dribble between the legs while hugging him, using his posture to limit his reaction and propelling himself forward with the ball. When the defender tries to react, Bachira manages to easily break free, maintaining control of the ball and neutralizing any further interception attempts.

• Monstrous Set: Bachira is capable of performing a daring set, first lifting the ball and executing a kicking motion before forcefully and dramatically spiking it downwards. Upon bouncing, the ball spins over the defender's head, allowing Bachira to reach it. Bachira used this technique with great effectiveness against Aiku.

Etymology • His given name, Meguru, means "round," "to go around," or "to spin." • Her surname, Bachira, means "happy bee," referring to both her personality and her appearance. • Its name can therefore be interpreted as "a happy bee that spins". • Phonetically, his surname may come from Horaku Manju.

Quotes • (For Team Z) "My greatest weapon is my dribbling." • (To Team Z) "Great! Absolutely great! Finally, something fun to do!" • (To Team Z) "Look, we all came to Blue Lock to become the best forwards in the world. Therefore, we must crush Team V; that's what it takes to be a forward." • (To Isagi) "Isagi... I won't wait. If you want me, come and steal me. I will follow the will of my inner monster." • (To himself, about Isagi and Rin) "They're exchanging blows at an unbelievable level on this field right now. There are two monsters! I knew it! They're both monsters! I don't even care which one... Finally, I'm not alone anymore." • (To himself) "I will win, even if it kills me!! Since I arrived at Blue Lock... I don't want to lose everything I've found here! I would be truly happy just to be able to continue playing soccer with Isagi by my side. I don't want to lose the first friend I made. I don't want to go back to those lonely days!! That's why I've been seeking someone else's voice instead of my own. To win, even if it kills me, and to get Isagi back! That's what my voice is telling me!!" • (To himself) "Back when becoming one with the ball was all that mattered. Back then, that was the only reason I needed to play football!!! For me, there's nothing in this world more fun than that!! Fight or lose!! That fire is inside me!! I will become the monster even if there's no one else waiting for me!!" • (To Kunigami) "Muscles alone aren't enough to make you my dance partner." • (To Kaiser) "As expected, the world is full of unpleasant egos. You're the best, Kaiser. I'm going to crush you." • (To Isagi and Kaiser) "Say no to violence!" • (To Nagi) "I don't think so, Nagicchi. You have to do this alone, even if it kills you. You're a selfish failure."

Interesting facts • Most of this information comes from the official Selfish Bible. • Your zodiac sign is Leo. • His hometown is Chiba. • Your foot size is 27.5 cm. • His vision is 1.0. • Your blood type is AB. • His dominant leg is his right leg. • He doesn't have a particular favorite soccer player. He simply likes all the amazing players. • He started playing soccer at the age of 6. • He believes his strengths are his optimism and ability to have fun in any situation. His weakness, however, is not worrying enough about things. • Her favorite food is canned pineapple. Her least favorite food is mozuku, because it's like eating phlegm. • He thinks the best thing to go with rice is a raw egg and soy sauce. • His favorite season is summer because it makes him feel cheerful. • Her favorite song is "Yume Ippai," the opening theme song of Chibi Maruko-chan. • His favorite movie is Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventures in Henderland. He says it's so funny it'll make you bald. • His favorite manga is Ping Pong. He cried after reading it. • The color that characterizes his character is yellow. • His favorite animal is the dolphin because they seem fun. • He doesn't have a favorite subject because he doesn't study. His worst subject is Social Studies because he can't remember anything. • He has a fetish for eyes. He believes that it is through them that one can see a person's heart most clearly. • He likes receiving gifts, whatever they may be. He doesn't like it when his freedom is taken away. • He didn't receive any chocolate for Valentine's Day the previous year. • He sleeps 7.5 hours a night. He doesn't like Jamal Mason. • The first place he washes when he's in the bath is behind his ears. • He always ends up buying sparkling water when he goes to the convenience store. • He can't remember why he cried the last time, because he cries a lot, so he ended up forgetting.

• He never received any presents from Santa Claus at Christmas. But instead of Santa Claus, his mother made pancakes for him. They were really delicious. • If it were his last day on Earth, he would dribble a soccer ball as far as he could. • If he received 100 million yen (approximately US$739,000), he would scatter the banknotes off a rooftop or lie down in a bathtub full of them. • He spends his days off doing whatever he pleases on that particular day. • His morning routine consists of stretching, juggling a soccer ball, urinating, and finally, juggling a soccer ball again. • When Bachira asked him what he does to have good luck before a match, he said: "If Zico appears in my dreams that day, I'll probably win!" • Bachira came in 3rd place in the first popularity poll with 2,184 votes. • At the end of the Neo Egoist League, Bachira received an offer of ¥120,000,000 from "FC Barcha" (FC バルチャ, FC Barucha). FC Barcha is based on FC Barcelona. • Bachira scored the first goal of both the Neo Egoist League tournament and the Under-20 World Cup tournament.