Rin Itoshi

Gender Male Age 22 years old Birthday September 9 Height 186 cm Blood type TO Hair color Dark green Eye color teal Country Japan Family father mother Sae Itoshi (Brother)

Occupation Footballer Affiliation Japan Blue Lock Japan Under-20

Blue Lock Ranking 1 (Current) 7 1 2 1 221

Neo-Egoist League Team France Paris X Gen (Starter) Previous team 11 of Blue Lock (Owner) Team A (Top 6) Blue Lock Team (1st Place Team) Red Team

Dorsal 10 (11 from Blue Lock, Instituto and Under-20 World Cup) 9 (Neo-Egoist League) 11 (School) 1 (Second and Third Selection)

Position Front Dominant foot Right Weapon Shooting accuracy Spatial awareness Movements without the ball Puppet control Flow state Eye of the Predator

Worth ¥240,000,000 (Actual) (PXG) ¥198,000,000 (Round 4) (PXG) ¥180,000,000 (Round 3) (PXG) ¥ 36,000,000 (Round 1) (PXG)

Rin is a tall man with a lean, strong build, noticeably taller than Yoichi Isagi, who is older than him. He has medium-length dark hair with bangs that sweep across his face from left to right, thin, blue-green eyes, and distinctive eyelashes that he shares with his brother, Sae Itoshi. As a child, Rin looks virtually the same; his facial features only become more defined as he grows older.

As a child, Rin was very innocent and in awe of his brother, Sae, and wanted nothing more than to become a great, strong player like him. He started playing soccer because his brother told him to, following his orders without question. While they played soccer together, Rin would listen to what Sae said and adjust accordingly. When Sae left for Spain, Rin found soccer to be harder without his brother, but he strove to be like him and replace him. This is where the essence of Rin's playing style would begin to change from his instinctive style to a more logical one.

Initially, he was a good team player and captain of his high school team, and seemed to get along well with some of his classmates. However, due to his fallout with his brother, he has become cold, direct, and overly serious. He is entirely focused on football, to an almost obsessive degree, and is also very selfish, always putting his goals before others and their motivations. Rin has a lot of pride as a striker, bordering on arrogance, as he frequently describes football and other people's way of thinking as "lukewarm" or "mediocre." These mannerisms and behaviors originated from his brother. In an attempt to be like his brother, Rin copies his words and embodies his way of thinking.

Rin seems to respect almost no one. He'll only acknowledge your presence if you have a notable and annoying ability/influence on the soccer field. He seems to have no friends, only rivals (only Isagi and Bachira apparently on general terms with him). During the match against the U-20s, he's more talkative with the team, giving instructions on the field and specifically talking to Isagi.

Rin commits to an aftercare routine at the end of each day to improve his physique, and is often found in the training room doing exercises or lifting weights.

Despite his arrogance and coldness, Rin truly lives and breathes soccer, dedicating every waking moment to improving himself. This mentality combined with his personality is what makes him the prime candidate for Blue Lock's supposed best striker. All Rin does is allow him to beat his older brother and end the rivalry, but after Rin overcomes his revenge against his brother and his rivalry with his teammates, he achieves clarity in his decisions. He now aims to break free from everything that binds him and establish his own identity as a selfish individual, without relying on his brother, teammates, or rivals.

Archetype Playmaker: A player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play and is often involved in passing moves that lead to goals, through their vision, technique, ball control, creativity, and passing ability. When younger, Rin was an instinctive player, but his brother's coaching and guidance caused him to develop a remarkably logical and predictive playing style. Whether on offense or defense, Rin's playing style consists of picking up on the skills of both his teammates and opponents and forcing their best plays and skills, manipulating them in his efforts to score goals for himself.

Superior Football Technique: Rin is one of two Blue Lock players to have top-tier stats, along with Ryusei Shidou. During the Third Selection, he scored an average of 2.5 goals per match, which was the highest among the top 6. His spatial awareness, ball control, power, and shooting accuracy are only rivaled by a handful of players. Although Shidou can be described similarly, what makes Rin the best in Blue Lock is his willingness to cooperate and create chemical reactions with his teammates, while Shidou scores goals completely independently. Rin's experience and techniques are advanced enough that he can play the role of captain, act as the focal point of an offense, play defense, and even outplay high-level defenders, using their own strengths against them. Perfect Shooting Accuracy: Rin's primary weapon is his high-precision shot. His accuracy in both shooting and passing is near-perfect, as demonstrated when he kicked two balls in such a way that they traveled on different trajectories, yet still hit each other in mid-air. Rin's kicks are so accurate that he can score from long range; Isagi implied that he could potentially score from anywhere under 35 meters, free kicks, and even directly from corner kicks. Even when physically pressured by players like Ryusei Shidou or Tabito Karasu, he is capable of delivering an accurate shot. Oliver Aiku notes that his shooting power and accuracy decrease when using his left foot, but under most conditions Rin can shoot, it is on target. Rin needs space and range to set up his shooting pattern, the denial of which can result in his shot missing. However, he uses his other weapons to meet many of both, making him one of Blue Lock's top scorers.

High-Speed ​​Precise Free Kick: Rin launches an incredibly fast free kick with incredible accuracy. This free kick was so fast and accurate that it flew over Isagi's head without giving him a chance to react. Vertically rotating direct shot: A direct shot from the corner, aimed at the far top corner of the goal. This shot can catch players off guard if they aren't expecting it, although it can be avoided through positioning. Baseline Shot: Rin attempted to replicate his brother's shot by dribbling toward the baseline and using his left foot to fire the ball over the goalkeeper and into the other side's net. However, the decreased power and accuracy of the shot meant his shot was saved and hit the post. Jump Shot: After feinting to evade an opponent's defense, Rin lifts the ball and performs a jumping roundhouse kick. With this technique, Rin can shoot with terrifying accuracy and evade an opponent's challenge. Blind Shot: Rin takes advantage of another player's movements to shield the ball from the goalkeeper's vision before taking a blind shot that the goalkeeper cannot react to in time. Trivela (Shot): A technique in which the ball is applied with spin using the outside of the foot. Rin hides his form, forcing the assumption that he will shoot with his left foot, before shooting with his right. Rin is capable of doing this and scoring from outside the box, as he demonstrated against the Japan U-20 team. Trivela (Pass): A technique that involves applying spin to the ball using the outside of the foot. Rin can use this technique to pass the ball, manipulating the opponent into believing their pass failed, only to have it spin toward its destination.

Oppressive Pass: Rin makes a difficult pass to his teammate in order to continue a play. He'll typically play this pass in the optimal space for his teammate to reach and return the pass (in Aryu's case) or in the space where he expects his teammate to advance (in Bachira's case). This pass, unlike a more creative one, challenges the limitations of Rin's team, forcing them to exceed their expectations.

Spatial Awareness: Rin analyzes the entire field, including his own positions, those of his teammates, and his opponents, to determine the best play. Rin's tactical ability and spatial awareness are at such a level that only Isagi can understand, counter, and rival his analytical ability. Rin is routinely able to predict the positioning and movements of other players, including Isagi, setting traps and lures to lure them into unfavorable positions, intercepting their plays, and setting up his own. Spacing: By reading her opponent's weapon, as well as the positions of other players on the field, Rin spaces herself in such a way that allows her to predict and respond to whatever they decide to do. Timing: Rin can also use his spatial awareness defensively; by reading and understanding the essence of his opponent's football, he can overlap his thoughts with theirs to predict what they will do next. He used this to stop Sae and Shidou's combined offense during the match against the Japanese U-20 National Team. However, focusing solely on playing defense makes it difficult for him to incorporate himself into the offense to score his own goals. Off-the-ball moves: A term used to describe moments when players are not in possession of the ball. Rin uses these moves to position himself in an opponent's blind spot, as well as to maneuver into scoring positions. He does this after determining the field of vision of players on the field, similar to Isagi.

Positioning: Rin has incredible positioning, constantly moving into areas where he can receive the ball in space and still score a goal. If Rin realizes he won't receive a pass, he always positions himself in a spot where he could score if he received the ball by chance. He demonstrated this positioning during the Second Selection, as well as during the match against the Japanese U-20 National Team. Rin also uses this defensively in combination with his spatial awareness. After using his space, Rin gives himself enough room to predict where the opponent will likely break through and then uses his positioning to intercept them. Super Speed ​​Interlock: By using another player's movement as a precursor, Rin moves into a position where he can perform a quick cross into open space. He used this alongside Bachira to score against the World Five. Puppet Control Football: Rin's primary style of play involves controlling and manipulating his opponent's thoughts. After identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each player on the field, Rin uses his superior technique, tactical skill, and physical ability to manipulate them into scenarios that will result in a goal. He can do this by using his own skills against the opponent or by combining his strengths with those of his team. This style of football pushes his team's skills to the limit and beyond, resulting in highly complex and effective passages of play that often result in a goal. Feints: By positioning herself within shooting range, Rin manipulates her opponent into thinking she's going to shoot. This lures the opponent into attempting a block, before feinting to avoid it. Rin can also use this in reverse. By changing her form and concealing her movement, she tricks her opponent into thinking she won't shoot before she actually does.

Marseille Roulette: After manipulating his opponent into believing he will perform a normal feint, Rin executes a roulette to bypass his defense. Nutmeg Elastic: Rin strikes the ball sideways with the outside of his foot to force a challenge from his opponent, before using the inside of his foot to push the ball between their legs and pass them. He used this to pass Sendou. Flow: Flow, as Ego describes it, is the state of "total immersion" or "being in the zone." It's the mental state where a person performing an activity is completely immersed in a feeling of energized concentration, full engagement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. Rin finally achieved flow in the final minutes of the match against the Japanese U-20 National Team. Rin's football style generally revolves around precisely calculating the weapons of the players on the field and drawing them out to use them, manipulating the field to achieve the best way to score. However, when in flow, instead of drawing out other players' weapons to use them efficiently, Rin draws out his weapons to extinguish them. This generally involves Rin harassing them in some way, to use his most powerful weapon, before directly defeating them, while in flow, Rin is observed to be several levels above his standard abilities. Rin was able to completely defeat Teppei Neru, Miroku Darai, and Kazuma Niou in quick succession, using each of their weapons against them. Even Aiku couldn't stop him alone, but with Shidou's help they were able to pressure Rin. Despite this, Rin was able to perform a powerful curved shot that missed by only a few centimeters. Rin is even able to neutralize Sae's dribbling as seen in the final minute of the match against the Japanese U-20 National Team.

During the final minutes of the Japan U-20 match, Rin completely overwhelmed Teppei Neru, Miroku Darai, and Kazuma Nio in quick succession, turning each of their own strengths against them. In this state, Oliver Aiku observed that he had a 0% chance of defeating Rin alone and a 50% chance with Shido's assistance. Rin also managed to neutralize Sae's dribbling, as seen in the final minute of the U-20 match, maintaining the rhythm of his techniques to provoke Sae's signature move (the cross-elastic nutmeg) before negating it. During the Paris X Gen match against Manshine City, Rin dominated the game and scored a hat trick. Having fully understood the trigger for his Flow state, Rin entered Flow again against Bastard München, taking control of the game in both attack and defense. In this state, Rin prioritizes direct and physical challenges against opposing defenders. The only strategy to stop Rin in this state is for two high-level players to work together against him, such as Isagi and Kaiser/Aiku and Shido. Collision Shot: A high-speed, high-precision shot Rin performs upon colliding with another player. The shot's accuracy and trajectory are such that they resemble a free kick taken in mid-air. Rin first uses this technique against Isagi to score a goal during the Bastard München vs. Paris X Gen match. He is capable of performing it several times in succession, both with the ball in the air and on the ground, and even attempted it once against Kaiser. Spin shot: Rin anticipates the trajectory of a teammate's pass, steals the ball using his back to jump, and immediately takes the shot. Rin first used this super goal during the match between Japan U-20 and Nigeria U-20, where he used Isagi's back for leverage.

Flow state: The flow state, as described by Ego, is a state of "total immersion" or "being in the zone." It is the mental state in which a person performing an activity is completely immersed in a feeling of energized concentration, full participation, and enjoyment of the process. Rin entered a flow state for the first time during the final minutes of the Japan U-20 match. In this state, Rin adopts an offensive and aggressive style of play. Generally, Rin enters a flow state in the final stages of matches. Rin's flow state is triggered by the urge to destroy a powerful opponent at the risk of his own life. This manifests as him drawing out his opponent's most powerful weapon and then focusing on a move that will annihilate it. Pure Destruction: An incredibly aggressive, greedy, and unconventional playstyle in which Rin attempts to draw out his opponent's most powerful weapon and defeat them at their full potential. In this state, Rin abandons his usual, more efficient playstyle and adopts an offensive and violent style that relies heavily on instinct. This makes him a formidable player in close-quarters combat.

Opposite acceleration: When facing someone who uses speed as a weapon, Rin strikes the ball to the side to cause them to accelerate forward, before suddenly accelerating in the opposite direction, striking them in the process. He used this to overtake Neru. Off-the-ball moves: When facing someone who uses off-the-ball moves as a weapon, Rin will cross them several times to get behind them, before using his hand to prevent them from turning around and stopping him. He used this to get past Darai. Full Center of Gravity Explosion: When facing someone who uses their core strength as a weapon, Rin will force a physical duel, throwing the ball as bait. When they charge, Rin will shift into a stance with a low center of gravity to break their balance, using their own charge against them. He used this to overpower Niou. Predator Eye: Described as the opposite of Metavision, instead of expanding his vision, Rin drastically reduces it to mark Isagi. Rin focuses exclusively on Isagi's movements to predict them and prevent him from getting the ball.

She says she doesn't cry. His favorite food is ochazuke, especially ochazuke with sea bream. His least favorite food is pickles. His favorite manga are Dragon Head and Ciguatera. His favorite animal is the owl. His favorite movie is "The Shining". Her favorite song is Prayer X. The first thing you wash in the bathtub is your eyes. He is unfriendly or direct. Speaks fluent English. He spends his holidays playing horror video games or immersing himself in horror movies. She's not good at calligraphy. If it were his last day on Earth, he would fight alongside his brother. She can't remember how many Valentine's Day chocolates she received last year because she rejected them all and returned them. Her morning routine consists of opening the window to let in fresh air, breathing deeply, stretching, practicing morning yoga, meditating, reliving her feelings of sadness and anger, and finally starting her day. When Rin asked him what he did to have good luck before a fight, he said, "I think about beating my brother Sae. I can't lose against all the other nobodies." If you had to take one person to a deserted island, who would you choose? "My brother Sae, I guess. Hmph. Just so I could vent all my frustration on him. Ah, but I wouldn't know what to talk about… Damn it… Actually, I'd choose Isagi… Ah, but living just the two of us would be boring. Never mind, anyone will do. As long as it's not those two. Like an android or something." After his awakening during the PXG vs. Bastard München battle, Rin, or the concept of his destructive flow, is frequently referred to by the epithet 「破壊獣」 (hakaijū), a combination of the words 「破壊者」 (hakaisha, destroyer) and 「壊獣」 (kaiju, monster). This is inspired by the fact that a kaiju from a children's television program was what initially inspired Rin to discover his ego of "risky destruction of life," and the memory he evoked during the battle to access it.

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