These characters in Blue Lock are adept at bringing out the best in their team players.
With a second season on the horizon, Blue Lock presents a never-before-seen footballing tale of creating the world’s best striker from Japan’s football. In a world where only a striker’s ego is enough to guarantee survival, the series presents several egotistical personalities that generally do not fit into the philosophy of football being a team sport.
However, some characters, either positively or negatively, can bring out the best qualities of their teams to ensure their survival. These characters are usually quick to adapt to situations, can think on their feet, and, either by words or actions, can bring out the maximum quality of their teammates. For these characters, below are some of the series’ best. 8 Hiori Yo
Archetype: Deep-lying Playmaker
Age: 17
Anime Debut: Episode 24
One of the more quiet and soft-spoken characters in the series, Hiori Yo is one of Blue Lock’s best players and, for a while during the Neo-Egoist League, the only person with Isagi’s view of football. Hiori’s team spirit shines much more when his service to the team is directed at a sole, as seen in his collaboration with Isagi against the Italy Ubers in the Neo-Eogist League.
While Hiori is considered a football prodigy, he hates football but can not stop playing due to parental expectations. With no personal goal or vision, Hiori more or less just does and is ready to work hard for his team. 7 Jingo Raichi
Archetype: Box-To-Box
Age: 17
Anime Debut: Episode 01
Arguably Blue Lock’s most hotheaded character, Raichi, is one of those ‘do whatever I have to do to help even if I don’t like it’ characters. This trait is reflected well in his positional application in the series. Like every other Blue Lock, Raichi aims to be the best striker in the world; however, listening to others is not his strong suit, until he realizes the difference in the gap between his abilities and other characters like Rin and Bachira.
By the final game of the First Selection, Raichi willingly lets go of the striker’s position to prove to his teammates that he can change for the good of his team and inspire them, and this reflects more as the story progresses. 6 Tabito Karasu
Archetype: Midfield General
Age: 18
Anime Debut: Episode 24
Introduced as the third-ranked player during the Third Selection, Tabito Karasu, much like most characters in Blue Lock, has a rather strong ego and tends to look down on mediocre people.
