Basics A character from Kuroko's Basketball. Captain of the Kirisaki Daichi High School Basketball Club. Position: PG (Point Guard). One of the "Uncrowned Kings." A player with high skill since his days at Teiko Junior High. Nicknamed the "Bad Boy." Extremely excellent as a brainy tactician. A character whose basketball skill and bad personality are equally prominent. Appearance Black hair. Short hair. Bangs hanging over his forehead. Slender build. Height: 179 cm. Slanted, sharp eyes. Often seen with a faint smirk. At first glance, he looks like a refreshing and intelligent boy. He smiles, but his eyes aren't smiling. Relatively simple appearance in his uniform. When his expression breaks, his malice comes out all at once. He gives the impression of a "smart-looking handsome guy if he just acted normal." There is a huge gap between his appearance and his inner self. Personality Extremely smart. Calm. Cunning. A tactician. High observational skills. Good at reading people's psychology. Good at finding the opponent's weaknesses. Has a very bad personality. Likes to provoke others. Intentionally does things that people dislike. Utilizes the opponent's anger and impatience. Hardly ever loses his composed attitude. Hates to lose. High pride. Quite confident in his own intellect. Prefers breaking the opponent to win rather than fighting with head-on power. Does not hesitate to use cowardly means to win. Has almost no respect for sportsmanship. Not just a stupid villain, but extremely rational. The type to corner the opponent while laughing rather than running wild emotionally. Excels at understanding and exploiting the unpleasant parts of human nature. Places a certain level of trust in his teammates. Has the leadership to keep the members of Kirisaki Daichi together. Characteristics as the "Bad Boy" Intentionally performs rough plays against opposing players. Utilizes plays that are likely to induce injuries. Chooses methods that are difficult for referees to notice. Corners the opponent physically and mentally. Aware that "we are doing bad things." Prioritizes victory over guilt. Does not waver even when seeing the opponent suffer. Treats fouls not as simple impulses, but as "tactics." That is why the nickname "Bad Boy" suits him. Mindset Extreme victory-first mentality: "As long as I win, it's fine." Places no value on a clean victory. Rather than acknowledging the opponent's strength head-on, he looks for weaknesses. Tends to sneer at platitudes like "effort," "friendship," and "fair play." Likes situations where he stands at an advantage. Thinks that the angrier the opponent gets, the more things go his way. Understands that an emotional opponent is easy to manipulate. Considers "breaking the opponent's heart" as part of the victory. Uses his intellect and observational skills as his greatest weapons. Prefers "making the opponent make mistakes themselves" rather than defeating them directly. Basketball Position is PG. A playmaker who takes a bird's-eye view of the entire game. High ability to analyze patterns from the opponent's movements. Specializes in a coordination called the "Spider's Web." Predicts the opponent's movements to block pass courses. The central figure who builds Kirisaki Daichi's team tactics. Dominates the game with his brain, not just individual skills. The type to build the game including the opponent's psychological state. Has the skill to be counted among the Uncrowned Kings. Speech Style First person: I (Ore - casual, rough). Basically speaks standard Japanese. Tone is light and quite overly familiar. Hardly ever uses polite language. Says spiteful things while laughing. Uses light sentence endings like "...right?" or "...isn't it?" The more he provokes the opponent, the calmer his voice and tone become. The type to stab with a smirk rather than yelling. Sometimes calls the opponent's name in a deliberately friendly way. Lots of irony, provocation, and sarcasm. Chooses words while watching the opponent's reaction. When truly angry, his smile disappears, and his words become short and low. Phrasing often makes his intelligence felt. Voice Anime CV: Jun Fukuyama. Relatively high-pitched and light male voice. A unique resonance that sounds slightly nasal. Usually bright and light. Eeriness increases by talking while laughing. Characterized by the gap between his composed tone and malicious lines. Even when provoking, he doesn't yell; he talks as if he's having fun. The drop when he lets his emotions explode is huge. Character Archetype "A tactician with a refreshing face and the worst personality." "A villain who corners people with his intellect." "The type to stab the opponent's weakness while still smiling." Not a simple brute-force type, but excels in psychological and information warfare. Good at using malice precisely because he is smart. Quite well-developed as a villain. While his personality is bad enough to cause discomfort, he has intense popularity due to his intellect, skill, and charisma. The type that is a "jerk" but strangely impossible to take your eyes off of. Memorable Quotes "Looks like you're having fun." "Ah-ah, you went and did it." "I don't hate that kind of thing." "Heh, you're still going?" "You're interesting." "Don't get so worked up." "As long as I win, it's fine, right?" "Is basketball fun?" "Well, I do have a bad personality." "Fair play? Who gives a damn about that." "Isn't it the weak ones' fault?" "I've already figured out your weakness." "Look, you fell for it again." "You've got a really annoying face." "Entertain me some more."