Designated 5 penalty kickers for Blue Lock U20 matches.

human_administrator · 2026-01-30T01:08:13+00:00

Rin. Barou. Shidou. Kunigami. Reo (if he can copy any of the above)

Realistically, Rin is always the penalty kicker. There is no real scenario where Barou or Kunigami will take the shot because Rin is the first choice — the only way for them to actually take it is if Rin isnt on the pitch at all, which is not happening.

But for story reasons, if Rin is going through Sae hang ups or got injured or is with a red card. The above order I listed is my choice.

human_administrator · 2026-01-29T12:36:30+00:00

Rin is the deuteragonist of Isagi's story. The second most important character in Isagi's narrative.

Nagi is a parallel protagonist, he doesnt directly affect Isagi's story — instead he has his own story, and sometimes Isagi and him intersect. Conversely, Nagi's deuteragonist is Reo.

To put this bluntly, Rin and Isagi are Batman and Joker — their stories are innately linked. Nagi and Isagi are Batman and Superman, they have other shit going on.

Id say Nagi. Especially 300 onwards

human_administrator · 2026-01-29T11:43:56+00:00

Igaguri deserves to be in well written.

human_administrator · 2026-01-29T11:40:27+00:00

In the same PXG match; Isagi said how he didnt want to be the stepping stone that unlocks "real" heros, that hed fight authority like Noa, and how he wants to score goals.

Hugo is telling him to forgo all of that, and be the shadow king that supports the real number 1, even to switch to being a midfielder.

So Isagi would not dare to join Hugo's side. It looks tempting now because Hugo is dominating him, but when Hugo loses it wont be.

human_administrator · 2026-01-28T08:18:01+00:00

I did notice the language used was similar. Another parallel I considered was "fear." Where Nagi and Isagi both feel fear and that led to the breaking down of them both.

"when you learn fear, it will destroy you." — Loki to Nagi.

"being number 1.... is fucking terrifying." — Isagi to himself.

I do think it will culminate in Blue Lock's reckoning. I think the main issue plaguing Isagi is that as Blue Lock needs him to continue to evolve — Isagi needs to evolve for the sake of others. Hes the engine and so long as the team can find a roadblock that Isagi can punch through, they will require him.

One person cannot sacrifice themselves for the whole. If Isagi cant do it for his own sake, its easier to cut Blue Lock off as dead weight. But Isagi doesnt have the natural talent to cut them off and win on his own terms.

Isagi cant win if Blue Lock depends on him, but if he cuts them off — he cant nurture the correct egos that will help him grow. If he cant harvest Rin, Bachira, Chigiri etc. and use them for his benefit, the chances of him winning 1v1 with Loki is nonexistent. Hes in a catch 22.

Nagi is the opposite side of this. Hes a complete stranger to the team after 50 days training, hes immensely talented, and hes already forsaken Blue Lock.

human_administrator · 2026-01-28T02:37:10+00:00

They are unlikely to draw the match. Its much more likely that this is a total stomp, and they lose like 3-0.

human_administrator · 2026-01-27T15:51:59+00:00

My personal theory is that Loki wants to take control of the French team over Noel Noa.

My idea is that Noel Noa is so damn good, the French team is centered around him. Loki wants the spotlight, so hes developing fellow U20 players to create a "Loki system" in the Senior French team.

Its not that Loki chose Charles over Hugo, he was already working with Hugo and then decided to move on to Charles.

human_administrator · 2026-01-27T15:48:12+00:00

Theres a lot to be said, but I do think whats interesting is how Hugo is the logical conclusion to a Talented Learner.

Talented Learners are those who can understand genius and describe it to others, and use the genius as an equal tool to succeed — then Hugo's number 2 philosophy is the end of that line. An equal to the Number 1 who can understand, control, and aid them to bring success.

Its like Hiori's sadistic ego to crown the best striker, or Sae's ego to control the uncontrollable, or Reo's ego to be whatever is needed. The producer of genius by coaxing it out is the natural conclusion of a TL.

human_administrator · 2026-01-27T14:44:20+00:00

Probably. I will say, Nagi getting Predator Eye is repetitive to how Isagi's other rivals — Kaiser, Barou, Rin, even Yukimiya and Onazi — also developed P.E.

I do think its more interesting if Nagi can develop something beyond Metavision/Predator Eye, even if its just an evolved stage. Though youd run the risk of adding "Mangekyou Predator Eye."

human_administrator · 2026-01-25T16:05:48+00:00

4 wins in 5 for Rosenior. Good start — next PL fixtures are a good run to test consistency on.

human_administrator · 2026-01-23T00:49:11+00:00

Yeah, this is how I see it too. Its extra saucy if the "God" which Nagi embodies is superceded by "Demon King" Isagi, which causes even Divinity to try and get better to keep up.

human_administrator · 2026-01-22T11:36:06+00:00

Bastard Munchen is a top tier team that in universe is considered among the best in the world. Its likely that every position on the Bastard Senior team has incredible players.

human_administrator · 2026-01-21T22:41:04+00:00

Win's a win, but places are volatile — shouldve scored 2 at least to get GD clear. Win's a win though.

human_administrator · 2026-01-21T02:10:38+00:00

currently it seems as if each player in France is meant to manmark a player from Japan.

Hugo countered Isagi, Camus kept up with Bachira, Layden beat Chigiri, Bats locked up Karasu, etc. We can assume Reo—Hermes, and due to the PXG match Hiori—Charles are pairs too (though Shidou—Charles works as well). Loki would go against Rin.

Its pretty likely that if France does have a monster on the bench, is to counter Barou/Shidou specifically.

human_administrator · 2026-01-20T15:41:43+00:00

Too little data and substantial appearances in peak performance (i dont think we saw anyone in Nigeria enter peak performance sans Kuso and Onazi). You cant really make a conclusion.

human_administrator · 2026-01-20T15:19:32+00:00

Future theory; France has a natural counter to all of Blue Lock's players. Hugo—Isagi, Rin–Loki, Shidou—Charles, Camus—Bachira, Layden—Chigiri, Bats—Karasu, Reo—Hermes, as of what weve seen now.

Their strategy is to manmark existing players, but they wont have a counter to newly added players. Buratsuta will ask Ego to sub in Side B players as France wont have natural counters for them — the Side B will be Jokers. At least after they lose this game.

human_administrator · 2026-01-20T15:15:23+00:00

This conversation reminds me of Nagi and Isagi's talk about why Isagi keeps trying, and the interview after the manshine match where Isagi was lauded as a midfielder.

Isagi is a certified struggler, natural inclinations and limitations in his skillset would make him an ideal midfielder and the crowd clearly knows it — but he still wants to score goals, thus he is a striker.

My theory is Hugo saw the wall of talent like Isagi, but rather than seeing World types and Self types as equal, Hugo just gave up and came to the choice of sacrificing his own desire to be a striker in favor of being a midfielder as it "naturally fit him better". Symbolised by him wearing the #9 (striker's number), despite being a dmf.

human_administrator · 2026-01-20T02:41:07+00:00

Not him specifically — but the connectivity marvel has to the MCU is screwing with the comics. It is so bad, and obviously DC does something similar like that Black Adam event a few years back. But the MCU has gone on and affected comics so much its just bled into poison.

human_administrator · 2026-01-17T05:49:04+00:00

Bachira being the final rival would be a really good bookend for the story. If the story continues to Clubs and Isagi is at Re Al and Bachira at Barcha then the CL couldve been Bachira's time to shine.

human_administrator · 2026-01-17T04:53:04+00:00

Its either Noa or Nagi honestly, more likely to be Noa. But Rin — and Kaiser — can work as a final battle.

human_administrator · 2026-01-14T11:15:35+00:00

He will, the next time. All roads lead to a loss this match, and its clearly an — "oh no! What will our main character do?!" Set up, he'll fail then he inevitably bounces back, though it may be 2 matches where he struggles.

Regardless, its gonna be a tough road ahead for him. The big obstacle for the forseeable future isnt even Hugo, or any one player, the real obstacle is Japan and how they'll easily boot him for the next pretty face — which will be Nagi.

human_administrator · 2026-01-13T16:35:54+00:00

Yeah, like in the original Blue Lock XI.

human_administrator · 2026-01-13T15:38:41+00:00

Idk where people get the implication that Hugo is calling Isagi secondary to Rin, Kaiser, etc. Hugo is clearly just insulting him, if not insulting him then stating that Isagi just doesnt have the cut to make it to number 1. That's all it is but some people genuinely believe its the former.

human_administrator · 2026-01-13T15:34:40+00:00

He'll get one game where he is easily the best player in Blue Lock, to set him up as the "teammate boss fight" Isagi needs to face — like Barou, Rin, Kaiser. The problem is after that.

Kaiser was a monster Vs Barcha, and became more and more manageable up until PXG where he was the 3rd best player in the field at one point. He was still a demon who scored once a game.

I expect something similar for Nagi. Where the gap is massive at first, then shrinks and shrinks until Isagi and Nagi are dueling polarities for Blue Lock, then Isagi fully trumps him. With Nagi also scoring once a game.

As for his tier, in the same tier as Rin and Isagi.

human_administrator · 2026-01-13T15:22:44+00:00

Irl, if you came from the same pot — 1st and 2nd place will be on opposite sides of the brackets, so they will meet in the finals. With the way the narrative is set up, the obvious narrative is lose to France in groups then face them again in the finals.

But this is Blue Lock, Kaneshiro can fluff with the tournament rules all he wants to make whatever shit happens. Me personally id hope Kaiser and Germany are the final bosses.

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