Kazuma Nio (
Appearance[]
Nio is a tall and lean individual with a confident and laidback demeanor. He has medium-length black hair that is slicked back, revealing his forehead. His facial hair is distinctive, featuring a narrow goatee and a short mustache, adding to his sharp and mature look. He has dark, intense eyes with thin eyebrows that often give him a somewhat stern or serious expression.
Personality[]
Nio is an aggressive boy with a loud and competitive personality. He likes to boast his pressing abilities and engage in physical duels; however, Rin Itoshi used this aspect of his personality against him when the latter challenged Nio to use his best ability, and it turned against himself. He also shows good leadership skills and cares deeply for his teammates.
He is competitive, even outside of football.
Abilities[]
Archetype[]
- Stopper: Stoppers are skilled defenders who rely on their strength, stamina, and manmarking abilities to stop the opposition's attacking play by making strong tackles. They are usually uncompromising in their tackling and would rather give away a foul than let an opposition player get past them. Stoppers generally play as center-backs.
Skills[]
- Dominant Physique: Nio's main weapon is his physique, which he uses to impose himself onto attackers and prevent them from making the plays they want to. He was able to completely nullify Seishiro Nagi's ability to trap and create plays, after which the latter said he was a "power-type defender." It has been noted that the essence of his dominant physique can be boiled down to his core strength. By using his core, he can physically mark any attacker he gets close too, shutting them out of the game.
- Physical Pressure: By using his core as a wall, Nio is able to position himself behind an attacker and prevent them from turning to goal, stifling any possibility of creative play. This pressure was potent enough to shut down Nagi's ability to breathe life into a play.
- Doberman Charge: In a physical pressure duel with an opponent, Nio will use his shoulder to charge the opponent and block them from going forward, leveraging his full core strength against them. The effectiveness of this move has not been seen, however, as Rin countered it.
Manga Appearances[]
109. Battle Group | |
110. Newcomer | Debut |
111. FLOW | |
112. Grand Stage | Appears |
113. Cops and Robbers | Appears |
114. Quartet | Appears |
115. Sae Itoshi | |
116. Revenger | Appears |
117. Nice to Meet You | Appears |
118. Warped | Appears |
119. Third Arrow | Appears |
120. Blue Genes | Appears |
121. 1st HALF | Appears |
122. Headliner | Appears |
123. World's Best | |
124. Night Snow | |
125. Ruin | |
126. 2nd HALF | |
127. Dragon Drive | |
128. Dramatic Exchange | |
129. Cool Head and Chameleon | Appears |
130. The World Doesn't Know Me Yet | Appears |
131. What You Taught Us | |
132. Dictator | |
133. Extreme Focus | Appears |
134. Flowers | Appears |
135. Shachihoko | |
136. Culmination | Appears |
137. Last Step | Appears |
138. One Mind in Two Bodies | Appears |
139. Synchronize | |
140. Essence | Appears |
141. Monster Trance | Appears |
142. World Standard | Appears |
143. Not Alone | |
144. Disposition | Appears |
145. Born Slippy | Mentioned |
146. Final Match-up | |
147. Last Attack | |
148. Declaration | Appears |
149. Complete | |
150. Holiday | |
151. Changing World |
Anime Appearances[]
25. Tryouts | Absent |
26. The Assassin and the Ninja | Absent |
27. The World of Feeling | Absent |
28. Chameleon | Absent |
29. Flow | Debut |
30. Grand Stage | Appears |
31. Sae Itoshi | Appears |
32. Blue Genes | Appears |
33. Night Snow | Appears |
34. Dramatic Exchange | Appears |
35. What You Taught Us | Appears |
36. Flowers | Appears |
37. You're Not Alone | Appears |
38. Last Attack | Appears |
Etymology[]
- His given name, Kazuma (
和 真 ?), means "a true harmony."- Phonetically, it can also refer to 和馬, meaning "a calm horse."
- They also share the same first kanji (和).
- Phonetically, it can also refer to 和馬, meaning "a calm horse."
- His surname, Nio (
仁 王 ?), are two wrathful guardians of the Buddha.
- His name can thus be interpreted as "the true harmonious wrathful Buddha guardians."
- Phonetically, his name can be interpreted as "the wrathful Buddha guardians and a calm horse."
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- The majority of this information is from the official Egoist Bible 2.
- His zodiac sign is Aries.
- His birthplace is Kochi Prefecture.
- He has a mother, an older brother, and a younger sister.
- He has a height of 184 cm with a shoe size of 30 cm.
- He has a 1.5 vision.
- His blood type is O.
- His high school team is Sunflame Hiroshima.
- His dominant foot is his right.
- He has a grip strength of 51 kg.
- His favorite football player is Joško Gvardiol.
- He started playing football at the age of 4 years old.
- His motto is "Once I bite, I never let go."
- His nickname is "Dobermann."
- His strength is that he can never let his prey escape (soccer, friendship, women). His weakness is his persistence.
- His favorite foods are extra garlic and extra-fat ramen. His least favorite food is tofu ("It has no flavor! I don't feel like I've eaten anything").
- His best accompaniment with rice is minced meat.
- His hobby is boxing.
- His favorite season is summer.
- His favorite music is Vaudy.
- His favorite movie is the Rocky series.
- His favorite manga is One Piece.
- His character color is deep purple.
- His favorite celebrity/type is Suzu Yamanōchi ("Cheerful! Cute! Funny! I like it!").
- His favorite animal is a dog (Doberman).
- His favorite subject is PE. His least favorite subjects are anything other than PE.
- He has a smile fetish and a butt fetish ("I like them both to be firm!").
- What makes him happy is expressing love for both men and women. What makes him sad is expressing hate (for women only, though).
- His first love was at five years old with a kindergarten teacher.
- He doesn't remember the first time someone confessed to him ("I always confess myself!").
- He received one Valentine's chocolate last year ("My girlfriend at the time...I've broken up with her now").
- He sleeps for seven hours.
- He washes his beard first ("I spend an hour grooming it every day").
- He ends up buying curry rice at the convenience store.
- He prefers bamboo shoots over mushrooms.
- He recently cried when a girl dumped him ("I loved her").
- He stopped receiving gifts from Santa at the age of 12 years old. The last thing he asked for from Santa was boxing gloves.
- If it were the last day on Earth, he would party with his favorite friends.
- If he had ¥100,000,000, he would build a boxing gym.
- He spends his days off going to a boxing gym and training.
- If he hadn't met soccer, he would do boxing, specifically shadow boxing ("I still want to be a professional! ShuShuShu!").
- His favorite historical figure is Naoya Inoue ("To me, he is already a historical figure").
- If he could bring one thing to a deserted island, it would be a disinfectant ("If you get injured, it makes a huge difference if you have this or not.")
- If he had a time machine, he would go to the future ("What kind of person would you be? I want to know if I become a good human being. If I become a weirdo... I'll go back to the present and start over!").
- Nio shares his English voice actor with Chigiri's doctor.
References[]
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Manshine City | |
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Master Striker | Chris Prince |
U-20 Regulars | Agi |
Blue Lock | Hajime Nishioka · Hyoma Chigiri · Junichi Wanima · Kairu Saramadara · Kazuma Nio · Reiji Hiiragi · Reo Mikage · Seishiro Nagi · Taiga Tsunzaki |
Japan U-20 | |
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Faculty | Hirotoshi Buratsuta · Yasumori Hoichi |
Main | Gen Fukaku · Haru Hayate · Itsuki Wakatsuki· Kazuma Nio · Kento Cho · Miroku Darai · Ryusei Shido · Sae Itoshi · Shuto Sendo · Oliver Aiku · Teppei Neru · Teru Kitsunezato |