“ | I won't become a weak person who lets go of their dreams! No matter what it takes, even if I have to do it alone, I will play football until I win! | ” |
— Kuon[1]
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Wataru Kuon (
Kuon betrayed the team in the middle of the First Selection in interest of his own singular survival. He was later a factor in Team Z winning the last game of the Selection when he threw away his self-interest in favor of his team when he saw how amazing they were against the strongest team in the stratum.
Kuon was eliminated in the Second Selection.
Quick Answers
What led to Wataru Kuon's initial betrayal of Team Z?
How did Wataru Kuon contribute to Team Z's victory in the last game of the First Selection?
Why was Wataru Kuon eliminated in the Second Selection?
Who is the voice actor for Wataru Kuon in the Japanese version of Blue Lock?
Appearance[]
Kuon is tall and has red eyes, which are rarely seen and dark brown hair that is around his chin's length. He is usually seen smiling.
At Blue Lock, he wears the standardly issued tracksuit and during the games, he wears Team Z's jersey #2.
Personality[]
At the beginning of First Selection, Kuon is the main brain of Team Z and helps organize them and create many strategies due to his experience in starting a football club at his high school. When he genuinely cares, Kuon puts 100% effort into football, but when he is thinking only of himself, he only puts in as much effort as it takes to get the information he needs so he can use it to his advantage and move in. His genuinely-nice personality fooled Team Z for most of a game before someone realized Kuon had betrayed them.
Kuon's nice personality is actually a façade; after Yoichi Isagi exposes him for betraying his team, he is shown to be ruthless, capable of betraying his own teammates in order to advance in Blue Lock. He refuses to play as a team and trusts no one but himself. This is because in high school, his friends and teammates didn't have the same ambition as he does and never took soccer as seriously as Kuon does. After being eliminated by his team, he swore that he will never let them drag him back. In Blue Lock, Kuon always aims for the best team and offers them to cooperate with him, giving them information of his own team. Kuon also sees the way Team Z aims to win as stupid and naïve, telling to Isagi that they're stupid due to believing they will survive if they work as a team.
After Team Z draws against Team W, Kuon chooses to stay away and not do anything for the team in their match against Team V since he is absolutely certain Team V will win. However, after witnessing how his teammates are facing toe-to-toe against Team V, the best team of their string, Kuon revives the passionate love he has for soccer and decides to help them one more time, supporting and encouraging them to win. Despite this, he is aware that his past actions can't be spared and accepts that they won't trust him again.
Abilities[]
Archetype[]
- Goal Poacher: Goal poachers are forwards who wait in the six-yard box or the penalty area for a cross, pass, or loose ball and pounce to try to score a goal. "Poaching" refers to the fact that they will often score a goal out of the slightest of opportunities, i.e., steal a goal. Goal poachers usually play as center forwards or second strikers.
Skills[]
- Vertical Jump: Kuon has an amazing vertical jumping ability of 68 cm. This allows him to finish nicely with amazing headers.
- Strategic Mind: Kuon was Team Z's primary strategist and led a quite uncoordinated team to functional levels. He has good leadership skills, which allow others to trust him.
Manga Appearances[]
1. Dream | Debut & Cover |
2. Moving In | Appears |
3. Monster | Appears |
4. Right Now | Appears |
5. The "Zero" of Soccer | Appears |
6. Individual. | Appears |
7. We'll Meet in Front of the Goal | Appears |
8. Message | Appears |
9. Superhero | Appears |
10. Operation: Me, Next 9 | Appears |
11. Premonition & Intuition | Appears |
12. Signal | Appears |
13. The One to be Reborn | Appears |
14. Resolve | Appears |
15. Spiral | Appears |
16. One Shot | Appears |
17. Sorry | Appears |
18. Thanks for the Help | Appears |
19. Overwhelming Disadvantage | Appears |
20. Boiling | Appears |
21. Break Through! | Appears |
22. Until This Fire Burns Out | Appears |
23. Until They Met | Appears |
24. Goal Formula | Appears |
25. Trick | Appears |
26. LAST GAME | Appears |
27. Only One | Appears |
28. Super Special | Appears |
29. Flash of Evolution | Appears |
30. Extreme Frenzy | Appears |
31. Awakening | Appears |
32. Impetus | Appears |
33. Attack Waves | Appears |
34. At This Rate | Appears |
35. Last Chance | Appears |
36. Right Here | Appears |
37. The Last Piece | Appears |
38. More | Appears |
39. Hungry | Appears |
40. Second Selection | Appears |
41. BLUE LOCK MAN | |
42. About-Face | |
43. Three-Man Teams | |
44. Rivalry Battle | |
45. Battle to the Death | |
46. TOP 3 | |
47. Chemical Reaction | |
48. The Beauty of the Parabola | |
49. After the Parting | |
50. Match Confirmed | Appears |
51. Creator | |
52. Talent and Mediocrity | |
53. Blind Spot | |
54. Devour | |
55. A Dream that Won't Come True | |
56. Proof I've Wagered My Life | |
57. Chance Encounter | |
58. The Battle Begins | |
59. Triple Combo | |
60. Field Vision | |
61. Leverage | |
62. Loser | |
63. Buried Ego | |
64. The Lead Actor's Stage | |
65. Trick of Fate | |
66. Loser's Crossroads | |
67. Power of Despair | |
68. Promise | |
69. Chaos | |
70. Dancing Boy | |
71. Friends | |
72. MATCH UP!! | |
73. Ultra-Coordination | |
74. Monster | |
75. Wild Dance | |
76. Can't Go Back | |
77. All-Out | |
78. Irregular | |
79. I'm Not There | |
80. Unlimited | |
81. Last Action | |
82. I Don't Need You | |
83. Voice | |
84. Initial Impulse | |
85. Eight Seconds Ago | |
86. Pride |
Anime Appearances[]
1. Dream | Debut |
2. Monster | Appears |
3. Soccer's "Zero" | Appears |
4. Premonition and Intuition | Appears |
5. To Be Reborn | Appears |
6. I'm Sorry | Appears |
7. Rush | Appears |
8. The Formula for Goals | Appears |
9. Awakening | Appears |
10. Just the Way It Is | Appears |
11. The Final Piece | Appears |
12. The Second Selection | Absent |
13. TOP3 | Absent |
14. The Geniuses and the Average Joes | Absent |
15. Devour | Absent |
16. Tri-Fusion | Absent |
17. Donkey | Absent |
18. The Stage for the Lead | Absent |
19. Dancing Boy | Appears |
20. Super Link-Up Play | Absent |
21. I'm Not There | Absent |
22. Voice | Absent |
23. Luck | Absent |
24. The Time Has Come | Absent |
25. Tryouts | Mentioned |
26. The Assassin and the Ninja | Absent |
27. The World of Feeling | Absent |
28. Chameleon | Absent |
29. Flow | Absent |
30. Grand Stage | Absent |
31. Sae Itoshi | Absent |
32. Blue Genes | Absent |
33. Night Snow | Absent |
Etymology[]
- His given name, Wataru (
渉 ?), means "cross."
- His surname, Kuon (
久 遠 ?), means "eternity."
- His name can thus be interpreted as "eternal crossing."
Quotes[]
- (To Team Z) "I won't let my teammates drag me down with them again!"[4]
Trivia[]
- Majority of this information is from the official Egoist Bible.
- He started playing soccer at the age of 6 years old.
- He sleeps around 7 hours.
- His hometown is Yamaguchi Prefecture.
- His favorite soccer player is Edinson Cavani.
- His favorite movie is "ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street".
- His favorite animal is a camel.
- His favorite foods are okra, mozuku with yam, and natto. His least favorite food is energy drinks.
- He thinks the best thing to have with rice is edible rayu.
- His motto is "People will come to understand each other."
- His strength is his great communication skills. His weakness is that he's too concerned about people's perspectives.
- His hobby is doing magic tricks.
- His favorite season is autumn.
- His favorite manga is SPYxFAMILY.
- His favorite subjects are English, Mathematics, Cooking, and Sociology. His worst subject is Japanese.
- His fetish is hairline.
- Something that makes him happy is being trusted. Something that makes him sad is being betrayed.
- His ideal type is someone who can fully accept him.
- The first thing he washes when in the bath is his chin.
- He finds himself buying batteries whenever he's at the convenience store.
- He prefers mushrooms over bamboo shoots.
- The last time he cried is when he had to practice soccer all alone.
- He received Christmas presents from Santa when he was 12 years old. The last thing that he asked for from Santa was a lie detector.
- If it were his last day on Earth, he would play soccer while listening to Southern All Stars' Affection, if possible with friends.
- If he received 100 million yen, he would use it to find someone to play soccer with.
- He spends his day off reading and drinking coffee while listening to Southern All Stars.
- The team he played for (before Blue Lock) is Kitsunezaka High School Soccer Club.
- His character color is reddish brown.
- His dominant leg is his right side.
- His foot size is 27.5 cm.
- His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
- Kuon ranked 13th in the first popularity poll with 300 votes.
References[]
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 34.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Character profile from Egoist Bible
- ↑ Numbness like a ginger
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 24.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 15.
- ↑ Blue Lock Anime: Episode 2.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 9.
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Team Z |
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Asahi Naruhaya · Gin Gagamaru · Gurimu Igarashi · Hyoma Chigiri · Jingo Raichi · Meguru Bachira · Okuhito Iemon · Rensuke Kunigami · Wataru Kuon · Yoichi Isagi · Yudai Imamura |