Gin Gagamaru

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**Gin Gagamaru** (我 (が) 牙 (が) 丸 (まる)  吟 (ぎん) , *Gagamaru Gin*?) is a contender of Blue Lock, who currently plays as goalkeeper for Germany's Bastard München during the Neo Egoist League.

Gagamaru was a forward who aspired to be the best in the world along with the others of Blue Lock. When first arriving at Blue Lock, he was a member of Team Z during First Selection. After Third Selection, it was noted that Gagamaru has the body, natural reflexes and skills to be an ideal goalkeeper and has since played as one.

## Appearance

Gagamaru is a very tall and long young man with long black hair kept in a bun that was dyed silver at some point and he also has 3 scars on his ear from a bear. At Blue Lock, Gagamaru wears the standard-issued body suit (black with gray stripes) and tracksuit. During the First Selection, he wore Team Z's blue #6 jersey and wears Team Z's gray-capped cleats. During Second Selection, he wore Team Red's #88 jersey and that later switched to Team C's white and blue #88 jersey during the Third Selection.

During the match against the Japan U-20, Gagamaru wears the official Blue Lock player uniform with the #1 that looks very similar to the ones seen in the first cover spread minus the Japan flag. In the Neo Egoist League, Gagamaru dons the #99 white with red trim Bastard München uniform.

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## Personality

Gin is a very nonchalant yet confident person who likes to help his teammates whenever he can and he is shown to be a reliable player. Like everybody else who entered Blue Lock, Gagamaru started the series as a forward showing great skill inside the box but by the end of Third Selection he was singled out for being the most ideal goalkeeper for the upcoming Japan Representative Match and he after being given a short explanation was completely fine with the major transition. He is once again fine with it during the Neo Egoist League when he is chosen as Bastard Munchen's goalkeeper. He is just happy to get playing time but he is also confident in his ability to defend and never backs down from a challenge that comes his way. Gagamaru is largely known as a reliable person who you can trust to do his job.

## 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. The "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.

* **Goalkeeper**: Goalkeepers are responsible for blocking the ball during penalty kicks and getting the ball out of the area of the goal and to a player on their team further down the field. They often use a dropkick to get the ball as far away from their own goal as possible. The goalie is the only player that is allowed to touch the ball with their hands while on the field and during the game.

### Skills

* **Spring-Like Body**: Gagamaru's naturally-long limbs and his excellent body control allow him to adapt to nearly any pass or downright any play. He can propel his body forward which he uses for all types of shots, tackles, and goal saves.

* **Explosive Reaction**: With his natural physical disposition, Gagamaru is able to react to the ball quick and without wasted movement in order to perform last-second headers and goal saves. His best achievement yet is being able to stop an evolved Shoei Baro during the match against Ubers.
	+ **Super Reflex**: Once Gagamaru is able to identify the trajectory of a moving ball, he uses his explosive reaction speed to jump to the other side of the goal net and punch the ball away.
	+ **Ultra Reflex**: Under the pressure of a close range, high-powered shot, Gagamaru focuses and uses his explosive reaction speed to jump to the other side of goal net and intercept the ball.

* **Flexibility**: With complete control over his body and limbs, Gagamaru is able to expertly move and twist his limbs so that he can more easily react to the ball and perform last second plays.
	+ **Scorpion Kick**: It is both an unusual and relatively advanced technique used in soccer. In order to perform one successfully, a player must throw themselves to the floor and thrust the body forward. They should then place two hands on the ground and sharply flick both heels up behind their head to make contact with the ball but Gagamaru is able to do this in midair from just propelling his body upward with his feet and retaining control of his center of gravity. When Gagamaru used this shot, it is very nearly going to score, if not for Zantetsu reading its landing spot.

## Quotes

* (To Team Z) *My greatest weapon is my close-quarter plays.*
* (To Reo Mikage) *You're just a copy after all. Sheltered little chameleon.*

## Etymology

* His given name, **Gin** (吟 (ぎん) , *****Gin*****?), means "versify, singing, recital".
	+ Phonetically, it can also refer to **銀**, meaning "silver", referring to his appearance.
* His surname, **Gagamaru** (我 (が) 牙 (が) 丸 (まる) , *****Gagamaru*****?), means "my round fangs".

## Trivia

* Majority of this information is from the official Egoist Bible.
	+ His hometown is Wakayama Prefecture.
	+ He started playing soccer at the age of 12 (During middle school activities).
	+ His favorite soccer player is Gareth Bale.
	+ His motto is "All natural" since he believes in taking things as they are and living as your heart desires.
	+ He thinks his strengths are his physical strengths, good eyesight and hearing. He thinks his weaknesses are being bad at using technology and being bad at understanding people.
	+ His favorite type of music is Southern All-Stars.
	+ His favorite animal is bear (Ironically enough, he got the scars on his ears from a bear).
	+ His favorite food is meat (especially raw). His disliked food is convenience store *bento* because it tastes too much artificial preservatives and chemicals.
	+ In his opinion, boar meat is the best side dish for rice.
	+ His favorite seasons are all of them since mountains and forests have all kind of different looks during them.
	+ His hobby is reading manga (he learned about people's emotions and antics by reading them).
	+ He has a lot of favorite mangas, for example, Higanjima, Naruto, Bastard!!!, Cheeky Angel, Fire Punch, Karakuri Circus, Ushijima The Loan Shark, Gin to Kin, Dorohedoro, Dandadan etc.
	+ The subjects he is good at is PE while the subjects he is bad at are everything that is not PE.
	+ He often reads Shonen Jump, Young Magazine, Young Jump, Bigcomic Spirits and Shonen Magazine.
	+ His fetish is physical beauty (be it for animals or humans).
	+ His favorite celebrity is Cameron Diaz.
	+ Animal cruelty makes him sad (He said he will fight perpetrators).
	+ His sleep time is 8 hours since he is trying to embody the "Sleep brings up a child well" proverb.
	+ The first thing he washes while showering are his hair roots (or else the animal smell sticks).
	+ He would impulsively buy at a *combini* store Shonen Jump and Young Magazine.
	+ He can't answer the popular question "Bamboo shoots or mushrooms" since he only knows the real ones and not their snack version from Meiji.
	+ Gagamaru eats with his hands though the team is trying to teach him how to use utensils.
	+ If it were his last day on Earth, he would chill on a mountain.
	+ If he were given one million yen, he would give it back.
	+ He made his hair tie out of ivy.
	+ He believes that the best way to spend a holiday would be meditating at a bamboo grove and speaking to mountain animals.
	+ He does not know what his dominant foot is.
* Gagamaru ranked 24th in the first popularity poll with 35 votes.

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 9.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Character profile from *Egoist Bible*
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 246.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 240.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 204.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 93.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 24.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 15.
*Blue Lock* Anime: Episode 2.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 173.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 108.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 105.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 93.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 2.