Endou Mamoru

**Endou Mamoru** is the main character of Inazuma Eleven. He is the goalkeeper captain of the Raimon Soccer Club and Inazuma Japan.

## Background

When he was a child, Mamoru stumbled upon his grandfather's belongings in a storage room in his backyard. His grandfather, Endou Daisuke, was a legendary soccer player, known for being one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Endou was amazed by the world of soccer and gained the determination to play soccer himself. However, his mother was displeased with her son playing soccer because of his grandfather's supposed death being connected with soccer. Due to his persistence though, she eventually gave in and encouraged him to play more soccer. Entering Junior High school, he decided to join a soccer club. However, he found out that there was no soccer club. So he found a soccer club, together with his classmate Kino Aki, and found an old clubroom. Then the two of them cleaned the room, and waited for members. For the whole year, they were only four of them, with Someoka Ryuugo and Handa Shinichi. The next year, there were four more members, who were Kabeyama Heigorou, Kurimatsu Teppei, Shishido Sakichi, and Shourinji Ayumu, who were all freshmen.

Throughout the first season, Endou's passion for soccer sparked the ambition of his teammates dreams of winning the Football Frontier Championship and later, the Football Frontier International. Even though his skills are incredible, his school originally lacked a real soccer club as the six other members don't appear very interested even in merely training. However with the appearance and participation of Gouenji Shuuya (who is reluctant at first but then convinced to join) the young goalkeeper sets out to find and recruit members for his soccer team. Eventually after their do or die match against Teikoku they had many requests for matches against other teams eventually managing to participate in the Football Frontier Championship. As time goes on new members join the club like Kazemaru Ichirouta, Kidou Yuuto, Domon Asuka and Ichinose Kazuya. As they win the Football Frontier Championship and became champions.

In Season 2 his team faced Aliea Gakuen's set of soccer teams that threatens Japan's schools as some Raimon members are injured. While travelling throught japan under the guidance of a strict but compassionate female coach Kira Hitomiko they recruit new members like Zaizen Toukou, Fubuki Shirou, Tsunami Josuke, Kogure Yuuya, and Tachimukai Yuuki along the way. Throughout the season, his hyperactive personality tones down as he understands that his teammates are much more important and that he was only thinking for himself. For instance, while pushing his team to defeat Aliea Gakuen, Kazemaru became depressed about his inability to improve enough to fight against Aliea. Though when there was a time when he was badly depressed, he was able to overcome it. He also learns that the students of Aliea Gakuen are empowered by the Aliea Crystal by Kira Seijirou as he is obssesed of continuing the project after he was denied by the Prime Minister of Japan and his depression of the death of Kira Hiroto. Eventually they managed to defeat them  When they return to Raimon, they had one final opponent: Dark Emperors, who were none other than their old teammates under the influence of the Aliea Meteorite; but because Endou's amazing spirit and willpower reached his teammates' hearts, he was able to free them and shatter the Aliea Meteorite crystals.

In Season 3 He is one of the chosen members of Inazuma Japan along with some of the Raimon players as well as his friends from the Aliea Arc with two new members Utsunomiya Toramaru and Tobitaka Seiya to particpate in the Football Frontier International with their new coach Kudou Michiya facing the world's greatest junior soccer teams from across the world. Endou continues to be very passionate about soccer. He still motivates his other teammates with inspiring confidence and encouragement. Unlike before, his passion for soccer and playing in the FFI has spurred him into waking up very early to practice, something he rarely did as he always liked to sleep in. Everything seemed fine at first until the appearance of Bayhan Garshield looms over Inazuma Japan and Endou's life. It is revealed that Garshield was the one who ordered Kageyama Reiji to kill Endou Daisuke however Endou's grandfather survived and is the new coach of Little Gigant. After Garshield is sent to the authorities Endou and his grandpa have a heartwarming reunion and bond together before the fated match between Inazuma Japan and Little Gigant. Afer Inazuma Japan won the FFI they return home and move on to graduation. They had one last graduation match with each other, which ended in both groups not scoring a goal, since they were all equally matched; all of them listened to Endou's last speech, and promised that they'll follow Endou's words: "Let's play soccer!" to which everyone happily agreed on.

## Powers and Abilities

* **God Hand:** His primary signature hissatsu technique. Endou gathers energy into their right hand, then raises it to create a huge hand connecting to the his hand with energy bolts. Endou then thrusts his hand forward to catch the ball.
* **Nekketsu Punch:** Endou punches the ball with a fiery fist to knock it away. Endou mostly used this hissatsu when he could not use God Hand, if the adverse shoot was too fast.
* **Bakuretsu Punch:** Endou first punches the ball once, then keeps on punching the ball rapidly with both hands. Finally Endou punches it away with an uppercut.
* **Majin The Hand:** In the first variation, Endou twists his body to the side making yellow energy veil appear spinning around the user. Endou puts his hand on the place of the heart as yellow energy gather in his hand. Endou brings his hand up summoning a Majin (Demon God). Ednou then uses his hand to stop the shoot, while the Majin does the same. The second variation, Ednou puts his right arm to the side and left arm to the side as yellow energy veil gather and an orb of yellow energy gather appear spinning around him. The orb of energy finally lands on Endou's hand as he puts his hand up as they summon a Majin. Endou then uses their hand to stop the shoot, while the Majin does the same.
* **Seigi no Tekken:** Endou stomps the floor with his foot, closes his fist and spins the arm. A yellow fist comes from behind the user spinning and punches the ball while spinning.
* **Megaton Head:** Endou summons a giant, yellow hand over him. The hand closes and converts into a fist, that collides with the ball, blocking the opponent's shoot or being used as a shoot.
* **Ikari No Tetsui:** Endou's fist gets charged with electricity and he jumps. In mid-air, a majin appears, and both the user and the majin slam the ball with their fists as a hammer, creating a hole on the floor.
* **Ijigen The Hand:** One of Endou's fists glows into a yellowish aura. Endou then jumps up in the air, and hits the ground with the fist making an 'outer dimension barrier', making any shoot move upwards along the 'outer dimension' unless the shoot is too powerful, which then the ball breaks through the "outer dimension" barrier and crashes into the goal.
* **God Catch:** His first most powerful move. Endou first gathers energy resembling lightning around himself. Then, a giant golden figure appears behind the user. This figure leans backwards before it thrusts its arms out and attempts to catch the ball, holding both hands next to each other. If it is successful, the user is left holding the ball while lightning crackles over it.
* **Omega The Hand:**  His second most powerful move .It starts as a small fist with tons of air being sucked towards it. It then unclenches and turns into a gigantic hand surrounded by an intense aura and tries to stop the incoming shoot. The enormous hand then clenches back into a fist again as if to crush the ball itself. Several lights come out of the fist and if the user catches the ball successfully, a crater surrounds the area.
* **God Hand V:** His third powerful move. Endou turns back in a similar way to his first Majin The Hand, and a yellow shine appears from his hand. Then, they face the shoot and releases two golden wings and finally release a bigger, golden God Hand that stops the shoot.
* **Gigaton Head:** His fourth powerful move. Endou stomps his feet at the ground to strengthen the head and to face it towards the ball. Then, a yellowish aura releases from the head that's similar to the aura released in Megaton Head, form a fist as it hit the ball to Endou's head. He then release the energy fist with the ball toward the goal.

## Weaknesses

* Not very intelligent
* Can leave the goal post to preform a combination hissatsu which if unguarded the opponent can easily score the goal.

## Fun Fact

He is the biggest soccer freak in the world! The legendary captain who once lead Raimon Jr High to victory at the FF tournament. His abilities are acknowledged by everyone. No one can beat his passion towards soccer!