Eita Otoya

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**Eita Otoya** (乙 (おと) 夜 (や) 影 (えい) 汰 (た) , *Otoya Eita*?) is a contender of Blue Lock, who currently plays as a rightwing for Spain's FC Barcha during the Neo Egoist League.

When first introduced, he was ranked #4 during the Third Selection and he later played as a right wing and right-back for the match between Blue Lock Eleven and the Japan U-20 team.

## Appearance

Otoya is a tall and handsome young man who has short, flat white hair with a strand of hair in the middle that is dark green, along with the underside of his hair being that same dark green color. His face is slim with a chiseled chin and thin, low-lidded eyes that are dark in color. Otoya has spindly limbs that allow him to be agile on the field.

At Blue Lock, Otoya wears the standard issued body suit (black with gray stripes) and tracksuit. During Second Selection, he wore Team Red's #33 jersey and wore Team B's #33 white jersey during the Third Selection. Only once the Japan U-20 match begins does he don an official blue Blue Lock player uniform with the jersey #9.

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## Personality

Otoya has a laid back and relaxed personality, rarely being shown as pressured or under stress even during a match. He has no problem taunting his opponents and appeared to be entertained when Rin and Shido began to fight after their match.

He also is very confident in his abilities, telling his team to play defence during his Third Selection match and not to talk back. Despite this, he does acknowledge when he is impressed by a teammate or an opponent, as seen when he was hyped up by Chigiri's speed.

## Abilities

### Archetype

* **Shadow Striker**: Shadow strikers operate as one of the team's main goal scoring threats. Usually coupled with another forward, they aggressively push up into goal scoring positions as the ball moves into the final third and look to press opposing defenders when out of possession.

### Skills

* **Agility**: Otoya is incredibly quick on his feet, reacting quickly to opposing players and using his speed to intercept them. He is swift enough to intercept Shido's Aggressive Dribbles, as well as stop Rin in his tracks. His speed is at such a level that Ego positioned him in the Blue Lock Eleven with the express purpose of using his speed to get in behind the opposing defenders.
* **Off-the-Ball Movements**: A term used to describe the moments where players are not in possession of the ball.
Otoya is able to use these movements to position himself behind an opponent, as well as weave his way into the penalty area to attack a cross.
	+ **Stealthy Steps**: Through combining his Agility with his off-the-ball Movements, Otoya is able to very quickly weave in-between opposing players, without them realizing before it is too late to react. He was able to do this to get the better of both Hiori and Rin during the Third Selection, as well as Hiori and Nanase to score a goal. It is this technique which gives him his 'Ninja' epithet.

## Quotes

* (To Rin) *Just try getting through, mister prodigy's (Sae Itoshi) younger bro. Too slow.*
* (To Chigiri) *That speed hypes me up. Nice one, kunoichi.*
* (To Rin) *It's obvious that you can't get ahead without that one-two pass. So go on and try passing, then.*
* (To Karasu) *Oh, hell yes. Fight, Fight. I love these kinds of brawls. It's like Fight Club.*

## Etymology

* His given name, **Eita** (影 (えい) 汰 (た) , *****Eita*****?), means "shadow washing".
* His surname, **Otoya** (乙 (おと) 夜 (や) , *****Otoya*****?), is an archaic term for "about 10 p.m.".

## Trivia

* Majority of this information is from the official Egoist Bible.
	+ His favorite season is summer.
	+ He started playing football at the age of 6.
	+ His dominant foot is his right foot.
	+ His favorite animal is phoenix ("It's on fire").
	+ His first time being confessed to was when he was 5 years old. He gave kisses to 95% of the girls in his preschool and 50% of them confessed to him (Little Menace).
	+ His type is someone who's "bright and honest", but his preference changes a lot, so this isn't too reliable.
	+ He seems to enjoy fights, especially when Rin and Shido broke out into a brawl in front of him.
	+ His favorite food is *churros* since they put him in a good mood and his disliked food is pickled vegetables as they are "*unenjoyable*" (A true statement).
	+ He believes the best companion for rice is cute girls. ("I like girls that can eat well~")
	+ When asked his first love, Eita answered that it was *Dokin-chan* when he was 3.
	+ Eita has stated that during the holidays, he likes to hang out with friends or going out on a date.
	+ Eita believes that once he gets a girlfriend, it becomes "*tiresome*".
	+ When asked the question: "What is your life motto?", Eita answered: "Whether it'll get me excited/pumped or not." (???)
	+ He was in the same team as Kenyu Yukimiya and Tabito Karasu in the Second Selection.
	+ He seems to be a descendant of *ninja*.
	+ He gets 8 hours of sleep a night.
	+ If Eita received 100 million yen, he would reserve an entire night pool and "do" as much as he can.
	+ His favorite manga is Moteki.
	+ If Eita impulsively bought something from a convenience store, it would be breath care because: "You never know when you're going to get a kiss".
	+ His favorite celebrity is Kumiko Aso.
	+ His favorite football player is Takumi Minamino.
	+ The last time he cried was after getting slapped ("Apparently, cheating is a no-no").
	+ Something that makes him happy is getting excited. Something that makes him sad is being rejected.

## References

*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 99.
2. ↑ Character profile from *Egoist Bible*
3. ↑ Character profile from *Egoist Bible*
4. ↑ Character profile from *Egoist Bible*
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 246.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 240.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 204.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 170.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 95.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 93.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 159.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 108.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 101.
*Blue Lock* Manga: Chapter 104.