Gen Fukaku

A close-shaved head and a persistently glum expression define Fukaku's look. The hair runs brown, rendered as green in the anime, and his eyes carry the same tone, set beneath brows that slant on a diagonal. He stands tall and lean of frame.

Between the posts Fukaku carries himself with a sober, businesslike air. He speaks little, letting a quiet seriousness shape how he approaches the goalkeeper's job. That same temperament surfaces off the pitch as an obsession with preparation; he packs and readies himself well ahead of every match and makes a point of turning up a good ten minutes early, so thoroughly that all the groundwork can leave him a touch worn before kickoff.

Fukaku reaches Blue Lock after a spell with the Ryutsu University soccer team, then lines up in goal for Ubers, the Italy-based squad, through the Neo Egoist League. Oddly, he secures his place in that league without a single save shown on the page. Once the fifth round closes with him ranked twentieth, he clears the bar to join the new Japan under-20 roster. As the league wraps, an offer worth twenty-eight million yen reaches him from the club Palmaro, a stand-in for the real Parma side.