| “ | I'll Use Malice To Prove My Existence | ” |
— Michael Kaiser, after finding his purpose to exist
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Michael Kaiser (ミヒャエル・カイザー Mihyaeru Kaizā?) is a prodigy U-20 forward from Germany who plays for Bastard München during the Neo-Egoist League as the team's ace and main striker. Kaiser is regarded as a genius and is also a member of the New Generation World XI.
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What is the significance of Michael Kaiser's blue rose tattoos?
The blue rose tattoo on Michael Kaiser's neck signifies his determination to overcome perceived impossibilities. It's a constant reminder of his past mental weakness and his commitment to never surrender to challenges deemed unattainable.
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What position does Michael Kaiser play in Bastard München?
As the main striker for Bastard München, Michael Kaiser plays the position of a forward. He is recognized for his exceptional ability to position himself for scoring, receive diverse passes, and create space under pressure. His notable skills include spatial awareness, metavision, off the ball movements, and a technique known as 'Kaiser Impact'. His prodigious talent in professional football has earned him a spot in the New Generation World XI.
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What makes Michael Kaiser a prodigy in the U-20 league?
Michael Kaiser, a U-20 prodigy from Germany, distinguishes himself with a lightning-fast and precise shot. As the ace and main striker for Bastard München in the Neo Egoist League, his skills include superior football IQ, world-leading kick speed, and a potent shot. He excels in positioning himself for scoring, receiving diverse passes, and creating space under pressure to score seemingly effortless and illogical goals.
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Who are the other members of the New Generation World XI along with Kaiser?
The New Generation World 11 comprises upcoming football prodigies. Michael Kaiser, a striker with Bastard München, is part of this group. Other members include Itoshi Sae, a Real Madrid midfielder, and Don Lorenzo, an 'Ace Eater' defender with Ubers. Each member, falling under the U-20 category, possesses unique skills that set them apart.
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How does Michael Kaiser's height contribute to his role as a main striker?
While Michael Kaiser's height isn't directly linked to his role as a main striker, his skills, including omnipotent vision, high football IQ, and the fastest kick speed globally, make him a clinical finisher. He excels at positioning, receiving passes, and creating space under pressure, leading to effortless scoring. His team, Bastard München, builds their style around his play, and he is highly esteemed in professional football.
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Appearance
Kaiser is a handsome tall young man with blue eyes and blonde hair, accented by red eyeliner. His hairstyle includes a mullet with blue streaks at the ends and two deep blue rat-tails. He symbolizes blue rose tattoos on his neck, which transition into chain-like intertwined thorny stems down his left arm, culminating in a crown with a keyhole on his left hand. He is typically seen wearing his Bastard München #10 uniform, which features red and black with gold stripes, complemented by black and gold striped socks, sneakers, and a long-sleeved shirt.
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Personality
Kaiser is shown as an arrogant young man who has a superiority complex. He sees everybody around him as merely small time actor compared to his big time main role as the star of his world. Though he is arrogant and slyly rude to people he sees as beneath him, he is not unnecessarily rude to his teammates but will put them in their place when they unnecessarily speak out even if it's for his sake. Even though Kaiser is arrogant and rude, he knows when to control himself around people who are definitively better and superior to him, such as his team leader and the best striker in the world, Noel Noa.
After the match against the Ubers, Kaiser was immensely frustrated when he lost to Isagi a second time. Originally, he joined Bastard Munchen because it was the quickest way to get into Re Al, but now he cannot just leave the Neo Egoist League after losing to Isagi.
Kaiser believes that the moment people believe things are impossible, they are programmed to give up. Those who sacrifice their talent in exchange for living long and tedious lives are the ones he hates the most.
Before, Kaiser was a mentally weak person who constantly gave up on things he believed to be impossible. To remind himself to never again too fall into that weak mindset, he got a blue rose tattoo on his neck, which he believes symbolizes the achievement of the impossible.
Abilities
Archetype
- Clinical Finisher: Clinical finishers are forwards that specialize in their accurate shooting ability. They are "clinical", in that they need few opportunities to score a goal being able to strike and place the ball exactly where it will beat the goalkeeper. They can be identified by their high goal to shots ratio. Clinical strikers usually play as center forwards though other attacking players can often be said to be clinical finishers.
With an omnipotent vision, high football IQ, the fastest kick speed in the world and a powerful shot to match, Kaiser is the ace scorer for Bastard München. Kaiser is easily able to get into an ideal scoring position, receive any kind of pass, and create space for himself when pressured by the opposition to score effortless and illogical goals.
Skills
- High Level Physique: Kaiser has a high level physique, granting him high speed and strength, he uses this strength to duel with players and get his shoot off while being marked. Kaiser is capable of keeping up in a physical duel with Chris Prince. The duel was so high level that Isagi notes the other pro players could not interfere until the balance broke. Kaiser was also able to keep up with chigiri at one point noting the player was .2 seconds to slow compared to him. Recently, Kaiser has beaten Rin in a physical duel where the two clashed, resulting in Kaiser stopping Rin and clearing the ball.
- Professional Football Technique: Kaiser is regarded as a genius player in the professional world of football. He plays football for one of the best teams in the world as the main striker. Teammates, opposing teams, club owners, investors, and even the best striker in the world highly respect his skills. His skill and technique are so high that his team's style of play and philosophy revolve around him and his style of
- Dribbling: Kaiser is proficient at dribbling able to dribble through multiple members of the defense focused Ubers team. As well as being able to dribble past various members of PXG such as Karasu and Nanase. Kaisers most impressive feat was being able to contend with Chris Prince in a 1v1 using advanced techniques such as a cut in, roulette turns, and a double nutmeg.
- Off-the-Ball Movements: A term used to describe the moments where players are not in possession of the ball.
Kaiser uses these moments to position himself where he can always receive a pass, whether in his opponents’ or teammates' blind spots. When marked by a defender, Kaiser always runs towards the course most troublesome to his opposition and then immediately steps in the opposite direction of their center of gravity to bypass them, finding an open position for himself.
- Metavision (
超越視界 Meta Bijon?, Transcendence Sight): A term used to describe a player's evolved vision that gives them an omnipotent perspective of the field.
Using his eyes to constantly take in information from his central and peripheral vision, Kaiser constantly collects data on every player, every play they make, and their positions on the field. Mixed with his high football IQ, Kaiser is able to interpret that data and use it to heighten every move he makes to unpredictable levels and find opportunities before others can. This ability escapes the logic of even the most highly advanced football players. Mixed with his other abilities, Kaiser is able to dominate the field, creating illogical opportunities born from his vision. Kaiser uses Metavision to find the most optimal positioning where he can score by "revealing what is impossible." To do so, he willingly places himself against strong opposition and ultimately achieves this effect with his Predator Eye for a spectacular finish.
- Predator Eye: Described as the complete opposite of Metavision, instead of expanding his vision, Kaiser drastically narrows it down to score a goal. Kaiser uses Predator Eye to find the smallest of gaps for a shot course when aiming and shooting his Kaiser Impact.
- Kaiser Impact (
皇帝衝撃波 Kaizā Inpakuto?): With the fastest kick swing speed in the world, Kaiser uses his God-given talent to take a volley shot that is so fast, people have difficulty in noticing the moment the ball is being fired, as well as tracking the ball as it is travelling towards the net. When used in tandem with his Metavision and Predator Eye, Kaiser is able to fearlessly score near-impossible shots with extreme accuracy. His shot has the speed and power to pass by the heads of five defenders in front of the goal and the goalie with pinpoint accuracy into the goal.- Kaiser Impact: Beinschuss: While in midair, Kaiser uses the Kaiser Impact in the form of a bicycle kick. The ball then nutmegs under a defender, bounces off the ground, and lands a goal without losing any speed. "Beinschuss" means "nutmeg" in German.
- Kaiser Impact: Blitzkrieg: Kaiser dribbles the ball forward, immediately taking a one-step cut to the side before shooting. This allows for him to temporarily throw off the defender's timing, giving him an opening for a lightning-fast surprise attack. "Blitzkrieg" means "Lightning War" in German.
- Kaiser Impact: Magnus: Unlike with the regular Kaiser Impact, where he prioritizes kicking the ball straight, Kaiser will put some spin on the ball, making it curve while intentionally using the air valve to guide the ball towards the goal. For this shot to work, Kaiser needs to determine exactly where to strike the ball to up its accuracy to a level on par with a regular Kaiser Impact. The ball must also be stationary, raising the difficulty of the shot astronomically. During the Bastards match against PXG, Kaiser attempted this shot with the ball in motion, but due to being surrounded by five defenders and not putting enough spin on the ball, the shot completely missed the goal. Kaiser succeeded in his next attempt due to Jin Kiyora sending him a pass with an extreme backspin that resulted in the ball rolling to a halt right before his feet. He again attempted this shot, but this time from a free kick. This time he managed to outwit Yoichi Isagi by pretending to shoot for the left corner, but due to the Magnus, the shot went to the right corner; unfortunately, Julian Loki was able to block the shot using his Godspeed.
- Kaiser Impact: Magnus Cross: During the final stages of the match between Bastard München and P.X.G., Kaiser manages to also use this shot as a pass for Yoichi Isagi, centering the ball in the front of the keeper but Rin Itoshi manages to read it and blocks the cross.
- Flow State: Flow, as Ego describes it, is the state of "total immersion" or "being in the zone." It is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.
Kaiser’s Flow state or “top performance” comes from abandoning his fixation on Isagi and his fear of failure and focusing on producing the best result possible and aiming higher while risking his achievements. Kaiser resets himself to zero and works from there to create a result. In the PXG game Kaiser decided to work with the blue lockers instead of fighting them and this lead to an easier time maneuvering the field and manipulating the pitch to his favour. This lead Kaiser to flow and ended with Kaiser scoring his Kaiser Impact: Magnus with a pass from Kiyora.
Manga Appearances
| 109. Battle Group | |
| 110. Newcomer | |
| 111. FLOW | |
| 112. Grand Stage | |
| 113. Cops and Robbers | |
| 114. Quartet | |
| 115. Sae Itoshi | |
| 116. Revenger | |
| 117. Nice to Meet You | |
| 118. Warped | |
| 119. Third Arrow | |
| 120. Blue Genes | |
| 121. 1st HALF | |
| 122. Headliner | |
| 123. World's Best | |
| 124. Night Snow | |
| 125. Ruin | |
| 126. 2nd HALF | |
| 127. Dragon Drive | |
| 128. Dramatic Exchange | |
| 129. Cool Head and Chameleon | |
| 130. The World Doesn't Know Me Yet | |
| 131. What You Taught Us | |
| 132. Dictator | |
| 133. Extreme Focus | |
| 134. Flowers | |
| 135. Shachihoko | |
| 136. Culmination | |
| 137. Last Step | |
| 138. One Mind in Two Bodies | |
| 139. Synchronize | |
| 140. Essence | |
| 141. Monster Trance | |
| 142. World Standard | |
| 143. Not Alone | |
| 144. Disposition | |
| 145. Born Slippy | |
| 146. Final Match-up | |
| 147. Last Attack | |
| 148. Declaration | |
| 149. Complete | Debut |
| 150. Holiday | |
| 151. Changing World | |
Anime Appearances
| 25. Tryouts | Absent |
| 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 |
| 34. Dramatic Exchange | Absent |
| 35. What You Taught Us | Absent |
| 36. Flowers | Absent |
| 37. You're Not Alone | Absent |
| 38. Last Attack | Debut |
Etymology
- The name Michael means "gift from God".
- His surname, Kaiser, means "emperor or a ruler higher than a king".
- His name can therefore be interpreted as "God's chosen emperor".
Quotes
- (To Isagi) "Yoichi, is that redhead an old friend? He’s good. Fast, strong, and, above all, beautiful. He’s a gem you'll want to crush."
- (To Isagi) "The script you wrote's quite boring, Yoichi. Rejected."
- (To Isagi) "Well, ex-hecking-cuse me. Very cool, Yoichi. Welcome to my dimension."[4]
- (To Ness) "Ness, you chit head... Who cares about 320 million [yen]? Who cares about Re Al? Right now, I'm just chitty trash below Yoichi's level... I can't... Let it end like this... I'll kill Isagi..."
Trivia
- The majority of this information is from the Blue Lock Character Profile Volume 30.
- His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
- His hometown is Berlin, Germany.
- His foot size is 28 cm.
- His dominant leg is his right leg.
- He doesn't have a favorite football player.
- He started playing football at the age of 15.
- His family consists of him and his father.
- Something that make him happy is being regarded as an enemy ("It gives me the chills thinking about how to crush them"). Something that makes him sad is receiving a gift because he doesn't know how he's supposed to react.
- His favorite food is bread crust rusk ("When I was young, I made them using the scraps from a sandwich shop in my neighborhood. Both the sugar and garlic-flavored ones were really hecking tasty").
- His hobbies are reading, psychology, and philosophy ("I'm interested in what makes humans tick").
- His favorite song is Desperado by the Eagles.
- His favorite animals are stray dogs.
- His character image color is metallic blue.
- His morning routine consists of standing before the mirror naked, gazing at himself while having a conversation (with himself), getting into the mindset that nothing is impossible, and then smiling while thinking: "This is me."[6]
- When Kaiser asked what he does for luck before a showdown, he said: "Stroke my blue rose tattoo as though tightening a noose around my neck."[6]
- Re Al has made a 320 million yen bid for him after the 3rd round of the Neo-Egoist League.
- The majority of this information is from the Blue Lock Egoist Bible Volume 2.
- According to himself, his weakness is that he has crazy bed hair, and thus, he wakes up in a bad mood.
- He does not have a best meal side dish because he doesn't really eat rice ("Tell me what's good with it").
- His favorite season is winter ("The loneliness suits me").
- His favorite movie is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
- He doesn't have a best subject since he never paid attention in class. He also doesn't have a worst subject either since he didn't go to school, so he doesn't know about anything.
- He has a faces-of-despair fetish ("I want to experience the depths of a person's soul").
- His ideal partner is someone who's beautiful, smart, and full of love.
- He received 800 Valentine's chocolates last year ("Apparently, they were delivered to the team's clubhouse").
- He sleeps for 8 hours (7 hours at night + 1 hour nap).
- He washes his left chest first.
- He uses the health app the most ("I check my pulse every morning to feel alive in numbers").
- The last time he cried happened when he choked himself ("Tears came out, and I looked in the mirror and laughed").
- He doesn't know what age he was when he stopped receiving Christmas presents from Santa ("[I] Never got them. Santa's not real"). The last thing he asked for from Santa was freedom.
- If it were the last day of Earth, he would regret ("I'd think there were other ways I could've lived. If tomorrow were my last day, that's what I'd feel").
- If he had 100 million yen, he would buy a rose garden.
- He spends his days off taking a long shower, reading, thinking about who he wants to kill and reflect on himself, taking a dump, and then sleeping.
- If he hadn't met soccer, he would be a criminal or starve to death.
- His favorite historical figures are Nietzsche, Freud, and Napoleon ("I'd like to talk with these three").
- He would bring his soccer ball to a deserted island.
- If he had a time machine, he would go to the future ("There's no salvation in the past. I want to see if there's salvation in the future").
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Character profile from Volume 30
- ↑ Character profile from Egoist Bible vol.2
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 157.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 185.
- ↑ Blue Lock Manga: Chapter 207.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Morning Routine and Luck Routine for Blue Lock Characters
| Bastard München | |
|---|---|
| Master Striker | Noel Noa |
| U-20 Regulars | Alexis Ness · Benedict Grim · Erik Gesner · Igor Schneider · Michael Kaiser |
| Blue Lock | Gin Gagamaru · Gurimu Igarashi · Jin Kiyora · Jingo Raichi · Kenyu Yukimiya · Ranze Kurona · Rensuke Kunigami · Teppei Neru · Yo Hiori · Yoichi Isagi |