Wataru Kuon

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“	I won't become a weak person who lets go of their dreams! No matter what it takes, even if I have to do it alone, I will play football until I win!	”
	— Kuon

Wataru Kuon
Japanese	久遠 渉
Rōmaji	Kuon Wataru
Biological Information
Gender	Male
Age	18
Birthday	November 16
Height	185 cm (6'1")
Blood Type	AB
Hair Color	Dark brown
Eye Color	Red
Professional Information
Former affiliation(s)	Blue Lock
Blue Lock rank	97 265 269 293
Former team(s)	Team Z
Jersey Number(s)	2 (First Selection) 97 (Second Selection)
Position	Forward
Weapon	Vertical Jump Headers
Debut
Manga	Chapter 1
Anime	Episode 1
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Masatomo Nakazawa
English Voice	Mark Allen Jr.

Wataru Kuon (久 (く) 遠 (おん) 渉 (わたる) , Kuon Wataru^?) is a former member of Team Z.

Kuon betrayed the team in the middle of the First Selection in interest of his own singular survival. He was later a factor in Team Z winning the last game of the Selection when he threw away his self-interest in favor of his team when he saw how amazing they were against the strongest team in the stratum.

Kuon was eliminated in the Second Selection.

Quick Answers

What led to Wataru Kuon's initial betrayal of Team Z?

Wataru Kuon, once part of Team Z, turned against his team in the First Selection, driven by self-preservation. He anticipated Team Z's defeat against Team W and aimed to outscore his teammates to emerge as the only survivor. He went as far as sharing Team Z's game plans with Team W. Despite his initial betrayal, he later put aside his self-interest, aiding Team Z in winning the final game of the Selection.

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How did Wataru Kuon contribute to Team Z's victory in the last game of the First Selection?

Former Team Z member, Wataru Kuon, initially acted in self-interest during the First Selection. However, he later aided Team Z's victory in the final game by supporting them against the stratum's strongest team. Despite this, Kuon was eliminated in the Second Selection.

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Why was Wataru Kuon eliminated in the Second Selection?

Former Team Z member, Wataru Kuon, was ousted in the Second Selection. Despite betraying his team in the First Selection for personal survival, he later helped Team Z secure victory in the final game of the Selection by putting the team first. The specific cause for his Second Selection elimination is not detailed.

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Who is the voice actor for Wataru Kuon in the Japanese version of Blue Lock?

In the Japanese version of Blue Lock, Wataru Kuon's character is voiced by Ryōta Suzuki.

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Appearance

Kuon is tall and has red eyes, which are rarely seen and dark brown hair that is around his chin's length. He is usually seen smiling.

At Blue Lock, he wears the standardly issued tracksuit and during the games, he wears Team Z's jersey #2.

Blue Lock Tracksuit (Manga)

Team Z Uniform (Manga)

Team Z Uniform (Anime)

Blue Lock player icon

Personality

At the beginning of First Selection, Kuon is the main brain of Team Z and helps organize them and create many strategies due to his experience in starting a football club at his high school. When he genuinely cares, Kuon puts 100% effort into football, but when he is thinking only of himself, he only puts in as much effort as it takes to get the information he needs so he can use it to his advantage and move in. His genuinely-nice personality fooled Team Z for most of a game before someone realized Kuon had betrayed them.

Kuon's nice personality is actually a façade; after Yoichi Isagi exposes him for betraying his team, he is shown to be ruthless, capable of betraying his own teammates in order to advance in Blue Lock. He refuses to play as a team and trusts no one but himself. This is because in high school, his friends and teammates didn't have the same ambition as he does and never took soccer as seriously as Kuon does. After being eliminated by his team, he swore that he will never let them drag him back. In Blue Lock, Kuon always aims for the best team and offers them to cooperate with him, giving them information of his own team. Kuon also sees the way Team Z aims to win as stupid and naïve, telling to Isagi that they're stupid due to believing they will survive if they work as a team.

After Team Z draws against Team W, Kuon chooses to stay away and not do anything for the team in their match against Team V since he is absolutely certain Team V will win. However, after witnessing how his teammates are facing toe-to-toe against Team V, the best team of their string, Kuon revives the passionate love he has for soccer and decides to help them one more time, supporting and encouraging them to win. Despite this, he is aware that his past actions can't be spared and accepts that they won't trust him again.

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. "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.

Skills

• Vertical Jump: Kuon has an amazing vertical jumping ability of 68 cm. This allows him to finish nicely with amazing headers.

• Strategic Mind: Kuon was Team Z's primary strategist and led a quite uncoordinated team to functional levels. He has good leadership skills, which allow others to trust him.

Manga Appearances

Introduction Arc
1. Dream	Debut & Cover
2. Moving In	Appears
3. Monster	Appears
4. Right Now	Appears

First Selection Arc
5. The "Zero" of Soccer	Appears
6. Individual.	Appears
7. We'll Meet in Front of the Goal	Appears
8. Message	Appears
9. Superhero	Appears
10. Operation: Me, Next 9	Appears
11. Premonition & Intuition	Appears
12. Signal	Appears
13. The One to be Reborn	Appears
14. Resolve	Appears
15. Spiral	Appears
16. One Shot	Appears
17. Sorry	Appears
18. Thanks for the Help	Appears
19. Overwhelming Disadvantage	Appears
20. Boiling	Appears
21. Break Through!	Appears
22. Until This Fire Burns Out	Appears
23. Until They Met	Appears
24. Goal Formula	Appears
25. Trick	Appears
26. LAST GAME	Appears
27. Only One	Appears
28. Super Special	Appears
29. Flash of Evolution	Appears
30. Extreme Frenzy	Appears
31. Awakening	Appears
32. Impetus	Appears
33. Attack Waves	Appears
34. At This Rate	Appears
35. Last Chance	Appears
36. Right Here	Appears
37. The Last Piece	Appears
38. More	Appears

Anime Appearances

Season 1
1. Dream	Debut
2. Monster	Appears
3. Soccer's "Zero"	Appears
4. Premonition and Intuition	Appears
5. To Be Reborn	Appears
6. I'm Sorry	Appears
7. Rush	Appears
8. The Formula for Goals	Appears
9. Awakening	Appears
10. Just the Way It Is	Appears
11. The Final Piece	Appears
12. The Second Selection	Absent
13. TOP3	Absent
14. The Geniuses and the Average Joes	Absent
15. Devour	Absent
16. Tri-Fusion	Absent
17. Donkey	Absent
18. The Stage for the Lead	Absent
19. Dancing Boy	Appears
20. Super Link-Up Play	Absent
21. I'm Not There	Absent
22. Voice	Absent
23. Luck	Absent
24. The Time Has Come	Absent

Season 2
25. Tryouts	Mentioned
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

Etymology

• His given name, Wataru (渉 (わたる) , Wataru^?), means "cross."

• His surname, Kuon (久 (く) 遠 (おん) , Kuon^?), means "eternity."

• His name can thus be interpreted as "eternal crossing."

Quotes

• (To Team Z) "My greatest weapon would be my jumping power."

• (To Team Z) "I won't let my teammates drag me down with them again!"

Trivia

• Majority of this information is from the official Egoist Bible.
  • He started playing soccer at the age of 6 years old.
  • He sleeps around 7 hours.
  • His hometown is Yamaguchi Prefecture.
  • His favorite soccer player is Edinson Cavani.
  • His favorite movie is "ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street".
  • His favorite animal is a camel.
  • His favorite foods are okra, mozuku with yam, and natto. His least favorite food is energy drinks.
  • He thinks the best thing to have with rice is edible rayu.
  • His motto is "People will come to understand each other."
  • His strength is his great communication skills. His weakness is that he's too concerned about people's perspectives.
  • His hobby is doing magic tricks.
  • His favorite season is autumn.
  • His favorite manga is SPYxFAMILY.
  • His favorite subjects are English, Mathematics, Cooking, and Sociology. His worst subject is Japanese.
  • His fetish is hairline.
  • Something that makes him happy is being trusted. Something that makes him sad is being betrayed.
  • His ideal type is someone who can fully accept him.
  • The first thing he washes when in the bath is his chin.
  • He finds himself buying batteries whenever he's at the convenience store.
  • He prefers mushrooms over bamboo shoots.
  • The last time he cried is when he had to practice soccer all alone.
  • He received Christmas presents from Santa when he was 12 years old. The last thing that he asked for from Santa was a lie detector.
  • If it were his last day on Earth, he would play soccer while listening to Southern All Stars' Affection, if possible with friends.
  • If he received 100 million yen, he would use it to find someone to play soccer with.
  • He spends his day off reading and drinking coffee while listening to Southern All Stars.
  • The team he played for (before Blue Lock) is Kitsunezaka High School Soccer Club.
  • His character color is reddish brown.
  • His dominant leg is his right side.
  • His foot size is 27.5 cm.
  • His zodiac sign is Scorpio.

• Kuon ranked 13^th in the first popularity poll with 300 votes.