yamato takeru

Position: Running Back/Defensive Back 40-yard Dash: 4.2 seconds Jersey Number: 22/21/20 Year: 1st Year Student (10th Grade) Although Yamato is merely a player for the best team in Kansai, he is actually the real and mysterious Eyeshield 21 from Notre Dame who once battled Shun Kakei of Kyoshin Poseidon, who played for Phoenix. He is described as the perfect runner with exceptional strength, speed, technique, and even the ability to spin the ball on one finger, along with perfect body balance. No player has yet been able to stop his run. One of his teammates claims that even ten players from Teikoku's second string combined cannot stop him. Initially, it was believed that Hayato Akaba from the Bando Spiders was Eyeshield 21, but Shun noted that his build was slightly different from the player he had faced. Near the climax of the game against the Hakushū Dinosaurs, Marco reveals that the true Eyeshield 21 plays for Teikoku, shocking both Sena and Shun. With Deimon heading to the Christmas Bowl, the showdown between Sena and Yamato is now a reality. When Sena, Monta, and Suzuna came to scout Teikoku's football team, Yamato paired up with Sena to test him against fourth-string players, aiming to see what Sena was capable of. However, his true goal is to find someone who can match him to the point where he must use his "true style," which remains unrevealed. (Source: Wikipedia)