Gaou, Rikiya

峨王力哉

1st Year Student (Grade 10)
Despite being new to American football, Gaou ranks among the two strongest linemen in Japanese high schools, solely due to his immense strength. Standing two meters tall, he has a monstrous, caveman-like look, featuring long, wild black hair, red markings on his cheeks, and a large scar on his forehead. He holds the Japanese bench press record with over two hundred kilograms and can destroy furniture, rip metal guardrails, and break ordinary people's bones with his bare hands; he wears a titanium alloy mouthguard because his powerful jaw shatters standard ones. Gaou states that he has spent his whole life searching for someone who can match his power, and he joined the football team because Marco promised that the country's strongest teams contain such individuals. He shows little respect for those unwilling to face him directly, but tremendous respect for those who do, even if they are crushed, including Banba, the Seibu aces, and Hiruma. He also respects the rules of American football and will not tackle a player who does not possess the ball.