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In short order, Sena was discovered to be a fast and agile runner, trained by a lifetime of running from (and running errands for) bullies. In addition to his team secretary duties, he was quickly [[Deal with the Devil|recruited]] to be the team's starting running back by the team's captain: demonic Youichi Hiruma. To keep him from becoming a recruitment target for every other club in the school, he was given a secret identity: Eyeshield 21, the mysterious hero from Notre Dame, who always plays wearing a helmet with a dark green eyeshield.
Between its [[Evil Genius|captain's]] [[Blackmail|extortion]], [[Cluster F-Bomb|swearing]] and [[Training
On the way, they [[Underdogs Never Lose|win a bunch of games]], they [[Averted Trope|lose a bunch of games]], create [[The Rival|fierce but friendly rivalries]], [[Coming of Age Story|learn epic manliness]], and generally get ordered around by the whims of their [[Devil in Plain Sight|captain]].
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* [[Forgotten Childhood Friend]]: Riku
* [[Four Is Death]]: Yamato's prediction for the game against Teikoku is 42-0, as 42 is pronounced as shi-ni in japanese, which is a homophone of "to die". Additionally, chapter 4 of the series is appropriately titled "Kill 'em".
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Sena starts as one. Being forced to play defense and choosing to endure [[Training
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Less than you'd think.
** There is no explanation what so ever for Agon's behaviour - [[For the Evulz|the man is just plain evil.]]
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* [[Genius Bruiser]]:
** Many of the power players, like Shin or Banba, are implied to be this, having good grades while also being tremendously physically powerful. But the most promninent might be Hayato Akaba, ace Tight-End of the Bando Spiders, who spends most of his time as technical advisor for his team due to tournament rules, and manages to ''analyze the movemements of all of the opposing players and share it with his team''. He still manages to throw ''[[The Big Guy|Kurita]]'' with relative ease.
** Parodied by Amino Cyborgs. While they definitely had brains and muscle, [[Muscles Are Meaningless|their overall strength and stamina didn't make it.]] As said by Juumonji (who is pretty much a [[Genius Bruiser]] among the Devil Bats): "Sure, we might be idiots, who cannot attend a high-prestige school like Amino High School, and stupid enough to take [[Training
* [[Genius Ditz]]: Taki's math ability ends at the six times table (his other academic abilities are about the same level), but if a question is phrased in American football terms, he will answer it correctly without fail.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Kid likes to quote, [[Tempting Fate|"Something bad will happen after something so good"]] and vice versa. It ''always'' happens.
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* {{spoiler|[[Time Skip]]}}
* [[Tokyo Tower]]: Or should we say Hell Tower?
* [[Took a Level
* [[Tournament Arc]]: Interestingly enough, this makes up the majority of the manga, starting roughly in the mid-90s chapterwise and running pretty much the end, which makes sense.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]:
** Hiruma with ''sugarless'' bubblegum and Marco with soda.
** Don't forget Mamori's cream puffs and Monta's bananas.
* [[Training
** The Devilbat's training on the infamous "Death March".
** Other teams get into it, too; the Zokugaku Chameleons' training involved chasing and being chased by and ''carrying'' their motorcycles.
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* [[Wax On, Wax Off]]: "Kick this stone across the U.S., and don't lose even a tiny bit of it."
* [[Weak but Skilled]]:
** Osamu Kobanzame, the weak, indecisive quarterback of Poseidons, who is overshadowed by his junior teammates, but has amazing accuracy in short passes, and foot speed (triggered by fear), which results in 0 interceptions in the tournament. He also went through [[Training
** Hiromi Kisaragi's athletic skill is below average, but his Ptera-Claw is formidable against a receiver like Monta.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Musashi punches Hiruma hard enough to draw blood when Hiruma orders Sena to continue marking Agon, even at the risk of permanently crippling his legs. {{spoiler|Subverted because it's actually staged as part of a trick play.}}
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