Daikichi Komusubi

Komusubi is one of the linemen of the Deimon Devil Bats. His given name of Daikichi means ‘Good Fortune.’ His father named him after he had gotten a promotion after his son’s birth. Though Daikichi is not very fast nor tall, but he makes up for it with his indomitable will and power. He decided to join the Devil Bats after seeing the Zokugaku exhibition match. Daikichi was highly impressed by Kurita’s amazing strength and build, and decided that he wanted to become Kurita’s “apprentice”. He was able to join the team after surviving the Hell Tower qualifying test, beating out the Ha-Ha Brothers. Komusubi has taken to bunking at Kurita’s house, and joining Kurita in waking up as early as 2AM to go training. He does not talk much, and apparently speaks (and writes) only in the language of Powerful-go that only “true men” can understand, which consists of strange grunts and one-word sentences. It is still confusing as to how people like Komusubi’s father, Kurita, Deimon’s gym teacher, Mizumachi, Gaou, and some of the members of the Nasa Aliens team, can comprehend what he is saying. (It should be noted that Mamori seems to be able to understand him as well).

He always seems to be the thorn in the side of the Ha-Ha Brothers, showing them that he’s stronger than them and spurring them on to become stronger. He has also been shown lifting around 20 high-schoolers at once. Though they hate each other, Hiruma knows that their rivalry is what really drives them to become better players. He is also has a gifted talent for being a sumo.

He does not like to be teased about his small stature and does his best to prove that size is not everything. Komusubi is short like his mother, but he inherited his father’s strength. He learns all on his own how to deal with taller opponents, which greatly helps in the game against Poseidon.