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Tobio Kageyama | Haikyuu!! | reserved
Since middle school, he’s had a reputation of being a really scary person and yes, he does have a temper and he does tend to overreact but he’s a good kid, he just doesn’t know how to act around others. He’s quick to yell and criticize and that leads others to seeing that he’s arrogant and controlling. This even earns him the nickname “King of the Court” when during his second and third years of middle school. Even though it sounds like an impressive nickname, Kageyama hates it because it actually means an oppressive king who only knows how to control others and that is not what he wants to be.
Volleyball is a team sport and no one person can fight alone. Yet Kageyama forgets this and fighting alone is exactly what he does in middle school. He pushes himself hard to be the best and holds the expectations that others will do the same. When they do not act in a way that he find satisfactory, he lashes out at them. Then, instead of talking properly, he decides that he needs to solve problems on his own. Eventually fed up with how selfish he acts, the rest of the team abandons him and secludes him in games. In his final match in middle school, no one is there to hit his tosses.
This action hurts and confuses him because Kageyama before that moment doesn’t not know what he’s doing makes others upset but on seeing the result, he does come to regret his actions because despite all his harsh words and criticisms, Kageyama doesn’t want to hurt anyone. His guilt becomes apparent when he meets his old teammates later on as opponents in high school. With regret, he notes that he’s never seen them smile earnestly while playing until then.
His guilt also affects him in a different way. When he enters high school, he seems determined to do things differently, to leave behind the tyrant king that he was and become a just one. There are many instances where the mention of his actions in middle school are the catalysts for him to change his way of thinking. For example, in chapter 81, Hinata expresses that he wants to stop closing his eyes when he hits spikes. Up until then, their partnership works well because Hinata is passive and only jumps while Kageyama is the one that gives him tosses that are so accurate, he can hit them without looking. At first, Kageyama refuses vehemently because what they had been doing until now worked and therefore it should not be changed but a couple chapters later, it’s another character comments that the way Kageyama acts is just like what he had done in middle school (controlling others into doing exactly what he wanted) and so instead of continuing to stop Hinata, he begins to trains as well so both of them can evolve into better players.
This not only shows his willingness to change but also shows that he continually wants to improve (even if he acts grumpy about it). He is always looking for ways to make himself better at volleyball, from asking senior players to help him or looking for a good coach to train him. While he might not have a good grasp on his attitude and how he treats others, Kageyama is completely aware of his abilities when it comes to volleyball. He’s confident in his skills but despite others saying he is arrogant, he is actually quite humble. Even if he’s called a prodigy, he doesn’t look down on others. For example, he is respectful to Sugawara, Karasuno’s other setter and even admits that he can’t compare to the other boy because he has experience he doesn’t have even if he supposedly has more skill. Another thing that Sugawara has that Kageyama admires is his easy going personality and the way the rest of the team completely trusts him.
Another person that Kageyama admires is Ooikawa, his senior and the previous setter of his middle school. Even when Ooikawa is mean to him or makes fun of him, Kageyama isn’t afraid to ask him for help, both in middle school and again in high school. Ooikawa to him is at once both a rival and an idol. Kageyama even describes him as amazing, a word he uses for no one else, because he seems to think that in order for him to become the best setter, the person he needs to beat is Ooikawa.
Perhaps the person that is able to inspire the most change in Kageyama is Hinata. At first, the two of them do not get along and they constantly argue. Hinata is full of passion and energy but he lacks any real skill when it comes to volleyball so this is a big annoyance to Kageyama, especially since Hinata likes to talk big and he declares that he wants to beat Kageyama. Despite all that the two of them work incredibly well as a set. Their individual skill sets are allow each other to play with their fullest potential. Slowly, they become friends and Hinata is probably the first person to ever have complete trust in Kageyama. Of course they still argue and Kageyama doesn’t hold back on the insults whenever Hinata does something wrong but he does value Hinata as a teammate just like Hinata values him.
At first, Kageyama thinks that he needs to solve all problems by himself but slowly, with the help of the rest of the Karasuno team, he is learning that there are five other people on court as well as countless others off it who are willing to help him. His change in perspective happens frighteningly fast and even his former teammates are surprised by it. They never realized he had this potential and it’s merely the lack of proper communication between them and Kageyama that led to him becoming the tyrant king that he was in middle school. Karasuno is able to look past his grumpy expressions and harsh words to see who he really is and their patience is what allows Kageyama to slowly be the setter that he’s always wanted to be because all he needs is someone to explain to him slowly when he does something wrong, even if he might seem unreasonable at first.
History: When he was in second grade, he started playing volleyball competitively. Even though it’s rare to start at an age that young, Kageyama was surprisingly good and his natural skill led him to continue playing all the way through elementary. In middle school, he attended Kitagawa Daiichi, a school known for its proficient volleyball team.
There, he met Tooru Ooikawa, a third year and setter for Kitagawa’s team. Through a combination of his own skill set and admiration of the older boy, Kageyama began playing as a setter as well. Though just a first year, he even played as a replacement for Ooikawa in a practice match.
After Ooikawa graduated, Kageyama took over the position of starting setter but unlike the former, who was trusted and admired by the rest of the team, Kageyama was slowly alienated from the others. He was too forceful and driven and this in turn made his teammates resentful of him. That was when he received the nickname “King of the Court.” While it might seem like a title of respect but it was the opposite.
Kageyama was known as a tyrant king because his teammates saw his tosses as self-centered. His skills were higher in comparison to the others and he held expectations that the others could match him but in truth, none of them could. Instead of properly communicating with each other, Kageyama continued pushing while his teammates continued to pull further away until they ignored him in games completely.
The nickname King followed him to high school, where he attended Karasuno. His new teammates knew of his reputation but instead of being afraid of him, they saw him as an asset. This is mostly in part because of another first year, Shouyou Hinata. While the two of them seem to not get along, they work frighteningly well as a team. So well, in fact, that they overwhelm Aobajousai, a team full of Kageyama’s former teammates, during a practice match.
Karasuno was a team that was strong in the past but has since lost its strength and so it was known as “Flightless Crows” and “Fallen Champions”. Despite that, the members are not weak and with the addition of Kageyama and Hinata, they began causing quite a stir in the high school volleyball scene. Most think that their power came from Kageyama, who was known as a prodigy of volleyball, but that made them unprepared for the rest of the team.
During the interhigh championship, Karasuno was able to surprise several schools with their strength before being stopped in the third round by Aobajousai. Still, they were able to make a name for themselves and show others that they were not to be taken lightly.
As for Kageyama, being part of Karasuno was able to change him. They taught him how important communication was and that he should rely on his team as well as allow them to rely on him in turn. With their encouragement, he was able to stop being a tyrant king. Even during the interhigh, he showed growth, doing team things that he had never done before like high fives after scoring.
After the interhigh, Karasuno traveled to Tokyo to attend a training camp with its rival school Nekoma in order to improve before the next tournament. Unfortunately, Kageyama failed his literature midterm that was held before the camp and his supplementary lessons were held during the time the team was supposed to travel to Tokyo so instead he (and Hinata, who failed English and needed supplementary lessons as well) had to travel to Tokyo later on in the day.
Canon Abilities or Powers: Kageyama excels at volleyball and is even known as a prodigy for it. Most of this is a result of his good sense. He is able to quickly assess situations and just as quickly come up with the most efficient action to counter. Kageyama also possesses extreme control over the volleyball which makes him an excellent setter. This makes him outshine those who are at the same level as he is and makes him able to play on par with those who are older and more experience. His mind is definitely his best asset and it makes up for his lack of polished skill because while he is good at volleyball, the thing he is best at is being a setter. His ability as a setter is so high that he is able to toss balls accurately to the spiker even when the spiker’s eyes are closed. He is also incredibly adept at memorization-- he was able to memorize all of the hand signs for various tosses the same day they were taught to him.
All in all, Kageyama has good athletic abilities and a good head on his shoulders that makes him ideal for what he does. Off the court, however, he’s the opposite. His school work is passable but he’s terrible at academic subjects such as math and anything language related.
Fairy Tale Role: The Queen of Hearts (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
Fairy Tale Powers or Abilities: He will gain no special abilities other than being able to instill fear in the poor townspeople and being able to order people to have their heads chopped off (who will then get dragged off but won’t actually be beheaded).
Personal Items: school bag (contains Karasuno Volleyball uniform, contemporary literature textbook and two riceballs)
First Person Sample: [The writing that appears is slightly sloppy but still legible. Kageyama doesn’t have time to worry over neat writing after all since he’s a busy guy.]
Apparently I can talk to other people using this book?? That’s what it says but I don’t get any of this or anything else in this dumb place. Whatever. If theres a chance of my questions getting answered [as he writes this, he snorts in disbelief a little.] then I’ll try. Especially since everyone else I’ve met in this place hasn’t been helpful at all.
So, does anyone know how to get to Tokyo from here?
Third Person Sample:Kageyama was in a bad mood. He was lost, hungry and confused. The last thing he remembered was falling asleep on the way to Tokyo and then suddenly he was waking up in the middle of the street somewhere with strange people crowding around him with his stomach grumbling.
Okay, maybe that was a lie. Sure, there was a crowd but they all kept their distance from him, staring at him with wide eyes. He didn’t know what their deal was but it definitely made him feel a little irritated. For some reason, this was reminding him of certain incidents in the past that he’d rather not remember.
“Oi, what’s going on here?”
A couple of them even flinched a bit but his question did stir them into muttering frantically amongst each other before they all decided to speak at once. He could barely make out anything but he did manage to catch the words “fairy tale,” “Queen,” and “book.”
“Urgh, I don’t get this,” Kageyama lifted a hand and rubbed the back of his head in annoyance. One thing he did know was that the longer he stayed here the more everything got on his nerves. His hunger definitely wasn’t helping either. “The lot of you, just shut up.”
It was amazing how quickly they all stopped talking except he didn’t really pay attention. Instead, he was looking around himself to try and better assess his situation. The place definitely didn’t look like anywhere he’d been before. Behind him, he spotted his bag. He reached over and grabbed it before he stood up. He didn’t have time for this shit. He needed to get to Tokyo for the training camp. Obviously grumpy, he swung his bag over one shoulder and shoved his hands in his pockets before looking around himself again with narrowed eyes. He needed to find someone to ask questions that didn’t look like they were afraid he was going to swallow them whole and he needed to do it fast since he’d missed enough of the camp as it is.
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