Blue Lock reveals the most crucial Rin Itoshi secret with chapter 271

Modified Aug 01, 2024 19:43 GMT

Blue Lock reveals the most crucial Rin Itoshi secret with chapter 271 — Rin Itoshi as seen in Blue Lock anime (Image via 8bit)

As Blue Lock fans must know, Rin Itoshi is quite a composed person when it comes to playing football. However, his entire persona changes whenever he is playing against someone he loathes, which, in his case, is his brother, Sae Itoshi, and his rival, Yoichi Isagi.

Fans must have deduced Rin Itoshi's destructive nature to be something that arose from his desire to defeat the people he hated. However, the answers to all such doubts were finally cleared in chapter 271. With that, the manga finally revealed the most crucial Rin Itoshi secret.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers from the Blue Lock manga.

What is Rin Itoshi's most crucial secret in Blue Lock?

Rin Itoshi as seen in the manga (Image via Kodansha)

Rin Itoshi's ego is inspired by the Boss Monsters, which appeared on a show he used to watch when he was a child. Given how Rin is a composed player, fans must have never deduced his ego to be based on children's shows. However, that is the truth as revealed in Blue Lock chapter 271.

Up until now, Rin has entered his Flow State on two occasions. This state effectively increases his abilities several levels above his standard abilities. Moreover, he has a contrasting personality. While his usual style of play revolves around utilizing his teammates and opponents' weapons to his benefit, Flow State sees Rin draw out his opponent's weapons only to shut them down.

Overall, Rin Itoshi's Flow State revolved around destruction, and he too acknowledged the same. However, with chapter 271, the true nature behind Rin's ego is revealed. With his ego unraveling his woven memories, Rin witnessed glimpses of his past.

Through this flashback, Blue Lock manga revealed that Rin's ego wasn't just a destructive impulse but "destruction at the cost of life." This was evident from his desire to defeat things that seemed stronger than him.

Boss Monster as seen in the manga (Image via Kodansha)

In the past, he liked the Boss Monsters, which appeared on the children's show, because the monsters knew they were weaker than the heroes. Despite knowing that, the Boss Monsters fought for their lives. Even if their bodies were riddled with holes or were forced to self-destruct, the Boss Monsters fought to defeat the hero. Hence, Rin found them to be very cool.

Upon being inspired by them, Rin also wished to one day fight someone amazing, destroy them and die in the process. This was the true nature of his ego, something that only emerged outside when he would enter his Flow State.

Isagi and Sae as seen in the manga (Image via Kodansha)

This also explains why Rin Itoshi was only able to enter his Flow State on two occasions—one during his match against his brother, Sae Itoshi, and another during his match against his rival, Yoichi Isagi. This is because he considered both players to be better than himself and the targets he needed to defeat to be called the world's best. Hopefully, Rin's ego will be explored further in the upcoming manga chapters.