Tsurugi Kyousuke

Tsurugi Kyousuke (剣城京介) is one of the main protagonists of the Inazuma Eleven GO series. He is a forward for Raimon, Raimon (Chrono Stone), Chrono Storm and later in Galaxy, a forward for Shinsei Inazuma Japan.

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 * "The dark-side striker who came to crush the Raimon football club."

Appearance
Tsurugi has spiky navy blue hair that somehow has a tail on the ends and a very tall body easily surpassing Tenma by a head. He also has pale skin tone like other characters despite being in the sun for so long during a soccer game. He wears an unbuttoned dark purple jacket that looks like a cape with a red black t-shirt underneath that has the end of the sleeves black.

In a poster scan for the Inazuma Eleven GO VS Danball Senki W, his casual clothing is similar to Hakuryuu. The only difference is in the color, Tsurugi's being light blue and his pants are brown.

During the flashback he is shown to have worn a red long sleeved shirt with the edges of the shirt's arms and neck in black and white checkered (another white line curves underneath the neck checkers), dark apple green track pants, white trainers with a red line in the middle. However in the flashback in Chrono Stone, his young self wears a green button up t-shirt with a longer blue shirt inside.

In the Jurassic Era, he wears a green-brown shirt with gray lines and without sleeves. In the shoes are green-brown with a gray line too. In the King Arthur Era, he wears a white, brown and black knight uniform. His cape is red and he also has a sword.

Mixi Max
When he is Mixi Maxed with Okita Souji, his skin becomes more tanned and his hair turned purple grew side bangs and a ponytail. His eyes turns violet with yellow pupils.

Personality
Tsurugi was first shown to be very hostile towards soccer, despite being good at it. It is shown that he has an older brother, Tsurugi Yuuichi, who had gotten injured after trying to save Tsurugi from falling off the tree and lost his ability to walk. Despite his hard and cold side he is also shown to be caring, especially towards his older brother; an example would be when Tsurugi is shown to be agitated and worried as he watches his brother attempting to walk again with a nurse assisting him. He also gets angry when someone plays soccer in a bad way, as he did during the match of Raimon against Mannouzaka, when Isozaki Kenma tried to injure Tenma by tackling him. After being with Raimon for a while, he is shown to be more of the "quiet type" and a calmer person. He usually doesn't talk to the other members in Raimon and he doesn't like to get involved. Although he tries to act like he doesn't care for the Raimon members, it is shown that he clearly cares a lot for all of them. Tenma is shown to be closer to him compared to the other members of the Soccer Club.

Plot (GO)
He was first seen by Matsukaze Tenma in Episode 1 attacking Raimon's second soccer team. There, Tsurugi challenged Tenma and shot at him with his hissatsu, Death Sword; miraculously, Tenma was able to block it without even using a hissatsu, which surprised everyone. Then Raimon's first team led by Shindou Takuto appeared to help the second team. His team, Kuro no Kishidan, and Raimon got into a match in which Raimon gets badly beaten. Sangoku Taichi wasn't able to stop Tsurugi's Death Sword during the match. Matsukaze helps by joining Raimon and Tsurugi is irritated by how fast Matsukaze can dribble. He then uses a Keshin called Kensei Lancelot which badly beats Matsukaze. Because of what has befallen Raimon, Shindou Takuto suddenly brings out his Keshin but collapses afterwards. Afterwards the match ends Shindou is brought to the hospital and Tsurugi talks with the principal of Raimon. Later the whole Raimon team is shocked to hear that Tsurugi will join Raimon. Shindou is left no choice but to agree and give Tsurugi a Raimon soccer uniform, but Tsurugi pushes it away, making the others angry.

Tsurugi visits his elder brother, Tsurugi Yuuichi, at the hospital in Episode 11. It is revealed that Yuuichi had an accident when Kyousuke fell from a tree; Yuuichi saved him, but at the cost of severing his legs. Since that day, Kyousuke always visits his brother at the hospital. He is then taken by Kuroki Zenzou, his former coach, to Ishido Shuuji, Fifth Sector's leader. Ishido tells him that if he makes Raimon lose, his brother can have the surgery that will enable him to play soccer again. Tsurugi later asks Endou to let him take part in Raimon's next match. Minamisawa resigns from the team and Tsurugi is given the No.10 jersey.

At the beginning of the match, he shoots against Raimon's goal and makes an own goal. He tells to Raimon and Mannouzaka that he will destroy the Raimon soccer club on his own.

Later in Episode 12, he uses Death Sword to hit a goal for Raimon after Isozaki Kenma tries to break the leg of Matsukaze Tenma with a dirty tackle and thereby making the score 1-1. His second attempt to score a goal is blocked by the Mannouzaka goalkeeper who uses his Keshin, Kikai Hei Galleus, to block Death Sword. At his next attempt at shooting, he released his Keshin and managed to use a new hissatsu technique Lost Angel. It made the goal.

During Episode 14, Tsurugi is shown to be agitated and worried when watching his brother attempting to walk again with a nurse assisting him.

In Episode 15, Tsurugi visited his older brother again at the hospital and was followed by Tenma secretly. Tsurugi initially did not appear in the match between Raimon and Teikoku, making Raimon play with one less player.

In the end of Episode 16, his brother learned that Tsurugi was playing for Fifth Sector because of him. He overheard Tsurugi talking to his former coach from a distance by accident, where Kyousuke stated that would be impossible to Raimon win against Teikoku with only ten players. Kuroki Zenzou then said that he expect this, but, if Teikoku loses, Tsurugi wouldn't receive the money for his brother surgery.

During Episode 17 Yuuichi convinced Tsurugi not to do that, by saying that he never asked him to make him walk up again, and to help his teammates in the semi-finals against Teikoku. He arrives at Teikoku stadium during the halftime and asks Endou to put him in the match, which he replies that the team would choose that. As Tenma choses to believe in Tsurugi, the other members also lets him enter in the match. As the second half begins, he quickly steals the ball from Itsumi Kunihiko and proceeds to use Ultimate Thunder. Thanks to this and his new hissatsu, Death Drop, Raimon finally beat Teikoku with a 3-2 score.

In Episode 20 Tenma completes his keshin with Tsurugi's help. Near the beginning of Episode 22, he is seen talking to Kirino about Kariya Masaki and the possibility of Kariya being a "SEED". Despite Kirino being suspicious, he doesn't fell like that he truly is a SEED.

In Episode 23, he asks Tenma what he thinks about Kariya. When Tenma asks why, Tsurugi tells him to just forget it.

In Episode 24, he uses his keshin and scores a goal with his keshin hissatsu.

In Episode 25, after Hikaru entered the club, Tsurugi asks him about how long he has been playing soccer, which the new member replies that he only started two months ago. Later, during the training, he comments to Shinsuke and Tenma that at that way, he thinks that Kageyama wouldn't go too far as a player. Later, he and Tenma were trying to complete a Hissatsu Tactics to use in the match against Hakuren in order to break through Zettai Shouheki. Also, he seemed to become angered when Fubuki stated that Ultimate Thunder may not work against Hakuren.

In Episode 26, he and Tenma used Double Wing, but it failed because Tenma's passes weren't strong enough; it was finally completed in Episode 27 after Kageyama Hikaru replaced Tenma. Tsurugi scored the second point with his Keshin Hissatsu, Lost Angel. In the end, Raimon won against Hakuren.

In Episode 28, he was not worried like the others when Endou left the team because he knew that Endou would come back. During the second half of the match against Kidokawa Seishuu, he became a midfielder to put Nishiki as a forward; because of this, Nishiki was able to score three goals and Raimon won.

It is shown in Episode 33, that he was standing by his brother's side who was trying to walk.

In Episode 34 during the match against Genei Gakuen, he used Death Drop to score the first goal and he used Lost Angel and scored the final goal which makes Raimon the victory.

In Episode 36, after seeing Ishido Shuuji save Tenma from a burglar, Tsurugi confronts Ishido and says that the shoot he made was in the style that he and his brother had imitated since their childhood. He then says that Ishido is actually Gouenji Shuuya.​

In Episode 37, he used his Keshin on an order from Hyoudou to help Shinsuke's Keshin come out. He used Lost Angel and Shinsuke succeeded to stop it, even tough his Keshin was incomplete.

In Episode 38, he score a goal in the match againset Arakumo Gakuen with Lost Angel which make Raimon tie with Arakumo Gakuen and when the first half finish he approaches to Tenma telling him hat he doesn't play seriously in the match and to get out from the field which made the Raimon team shocked.

In Episode 39, he, Shindou and Tenma created their Keshin Fusion called Matei Gryphon and scored the fourth and winning goal for Raimon.

In Episode 40, Tsurugi is seen to meet Yuuka at the hospital after checking on his brother. Yuuka then tells him that Ishido Shuuji is waiting for him and takes him to a place where he could train to learn a new hissatsu technique. It is seen that Tsurugi was training to do Fire Tornado with Ishido Shuuji's help and he trained until he got injured. At the end of the episode he is seen to be talking with Matsukaze Tenma about his idea of making a combination shoot together, which he named Fire Tornado DD.

In Episode 41, Tsurugi and Tenma secretly began to practice the hissatsu. Each of them worked very hard and encouraged each other to complete the hissatu, until Tsurugi got a phone call from the hospital, telling him to come. When Tsurugi and Tenma got to the hospital, the doctor told them that his brother, Yuuichi will be taking the surgery. Tsurugi was very happy and relieved as he was nearly about to cry, but Yuuichi cheered him up. Later, during the match against Seidouzan, Tsurugi scored a goal easily, using Death Drop and breaking Masaki Teiya's Shoot Break.

In the Episode 42, he was surprised to see Seidouzan getting switched out with Dragonlink and that all the forwards all have Keshin.

In the Episode 43, after Senguuji made a Keshin shoot against Tenma and Kurama jumped in his front, he, Nishiki and Hamano were beaten by Gomaki Tetsurou and his Majo Queen Redia W's Keshin shoot. Later, he used his keshin many times to stop Dragonlink's, and also used Lost Angel but it was easily stopped by Yamato's Kenou Kingburn W's King Fire. As Mito Shou summoned Seiei Hei Pawn W to score a goal, Tsurugi tried to comeback with Kensei Lancelot, but he was so exausted that he couldn't summon it anymore. Nishiki then tried to stop him with Sengoku Bushin Musashi, but hadn't a better result.

In Episode 44, he was badly beaten by Dragonlink's forwards's Keshin, but then recupered the ball. Later, he and Tenma used Fire Tornado DD and scored the third goal. He then used Death Drop, which evolved into G3, along with Tenma's Shin Mach Wind and scored the final goal to Raimon. At the end of the episode, he was happy since Raimon won the match.

In Episode 46, he along with his other teammates were watching Tominaga Jun's special program about Raimon in the TV.

A New Threat
Tsurugi made his debut appearance in the end of Episode 3, roaming around town wearing his usual attire in GO. He actually appeared earlier in this episode but as Yuuichi's flashback and has a slightly older appearance than his young form (flashback) in GO.

Eventually, neither he or his brother got injured but instead, Tsurugi quits soccer on his own and he never went to Raimon Junior High so no one from the soccer club knows him. In Episode 4, Yuuichi is trying to convince him to play soccer again, at first it doesn't work, but later, Tsurugi played soccer again.

In Episode 5, he listened to the explanation that Dr. Arno Crossword gave to Raimon. Later in the match against Protocol Omega 2.0, he was violently tackled by Dorimu.

In Episode 6, he used his Keshin but failed against Beta's Shoot Command 07. Later, he got badly beaten by Protocol Omega 2.0. He later escapes, along with the other Raimon's members, in Inazuma TM Caravan while Beta sealed Endou inside her Sphere Device.

In Episode 7, he, along with the rest of the remaining players from Raimon attempt to fuse with their keshin to create Keshin Armed but failed.

In Episode 8, he along with the other remaining members were learning things from Shuu about Keshin Armed. They later confront Team A5 again, winning this time as Tenma gets Mixi Maxed with Shuu and later sucessfully used his Keshin Armed.

In Episode 11, he creates his keshin armed with Daisuke's help.

Sengoku Era
In Episode 12, he time travels to Sengoku's era with the rest of the Raimon's team.

In Episode 13, he played against Shiroshika to rescue Tasuke and his friends. He uses Keshin Armed to score a goal. In the end, they won with 10-2.

In Episode 14, he infiltrates the cherry blossom party with his friends, so that, Shindou Takuto can Mixi Max with Nobunaga but it failed. Like the others, he got arrested. Later, he is seen training along with Raimon, Tasuke and his friends in order to face a match against Protocol Omega 2.0 in one week.

In Episode 16, he had the ball stollen by Medam's Defense Command 06. Later, he brokes Zanou's Keeper Command 03 with a Keshin Armed shoot, scoring Raimon's first goal.

France Era
In Episode 20, as they went to Charles's palace, he says to Nanobana Kinako that may be a problem to make Charles believe in their story. Later, he, Kinako and Charles VII have a match against Tenma, Shinsuke and Fei. As Charles deliberately shoots the ball to the goal after the kickoff, Tsurugi warns him that he can't just shoot the ball. Kinako compliments him, saying that soccer is about teamwork, Later, as Tenma tries to made a pass to Fei, he intercept it, stealling the ball.

In Episode 21, after Kirino Mixi Maxed with Jeanne d'Arc and stealed the ball from Gamma, Tsurugi received a pass from him and used his keshin armed shoot against Rujiku's Keeper Command 07, easily scoring the first goal for Raimon.

Three Kingdoms Era
At the beginning of the Episode 22, he was seen training along with Kariya, Shinsuke and Kurama. He easily scored a goal as Shinsuke was having some doubts about his goalkeeper skills. He was seen happy after Taiyou appeared. He was selected by Daisuke to be part of the Raimon's members who would time travel to Three Kingdoms Era. As they arrived, he was seen looking at Ryuu Gentoku in a forest. He was later selected as one of the members to be part of the team that would play a soccer battle against Shuten, Rasetsu, Engiru, Kanu and Chouhi. He was seen angry after Rasetsu despised Tenma and Shindou's skills. He later stoled the ball from him and made a pass to Tenma, but this was intercepted by Engiru.

In Episode 23, after Shindou blocked Chouhi's mighty shoot and made a pass to him and Tenma, they proceeded to score a goal with Fire Tornado DD, breaking through Shuten's defense and winning the soccer match against Zanark Domain. He later realised how to pass by Koumei's challenge and asked Fei to pass the ball to him. He then made a shot that burned the ball and hitted the platform, succeeding in the challenge and letting Raimon pass. Later, during the match against Terracotta, he received the ball from Kirino and proceeded to pass it to Taiyou, who scored a goal with Taiyou Shin Apollo's mighty shoot.

Bakumatsu Era
In Episode 26 during the Shogunate Era, he went to search for Okita Souji along with Fei, Kirino, Taiyou, Kariya, Kinako and Midori. He chased after Okita when Okita left the Shinsengumi Headquaters and injured him when he was trying to kill Sakamoto Ryouma. He also joined Raimon later in the soccer battle against Okita Souji and other 4 of Zanark Domain members and scored the goal for Raimon to win. When Okita lost and became sick again, Tsurugi asked about his reason to persist that much, which Okita replies that he does not have much time to leave and he has to kill Sakamoto Ryouma in order to protect the Bakufu. Tsurugi found his ideals to have a great resemblance to his brother, Tsurugi Yuuichi.

In Episode 28, during the match against Zanark Domain, he saw his determination resembles even more to his brother. He became interested in convincing Okita Souji and challanges him to an all-out battle. Okita was faster than Tsurugi and managed to help Zanark Domain to score a goal. However, Okita, out of hyperexhaustion, kneeled to the ground and Tsurugi revealed the truth on who his team really is and desperately persuades Okita to lend Tsurugi his power through mixi-max, mentioning that it would help many people in the future. However, the shocked Okita did not agree to accepting the fact that protecting the Bakufu is the wrong choice to make as he is persistent on carrying out his duty as a Shinsengumi officer to the very end by protecting the Bakufu. He later went to rest on the bench on Raimon's side. Tsurugi was later targeted to suffer some of Zanark Domain's members' rough plays. However, he still persists on reaching the goal, begging Okita to give him his aura to mixi-max. After persisting for a while later, Okita finally agrees to mixi-max with Tsurugi. After the match, Tsurugi talked to Okita personally and thanked him. Okita also thanked Tsurugi that he finally realises that he is still living and giving him the feeling of being alive.

Cretaceous Era
During the Cretaceous Era in Episode 31,  he mentioned he once went to a dinosaur expedition with his brother, Yuuichi, while exploring around the place. He later followed Torb to his house along with the other teamates. He also went to search for Rockstar later to get his aura.

In Episode 32, he was still searching for Rockstar along with his other teammates. The next morning, Tsurugi and his teammates fought against Perfect Cascade, who challenged them for a soccer match. At the end, Raimon lost and Rei Rukh was about to use his Sphere Device and the Mind Control mode but they were saved by some dinosaurs, who interrupted the teams.

In Episode 33, he was seen training against some dinosaurs with his teammates and was surprised that Kinako had a Keshin. After that, Raimon was challenged again for a soccer match. He used his Mixi Trans with Okita Souji.

Ragnarok Tournament
Tsurugi was chosen as the captain of El Dorado Team 01 and was very surprised of the fact that Kidou Yuuto picked him as the captain. He was then reluctant on making the team better. During the match against Zan he was being injured by several of Zan's players on purpose, but he was still persistent to play on the match although he was barely able to stand up.

In Episode 43, after the first half of the match between Giru and El Dorado Team 02 ended, he commented how the goals were turning more and more important. Kinako added that to worse the situation the team wasn't united and wondered if they would be okay.

In Episode 47, he was shown in the locker room with his other team mates.

Plot (Galaxy)
In Episode 1, he is behind Shinsuke on the Raimon line up. When Tenma wondered about who will be chosen, Tsurugi told him that he sounded like he will surely be chosen. Later he was chosen as a member of Shinsei Inazuma Japan, but was shocked that only him, Tenma and Shindou were the chosen members from Raimon, and that they know none of the other members.

Later, they went to the change room and changed to the Shinsei Inazuma Japan uniform and said something to all the members. The exhibition match started against Teikoku Gakuen, he received a pass from Shindou but was blocked, and tha ball went to Tenma. After no member interact with Shindou's Kami no Takuto FI, the trio realized that none of the other member can play soccer. When Ibuki Munemasa blocked Mikado Haruma's Koutei Penguin 7, he complimented him for knowing what to do as a footballer, but was shocked like Tenma and Shindou when he dribbled the ball up to the field with his hand. After Shindou used Kami no Takuto FI yet again, Tenma and him scored a goal using Fire Tornado DD, which resulted in Shinsei Inazuma Japan's only goal in the exhibition match. Just as they were celebrating their goal, the match ended.

In Episode 2, him, Tenma and Shindou came to Odaiba Soccer Garden together for the first day's practise. After hearing other members' introducing themselve, Shindou is pissed off but he kept silent most of the time. While others have their ball control practises, Tsurugi and Ibuki practised together for his keeping skill, which showed that Ibuki could not keep out any of Tsurugi's shoots, frustrating himself more.

At the first night, he, along with Tenma, came with Shindou to talk with Kuroiwa Ryuusei. After Kuroiwa walked away, Ibuki showed up, saying he is Japan's goalkeeper, which Shindou replied that he won't be of any use under his current condition. Ibuki therefore asked Tsurugi to practise with him, which Shindou proposed that he will practise with him instead of Tsurugi.

The next day, after the co-coach announced that their first opponent will be Fire Dragon, he is shown to be paired up with Ibuki to continue his keeping practise, which Ibuki still could not keep out Tsurugi's shoots but still asked for more. He is also shown to be practising with Tenma while others rested.

The next day, before their match with Fire Dragon started, Tenma and Shindou were arguing about the new members but Tsurugi interrupted and told them there's a problem in the locker. Tenma, Shindou and he were shocked that actually all eight players were recruited, each with a certain motive. The trio listened in shock as Manabe about them about the motives of Tetsukado, Sakura and Ibuki, and also Matatagi's motive.

When the match started, Tsurugi passed the ball to Matatagi, who instead of passing it back, went up but the ball got stolen easily. Tsurugi ordered others to stop him, in which only Sakura listened but the ball went to Lee Chyun-Yun, Fire Dragon's captain.

In Episode 3, observing from what he could see now, Tsurugi thought to himself that maybe Shindou's plan was really for the good of the team. After Tenma got past by Kazaana Drive, Tsurugi and Tenma started to dribble up the field together, and even though Matatagi asked for Tsurugi to pass to him, he passed to Tenma instead, but he got blocked by Jibashiri Kaen shortly afterward. After Matatagi asked the trio to let him join them, Tsurugi also agreed that it's worth a try. After Tsurugi's throw-in to Tenma and he passed it to Matatagi, He was shocked that Matatagi kicked the ball with too much force. After Matatagi successfully passed, he passed it back to Tenma, who passed it to Tsurugi. Toward the end of the match, Tsurugi received a pass from Tenma and scored the final goal with Devil Burst.

In Episode 4, he was shown talking with Matatagi before practise began, and he was also shocoked about the contract's terms. During practise, he criticized both Sakura and Matatagi, as both of them did not practise in the way the trio expected. After practise ended, Shindou asked Tsurugi why were Matatagi and Sakura chosen specifically, in which Tsurugi responded that perhaps they have something that sets them apart from other players.

After Tenma and the others members' temporary meeting, Tsurugi continued to practise, but his practise came to a halt when Ibuki asked him to talk.

The next day, as Shindou asked where was Tsurugi, Aoi told him that he wanted to practise alone. In the evening, it was shown that Tsurugi was practising with Ibuki. As he intended to end the practise, Ibuki told him to continue. Tsurugi at this point told him he won't hold back either.

The next day, he was shocked that Tenma told them that he wrote the e-mails to assemble everybody who wanted to leave the team. Kuroiwa then told them that if the members pass the Withdrawl Test, they will be allowed to leave the team, but he will still fulfill their contract's terms, much to Tsurugi, Aoi and Shindou's shock.

In Episode 5, Tsurugi was shocked that the withdrawl test required five shoots missed. When Tenma wondered how to stick the team together, Tsurugi told him to leave them, that he was surprised that there were still Matatagi and Ibuki staying. When Matatagi told Tenma the same theory and told them they should get out, Tsurugi was shown looking at him strangely.

During the test, he was shown watching the test alongside Tenma and Aoi. He also commented that Tetsukado has got a powerful kick. When Tetsukado shooted a goal in the end, Tsurugi commented that it was a nice shoot. After Morimura's shoot miraclously went into the goal, Tenma, Aoi and he were all shocked.

In Episode 6, he was shown to be training with Ibuki.

After the match started, he received a pass from Tenma and scored a goal with Bicycle Sword, which surprised Tenma. When mostly all the members succumbed to Suck Out, Tsurugi commented that it felt like fighting with the ocean itself. As Tenma and Shindou commented that the data is different with the actual team, Tsurugi doubted that the data may be wrong.

In Episode 7, Tsurugi made a pass to Konoha before Sakura crashed into her purposely. When Sakura said that she didn't feel well, Tsurugi stated that since there weren't any other substitute players, they can only switch the positions. While Sakura turned to look at the direction of her parents, Tsurugi noticed it and looked to the same direction.

After receiving Sakura's pass, he kicked it out, but Matatagi caught up with the ball and scored a goal with Parkour Attack. Later he interrupted a pass and passed the ball to Sakura, who failed to follow Kami no Takuto to break out from Suck Out. When Sakura looked to her parents' direction again, Tsurugi asked her if there's anyone she knew was on the audience. When Sakura replied that her parents were watching and stated that they were probably not happy of her not showing off herself more, Tsurugi stated that it was not true, as the goal wouldn't be scored without her passing, and that later her parents will understand her love for soccer, to which Sakura happily agreed.

In Episode 8, he joined in the offence group and attempted to score a goal, but was blocked by Ibuki. He was shown to be watching the argument between Tenma and Shindou. Just as Tsurugi was about to leave after the dismiss, Ibuki asked him to train with him, and he agreed. Later it was shown that they trained together. He had also returned to the centre after hearing about Kusaka's arrest, and heard about Kusaka's background story along with the other members.

In Episode 9, Tsurugi was shown to be watching the argument between Tenma and Shindou. After the match resumed, Tsurugi receved a pass from Tenma, but got blocked by a Shamshir player. He was also shown to be shocked about Shamshir's tatic Dai Sabaku Sunaarashi. When Kusaka was provoked to steal the ball from Shamshir, Tsurugi told him not to be anxious and observed the opponents' movements.

After Matatagi scored a goal with Parkour Attack, Tsurugi evened the score with Bicycle Sword.

After the match ended, Tsurugi stated as the matches progressed, everybody is closer to one another, and their middle point is Tenma, to which Shindou only said an ah as a reply.

In Episode 10, Tsurugi trained with the rest of the members on the football field, and scored a goal against Ibuki. He was shown to be happy after Shindou gave some advice to Tetsukado.

The next morning, the whole team went to the Black Room, a virtual reality training facility. He was shown to be shocked when steel frames fell to the ground. After seeing Tenma determined to finish the training, all the other members, along with Shindou and Tsurugi, also joined the training, except Manabe, Minaho and Ibuki. On the next day, he also trained in the virtual urban city street, swiftly dodging all the steel frames, which shocked Tetsukado and Sakura.

In Episode 11, Tsurugi and Tenma were talking about the team while overseeing the eight members' training. Shindou pointed out that Konoha was not present, and Tsurugi remembered she was already not here during breakfast. After he heard about Konoha leaving the team, he did not went out to search for him, but both Shindou and him believed that Tenma could do something about it.

In Episode 12, Tsurugi paired up with Manabe in a offense-versus-defense training, and he easily got away from Manabe.

In the beginning of the match, he called out to Tenma to pass the ball to him, but was blocked by Napa Ladam. When Shindou used Kami no Takuto FI again, Tsurugi received a pass from Matatagi and feigned a shoot, and passed the ball to Kusaka, who used Kyoubou Head and scored a goal. Tsurugi was also shown to be complimenting Kusaka for his reaction.

In Episode 13, he received a pass from Matatagi but was blocked by Bark Sepakro immediately. After Tsurugi received a pass from Tenma, he was blocked by Death Scythe Middle. While Matatagi was pondering on how to fight against Mach Tiger, Tsurugi told him that Forwards could not show irritation or worries.

Later, Tsurugi crashed into Bark, but all the others were distracted due to the argument between Manabe and Minaho. After receiving a pass from Matatagi, he scored a goal with Bicycle Sword. Under Minaho's instruction, Tsurugi passed the ball to Tenma (to prevent Death Scythe Middle) and Tenma scored the final goal with God Wind.

In Episode 14, he had a talk with Tetsukado. Tsurugi told him that he needed to be careful, because soccer could be happy, but he could not purge himself to fast to, or else it would be dangerous. Tetsukado asked him if he had the same experience, and he told him that a friend who was formerly an enemy helped him to cross his obstacle.

The next day, before the practice match started, he was nearly hit by a football, but he ducked and kicked it back to the kicker, who was revealed to be Hakuryuu. He was shocked to see Hakuryuu and the other opponents they have encountered during Holy Road, appeared as Resistance Japan, their practice match opponent. He was also shocked to see Shoot Chain. After Tetsukado failed to receive the pass from Shindou, Tsurugi asked him what happened back then, and told him that soccer wasn't all happy and joyful as he thought, and that if he tried to run away from it instead of facing it, soccer would eventually crush him. After the match resumed, he received a pass from Tenma and shooted with Bicycle Sword, scoring the only goal of Shinsei Inazuma Japan. After the match ended, he helped Tetsukado to get up and told him that ''Soccer is a living thing. It's a wild beast that will attack you if you look away from it'' (the proverb of episode 14).

In Episode 15, Tenma, Shindou and him were the only members who attended the training, while all the others trained in the Black Room instead. Tsurugi was happy that the eight members became serious at training, and told Tenma that they finally found a way face soccer with their own ways. While watching Ibuki training along with Shindou and Kusaka, he asked Ibuki why he chose the goalkeeper position.

In Episode 16, he scored the second goal for Shinsei Inazuma Japan with Bicycle Sword after receiving a pass from Tenma.

In Episode 17, he was shocked that Storm Wolf's players had improved their movements. Though he was more surprised when Tenma said that he didn't want this to be their last match. Under Manabe and Minaho's strategy, Tsurugi was able to tie the score with Bicycle Sword. He was shocked like the others when they saw Konoha tackling a player with some aura of Soul. He was also shocked to see Storm Wolf's players changing into aliens and a spaceship appearing in the sky.

Inazuma Eleven GO the Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon
Tsurugi appeared in the movie with the rest of Raimon's team. They were surprised to see they were on the God Eden, an island where the Fifth Sector train SEEDs. After he was awake, a man called Kibayama Dousan appeared and introduced to Raimon his team, Unlimited Shining. Tsurugi talked to Hakuryuu since he apparently knew him before it. The two teams fought in a field near to the place where they woke up and Raimon was badly beaten and lost 12-0.

He, along with his teammates, was reunited with the coach Endou who came to save them with some of the previous Inazuma Japan members; Kabeyama, Kazemaru, Fubuki and Fudou. Fubuki trained him, along with Hikaru and Nishiki, for the upcoming match. As Raimon faced a match against Ancient Dark in order to get permission to train in the florest, he tried to score a goal with Devil Burst, but it was easily blocked by Ashiya Noboru's Kill Bridge.

During the match against Team Zero, Tsurugi used his keshin to stop Hakuryuu's keshin, Seijuu Shining Dragon, but failed. He also used his keshin again to stop Hakuryuu's with Shindou's and Tenma's but failed another time because of White Breath. After Tenma's keshin evolved into Majin Pegasus Arc and had beaten Hakuryuu's keshin, he created a chain shoot with Shindou's Harmonics, using Death Drop, then Tenma received the ball and completed the chain with a keshin shoot. It scored the first goal to Raimon, breaking Hebino's Serpent Fang. Later, he used Joker Rains with Shindou after Fudou gives advice to them and scored a goal. At the end of the movie, Tsurugi used Evolution, the combination shoot of Joker Rains and Mach Wind with Shindou and Tenma. Hebino wasn't able to block it with Serpent Fang, but his goal was saved by Hakuryuu and Shuu. At the end of the movie he and Hakuryuu reconciled with a handshake. As he asks him what he would do next, Hakuryuu commented that he would return to play from the basic in order to defeat his biggest rival, Tsurugi.

Stats
GO= '''At Lvl. 99'''
 * GP: 162
 * TP: 200
 * Kick: 137
 * Dribbling: 94
 * Block: 104
 * Catch: 58
 * Technique: 88
 * Speed: 98
 * Stamina: 113
 * Lucky: 104

'''At Lvl. 99''' Strikers 2012 Xtreme= Fully Upgraded
 * -|GO 2:=
 * GP: 153
 * TP: 144
 * Kick: 165
 * Dribbling: 119
 * Block: 102
 * Catch: 66
 * Technique: 126
 * Speed: 107
 * Stamina: 112
 * Lucky: 109
 * TP: 160
 * Kick: A
 * Guard: B
 * Body: B
 * Speed: B
 * Control: B
 * Catch: C

Fully Upgraded
 * -|GO Strikers 2013=
 * TP: 180
 * Kick: S
 * Guard: A
 * Body: A
 * Speed: A
 * Control: A
 * Catch: B

Hissatsu
GO 2= Galaxy= Strikers= Strikers 2012 Xtreme= GO Strikers 2013=
 * -|Manga Only=
 *  [SH] Hinawa Bullet
 * -|GO=
 *  [SH] Death Sword
 *  [SH] Death Drop
 *  [SH] Fire Tornado DD
 *  [SH] Devil Burst
 *  [SH] Death Sword
 *  [SH] Death Drop
 *  [SH] Fire Tornado DD
 *  [SH] Great Blaster
 *  [SH] Kiku Ichimonji (Mixi Max Form)
 *  [SH] Bicycle Sword
 *  [SH] Death Sword
 *  [SH] Death Drop
 *  [SH] Death Sword
 *  [SH] Death Drop
 *  [SH] Devil Burst
 *  [SH] Joker Rains
 *  [SH] Death Sword
 *  [SH] Death Drop
 *  [SH] Devil Burst
 *  [SH] Joker Rains
 *  [SH]  Fire Tornado DD
 *  [SH]  Fire Tornado TC
 *  [SH]  Great Blaster
 *  [SH] Kiku Ichimonji (Mixi Max Form)

Inazuma Eleven GO

 *  [KH] Kensei Lancelot 

Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone

 *  [KH]  Kensei Lancelot

Inazuma Eleven GO Strikers 2013

 *  [KH]  Kensei Lancelot

Inazuma Eleven GO

 *  [KHF] Matei Gryphon

Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone

 *  [KHF]  Matei Gryphon

Inazuma Eleven GO Strikers 2013

 *  [KHF]  Matei Gryphon

Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone

 *  [KHA] Kensei Lancelot

Inazuma Eleven GO Strikers 2013

 *  [KHA]  Kensei Lancelot

Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone

 *  [MIMAX] Tsurugi Yuuichi (Alternative Yuuichi)
 *  [MIMAX] Okita Souji

Best Mixi Max Match

 *  [MIMAX] Okita Souji
 *  [SK] Kanzen Nenshou
 *  [MIMAX] Hakuryuu
 *  [SK] Keshin no Setsuyaku
 *  [MIMAX] Shindou Takuto
 *  [OF] Tsubame Gaeshi
 *  [MIMAX] Matsukaze Tenma
 *  [SH] Zero Magnum
 *  [MIMAX] Hayabusa Hideki
 *  [SK] Slim Range
 *  [MIMAX] Namikawa Rensuke
 *  [SK] Ikemen UP!
 *  [MIMAX] Tsurugi Yuuichi
 *  [SH] Fire Tornado TC

Inazuma Eleven GO Strikers 2013

 *  [MIMAX] Okita Souji

Inazuma Eleven GO

 * Daigojoukanrikai
 * Dark Heroes
 * Incarnates
 * Raimon Dreams
 * Three Raimons

Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone

 * Dark Heroes
 * Raimon Dreams
 * Strikers R
 * L5 Heroes
 * Ignites N

Trivia

 * When he was little, it was seen that he and his older brother Tsurugi Yuuichi were fans of Gouenji Shuuya, as they both imitated his hissatsu.
 * He has a habit of putting his hands in his pockets, even when using Death Sword  or calling out his Keshin.
 * He is the first character in the series to have scored an own goal. The second one being Fei Rune.
 * He has character songs titled Onaji Yume wo Miteru with Yuuichi, Te Wo Tsunagou with Tenma and Aoi, Sayonara Kako no Ore with Kariya Masaki, Bokutachi no Shiro with Tenma, Shindou, Kirino and Shinsuke and Mikazuki Smile with Endou Mamoru, Shindou and Kirino.
 * In the first and second Wii games, he cannot wear any uniform other than Raimon's. He instead wears his casual clothes.
 * He is one of the few characters, whose normal form only has shoot hissatsu.
 * His dub name, Victor Blade is probably in relation to his Keshin which is a knight (knights usually carry swords/ blades).