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"Vladimir" redirects here. For the character referred by the same name in the English localization, see Tsurugi Yuuichi.

Vladimir (ウラジミール, Urajimīru), temporarily disguised as Inamori Masato (稲森(いなもり) 真人(まさと)), is the coach of the Disciples of Orion trainees and the member of the Orion Foundation, who pretended to be Inamori Asuto's father. He later becomes the new head coach for Guardians of Queen after Irina fired the previous one.

Appearance[]

Vladimir wears gray pants, brown shoes, and a white t-shirt, with a light gray collar and pocket. He has short, brown hair with a bang over his forehead and a short stubble on his chin. He has grey eyes and thick, brown eyebrows.

Personality[]

At first glance, Vladimir seems to be a little shy with a gentle smile. He seems supportive of Asuto, watching him during his match and spending time his free time rekindling with him. However, his behavior changed when they visited the Orion facility. He became cold, indifferent and clearly felt relieved that his role as Asuto's father was finished.

Plot[]

Masato appeared unexpectedly before Asuto when he came back from the American campground to Kazan Soccer Center. When Asuto asked who he was, Masato smiled kindly, stating that it was obvious he wouldn't remember him. Then he showed Asuto a photo of his mother and Asuto on it, holding the ball when he was a child. To his huge surprise, Masato introduced himself as Asuto's father and admitted that he had always carried this photo during all this time. Asuto was looking at Masato speechless, overwhelmed with emotion.

Masato asked Asuto to sit on the bench but he moved aside and stood away from him, being deeply mistrustful. When Masato looked at the picture of his family and mentioned the name of his dead wife, leaving Asuto startled at the sound of his mother's name. Masato knew that he mistreated his wife, and he regretted that he couldn't be at her side until the end. When Asuto recalled the memory of his dying mother, he felt a rising anger. He asked Masato why he didn't return and Masato apologized for this but it only caused Asuto more anger. He shouted that his mother suffered from her illness and asked his father why he wasn't there. Masato repeated that he apologized and Asuto was still talking about his pain. He mentioned that his mother kept in secret that Asuto's father was alive, Asuto knew that she missed him much and she regretted not following Masato when he was pursuing his dreams. Asuto poured out all his grief and anger caused by the absence of his father, which he had been hiding inside for years. He punched Masato on his chest, full of despair and crying bitterly. Masato didn't try to stop him, he let Asuto cast everything out. Asuto was trying to push him away however despite his anger, he couldn't resist anymore and stopped fighting, letting Masato hug him.

Masato explained to Asuto that he couldn't return to his family because of his pride. As it turned out after he was celebrated for his talent and was appointed to an overseas league, he got injured and broke his leg. Despite a long and hard rehabilitation, he hadn't returned to the form he had before the accident and was no longer needed in the team. So he played in many other clubs until he ended his career as a soccer player. He couldn't just return home when he sacrificed his family life and ended up unable to achieve anything. Asuto stated that it wasn't important whether he was successful or not, certainly to his mother, who would be happy with his return, just as Asuto. Masato admitted that he decided to meet Asuto because he saw him playing soccer. Even though Masato didn't play like before, he couldn't completely abandon soccer and became a coach of a junior team. He involved himself in spreading the idea of soccer around the world. When children were watching the match between Inazuma Japan and Spain, Asuto's play drew Masato's attention. When he saw his son inspiring children, he decided to meet with Asuto and express how proud he was of him. Masato praised his hard work and said he would watch over him from now on.

Later to Asuto's surprise, Masato confessed that now he cooperated with Orion. Asuto stated that this makes him an enemy to his team, who had been fighting with Orion for a long time. However, according to Masato, Asuto saw only one side of Orion and in fact, this organization supported many children and their development, through soccer. If Orion gained more power, it would be able to save more children. Asuto suddenly remembered what Shinjou Takuma was talking about Orion at their send-off party. Masato admitted that maybe Orion's actions were defiling soccer but he would like Asuto to accept this for now since Orion's activities supported children. Masato promised to reform Orion from the inside and restore the real soccer. In the end, he asked Asuto not to tell anyone about their meeting. At the moment when Inazuma Japan was fighting against Orion, they would be able to throw Asuto away from the team if they found out his father was connected with Orion. Masato wouldn't like Asuto's hopes and dreams to be lost.

Before the match between Inazuma Japan and Navy Invader, Masato met again with his son. Asuto was really excited because his father was going to watch his match. What's more, everything went like his mother said in the letter: if he kept playing, he would meet his father one day. Asuto asked him about the old soccer ball which he found in their house. Masato seemed to be startled by this question and he smiled abashed, wondering that it was still there. Asuto explained that thanks to this ball he began to play and asked his father to watch him during the match. Masato stated he was looking forward to it and indeed later he was sitting in the stands, ready to cheer up his son.

When Inazuma Japan came back to their campground after the winning match, Masato was waiting for Asuto, hiding in the shadows. Asuto rushed towards him excitedly, lying to his teammates that he was going to the toilet. Some time later Masato took Asuto for a trip, and to his surprise, they arrived at the Disciple of Orion training facility. As Masato explained he wanted Asuto to find out on his own what the real Orion was like. Later they were watching Orion trainees during their practice. While Asuto was sure that Orion members were just using dirty tricks as well as luring and trapping other players into joining them, Masato revealed that they all were undergoing continuous training, far beyond the limits of human endurance. Each of them had a goal that motivated them to continue hard work, like wanting to protect their siblings or families. Most of them grew up in poverty, without perspectives and Orion gave them the chance to live a better life. Asuto was listening to this in silence however later stated firmly that Orion used those children to defile soccer. Masato didn't agree with him and explained that justice could mean something different for everyone, depending on their point of view. As he stated, Orion from its beginning was an organization that were supporting youth soccer around the world, glorifying its values as a sports discipline. Although now they had gone too far to achieve their goals, their intentions and will of heart were still true. Their conversation was interrupted when suddenly one of the trainees appeared and introduced himself as Malik Kuabel. As it turned out Masato was their coach and later Malik challenged Asuto to play a mini game.

When it was time to say goodbye, Malik and Asuto were still talking about Orion and its activities. Suddenly Masato showed up and revealed that indeed when the chairman of Orion was changed, they changed their methods as well and became more fierce towards soccer. In Masato's flashback Bernard Girikanan was seen making a speech to the other Orion's members. He presented his plans to change the organization and save the world, using his own methods and ideas. Asuto explained that hurting other people to fix the results of the matches was wrong and that they should stop doing this. Masato stated that amount of poor countries which Orion supported, increased meaningfully and they saved many people. Whether it was good or bad, it was effective and Masato wanted to see it with his own eyes. He expected Asuto to look closer at Orion's activities and make his own decision. Malik kept asking Asuto to join him and save the world using soccer, however he refused to do it. In the end, he promised to talk to his teammates from Inazuma Japan and explain to them more about Orion. Later the events unfolded very fast with Asuto being assaulted by two men in black suits. They grabbed him and put a cloth on his mouth, causing him to lose consciousness and fall to the floor. This is when Masato showed his true intentions. He wasn't a nice, caring and loving father anymore, as he stated he wasted enough time on Asuto.

He was later seen during the match between Inazuma Japan and Guardians of Queen, replacing Kinben Giordani as the coach due to Irina’s orders.

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Trivia[]

  • His fake forename, Masato, means true person, a juxtaposition since he is disguising Asuto's father.
  • According to the interview in Animage October 2019, Hino revealed Vladimir didn't know who Asuto's father was.

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