captain of the a team whose members are mainly delinquents led by him. Habashira is the son of a senator; as such, he can allow players, who should be under police custody, to play games. He acts like a thug in order to gain respect from his teammates, and he forces them to practice through threats and violence. However, he is the only one in the team who really cares about American football. He enters the international tournament as the "Mummy Man" in order to play while also making sure his teammates are not thinking he is wasting time. Onihei Yamamoto is a lineman the captain of the He is greatly admired and respected by other linemen, especially Ryokan Kurita. He is very powerful despite his small body, and is known for his great technique and experience. After the elimination of his team from the Autumn Tournament by Kyoshin Poseidon, he befriends Torakichi, who quite accurately believes, after observing some of Onihei's predictions, that anything that Onihei predicts is wrong. Devil Bat is the main mascot of the Deimon Devil Bats. It is a bat-like creature with red coloration, horns and tail similar to the common stereotype of the devil. Devil Bat usually appears to explain the rules of American football to the audience. It has a small, cute-looking, lighter-colored version called who assists him. Murata remarked that Devil Bat "bears a strong resemblance to Hiruma." Devil Bat's seyū is DJ Taro, while Shoko Nagakawa voiced Little Devil Bat. Cerberus is Hiruma's dog and one of the Devil Bats' mascots. In the manga, Hiruma finds the dog on a rainy day while placing flyers and is attracted to take it with him because of its fierce look. Differently, in the anime, Cerberus appears in the training field, Hiruma challenges it, and after succeeding in putting the collar on it, the canine starts to obey Hiruma's commands. Hiruma often uses Cerberus to frighten his adversaries as well as his own teammates. Cerberus is also used to help to keep Sena's secret identity; for example, with some pet food in a bowl, a Sena doll, and a camera, Hiruma can make it appear that Sena is recording games, while in fact, he is playing as Eyeshield. Torakichi is a grade-school fan of Sakuraba, who wishes to become a player after witnessing Sakaruba catching a very high pass. Even when Sakuraba says he