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Has Ego targeted Isagi from the Start? | Blue Lock Theory

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Was Jinpachi Ego really trying to create the world’s best striker… or was everything secretly designed for Yoichi Isagi from the very beginning?
In this video, we break down the theory that Blue Lock isn’t a fair competition at all — it’s a carefully engineered system meant to force Isagi to evolve faster than anyone else. From the moment he lost to Ryosuke Kira, to the suspicious setup of Team Z, to the bizarre rankings in the Second Selection… things start to look less like coincidence and more like manipulation.
We dig into:
Why Team Z was the perfect environment for Isagi’s growth
How players like Meguru Bachira were intentionally misplaced
The strange logic behind the Second Selection rankings
Why Rin Itoshi dominated the U-20 match… but Isagi became the “hero”
How Ego may have influenced the Neo Egoist League (NEL) behind the scenes
If this theory holds up, then Blue Lock was never about finding the best striker — it was about creating one.
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Do you think Ego planned all of this for Isagi… or is this just overthinking?
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20 Comments

@dumflame 5 months ago

I wouldn’t say this was planned
It’s more that Isagi is the EXACT person Ego envisions how Japanese soccer was at that state (also showcased in the light novel as Ego literally sees him as the common product of Japanese soccer)
Isagi is the perfect creation of current Japanese soccer and it showcases how one difference in it could lead to a very big difference
Thematically Isagi is the most basic of basic you can get for a character and he represents Japanese soccer

@Jamychalc 3 months ago

In the U-20 game isagi, got an assist, contributed to multiple attacks and stopped a deadly cross that was bound for a goal. Definitely didn’t play lame, he was adapting the whole time

@kianatunasimp6335 5 months ago

Dont forget how he was smiling to his ears when isagi beat hiko

@lyj_023 5 months ago

Basically, Is Ego the Aizen to Isagi's Ichigo😭

@minuz2836 5 months ago

Ego did not plan everything for isagi, but he did plan for the one who took that first step to become the most egotistical striker, meaning since isagi was the first one to run thru those doors ego knew he had the most resolve to become the worlds best striker.

@eijirohiroshima2949 5 months ago

To be fair, the second selection rankings aren't solely determined by who scored 100 goals the fastest. It also depends on what time you walked through the door. Isagi was probably just ranked 3 spots above Barou because Barou started later than he did.

@Norble-yt 5 months ago

I think its more Ego made an enviorment where someone like himself would thrive and grow rapidly while isagi just so happened to be like ego,
Rather than an intentional plan from the start,
But I could see something like as Isagi prove himself to be the sort of player Ego was hoping for you could argue for some points in your theory later in the series.
The point you made about blue locks starting rankings in this video was also outright wrong, everyones starting rankings was bottom 25 from 300 up to 275.
Yes even players in other groups like Hiori or Rin.

@jonathanjackson4123 5 months ago

I'm re-reading Blue Lock and you're right that having Bachira, Chigiri and Kunigami ranked as the lowest of the low in squad Z is kinda weird. Barou too was in team X which is the third weakest team supposedly. I feel like the starting ranks were less of a reflection of skill level and more to just push them forward

@Kingkalthe1 2 hours ago

Aye you cooked with this chef 💯👌🏾

@georgie545 5 months ago

I wouldn’t say he was targeting Isagi, more like he was trying to build the worlds best striker and his methods to do so aligned with the type of player Isagi was. So his vision of the world’s best striker is the path Isagi’s going down. That’s why Ego supports Isagi as he’s growing into Egos ideal striker.

Actual targeting “I see this guy and I’ll take over his entire life like I’m Aizen.”
What actually happened “I’m setting tasks out and this one player is showing good growth, let’s keep an eye on him.”

@maskking5208 3 months ago

Thats an very hot theory, i love it

@theoddfrog5340 3 months ago

This makes a LOT of sense given that Noel Noa did a similar thing to make Kaiser a better player. Also to further add to your theory I think the fact that Ego and Noa were rivals makes this theory make a lot more sense too

@Potapich-gamer 4 months ago

5:12 the ranking shows how fast have you ended the trainig. So, Rin entered first, he finished first, Isagi entered later and exactly after Isagi entered Bachira, who then was showed to be 16th, so it's connected to the order of players starting and finishing

@Agenda_FC 3 months ago

7:23 it's like that in football the person who scares the dying minute winner gets most of the praise

@florfi2721 5 months ago

with the U-20 Match there was mutiple moments in which Isagi Saved Blue Lock(I.E Sae Corner to Shidou) and having 1G 1A shows that he was amongst the 4 most impactful players in the match but it's also the quality of those moments as BL lost momentum when Shidou scored his brace and the assist to Barou was one that turned the game back into a track meet with both sides throwing punches, obv final goal was a reaction x reaction goal similar to the Ubers winner and PXG game opener. So Isagi's U-20 performance wasn't hype.

@ricardomonteiro870 5 months ago

Ive had this theory for a while. However I dont think isagi was the specific push. Ego's first objective was getting his number one striker. However he had multiple plan Bs. Players who could have a playstyle similar to his. People like isagi, niko, karasu, mostly players who ended up with meta vision. I think isagi only became his plan A after the japan game. Because ego is an egoist. If he's gonna make someone number 1, he'll make them play like himself. Of course the fact it ended up being isagi, someone whose ego had been buried by japanese football was just...poetic

@JohnsPapa-l6k 4 months ago

3:14 when the hell did fukaku join team z bro 😭

@charleskettering2998 4 months ago

Always kind of had a feeling about this but seeing it presented like this is really cool!

@snimok1 5 months ago

In the 2nd selection the number was also determined by queue, i.e. when you enter the room. So in Shidou's case, he could just enter the exam room as the last person.

@newzoel 4 months ago

He did planned systematically, fortunately Isagi is the potential genius who learned the system phase by phase unlike Rin who is the genius since the first time.