
Murasakibara is seen at the tryouts for the Teikō Junior High basketball club. When Murasakibara was young, he was invited by kids in the streets to play mini-basketball. In Yōsen, he is seen listening a lot to Tatsuya Himuro's advice. In Teikō, he was always obedient to whatever Seijūrō Akashi ordered him to do. Murasakibara also has the tendency to be with people who can make decisions for him. But when he was matched up against Jason Silver who is bigger than him, he smiled for the first time in a game for he doesn't have to worry on anything while giving his all. The actual reason of his lazy attitude towards the game is because if he gave his all and went all-out, he may hurt his opponents or even teammates with his huge size. Murasakibara claims that it is pointless for the weak to struggle any further and then switches to offense after being enraged. During the match against Seirin High, Murasakibara was startled when Seirin managed to cut Yōsen's lead from 18 points to just only 5. However, since basketball bored him, halfway, he became less aggressive and had been limiting himself to defensive plays only. He used to be very active in the attacking lineup during his junior high school days at Teikō Junior High, and even set a record of scoring 100 points in a single game when he was enraged. He dislike anyone attempted to take his food when he is willing to use violent to threat them such as Shōgo Haizaki.Īccording to Tetsuya Kuroko, Murasakibara isn't the calm type, and was actually quite the opposite while playing with the Generation of Miracles. It is also mentioned that Murasakibara spends every single penny he has on all kinds of junk food. In accordance with his childlike nature, he has a sweet tooth and is seen eating sugar-related foods all the time, except during a match. However, it is hinted that he actually likes basketball from the bottom of his heart due to his activation of Zone. He has always told others that he dislikes, is bored by and even hates players who play basketball with passion, even when they are losing. He claims that the only reason he plays basketball, is because he's good at it, he doesn't care for the sport at all. He fools around at serious times, which is not always well received. He has also been seen wearing a white "Tonicwater" t-shirt paired with unbuttoned khaki overalls.Ĭontrary to the impression his height gives, Murasakibara acts very lumpish. During the fourth quarter of the match against Seirin High School, he is seen with his hair pulled back into a ponytail. He wears Yōsen High's jersey with the number 9. He has shoulder length, lavender hair that touches his back and violet eyes. Standing even taller than Papa Mbaye Siki, he is one of the largest players seen in the entire series. Murasakibara is abnormally tall for someone his age.
