Shintarō Midorima
Once a member of the "Generation of Miracles", Midorima now serves as the shooting guard of Shūtoku High's basketball team. With his great height and unwavering calmness, his deadliest weapon is the High Projectile Three, an extremely accurate three-point shot with exceptionally high arc (over 14ft above the ground). Not only he can score from the outside or at the height of the center line, but he can also shoot at the opposite side of the court, with perfect accuracy. It is an incredible feat because in reality, most full-court shooters does it in a girdiron-like throwing motion, while he does it with a normal jump shot, a great testament to his overall strength and stellar endurance because he can execute it more than once. Because the shot is so high and it takes a long time for it to reach the basket, Midorima has plenty of time to return in defense, covering fastbreaks and counters from the opponents. He is also very proficient in defense, in his match against Kagami during the training camp, he suppressed him overwhelmingly. Notably, he is not known to shoot threes from the corners of the three-point line. According to Hyuga, rather than the score the true horror of Midorima's shot is its deep psychological impact to opponents. This is especially true since most players would freeze on their spot watching the ball fly with abnormally long air time until it reaches the hoop. Midorima is so dedicated to basketball that he tapes his fingers when not playing, so that nothing can influence his left hand while shooting. He also files his nails for the same reason. So far, the only ones who have ever been able to stop Midorima's shots, are Kagami by jumping high enough to block it, Kuroko by blocking his dip off a pump fake and Akashi by stealing the ball before Midorima can bring it above his head. Midorima also believes in the absolute nature of fate, so he frequently checks the horoscope and follows its predictions and recommendations to the letter. Kuroko once bluntly stated that Midorima is smart but is sometimes dumb when arguing over the best basketball move with Kise. In Kuroko's opinion his three-pointers are amazing but the worth of points only goes so far, and that dunks that brings up the team's morale can't be measured in comparison. So far, he is the only Generation of Miracles member not to be seen dunking nor making lay-ups (because he prefers to get more points by shooting threes). Amazingly, in the entire series, Midorima has never missed an untouched shot.
Due to his superstitious nature, he doesn't like to talk to Kuroko, as Kuroko has A' blood type and he has B' type (it's said that people of those two types don't get along with each other). Also, he doesn't like Kuroko because Kuroko chose Seirin. Midorima states that Kuroko is better than them. Takao often calls him a tsundere, because he tends to help people, but denies in doing so. He sometimes gives them advice under the guise of scorn and critcism. Midorima has good insight and is able to understand other people's abilities easily, like Kagami and Kuroko. He helped Kagami with his aerial understanding, motivating Kagami to improve his left ball-handling, and pushed Kuroko to play by himself, leading to the development of the Vanishing Drive. Furthermore, he shared his theory about Akashi's dual unique ability to Kagami.
Midorima's superstitions and the seemingly resultant success he experiences from carefully keeping with his beliefs extend even to his normal life. Beyond being lucky in games of chance, like the flipping of coins, Midorima owns a carved pencil, which he sometimes uses on tests. Rolled randomly to give an answer to a multiple choice question, the pencil is correct the vast majority of the time. Midorima's Zodiac sign is Cancer. His birthday and zodiac sign may hint at why he is very dependent on luck (July is the 7th month of the year, and he was born on the 7th day).
