Superstition
Hiruma Youichi. Founder and first captain of the Deimon Devil Bats. The blackmail loving, gun-wielding, sadistic Demon of Deimon.
They say, when you become captain of the Deimon Devil Bats, that a piece of Hiruma Youichi's soul possesses your body; corrupting what was once kind gentle people into psychopaths.
It's the only explanation anyone can think of, when every single Devil Bat captain takes up the blackmail, weaponry, and sadistic training routines of the original captain.
Takekura Shou barely refrained from face-palming at the ridiculously dangerous and risky plan that his best friend, running back, and team captain, was outlining to her alternately terrified and resigned team.
'But, then,' Shou mused, eyeing the old-fashioned AK-47 slung across the nearby bench; guarded by a large black dog, 'Hiruma Mai doesn't need to be possessed to be just as psychotic as her grandfather.'
The team huddled closer together, hands reaching out.
"We. Will. KILL! THEM! YA HA!" they all yelled, before breaking to take up the formation for the Deimon Devil Bats newest play, Poltergeist.