Egret

"Egret you're all using now is an all-purpose type with optimal firing range. It's adequate for most jobs."

- Ken Satori about Egret.

Egret (イーグレット) is a Sniper Trigger.

Appearance
Egret is a rifle with a black stock and forestock, and a stop front sight on top of the muzzle. The scope has a target dot reticle.

Overview
Since Haruaki Azuma was Border's first Sniper, this Trigger could not have existed until four years prior to Yūma's enlistment.

Abilities
Egret has the best range of all Sniper Triggers. In extraordinarily capable hands, it could hit a target from 1 kilometer away. Furthermore, the higher the Trion levels of the user, the more its range can be increased. Egret also boasts optimal bullet speed, power and accuracy. Reacting to an Egret shot after it has been fired is regarded as a commendable feat. Since very few individuals are capable of it, predicting the exact target, timing and direction of an Egret shot is considered the only way to reliably protect oneself. In fact, Egret can easily break a Shield with a single bullet, unless there's a significant discrepancy in trion capacity, and although a focused Shield can stop it, it needs to be sufficiently concentrated, or it will be ineffective. Full Guard is also capable of withstanding an Egret shot.

According to Reiji Kizaki, Border Sniper Triggers are very well made, so if the wielder has good aim, they will not miss. This was proven true when Isami Tōma and Tōru Narasaka managed to hit the small, shifting interstices in Hyrein's defense.

Overall, Egret has excellent stats and no real flaws. Consequently, it serves the purpose of a balanced, all-around Sniper Trigger, and it is the most popular rifle in Rank Wars.

Users
See also: Egret Users

Egret has 17 current users, one of which is a gunner - Takaaki Katagiri. In fact, all users of sniper triggers from B-rank and above have had Egret in their trigger set at some point. The only sniper who currently lacks one in her trigger set is Chika Amatori, who replaced it with Hound. This list excludes those members of branches who do not participate in Rank Wars as well as the All-Rounder Reiji Kizaki who only used it temperaily. However, at least 135 Snipers in Border are given an Egret to practice during joint training, including C-rank trainees.

The Egret user with the most solo usage points is Isami Tōma, the no. 1 Sniper and no. 4 solo combatant. Another notable user is Tōru Narasaka, the no. 2 Sniper. However, despite the gap in points, both were allegedly outmatched by former Sniper Mirai Hatohara with this trigger. Akane Hiura also used Egret while she was a Border agent.

Trivia

 * An Egret is a young . This was the former name used on the wiki.
 * Due to the two terms being homographs, Viz translates this Trigger's name as "Egret", which is.
 * Its design seems to be based on.
 * Ken Satori is the only agent with two Egrets in his Trigger set.