Tatsuya Kuruma/Abilities

Kuruma is the leader and chief tactician of his squad, and although strategies are work shopped with all members present, he has given proof of good situational awareness and ability to evaluate the larger picture of a conflict based on the opponents' presumed goals while fighting. His quick thinking and timing allowed him to unexpectedly defeat the superior Rei Nasu.

His kindness and consideration are known to have earned him the complete loyalty of his teammates. In battle his role is to support Kō Murakami from mid-range or by suppressing other Gunners, but the two recently developed a new formation that sees Kuruma moving right behind Murakami and switching to a Full Attack stance while the Attacker defends him. The effectiveness of this tactic in open areas is such that it managed to turn the tables on Masato Kageura and Hiro Kitazoe, even though individually the latter two are, respectively, slightly and notably more powerful than Murakami and Kuruma.

When separated from Murakami, Kuruma will ideally team up with Taichi Betsuyaku so the two can combine their firepower and defenses to restrain the opponent and wait for an opening. Even fighting alongside the Sniper, Kuruma is still severely outmatched by more skilled ranged fighters such as Nasu, whom he nonetheless managed to critically injure just before his own defeat with a sneak attack.