“ | Attackers like to, well, attack. | ” |
–Shiori Usami about Attackers, in Chapter 36.[1] |
An Attacker (攻撃手, Atakkā Lit. Attack User ?) is a Border agent who specializes in the use of Attacker Triggers.[2]
Specifics[edit | edit source]
The Attacker position is one of the 9 official positions available to Border agents, one of the 7 directly involved in combat, and one of the 4 a trainee can seemingly be.[3] Any combatant who have scored the most points with a Attacker Trigger out of all the Triggers in their set are counted as Attackers[4], however if they have 6,000 points with a attacker trigger and any Gunner Trigger, they are classified as All-Rounders.[5]
Overview[edit | edit source]
Attackers specialize in melee combat and fight almost exclusively at close quarters,[2] although each of the 3 basic Attacker Triggers enables them to execute mid-ranged attacks in certain conditions, often with the help of additional Triggers.[6][7][8] As their name implies, Attackers are the most offensively-oriented fighters. Their Triggers grant them excellent raw power,[9] being surpassed in destructive abilities only by Ibis,[10] as well as the highest damage-per-second ratio. Furthermore, Attacker Triggers are the ones consuming the least Trion,[9] which means that a high trion capacity is of secondary importance to Attackers, and in fact many of them have relatively low trion levels.[11]
Due to the characteristics of their Triggers, Attackers often serve as the main damage dealers of their Squad, fighting at the front of their formation. When this is not the case, their considerable offensive power can be used to break through the enemy's defenses;[12] otherwise, they can serve as decoys[2] or defend themselves and their teammates with Shield while moving into a more favorable range.[13] This Defense Trigger is in fact essential to them, as it allows them to approach foes who specialize in mid-range without risks.[14] Others prefer to use Grasshopper to close the distance or Gunner Triggers to hold their own from afar.[15] For similar reasons, Border's most agile fighters are all Attackers.[11] The three basic Attacker Triggers are Kogetsu, Raygust and Scorpion.[16] Sōgetsu[17] and the Spear[18] are also used by Kirie Konami and Yōsuke Yoneya respectively.
Solo Points[edit | edit source]
Since points fluctuate constantly, most of the following scores are likely to be obsolete.
- No. 1 Attacker, Kei Tachikawa (Kogetsu): 45,961[19] (Feb. 22)[20]
- No. 2 Attacker,[21] Sōya Kazama (Scorpion): 12,042+[22] (Feb. 5)[23]
- No. 3 Attacker,[24] Kirie Konami (Kogetsu): 12,042+[22] (Feb. 5)[23]
- No. 4 Attacker,[25] Kō Murakami (Kogetsu): 12,042[22] (Feb. 5)[23]
- No. 5 Attacker: 11,177+[26] (Feb. 22)[20]
- No. 6 Attacker,[26] Tatsuhito Ikoma (Kogetsu): 11,177[27] (Feb. 22)[20]
- No. 7 Attacker: 10,000-11,177[28] (Feb. 22)[20]
- Yōsuke Yoneya (Kogetsu: Spear): 9,825[29] (Feb. 5)[23]
- Shun Midorikawa (Scorpion): 9,721[30] (Feb. 5)[23]
- Shinnosuke Tsuji (Kogetsu): 8,393[31] (Feb. 22)[20]
- Hisato Sasamori (Kogetsu): 7,452[32] (Feb. 22)[20]
- Yūta Miura (Kogetsu): 7,407[33] (Feb. 22)[20]
- Noboru Koarai (Kogetsu): 7,280[32] (Feb. 22)[20]
- Tsuneyuki Okudera (Kogetsu): 7,188[34] (Feb. 15)[35]
- Yūko Kumagai (Kogetsu): 7,119[36] (Feb. 5)[23]
- Yūma Kuga (Scorpion): 5,172[37] (Feb. 15)[35]
- Masato Kageura (Scorpion): 4,780[37] (Feb. 15)[35]
- Hyuse (Kogetsu): 4,016[32] (Feb. 22)[20]
List of Attackers[edit | edit source]
Currently, there are 29 known Attackers in Border,[11] roughly corresponding to the Attackers who participate in Rank Wars. Tetsuji Arafune,[38] Kyōko Sawamura[39] and Raizō Terashima[40] previously held this position as well. Among the All-Rounders, Yōko Katori is known to have started out as an Attacker.[41] Masafumi Shinoda utilizes an Attacker Trigger,[42] but it is unknown if he is classified as an Attacker.
The following attackers are listed by their squad's ranking at the end of the most recent season of rank wars, with the exceptions of Konami and Jin, who do not belong to a ranked squad. When known, their individual ranking in the Attacker class is reported under their name.
Attackers | |||
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Kei Tachikawa Tachikawa Squad 1st 1st Overall |
Sōya Kazama Kazama Squad 2nd 3rd Overall |
Shirō Kikuchihara Kazama Squad ??? |
Shun Midorikawa Kusakabe Squad ??? |
Futaba Kuroe Kako Squad ??? |
Yōsuke Yoneya Miwa Squad ??? |
Yukimaru Ichijō Katagiri Squad ??? |
Kirie Konami Tamakoma First 3rd |
Yūichi Jin Solo Agent ??? |
Shinnosuke Tsuji Ninomiya Squad ??? |
Yūma Kuga Tamakoma Second ??? |
Hyuse Tamakoma Second ??? |
Masato Kageura Kageura Squad ~20th |
Tatsuhito Ikoma Ikoma Squad 6th |
Kai Minamisawa Ikoma Squad ??? |
Kazuaki Ōji Ōji Squad ??? |
Yutaka Kashio Ōji Squad ??? |
Noboru Koarai Azuma Squad ??? |
Tsuneyuki Okudera Azuma Squad ??? |
Yūko Kumagai Nasu Squad ??? |
Kō Murakami Suzunari First 4th |
Yūta Miura Katori Squad ??? |
Hisato Sasamori Suwa Squad ??? |
Shō Motegi Ebina Squad ??? |
Hanao Tsukimi Yoshizato Squad ??? |
Yūya Tsuchisaki Matsushiro Squad ??? |
Mamoru Tokiwa Tokiwa Squad ??? |
Yoshinobu Kera Tokiwa Squad ??? |
Trainees | |||
Hidehide Hinoe |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Due to Kyōsuke Karasuma's statement, it is safe to assume that Yukimaru Ichijō is either the no. 5 or the no. 7 Attacker,[43] and that he has more than 10,000 points with Raygust.[28]
- Yūichi Jin formerly held the position of no. 2 Attacker.[44]
- When Osamu Mikumo joined Border as a trainee, his Trigger of choice was Raygust, however when he was promoted to B-rank, he was immediately categorized as a Shooter for unknown reasons.[45]
- Their representatives are Kei Tachikawa, and Sōya Kazama.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 5 Chapter 36 (p. 4-5) and Episode 18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 210)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 4 Chapter 33 (p. 6) and Episode 17.
- ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: Kako doesn’t have a Gunner Trigger on her main Trigger side, so why is she a Shooter?
A: This comes from BBF. Thank you for reading. The positions are based on the equipped Trigger with the most solo points (except All-Rounders). Kako's Hound (Custom that she equips in her sub has the highest solo points, and the Scorpion she equips in her main hasn’t reached 6,000 points yet, so she’s a Shooter. It looks like she wants to increase her Scorpion to over 6,000 points and become an All-Rounder. In the Galopoula Battle, it seems she equipped Hound (Custom) in her main too in preparation for a firefight.
Source: Volume 20, Question Corner 14 - ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: How is an All-Rounder defined?
A: An All-Rounder is ‘an agent who has earned more than 6,000 solo points in both Attacker and Gunner Triggers respectively’. Right now Border’s overall level is on the rise and there are those who say it should be raised to above 8,000.
Source: Volume 18, Question Corner 11 - ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 4 Chapter 26 (p. 13) and Episode 14.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 8 Chapter 69 (p. 13) and Episode 31.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 17 Chapter 146 (p. 13) and Episode 81.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 212)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 219)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 10 Chapter 87 (p. 16) and Episode 39.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 157)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 13 Chapter 107 (p. 8) and Episode 66.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 223)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 4 Chapter 27 (p. 7) and Episode 14.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 7 Chapter 53 (p. 12) and Episode 25.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 2 Chapter 15 (p. 2) and Episode 8.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 160 (p. 7) and Episode 85.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 17 Chapter 149 (p. 19) and Episode 82.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 15 Chapter 126 (p. 16) and Episode 75.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 11 Chapter 93 (p. 19) and Episode 42.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 10 Chapter 87 (p. 19) and Episode 39.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 15 Chapter 126 (p. 17) and Episode 75.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 6 Chapter 49 (p. 4) and Episode 24.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 160 (p. 9) and Episode 85.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 159 (p. 19) and Episode 85.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 160 (p. 2) and Episode 85.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 11 Chapter 93 (p. 5) and Episode 42.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 11 Chapter 93 (p. 4) and Episode 42.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 159 (p. 17) and Episode 85.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 159 (p. 11) and Episode 85.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 159 (p. 12) and Episode 85.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 13 Chapter 112 (p. 15) and Episode 68.
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 13 Chapter 110 (p. 15) and Episode 67.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 11 Chapter 93 (p. 16) and Episode 42.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 13 Chapter 112 (p. 3) and Episode 68.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 11 Chapter 90 (p. 2) and Episode 41.
- ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: What was Sawamura's position when she was an agent?
A: Charging Attacker in love.
Source: Border Briefing File, Page 299, Question 102 - ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: Please tell us when Raygust was developed as well as the story behind its development.
A: Raizō Terashima (18), a top class Kogetsu wielder at the time, got pissed off at the enhancing and popularity of bullet triggers and transferred to Engineer, where he made Raygust as an anti-bullet trigger blade with Shield and Scorpion as the base. This was when Terashima gained weight.
Source: Border Briefing File, Page 305, Question 155 - ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 16 Chapter 137 (p. 10) and Episode 78.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 8 Chapter 70 (p. 16) and Episode 31.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 160 (p. 13) and Episode 86.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 4 Chapter 27 (p. 10) and Episode 14.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 140)
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Positions | |
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Border | All-Rounder • Attacker • Engineer • Gunner • Operator • Shooter • Sniper • Spotter • Trapper |