| “ | Assault rifle and handgun Gunners can only fire the two types of bullets they have set up. But they're simple to operate and accuracy improves with training because each shot is the same as the last. And gun-shaped Triggers have an auxiliary function that increases range by 20%. That's what you choose if you want stable, reliable fighting. | ” |
–Kyōsuke Karasuma about Gunners, in Chapter 36.[1] | ||
A Gunner (銃手, Gan'nā Lit. Gun User ?) is a Border agent who specializes in the use of Gunner Triggers channeled through firearms.[2]
Specifics[edit | edit source]
The Gunner 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 Gunner Trigger combined with a firearm out of all the Triggers in their set are counted as Gunners[4], however if they have 6,000 points with a Gunner Trigger and any Attacker Trigger, they are classified as All-Rounders.[5] On the other hand, users of Gunner Triggers who do not utilize any firearms are known as Shooters.[6]
Overview[edit | edit source]
Gunners specialize in mid-ranged combat, with an emphasis on controlling the enemy's position.[7] Due to to the effectiveness of Shield, Gunners are mostly relegated to support roles, assisting allies from afar and regulating the flow of the battle.[8] Since they must also be able to take into account factors such as the goals of both teams, the conditions of the battlefield and the location of allies, frequently on the spot, Gunners are considered intellectual fighters.[9] Nonetheless, Gunners can become extremely dangerous by going in Full Attack[10] or by joining forces and focusing their fire on a single target.[11] Their fighting style is balanced and reliable, and it is easy to train one's accuracy thanks to the stable performance of the firearms they use, which also increases their range by 20% compared to Shooters.[1] Although they have fewer options than Shooters, Gunners may gain an edge on them due to only needing to aim and fire, whereas Shooters must perform more operations before they can shoot.[12]
The four bullet types Gunners can select are Asteroid, Hound, Meteor and Viper,[13] while the available Gun Triggers come in the form of handguns, assault rifles,[6] shotguns,[14] grenade launchers[15] and miniguns,[16] although it is unknown if the latter can be used by B-rank agents. Gunner Triggers determine the features of the shot, firearms other traits such as range, rate of fire and more.[6] These factors are also hugely affected by the Trion capacity of the user: when two high-level Gunners engage in combat, due to the linearity of their fighting style, the winner is often determined by their respective trion reserves.[17] Since Gunner Triggers consume a lot of trion, Gunners require a moderately large amount of it to be effective.[18] They can load firearms with no more than two types of ammo,[1] or combine them in advance to shoot composite bullets.[19]
Solo Points[edit | edit source]
Since points fluctuate constantly, most of the following scores are likely to be obsolete.
- No. 1 Gunner, Kazuma Satomi[20]: 9,728+ (Mar. 3)
- No. 2 Gunner, Takuma Yuba[21]: 9,728+
- No. 3 Gunner, Takaaki Katagiri[21]: 9,728+
- Hiro Kitazoe: 9,728[22] (Mar. 1)[23]
- Sumiharu Inukai (Asteroid): 8,422[24] (Feb. 15)[25]
- Tatsuya Kuruma: 7,881[22] (Mar. 1)[23]
- Kotarō Tomoe: 7,009[26] (Feb. 22)[27]
List of Gunners[edit | edit source]
Currently, there are 19 known Gunners in Border,[28] corresponding to the Gunners who participate in Rank Wars. Among the All-Rounders, Ai Kitora is known to have started out as a Gunner,[18] and Yōko Katori switched to this position before becoming an All-Rounder herself.[29]
The following Gunners are listed by their Squad's ranking at the end of the most recent season of Rank Wars. Their firearms and, when known, their individual ranking in the Gunner class are reported under their name.
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Takeru Yuiga Tachikawa SquadHandgun ??? |
Kazuma Satomi Kusakabe SquadAssault Rifle/Handgun 1st[20] |
Takaaki Katagiri Katagiri SquadAssault Rifle 3rd[21] |
Sumiharu Inukai Ninomiya SquadAssault Rifle ??? |
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Hiro Kitazoe Kageura SquadGrenade Launcher/Assault Rifle ??? |
Takuma Yuba Yuba SquadHandgun 2nd[21] |
Tatsuya Kuruma Suzunari First Assault Rifle ??? |
Rokurō Wakamura Katori Squad Assault Rifle ??? |
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| Kōtarō Suwa Suwa Squad Shotgun ??? |
Daichi Tsutsumi Suwa Squad Shotgun ??? |
Kotarō Tomoe Kakizaki Squad Handgun ??? |
Wataru Urushima Urushima Squad Assault Rifle ??? |
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| Ryōgo Funabashi Hayakawa Squad Assault Rifle ??? |
Seiji Marui Hayakawa Squad Grenade Launcher/Assault Rifle ??? |
Yūichirō Yoshizato Yoshizato Squad Assault Rifle ??? |
Hitoshi Matsushiro Matsushiro Squad Assault Rifle ??? |
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| Makoto Chano Chano Squad Handgun ??? |
Itsuki Fujisawa Chano Squad Handgun ??? |
Waka Utsunomiya Tokiwa Squad Assault Rifle ??? | |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Shooters are occasionally considered a sub-class of Gunners[6] despite having been created first.[30]
- The author declared he would likely be a Gunner if he were a Border agent, although he adjoined that his ineptitude at athletics could force him to become an Operator instead.[31]
- Their Representatives are Kōtarō Suwa, and Tatsuya Kuruma.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 5 Chapter 36 (p. 5) and Episode 18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 5 Chapter 36 (p. 4) and Episode 18.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 13 Chapter 107 (p. 10) and Episode 66.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 13 Chapter 107 (p. 8) and Episode 66.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 5 Chapter 36 (p. 7) and Episode 18.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 11 Chapter 91 (p. 1) and Episode 41.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 13 Chapter 107 (p. 12-13) and Episode 66.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 21 Chapter 180 (p. 16) and Episode 94.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 4 Chapter 29 (p. 3-5) and Episode 15.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 8 Chapter 65 (p. 15) and Episode 29.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 13 Chapter 111 (p. 9) and Episode 68.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 7 Chapter 55 (p. 12) and Episode 25.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 5 Chapter 36 (p. 6) and Episode 18.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 14 Chapter 122 (p. 1) and Episode 73.
- ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: Can Gunners use composite bullets?
A: If they set it in the gun trigger they can, but that gun then becomes "a gun that can only shoot the composite bullet".
Source: Border Briefing File, Page 304, Question 146 - ↑ 20.0 20.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 21 Chapter 180 (p. 20-21) and Episode 94.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: I would like to know the rankings of the Gunners and Shooters like we do with the Attackers and Snipers.
A: From what I remember, The top 3 Shooters, from the top, are Ninomiya, Izumi, and Kako. Top 3 Gunners are Kazuma, Yuba, and Katagiri Top 3 All-Rounders are Reiji, Arashiyama, and Miwa.
Source: Volume 25, Question Corner 22 - ↑ 22.0 22.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 19 Chapter 168 (p. 7) and Episode 89.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 19 Chapter 164 (p. 19) and Episode 87.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 13 Chapter 112 (p. 1) and Episode 68.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 13 Chapter 110 (p. 15) and Episode 67.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 159 (p. 12) and Episode 85.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 17 Chapter 149 (p. 19) and Episode 82.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 16 Chapter 137 (p. 10) and Episode 78.
- ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: Are Shooters derived from Gunners? Who created the Shooter position and how did it happen?
A: The order is that Shooter came first. There are those suited for handling cube bullets and those who aren't, so gun triggers were developed so that anyone can use bullets with a high degree of accuracy, and Gunners were derived.
Source: Border Briefing File, Page 305, Question 156 - ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: If you were to enlist in Border, Ashihara-sensei, what would your position be?
A: I think a Gunner seems fun. But I’m very bad at athletics (lol), maybe Operator (lol).
Source: Border Briefing File, World Wide Interview, Question 7
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| Positions | |
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| Border | All-Rounder • Attacker • Engineer • Gunner • Operator • Shooter • Sniper • Spotter • Trapper |