Background[edit | edit source]
Oki hails from Ōsaka[1], where he was scouted by Border.[2]
Introduction Arc[edit | edit source]
Ikoma Squad presumably takes part in the extermination of all Rads in Mikado City.[3]
Large-Scale Invasion Arc[edit | edit source]
Ikoma Squad is seemingly not deployed during the Second Large-Scale Invasion, and could therefore be among the B-rank Squads with missing members which Masafumi Shinoda prevents from fighting against Aftokrator's forces out of fear of capture.[4]
B-Rank Wars Arc[edit | edit source]
Round Two[edit | edit source]
On February 5,[5] Ikoma Squad faces off against Ninomiya Squad in the second round of rank wars.[6] Since Azuma Squad, Katori Squad, Ōji Squad and Yuba Squad[7] compete in a four-way match in the day division,[5] it can be inferred that the three-way battle takes place in the night division and that Kageura Squad is the third participant.
Round Four[edit | edit source]
Since Tamakoma Second fights Ninomiya Squad, Kageura Squad and Azuma Squad in the night division of rank wars on February 15,[8] and since Katori Squad and all other possible opponents were in the middle tier of B-rank or lower,[9] Ikoma Squad must have fought in the day division against Ōji Squad and Yuba Squad. After the scores from both divisions are tallied, Ikoma Squad remains in third place[10] with 24 points.[11]
Galopoula's Invasion[edit | edit source]
Since Azuma Squad, Kageura Squad and Yuba Squad fight in the night division of rank wars on February 19,[12] Ikoma Squad must have competed in the day division against Ninomiya Squad, Ōji Squad and Suzunari First. They rank third at the end of the match.[13] That same night, Ōji Squad and Ikoma Squad are deployed to intercept opponents west and south of the base in preparation of Galopoula's Invasion.[14][15]
Round Five (Night)[edit | edit source]
After the results of both the day and night divisions are tallied in round five, Ikoma Squad ranks third, with 27 points.[16]
Round Six[edit | edit source]
Ikoma Squad is pitted against Ōji Squad and Tamakoma Second in round six. On the day of the match, the team members are gathered in the strategy room, discussing Tamakoma Second's prowess. When Tatsuhito Ikoma suggests keeping an eye on Chika Amatori because she is cute, Oki infers from Maori Hosoi's expression that she is thinking about the fact that her captain, who always praises other girls' appearance, has never done so with her, prompting the other guys in the Squad to compliment her. Satoshi Mizukami tasks him with taking out Chika once she reveals her position, which he agrees to do.[17] The conversation moves to the menu of the cafeteria until the start of the match.[18]
Oki spawns to the south-west of Cityscape A, near the center. He climbs to the top of a building with Grasshopper and is immediately spotted by Yutaka Kashio. He takes a shot at the Attacker, who withdraws, to Oki's surprise.[19] The Sniper moves westward, and objects to Ikoma saying that he is popular.[20] When Mizukami and Ikoma force Kazuki Kurauchi to leap above the roofs, Oki takes a shot at him, injuring his shoulder. Chika also opens fire, so Hosoi sends her coordinates to Oki. He shares his resentment about having to shoot at a young girl and remarks that he will find it difficult, although his teammates do not believe him. He suggests swapping targets with Ikoma, who replies that Oki is the only one handsome enough to be able to afford taking out young girls.[21] However, he is soon spotted by Kazuaki Ōji and forced to flee with Grasshopper. Mizukami urges him to survive until Ikoma and he move their fight against Yūma Kuga closer to him. Ōji soon stops giving chase, so Oki assists his teammates, but only manages to shoot off Yūma's arm.[22]
Chika reaches a position from which she can begin to destroy possible hiding places for Ikoma and Mizukami. Oki attempts to snipe her, but she blocks with an unfocused Shield, leading him to realize that he has to shoot immediately after she opens fire.[23] Since she knows his position, he is forced to move to a new location. His suppressive fire prevents her from assisting Yūma[24] until she surprisingly appears to attempt a mutual kill. He is hit by her Lead Bullet while his shot severs her leg. Unable to flee, he fires at Yūma as he closes in, but is forced to bail out. The match ends moments afterwards with Ikoma Squad and Ōji Squad scoring three points against Tamakoma Second's four.[25] After the results from both the day and night division are tallied, Ikoma Squad remains in third place with a point total of 34.[26]
Round Seven[edit | edit source]
Oki approaches Chika at the end of a Radar search drill. Isami Tōma teases him about getting cold feet at the end of round six, to which Oki responds that Chika made him think about the younger sister he always wanted and that he could not shoot someone as cute as her, incurring Yuzuru Ema's jealousy. Akane Hiura asks him if he would have trouble sniping her too, which he confirms.[27]
Since Tamakoma Second faces off against Kageura Squad, Azuma Squad and Suzunari First in the day division of rank wars on March 1,[28] it can be inferred that Ikoma Squad competes against Ōji Squad and Ninomiya Squad in the night division. After the results of both the day and night divisions are tallied, Ikoma Squad ranks fourth.[29]
Round Eight[edit | edit source]
On March 5,[30] Ikoma Squad is pitted against Ninomiya Squad, Tamakoma Second and Yuba Squad in the night division of rank wars.[31] Shortly before the match, Oki equips Ibis to deal with Hyuse.[32] The fighters are as relaxed as ever, listening to Ikoma's rambling stories. A worried Hosoi asks Oki if he shouldn't target Chika to counter her Meteor.[31]
Oki spawns in the center-east of Cityscape B. After bounding atop a building, he spots Takuma Yuba and Yukari Obishima, who have already met up, in the north, and warns Kai Minamisawa that they might be coming after him. His attention is temporarily diverted by Masataka Ninomiya's bombardment.[32] He then spots Hyuse just as he goes off-Radar and proceeds to head south. Oki moves towards Ikoma as he forces Hyuse into the air with an Ikoma Senkū. Oki fires at Hyuse with Ibis, but the Tamakoma Second ace blocks with Full Guard, having anticipated the addition to Oki's arsenal.[33] As Ikoma Squad and Yuba Squad begin to focus on Hyuse, Oki tells his captain not to clutter their comms with useless recaps. Shortly afterwards, Chike prepares to launch her Meteor at the cluster of enemies, but it detonates before she can fire it.[34] Oki apprizes his teammates[35] and intuits that Kazuto Tonooka is behind the premature explosion and, since the other fighters are wary of being sniped and the Sniper's aptitude at stealth makes him dangerous if he disappears, Oki switches to targeting him.[36]
His chance comes after Chika lures Tonooka's shot and fires Hound at him. He leaps down a building to avoid the homing bullets, only to be sniped in mid-air by Oki. Mizukami complains about him not using those skills to help them, but he objects that there were no openings. He warns Minamisawa that Yūma is headed his way and tells him to lure Obishima in his direction, but before he can begin to move towards his teammate, he sees what appear to be Hound bullets coming towards him; however, after his first evasive maneuver fails he realizes that Ninomiya is using Hornet. He narrowly survives the attack, only to be cut down by a Bagworm-wearing Shinnosuke Tsuji, to his astoundment.[36]
The match terminates with Ikoma Squad and Yuba Squad tied in third place, having scored two points each.[37] The season of rank wars ends with Ikoma Squad ranking fourth, with a total of 34 points.[38]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Vol. 18 Character Profile
- ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: Who are the main agents who were scouted from out of the prefecture?
A: Suzunari First's Murakami, Taichi, Kon, Tachikawa Squad's Kunichika, Ikoma Squad's members etc.
Source: Border Briefing File, Page 302, Question 130 - ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 2 Chapter 11 (p. 15) and Episode 6.
- ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: Why couldn't upper B-ranks like Ninomiya Squad or Kageura Squad participate in the Second Large-Scale Invasion? Did they travel far away on their time off?
A: It seems I lost the chance to draw it in the story itself so I'll write it here: "HQ Chief Shinoda gave the order that B-rank and lower agents are not allowed to participate in the fight until all members of the team are present". It seems he was worried about agents acting on their own and getting captured by Rabbits. Of course, there are also teams like Kako Squad who was late to the fight because their captain went out on a drive on her time off.
Source: Border Briefing File, Page 319, Question 252 - ↑ 5.0 5.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 94
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 184 (p. 6)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 173 (p. 5)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 105 (p. 18)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 103 (p. 12)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 115 (p. 13)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 116 (p. 15)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 123
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 146 (p. 14)
- ↑ World Trigger Anime — Episode 74
- ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: What were Ikoma Squad and Ōji Squad doing when Galopoula showed up? I guess they were off duty?
A: In Chapter 124, when Shinoda said, "Leave one squad in the West and one in the South," that was those two.
Source: Volume 21, Question Corner 17 - ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 150 (p. 5)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 150
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 151
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 152
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 153
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 154
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 155
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 156
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 157
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 158
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 161
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 163
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 164
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 184 (p. 3)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 183
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 184
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 185
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 186
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 187
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 188
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 190
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 195
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 196