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| “ | Some heavy bombing attacks right off the bat! Captain Ninomiya's Salamander is starting this battle off with a bang! | ” |
–Sakurako Taketomi, about Masataka Ninomiya's Salamander.[1] , | ||
Salamander (誘導炸裂弾, Saramandā Lit. Tracking Explosive Bullet ?) is a Composite Bullet created through the combination of Hound and Meteor.[3]
Appearance[edit | edit source]
Salamander looks identical to Hound mid-flight, and its explosions are no different from Meteor's.[4]
Overview[edit | edit source]
Since composite bullets were discovered by Kōhei Izumi,[5] Salamander could not have existed until three years prior to Chika Amatori's and Yūma Kuga's enlistment in Border.[6]
Abilities[edit | edit source]
Salamander retains Hound's homing capabilities, combining them with Meteor's explosive properties.[4] Like other composite bullets, it is capable of damaging a Trion Body and cause extensive damage to constructs not made out of Trion.[4][7][8] It can be utilized in Trion Cube Form[9][10] or fired through a Gun Trigger.[11] In the latter case, the only known specific is that the firearm is set to shoot exclusively Salamander;[11] in the former, the user conjures one Hound cube and one Meteor cube, one from the Main and one from the Sub, and merges them into a single Salamander cube.[9][10] The process lasts between one minute for inexperienced agents and two seconds for Shooters of Izumi's caliber,[12] during which the user is vulnerable to attack; for this reason, Salamander cannot be used uniformly in this configuration.[13]
Users[edit | edit source]
The only known users of this Trigger are Kazuki Kurauchi[2], and Masataka Ninomiya.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- This Trigger is named after the Salamander, an amphibian which was once believed to possess an affinity with and resistance to fire.
- Alternatively, it may be derived from the Heinkel He 162 series of fighter aircrafts, as the plane was also called "Salamander".
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 21 Chapter 185 (p. 11) and Episode 96.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 153 (p. 6) and Episode 83.
- ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: Please tell us if there are any other composite bullets besides Tomahawk, and Gimlet.
A: There are ones like Meteor + Hound's "Salamander", Asteroid + Viper's "Cobra", Hound + Hound's "Hornet" etc.
Source: Border Briefing File, Page 304, Question 143 - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 153 (p. 7) and Episode 83.
- ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: Is Ninomiya the one who created composite bullets? Is it Izumi? Or an Engineer?
A: Izumi tried it out on some kind of impulse and it worked. That is why he is called "genius-like" and "bullet idiot".
Source: Border Briefing File, Page 304, Question 145 - ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 270-271)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 21 Chapter 185 (p. 9) and Episode 96.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 21 Chapter 185 (p. 10) and Episode 96.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 8 Chapter 68 (p. 2) and Episode 30.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 15 Chapter 127 (p. 3) and Episode 75.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1
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 - ↑
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: Izumi synthesized a Tomahawk by combining a Viper and a Meteor. Can he do that because he's a genius or could Osamu do it too with practice?
A: It's possible to do it with practice, but it would take some time. If Osamu tried to shoot a Tomahawk now, it would take him a whole minute to prepare. It only takes Izumi two seconds.
Source: Volume 9, Question Corner 8 - ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 12 Chapter 101 (p. 9) and Episode 46.
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| Border Triggers | |
|---|---|
| Basic Equipment | Bail Out • Radar • Trion Body |
| Attacker | Kogetsu (Kogetsu: Spear) • Raygust • Scorpion • Sōgetsu (Axe) |
| Gunner | Asteroid • Cobra • Gimlet • Hornet • Hound • Meteor • Salamander • Tomahawk • Viper |
| Firearms | Assault Rifle • Grenade Launcher • Handgun • Minigun • Shotgun |
| Sniper | Egret • Ibis • Lightning |
| Defense | Escudo • Shield (Fixed Mode/Full Guard) |
| Trap | Switchbox |
| Optional | Bagworm • Bagworm Tag • Chameleon • Connector • Dummy Beacon • Enhanced Radar • Full Arms • Geist • Gen'yō • Grasshopper • Idaten • Lead Bullet • Makō • Senkū • Silencer • Spider • Starmaker • Teleporter • Thruster • Timer |
| Prototypes | Connector • Dummy Beacon • Full Arms • Geist • Idaten • Makō • Teleporter • Timer |
| Black | Fūjin • Tsukihiko Amō's Black Trigger • Yūma's Black Trigger |