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“	You're not the only one who can warp space.	”
–Isami Tōma to Mira, in Chapter 73.

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Switchbox
Name
Kanji	スイッチボックス
Romaji	Suitchibokkusu
About
Creator	Unknown
Organization	Border
Attributes
Type	Normal
Class	Trapper
Ability
-	Placing marks
-	Activating traps to various effects
-	Changing type of trap
First Appearance
Manga	Chapter 73
Anime	Episode 32

Switchbox (スイッチボックス, Suitchibokkusu ^?) is a Trap Trigger. Its users are classified as Trappers.

Appearance

Switchbox resembles a laptop or briefcase, slate grey in color, with a keyboard of sorts, a handle, and a digital display.

Overview

The origins of this Trigger are unknown. Some of its mechanics were incorporated in the anti-Neighbor defense system protecting the edges of the forbidden zone in Mikado City.

Abilities

Switchbox enables the user to place marks corresponding to different traps on any point of the map, as well as to set them off at will. Some traps are intended to damage the opponent, others to support allies. The only two known ones are a blade that springs out of the ground when a target walks over it, and a short warp that allows an ally to teleport to another location within a certain radius. It is possible to change the effects of a trap even after a mark has been set.

It appears the marks require a surface to be placed on, thus they cannot be placed in mid-air, and, albeit invisible to the naked eye, they are visible on Radar as Trion readings, potentially alerting the enemy of their presence. This drawback is somewhat mitigated by the possibility for Chameleon users to hide their Trion signature among those of the marks.

Outside of rank wars, Switchbox can also be combined with the Headquarters's Trion to create more powerful traps and unmanned defense systems.

Among Switchbox's downsides are the complexity of the Trigger and its high trion consumption.

Known Traps

Image	Name
	Description
	Short Warp (ショート ワープ, Shōto Wāpu?)
	A trap meant to support allies. When they press the mark, they will be teleported to another one of their choosing. It has a radius of at least a few dozen meters.
	Spring Blade
	When a target steps on the mark, a blade springs up from the ground, piercing them. So far it has been used only in conjunction with the Trion supplied by Border HQ.

Users

See also: Switchbox Users

Switchbox has only three known users, and as such it is one of the most unpopular Triggers in Border. Two of them, Shinji Fuyushima and Mai Kitagawa, are A-rank agents, whereas Masakuni Hakoda's squad is currently in B-rank.

Trivia

• The three users of this Trigger, Border's only known Trappers, have the same Trigger set: Switchbox, Chameleon and Shield in the main, in this order, and Bagworm Tag at the top of the sub.
• The databook lists Switchbox among the Defense Triggers, despite also calling it a "Trap Trigger".