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Kuruma is the leader and chief tactician of his squad, and although strategies are work shopped with all members present,[1] he has given proof of good situational awareness[2][3] and ability to evaluate the larger picture of a conflict based on the opponents' presumed goals while fighting.[4][5] His quick thinking and timing allowed him to unexpectedly defeat the superior Rei Nasu.[6]
His kindness and consideration are known to have earned him the complete loyalty of his teammates.[7] In battle his role is to support Kō Murakami from mid-range[8] or by suppressing other Gunners,[9] but the two recently developed a new formation that sees Kuruma moving right behind Murakami and switching to a Full Attack stance while the Attacker defends him.[10] The effectiveness of this tactic in open areas[11] is such that it managed to turn the tables on Masato Kageura and Hiro Kitazoe,[12] even though individually the latter two are, respectively, slightly[13] and notably[14] more powerful than Murakami and Kuruma.
When separated from Murakami, Kuruma will ideally team up with Taichi Betsuyaku so the two can combine their firepower and defenses[15] to restrain the opponent and wait for an opening.[7] Even fighting alongside the Sniper, Kuruma is still severely outmatched by more skilled ranged fighters such as Nasu,[16] whom he nonetheless managed to critically injure just before his own defeat with a sneak attack.[6]
Triggers[edit source]
| Tatsuya Kuruma's Triggers |
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Type  Normal
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Asteroid | |
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Classification |
Asteroid is Kuruma's primary offensive Trigger. He channels it through an assault rifle[17], which grants him a high rate of fire and is ideal for fighting at mid-range.[18] His fighting style is conservative[7] and he almost always fire from behind a Shield[7], regardless of whether he is on his own or coordinating with his allies.[19][20][21] Recently, he added a second rifle to his Trigger set so he can fire with both at once[22] while Murakami protects him[23], switching as needed between whittling down his enemies with Asteroid[23][24] and circumvent obstacles with Hound.[22][25] Kuruma is first seen using Asteroid in Chapter 60 (Episode 27 in the anime). | |
| Type Normal
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Hound | |
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Classification |
Kuruma's secondary bullet type is Hound.[17] He is adept at circumventing obstacles by firing upward and angling the bullets so they will rain down on an unsuspecting opponent from above. To ensure the enemy will not move, he can restrain them with Asteroid.[26] After adding a second assault rifle to his arsenal he became able to combine the two to strike the enemy from the side while simultaneously weakening their Shield with Asteroid. Alternatively, he can fire Hound through both rifles at the same time and point them in two different directions to catch the opponent in a pincer attack[23] that is very difficult to dodge or parry,[22] provided the environment allows for it.[11] Kuruma is first using Hound in Chapter 102 (Episode 46 in the anime). | |
| Type Normal
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Shield | |
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  Classification |
Kuruma is almost always seen firing from behind a Shield while wielding only one rifle, with the exception of when he fights alongside Betsuyaku. In this case, the two combine their Shields to protect themselves from all directions without making their defense too thin.[15] He has also cast it from afar to protect an ally,[27] also overlapping his Full Guard with those of other agents.[28] Kuruma is first seen using Shield in Chapter 60 (Episode 27 in the anime). | |
Parameters[edit source]
Reference
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Attack
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Mobility
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Skill
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Range
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Command
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Special Tactics
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Total
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| Border Briefing File Page 124[17] | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 42 |
References[edit source]
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 122)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 96 (p. 4)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 100 (p. 9)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 101 (p. 6-7)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 170 (p. 11-12)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 102 (p. 13-14)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 125)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 123)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 167 (p. 14)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 168 (p. 11)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 169 (p. 5)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 168 (p. 9-11)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 168 (p. 6)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 168 (p. 8-9)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 World Trigger Manga — Chapter 100 (p. 7)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 101 (p. 6)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 124)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 214)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 12 Chapter 100 (p. 6-8) and Episode 46.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 12 Chapter 102 (p. 1-4) and Episode 46.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 12 Chapter 102 (p. 10) and Episode 46.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 19 Chapter 168 (p. 9) and Episode 89.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 19 Chapter 168 (p. 10) and Episode 89.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 20 Chapter 172 (p. 2-3) and Episode 90.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 20 Chapter 172 (p. 1) and Episode 90.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 102 (p. 11-14)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 97 (p. 12)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 60 (p. 17)
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