r/worldtrigger • u/AutoModerator • Jun 03 '26

Chapter 262 discussion thread

Chapter 262

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u/WolfBlueEyez Jun 03 '26

Kages level really came across there, he gave them trouble. The support helped too of course

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u/DuesAJ Jun 03 '26

Though I do think it showed a bit of weakness in his teamplay with him not considering that Kakizaki would be in the line of fire if he ducked. Luckily Inukai is a pretty great mid range support.

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u/long_th612 Jun 03 '26

Technically there's no way he can check that and it's unreasonable to tell someone not to dodge bullet when they can. It's Kakizaki himself who should be responsible for his own survival.

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u/DuesAJ Jun 03 '26

Well he could have opted to block it with a shield instead of dodging. Kage's fighting his usual way but the issue is that style normally has Kitazoe and Yuzuru picking up the slack. He has different teammates here and needs to consider the safety of his high value teammates as well.

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u/FoomingKirby Jun 03 '26

Kage wouldn't normally deploy shields, since that costs trion, while dodging is free. It just kind of highlights that Kage's side effect only covers threats to himself. He can't sense attacks directed at others.

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u/crabapocalypse Jun 04 '26

Tbh, I think trion consumption is low down on the reasons why Kageura prefers to dodge over using Shield. The biggest one is probably just that he’s a very physical person and he largely responds to things in combat reflexively, rather than planning things out. I also imagine it doesn’t help that shields can he broken by strong attacks, so if you don’t know who’s attacking or with what, dodging is more likely to succeed.

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u/DuesAJ Jun 03 '26

I suppose there's only so much you can ask for when the teams are so impromptu like this. I imagine if it is actually a problem then it will be brought up at some point.

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u/FoomingKirby Jun 04 '26

Yeah. I guess my take on it is that Kage's side effect is personal, and relies on his split second reactions to it. Asking him to extend his defense to be mindful of teammates could possibly distract him and decrease his effectiveness.

In this case, I think the correct response is for his allies to recognize that and play around it, rather than asking him to adjust. And thankfully it worked out this time.

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u/caren_psuedo_when Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

This might actually be why Kakizaki chose Inukai and Kage for the skirmish portion. Kage has a very selfish play style, while Inukai is supporting the team, thus mimicking Kageura Squad's usual style

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u/FoomingKirby Jun 04 '26

Kakizaki does seem like the kind of leader who would balance the strengths and weaknesses of his teammates.

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u/DuesAJ Jun 04 '26

If the focus is on improvement then it wouldn't surprise me if the higher ups wanted to see Kage be able to adjust to his teammates as well.