The third season of the anime "World Trigger", which was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump and is currently being serialized in Jump SQ after a hiatus due to the author's medical treatment, will begin airing in October. Although it is a sci-fi battle serialized in Jump, it is a rare work that places emphasis on depicting battles with strategy and cooperation using weapons of unified standards. However, there are special abilities among them, which are called "side effects". In this article, I would like to explain about side effects and introduce the people who have them!
What exactly are the special abilities "side effects"?
Side effects are extrasensory abilities that are manifested when the bioenergy "trion" used in the work affects the brain and sensory organs. Side effects are side effects in the dictionary sense, and some abilities cannot be controlled voluntarily. Side effects are conveniently ranked, with "super senses" being S or A, "super skill" being A or B, "unique constitution" being B or C, and "enhanced senses" being C.
Are side effects innate?
Side effects are basically innate abilities, and people with a certain level of trion ability have the potential to manifest them. However, high trion ability does not necessarily mean that they will manifest. There are also exceptional cases where side effects are acquired later in life. When the main character, Kuga Yuma, got his father's black trigger, he manifested the "side effect of seeing through lies," but this was originally his father, Kuga Yugo's side effect.
Side effect user "Kuga Yuma" [See through lies]
The ability to see through lies. Specifically, it is the ability to see black smoke from the mouth of a person who is lying, and his catchphrase "Tsukune, a boring lie" comes from this ability. He can see through lies even when they are mixed with facts, but due to the specifications of this ability, he cannot analyze them from video, and cannot distinguish them from audio or text alone. In addition, he cannot see through lies unless he is aware that he is lying. Since he can only see whether they are lies or not, he cannot see through their true nature, but he is often called upon to be very advantageous in interrogations and negotiations, and in combat, it is a useful ability that allows him to overlook bluffs.
Side Effect User "Jin Yuichi" [Future Vision]
The ability to see the future of the person in front of you. Several "possible" futures can be seen in parallel. If it is a confirmed future, you can predict it even far into the future, but if the future is uncertain, you can only see the near future. Also, if it involves an event that you are not familiar with, the prediction will be vague. It is also very powerful in battle, and by seeing the future, you can predict and avoid the opponent's attacks. It is especially compatible with the black trigger "Kazeha". It is the most cheat ability in the story, and it is an important ability in Border, such as planning strategies by predicting enemy attacks and the future, so much so that it can be said that the story would not develop differently without Jin.
Side effect ability user "Amatori Chika" [Enemy detection] [Hides presence]
Can detect the appearance of Near Border people and the gate that has appeared. In addition, she has the ability to hide her presence so that the enemy cannot detect her. It is not clear at this time whether these two abilities are one in two or whether she has two abilities. In addition, it does not seem that she has used her ability in rank battles at this time, so it is unclear whether it is an ability that only applies to Near Border people. Chika, who has a huge amount of Trion, is in a position where she is targeted by the Near Boundaries, so in that sense it is a very important ability. There are still many mysteries, such as whether it manifested because she was targeted, or whether it manifested by chance and she was safe.
Side Effect Ability User "Kikuchihara Shiro" [Enhanced Hearing]
Her hearing is about 5 to 6 times that of an ordinary person. At first glance, it is a modest ability, and he himself did not realize it was a side effect until it was pointed out to him. Both himself and others thought that it was an ability with little use, but he was scouted by Kazama Souya, demonstrated its true value, and became a core member of an A-class covert unit. It is possible to obtain information other than visual information, which is very effective against visual obstruction. This was demonstrated in the battle against Enedra, and during the Galopula expedition, it was possible to overlook Wen So's clone trick using auditory information, which led to Tomoko Kumagai defeating Wen So.
Side effect user "Yotaro Hayashido" [Communication with animals]
The ability to communicate with animals. The degree of communication depends on the intelligence of the animal, but it seems that any animal can read "YES", "NO", "OK", and "OUT". Also, just being able to communicate is another matter, as to whether they will listen to what you say.
Side effect user "Murakami Hagane" [Enhanced sleep memory]
Just a moment of sleep allows him to reflect 100% of what he has learned into his own experience. In other words, he has a very high learning ability and is able to immediately deal with anyone he has fought before. A second battle against Murakami is very unlucky, and he has no choice but to kill them on first sight. However, due to his nature as an attacker, he cannot deal with everything universally, and if he is dealt with thoroughly from a long distance, there is nothing he can do. What is impossible is impossible.
Side effect user "Masato Kageura" [Emotional reception constitution]
The ability to feel consciousness and emotions directed at oneself. Because he senses hostility, surprise attacks are almost ineffective against Kageura. He can also sense enemies hiding in blind spots and enemies who have disappeared. However, in a melee, the ability can get in the way, and in real life, it is a very troublesome side effect because he senses hostility from others, and this side effect is also the cause of many problematic behaviors. In theory, if he completely loses his murderous intent, he will not be detected, but only Azuma and Kuga can do that in Border.
Side effect user "Amaha Tsukihiko" [Ability to identify opponent's strength by color]
Ability to identify opponent's strength by color. It is a so-called synesthetic ability that can be activated even through a monitor, allowing you to predict the enemy's strategy to some extent by the change in color. However, details are unknown at this time.
Side Effect User "Yomi" [Completely Parallel Simultaneous Thinking]
A side effect with twice the processing power of an ordinary person. It is unknown where this ability comes from, but he is also an extremely talented engineer, and although he is the youngest member of the expeditionary force, he serves as the chief of the Galopula Technology Development Laboratory. Using a unique idler control device, he operates two idlers by himself. The idlers require two A-rank members to handle them, and even if they are defeated, they can be replaced as many times as you like, showing incredible performance.
[World Trigger 3rd] Side Effect Summary
Here is a summary of the side effects that have appeared so far! There are only a few characters with side effects, but I think more will appear in the future. Some of them, like Jin, have abilities that have a major impact on the war situation, so I think they will be heavily involved in the story going forward. These abilities don't necessarily work to one's advantage, so I'm looking forward to seeing the struggles they endure!
