Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-26544002-20151221115738/@comment-30207214-20180410102410

You mention Tachikawa and Shino, the 2 strongest A ranks and state in the same sentence that Scorpion user are the best attackers. That's a contradiction how it is written in the book. Let's not forget your previous statement of "how it's used". Your aproximation is kinda off too.


 * Senku=Mantis | Senku has better range, better offense capabilities as it can actually penetrate shields, is fast and allows you to use a Shield while using it. While Mantis might be fast,  you cannot use a Shield during its usage and it giving you lower range, than Senku. So... Senku>Mantis


 * Senku=throwing Scorpion | Do I need to answer this? Senku is fast, has penetrative power and has better range, than a throw... Senku is still better


 * Genyo=Mantis | How? Genyo seems to be rather a trigger, that gives the heavy Kogetsu the Scorpions flexibility. While you can use Shields with it, would I rather prefer Mantis due to its range, because it seems like Genyo is manipulating the existing Trion and not really adding "real range". Genyo<Mantis

If this is about Kogetsu vs Scorpion and it being just limited to those Triggers and Shields D:, then would Kogetsu actually be the superior one. Scorpion still needs a Base for its flexibility, like Grasshopper or Chameleon. A Shooter or Gunner trigger would do it too, yet does Kogetsu not really need such a Base, some agents just have Kogetsu+Senku, because they just need those 2 Triggers. 1 providing the best close combat offense and Senku even extending it's range. While Scorpion might be fast, is it lacking the penetratebility. When your opponent has enough Trion, can he chill in his Shield "house" and wait for reinforcement against a Scorpion user. Mantis won't penetrate it too. Scorpion actually needs next to it a trigger, like Grasshopper for blitzing or Chameleon for surprise attacks, Asteroid to penetratebility Shields would do it too... Baiting your opponent as Gunner and finishing him off with Scorpion, that's nothing new from what we saw in WT. The only exception here is Kageura, who is consistently spamming Mantis. The reason he can do that is simply due to his Side Effect. Every time people attack him from f.e. behind, is he feeling it and can finish them off with the speed of Scorpion/Mantis at close/mid range, while they are unguarded during the attack. If you even look at their squad tactics, they focus on separating and confusing other squads, so Kage can finish them off.

PS: before Konami wielded Sogetsu; did she fight with 2 Kogetsu and her stating, that she is individually as strong as the number 2 (she probably said number 1 idk) could be her overestimating herself or might be the truth. That would mean, that the top 5 strongest border attackers would consist of 3 Kogetsu User... just saying