Yūma Kuga

This page is about the character. For other uses, see Yūma Kuga (disambiguation).

"Even though my chances of winning are slim, I still can't run away."

- Yūma Kuga refusing to flee from Visa.

Yūma Kuga (空閑 遊真) is a character in the manga and anime series World Trigger and one of the main protagonists. He is a B-Class Attacker and member of Mikumo Unit. He is a Neighbor.

Appearance
|-|Anime=|-|Manga= Yūma is very short for his age. He has white hair and red eyes. He wears a blue suit top and gray bottoms traditional of Japanese highschool students. When not in Trigger mode or school uniform, he usually wears a purple hoodie with a paw symbol and the text "UMA" (which stands for "Unidentified Mysterious Animal"), and beige baggy jeans pants.

In Black Trigger mode Yūma gains a black jumpsuit which Replica fuses itself with. In C-Class trigger mode, unlike most other trainees, he gains an all-black uniform, instead of the classical all-white one; it has a black jacket with thick white stripes running down from the sides of his collar to the sides of his sleeves and also around his collar, and thin gray stripes in the borders of the zip fastener and collar.

In B-Class trigger mode, he has a uniform similar to Osamu's, except his jacket's left sleeve doesn't have a shoulder guard. His right arm also has the same design as his left, unlike Osamu's, making his jacket more symmetrical. Also, the black stripes on his jacket's sleeves are thinner and, unlike Osamu's, don't have white stripes in their middle, and the black stripes also go over his shoulders and collar. On the sides of his shoulders, he has Tamakoma Branch emblem, surrounded by the stripes. In addition, the sleeves of his jacket somewhat merge with his gloves, and he tucks his pants inside his boots, like when he was a C-Class agent. His Unit's emblem is located on his left chest.

Personality
Yūma has a laid back personality and is not very knowledgable about Japanese customs, due to being from another world (despite having a Japanese father), leading to some run-ins with rough people. He is logical, advising Mikumo to stay away from the Trion Battle Soldier rather than save the students as Mikumo could die. He seems to be aligned with Border's cause, fighting against Neighbor forces. Despite his happy exterior, he is actually deeply depressed due to his father's sacrifice to revive him, and had no more reason to live for other than bringing him back to life.

Background
When he was 6, Yūma's father Yūgo Kuga taught him "The Three Teachings".

When Yūma still lived in the Neighbor world, he and his father, Yūgo, participated in the Civil War between Calvaria and Spinthir, helping Calvaria as a favor to a friend of his father. One day, Yūgo told Yūma not to participate in the battle because earlier that day they had found the dead bodies of some of their men, and they were some of the most powerful of their side. Yūma's father suspected it was the result of the other side having a Black Trigger, so he wanted to keep Yūma out of danger. Yūma, however, just pouted and didn't really think much of his father's words.

After his father had left to go fight, Yūma left Calvaria's fortress and went to the battlefield. Seeing multiple battles he could help win, he decided to make attacks behind the scenes and eliminate some of the enemy units. But before he could do that, he was approached by a mysterious enemy, and wasn't strong enough to defend himself, resulting in his death. As Yūma laid there dying, his father came to his aid, and took out his own black trigger. He then sealed the body of the dying Yūma inside the trigger, substituting it with a body made of Trion (which is the reason his hair is white); thus saving Yūma. Unfortunatly, this took all of Yūgo's power. And so he turned to dust, crumbled and died. However, this does not mean Yūma is immortal; Yūma's real body is sealed inside his ring and is slowly degrading. And once his body inside his ring is fully gone, it is most likely Yūma's Trion body will also be terminated.

Relationships

 * Osamu Mikumo
 * Yūma and Osamu share mutual respect for one another. Yūma admires Osamu for his honesty, sense of duty, and eagerness to help others at a cost to himself. Osamu looks up to Yūma for his fighting experience and strength. He wants to give Yūma reason to keep living. Yūma is considerate of Osamu's position in Border. He tries to advance Osamu within the organization's ranks and decides to take on the task of taking Osamu and Chika to A-Class.


 * Chika Amatori
 * Yūma is impressed by Chika's abundance of trion. Just like Osamu, Yūma is affectionate towards Chika and strives to make sure she is safe.


 * Yūichi Jin
 * Yūma respectfully acknowledges Jin's strength, admitting that he might lose to Jin in a fight. However, he trusts that Jin would not become his enemy. Jin looks out for Yūma, directly facing off against HQ multiple times to stand up for him. When HQ sends the Expedition Force for Yūma, Jin refers to him as his "cute junior" and proceeds to fight for him.


 * Yūgo Kuga
 * Yūgo is Yūma's father. Yugo tries to keep Yūma out of danger by discouraging his participation in serious battles, but Yūma does not take him seriously. As a father, Yūgo took time to teach Yūma life lessons. He loved Yūma deeply and died to save him, passing on his side effect and black trigger. Yūma wishes to bring his father back to life. He is baffled by why Yūgo sacrificed himself for a son who got himself killed because of his own disobedience.


 * Kirie Konami
 * Kirie singled Yūma out as the strongest of the Osamu-Chika-Yūma team and agreed to help train the team only if she got Yūma. She looks down on Yūma as "midget" while demanding his respect. They form a mild rivalry during training, and both see the other as a worthy opponent. Kirie seems competitively proud of her trainee, proclaiming Yūma's potential to the team when Chika was considered the best candidate first.


 * Shun Midorikawa
 * After Shun defeated Osamu in Battle, Yūma stepped in beating him after deliberately losing the first few round's completing the deal of Shun calling Osamu 'Sempai'. Later Shun starts dressing like Yūma.

Quotes

 * (Talking to thugs.) "I told you that I'd send you flying. You guys... Shouldn't lie."
 * (To Shūji Miwa) "Now then, why don't we have a little discussion?"
 * (To Shiori Usami) "Hmph. In other words, if I want to become a B-Class, it'll be alright if I kick the C-Class guys' asses."
 * (To Visa) "You know.... You make up some stupid lies."
 * (To Visa, quoting Osamu) "Even if the odds are against me... I can't run away from this."

Trivia

 * Yūma has an habit of doing duckfaces, which have become a meme among the manga's fans (although it already existed in emoticon form before the manga started).
 * Yūma tends to scare people with his eyes.
 * The "UMA" in his hoodie might be a reference to his name, as "UMA" and "Yūma" are homophonous in Japanese.
 * He likes Japanese food.
 * He came second in the First Character Popularity Poll.

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