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Rava · 2014-07-17, 12:03

Well, the Esper hyperspecialization I feel is a little deceptive. I mean sure, you still pick an element or theme (like paper), but I'm pretty sure you can categorize their abilities with "Direct Attack" and "Indirect Attack" here, and sometimes a Signature attack of some kind.

For example:

Mikoto-
Direct Attack: Electrical/Lightning Strike
Indirect Attack: Iron Sand
Signature Attack: Railgun (uses ammo)

Kuroko-
Direct Attack: Teleport (Touch range only)
Indirect Attack: Object Movement
Signature Attack: Needle Pin (uses ammo)

This is where "Direct Attack" is an attack that directly uses whatever element/theme the Esper is, "Indirect Attack" is where the Esper uses the element/theme to manipulate something else to attack, and "Signature Attack" is a specific attack style the esper either heavily favors or is known for.

Some Espers may not have a Direct Attack (Kongo comes to mind with how she uses Aero Hand) or haven't really had a signature attack displayed, but all of them have at least one Indirect Attack if someone can be considered immune to their Direct Attack. Accelerator, for example, has a ton of Indirect Attacks with how his Vector manipulation ability works.

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Rava Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Well, the Esper hyperspecialization I feel is a little deceptive. I mean sure, you still pick an element or theme (like paper), but I'm pretty sure you can categorize their abilities with "Direct Attack" and "Indirect Attack" here, and sometimes a Signature attack of some kind. For example: Mikoto- Direct Attack: Electrical/Lightning Strike Indirect Attack: Iron Sand Signature Attack: Railgun (uses ammo) Kuroko- Direct Attack: Teleport (Touch range only) Indirect Attack: Object Movement Signature Attack: Needle Pin (uses ammo) This is where "Direct Attack" is an attack that directly uses whatever element/theme the Esper is, "Indirect Attack" is where the Esper uses the element/theme to manipulate something else to attack, and "Signature Attack" is a specific attack style the esper either heavily favors or is known for. Some Espers may not have a Direct Attack (Kongo comes to mind with how she uses Aero Hand) or haven't really had a signature attack displayed, but all of them have at least one Indirect Attack if someone can be considered immune to their Direct Attack. Accelerator, for example, has a ton of Indirect Attacks with how his Vector manipulation ability works.