Kikoru Shinomiya [The Mission to Be Perfect] is a Slash-type Attacker built around maximizing damage during the Core Exposed state. Her entire kit revolves around exploiting this vulnerability window, making her a high-impact burst DPS when properly supported.
Kikoru can inflict Core Exposed herself, allowing her to both set up and capitalize on one of the game’s most important damage phases. When attacking a Core Exposed enemy, her SPD and damage output increase, enabling her to act faster and hit significantly harder. Her Passive Skill and Ascension (go for A4 at least) effects further amplify her performance during this state, meaning her true potential shines when she’s targeting exposed cores.
Her Ultimate is a single-target attack that becomes even stronger against Core Exposed Kaiju. Although primarily focused on single-target damage, Kikoru remains effective in multi-enemy encounters. Her Passive allows her ATK to increase with each defeated enemy, enabling her to snowball through waves and transition smoothly from clearing weaker foes to bursting down tougher targets.
