R.E.A.D. Level:
Rider Class:
Regalia:
Shadow Regalia: Duskfall - The Shadow Regalia is a pair of white, red and black ATs. They boast a very unique design, in that they are the ball roller type, but also inline with large ball rollers. It has yet to be discovered what requirements there are for activating the Shadow Regalia, but when it is active, the ball rollers retract into the ATs and allow the rider the ability to hover slightly off the ground. This grants the ability to ride without making any noise, and is the core of the Pursuit Road.
Infinity Atmosphere:
Tricks:
Misdirection - Kuroko is naturally hard to notice so he developed a technique using that "invisibility". He simply behaves as if another target nearby holds more impact than himself. Plus, he tries as much as possible to not showing emotions to further reduce his already weak presence. He pushes the opponents to focus their attention to someone or something else and then steps in unexpectedly. When the opponent can't see him, it is much easier to steal the wind or land a trick. Misdirection is a technique that fools the opponent's senses.
Vanishing Drive - Given the absolute presence and importance of Storm Riders in races, it had been previously thought impossible for Kuroko to maintain his misdirection while in a one-on-one situation; as such the time he spends in such races is extremely minimal. He has overcome this previous limitation, and has developed the ability to imperceptibly move past other riders, creating his own 'vanishing' drive/dash. The ability is effective enough to pass through the defenses of even the most skilled riders, and can also bypass most ocular abilities. In fact, the more skilled an opponent is, the more effective Vanishing Drive becomes due to its form of execution. The skill is basically a cross-diagonal move (a duck-in) to where the opponent's eye field can't see. Kuroko bends over in a specific angle at drives following a specific route, that the opponent has it very difficult to follow. But the real Vanishing Drive is a collaboration with another rider or structure with greater presence than Kuroko. Similar to Kuroko's misdirection, Kuroko's aide draws the attention of the opponent to them, just for a second, and that makes it possible for Kuroko to pass his opponent successfully. A proper utilization of the trick makes it seem as if Kuroko has the ability to phase through people.
Misdirection Overflow - A skill Kuroko developed after completing his Vanishing Drive. He realized that if he can activate his regular misdirection and divert the attention away from him, that the opposite is also true. This is that when his misdirection has run out and his presence on the court is beginning to show. The sudden appearance of an additional participant will attract the attention of the other riders in a parts war. By deliberately running out of misdirection, he is giving his teammates the ability of the Vanishing Drive. The effects are clear: Kuroko has run out of his regular moves, but his teammates can now use the Vanishing Drive freely.
Vanishing Spiraling Sphere - Kuroko's attempt to create an offensive technique for when his misdirection begins to fail has accidentally resulted in the creation of a trick which works even during misdirection. Kuroko learned wind manipulation from the Talon Queen Tayuya, and has used it to create a miniature (marble sized) sphere of spiraling wind. Because of its small size, it can be seen only during formation, in which the wind is being fed into it at high speeds. When it is launched, it creates what Kuroko believes to be an anti-vacuum effect. It seeks its way through a lack of wind resistance (e.g. through the target's slip stream) and hones in after visually disappearing. Only a true understanding of the wind can prepare one for this trick, as the disappearance occurs just before the anti-vacuum, which expels the wind from the sphere to create an effect similar to that of an exploding bullet on impact.
