Talk:Fate/Accel Zero Order Event/@comment-118.136.88.200-20180321104640/@comment-28209103-20180321140759

possibly since this is Zero Accel Order page. to avoid confusion just call him Kiritsugu or Kerry, or Chuuni ossan or something..

Kerry is control Assassin, he control critical stars supply, he do damage control, he stall and he could hit hard on demand. The closest comparison to Kerry in NA is Shiki so it might be easier to speak from Shiki as waypoint.

Similarity between the two is that both are Single Target NP Assassin with AAQQB Deck, Arts NP, and NP + Skill that enable them to hit anything without fail (Pierce Invul + Def Ignore). Both have 1 turns Arts up and both have 3 turns crit up.

Shiki are pure offensive self-sufficient type, you could splash her as general use assassin and her complete kit of Damage buff, evasion and NP gain will guarantee you a stable result. She also hit harder than Kerry so she's better if you need straightforward assassin. However selfish skill set means she cannot offer more to the team than what her deck could give you.

Kerry as I said is control assassin. He's hybrid offensive + Support. In exchange for lower damage he gains better star than Shiki. In exchange for lower overall damage than Shiki, Kerry are capable to perform "Adjusting" mid-battle which include emergency star generation, Re-directing damage for 1 turn, delaying NP by draining one tick, and reducing enemy crit chance.

To put it in simpler term Kerry is an assassin that best used as 2ndary hitter+Semi-support compared to Shiki who perform best as main hitter assassin.