Position

Positions are the individual roles a person in a team takes on in battle.

The Definition of the Position
The battles in the Tower are mostly fought as teams and the Position (포지션, pojisheon) of an individual is the role they play in a team. Of course it's possible to battle without dividing into specific Positions, but it's more efficient to utilize Positions. Most of the names of the roles are derived from the battles of the first 10 Great Families, as such, they are mainly based on the men vs Shinheuh battles, rather than the men vs men battles. However, this doesn't mean that current Positions are worthless in men vs men battles.

As the importance of the men vs men battles in the Tower increase more than ever, current Positions are evolving accordingly. All Positions have to make a contract with a Guardian so they are able to use Shinsu for purposes like Shinsu strengthening.

Note that one person is not limited to one position. Prince is a Light Bearer, yet possesses Fisherman equipment, and Khun Ran is a Fisherman, but can take the Spear Bearer position with his Lightning Spear techniques. Scouts like Hatsu would also be good at the Fisherman position and Scouts like Leesoo would be good at commanding and strategizing, hence his suitability for the Light Bearer position. Apple is capable of being both a Scout and Light Bearer. Rankers on the level of a High Ranker, like Yu Han Sung, is regarded to be capable of handling all the Positions, while the top rankers such as Urek Mazino Zahard and the 10 Family Heads are all capable of taking up any and all positions masterfully.

Although there is also a position named Fisherman, the term "Fisherman" (낚시꾼을, nakksikkun-eul), when used in a general sense is used to refer to someone that is a perfect combatant capable of fighting in all types of battles; "Fishermen" (낚시꾼은, nakksikkun-eun) is the plural term.

Primary Positions
There are five primary positions in a common team.

Special Positions
A special position (특수 포지션, teuksoo pojisheon) refer to additional roles one can carry besides their primary battle position, so special positions can be overlapped with another position, there is no case in which one only holds a special position without any primary battle position. In some cases one may have several special positions, and in other cases, one may have none, all depending on the person.

Notes and Trivia

 * In a SIU blog post, he hints that as the story develops beyond the 20th floor, battles that utilize positions, such as combinations like Light Bearer-Spear Bearer and Scout-Fisherman will become more frequent.
 * If positions fight each other, the Fisherman will usually win.

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