User blog comment:TAGDavid/Guide to the World of Buddyfight/@comment-11372432-20160411070419

Okay, allow me to explain a little known aspect of the show. Everyone in the show is a worse fighter than people are IRL. It's how every TCG anime I have ever seen works and I've seen a lot. The reason I'm saying this is to explain Gao, Baku, and Kuguru. You see, in real life, meta players are all three and if other people are involved, it's usually a "think tank" type situation where everyone pools their knowledge together to help everyone involved out, such as giving pointers or aiding in testing.

In the anime, Gao is a meta-level player, Baku is a meta-level builder, and Kuguru is a meta-level analyst. Bushi separates the 3 main aspects a player should have as an easy way to explain what all is needed while also not making one person too smart compared to the rest of the characters. Basically, what I'm saying is, is that Bakus and Kugurus don't exist IRL (and if they did, I'm sure many would use them for other purposes lol).

Just giving you the low-down. Also, it's "archetype".