| “ | Mission start. | „ |
| ~ Snipe's pre-battle catchphrase |
Summary
Taiga Hanaya (花家 大我 Hanaya Taiga) is a 29-year-old unlicensed doctor who was once a member of the radiology department at the Seito University Hospital and CR. He became Kamen Rider Snipe (仮面ライダースナイプ Kamen Raidā Sunaipu) during the events of Zero Day, but his defeat to Graphite resulted in both his powers and medical license being stripped from him. Since then, he began to collect Rider Gashats and became known as the "Doctor of Darkness" (闇のドクター Yami no Dokutā), due to him running his own unlicensed clinic.
He later became the second Kamen Rider Cronus (仮面ライダークロノス Kamen Raidā Kuronosu), using both his Gamer Driver and the Buggle Driver II.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-B | At least Low 2-C | At least Low 2-C | At least Low 2-C | At least Low 2-C, likely far higher
Key: Human | Level 1-2 | Level 3-5 | Level 50 | Kamen Rider Cronus
Name: Taiga Hanaya, Kamen Rider Snipe
Origin: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Classification: Unlicensed Doctor (Formerly), Member of the radiology department at Seito University Hospital, CR (Cyberbrain Room)'s Doctor
Powers and Abilities:
Transformation with Gamer Driver and Rider Gashats, Creation (Gamer Driver users can materialize Gashacon Weapons or Vehicles), Light Manipulation (Gashacon Magnum shoots light bullets), Explosion Manipulation (The light bullets explode on contact), Can resist and negate both Reality Warping and Time Rewind with Save (With "Save" Energy Item, he able to "save" the "progress" and resists the changing of reality and time caused by Cronus' Reset ability, and cancelled them), Resistance to Disease Manipulation, Data Manipulation, Status Effect Inducement and Existence Erasure (The ability to use the Gamer Driver gives them resistance to the Bugster Virus, in which the infected succumb to intense pain and are eventually erased from the world), Biological Manipulation and Transmutation (He is unaffected by the Gamedeus Virus turning people into Bugster Virus)
All previous abilities, Can activate the Game Area, Non-Physical Interaction (Can see and interact with Kamen Rider Specter and Kamen Rider Necrom, who's an incorpereal being), Energy Manipulation (Most of his attacks and weapons are energy-based), Enhanced Senses with Eye Light Scope (Enhances his vision), Sneak Ride Met (It can capture and identify motion and set tracking markers automatically) and Sender Ear (Enhances his hearing), Underwater Breathing Type 3 with Air Fresh Guard, Acrobatics (Snipe has a built-in spring that enhances jumping and high movement actions), Density Manipulation (By injecting air into the armor, Snipe can become lighter, increasing his mobility), Damage Reduction (Snipe’s armor is made with a soft material that has excellent shock absorption that mitigates damage), Accelerated Development (Mech Lifeguard allows Snipe’s durability to get higher when his health is lower), Purification (Snipe can run a disinfecting program that heavily damages viruses and diseases. He also has an air filter that filters out dangerous substances), Statistics Amplification (Snipe can temporarily inject a armor strengthening agent throughout the body. Furthermore, by activating closing and pulling the lever, Snipe can activate a special move that boosts AP significantly), Information Analysis (Snipe’s React Signal allows him to capture and identify surrounding moving bodies and automatically sets tracking markers. The radar map on the internal monitor shows the captured enemies, allies, and the positions of energy items. Snipe also has a built in camera), Light Manipulation (Snipe has a light emission device that is good for night combat. Lazer can shoot light bulets from his wheels), Enhanced Senses (Snipe is able to see microscopic things such as viruses), Temperature Manipulation (By storing air, Snipe is able to keep the temperature and humidity of the inside of the suit to an optimum condition), Resistance to Deadly Attack with Mech Life Guard (Disperses damage received at critical points all over itself and prevents serious damage from being inflicted to the player), Fragrance Manipulation (An intake device protects the health of the transformant by removing harmful substances from the air taken in), Explosion Manipulation (Snipe is coated in a special explosion resistant agent), Deconstruction and Corrosion Inducement (The riders can tank each other's gashacon weapons)
Everything Level 1 except Damage Reduction, Density Manipulation and Fissionism, Higher Accelerated Development (Snipe is equipped with a "gain riser" that increases attack power and defense power according to his level and combat experience), Higher Acrobatics (Snipe can do high speed rolling, sudden direct changes, and backsteps), Higher Statistics Amplification (It is possible to increase the defense power for a certain period of time by injecting an armor strengthening agent so as to cover the whole body), Reactive Evolution (Snipe has the property of increasing durability by recombining the structure of parts according to the damage received, such as increased heat resistance when exposed to heat attacks), Telepathy (Sender ear is equipped with a secret communication function for conducting voice conversations with specific parties), Electricity Manipulation (Snipe can cover his whole body with electricity which can stun enemies), Status Effect Inducement (By covering his body with electricity, he can stun anyone who comes in contact with him), Stealth Mastery (Snipe’s shoes are equipped with silencers that makes movement silent)
Flight, Information Analysis (Can display information such as targeting reticule, radar maps, altitude, and speed)
- Dragon Gun: Everything in level 2, Electromagnetism Manipulation (The Electromagnetism Enhancement system enhances the power of the Dragonite Gun), Deconstruction and Corrosion Inducement (The Dragonite Gun can decompose enemies on contact), Density Manipulation (By injecting air into the armor, Snipe can become lighter, increasing his mobility), Higher Damage Reduction (Chest Drago Mail is a multi-layered armor that absorbs physical damage), Regeneration (Low - Chest Drago Mail has a function to automatically repair the surface armor to prevent the deterioration of defense performance due to battle damage)
- Full Dragon: Fire Manipulation, Breath Attack, Flight, Light Manipulation (The Dragonite Blade emits light along it’s slashes that decomposes the enemy on contact), Instinctive Action (Snipe’s Drago Tail searches for enemies attacking from blind spots and automatically attacks them)
All of power in Human Key and his Level 1-2 abilities, Firearm Creation (Can launch special bullets, missiles, torpedoes or heavy bombardments), Charge Shot, Information Analysis (Can create a battle simulation to create better tactics based on the situation), Resistance to Electricity Manipulation, Plant Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Magnetism Manipulation, Sound Manipulation, Biological Manipulation (Higher levels allow him to resist the abilities of lower level Bugster)
All power in Human Key and has same abilities as base Cronus minus, Reality Warping and Time Rewind with Reset. Fire and Ice Manipulation with Gashacon Sword, Time Stop when transform with Buggle Driver II, Power Nullification (Can negate brainwashing effect on Saki, Hiiro's girlfriend), Deconstruction and Corrosion Inducement (Enemies that come in contact with Gashacon Breaker’s hammer or blade is decomposed. Enemies that come in contact with Gashacon Sparrow’s attacks are decomposed), Light Manipulation (Snipe’s sword slashes is accompanied by laser wires that decompose enemies on contact. Gashacon Sparrow can shoot light arrows with excellent piercing damage or light blades that decompose enemies), Vibration Manipulation (The Gashacon Breaker can make high-pressure shockwaves that can incapacitate enemies),
Attack Potency: Wall level (Shown to be superior in physical combat in comparison to Emu Hojo. Caught a punch from an enraged Hiiro Kagami with ease) | At least Universe level+ (Took on Ex-Aid and Brave at the same time) | At least Universe level+ (Comparable to Level 3 Brave) | At least Universe level+ (Stronger than before. Overpowered Genm Level 10) | At least Universe level+, likely far higher (Would be as powerful as the original Cronus. Somewhat matched against Gamedeus Cronus, but he was weaker and ended up losing)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ combat speed and reactions (Comparable to Emu Hojo. Caught a punch from Hiiro) | At least FTL (Kept up with Specter and Necrom) | At least FTL | At least FTL (Should be faster than before) | At least FTL (Comparable to Hyper Muteki Ex-Aid in speed)
Lifting Strength: Average Human | At least Class T (Comparable to Brave) | At least Class T | At least Class T | At least Class T
Striking Strength: Wall level | At least Universe level+ | At least Universe level+ | At least Universe level+ | At least Universe level+, likely far higher
Durability: Wall level (Took hits from a possessed Emu) | At least Universe level+ | At least Universe level+ | At least Universe level+ | At least Universe level+, likely far higher
Stamina: Superhuman (He has gone through surgery to be able to use the Gamer Driver, which causes extreme pain and distress in its wearer. According to this article, as a skilled doctor at Seito University Hospital, his workload should fall within 10 hours. Endured the Buggle Drivers, which cause excruciating pain and stress even to those who can normally use Game Driver)
Range: Extended Melee Range to at least 50 meters Gashacon Magnum's Handgun Mode, up to 1500 meters with Gashacon Magnum's Rifle Mode, up to Hundreds of Meters, with Gashacon Sparrow's Arrow Mode, Several Meters with projectiles and abilities, higher with Game Area. Up to 66 Killometers as Level 50.
- Devices
- Gamer Driver: Transformation device.
- Buggle Driver II: Secondary transformation device as Cronus.
- Rider Gashat: Transformation trinkets.
- Gashat Gear Dual β: Level 50 transformation trinket, initially shared with Snipe before the creation of the second.
- Kimewaza Slot Holder: Carrier strap for the Rider Gashats.
- Combat Gamer: Snipe's Level 3 support robot summoned by the Jet Combat Gashat.
- Hunter Gamer: Snipe's Level 5 support robot summoned by the Drago Knight Hunter Z Gashat.
- Simulation Gamer: Snipe's Level 50 support robot summoned by the Bang Bang Simulations side of the Gashat Gear Dual β.
- Xevious Gamer Snipe's support robot summoned by the Xevious Gashat.
- Game Scope: A stethoscope-like device used by CR.
- Weapons
- Gashacon Magnum: Standard sidearm weapon.
- Air Force Wingers and Gatling Combats: Combat Shooting Gamer Level 3's personal weapons.
- Drago Knight Gun: Hunter Shooting Gamer Level 5 (Dragon Gun/Full Dragon)'s personal weapon.
- Drago Knight Fang and Drago Knight Blade: Hunter Shooting Gamer Level 5 Full Dragon's personal weapons.
- Scramble Gun Unit and Overblast Cannon: Simulations Gamer Level 50's personal weapons.
- Solval Wings and Gatling Zappers: Xevious Gamer's personal weapons.
- Gashacon Breaker: Secondary weapon as Cronus.
- Gashacon Sword: Secondary weapon as Cronus.
- Gashacon Sparrow: Secondary weapon as Cronus.
Intelligence: Gifted (Taiga has shown himself to be a skilled fighter, being able to easily take on Bugster viruses as a civilian, also he is a famed radiologist, capable of detecting even a small strain of illness in an instant after a simple X-ray scanning. He is also capable of detecting the Bugster Virus through conventional methods, able to shoot the well-hidden Revol. This also shown when he shoot Combat Collabos down with ease)
Weaknesses: He cannot withstand the effect of Kamen Rider Chronicle Gashat or Buggle Driver II for a while after he transformed to Cronus which infect a large amount of higher-level Bugster Virus.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Weapon's finishers
- Gashacon Magnum
- Bang Bang Critical Finish
- Rifle: Snipe delivers a powerful energy blast to the enemy. This attack is also capable of attacking an invisible enemy.
- Bang Bang Critical Finish (Bang Bang Tank)
- Handgun: A large holographic projection of a tank appears behind him as Snipe pinpoints the opponent's location for the tank to fire.
- Jet Critical Finish
- Handgun: Snipe delivers a bullet that resembles a target for shooting that impales the enemy at jet-like speed.
- Rifle: Snipe deliver a bullet that resembles a target for shooting that impales the enemy at jet-like speed.
- Gekitotsu Critical Finish
- Handgun: Snipe delivers a powerful energy blast that takes the form of the Gekitotsu Smasher.
- Bang Bang Critical Finish
As Level 3
- Jet Critical Strike: Snipe barraging the enemy with his Gatling Combats, before the hatch behind him expand some homing missiles. The missiles then shoot at the enemy, pulverizing them.
As Level 50
- Bang Bang Critical Fire: This finisher has three variations:
- Rider Kick: Snipe delivers a powerful kick at the enemy in a bright blue flash.
- Rider Shooting:
- Snipe aims all the weapons on his armor at the enemy and targets the enemy's weak points, before shooting several powerful bullets at the enemy in a bright blue flash.
- Snipe combines his arm cannons together into one piece that resembles a battleship
Gallery
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive: