Taiga Hanaya is known as a dark doctor and a brilliant radiologist. He first fought as Kamen Rider Sneip during Zero Day event. However, his defeat against Graphite cost him his medical license and his powers.
Throughout the story, Taiga usually fights alone as Sneip and doesn't particularly enjoy teaming up with other riders. Furthermore, he is obsessed with defeating Graphite to avenge himself.
Like other Kamen Riders, Taiga, aka Sneip, is capable of using a variety of interesting forms in battle. For more information, let's discuss them below!
1. Shooting Gamer Level 1
Shooting Gamer Level 1 is Kamen Rider Sneip's default form, typically used to defeat Bugsters that infect humans. To transform into this form, Sneip needs to use the Bang Bang Shooting Gashat along with the Gamer Driver.
When using this form, Sneip can transform his body into energy bullets to attack enemies. However, this ability is more like a double-edged sword for Sneip. Furthermore, this form has a finisher called Bang Bang Critical Strike.
2. Shooting Gamer Level 2
After pressing the lever on the Gamer Driver, Sneip can transform into Shooting Gamer Level 2. This form is typically used by Sneip to fight against powerful and tough Bugsters.
This form is essentially similar to a sniper rifle and is inspired by FPS (first-person shooter) games. Furthermore, this form is very balanced in terms of combat power. One of Sneip's strongest attacks in this form is Bang Bang Critical Finish.
3. Combat Shooting Gamer Level 3
Kamen Rider Sneip's third form is Combat Shooting Gamer Level 3, accessed through the Jet Combat Gashat in conjunction with the Bang Bang Shooting Gashat. In this form, Sneip's power increases significantly.
While this form reduces Sneip's speed, it also gains the ability to fly through the air, giving him an advantage in attacking opponents from a distance. One of this form's finishing techniques is Jet Critical Strike.
4. Hunter Shooting Gamer Level 5 (Dragon Gun)
Hunter Shooting Gamer Level 5 (Dragon Gun) is a form Sneip accessed through a duplication of Dragon Knight Hunter Z, activated simultaneously with three other riders. At this point, Sneip's power becomes equal to that of the other riders.
In this form, Sneip possesses an interesting finishing technique called Drago Knight Critical Strike, which is unleashed simultaneously. In Sneip's case, he is able to fire a yellow energy stream through the Dragon Gun attached to his left hand.
5. Hunter Shooting Gamer Level 5 (Full Dragon)
While Sneip previously used the Dragon Knight Hunter Gashat with other riders, this form is accessed by Sneip by accessing the Gashat alone. After successfully purifying Hunter Gamer, Sneip begins to control this Full Dragon form.
He no longer needs to fear losing control in battle. Furthermore, this form's power is extremely powerful, arguably on par with Kamen Rider Genm Level X. In this form, Sneip nearly defeated Genm.
6. Simulation Gamer Level 50
Simulation Gamer Level 50 is the final form of Kamen Rider Sneip, accessed through the Bang Bang Shooting Gashat with Gashat Gear Dual β. This form increases Sneip's power to a higher level, equivalent to Para-DX.
However, Taiga's body initially experiences shock when he first activates this form. However, he is able to overcome the pain and fight as usual. This form has an interesting finisher called Bang Bang Critical Fire, which is very powerful.
7. Xevious Shooting Gamer
Unlike Sneip's previous forms, which appeared in the original Ex-Aid series, Xevious Shooting Gamer appears exclusively in the Kamen Rider Ex-Aid story arc "Tricks" and Kamen Rider Genm "Legend Gamer Stage."
This form is accessed by Taiga using the Xevious Gashat and Bang Bang Shooting. Furthermore, this form's design is a recolored version of Combat Shooting Gamer Level 3 and is inspired by the once-popular Xevious aerial combat game.