Category:Smash

The Smash (スマッシュ) are a type of monster created by the experiments conducted by Faust. Sento Kiryu fights them as Kamen Rider Build and uses their essence to create more Fullbottles.

Background
The Smash are humans who have been injected with the Nebula Gas as part of Faust's experiments. Nebula Gas is able to trigger rapid and turn a human into a monster. Each Smash is the basis for an equivalent Fullbottle. A Smash has superhuman abilities, but possess little to no human consciousness.

The technology used to create the Smash is implemented in the Steam Blade. By using its Devil Steam function, it can turn any human into Smash in a more convenient way.

In order to restore the Smash back to normal humans, the Kamen Riders must defeat them and absorb the Nebula Gas into an empty Fullbottle. Misora Isurugi is known to be able to "purify" the Smash essence with her gold bracelet, which allows the Riders to use the Fullbottles with their equipment.

The Smash transformation results in the subject losing their memories; while the initial transformation will only result in short-term memory loss, being subjected a second time will result in complete  as shown with Masahiro Nabeshima.

It seems only humans in peak physical condition can handle the transformation into a Smash, as shown with Kasumi Ogura, who suffered from an unspecified illness; removing the Smash essence is fatal to Smashes created from frail humans. Similarly, there seems to be a limit as to how much Nebula Gas a human can absorb: Masahiro Nabeshima and Tatsuya Kishida, who both received excessive amounts of Nebula Gas, would have died from their overdoses if the Riders were too late in removing their Smash essence. (This death is fully shown with Shingo Kuwata after his second dose.)

Certain Smash forms have reappeared in either the same or stronger (Hazard) forms in multiple people.

History
Faust began Smash experimentation no later than 9 years after the rise of Sky Wall.

Other Events
To be added

Known Smash

 * Needle Smash
 * Strong Smash
 * Burn Smash
 * Flying Smash
 * Mirage Smash
 * Square Smash
 * Press Smash
 * Ice Smash
 * Stretch Smash

Known Smash Hazard

 * Strong Smash Hazard
 * Press Smash Hazard