Critical Finish

This article is about an a/an type of finishing move in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid.

A Rider must insert their Rider Gashat into Gashacon Weapon to activate the Critical Finish.

1 2 3 "Gashat! Kimewaza! (Gashat name) Critical Finish!" ―Gashacon Weapons' activation announcement[src] "Gashat/Double Gashat/Dual Gashat/Maximum Gashat/Muteki Gashat! Kimewaza! (Gashat name/Two words from two Gashats' names) Critical Finish!" ―Gashacon Key Slasher's activation announcement[src] "Kaishin no Ippatsu!" ―Gashacon Weapons' announcement after finisher[src]

Critical Finish (クリティカルフィニッシュ, Kuritikaru Finisshu) is the name used for the Gashacon Weapons' finishers, except for Gashacon Bugvisor (and its successor).

Finishers

• Individual
• Combinations

• Gashacon Breaker
• Gashacon Key Slasher
• Gashacon Sword
• Gashacon Magnum
• Gashacon Sparrow
• Gashacon Parabragun

• Mighty Action X
• Bakusou Bike
• Ganbarizing
• Toukenden Gaim

• Mighty Critical Finish (マイティクリティカルフィニッシュ, Maiti Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Hammer: Ex-Aid/Genm delivers a powerful energy smash to the enemy.
    • Muscular Energy Item: Ex-Aid performs a stronger version of the finisher.
  • Blade: Ex-Aid/Genm delivers a powerful energy slash to the enemy.

Mighty Critical Finish (Hammer) (Normal) (Prelude)

Mighty Critical Finish (Hammer) (Normal)

Mighty Critical Finish (Hammer) (Muscular) (Prelude)

Mighty Critical Finish (Hammer) (Muscular)

Mighty Critical Finish (Blade) (Prelude)

Mighty Critical Finish (Blade)

• Bakusou Critical Finish (爆走クリティカルフィニッシュ, Bakusō Kuritikaru Finisshu, Roaring Critical Finish)
  • Hammer:
  • Blade: Ex-Aid delivers a powerful energy spinning slash to the enemy while riding on Lazer Bike Gamer Level 2.

Bakusou Critical Finish (Blade) (Prelude)

Bakusou Critical Finish (Blade)

• Ganbarizing Critical Finish (ガンバライジングクリティカルフィニッシュ, Ganbaraijingu Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Hammer: Ex-Aid channels the energy from the Kamen Riders that came before him and delivers a powerful smash to the enemy, the logo explode into bursts of thunder energy, causing a massive explosion together. ^{[Part. II: Legend Gamer Stage]}
  • Blade:

Ganbarizing Critical Finish (Hammer) (Step 1: Kamen Rider Logos)

Ganbarizing Critical Finish (Hammer) (Step 2: Logos gethering)

Ganbarizing Critical Finish (Hammer) (Step 3: Ganbarizing Logo)

Ganbarizing Critical Finish (Hammer) (Step 4: Smashing the Ganbarizing Logo)

Ganbarizing Critical Finish (Hammer) (Step 5: Striking enemy)

Ganbarizing Critical Finish (Hammer) (Step 6: Ganbarizing Logo explode)

Ganbarizing Critical Finish (Hammer) (Step 7: Thunder energy)

Ganbarizing Critical Finish (Hammer) (Step 8: Explosion)

• Toukenden Critical Finish (刀剣伝クリティカルフィニッシュ, Tōken-den Kuritikaru Finisshu, lit. Swords Legend Critical Finish)
  • Hammer:
  • Blade: Ex-Aid traps the enemy with a giant energized orange and then slashes the enemy. The slashes represent orange slices. The attack is similar to Gaim's Naginata Musou Slicer. ^{[Part. I: Legend Rider Stage]}

Toukenden Critical Finish (Blade) (Prelude)

Toukenden Critical Finish (Blade) (Step 1: Slash)

Toukenden Critical Finish (Blade) (Step 2: Energy Orange trapping)

Toukenden Critical Finish (Blade) (Step 3: Orange Slices)

By inserting a Dual Gashat or two Rider Gashats (one Level 1&2 Gashat and one Level 3/4/5 Gashat) into the double slot over the back of the Key Slasher's handle, a Rider can trigger a Critical Finish. Using two Gashats will combine them into one finisher using the second word from their names (e.g. Action Robots).

• Dual Slot Gashat
• Two Gashats
• Gamer Driver

• Mighty Brothers XX
• Maximum Mighty X
• Doctor Mighty XX

• Mighty Brothers Critical Finish (マイティブラザーズクリティカルフィニッシュ, Maiti Burazāsu Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Blade: Ex-Aid Level XX R creates another Gashacon Key Slasher for Level XX L to use, and they both attack at the same time, creating an orange and azure energy X cross slash at the enemy.
  • Ax: Ex-Aid Level XX R creates another Gashacon Key Slasher for Level XX L to use, and they both attack at the same time, creating a double downward orange energy slash at the enemy.

Mighty Brothers Critical Finish (Blade) (Duplicate sword)

Mighty Brothers Critical Finish (Blade) (Orange and Teal Energy)

Mighty Brothers Critical Finish (Blade) (Prelude)

Mighty Brothers Critical Finish (Blade) (Double X Slash)

Mighty Brothers Critical Finish (Ax) (Duplicate sword)

Mighty Brothers Critical Finish (Ax) (Prelude)

Mighty Brothers Critical Finish (Ax) (Step 1: Charging)

Mighty Brothers Critical Finish (Ax) (Step 2: Downward slash)

• Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (マキシマムマイティクリティカルフィニッシュ, Makishimamu Maiti Kuritikaru Finisshu) Because of the Gashat used, any of these attacks can be used to cause Reprogramming, briefly trapping the target in a ball of pink energy after being hit but dealing no damage directly.
  • Blade: Ex-Aid charges the weapon with fiery energy, before delivering a powerful red energy slash at the enemy.
  • Gun: Ex-Aid surrounds himself with yellow energy before shooting the same enemy at the opponent. The shot then traps the enemy in a pink sphere before they disintegrate. Any survivors of this attack are reprogrammed.

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Blade) (Prelude)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Blade) (Step 1: Charging)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Blade) (Step 2: Slash)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Gun) (Prelude)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Gun)

• Doctor Mighty Critical Finish (ドクターマイティクリティカルフィニッシュ, Dokutā Maiti Kuritikaru Finisshu) Because of the Gashat used, any of these attacks can be used to cure the Gamedeus virus in the target.

Doctor Mighty Critical Finish (Blade) (Prelude)

Doctor Mighty Critical Finish (Blade) (Step 1: Slash)

Doctor Mighty Critical Finish (Blade) (Step 2: Gamedeus Virus weakening)

Doctor Mighty Critical Finish (Blade) (Step 3: Aftershock)

• Action Robots Critical Finish (アクションロボッツクリティカルフィニッシュ, Akushon Robottsu Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Gun: Ex-Aid Level XX L or R fires a series of yellow/magenta/red energy blasts.

Action Robots Critical Finish (Gun) (Prelude)

Action Robots Critical Finish (Gun) (Step 1: Charging)

Action Robots Critical Finish (Gun) (Step 2: Firing energy blasts)

Action Robots Critical Finish (Gun) (Step 3: Impact)

Unlike any other Gashat, Ex-Aid's Hyper Muteki weapon finisher is activated by pressing the star button on top of the Gashat while holding the Key Slasher to start the finisher standby before pressing it again to activate the finisher; this is the same process as for his kick attack, which is used if he isn't holding the Key Slasher.

• Hyper Critical Sparking (ハイパークリティカルスパーキング, Haipā Kuritikaru Supākingu):
  • Blade: Ex-Aid performs a series of powerful slash attacks covered with rainbow energy.

Hyper Critical Sparking (Slash) (Prelude)

Hyper Critical Sparking (Step 1: Slash)

Hyper Critical Sparking (Slash) (Step 2: Damage effect)

• Taddle Quest
• Taddle Legacy
• DoReMiFa Beat

• Taddle Critical Finish (タドルクリティカルフィニッシュ, Tadoru Kuritikaru Finisshu, Taddle Quest)
  • Fire: Brave delivers a powerful fiery slash to the enemy.
  • Ice: Brave freezes the enemy and slides to the enemy to slash them consecutively.

Taddle Critical Finish (Fire) (Prelude)

Taddle Critical Finish (Fire)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice) (Prelude)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice)

• Taddle Critical Finish (タドルクリティカルフィニッシュ, Tadoru Kuritikaru Finisshu, Taddle Legacy):
  • Fire: Brave delivers a powerful fiery slash to the enemy that turns into a fire ball.
  • Ice: Brave shoots ice bullets at the enemy, freezing them on contact. Afterwards, the ice breaks and hurts the enemy.

Taddle Critical Finish (Fire) (Prelude)

Taddle Critical Finish (Fire) (Step 1: Fire slash)

Taddle Critical Finish (Fire) (Step 2: Fire ball projection)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice) (Prelude)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice) (Step 1: Ice shooting)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice) (Step 2: Freezing)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice) (Step 3: Ice block broken)

• DoReMiFa Critical Finish (ドレミファクリティカルフィニッシュ, Doremifa Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Fire: Brave delivers some fiery musical slash to the enemy, ends with a single sword stabbing. The pattern of the strike's resembling a spinning G Clef note.
  • Ice:

DoReMiFa Critical Finish (Fire) (Prelude)

DoReMiFa Critical Finish (Fire) (Step 1: Continuation slashing)

DoReMiFa Critical Finish (Fire) (Step 2: Stabbing)

• Bang Bang Shooting
• Bang Bang Tank
• Jet Combat
• Gekitotsu Robots
• Kamen Rider Chronicle

• Bang Bang Critical Finish (バンバンクリティカルフィニッシュ, Ban Ban Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Handgun:
  • Rifle: Snipe delivers a powerful energy blast to the enemy. This attack is also capable of attacking an invisible enemy.

Bang Bang Critical Finish (Rifle) (Bang Bang Shooting) (Prelude)

Bang Bang Critical Finish (Rifle) (Bang Bang Shooting) (Step 1: Firing)

Bang Bang Critical Finish (Rifle) (Bang Bang Shooting) (Step 2: Impact)

• Bang Bang Critical Finish (バンバンクリティカルフィニッシュ, Ban Ban Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Handgun: A large holographic projection of a tank appears behind him as Snipe pinpoints the opponent's location for the tank to fire.

Bang Bang Critical Finish (Handgun) (Bang Bang Tank) (Prelude)

Bang Bang Critical Finish (Handgun) (Bang Bang Tank) (Step 1: Tank holographic projection)

Bang Bang Critical Finish (Handgun) (Bang Bang Tank) (Step 2: Firing)

Bang Bang Critical Finish (Handgun) (Bang Bang Tank) (Step 3: Impact)

Bang Bang Critical Finish (Handgun) (Bang Bang Tank) (Step 4: Explosion)

• Jet Critical Finish (ジェットクリティカルフィニッシュ, Jetto Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Handgun: Snipe deliver a bullet that resembles a target for shooting that impales the enemy at jet-like speed.
    • Shooting Gamer Level 2:
    • Combat Shooting Gamer Level 3:
  • Rifle: Snipe delivers a powerful energy blast to the enemy.

Jet Critical Finish (Rifle) (Prelude)

Jet Critical Finish (Rifle) (Step 1: Firing)

Jet Critical Finish (Rifle) (Step 2: Impact)

Jet Critical Finish (Handgun) (Prelude)

Jet Critical Finish (Handgun) (Step 1: Weapon charging)

Jet Critical Finish (Handgun) (Step 2: Firing Missiles and Music Notes)

• Gekitotsu Critical Finish (ゲキトツクリティカルフィニッシュ, Gekitotsu Kuritikaru Finisshu, Clash Critical Finish)
  • Handgun: Snipe delivers a powerful energy blast that takes the form of the Gekitotsu Smasher.

Gekitotsu Critical Finish (Handgun) (Prelude)

Gekitotsu Critical Finish (Handgun)

• Rider Critical Finish (ライダークリティカルフィニッシュ , Raidā Kuritikaru Finisshu):
  • Handgun: Ride-Player Nico shoots a powerful blast of purple energy at the enemy.

Rider Critical Finish (Handgun) (Prelude)

Rider Critical Finish (Handgun)

• Giri Giri Chambara
• Bang Bang Shooting
• DoReMiFa Beat
• Jet Combat
• Shakariki Sports

• Giri Giri Critical Finish (ギリギリクリティカルフィニッシュ, Giri Giri Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Bow: Has two variations.
    • Lazer shoots several arrows at enemies, before creating a massive amount of energy arrows that under his command (In this case, a kick), can impales the enemy in high speed.
    • Lazer shoots several upward arrows before impales the enemy in high speed.
  • Sickle: Lazer (or Genm) delivers a powerful energy double slash to the enemy.

Giri Giri Critical Finish (Bow) (Lazer) (Ver 1) (Prelude)

Giri Giri Critical Finish (Bow) (Lazer) (Ver 1) (Step 1: Firing Arrows)

Giri Giri Critical Finish (Bow) (Lazer) (Ver 1) (Step 2: Spin Kick)

Giri Giri Critical Finish (Bow) (Lazer) (Ver 1) (Step 3: Arrow impales the enemy)

Giri Giri Critical Finish (Bow) (Ver 2) (Prelude)

Giri Giri Critical Finish (Bow) (Ver 2)

Giri Giri Critical Finish (Sickle) (Lazer) (Prelude)

Giri Giri Critical Finish (Sickle) (Lazer)

Giri Giri Critical Finish (Genm) (Sickle; close range)

Giri Giri Critical Finish (Genm) (Sickle; far range)

• Bang Bang Critical Finish (バンバンクリティカルフィニッシュ, Ban Ban Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Bow: Genm delivers a powerful energy blast to the enemy.

Bang Bang Critical Finish (Bow) (Prelude)

Bang Bang Critical Finish (Bow)

• DoReMiFa Critical Finish (ドレミファクリティカルフィニッシュ, Doremifa Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Bow: Genm delivers energy blasts shaped like treble clefs to attack the enemy.

DoReMiFa Critical Finish (Bow) (Prelude)

DoReMiFa Critical Finish (Bow)

• Jet Critical Finish (ジェットクリティカルフィニッシュ, Jetto Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Bow: Genm delivers an energy blast shaped like a jet plane to attack the enemy.

Jet Critical Finish (Bow) (Prelude)

Jet Critical Finish (Bow)

• Shakariki Critical Finish (シャカリキクリティカルストライク, Shakariki Kuritikaru Finisshu, Enthusiastic Critical Finish):
  • Sickle: Lazer Turbo delivers powerful slashes that take the form of energy wheels.

Shakariki Critical Finish (Sickle) (Lazer Turbo)

Para-DX mainly combines his attacks with some Energy Items.

• Ax
• Gun

• Rider Slash: Knock Out Critical Finish (ノックアウトクリティカルフィニッシュ, Nokku Auto Kuritikaru Finisshu): Para-DX slashes enemy with red and blue-colored flames.
  • Speeding-Up and Muscular Energy Items: Para-DX speeds up to the enemy and delivers a powerful slash.
  • Mighty Brothers XX Gashat: Para-DX separates into his Level 50 forms (in Ax Mode's case, Fighter Gamer Level 50).

Knock Out Critical Finish (Normal) (Prelude)

Knock Out Critical Finish (Normal)

Knock Out Critical Finish (Speeding-Up and Muscular) (Prelude)

Knock Out Critical Finish (Speeding-Up and Muscular)

Knock Out Critical Finish (Mighty Brothers XX) (Separation: Fighter Gamer Level 50)

• Perfect Critical Finish (パーフェクトクリティカルフィニッシュ, Pāfekuto Kuritikaru Finisshu):
  • Iron-Body and Separation Energy Items: Para-DX creates clones of himself and performs several powerful consecutive blasts, end with an Iron-Body enhaced blast, causing a explosion.
  • Dangerous Zombie Gashat: Para-DX gets consumed painfully by purple and black dark energy, before transferring the energy to the weapon, creating a powerful dark energy blast at the enemy.
  • Mighty Brothers XX Gashat: Para-DX separates into his Level 50 forms (in Gun Mode's case, Puzzle Gamer Level 50).

Perfect Critical Finish (Iron-Body and Separation) (Prelude)

Perfect Critical Finish (Iron-Body and Separation) (Step 1: Duplication)

Perfect Critical Finish (Iron-Body and Separation) (Step 2: Various bullets)

Perfect Critical Finish (Iron-Body and Separation) (Step 3: Iron-Body enhaced blast)

Perfect Critical Finish (Iron-Body and Separation) (Step 4: Impact)

Perfect Critical Finish (Dangerous Zombie) (Prelude)

Perfect Critical Finish (Dangerous Zombie)

Perfect Critical Finish (Mighty Brothers XX) (Separation: Puzzle Gamer Level 50)

• Breaker/Sword
• Sword/Magnum/Sparrow
• Sword/Magnum
• Key Slasher/Breaker

• Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (マイティタドルクリティカルフィニッシュ, Maiti Tadoru Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Blade and Ice: Ex-Aid uses the Gashacon Sword to create an ice path toward his enemy, which also freezes the target. Then he slides on the path to charge at the target, and use both the Gashacon Breaker and Gashacon Sword to perform powerful slashes.

Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (Blade and Ice) (Prelude - Ice Bridge)

Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (Blade and Ice) (Prelude - Screen)

Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (Blade and Ice) (Step 1: Gashacon Breaker slash)

Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (Blade and Ice) (Step 2: Gashacon Sword slash)

Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (Blade and Ice) (Step 3: Double weapons slash)

• DoReMiFa Jet Giri Giri Critical Finish (ドレミファジェットギリギリクリティカルフィニッシュ, Doremifa Jetto Giri Giri Kuritikaru Finisshu): Brave, Snipe and Lazer, in their Level 3 forms, perform a combination of their finishers with their weapons (Gashacon Sword in Flame Sword Mode, Gashacon Magnum in Rifle Mode and Gashacon Sparrow in Arrow Mode).

DoReMiFa Jet Giri Giri Critical Finish (Prelude)

DoReMiFa Jet Giri Giri Critical Finish

• DoReMiFa Jet Critical Finish (ドレミファジェットクリティカルフィニッシュ , Doremifa Jetto Kuritikaru Finisshu):
  • Fire: Brave and Snipe, in their Level 2 forms, perform a combination of their finishers with their weapons (Gashacon Sword in Flame Sword Mode, Gashacon Magnum in Handgun Mode), firing a volley of fiery treble clefs and missiles at multiple enemies.

DoReMifa Jet Critical Finish (Prelude)

DoReMiFa Jet Critical Finish (Step 1: Weapon charging)

DoReMiFa Jet Critical Finish (Step 2: Firing Missiles and Music Notes)

• Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (マキシマムマイティクリティカルフィニッシュ, Makishimamu Maiti Kuritikaru Finishhu): Ex-Aid and Genm repeatedly slash their enemy with their respective weapons (Ex-Aid's Gashacon Key Slasher in Blade Mode and Genm's Gashacon Breaker in Blade Mode) before performing a high and low Rider Kick combination to swap places and continue slashing, ending with a powerful slash from both sides.

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Ex-Aid and Genm) (Prelude - Maximum Mighty)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Ex-Aid and Genm) (Prelude - Critical Finish)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Ex-Aid and Genm) (Step 1: First repeated slashes)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Ex-Aid and Genm) (Step 2: First cross slash)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Ex-Aid and Genm) (Step 3: High and low kicks)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Ex-Aid and Genm) (Step 4: Second repeated slashes)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Ex-Aid and Genm) (Step 5: Repeated side kicks)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Ex-Aid and Genm) (Step 6: Third repeated slashes)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Ex-Aid and Genm) (Step 7: Second cross slash)

Maximum Mighty Critical Finish (Ex-Aid and Genm) (Step 8: Explosion)

Notes

• The name is a reference to the namesake finisher of Soulcalibur IV.

See Also

• Critical Strike