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Kamen Rider Riposte: Winter Cygnus — Description

You there! What day is it?
Why it's Christmas day!

Song
Opening Theme: dual existence by fripside

Description
Winter Cygnus is Riposte's snow-based form accessed by using the Lumiere Cygnus, Lost Peryton, and Carol no 3 Yuurei Wonder Ride Book in the Seiken Swordriver.

Henshin
"Carol no 3 Yuurei!"
(キャロルの3幽霊！ 3 Ghosts of Carol)
"A dream story about three ghosts traveling through time during Christmas eve."
(とある三人の幽霊がクリスマス前夜の間に時間を旅する夢話。)

"Fubuki Battou! The wing of light reaches to the sky! Winter Cygnus! Fubuki Sansatsu! The ice sword shines at the night sky and bring the miracle!"
(吹雪抜刀！光の翼が空に手を伸ばす！ウインターシグナス！吹雪三冊！氷の剣が夜空に輝き、奇跡をもたらす！)

Equipment
Devices
- Seiken Swordriver: Transformation device.
- Wonder Ride Books: Book trinkets.
- Lumiere Cygnus: Personal book of Riposte, who uses it to access her main form. The book's name is shortened to "Cygnus" in the Swordriver's announcements and its based on a swan.
- Lost Peryton: Personal book of Riposte, who uses it to access her Cygnus Peryton and Winter Cygnus. The book's name is shortened to "Peryton" in the Swordriver's announcements and its based on the peryton.
- Carol no 3 Yuurei: Personal book of Riposte, who uses it to access her Carol Cygnus and Winter Cygnus. The book's name is shortened to "Carol" in the Swordriver's announcements and its based on A Christmas Carol.
Weapon
- Sessouken Fubuki: Riposte's personal sword.

Powers & Abilities
Lumiere Cygnus: Riposte summons a mechanical swan to deliver a blowing freeze attack. She can also transform her scarves to wings.
Lost Peryton: Riposte can summon her illusionary shadow clone.
Carol no 3 Yuurei: Riposte can generate light from her left arm, allowing her to deliver an energy ball to the enemy.
Combining with these powers, Riposte can cast two ice clones of herself - one is shining with light and the other one is darken as the black snow.

Finishers
Hissatsu Dokuha! Peryton! Cygnus! Carol! Sansatsu Geki! S-S-S-Snow!
Surrounded by the energy balls, Riposte flies to the air and then delivers a Rider Kick, while the energy balls clash to the enemy.

Hissatsu Dokuha! Fubuki Battou! Peryton! Cygnus! Carol! Sansatsu Giri! S-S-S-Snow!
Riposte summons her dark and light clone, circling around the enemy and every single one of them delivers a Rider Slash - first the light, then the original, and finally the dark. After the cycle continues in different directions, original Riposte delivers the final blow.

Etymology
- The rider name "Riposte" is an offensive action with the intent of hitting one's opponent in fencing.

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