Croire

==Summary==
Croire (クロワール, Kurowāru) is a dimension-traveling fairy entity in the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise. She acts as an antagonist of sorts through her consistent opposition to the group, though she does not actually get herself involved in fighting. She does, however, play as an antagonist in Neptunia: Game Maker R:Evolution.
Originally the assistant of the Goddess of Tari, Rei Kiseijou, Croire describes herself as a history recorder, recording the history of large-scale events in the tome she sits upon, including, but not limited to, large battles involving the possibility of the world ending. She's also the one responsible for kickstarting the events of Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory, as she transferred Rei's power from the Ultra Dimension to the Hyper Dimension. At the end of Victory, she is captured by another Neptune in a specimen book, leaving her future unknown until Megadimension Neptunia VII.
Functionally, Croire is similar to that of Histoire, where both of them are tome-holders who record history within them. But, Croire does not share the same views as Histoire, often finding herself aligned with the villains - though remains a spectator - simply because she wants to see some interesting history occur. Unlike Histoire, Croire possesses the ability to travel between dimensions as she pleases, something used to the benefit of the Ultra Dimension Neptune after capturing her. Croire can also take the powers of others and give them to others, such as when she took Rei's powers from Victory and gave them to Arfoire in VII.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , likely , possibly with Rei's powers
Name: Croire; nicknamed "Crostie" (Cro-chan) by the bigger Neptune
Origin: Hyperdimension Neptunia
Gender: Female
Age: Thousands of years old
Classification: Fairy, Assistant of Rei Ryghts, Self-proclaimed History Recorder
Powers and Abilities:
*Flight (Hovers above the ground at all times)
*Dimensional Travel and Portal Creation (Croire has the unique ability ofMegadimension Neptunia VII (2015)VII - Zero Dimension Neptunia Z: Twilight of the Desperate CPU being able to freely travelNeptunia: Game Maker R:Evolution (2023)Game Maker R:Evolution - Prologue to any dimension she pleasesGame Maker R:Evolution - Character Info, Croire, an ability which is used to great effect particularly by the Ultra Dimension Neptune. This is accomplished through the creation of portalsVII - Hyper Dimension Neptunia G: The Golden Leaders, Reconstructors of Gamindustri from one dimension to the other, which can remain open for any period of timeVII - Heart Dimension Neptunia H: Trilogy Finale: Into Legend)
*Spatial Connection (Non-combat applicable - In Game Maker R:Evolution, Croire is noted to have the ability to "connect spaces", an ability seemingly independent from her usual dimension-traveling abilities. This is first shown when the rear door of a game expo led directly to a volcano. Lideo suspected the occurrance to be the work of this ability to connect spaces, and Neptune additionally alludes to Croire being the one to do thisGame Maker R:Evolution - Chapter 2. In Chapter 3, she sent the Victory crew to a marsh despite them entering Purple Sister's company building in the Lastanita RouteGame Maker R:Evolution - Chapter 3, Lastanita Route, and into an entirely separate building in the Dual Small RouteGame Maker R:Evolution - Chapter 3, Dual Small Route. In Chapter 4, she sent the crew to a different company building from Vert's, with Vert saying that they must have been teleportedGame Maker R:Evolution - Chapter 4, Planeptune-Leanbox Route, and also used her power of spatial connection to simulate an endless dungeon trap, constantly sending the cast to what seems like familiar locations as they traveled through the dungeonGame Maker R:Evolution - Chapter 4. However, due to its usage being limited and relegated only to doors and other means of entrance, it cannot be used in combat)
*Power Stealing and Bestowing (Possesses the ability to take and bestow the powers of others, shown most prominently with Rei Kiseijou's powers. Before the events of Victory occurred, Rei had asked Croire to transferHyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Generation (2014)Re;Birth 3 - Prologue the last remaining bit of power to her Hyper Dimension selfRe;Birth 3 - Chapter 10. Later on, Croire had forcefully bestowed some of Hyper Dimension Rei's powers unto Ultra Dimension ReiRe;Birth 3 - Chapter 9. During the final battle against Hyper Dimension Rei, Croire stole the last bit of power Ultra Dimension Rei had within her and gave it to her other self. During the events of VII, Croire held on to the last bit of Rei's powers, giving them to both Arfoire and Kurome before it eventually disappeared with Kurome's initial deathVII - Heart Dimension Neptunia H: Trilogy Finale: Into Legend - Regrouping. Forcefully extracted the cursed game's master disc from within F-Sha's bodyGame Maker R:Evolution - Chapter 8)
*Light Manipulation (Created a bright flash of light to blind the Victory group and Second SistersGame Maker R:Evolution - Chapter 3)
*Fusionism (Croire possesses the power to fuse two existences into one, and used this power to create Zaiquone: a fusion between Zaikopath, Arfoire, Copy the Hard, and Copy the CodeGame Maker R:Evolution - Chapter 10)
Attack Potency: Unknown (Croire does not ever engage in any battles in the series, opting to remain as a spectator to fulfill her role as a "history recorder"), likely Low Multiverse Level, possibly Complex Multiverse level with Rei's powers (Croire has shown to be in possession of Rei Kiseijou's powers a few times before, but she has never used it for combat purposes, mainly giving it to other individuals or another version of Rei to power them up. However, her possession of the powers could likely make her this powerful)
Speed: Unknown
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Unknown, likely Low Multiverse Level, possibly Complex Multiverse level with Rei's powers
Durability: Unknown, likely Low Multiverse Level, possibly Complex Multiverse level with Rei's powers
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Interdimensional using her powers (Croire's powers let her travel to any dimension she (or Neptune) chooses)
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Above Average (Seemingly plotting something at every turn, Croire at times takes the opportunity to pull the strings behind some of the events of the games. She is the one who found and helped Arfoire set up a Share Crystal trap in VII to lure out the group. Additionally, she is the mastermind behind the events of Chapter 7 in Game Maker R:Evolution, coming up with a plan with the Copy Clique Trio to trap people in the game world using units of Lideo's "Mr. Immersion Pro MAX", allowing Arfoire to create her own company building in the one month that the group was within the game worldGame Maker R:Evolution - Chapter 7)
Weaknesses: She hasn't participated in any fight whatsoever, and her combat capabilities are unknown
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Hyperdimension Neptunia
Category:Female Characters
Category:Fairies
Category:Antagonists
Category:Flight Users
Category:Dimensional Travel Users
Category:Portal Users
Category:Space Users
Category:Power Absorption Users
Category:Power Bestowal Users
Category:Light Users
Category:Fusionism Users