Omnitempus

The Omnitempus (オムニテンボス), also known as Omnipotence (オムニボテンス) in Sonic Riders, is a recurring Extreme Gear in the Sonic Riders series. It first appeared as a Bike type Extreme Gear in Sonic Riders and later as a Board type Extreme Gear in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity and Sonic Free Riders. It grants the user the abilities of Speed Type, Fly Type and Power Type characters.

Sonic Riders
"Super Gear. All skills granted to character."

- Game description in Sonic Riders.

Description
This Extreme Gear first appeared in Sonic Riders as a Bike type Extreme Gear named "Omnipotence". According to its profile, it grants its rider all skills. It is unlocked in the game by completing the Heroes Story in Story Mode, and can then be purchased at the shop for 5,000 Rings.

The appearance of the Omnipotence in Sonic Riders is actually closer in resemblance to that of a bumper car than a bike. Its design is also very similar to the Destroyer's, possessing a drill on the front and extended blue exhaust ports on each side, with multicolored growing stripes on the rear. It is also primarily colored white, with grey footing panels and a blue seat and rims.

Abilities and Traits
As a Bike type Extreme Gear in Sonic Riders, the Omnipotence is more powerful, but less maneuverable and less fuel efficient than most other types of Extreme Gears. It is well-balanced across its attributes, but with less than average stats.

When in use, the Omnipotence grants its riders Speed Type, Fly Type and Power Type attributes, allowing them to grind on rails, fly off Flight Ramps and Accelerators and smash through obstacles (even though the user already possesses one of these abilities) at all times. The drawback from using the Omnipotence's wide moveset during a race is that the player cannot replenish the Omnipotence's Air Tank by using either any of the three types' abilities.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
"A balanced gear able to use all basic skills. Timing the gear change is the key to mastery."

- Game description in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity.

Description
The Omnipotence returned in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, where is was given a new name, "Omnitempus" and had been redesigned to be an Board type Extreme Gear. According to its profile, it is a balanced Extreme Gear that can use all basic skills and that timing is the key to mastering it. It can be purchased at the shop for 2,800 Rings.

In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, the Omnitempus is given a major redesign. In this game, the Omnitempus's basic structure resembles a cyan and metallic-blue rounded cuboid with yellow streaks on the sides, with a darker metallic-blue area on the top surface and rear. It also possess two silver-colored foot panels on the top surface and two sphere-like exhaust ports with disks on the corners of the rear. However, it still maintains the multicolored lines on its rear from the previous game.

Abilities and Traits
As a Board type Extreme Gear in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, the Omnitempus is well-balanced in its attributes with average statistics and is suited for general riding.

In this game, the Omnitempus retains its ability to grant the user the attributes of Speed Types, Flight Types and Power Types (grinding, flying and smashing obstacles respectively). However, instead of being a passive ability of the Omnitempus, these attributes are contained within the Omnitempus' Gear Parts, meaning that the player has to activate the specific skill of each type manually with its Gear Change. Though the player can choose which Gear Part to activate at any given moment, it means that only one skill belonging to each type can be used at once and that rings are required to switch between the skills. A drawback of this Gear is that it accumulates only 70 percent of GP earned earned from performing tricks, grinding, air riding or accessing air routes etc. The Omnitempus is similar to the Rainbow, as it has the same Gear Parts, but costs less.

Sonic Free Riders
"This all-powerful gear packs the Grind, Air Ride, and Power skills into a single model."

- Game description in Sonic Free Riders.

Description
The Omnitempus returned again in Sonic Free Riders, where it retained its name and Extreme Gear type in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. According to its profile, its an all-powerful Extreme Gear model that has the Grind, Air Ride, and Power skills. It can be purchased from the shop for 1,500 Rings.

In Sonic Free Riders, the Omnitempus was given a new redesign. In this game, it had a more board-like shape with cloud-shaped white accents on the edges, while the rest of its surface was colored blue, with yellow and light blue stripes and two grey circles on the top surface.

Abilities and Traits
As a Board type Extreme Gear in Sonic Free Riders, the Omnitempus is, like in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, well-balanced in its attributes though with less-than-average stats and is suited for general riding. In this game, the Omnitempus was given the same abilities as it had in Sonic Riders, meaning that the player can grind, fly off Flight Ramps and through Dash Rings and smash through obstacles at all times. However, it also regains its drawback of preventing the player from refilling the Omnitempus' Air Tank by using either of the three abilities and any Air earned from performing tricks is halved. It can also cannot be equipped with any Gear Parts.

Trivia

 * The word "Omni" is the Latin word for "all" or "every", which is a reference to the Gear's ability to grant the user the ability of each type of skills.