Stanley Snyder

Appearance

Stanley is a tall (185 cm), well-built man with hyperbolically prettified facial features. He has arched eyebrows and relaxed-looking, light colored eyes with thick eyelashes and glossy, colored lips that resemble wearing lipstick. His hair is of medium length and neatly slicked back, with a large strand falling in his face and an undercut. His petrification scar runs horizontally across his face in a jagged line. However, after being revived it seems to have healed to the point that the jagged line is not as visible, instead two jagged lines are seen along the bottom of his eyes. When in battle, he wears a large suit of armor which covers most of his body along with his head. The armor is extremely intricate, with large shoulder pads that are decorated with a feathery material hanging from the bottom of them that covers Stanley's body like a cape. The mask he wears with this armor is surrounded with similar material that hangs off his head, somewhat resembling a lion's mane and incorporating gas mask filters. Outside of battle however, he wears a dark bodysuit with gloves, a back holster, knee pads, and armored greaves that have spikes on the side of the soles. Even in this state, he also carries a large bolo knife in his belt and a pistol on his hip at all times. He is usually seen smoking a cigarette. Years after the second petrification event Stanley is given a new uniform that is similar to his old one but with slight modifications. He now wears clawed gauntlets that extend past his elbows. He retains his scars most likely due to weathering on his statue.

Personality

From what is seen about Stanley, he appears to be a "shoot first, ask later"-type of person. He is silent and reserved. This was seen when he attacked the Kingdom of Science when they arrived, despite them doing nothing to warrant an attack. However, Xeno stated that this was because Stanley wanted to elaborate to them the advanced skill of his benefactor, should they be hostile. Attesting to his extreme willpower to endure four millennia under the effects of petrification, Xeno doesn't doubt in the slightest that Stanley can complete a task once he sets his mind onto it. Stanley himself even confirms this by stating no matter how hard the task is, he can get it done. While he does seem to show strong loyalty to Dr. Xeno and faith in his abilities, he doesn't seem to hold his other allies in high regard. Of note, once he shot Senku, rather than retrieve Luna, who was still enemies with the Kingdom of Science at the time, he chose to leave her there, despite her status as a spy becoming known and showed no concern for her safety or even an attempt to rescue her in. He smokes a lot, a lot. He is usually cold to everything and everyone, but that doesn't mean that he feels the same coldness inside as he shows himself to be on the outside.

Abilities and Skills

Stanley is a capable warrior with years of combat experience. Xeno vouches for both his skill and tenacity, describing him as his capable knight. Charlotte and Max also compliment him as skilled, saying the Kingdom of Science would have no chance against him. Indeed, the Kingdom of Science had to start another Petrification event to defeat Stanley otherwise they would have suffered a major loss of their allies. Tsukasa Shishio, a skilled warrior in his own right, even believed it would be a dangerous outcome to revive Stanley in South America due to the threat he poses. Combat Proficiency: Judging from his background, as well as his assault on Senku's group, Snyder is a valuable member of Dr. Xeno's group for his skill in modern warfare. At first glance, he could tell that Gen was not a developed fighter and that Senku's warrior group should be approached with caution. He has good reflexes, as he casually avoided a spear strike from Moz with little effort. Skilled Strategist: He initially planned on wiping out the entirety of the ship crew with a decisive strike, only to lose his aircraft. Eventually, he took one of their members in for intel instead. To draw out the science leader, he sent Luna and told her to signal to him once she located him. Furthermore, Stanley was able to identify his target after deducing that he would look at Luna and then in his direction. By keeping himself hidden in the submarine and letting his unit attack, Stanley was able to successfully commandeer the Perseus after taking down both Moz and Matsukaze.

Abilities and Skills 2

Marksman: Stanley uses a variety of weapons, such as a machine gun. While Stanley is skilled, he was unable to hit members of the Kingdom of Science, but did graze Matsukaze in his shoulder. Stanley is also capable of judging the velocity and distance for a single sniper shot, by using the stripes on Luna's outfit. Even while his enemies were escape in the dust cloud Stanley was still able to successfully shoot both Tsukasa Shishio and Hyoga in the shoulder. Gifted Intelligence: Aside from his military position and status, Stanley is also quite intelligent; amidst the ruckus on the ship caused by Luna accidentally giving out Stanley's position, the latter deduces that their chaos and amateurism works to his benefit - the moment "the sharp-minded" Senku looks in his direction, the soldier correctly identifies him as his designed target. While Stanley is not proficient in Science, Stanley is capable of understanding of that there was a Science user among the enemy. Adding to his perceptiveness and predictive ability, Stanley is successful in assuming Xeno will leave a "code" of sorts by moving his mouth, as if talking. This allows him to locate the next destination of Kingdom of Science's vessel and act accordingly.

Equipment

Stanley carries a machine gun on him. He also carries a pistol and a dagger on his side.

About Luna Wright

While on a mission, Stanley holds a commanding presence to Luna, the latter clearly being afraid of him. He orders her to lure the enemy science leader into the position where he can effectively eliminate them. Once Luna gets found out and possibly captured, he holds little concern for her and decides to leave her to the enemy.

About Ryusui Nanami

Despite Stanley's attempts to murder members of the Kingdom of Science, Ryusui seems to have a degree of respect for him. Following Xeno's depetrification, Ryusui is the one to first seed the idea of granting Stanley amnesty — treating his acts as those of a soldier, not a murderer — in exchange for Xeno's help. As they leave Stanley's statue, Ryusui is shown to have put a fresh cigarette in his stone hand. When everyone in the Kingdom of Science starts calling Ryusui the most skilled pilot in the Stone World, Ryusui acknowledges that he's not the most experienced pilot and marksman, remembering that time he saw Stanley's incredibly feats of flying when attacking the Kingdom in America, and goes to see his statue. After clearing their thoughts that night, Ryusui and Senku decide to revive Stanley the next day because he is more trained for the moon mission than Ryusui. Although at first he shows indifference, it is later revealed that Ryusui is devastated because he will not be able to fulfill his dream of going to space. Although he had to give up on his dream, Ryusui does not show any hatred or resentment towards Stanley when he is chosen to go to the moon in his place and, on the day of the rocket launch, says goodbye to him amicably.

About Senku Ishigami

From the get go, Stanley is coldly hostile to the Kingdom of Science. His original objective, though at first being Taiju due to misinformation, is to assassinate Senku as to cripple the group. Eventually, he nearly succeeds in this goal, only for his attempts to be thwarted by Senku's quick wit and use of tools. He initially thinks he murdered Senku, and shows no remorse for his actions; in fact, he is enraged to find out the teen is still alive afterwards. Although the two have yet to directly interact, Stanley is determined to rectify his mistake and kill Senku after the latter kidnapped Xeno. The closest they have been in parameters of each other is when Stanley caught a glimpse of Senku riding away on a motorcycle and smirking at him. During the pursuit through South America, Stanley eventually catches up to Kingdom of Science. He launches an assault on them in order to retrieve his leader. When realizing that he was going to be petrified a second time, Stanley initially tried to prevent Senku's plans but gave up after realizing it will be in vain. He showed himself composed in the face of defeat, as he complimented Senku before he took one last smoke from a cigarette and was petrified again. Several years after the Second Petrification event, Senku kept Stanley petrified because of the threat he poses and to ensure that Xeno remains compliant. After Ryusui gives up his spot for the moon mission, Stanley is revived to fill in that spot. Stanley finally met Senku face to face, seemingly have given up on trying to kill him to defeat Why-man.

About Gen Asagiri

Gen is captured by Stanley while he was patrolling the perimeter and is brought to Xeno for questioning. Though they have little interaction, Stanley nonetheless compliments Gen on his psychological gambles and lies that he's presented to Xeno's group. In return, Gen is terrified of Stanley and his sniping skill.

About Dr. Xeno

Xeno Houston Wingfield is an outstanding scientist from NASA. Stanley is introduced as Dr. Xeno's subordinate during their early debut, however, the initial impression of an exclusively professional relationship between them fades as their storyline progresses. It turns out that before the first petrification event, the two had been close friends since childhood and eventually became partners in shady deals (if not outright crimes) to finance Xeno's scientific research. Their familiarity seems to be the reason why Stanley doesn't consider Xeno his boss at all, instead viewing their dynamic as more of a mutual pursuit of a common goal, and he describes Xeno as overly helpful or even genial. Stanley also usually looks distant and aloof, except when he is seen next to Xeno, when his behavior becomes clearly more optimistic and friendly. These two often make fun of each other, even in situations that should be taken quite seriously.