Strider Hiryu

"No place for amateurs."

- Strider Hiryu

Strider Hiryu is the main hero from Strider. He appears in the 28th episode of Death Battle, Ryu Hayabusa VS Strider Hiryu, where he went against Ninja Gaiden protagonist Ryu Hayabusa.

History
Hiryu was orphaned at a very young age. He was put through the intense Strider program, a training school for high-tech ninja mercenaries. He far exceeded his teachers´ expectations, and soon became the youngest student in the organization´s history to reach the highest rank of Special A-Class Strider. After reaching this remarkable rank, Hiryu was sent on a mission to kill a rogue Strider, who just so happened to be his own sister. He retired after his sister's death but was called back into action to destroy threats to humanity.

Background

 * Height: 179 cm / 5'10"
 * Weight: 85 kg / 187 Ibs
 * Age: 2,021 years
 * Rank: Special-A Class Strider
 * Occupation: Retired
 * Superhuman senses
 * Hobbies: Peace, seclusion, boring stuff

Falchion Light Sword Cypher

 * Extendable through plasma charging
 * Boost [Plasma wave projectiles]
 * Plasma arrows
 * Deflects projectiles
 * Shape-shifting properties
 * Can destroy projectiles
 * Incinerates opponents

Tools

 * Climb Sickle
 * Medical Trick
 * Varja
 * Boots
 * Attack, Aqua, & Magnet
 * Jump Trick
 * Increases jumping height

Weaponry

 * Kunai
 * Fire Trick
 * Launches a fireball
 * Ground Trick
 * Creates a small quake
 * Spark Trick
 * Launches a ball of electric energy
 * Spark Ball: Sends it along the ground

Option A

 * Satellite drone "Bot"
 * Laser guns
 * Can power machinery

Option B

 * Robotic panther
 * Fiercely loyal

Option C

 * Robotic hawk
 * Bladed wings​,
 * Can drop grenades

Feats

 * Avoided shadowtag bullets
 * Has slain armies & dinosaurs
 * Is over 2,000 years old
 * Destroyed a moon-sized space station
 * Slices people with bare hands
 * Defeated Matic, Faceas Clay, Striders & Grandmaster Meio

​DBX
Stider Hiryu will appear in a upcoming episode of DBX, where he will fight Zero from ​Mega Man X.

Trivia

 * Strider Hiryu is the third anime/manga character to appear on Death Battle, the first two being Vegeta and Goku and is followed by Gundam Epyon, Majin Buu, Gaara, Guts, Hercule Satan, Astro Boy, Agumon, Roronoa Zoro, Erza Scarlet, Voltron Lion Force, Natsu Dragneel, Portgas D. Ace, Android 18 and Renamon.
 * Strider Hiryu is the first Capcom character, who did not originate from Street Fighter to win a Death Battle with the next two being Dante and Zero.