Strider Hiryu

Death Battle Combatant
The High-Tech Mercenary
Strider Hiryu
Origin	Strider Hiryu Ch. 1 (1988)
Company	Capcom
Appearance(s)	Ryu Hayabusa VS Strider Hiryu

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

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.

Death Battle Info

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

Gear "Tricks"

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

Options

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 appeared in Season 2 of DBX, where he fought against Zero from ​Mega Man X and lost.

Gallery

Sprite used in Death Battle

Sprite used in DBX

Cypher

Option A

Option B

Option C

The Climb Sickle

Ragnarok

Legion

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Trivia

• Strider Hiryu is the third Capcom combatant who is not from Street Fighter, with the first three being Mike Haggar, Felicia and Dr. Wily, and with the following six being Mega Man, Dante, Zero, Vergil, Leon S. Kennedy and Frank West.
  • He is the first non-Street Fighter Capcom character to win a Death Battle with the next three being Dante, Zero and Leon S. Kennedy.

References

• Strider Hiryu on Wikipedia
• Strider Hiryu on Striderpedia
• Strider Hiryu on Capcom Database