- —Strider Hiryu
Strider Hiryu (real name unknown) 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 and Dead or Alive series.
He also appeared in the 29th episode of DBX, Zero VS Strider, where he fought against Zero from the Mega Man X and Mega Man Zero series.
History
Hiryu was orphaned at a very young age, with a past unknown to most. As a child, he was taken into the Strider Program, which trained its recruits to be ninja-like assassins and mercenaries. He would 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 then left the program to live in solitude, but has been called into duty on more than one occasion to destroy whatever threats to humanity emerge. Each time he has been called to action, though, Hiryu has proven his skill in the arts of combat and stealth.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Height: 179 cm / 5'10"
- Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs
- 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
Gallery
Appearance
(From Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes)
(From Project X Zone 2)
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Hiryu is the ninth Capcom character to appear, after Akuma, Mike Haggar, Zangief, Felicia, Chun-Li, Doctor Wily, Blanka, and M. Bison, and with the next 18 being Ryu, Dan Hibiki, Mega Man, Dante, Cammy White, Ken Masters, Zero, Balrog, Vergil, Leon S. Kennedy, Frank West, Sigma, Mega Man X, MegaMan Volnutt, MegaMan.EXE, Star Force Mega Man, Jon Talbain, and Asura.
- He is the fourth Capcom character to win, after Akuma, Zangief, and Blanka, and with the next six being Dante, Zero, Leon S. Kennedy, Ryu, MegaMan.EXE, and Jon Talbain.
- Hiryu is the third Anime/Manga character to fight against a Video Game character, after Vegeta and Pikachu, and with the next nine being Majin Buu, Guts, Hercule Satan, Astro Boy, Tai Kamiya, Agumon, Renamon, Ryūko Matoi, and Giorno Giovanna.
- He is the second Anime/Manga character to win, after Vegeta, and with the next five being Guts, Hercule Satan, Astro Boy, Tai Kamiya, and Agumon.
- Hiryu is the first winner to lose against another one in DBX, and with the next nine being Master Chief, Lucario, Batman, Amy Rose, Venom, Vegeta, Terry Bogard, Broly, and Guts.
- Hiryu and his opponent are the eighth and ninth Capcom characters to appear in DBX, after Trish, Ryu, Fei Long, Jon Talbain, Mega Man X, Guile, and Mega Man, and with the next 12 being Akuma, Ken Masters, Dhalsim, Demitri Maximoff, Dante, Viewtiful Joe, Jill Valentine, Chun-Li, Juri Han, Vergil, Karin Kanzuki, and Tron Bonne.
- He is the fourth Capcom character to lose, after Trish, Fei Long, and Guile, and with the next seven being Ken Masters, Demitri Maximoff, Viewtiful Joe, Juri Han, Vergil, Karin Kanzuki, and Tron Bonne.
Notes
- ↑ While Strider is more well-known as a video game character, the manga adaptation of Strider released a year before the original 1989 arcade game did.
