The Fallen Striders (敗れしストライダー達) are a group of minor characters in Strider (2014) who serve as backstory for the 11 alternate colored costumes the player can find and unlock during the course of the game. Finding them all also unlocks a Customization mode which lets the player change the colors of Hiryu's outfit.
Before Hiryu was given the mission to eliminate Grandmaster Meio, 11 other Striders were sent to Kazakh City to fulfill the same mission. Each one of them excelled in different skills and wielded special weapons, but none of them survived their assignment, finding their demise inside the metropolis at the hands of the Grandmaster's subordinates.
List of Fallen Striders[]
Fallen Striders | ||
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Name | Information | Found in |
Strider Hoen |
Rank: A Class |
Location: Underground - Refuse Processing Requirements: Magnetic Cypher Found in the large room with the river of lava in its center, in the second room on the left wall, behind a Magnetic Door. |
Strider Hien |
Rank: Special-A Class Weapon: Geometrical Cypher Killed by: Grandmaster Meio |
Location: Military Ring - Upper Military Requirements: Magnetic Cypher In the area with two Magnetic Doors face-to-face. Open the left one, drop down a long shaft and move right to a second Magnetic Door. |
Strider Rouga |
Rank: A Class Weapon: Cy-Dagger Killed by: Professor Schlange |
Location: Industry - Carbon Charging Area Requirements: Option-A Found in the room with pools of lava. First travel upwards to an area with two turrets and a narrow passage who requires the Slide Assault. At the other end is an Option-A interface, use it and a hook will raise with the icon out of a lava pool. Travel back and snatch it. |
Strider Ouga |
Rank: Special-A Class Weapon: Twin Cypher Killed by: Solo |
Location: Research Facility - Vertical Assembly Line Note that Option-B is not required to open the door, however completing the fight to earn Option-B will open the door. |
Strider Kuga |
Rank: B Class Weapon: Plasma Sword Killed by: The Winds |
Location: Kazakh City - Historical Zone Requirements: Plasma Catapult Left of the Eagle Perch in front of the statue of Meio there's a path going down. In the lowest part there's a narrow hall with three electrified floors/ceilings. Use the Catapult to go through them and reach the icon in the small room at the end. |
Strider Shouyo |
Rank: A Class Weapon: Cy-Bow Killed by: Xi Wang Mu |
Location: Industry - Construction Zone Requirements: Ultra-Cold Cypher/Catapult At the left of the slanted platform there are a few PNUTs flying. Use the Ultra-Cold abilities to turn them into platforms and reach the icon standing in a nearby airship. Alternatively, you can reach it by the top of the crane boom underneath the skiff. Catapult, double-jump, then catapult again to grab the underside of the skiff. |
Strider Koja |
Rank: A Class Weapon: Cy-Fang Killed by: The Gravitron's magnetic field |
Location: Research Facility - Cloning Chamber Requirements: None In the room with the giant brain in the background there's a small opening in the ground Hiryu can climb down. Slide down the narrow path to the left into a room with the icon. |
Strider Jingei |
Rank: A Class Weapon: Cy-Blade Killed by: One of General Mikiel's traps |
Location: Military Headquarters - Motor Pool Requirements: Ultra-Cold Cypher In the backyard with the tank in the background, there's an Ultra-Cold Door high above the left wall. The icon is inside it. |
Strider Hiyou |
Rank: A Class Weapon: Cy-Sickle Killed by: Insect Troopers |
Location: Processing - Underground Citizen Camp Requirements: Plasma Catapult In a small opening in the wall to the right of a Checkpoint Station, between two thorned surfaces. |
Strider Raiga |
Rank: B Class Weapon: Plasma Sword Killed by: The Winds |
Location: Kazakh City - Residential District Requirements: Plasma Catapult At the top of the high structure right where the Carbon Charging Area ends and the Residential District begins, there's a Plasma Ring. Use it to propel Hiryu toward the icon. |
Strider Shinden |
Rank: B Class Weapon: Plasma Sword Killed by: General Mikiel's collection |
Location: Kazakh Outskirts - Inspection Station C Requirements: Ultra-Cold Cypher In the room before the Checkpoint Station leading to the Detention Hall, drop below where there's a room locked with Ultra-Cold Doors at both sides, right in front of the Novo Gate holding a Health Upgrade. |
Design Notes[]
Most of the color choices for this costumes were not random, but based off characters from franchises owned or related to Capcom.[1]
- Hoen's scheme is based off the Elf character from the Capcom-licensed Dungeon and Dragons games.
- Rouga's scheme is based off Hayato Kanzaki from Star Gladiator.
- Ouga's scheme is based off Ibuki from Street Fighter.
- Kuga's scheme is based off Kenji from Red Earth.
- Shouyo's scheme is based off Guy from Final Fight.
- Koja's scheme is based off the Sengoku Basara interpretation of the Japanese figure, Kotarō Fūma.
- Jingei's scheme is based off Nathan "Rad" Spencer from Bionic Commando.
- Hiyou's scheme is based off Lt. Linn Kurosawa from the Alien vs. Predator arcade game.
- Raiga's scheme is based off Wolverine from Marvel Comics.
- Shinden's scheme is based off Hiryu's classic look from the original Arcade game.
Colors based off Hien, Ibuki, Guy and Kenji were originally used as Hiryu's color alts in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
References[]
- ↑ Chris (March 14, 2014). "The Secret Stuff That Inspired Strider". capcom-unity.com. Accessed March 27, 2014