Flying Mosqueman (フライング・モスクマン) is one of the stage enemies found in the original Strider and all its ports. It is a flying variation of the ground-based Mosqueman enemy.

The Flying Mosqueman is a small flying robot, developed for the same task that its predecesor: the protection of the rooftops of the Mosques in Kazakh's Capital City^[1]. During their exile in Siberia, the Mosqueman Research Team came to the conclusion that, in order to defend the steep slopes of the Mosques, a flying machine was much better suited than a ground walker^[2]. They designed this model as a smaller and lighter build, and finally were able to make it fly by applying thin transparent wings to each side. Weaponry was also removed from the model (100 PTS version can still shoot at the player), with some even carrying out Item Boxes instead. It's said this was done as payback for having been sent to Siberia.^[2]

InformationEdit

Stats
Enemy Type:	Robot
Hit Points:	1 HP
Score:	100 PTS & 300 PTS

Appears in Stage 1 (St. Petersburg) and Stage 4 (Amazon). Also appears in the PC-Engine-exclusive Desert Stage.

A security robot that flies over the skies of the Imperial Capital on its duty of protecting the city skyline^[1]. Its main body is a simplified form of the original Mosqueman's, with two small wings at each side to sustain flight and a single wheel installed below the body. There exist two types of Flying Mosqueman: attack type and Item Box carriers^[3], the only difference being that the second type carry Item Boxes around for Hiryu to pick up. Both types act the same way though: they attempt to strike Hiryu through contact by flying into him.

The Flying Mosqueman usually appears in groups of around 2 or 3, though a total of six of them ambush Hiryu at the top of the main Mosque. They are mostly a nuisance, flying around trying to hit Hiryu, though in contrast they are easily destroyed by a single attack.

ReferencesEdit

Strider
Stage Enemies
Russian Infantryman・Rascal・Flying Mosqueman・Mosqueman・Shadowtag Bullets Soldier・Siberian Wolf Wall Crawler・Frog・Balrog Marine Corps・Hit Mouse・Mr. Elephant・Amazoness・Poison Mushroom・Dinosaurs
Bosses
Strobaya・Novo・Ouroboros・Mecha Pon・Solo・Kuniang・Anti-Gravity Device Captain Beard Jr.・Lago・Grandmaster Meio
Locations
St. Petersburg・Siberia・Flying Battleship Balrog・Amazon・The Third Moon
Related Articles
Cypher・Climb Sickle・Kazakh Federation・General Mikiel・Flying Tortoise・Sky Thunder Mk-II