Strider Wiki
Register
Advertisement
StrHD glider

The Glider in the 2014 Strider

The Glider (グライダー)[1] is a flying vehicle from the first Strider, with recurring appearances in following games as part of Hiryu's equipment.

The Glider is a non-motorized, fully mechanical individual aircraft employed by the Striders to infiltrate locations by air. The vehicle has a wing-shaped metallic silver structure, three yellow winglets in its tail, and a harness underneath for its rider. The original design also includes what appears to be a small yellow oil lamp hanging from the front, likely for visibility.

This is a recurring tool used by Hiryu during missions, usually to infiltrate enemy locations through the air, probably due to the Glider producing no sound as it flies. Hiryu is quite adept at using it, effortlessly dodging enemy fire aimed at him while in mid-flight. The Glider flies away on its own after Hiryu touches ground, though he is seen able to call it back remotely to return and pick him up if/when needed.

Appearances[]

Strider

  • Hiryu flies the Glider to infiltrate St. Petersburg, soaring across the city's skyline and landing near the rooftops area just as the alarms go off.
  • After defeating Grandmaster Meio, Hiryu is seen flying with the Glider across an ocean and finally landing atop a whale as it swims towards the horizon.
  • In the Mega Drive version's ending, Hiryu is also seen using the Glider to escape the exploding Third Moon, flying across space as he remembers all the enemies in his adventure and finally returning safely to Earth.
  • In the PC Engine version's ending, Hiryu is seen peacefully soaring over the Amazon forest with his Glider after the Third Moon's destruction.

Strider 2

  • Hiryu uses the Glider to reach the Flying Battleship Balrog after finding it flying above the Malai Archipelago. The Glider is shot down and destroyed just as Hiryu reaches one of the Flying Tortoises escorting the airship.
  • In the PlayStation version's exclusive "Hien Mode", Hien is seen flying the Glider in Hiryu's place during the same cutscene.

Strider (2014)

  • Hiryu infiltrates Kazakh City using the Glider. Faced with enemy fire from the Light Troopers defending the city limits, Hiryu maneuvers around the projectiles and safely lands near the Kazakh City Bridge. The whole sequence is a throwback to the original game's intro.
  • Much later, Hiryu calls forth the Glider after he dives off the doomed Airship Balrog. It catches Hiryu in mid-air and he safely lands in front of Meio's Tower.

Other

  • In the first Marvel vs. Capcom, one of Hiryu's intro animations has him entering the battle in his Glider, an allusion to the original game's intro. In his ending, the Glider comes to pick him up after Onslaught's defeat and carries him to a moving whale, in an homage to the original ending.
  • The intro animation remains identical in his Marvel vs. Capcom 2 appearance.
  • The Glider appears in the art for the secret version of the card "DTL 0085 - Hiryu" in TEPPEN.
  • In a possible callback to the original Arcade's intro, Zeku in Street Fighter V enters the battle by flying via a ninja kite.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. Capcom (February 2014, multi). Strider (English). Concept Art #01: Opening Cinematics
Strider
Hiryu
Equipment: CypherOptions (ABC) • Climb SickleGlider
Moves: SlideCartwheel JumpBig JumpCypher AttackBunshin
Stage Enemies
Russian InfantrymanRascalFlying MosquemanMosquemanShadow Tag Bullets SoldierDesert Soldier
Giant SandwormArmy JeepSiberian WolfWall CrawlerFrogBalrog Marine CorpsTurretLaser Turret
Giant Main GunMr. ElephantHit MouseFloating MineAmazonessPoison MushroomDinosaursPiranha
Bosses
StrobayaNovoOuroboros (General Mikiel) • Giant AntlionSovkhoz Я (Tank Driver)Mecha PonSoloKuniang
Anti-Gravity DeviceCaptain Beard Jr.LagoGrandmaster Meio
Locations
St. PetersburgOil FieldsSiberiaFlying Battleship BalrogAmazonThe Third Moon
South American Base
Related Articles
StridersKazakh FederationResearch StaffsMinor groupsMinor StridersFlying TortoiseSky Thunder Mk-II
NavigatorAssault RifleGiant FlamethrowerPlasma WhirlwindSummoningThe Third Moon PlanEurasiaEarth
† = Exclusive of the PC Engine port
Strider 2
Hiryu
Equipment: CypherClimb SickleGlider
Moves: SlideCypher AttackDouble JumpHassou JumpBackward SomersaultSavage SlashBoost
Hien Mode: Geometrical CypherCypher Boomerang
Stage Enemies
Flying TurretSuperhuman ArmySolo Mass Produced ModelAnimal-shaped Mechanisms
Commando TroopMutant AnimalsMushroomsTianhou TroopGoblinFortress GuardT-54Spike Bomb Machine
Modified GuillotineThe AlchemistFloating MineArmored GuardSearch LanternRascalAntarctic Guard
Penguin BombIce GearBalrog InfantryFighter aircraftTurretLaser TurretThe ProfessorAssistants
GraveleoArdoravisFulmenorca
Bosses
Drill CruiserTransportHonghuoSpider FormTiger FormEmperor DragonSkewer Cannon
Metall HengstSturmgeschutz VDullahanHerzog Schlange (Aluminium Hydra) • Missile MobileBeluga F
Frozen MammothResearchersGravity CoreKrakenSquad LeaderMinelayerScarabeeGoliathReactor Core
Admiral WilhelmKuniang (Tong Pooh) • SoloStrider HienGrandmaster MeioCaduceus
Locations
El DoradoNeo Hong Kong CityFortress WahnenAntarctica Research Lab
Flying Battleship BalrogThe Third Moon
Related Articles
Assault RifleDual Linear GunImpact CannonShock BladePlasma WhirlwindSummoning
StridersLight Sword CypherChinese MafiaKraken ChemicalFlying TortoiseAircarsCatapultEarth
Strider (2014)
Characters
HiryuBlack MarketerThe PrisonerPei PoohNang PoohTong PoohXi Wang Mu
General MikielSoloProfessor SchlangeJuroungGrandmaster Meio
Fallen Striders: HoenHienRougaOugaKugaShouyoKojaJingeiHiyouRaigaShinden
Stage Enemies
Light TrooperPNUTShield TrooperMilitary TrooperResearch Trooper
Wall CrawlerSevernsiInsect TrooperStealth FlyerTurretLaser Turret
Bosses
Vityaz-1Ouroboros Mk.IIIHeavy TrooperThe Four WindsSoloMillipedeGravitronTornado
BrainwalkerMecha PonMagmapedeJuroungGrandmaster MeioMeio Prime
Locations
Kazakh CityAirship BalrogMeio's TowerThe Third Moon
Kazakh OutskirtsKazakh City (district)IndustryMilitary RingProcessingMilitary Headquarters
Research FacilityUnderground
Collectibles & Moves
Items: Item Unlock PickupPickup CradleLarge Canister
Basic Moves: Cypher AttackCartwheel JumpCharge Mode
Unlockable Moves: Slide AssaultCharged CypherDown StrikeDouble JumpPlasma CatapultKunaiOptions (A, B, C)
Cypher Forms: Reflect CypherExplosive CypherUltra-Cold CypherMagnetic Cypher
Related Articles
CypherClimb SickleHard rubber armorPlasma CapacitorCustom RifleLaser Rifle & Flamethrower
StridersMeio's ArmyResistanceKazakh City CitizensResearchers
GliderSkiffSovkhozZAIN Project v2EurasiaEarth
Advertisement