The Kazakh Federation (カザフ連邦国) is a country that appears in the story backdrop of the original coin-op, manga and NES game. The country plays a central role in both games as supporters of the antagonist, while in the manga it serves as an early enemy force before Hiryu focuses on the true antagonist of the story: Enterprise. In real life history, the Kazakh SSR (Казахская ССР, as seen in the arcade's first stage intro) was one of the republics of the Soviet Union, and is today known as the independent state of Kazakhstan. This change occurred in 1991, a few years after the release of both games and the manga, which accounts for the discrepancy of its name still being used in the 2040's, the years the story is set.

In the localization of the Mega Drive port's manual, the country's name was translated as "Kazafu"^[1], the romanization of the Japanese katakana word for Kazakh (カザフ).

In the translation of the Strider 2 manual, the reference was updated and the country is referred by its actual name, "Kazakhstan".

Contents 1 Overview 2 Organization 2.1 Kazakh's Government 2.2 Secret Police 2.3 Armed Forces 2.4 Research Teams 3 References

OverviewEdit

Kazakh is an Eastern Europe country that, by the year 2048, has become the Imperial Capital of the Russian Empire^[1]. It's capital city and center of power is "St. Petersburg"^[2][3], a traditional historical city that has plenty of mosques and Russian Orthodox onion domed churches and cathedrals. Despite the difficulty of creating defenses for such areas, the whole city is well protected by both men and machines, and the Kazakh government has boasted of having an impenetrable defense.^[4]

The government's dictatorship has progressively worsened the country's condition, with the domestic economy about to crash and public dissatisfaction reaching its peak^[5]. This reckless driving of the country's administration eventually led to the creation of rebel factions, which clashed in conflict with government troops^[1]. In both versions, this led to the involvement of the Striders in the situation, setting the story into motion.

OrganizationEdit

Kazakh's GovernmentEdit

While briefly mentioned in the manga, appears only in the coin-op. The ruling party of Kazakh, also unofficially called the "Politburo", is comprised of a council of officers that govern over Kazakh's capital city with an iron fist. It consists of a total of 24 officers^[6], who are gathered in a chamber within the Grand Mosque, an oval-shaped building in the heart of the capital. General Mikiel is the head officer of the council.

Likely through Grandmaster Meio's manipulations, all members of the council possess the ability to merge themselves into a centipede-like creature known as Ouroboros, the Iron Ruler^[6]. The nature of this creature, whether it is still human or a full machine, is unknown.^[6]

Secret PoliceEdit

Main article: Kazakh Secret Police

Appears as an early antagonist force in both the manga and NES game, and while it is not referenced in the coin-op, the "Russian Infantryman" stage enemy wears an identical uniform and use the same weapon.

An underground force created to deal with the rebel uprising product of the handling of the Kazakh government. This police force is given complete freedom of actions in order to subdue the rebels, capable of killing them in order to avoid paying court fees^[7]. They also have access to heavy armored vehicles, including the T-48 model tank and an anti-tank stealth chopper.

Armed ForcesEdit

Seen as part of the exclusive extra stage in the PC-Engine port, which is set in a military desert camp. Soldiers of Kazakh's military force are seen wearing olive and camouflage uniforms, and wield weapons like machine guns and bazookas. They are also seen driving vehicles like a gun-mounted army jeep. Hiryu runs into this camp while pursuing a runaway soldier driving the Sovkhoz Я, a tank reminiscent of the T-48 model.

Research TeamsEdit

Mentioned in supplementary material for the coin-op^[2][8]. Within the Kazakh Federation, there exists a worldwide famous research academy, and within it there exists two rivaling research teams known as the Mosqueman Research Team (モスクマン開発) and Rascal Research Team (ラスカル開発)^[2]. The research groups were employed by Meio and his subordinates, and under his direct orders developed the machines that form part of Meio's army^[8], such as the Mosqueman, Rascal, Mecha Pon and the Anti-Gravity Device.

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