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Well, now that you're back, Hiryu...There's nothing left to fear!
(「それで飛竜が来てくれたんだ……もう何も怖いものはありゃしない!!」)
—Sheena, overjoyed at being reunited with Hiryu

Sheena (シーナ) is a character exclusive of the Strider Hiryu manga and its NES adaptation. Her role in both versions differs slightly but is basically the same.

Sheena is a female Strider who has been friends with both Hiryu and Kain since training school and was often teamed with them on missions. Contrasting Kain's more easygoing attitude, Sheena is shown distant, silent and serious most of their time together. When around Hiryu, however, she becomes more effusive and expressive, for example being overly happy and relieved when they meet in Kazakh. She's a very capable fighter and prefers to use firearms, especially a machine gun, which she's shown handling with ease.[2]

While Hiryu teases her saying that she and Kain make a good couple[3], in truth Sheena has harbored feelings for Hiryu and kept them secret. She is finally able to tell Hiryu how happy she is at having seen him for one last time on her deathbed.[4]

Story[]

Manga[]

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Sheena (Manga)

Both Sheena and Kain were assigned a mission on the Kazakh Federation to support the local Rebel Army, and take part in one of their meetings. During the sudden assault from the secret police, she comes to Kain's help just as he is being chased by an armored Stealth Chopper, shooting it down by aiming at its tail rotor. Shortly afterward she encounters a little girl and finds out from her that Kain was captured by the enemy. After sending a report to HQ, Sheena decides to stay undercover in the city to plan Kain's rescue. When Hiryu finds out her location and joins her, Sheena is overjoyed and relieved to see him back, briefly thinking that he rejoined the organization before his expression makes her realize he's just there for a rescue mission (keeping his orders to kill Kain a secret from her). Together, they capture the chief of the Secret Police and get Kain's whereabouts out of him. With the captured chief and the unconscious Kain retrieved, they decide to take shelter in one of the Rebel Army's safe houses.

After a short talk with Hiryu, Sheena notices Kain has just awakened. Not realizing Kain's odd behavior, she reacts late when he attacks her with his Cypher, wounding her in the arm. Hiryu takes on the brainwashed Kain and both battle outside the safe house, violently clashing their weapons. Trying to stop the fight, Sheena attempts to restrain the crazed Kain from behind, but Kain overpowers her and throws her onto the ground, only to fatally injure her before Hiryu could interfere.

After subduing Kain, Hiryu rushes to Sheena's side, but she's already beyond salvation. With her last strength, she tells him she thought they'd never see each other again, and how glad she was they did. The next day Hiryu and Kain bury her, with Hiryu cutting his ponytail and leaving it on her grave as a promise to take care of everyone involved in the ZAIN Project, as Hiryu has realized it was not only the cause of Kain's violent outburst and Sheena's death, but also the event from two years ago when her sister Mariya went on a rampage and he was forced to kill her.

Strider (NES)[]

After dealing with the brainwashed Kain, Hiryu asks Sheena to look over him as he leaves to deal with the ZAIN Terminals. Eventually, the recovered Kain escapes her surveillance and leaves the Blue Dragon. Sheena follows shortly after on his pursuit, preoccupied for his unhealed wound. Some time later, Hiryu finds her within the Strider Headquarters, in an area connected with The Syndicate's base in Los Angeles. Fatally injured, she asks Hiryu to find Matic (apparently the one who injured her) and get revenge for her, and then dies.

Coverage of the Japanese version in magazines stated Sheena was Kain's "lover" (恋人)[5], but this is not reflected in either the manga or the game.

Skills and Abilities[]

As an A Class Strider, Sheena has considerable fighting skills but appears to favor the use of firearms over melee weapons. She's seen handling a machine gun with ease, and also possesses a handgun she uses to threaten the captured chief[6]. She's shown to be fast and agile, moving and jumping across rooftops with no difficulty[7]. In battle, she's quick to analyze her enemies and adapt her strategy accordingly.

While a capable agent, however, Sheena is overshadowed in physical strength and speed by both Hiryu and Kain, being unable to keep up or restrain a brainwashed Kain, a fact which ultimately led to her death.

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References[]

  1. Wada, Tatsumi (November 10, 1989). Strider Hiryû. Chapter 1, Pg. 8. Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 4-04-713009-5.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wada, Tatsumi (November 10, 1989). Strider Hiryû. Chapter 1, Pg. 16-17. Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 4-04-713009-5.
  3. Wada, Tatsumi (November 10, 1989). Strider Hiryû. Chapter 2, Pg. 57. Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 4-04-713009-5.
  4. Wada, Tatsumi (November 10, 1989). Strider Hiryû. Chapter 2, Pg. 68. Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 4-04-713009-5.
  5. Staff (October 1988). Strider Hiryû (Japanese). Marukatsu Famicom, Pg. 24
  6. Wada, Tatsumi (November 10, 1989). Strider Hiryû. Chapter 2, Pg. 55. Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 4-04-713009-5.
  7. Wada, Tatsumi (November 10, 1989). Strider Hiryû. Chapter 1, Pg. 17. Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 4-04-713009-5.
Strider Manga/NES Series
Main Articles Manga (Gaiden) • Strider (NES)Moto KikakuTatsumi WadaMasahiko Kurokawa
Characters AranaCommanderFaceas ClayHiryuKainKubiraKuramotoMaticPolice ChiefScientistSheena
Game only: BadgerDragon FiendFlash BladeKodiakRyuzaki
Manga only: Commander KeithDr. HoganFlower GirlDirectorMariyaMinor StridersRinYuriZangi Brothers
Stage Enemies BirdClawed StridersDobermanEgypt SoldierGiant RobotMachine CannonMechanical SnailRobot Arm
Robot ClawRobot FrongRussian InfantrymanScuba SoldierSharkmanSky WingSpark Machine
Turret/Laser TurretTwin Bats
Technology Assault RifleBootsCypherKaliKunaiPhantom TrainRescue AircraftShadow Tag BulletsStealth Chopper
SystemT-48Transport TubeZAIN Project (ZAIN TerminalZainsYggdrasil)
Locations AmazonKazakh Federation (KazakhMental Institute) • Los AngelesMongoliaStrider Headquarters
AfricaAustraliaChinaEgyptJapanRed Dragon
Techniques Acceleration JumpBoomerang ThrowCypher AttackPlasma ArrowSlide InTriangle JumpTricks
Groups EnterpriseKazakh Secret PolicePhantom UnitRebel ArmyStriders
Strider Matic UnitSpecial Forces
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