Rider (Fate/Mythos - Makoto Niijima)

*"Don't get all cocky because I normally behave myself! I am DONE playing nice! Let's go, Johanna! Full throttle!"* - Makoto Niijima.

**Rider** (ライダー, *Raidā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

## Profile

### Identity

Rider's true identity is **Makoto Niijima**, codenamed as **Queen**, the student council president of Shujin Academy who lives a double life as a Phantom Thief. Having lived a subservient life as an honor student, the added pressure of inflexible expectations and responsibilities by her superiors would only worsen things for herself and halt action against injustice dealt on others. Because of that, Makoto would abandon this rigidness, establishing an independent life of both justice and rebellion. She holds the High Priestess Arcana through her Confident with Ren Amamiya.

She is the younger sister of the prosecutor-turned-lawyer Sae Niijima. After confronting Junya Kaneshiro's Shadow in the Metaverse, she awakens to her Persona, and subsequently joins the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, hoping to change the corrupted society that they're living in

### Appearance

Makoto has brown hair in a bob cut with blunt bangs and a French-braid styled headband that matches her hair color. Her eyes are abnormal as they have been depicted as red, although her eye color can also be interpreted as a reddish-brown. She is of average female height, being taller than Futaba Sakura and Haru Okumura, but slightly shorter than Ann Takamaki.

Her outfit in the Metaverse consists of a two-toned (dark blue and black) skintight suit that is worn with a long black scarf, a dark gray corset-style leather breastplate, shoulder and knee pads with spikes mixed with boots that sport metal heels and toes, white gloves and an iron mask.

Her winter school uniform appears normal but without the standard blazer. Instead, she wears a black halter vest over a long-sleeve white shirt with a turtleneck (which is different from normal turtlenecks for female students as there is a noticeable zipper). She wears the regulation black and red pleated plaid skirt, black pantyhose and black-brown ankle boots. Her summer school uniform is modified. She wears a white dress shirt with the High Priestess emblem ("BJ") embroidered on the collar instead of a normal polo shirt. Under the regulation skirt, she wears Capri-length black leggings and black tassel loafers with no socks.

Her winter casual clothes consist of a black turtleneck shirt under a teal blue coat, with tight black pants and two-toned brown-tan knee-high boots with dark cuffs. Her summer casual clothes consist of a white dress blouse with a black belt, black capris similar to leggings from her summer school uniform attire and black low-heeled Mary Jane shoes.

During the Third Semester, Makoto’s school outfit is slightly modified with her wearing a large black overcoat and brown gloves. On her days off, she wears a white sweater with a large turtleneck collar, a black skirt, black pantyhose, and dress shoes. Additionally, she wears a dark blue coat and brown leather gloves.

### Relationships

#### Sae Niijima

Makoto's relationship with her sister is highly bitter, as Sae considers her as a detriment, yet Makoto constantly attempts to please her by fulfilling the expectations of other people. When she realized her sister's true nature (Where her Leviathan form can be seen briefly appearing for a second before the party battles her), she went to a near breakdown before Akechi assures her that they will get this through. In the end, Makoto truly wants to help her sister, directly telling her later that she wanted to heal her heart, which she would eventually succeed it, allowing the relationship to become far better between the two sisters.

## Abilities

### Notable Skills and Techniques

* **Riding** (A Rank):
* **Independent Action** (B Rank):
* **Magic Resistance** (A Rank):
* **Gaia Pact** (B+ Rank):
* **Gaia Blessing** (A Rank):

## Quotes

* *"Before you guys came along, my life was defined by rules, set on a path of someone else's choosing... But only a true loser would live such a rigid life! I... I will win... Even if it means going up against the entire world!"* - Makoto.
* *"I may be a phantom thief, but that's no excuse for me to start ignoring my presidential duties."* - Makoto.
* *"I can feel it... My "self"... Me...! Gun it!"* - Makoto after awakening to her Persona.
* *"Endure it... Do as I'm told... I've been listening to you go on and on... Shut your damn mouth, you money-grubbing asshole!"* - Makoto to Kaneshiro.
* *"You filthy fly on dirty money... Get the hell out of my face!"* - Makoto to Kaneshiro.
* *"FISTS OF JUSTICE!!"* - Makoto's shout after an All-Out Attack.
* *"I guess in the end, I'm just becoming more aware of how little I really know. So... please, help me keep fighting back against that ignorance."* - Makoto to Ren.

### Crossover Quotes

* *"You... You're not the Joker I know! You don't DESERVE to share the same name as him, you psychopath!"* - Makoto to the Joker.
* *"I like your style. You kind of remind me of myself for some reason."* - Makoto to Mikoto Misaka.

## Gallery

*Makoto riding Johanna**Makoto in her School Uniform**Makoto as Queen, her Phantom Thief attire*
## Trivia

* Makoto doesn't like her mask. In addition she will at times, while wandering through Mementos, complain about her Phantom Thief attire as well.
* Makoto's Zodiac is the Taurus.

## References

* https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Makoto\_Niijima
* https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/Persona5MakotoNiijima
* https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Makoto\_Niijima
* https://pure-good-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Makoto\_Niijima
* https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Makoto\_Niijima
* https://greatcharacters.miraheze.org/wiki/Makoto\_Niijima/Queen
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto\_Niijima