Ryder Wake

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> I do need help with something… WILL YOU SET MY WHEELS ON FIRE?!
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> Ryder Wake in "Ready, Wheeling and Able"

**Ryder Wake** is a 2023-introduced and all around character. He is son of mermaids and a student at Enchatria High. He loves extreme sports and any other activity that lets him live on the edge, but is often frustrated by others trying to get him to do something more peaceful. This is because he uses a wheelchair, and therefore people see him as fragile and helpless. Finnegan is not one to put up with that, but he can forgive if the offenders recognize the error of their behavior.

## Character

### Personality

If it isn't extreme and it isn't now, it has very little chance of getting Ryder's attention. Adrenaline rushes are what he lives for, and suggesting he should be more careful does little but seriously tick him off. He is, however, a loyal friend under his intimidating appearance.

Finnegan is an individual that values health too: he is fit and strong and does the best for his metabolism, such as going for cardio exercises and making himself some healthy smoothies.

He needs a wheelchair due to a condition he was born with, a motor disability in his tail which he justifies as "I was just born this way. My tail just never worked." He isn't particularly awkward when talking about the situation, as long as people don't make less of him and make accusative commentary towards him, which he usually deals with brains over violence. Template:Source

### Appearance

He has blue skin, a dark blue tail, dark blue hair set in a mohawk, and blue eyes. He wears a yellow t-shirt with orange detailing, goggles, and sports tattoos on his arms, which he claims as a state of responsibility, and adds that they were indeed kind of painful to make. Template:Source His wheelchair is decked out with flaming skulls and his wheels are decorated with flames.

## Relationships

### Family

Ryder's family most likely consists of merfolks.

### Friends

Ryder considers Martha McNessie one of his best friends, however the background behind this relationship is still unknown, possibly due to both being water creatures.

He is also close friends with Michelle Vortex, a fellow daredevil with a passion for adrenaline and stunts, and he respects her and her "*internal clock restriction*". Template:Source

He also acquired a buddy in his local children's hospital, River, who has a motor disability that Ryder can relate to. Ryder was also the one who advised and convinced River to take physical therapy, leading to River's overcoming of his condition, leading to a close relationship between the two merfolk. Additionally, he is also close with Doctor J., a specialist therapist at said children's hospital.

### Romance

> I mean, aside from the fact that she's liquid nitrogen cool, sweeter than a graphfright racing chair, and absolutely drop-dead gorgeous, of course.
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> Ryder Wake's LS diary

Ryder has a crush on Julia Grant, a girl he didn't know or talk to until the two met at a cardio exercise, in the boardwalk. Since then the two have been close friends, though they're not in a romantic relationship. Finnegan finds her cute, attractive, and cool, and the two can relate to each other since Finnegan is bound to his wheelchair like Gigi was once bound to a lantern and its rules.

### Name

Finnegan's name comes from the 1800s Irish street ballad "Finnegan's Wake", also possibly from the James Joyce novel published under the same name.

## Timeline

* March 15, 2023: Ryder Wake appears in the Russian release of "Ready, Wheeling and Able".
* August 10, 2023: Ryder Wake makes his 2D cartoon debut in "Ready, Wheeling and Able".
* August 15, 2024: Mattel requests the trademark for Ryder Wake.
* September 03, 2024: Ryder Wake is one of the contenders in the doll election of 2024, which introduces him as Rider before putting him up under his trademarked name a few minutes later.
* June 30, 2025: Ryder Wake's profile is published on the *Enchatria Girls* website.
* July 10, 2025: Ryder Wake's debut doll is on display at San Diego Comic-Con International. Ryder Wake's profile is published on the *Enchatria Girls* website.
* Late August, 2025: Ryder Wake's debut doll is released as a [[Lone Signature dolls|lone Template:' doll]] in Europe. He is exclusive to the Mattel store in the USA, where he is available Mid September.

## Notes

* His preliminary name is Rider. It shows up in "Ready, Wheeling and Able" and "Decomposition Class".
* Richard Dickson said on his Instagram that they didn't want Ryder to be straight and while he wasn't allowed to say anything official and wasn't sure of the sexuality they had chosen for him, he may have been pansexual.
* His birthday is November 23rd 2003, that means his zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

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