Rider

* Splatoon Manga
* Costume Version

> "*I'm also S+, after all.*"
> ― Rider, joining arms with the S4 in the Ranked Tournament.
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**Rider** is a member and leader of the Yellow-Green Team and a recurring character in the *Splatoon* manga. He first appeared in Volume 1 during the CoroCoro Cup.

## Appearance

Rider is a dark-skinned male Inkling who wears the topknot hairstyle. He wears the Black Inky Rider, Octoling Boots, and Fake Eye Contacts. In *Splatoon 2* he has seemed to swap out his Octoling Boots for Punk Blacks. Rider's eyes are always in a brooding gaze, giving him a more serious look than other Inklings. Although his ink and eye colors are yellow-green to match his team's motif, he can change this at will. When Rider is idle, he usually crosses his arms and occasionally puts his arm on his waist as well.

## Personality

Rider is tough and serious. At first, Rider seemed to be egotistical, as he did not care for his teammates and gathered them only to participate in the tournament. He sees many people as rivals and finds them to be annoying. However, after battling against Blue Team, Rider learned from his mistake and decided to apologize for his past behaviors towards his teammates as he started to care more deeply for them.

Now, Rider and his teammates have developed a good friendship. According to Stealth Goggles, they’ve become an official team after the CoroCoro tournament. He has recently found battles to be fun and enjoys himself, despite letting his seriousness get to his head sometimes, for the sake of team cooperation. Goggles and/or Specs always mentions how stubborn he once was, and it gets him mad.

## Relationships

### Team Blue

Ever since battling the Blue Team, Rider seems to have warmed up to them, even going as far as to worry about their disappearance during the Octo Expansion arc. He even trains the Blue Team to help them defeat tougher rivals (for example Skull's Team Purple). Rider reluctantly puts up with Goggles' shenanigans and seems to have taken the Blue Team under his side.

### The S4

Before the battle between Team Emperor and Yellow-Green, Rider asks Skull what it was like to go against Team Emperor, discovering that the S4 lost against them. They appear to get along, even sharing tactics and tips with one another. Additionally, Rider has joined the S4 to take an injured Army's place temporarily, implying that he and the S4 could be friends outside of battle.

### Team Yellow-Green

Team Yellow-Green was a team Rider gathered together just for the tournament. He was very rude and didn't care for them at first. However, after their first battle with team blue, Rider began to think about how he needed a team and asked each member to join back. Throughout the manga, Rider warms up to his team more and more per battle. Even when Rider is looking after Ammo Knights while Sheldon and Goggles travel up to Mount Nantai, his team comes to visit him. This shows that they have developed a friendship with one another.

## Quotes

* "Don't forget. You guys do exactly what I say."
* "After all, you're only here to fire the inkstrikes."
* "*Exterminate.*" - *While partially sanitized.*
* "I'm a tough trainer, SO get ready to have a ROUGH day!" - *during the Training section with Team Blue*
* "I'm helping out just this once. I'm also S+, after all."
* "I also have long range."
* "I'LL CRUSH YOU!!!!!"
* "Your shoe soles... they're a nice color." - *to Emperor after their battle.*
* "You only need one good player to win a turf war." during first match against Team Blue
* "Tch." - *Common verbal tic.*
* ”I guess it isn’t that bad to look at things from a different angle for a change.”
* “INK THE STAGE ALREADY!!”
* “Everyone’s stupid.”
* ”I see… I hope that’s the case.”
* “You swing your roller down before running your opponent over though.”
* ”I train with other weapons to learn about their performance.”
* “I’LL TAKE CARE OF THESE GUYS! YOU GO AHEAD!”
* ”I don’t have my weapon or my team. I don’t want anyone to see me.”

## Trivia

* Rider is popular in Inkopolis with other Inklings.
* According to the Inkling Almanac, Rider takes very good care of his weapon.
* Rider practices with other weapons to learn how to counter them in battle.
* Although he finds them annoying, Rider tends to hang around Blue Team, perhaps as a mentor.
* After the tournament, Rider decided to team up with Bamboo Hat, Blazer, and Stealth, as the battle with Team Blue made him realize the importance of teamwork, and how he wishes to fix his bad habit of going off on his own during team battles.
* Rider has been pantsed the most by Goggles out of every character in the manga series .
* Rider finds Gloves to be annoying and vice-versa; possibly hinting at a rivalry.
* Rider's philosophy is to "keep believing in yourself."
* He had dressed up as a knight in the Costume Party chapter.
* Has the contact information of everyone in the Team Blue.
* He has a part-time job at Ammo Knights as decided by Sheldon.
* Rider seems to get flustered and embarrassed easily, as shown in the Costumes Party Arc.
* He was forced against his own will to serve curry to the whole crowd after the tournament battle back when Army was injured and couldn’t physically do it.

## Gallery

### Promotional

Illustration of The Blue Team, The S4, and Rider.
### Covers

Goggles and Rider featured on the cover of Volume 2.Goggles, Gloves, and Rider featured on the cover of Volume 4.
### Splatoon

Rider's debut in Chapter 1.Rider commanding his team.
### Splatoon 2

Flashback of  Team Yellow-Green forming strategies for their battle against  Team EmperorRider and his Team Yellow-Green being announced at the Semifinals in Chapter 16Rider encouraging Stealth Goggles after their humiliating defeat against  Team Emperor.Rider when he was partially sanitizedRider defeating Team School CardiganRider and Team Overlord getting annoyed at their ShadowsGoggles pantsing Rider at Arowana Mall again!Rider and Double Egg armwrestling after the Stamp Rally
### Inkling Almanac

Various faces of Rider.Rider as Agent 3.5 in Hero Mode.Rider as Agent 3.5 in Octo Expansion.From the beginning of Volume 7's Inkling Almanac.

1. ↑  Chapter 1, page 12
2. ↑  Chapter 27, page 5
3. ↑  Chapter 6, page 9
4. ↑  Chapter 33, page 30
5. ↑  Chapter 34, page 24
6. ↑  Chapter 2, page 3
7. ↑  Chapter 17, page 23