Tachibana Raida

Tachibana Raida is a vigilante known as Roketto.

## Bio

### Early Life

Ryder Tachibana (橘 莉多 Tachibana Raida) was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo, to Yuichi Tachibana, a single father who struggled to make ends meet, Yuichi resorted to Tokyo's illegal racing scene to support his newborn kid and afford rent. He gradually worked his way up to being a street racer and found that he was rather decent at it.

Ryder was introduced to the vibrant underground racing scene at a young age. His earliest memories are of being carried by his father through a parking lot that was lined with tricked out bikes, screeching tires of drifting cars, and the gazes of women in skin-tight pants, because YuichI couldn't afford babysitters and didn't have anyone to ask for favors.

As time went by, Yuichi had a strong relationship with Takuya Otake, a well-known street bike tuner and the proprietor of the Otake garage, Takuya and Yuichi collaborated to create race-winning motorcycles. Until Yuichi's tragic passing in a racing accident.

Ryder, who was 5 years old, was adopted by Takuya when his father passed away. Takuya raised Ryder and Akio, his 3-year-old son, and the two quickly grew close, Ryder used to tell Akio stories about the flashy bikes and their spine-tingling roars as they raced through the five-level parking lot, and Akio would beg Ryder to share similar tales about his time in Tokyo's underground racing scene.

### Bosozoku

In his Highschool years, Ryder spent his time restoring a totaled Ducati-916, with the help of his fellow classmate Wakata Tomeo, after finally completing his work on the bike, Ryder sought out and secretly joined a motorcycle gang about which he had heard rumblings. While under their influence, Ryder went along to steal motorcycles, participate in illegal street races, and extort money off small shops, until Akio made the decision to join Ryder when they were unexpectedly given the task of torching a rival gang's clubhouse. While fleeing, Ryder lost control of the bike and struck into a barrier, fatally wounding Akio. Ryder left the gang as a result of the accident.

### Roketto

After the accident, Ryder and Takuya's relationship grew tense, and eventually, Ryder ran away from home. Ryder briefly stayed in Wakata Tomeo's shop, where he helped with errands. Ryder also stopped attending high school, After some time, Ryder managed to land a job as a mechanic at a tuning shop along with Wakata, Ryder moved out of Wakata's after scrimping and saving to rent a tiny flat in a sump pit in Shinjuku. Knowing that Ryder has a talent for that kind of work, Wakata would frequently try to rope in Ryder in his shady get-rich schemes. It took some time before Ryder reluctantly agreed to take part in one of Wakata's schemes, which involved breaking into an old warehouse and stealing what turned out to be a decommissioned Zenith-Masato Replica Unit.
Together, Ryder and Wakata planned and stole money from Yakuza-owned gambling establishments and businesses until one night Ryder decided to give up his heist after witnessing someone being beaten and unable to defend themselves. After assisting the person, Ryder developed a newfound purpose: to help those who could not defend themselves. Wakata initially opposed the idea but eventually agreed to assist Ryder in his vigilante work in exchange that Ryder would have to occasionally steal money for Wakata.

### Born Again

Shortly after the battle of Zenith-Masato Towers, Special EMT was dispatched. Ryder along with other members of the Rider Forces-99 were taken to the hospital.

Ryder had several broken bones including his ribs, an surgical operation was required, after the successful operation, Ryder was taken to Zenith-Masato Foundational Facility where he undergoes further treatment.

Months later, Ryder wakes up and reveals to Kaneko Jun that under he had been having nightmares of the Zenith-Masato Towers battle.

## Legacy

Millions saw the heroic actions of Ryder Tachibana on his fight that took place in Zenith-Masato Towers. Some of those people then became vigilantes themselves.

## Personality

Ryder's uncomfortable smile belies a persistent sense of shame, he is unable to express his innermost feelings, which most people may mistake for timidity.

Ryder is a hero driven by remorse, each time he does good, he begins to forgive himself in some little way.

## Fighting Style

The years Ryder spent in the Bosozoku made him a skilled fighter, because Ryder never received any martial arts training, his only method of fighting consists of slamming his fists into his enemies until they hit the deck and then thrashing them even harder when they get back up.

Ryder possesses extraordinary resilience to beatings; no matter how badly he is knocked down, Ryder will always get back up. Because Ryder had to pull himself back up so regularly by feeding himself with tremendous determination, it eventually became an unconscious bodily function.

## Arsenal

* **ROKETTO REPLICAS** : the DCS-001 Replicas is an outdated Replicas unit manufactured by Zenith-Masato, it is a compact version of the ZMSRS, unlike the ZMSRS the DCS-001 only provided limited protection yet it shared the same features as the ZMSRS, such as the Chesire Drone, and the Stealth System.

* **ROKETTO JUMPSUIT** : since the DCS-001 only partially covers the body, Wakata designed a Jumpsuit made of thin layers of Kevlar fabric with very minimal padding to maximize mobility while still providing protection against bladed weapons.

* **FLYTRAP** : a “Flytrap Device” was later fitted to the gauntlets, the device is capable of catching small metallic objects traveling at high speeds or simply 'catch bullets mid air'.

* **CHESIRE** : the DCS-001 Replicas is equipped with a miniature stealth drone that detaches from the back, which is used to provide live-feed monitored by Wakata.

* **MADCAT** : The MADCAT was the personal motorcycle of Ryder Tachibana, a highly modified Ducati-916 with a 786 cc liquid-cooled V-4 engine. It contains a computer-controlled carburetor and bulletproof wind-guard.