Rider (Fate/Crossover - May)

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

*"Sorry, Johnny, but this is for the sake of our love!"* - May

## Profile

### Identity

Rider's true identity is **May**, the young-looking and spunky first mate of the Jellyfish air pirates, utterly dedicated to Johnny, the leader of the pirates and the man who raised her after she was orphaned.

### Appearance

May is portrayed in the games as a young girl with brown eyes and waist-length hair, usually tied in a ponytail. Despite the series' chronology spanning seven years, she seems to never age.

Her usual outfit consists of an orange coat, with a skin tight body suit underneath, and big orange boots. She wears an orange pirate tricorn hat and fingerless gloves with silver plating over them. She is seen easily carrying a ship's anchor of about her own size. In the Xrd games, May's waist cape loses the cloth in the front, and her tights are replaced with orange pants. The rest of her design remains relatively the same.

In Strive, she maintains her fingerless gloves, boots as well as her trademark orange pirate hat, but she now wears an orange hooded sweatshirt and black lycra shorts, and carries a beige Chimaki-themed backpack.

### Personality

May is cheerful and openhearted, but also childish in her way of thinking. Being something of a plucky girl, May uses the pronoun, primarily used by boys and young men. Per her own words, all she does is enjoy the simple life with her friends, and her motivations are rather simple: they revolve around protecting her family, the Jellyfish Pirates—going so far as to part ways with them if that means their safety, no matter how much she wants to be with them—, and getting Johnny's attention.

For her captain and savior, May has an intense and abiding love, usually measuring the value of things in relation to Johnny, and often boasts that if it came down to Johnny or the world, she would choose Johnny every time. She is anxious to become a woman so that he might notice her, but so far has met with little success on that front.

A spunky and energetic soul, May likes pranks, and never sweats the small stuff. She believes in taking action first, and thinking later, and oftens drags her friends along with her impulsive behavior. At the same time, her positivity is infectious, and no one can be around her for long without feeling buoyed by her enthusiasm, even if it sometimes gets to the point it becomes exhausting. May also has an irrational fear of bald people or peladophobia, and can sense them from a distance. Because of this, she is wary of Faust, although she does trust his medical expertise.

## Abilities

May is rather powerful herself, and Faust, even before learning that she is Japanese, stated that a great deal of power is hidden within her. May fights with a massive ship's anchor, which she is able to swing with ease despite her small stature, displaying superhuman strength. Regarding magic spells, May is capable of momentarily summoning aquatic animals—such as Mr. Dolphin, the otter Abgehts, or the killer whale Mr. Goshogawara—to attack her opponents; some consider summoning to be the ultimate magical skill. Due to her Japanese heritage, May is presumed to have been born with the ability to control the Ki element; however, she has yet to display any overt control over it in comparison with the likes of Chipp, Jam, or Haehyun.

Despite her childish frame and demeanor, May is older than she looks and behaves. Having barely aged during the seven-year time gap between the original Guilty Gear and Guilty Gear Xrd, her real age is a mystery. May once whispers her age to Chipp Zanuff when he assumes she is only a child, making him scream in amazement. Whether or not this is connected to her hidden power or genetics remains to be seen.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **And Then She Said... Farewell**

May knocks out her opponent with her anchor. They later wake up inside a cannon and realize the predicament they are in, only for May to bid her opponent farewell. She and her associate, April, fire them out of it from the Mayship, flying above the clouds.

## Gallery

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## References

https://guilty-gear.fandom.com/wiki/May

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/May\_(Guilty\_Gear)