Hiryu

* Gaiden
* Manga
* Strider (NES)
* Strider (CPS-1)
* Strider 2

* Artwork
* In-Game Model

* Artwork
* Portrait
* In-Game Model

* Artwork
* Portrait
* Cover Artwork
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## Background

**Hiryu** was an orphan of Asian heritage, who was enlisted into the Strider training program at an incredibly young age. Alongside his friends (Cain, Sheena, and Kubira), Hiryu rose the ranks of the Strider program and became incredibly skilled. So skilled, in fact, that he was the youngest Strider to ever reach the Special A Rank. Because of this, and his mastery of the Cypher weapon, Hiryu gained a great reputation among his peers.

Hiryu eventually developed a sibling relationship with fellow Strider, Mariya, who he saw as an older sister. However, one day, Mariya suddenly went insane and murdered ten Striders. Although begrudgingly, Hiryu tracked Mariya down and killed her. Due to the emotional weight put on him by her murder, Hiryu sought death, and would take on extremely risky missions in hopes of dying in combat.

After several missions, Hiryu realized that seeking death by combat was futile, as nobody was able to match his skill when he fought in such an unhinged and uncaring way. Hiryu instead decided to revoke his Strider status, and retire to Mongolia. His retirement would not last long, unfortunately.

Called back into a mission evoked by his friend, Cain, Hiryu took up the Strider status once more. Together with Cain, the two discovered a secret project known as the ZAIN Project, which they thwarted. Not long after, however, a mysterious figure shrouded the Earth, calling himself Grandmaster Meio.

Grandmaster Meio had appeared on Earth from far-off in space, and sought to wipe all life from Earth to build his empire from the ground-up. In order to accomplish this, Meio built the Third Moon, which would wipe all life from the planet if not stopped. Taking on the challenge of protecting the Earth, Hiryu travelled to the Third Moon.

After a legendary clash between Hiryu and Meio, the Grandmaster was seemingly slain. The Third Moon combusted as Hiryu travelled to the Earth below, content with his victory. Unbeknownst to the Strider, however, Meio survived; this would only be the beginning of a battle that spanned countless centuries.

Nearly two thousand years passed, time enough for the world to recover from everything that had wounded it. However, a rogue Strider known as Hein discovered Meio, and gave him the means to return. Throwing aside his previous plans, Meio decided he would destroy the entire Earth, and relocate to another planet of his choosing.

For several years, Grandmaster Meio was able to reinstate his influence over the planet, until nearly everything on Earth was a byproduct of his creation. Fortunately, before he could complete his plans, Hiryu rose from the shadows and faced his nemesis once more. Baffled by Hiryu’s return, Meio was struck down once and for all.

## Codex Statistics

**Key:** **Gaiden** | **Manga/NES** | **Strider CPS-1** | **Strider 2**

**Tier:** Likely **9-B** | **Low 8-C** | **6-A** | At least **6-A**

**Name:** Hiryu

**Origin:** Strider

**Sex:** Male

**Age:** 17 years old in Gaiden (Is two years younger than he was in the manga), 19 years old in Manga/NES/CPS-1 (Stated here), 2019 years old in Strider 2 (Takes place 2000 years after CPS-1)

**Classification:** Special A Rank Strider, Demon of Destruction

**Alignment:** **True Neutral** (Hiryu holds no allegiances to anyone except for his employers, as is the way of a Strider. This means that he is to carry out any order directed to him, regardless of morality or who it means he needs to take out. This includes his own sister, Mariya, who he was ordered to kill, and thus killed, although he was deeply emotionally hurt by this) | **Chaotic Good** (After being ordered to kill Mariya, Hiryu's moral compass was shaken. He used to carry out any order without question, but now found himself unable to do so. Hiryu spent many missions simply hoping to die in battle, a selfish desire to end his emotional turmoil. When this proved useless, he left the Strider Organization as a whole. He later directly opposed the Strider Organization, and their ZAIN Project, for the sake of saving the world) | **Chaotic Good** (Hiryu has established himself as a hero, who fights against any evil, but at his own discretion. He will fight for the Strider Organization when he agrees with it, but disobeys it when he doesn't. Still, he was more than willing to put his life on the line and stop Grandmaster Meio, when he posed a threat to the entire world) | **Chaotic Good**

**Dimensionality:** **3-D**

**Attack Potency:** Likely **Wall level** (Can defeat other trained martial artists. Should be comparable to his older self, who could easily break through a stone wall, and can casually cut through ceramic armor) | **Small Building level** (Was stated to be far stronger than before. Has been shown to consistently completely vaporize humans) | **Continent level** (Considered an entire battleship to be a toy. Could completely overpower both the Anti-Gravity Device and Grandmaster Meio, which maintained the Third Moon which was going to wipe out all of humanity, and which exploded upon their defeat) | At least **Continent level** (Should be far stronger than before. Once again completely overpowered both the Anti-Gravity Device and Grandmaster Meio)

**Durability:** Likely **Wall level** | **Small Building level** | **Continent level** | At least **Multi-Continent level**

**Striking Strength:** Likely **Wall Class** | **Small Building Class** | **Continent Class** | At least **Continent Class**

**Lifting Strength:** **Athletic Human**

**Travel Speed:** **Superhuman** (Should be comparable to his two-year-older self) | **Superhuman** (Hiryu can run faster than the average human can detect) | **Superhuman**, **Massively Hypersonic** with Glider (Hiryu’s Glider moves this fast) | **Superhuman**, **Massively Hypersonic** with Glider

**Combat Speed:** Likely **Massively Hypersonic** | **Massively Hypersonic** | **Massively Hypersonic** | **Faster Than Light**

**Reaction Speed:** Likely **Massively Hypersonic** (Should be comparable to his two-year-older self) | **Massively Hypersonic** (Hiryu can react faster than Shadow Tag Bullets, which are compared to anti-aircraft fire) | **Massively Hypersonic** (Should be as fast as before, could similarly outpace Shadow Tag Bullets) | **Faster Than Light** (Should be far faster than before. Could outpace the Snow Leopard Guard, who can turn itself into a ball of light)

**Stamina:** **Superhuman** (On multiple different instances, Hiryu has gone on adventures that require him to take on Meio’s entire fleet without rest. Often times these quests take place over multiple days, though Hiryu’s ability to perform never seems to dwindle)

**Range:** **Standard Melee**, **Extended Melee** with Cypher, **Tens of Meters** with Options

**Intelligence:** **Extraordinary Genius** (Hiryu is an incredibly intelligent and highly-trained warrior, capable of adapting to nearly any battle that comes his way. He’s existed for around two thousand years, and is capable of defeating Grandmaster Meio, who himself is centuries old)

## Powers and Abilities

* Innate Abilities
* Weapons/Items

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acrobatics, Human Achievements (Hiryu was the youngest Strider to reach Special A Rank), Weapon Mastery (Strider is incredibly skilled with his Cypher and kunai), Stealth Mastery (Striders are proficient in stealth), Afterimage Creation (Hiryu moves so fast he leaves afterimages), Aura (Hiryu gives off an aura), Berserk Mode (Hiryu can enter an uncontrollable rage, in which he is referred to as a demon), Fire Manipulation (Hiryu can create fireballs with Fire), Electricity Manipulation (Hiryu releases a ball of electricity with Spark and Spark Ball), Healing (Hiryu can heal with Medical/Medical2/Medical3), Teleportation (Hiryu can warp back to the Blue Dragon with Warp), Statistics Amplification (Hiryu can double his jump height with Jump), Vibration Manipulation (Hiryu can create an earthquake with Ground), Self-Sustenance (Type 1; Hiryu survived in space), possible Immortality (Type 1 & 8; Hiryu's life is implied to be bound to the state of Grandmaster Meio)

Plasma Manipulation (The Cypher is comprised of plasma), Electricity Manipulation (The Cypher gives off electricity), Energy Projection (The Cypher can launch energy projectiles with Plasma Arrow), Homing Attack (Hiryu’s Boost functions gives the Cypher homing projectiles), Healing (Energy Capsules restore Hiryu’s health), Duplication and Invulnerability (The Bushin item creates clones of Hiryu and makes him invincible), Water Walking (Aqua Boots allow Hiryu to walk on water), Surface Scaling (Magnetic Boots allow for Hiryu to walk on walls), Spaceflight (Hiryu’s Glider can fly through space), Flight (The Glider and Option C can fly), Explosion Manipulation (With bombs)

## Standard Equipment

* Equipment
* Tricks
* Clothing

### Weapons

* **Cypher:** A weapon that functions as the sign of a Strider. Similar in appearance to a broadsword but held in a peculiar fashion, the blade of the Cypher is made of pure plasma and gives off electricity.
* **Climb Sickle:** A metal sickle that Hiryu uses to climb up nearly any surface with ease.
* **Kunai:** A set of small throwing knives wielded by ninja, which Kiryu usually has on him at all times.
* **Bomb:** A small bomb that Hiryu carries around to detonate his opponents.

### Items

* **Glider:** A hang-glider that Hiryu uses to bring him from location to location, which can fly at incredibly high speeds. It makes no sound as it glides through the air.
* **Option A:** A small, bipedal, mushroom-shaped robot that follows Hiryu around and can fire off ring-shaped lasers. The Option A can also circle around Hiryu to protect him from harm.
* **Option B:** A tiger-shaped robot that follows Hiryu around and lunges at his opponents, using its metallic teeth and claws to tear enemies apart.
* **Option C:** A robotic bird that flies above Hiryu, sometimes swooping down at his foes and attacking with its sharp wings.

- **Fire:** Allows for Hiryu to launch fireballs out of the Cypher.

- **Medical:** Restores some of Hiryu’s health. Medical2 and Medical3 are more potent versions of this Trick.

- **Spark:** Allows Hiryu to use a ball of electricity to attack with. Spark Ball is a more powerful version of this Trick.

- **Jump:** Temporarily doubles the height of Strider’s jumps.

- **Warp:** Instantly teleports Hiryu back to the Blue Dragon from nearly anywhere on the planet.

- **Ground:** Creates a small, but powerful, earthquake

- **Aqua Boots:** Blue boots that give Hiryu the ability to casually walk on water.

- **Attack Boots:** Orange boots that increase the power of Hiryu’s slide attack.

- **Magnetic Boots:** Red boots that grant Hiryu the ability to easily walk on magnetic surfaces.

## Battle Records

* Victories
* Losses
* Inconclusive

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