The Striders
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*The characters are all from the Strider's manga, it is not sold anymore...I think...
The Striders are the strongest secret maneuvers group in the world, specializing in espionage, smuggling, kidnapping, demolitions, disruption, instigation, etc. One Strider of C-grade is equivalent to a well-trained team of special corps.
The Striders hail from the ancient ninja clans of Japan and operate well underneath the radar of most governmental agencies. They have, on occasion, managed to prevent catastrophes from occurring on the Earth, the most notable of which dealt with Grandmaster Meio and his Demon Tree, Yggdrasil.
Strider Hiryu
Rank: A
Nationality: Japanese
Weapon: Cypher AKA Falchion
Bio:
The youngest Strider to reach A-Rank, he completed training among the top ten percentile. Hiryu is an expert assassin, and it is said that there are none more skilled with the Cypher.
After an incident several years ago, Hiryu escaped the Striders and lived quietly in Mongolia. However this peaceful life did not last long, and he returns to the dark world of the Striders.
He is intensely emotional, and also has super-human battle capabilities. He fights like a fierce god, displaying the skill of an A-Rank Strider clearly, while remaining calm and collected.
Strider Mari
Rank: A
Nationality: Japanese
Weapon: Unknown
Bio:
Mari is Hiryu’s elder sister and was the first woman to reach A-Rank. Two years ago, she seemingly went mad and slaughtered ten Strider trainees.
Deemed too difficult for an ordinary person, the mission of exterminating her was assigned to Hiryu. He pursued Mari, and after a desperate struggle, killed her.
Shortly after this event Hiryu left the Striders. It later became clear that Mari was brainwashed as a subject of the Zain project.
Strider Kain
Rank: A
Nationality: Unknown (American?)
Weapon: Cypher, various firearms
Bio:
Kain is a nice, understanding person and has been Hiryu’s best friend since the start of their training. Although he appears to be optimistic and ignorant, his true skill level is actually on par with Hiryu’s. Kain’s primary weapon is a Cypher, but he has also mastered firearms such as the rocket launcher and handgun.
After being captured during an operation and brainwashed by the enemy, Kain battled Hiryu and killed Sheena. Upon regaining his mind, he became deeply saddened by what he’d done, but decided to take action and have revenge after some persuasion from Hiryu.
Strider Sheena
Rank: A
Nationality: Unknown (Japanese?)
Weapon: Various firearms
Bio:
Sheena was a female Strider who had been friends with both Hiryu and Kain since training school, and was often teamed with them on missions. When Kain was captured, Sheena planned a rescue.
Hiryu joined her and although they rescued him, Kain mortally wounded her while he was brainwashed. With her dying breath, Sheena revealed to Hiryu that she had secretly loved him.
Strider Ryuzaki
Rank: C
Nationality: Japanese
Weapon: Cypher
Bio:
Ryuzaki was a C-level strider who was unable, due to skill level, to help Hiryu and Kain fight the corruptive influence of Matic upon the Striders. He did, however, aid them in any way possible, up to and including infiltrating the Red Dragon and mapping it for Hiryu's benefit.
His current whereabouts are unknown.
Strider Arana
Rank: A
Nationality: Spanish
Weapon: Monomolecular Filament
Bio:
Arana was one of the two A-Rank Striders dispatched to exterminate Hiryu. He kept tarantulas as pets and mimiced the spider's techniques, using a web of ultra-fine monomolecular filament to slice his enemies apart.
Although Arana laid his trap throughout the Amazon, Hiryu managed to reach and confront him. During the battle, Hiryu managed to kill him with Falchion.
Strider Kubira
Rank: A
Nationality: Unknown
Weapon: None
Bio:
Kubira was another of the two A-Rank Striders dispatched to exterminate Hiryu and had been his fellow student in training school.
He had since had his body genetically reconstructed and physically altered, giving his body fishlike scales to increase his battle abilities underwater. Kubira also had the unique ability to command wild alligators.
Kubira battled Hiryu in the Amazon River, but was killed when Hiryu charged his Cypher, sending a high-voltage current through the water.
Strider Hien
Rank: A
Nationality: Japanese
Weapon: Range Cypher
Bio:
Hien was a powerful Strider who grew jealous of Hiryu's godlike status and abilities. At Light Sword Cypher's behest, he sought out the tomb of the Grandmaster, Meio. Whether accidental or no, Hien resurrected the Grandmaster and allied himself with Hiryu's enemy in order to gain superior abilities to the legendary one.
Hiryu encountered Hien twice, once in the tomb and once in the skies on the back of the prototype Emperor Dragon. Hien pleaded with Hiryu not to fight, but, being the idealistic person he is, Hiryu ignored such pleas and bested him both times.
Hien's current whereabouts are unknown.
Vice-Director Matic
Rank: Vice-Director
Nationality: British
Weapon: Cypher
Bio:
Matic, the Vice-Director and commander of the remaining Striders, was a cruel, coldhearted man, who ruled with an iron fist and did not hesitate to use violence.
Although Matic was officially only Vice-Director, he virtually stripped Director Kuramoto of all power and used the Striders for his own ambition and ulterior motives.
Furthermore, he was discovered to have a secret connection to Enterprise, the "business entity," and the Zain Project.
Director Kuramoto
Rank: Director
Nationality: Japanese
Weapon: Concealed Sword
Bio:
The founder and present Director of the Striders, Kuramoto once carried the feared name of Shinigami, the “God of Death”.
His powers were all but stripped by Matic, and Kuramoto went into temporary retirement. He passed his days watching historical Japanese drama movies and plays, his favorite being The Seven Samurai.
Though his enemies may have been deceived by his frail figure, it is said that when the Shinigami draws his sword he will viciously butcher his enemy.
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