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The game naturally inspired a number of [[Follow the Leader|imitators and similar games]], such as ''[[Run Saber]]'' and ''Shadow of the Ninja''. One of these, ''[[Cannon Dancer|Osman]]'', was created by the same designer of the original and is considered its [[Spiritual Successor]]. In 1990, the European-based company U.S. Gold produced an officially-licensed sequel titled ''Strider II'', which was originally released for various home computer platforms in Europe (specifically the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum). The game was remade in 1992 for the [[Mega Drive]] with redesigned stages and play mechanics much closer to the original arcade game. This was that version that was released in North America under the title of ''Strider Returns: Journey From Darkness''. An 8-bit [[Master System]] version of ''Strider II'' was also released, with a corresponding American release for the [[Game Gear]] under the ''Strider Returns'' title.
 
The series remained silent until 1998, where Hiryu was included as a playable character in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of the Superheroes (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of the Superheroes]]''. Hiryu's speed, easily-chained combos, zone control, and full-screen [[Limit Break]] made him a favorite of [[Scrub|Scrubs]] and [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys]] alike. In 1999, Capcom [[Prince|partied]] with ''Strider 2'', a Playstation follow-up to the arcade game where Hiryu once again faces the Grandmaster as well as a new foe, the renegade Strider Hien. Since then, Hiryu and his enemies have appeared in ''[[Namco X Capcom (Video Game)|Namco X Capcom]]''; notably, the Grandmaster gets the honor of being the last [[Big Bad]] to be confronted before the Biggest Bad herself. While not present in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' due to copyright issues, Hiryu did join the line-up of its [[Updated Rerelease]], ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''.
 
Not to be confused with the [[Beverly Cleary]] book with the same name, the alias of Aragorn from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', or [[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Dave]].
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=== The game series contains examples of: ===
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* [[Audible Sharpness]]: [[Most Wonderful Sound|SWHING!!]]
* [[Bishonen]]: In ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' and beyond.
* [[Brought to You Byby The Letter "S"]]: The kanji on Hiryu's outfit is the head character on his name (飛 or ''Hi'').
** Strider Kain has a "C" (implying that his name is meant to be "[[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"|Cain]]") and Matic has an "M."
* [[Cool Sword]]: The cypher, specially in the manga and ''Strider 2''.
** [[Dual Tonfas]]: The weapon is tonfa-shaped. Hien can actually dual-wield his double-edged Cypher as two separate weapons.
** [[Laser Blade]]: The cypher [[Hot Blade|uses plasma]] to cut through hard targets like tanks.
** [[Named Weapons]]: Hiryu's personal cypher is named "Falchion".
* [[Crossover]]: Hiryu appeared as a challenger in the game ''Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2''. He also appears as one of several [[The Cameo|guests]] in Ken's stage in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Street Fighter Alpha]] 2''.
** [[Capcom vs. Whatever]]: As already said, Hiryu is a playable character in ''Marvel vs. Capcom 1'', ''2'' and (recently) ''Ultimate'', as well as ''[[Namco X Capcom (Video Game)|Namco X Capcom]]''. Ton Pooh appears in the first ''MvC'' as an [[Assist Character]], and she along with the Grandmaster, Solo, Hien and two [[Mooks]] are AI-only characters in ''NxC''.
* [[Evil Plan]]: The whole story of the manga is revealed to have been the work of {{spoiler|Matic}}, who started it three years before its beginning as a way to get enough power and resources to [[Take Over the World]].
* [[The Great Politics Mess-Up]]: The Soviet Union still exists in the 2040s and the country of Kazakhstan is referred by its former name of Kazakh SSR in both arcade and NES games, as well as the manga.
* [[Heroic Mime]]: In the arcade game, Hiryu says only one or two phrases: "Take me to your boss!", and calling the aerial battleship a toy.
** Hiryu is more or less [[The Quiet One]] elsewhere, ''[[Namco X Capcom (Video Game)|Namco X Capcom]]'' and ''UMvC3'' being perhaps the best exceptions.
* [[Job Title]]: [[Market-Based Title|English title]].
** [[Character Title]]: Japanese title. Could also be taken as a [[Role Called]].
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* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]: Conspicuously absent in the original arcade game.
* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]: Hiryu displays his well-toned arms proudly.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]:
** The name of the flying airship in Stage 3 of the arcade, "Ballog", is an obvious mistranslation of "Balrog" (this was corrected in ''Strider 2'').
** Strider Kain has an uppercase "C" on his ninja outfit (matching the "飛" (''Hi'') in Hiryu's and the "M" on Matic's), which seems to suggest that his name is supposed to be "Cain", not "Kain".
** Ouroboros is spelt "Urobolos" in the Genesis in-game sound test and manual.
** In the NES game, there's "Yugdesiral", which should actually be [[Norse Mythology|Yggdrasil]].
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: ''[[Cannon Dancer|Osman]]'' was directed by Isuke, the same director who worked on the arcade version of ''Strider''. Isuke also worked on ''[[Moon Diver]]'', essentially a remake for [[PSPlay Station 3]] and Xbox 360.
* [[Theme Naming]]: In ''Marvel vs. Capcom'', Hiryu's moveset is heavily influenced by legendary swords and items (Ame no Murakumo, Excalibur, Gram, Vajra) and mythology in general (Ragnarok, Ouroboros, Legion).
* [[Wall Crawl]]/[[Ceiling Cling]]: One of the iconic elements of the series. In the main series and crossovers, Hiryu uses his Climb Sickle to climb to any surface and ceiling. In the NES game, he can move up specific glowing walls/ceilings with magnetic boots.
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** [[Attack Drone]]: The Dipodal Saucer, which circles around Hiryu and shoots a ring-shaped beam at enemies.
** [[Panthera Awesome]]: The Terapodal Robo-Panther, mechanical tiger which lunges at enemies.
** [[Big Badass Bird of Prey]]: The Robot Hawk, [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|robot bird]] which swoops down on enemies.
* [[Badass Boast]]: The Grandmaster in the final level of the first game:
{{quote| "I shall raise the city up to the sky and rid the earth of all creatures! I will create a race to fill the new earth--all sons of old gods, die!!!"}}
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* [[Dynamic Difficulty]], which tries to make some features less [[Nintendo Hard]] (but there's too many [[Classic Video Game Screw Yous|fun units]] to throw away).
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Hien.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Dinosaurs]]: Seen in the 4th stage, courtesy of the Grandmaster.
** [[Stock Dinosaurs]]: T-Rex, Triceratops, Brontosaurus and [[Stock Dinosaurs Non Dinosaurs|Pteranodon]].
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Monkeys]]: 2nd stage boss Mecha Pon, a ''mechanical'' gorilla.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Hien to Hiryu.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: The Grandmaster starts the arcade game off with one of these.
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* [[Glorious Mother Russia]]: The arcade version of the game stays mostly within the Soviet Union, except for the fourth level, which takes place [[Jungle Japes|deep in the Amazon]].
* [[Gravity Screw]]: Certain areas in both games have the gravity reversed, which forces the player to walk in the ceiling.
* [[Headless Horseman]]: Not with his horse, but a Dullahan is summoned and, [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard|after killing his summoner]], engages in a boss battle in ''Strider 2''.
* [[In the Hood]]: The Grandmaster is always wearing a black hood.
* [[Kick Chick]]: The three Kuniang are all about kicks...that can create ''blades of plasma''.
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* [[This Is a Drill]]: The humongous drill machine used as a giant boss in ''Strider 2''.
* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: Hien's main method of attack. It's also his [[Achilles Heel]], as he's vulnerable inbetween each throw.
** [[Everything's Better Withwith Spinning]]: Hien spins his [[Double Weapon|dual-bladed cypher]] to [[Spin to Deflect Stuff|parry your attacks]], [[Precision-Guided Boomerang|throw his blades like boomerangs]], and fire a [[Shock and Awe|beam of concentrated lightning]] at you.
* [[Timed Mission]]: With all the slowly approaching hazards, you probably wouldn't see ''Time Over'' very often.
* [[Translation Convention]]: Averted in the original arcade game, where each character speaks in his or her own native language during voice clips (i.e. Japanese for Hiryu, English for Solo and the Grandmaster, Mandarin for Ton-Pooh). Played straight by the PC Engine version, where everyone speaks Japanese.
* [[Trash Talk]]:
{{quote| "You must be joking. You're sending a toy into battle?"}}
* [[The Triads and Thethe Tongs]]: Enemies belong to the Chinese mafia in the first stage of ''Strider 2''.
* [[Tsurime Eyes]]: Almost everyone except for Hien, who is a [[Tareme Eyes]].
* [[Wasted Song]]: Stage 3 of the first game was supposed to have its unique theme music, but some variants of the arcade version reuses the BGM from Stage 1 instead. Most of the home versions fix this however.
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* [[Boss Rush]]: The NES game has a [[Mini Boss]] Rush, pitting the player against previous stage sub-bosses before facing Matic and the Zain machine.
* [[Continuity Cameo]]: Both manga-exclusive enemies Arana and Kubira appear as enemy grunts in some stages of the NES game.
* [[Contract Onon the Hitman]]: Both stories start out with Matic forcing Hiryu out of retirement to kill Kain, who was captured by the enemy.
* [[Corridor Cubbyhole Run]]: Areas in the China and Los Angeles stages have small openings in the ground, where one hides as spiked walls pass by.
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Faceas Clay.
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister]]: Hiryu was forced to kill his sister Mariya as part of a mission, which led into he retiring from the Striders. Later he discovers she was under a brainwash courtesy of Enterprise.}}
** {{spoiler|Sheena}} becomes one for Kain, and the main motivation for him joining Hiryu.
* [[Death Byby Adaptation]]: {{spoiler|Strider Kain in the NES game just before the final stage (he survives in the manga).}}
* [[Evilutionary Biologist]]: Faceas Clay's motivation in the manga is to force humanity to evolve through mind control, as he believes all humans to be [[Humans Are Bastards|flawed since inception with malice.]]
** [[A God Am I]]: He actually says he wants to "take the seat of God" and finish his work.
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* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Kain {{spoiler|and Kuramoto}} in the manga.
* [["On the Next..."]]: The NES game has short "episode previews" when you leave the game after requesting a password.
* [[Orcus Onon His Throne]]: Faceas Clay is calmly awaiting for Hiryu while sitting in one, in both versions.
* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]: Hiryu gains several fire-based attacks as he levels up.
** [[Shock and Awe]]: In the manga, Hiryu's cypher makes use of electricity.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Hiryu's sister, Mariya.
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* [[Wall Jump]]
* [[Warp Whistle]]: The game's apptly-named "Warp" ability.
* [[What Happened to Thethe Mouse?]]: Some of the early enemies in the manga, mostly secret police officers, pretty much vanish once the story starts focusing on Enterprise.
 
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