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* [[Bishonen]]: In ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' and beyond.
* [[Brought to You by 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 with 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.
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* [[One-Man Army]]: The Striders are billed as being as such. The lowest ranked guys in the group can fight on par with ''entire special force units''.
* [[A Protagonist Is Ryu]]
* [[Reformulated Game]]:
** The arcade and Famicom versions were developed in tandem. Strangely, the Famicom version was canceled despite the fact that it was heavily promoted by Moto Kikaku's tie-in manga, although it eventually saw a U.S.-exclusive release on the NES.
** ''Strider II'', the U.S. Gold-produced sequel, was remade completely when it was released for the [[Mega Drive]] and [[Master System]].
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== The arcade game and sequel. ==
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]:
** The Genesis port has some improvements from the arcade version, such as having a unique tune for the Stage 3 theme (some variants of the arcade version reused the Stage 1 theme) and a greatly expanded ending sequence.
** The PC Engine port has an optional stage that was not in any other port of the coin-op version.
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* [[The Faceless]]: Solo is always seen with his mask/visor on.
* [[Flight]]: Solo uses thrusters on his back. The Grandmaster levitates.
* [[Gainax Ending]]: The ending of ''Strider 2''. {{spoiler|Among other things, it's implied that Strider Hiryu is the [[Reincarnation]] of the Strider who defeated Grandmaster Meio almost 2,000 years ago (i.e. the events of the original ''Strider''). Strider Hiryu does kill Grandmaster, so it's not a matter of being a [[Downer Ending]]... it's simply that this plot element will probably remain an [[Aborted Arc]] as long as ''Strider 3'' remains wishful thinking by the fans
* [[Galactic Conqueror]]: The Grandmaster.
* [[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]].
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* [[Headless Horseman]]: Not with his horse, but a Dullahan is summoned and, [[Hoist by 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''.
* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: One of Solo's attack in the first game.
* [[Pirate]]: The Balrog's captain, Beard Jr. Comes with peg leg and hook hand included!
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== Manga and NES ==
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Striders' director Kuramoto, in the manga. Not for nothing he's known as the "[[In-Series Nickname|God of Death]]".
* [[Big Bad]]: Faceas Clay, with {{spoiler|Matic as the true mastermind
** [[The Dragon]]: Manga-exclusive character Yuri.
* [[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.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Kain. {{spoiler|Hiryu's sister is revealed to be one as well
* [[Continuity Cameo]]: Both manga-exclusive enemies Arana and Kubira appear as enemy grunts in some stages of the NES game.
* [[Contract on 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 by Adaptation]]: {{spoiler|Strider Kain in the NES game just before the final stage (he survives in the manga)
* [[Determinator]]: Hiryu. Specially near the end of the manga.
* [[Evil Brit]]: {{spoiler|Matic
* [[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 the Real Monsters|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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** [[Traintop Battle]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]: The manga has one, working for Enterprise.
* [[Man Behind the Man]]: {{spoiler|Matic is revealed at the end of the manga as this
* [[Meaningful Name]]: One of the manga's enemies is Arana, which is Spanish for spider, and he uses [[Razor Floss|web-like threads to ensnare his targets]].
* [[Mega Corp]]: Enterprise in both.
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* [[Sword Beam]]: An unlockable ability for him in the game, known as Plasma Arrow.
* [[Temple of Doom]]: The Egypt stage from the NES game.
* [[Treacherous Advisor]]: {{spoiler|Matic
* [[True Companions]]: Hiryu, Cain and Sheena.
* [[Tube Travel]]: Found in the NES game.
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