Strider Hiryu

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Strider Hiryu (ストライダー飛竜, Sutoraidā Hiryū) is a fictional character jointly created by the video game company Capcom and manga collective Moto Kikaku. He debuted in a 1988 manga developed alongside separate arcade and home console games. Hiryu subsequently became the recurring protagonist of Capcom's Strider series and a playable representative of the company in the Marvel vs. Capcom fighting games. Hiryu is portrayed as an elite agent of the Striders, an organisation of futuristic ninja-like operatives. His recurring visual identifiers include his face mask, red scarf and plasma-generating sword, the Cypher. Although his history and personality vary among the manga and game continuities, his principal video game portrayals characterise him through terse dialogue, speed and acrobatic movement. Developers of later games regarded his movement and responsiveness as essential parts of the character's identity. Hiryu has appeared in relatively few dedicated Strider games, but remained visible...

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