Strider Shouyo (ストライダー翔鷹, lit. Soaring Hawk but officially translated Flying Hawk) is a minor character introduced in the 2014 Strider, as part of the "Fallen Striders" costume/alternate color set.

Shouyo was an A-Rank agent in the Striders, a one-eyed sniper who specialized in long-range combat with the use of his weapon, a plasma-enhanced Cy-bow (サイ・アロー, lit. Cy-Arrow).^[1]

In spite of having a blind eye, Shouyo was an expert marksman. Due to this he was often assigned to serve as support for other Striders during missions, but this didn't mean his individual abilities were in any way inferior to those of his peers^[1]. Shouyo wore a set of red chest armor and chaps over a black under suit and leggings, completed with a white mask. He carried the first kanji of his name, "shou" (翔, flying/soaring), as his personal emblem.

Story

Strider (2014)

Shouyo was one of the 11 agents who infiltrated Kazakh City previous to Hiryu, carrying the mission to assassinate Grandmaster Meio. During his mission, Shouyo infiltrated the Research Facility and eventually found Xi Wang Mu lurking within. The two battled, but Shouyo was unable to defeat the Queen Mother's magnificient technique and was finally eliminated.^[1]

Design Notes

Shouyo's costume color scheme (red/black) is based off the color scheme of Final Fight and Street Fighter character Guy^[2]. Hiryu was first given this same color scheme/reference as "Color 6" in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

References

Strider (2014)
Characters
Hiryu • Black Marketer • The Prisoner • Pei Pooh • Nang Pooh • Tong Pooh • Xi Wang Mu General Mikiel • Solo • Professor Schlange • Juroung • Grandmaster Meio Fallen Striders: Hoen • Hien • Rouga • Ouga • Kuga • Shouyo • Koja • Jingei • Hiyou • Raiga • Shinden
Stage Enemies
Light Trooper • PNUT • Shield Trooper • Military Trooper • Research Trooper Wall Crawler • Severnsi • Insect Trooper • Stealth Flyer • Turret • Laser Turret
Bosses
Vityaz-1 • Ouroboros Mk.III • Heavy Trooper • The Four Winds • Solo • Millipede • Gravitron • Tornado Brainwalker • Mecha Pon • Magmapede • Juroung • Grandmaster Meio • Meio Prime
Locations
Kazakh City • Airship Balrog • Meio's Tower • The Third Moon Kazakh Outskirts • Kazakh City (district) • Industry • Military Ring • Processing • Military Headquarters Research Facility • Underground
Collectibles & Moves
Items: Item Unlock Pickup • Pickup Cradle • Large Canister Basic Moves: Cypher Attack • Cartwheel Jump • Charge Mode Unlockable Moves: Slide Assault • Charged Cypher • Down Strike • Double Jump • Plasma Catapult • Kunai • Options (A, B, C) Cypher Forms: Reflect Cypher • Explosive Cypher • Ultra-Cold Cypher • Magnetic Cypher
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Cypher • Climb Sickle • Hard rubber armor • Plasma Capacitor • Custom Rifle • Laser Rifle & Flamethrower Striders • Meio's Army • Resistance • Kazakh City Citizens • Researchers Glider • Skiff • Sovkhoz • ZAIN Project v2 • Eurasia • Earth