strider
“
So a boy like you is a Strider? You'll regret opposing the Grandmaster in the afterlife
”
(「小僧、貴様がストライダーだと? グランドマスターに逆らったことを、あの世で後悔するがいい」)

The Tank Driver (official name unknown) is a minor character introduced in the PC Engine port of Strider.

Story

Strider

A loyal soldier serving the Kazakh Federation's army, he was located at St. Petersburg during Hiryu's infiltration. Following the defeat of Ouroboros, the soldier made a quick escape, abandoning the capital city on the Sovkhoz Я, a giant tank. He moved into a nearby desert where a Kazakh refinery and army camp were found.[1]

Caught by the Striders' recon satellite, Hiryu receives orders to pursue the fleeing tank into the desert[1]. Going through the Kazakh armies stationed there, Hiryu eventually reaches the soldier awaiting besides his tank. After taunting Hiryu, he jumps aboard and tries to kill him, but he's no match for the young Strider and is promptly defeated.

Having survived the tank's destruction, the soldier continues to mock Hiryu, telling him that's its already too late since the Flying Battleship Balrog is soon to leave the Siberian base, and that his death is fast approaching.

Abilities

Main article: Sovkhoz Я

The soldier doesn't hold any special skills and appears to be a normal run-of-the-mill military man. Besides controlling the Sovkhoz Я, he also uses a personal machine gun to spread gunfire at Hiryu.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dice Creative Ltd.; NEC Avenue (Sept 22 1994, PC Engine CD-ROM²). Strider Hiryû (Japanese). Extra Stage: Oil Fields.
Strider
Hiryu
Equipment: Cypher • Options (A • B • C) • Climb Sickle • Glider
Moves: Slide • Cartwheel Jump • Big Jump • Cypher Attack • Bunshin
Stage Enemies
Russian Infantryman • Rascal • Flying Mosqueman • Mosqueman • Shadow Tag Bullets Soldier • Desert Soldier†
Giant Sandworm† • Army Jeep† • Siberian Wolf • Wall Crawler • Frog • Balrog Marine Corps • Turret • Laser Turret
Giant Main Gun • Mr. Elephant • Hit Mouse • Floating Mine • Amazoness • Poison Mushroom • Dinosaurs • Piranha
Bosses
Strobaya • Novo • Ouroboros (General Mikiel) • Giant Antlion† • Sovkhoz Я (Tank Driver)† • Mecha Pon • Solo • Kuniang
Anti-Gravity Device • Captain Beard Jr. • Lago • Grandmaster Meio
Locations
St. Petersburg • Oil Fields† • Siberia • Flying Battleship Balrog • Amazon • The Third Moon
South American Base†
Related Articles
Striders • Kazakh Federation • Research Staffs • Minor groups • Minor Striders • Flying Tortoise • Sky Thunder Mk-II
Navigator† • Assault Rifle • Giant Flamethrower • Plasma Whirlwind • Summoning • The Third Moon Plan • Eurasia • Earth
† = Exclusive of the PC Engine port