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{{ | {{quote|There was a crack, a boom, and Strider came in with a group, the teleportation contractor the PRT had been using recently.|[[Dauntless]]|[[Heavens 12.none]]}} | ||
{{Infobox character | |||
| Image = Strider_costume_sketch_C.jpg | |||
|imagecaption = <center>[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/32260243/ Illustration] by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com lonsheep] on Spacebattles</center> | |||
| name = Strider | | name = Strider | ||
| gender = Male | | gender = Male | ||
| civname = Craig McNish<ref name="8.8" /> | |||
| age = | | age = | ||
| alignment= | | classification = [[Mover]] (Speculative) | ||
| | | occupation = Teleportation Contractor<ref name="II12.none e1">There was a crack, a boom, and Strider came in with a group, the teleportation contractor the PRT had been using recently.<br><br>Strapping Lad, Young Buck, Chronicler and Exalt were in that group. Eidolon was head and shoulders above them all, and rose even higher as he took flight. - [[Heavens 12.none]]</ref> | ||
| team = Independent | | alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]<ref name="Cast1" /> | ||
| status = Deceased | |||
| team = Independent<ref name="Cast1" /> | |||
| previous team = | | previous team = | ||
| base of operations = | | base of operations = | ||
| | | web serial = [[Extermination 8.1]] | ||
| ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback) | |||
| | }}'''Strider''' is a freelance hero.<ref name="Cast1"/> | ||
}} | |||
==Appearance== | |||
Strider wears a blue and black uniform with a cap.<ref name = "8.1 e1">With a sound like a muffled thunderclap, a half dozen people appeared in the center of the empty lot. When I saw who they were, I was awestruck. That wasn’t hyperbole or whatever, I was using the word awestruck in the original, zero-embellishment sense of the word.<br><br>Alexandria stood at the head of the crowd that had just arrived.<br>[...]<br>Her team – people I recognized but couldn’t necessarily name – followed behind her in a loose formation. Only one man in a blue and black uniform and cap stayed behind in the middle of the parking lot. He looked around for a few moments, then disappeared with a crack and a whoosh, smaller than the one that had brought the entire group there. - [[Extermination 8.1]]</ref><!-- https://m.imgur.com/a/F49uN for help from WB, his other commentary would be helpful--> | |||
==Abilities and Powers== | ==Abilities and Powers== | ||
Strider specializes in mass teleporting | Strider specializes in mass teleporting,<ref name="Cast1">'''Strider''' – A freelance hero who specializes in mass teleporting. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]</ref> apparently able to bring people to the east coast from as far away as [[Los Angeles]], roughly three thousand miles. It is unknown if this was a single 'stride' or a series of continuous ones. He creates a muffled thunderclap of sound on both arrival and departure, and seems to have only a short cooldown time between teleports.<ref name="8.1 e1" /> Being included in his teleport can be somewhat rattling if unexpected.<ref name="8.2 e1">“Strider!” Legend bellowed, over the noise and chaos, “Get us out of here!”<br><br>A voice sounding from the armband, female, synthesized, except I couldn’t make it out over the noise.<br><br>The air was sucked out of my lungs, and there was a noise like thunder. My entire body was rattled down to the core, and I thought I might have been struck by lightning. I was outside, I realized, on my hands and knees in what I first took to be the middle of a shallow river. - [[Extermination 8.2]]<br><br></ref> | ||
After his death, [[Miss Militia]] described him as "our best mass teleporter". <ref name="18.4">[[Queen 18.4]]</ref> | After his death, [[Miss Militia]] described him as having been "our best mass teleporter".<ref name="18.4 e1">When I didn’t rise to the challenge, she said, “We’re having a strategy meeting in a matter of minutes. The first phase of the response will be teleporting in momentarily, but our best mass-teleporter died in the Leviathan attack, and the process is slow. I’ll be releasing the rest of the Undersiders to join you soon.” - [[Queen 18.4]]</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Strider delivered both [[Alexandria]]'s and [[Eidolon]]'s Protectorate teams to the [[Battle against Leviathan]] in Brockton Bay.<ref name="8.1 e1" /> At the time, Dauntless described him as having only "recently" been contracted by the PRT.<ref name="II12.none e1" /> | |||
When a wave struck the command post, [[Legend]] shouted for Strider's assistance and Strider teleported everyone inside to the middle of a nearby road.<ref name="8.2 e1" /> Later, when [[Leviathan]] momentarily disengaged from the fight and began traveling at extreme speeds through the floodwater, Strider was one of several capes executed in quick succession.<ref name="8.5">[[Extermination 8.5]]</ref> Presumably he was attempting to extract injured capes from the water and got caught unaware. His name was later engraved on a memorial honoring the fallen.<ref name="8.8">Rubbing my sleeves against my arms, I traveled around to the right, to the far side of the memorial, which faced the city.<br>[...] | |||
:Strider / Craig McNish | |||
[...]<br>It was shorter than the other lists, the last list of names, so there was space at the bottom. - [[Extermination 8.8]]</ref> | |||
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==Chapter Appearances== | |||
{{Appearance/Strider Worm}} | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Males]] | [[Category:Males]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Movers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Heroes]] | ||
[[Category:Deceased]] | |||
[[Category:Worm Characters]] | |||
[[Category:Ward Characters]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:36, February 16, 2025
| “ | There was a crack, a boom, and Strider came in with a group, the teleportation contractor the PRT had been using recently. | ” |
| {{#if:Dauntless| —Dauntless{{#if:Heavens 12.none|, Heavens 12.none}} }}}} | ||
<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Strider</default></title>
<image source="Image"></image> <image source="image"></image> <group><header>Basic Information</header> <label>Civilian Name</label> <label>Aliases</label> <label>Gender</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Death</label> <label>Age</label><default>Unknown</default> <label>Post-timeskip</label> <label>Ward start</label> <label>Relations</label> <label>Family</label></group> <group><header>Professional Status</header> <label>Occupation</label> <label>Classification</label> <label>Unique Features</label> <label>Alignment</label>
<label>Status</label><format><label>Location</label> <label>Teams</label> <label>Previous Team(s)</label> <label>Base of Operations</label></group> <group><header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label></group> </infobox>Strider is a freelance hero.<ref name="Cast1"/>
Appearance[edit]
Strider wears a blue and black uniform with a cap.<ref name = "8.1 e1">With a sound like a muffled thunderclap, a half dozen people appeared in the center of the empty lot. When I saw who they were, I was awestruck. That wasn’t hyperbole or whatever, I was using the word awestruck in the original, zero-embellishment sense of the word.
Alexandria stood at the head of the crowd that had just arrived.
[...]
Her team – people I recognized but couldn’t necessarily name – followed behind her in a loose formation. Only one man in a blue and black uniform and cap stayed behind in the middle of the parking lot. He looked around for a few moments, then disappeared with a crack and a whoosh, smaller than the one that had brought the entire group there. - Extermination 8.1</ref>
Abilities and Powers[edit]
Strider specializes in mass teleporting,<ref name="Cast1">Strider – A freelance hero who specializes in mass teleporting. - Cast (spoiler free)</ref> apparently able to bring people to the east coast from as far away as Los Angeles, roughly three thousand miles. It is unknown if this was a single 'stride' or a series of continuous ones. He creates a muffled thunderclap of sound on both arrival and departure, and seems to have only a short cooldown time between teleports.<ref name="8.1 e1" /> Being included in his teleport can be somewhat rattling if unexpected.<ref name="8.2 e1">“Strider!” Legend bellowed, over the noise and chaos, “Get us out of here!”
A voice sounding from the armband, female, synthesized, except I couldn’t make it out over the noise.
The air was sucked out of my lungs, and there was a noise like thunder. My entire body was rattled down to the core, and I thought I might have been struck by lightning. I was outside, I realized, on my hands and knees in what I first took to be the middle of a shallow river. - Extermination 8.2
</ref>
After his death, Miss Militia described him as having been "our best mass teleporter".<ref name="18.4 e1">When I didn’t rise to the challenge, she said, “We’re having a strategy meeting in a matter of minutes. The first phase of the response will be teleporting in momentarily, but our best mass-teleporter died in the Leviathan attack, and the process is slow. I’ll be releasing the rest of the Undersiders to join you soon.” - Queen 18.4</ref>
History[edit]
Strider delivered both Alexandria's and Eidolon's Protectorate teams to the Battle against Leviathan in Brockton Bay.<ref name="8.1 e1" /> At the time, Dauntless described him as having only "recently" been contracted by the PRT.<ref name="II12.none e1" />
When a wave struck the command post, Legend shouted for Strider's assistance and Strider teleported everyone inside to the middle of a nearby road.<ref name="8.2 e1" /> Later, when Leviathan momentarily disengaged from the fight and began traveling at extreme speeds through the floodwater, Strider was one of several capes executed in quick succession.<ref name="8.5">Extermination 8.5</ref> Presumably he was attempting to extract injured capes from the water and got caught unaware. His name was later engraved on a memorial honoring the fallen.<ref name="8.8">Rubbing my sleeves against my arms, I traveled around to the right, to the far side of the memorial, which faced the city.
[...]
- Strider / Craig McNish
[...]
It was shorter than the other lists, the last list of names, so there was space at the bottom. - Extermination 8.8</ref>
Chapter Appearances[edit]
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