Eurasia

Eurasia (ユーラシア大陸, lit. Eurasian continent) is a major location referenced in the original Arcade Strider and the 2014 Strider.

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For more information, see Eurasia and Eastern Europe on Wikipedia

Eurasia refers to the combined landmass consisting of both Europe and Asia. Eurasia is the largest continental area on Earth and contains two of the three most advanced regions, as well as having the largest concentration of resources, population and wealth. As a result of this, ruling over Eurasia means one can gain power and resources over a large part of the world.

It is established the Kazakh Federation has complete control over the entirety of Eurasia by the year of 2048, and its officer council governs over it as a regulated and oppressed society^[1]. The region became the center of Grandmaster Meio's empire, with the Kazakh Federation's capital city, St. Petersburg, being known as the city with the closest ties to him.^[2]

Eurasia should not be confused with another region known as Eastern Europe (東ヨーロッパ), which is where the Kazakh Federation is located^[2]. This is a more vaguely defined section of the continent roughly covering an area between Western Europe and Asia. This area is under great turmoil and chaos due to the constant wars between the Kazakh forces and the rising rebel armies in their midst, a situation which Grandmaster Meio takes advantage to make his sudden appearance on the area^[3][4]. It appears the Kazakh Federation gained full control of Eurasia only after Meio conquered the world.

Strider (CPS-1)

Hiryu's mission starts by infiltrating St. Petersburg in order to locate and exterminate Grandmaster Meio. Hiryu destroys the city's defenses and eliminates its officer council, attracting Meio's full attention. He places a reward for Hiryu's head and sends in assassins and bounty hunters to eliminate him, with Meio explicitly telling bounty hunter Solo that Hiryu will "never leave Eurasia alive". Pursued by these asssailants, Hiryu decides to escape the continent through Siberia, eventually fighting and defeating both Solo and the Kuniang M.A. Team, and discovering the approaching menace of the Flying Battleship Balrog.

Strider (2014)

The metropolis of Kazakh City, Meio's center of power, is located on the Eurasian continent. As before, the whole continent is governed by Meio's Army, with General Mikiel claiming to have it all under his control^[5]. He also threatens Hiryu that he'll never leave the region alive^[6], claiming that for as long as he's alive he'd have no chance of winning. Not phased, Hiryu simply replies that its time for him to die then.

Notes

• The way Eurasia is used as a major political power is similar to George Orwell's novel 1984, where Eurasia is one of the three superstates featured in its setting.
• European magazines covering the home computer ports of Strider mistakenly reported the name of the main villain as Lord Eurasia, somehow confusing the name of the region Meio references in a cutscene as his name.

References

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

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
Related Articles
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