Strider

Strider may refer to:

Literature

• Strider, standard English title of Leo Tolstoy's novella Kholstomer
• Strider (novel), a juvenile fiction novel by Beverly Cleary
• Strider, an alias of Aragorn, a character from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Strider, a giant mecha (walking vehicle) in Stanisław Lem's 1987 novel Fiasco
• Dave and Dirk Strider, fictional characters from the webcomic Homestuck

People

• Burns Strider, an American consultant, lobbyist and former political aide
• Marjorie Strider (born 1934), American painter and sculptor performance

Video games

• Strider Hiryu, a video game character who has starred in the following titles
  • Strider (1989 arcade game), a 1989 action game by Capcom
  • Strider (1989 NES video game), a 1989 different game starring the same character
  • Strider II (1990 video game), sequel to the arcade game by Tiertex
  • Strider 2 (1999 video game), sequel to the 1989 arcade game by Capcom
  • Strider (2014 video game), a new game in the series developed by Double Helix Games and Capcom
• Strider, a type of Combine machine/bio-engineered creature from the Half-Life universe
• Strider, an agility-based vocation in the Dragon's Dogma video games
• Strider Squadron, the player's fighter squadron in Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
• Strider, a mob from Minecraft native to the Nether that can be used to cross lava.

Other

• Strider Wildlife Management Area, in Maryland
• Strider Farm, West Virginia, a site of frequent fighting during the American Civil War
• Strider Knives, a knife production company
  • Strider SMF, a knife developed by the company for the U.S. Marine Corps
• Alexander Strider, a bus manufactured by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders

See also

• Water strider, a member of the insect family Gerridae
• Stridor, the sound made by someone with a breathing difficulty
• Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, a song with lyrics about a dog named Strider