Ride Mass
Ride Mass is a character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. Originally part of the junior group within Chryse Guard Security, he joins Tekkadan after its formation and serves as a mobile suit pilot.
Overview
Ride Mass is a character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. Originally part of the junior group within Chryse Guard Security, he joins Tekkadan after its formation and serves as a mobile suit pilot.
Appearance
He has messy blonde hair and typically wears a yellow cap turned backward, along with large goggles rested on his head. As he grows older, he adopts a scarf belonging to his former leader.
Personality
Foul-mouthed and quick to speak his mind, Ride is deeply devoted to his comrades and looks up to Tekkadan's leaders. While initially energetic and eager to prove his worth in battle, enduring personal tragedy leaves him hardened, silent, and consumed by revenge.
Abilities
As a combatant for Tekkadan, he pilots the STH-16 Shiden and its customized unit, the STH-16/tc Raiden-Go. In later years, he displays lethal proficiency as a solitary assassin.
Background
Raised as an exploited child soldier in Chryse Guard Security, Ride transitions into Tekkadan following their rebellion. He works his way up to become a active mobile suit pilot. During a sudden ambush in an urban area, his leader, Orga Itsuka, sacrifices his life to shield him from gunfire. Traumatized by this loss, Ride hardens into a vengeful operative and eventually tracks down and assassinates Nobliss Gordon, the man responsible for his leader's death.
Relationships
Ride holds deep admiration for Tekkadan's leader, Orga Itsuka, as well as Mikazuki Augus. After Orga sacrifices himself to save Ride's life, Ride becomes driven by a desire to avenge him, ultimately executing the mastermind behind the attack, Nobliss Gordon.