Backward Somersault

The Backward Somersault (後方宙返り), originally translated Back Flip^[1], is one of Hiryu's new skills introduced in Strider 2.

Overview[]

Str2 backward somersault — Hiryu performs a Backward Somersault

A quick evasive move, the Backward Somersault is a very fast back jump performed only when Hiryu is in the middle of a Slide, done by pressing the jump button while holding a direction against the sliding direction. Once done, Hiryu will do a short Cartwheel Jump on the opposite direction he was sliding, quickly moving away. This is a non-offensive maneuver best used to avoid running into enemies or attacks, and is effective in "hit-and-run" tactics against large bosses with a lot of health, sliding and back-jumping around them as Hiryu constantly slashes them apart with the Cypher.

Other appearances[]

This is also a skill available to Hien during the PlayStation port's "Hien Mode", although the boss version of him never uses it.
The Backward Somersault is used as part of Hiryu's neutral attack in Project X Zone 2.

References[]

↑ Capcom (December 1999; Arcade). Strider 2 (English). Instruction Card.

Strider 2
Hiryu
Equipment: Cypher • Climb Sickle • Glider Moves: Slide • Cypher Attack • Double Jump • Hassou Jump • Backward Somersault • Savage Slash • Boost Hien Mode: Geometrical Cypher • Cypher Boomerang
Stage Enemies
Flying Turret • Superhuman Army • Solo Mass Produced Model • Animal-shaped Mechanisms Commando Troop • Mutant Animals • Mushrooms • Tianhou Troop • Goblin • Fortress Guard • T-54 • Spike Bomb Machine Modified Guillotine • The Alchemist • Floating Mine • Armored Guard • Search Lantern • Rascal • Antarctic Guard Penguin Bomb • Ice Gear • Balrog Infantry • Fighter aircraft • Turret • Laser Turret • The Professor • Assistants Graveleo • Ardoravis • Fulmenorca
Bosses
Drill Cruiser • Transport • Honghuo • Spider Form • Tiger Form • Emperor Dragon • Skewer Cannon Metall Hengst • Sturmgeschutz V • Dullahan • Herzog Schlange (Aluminium Hydra) • Missile Mobile • Beluga F Frozen Mammoth • Researchers • Gravity Core • Kraken • Squad Leader • Minelayer • Scarabee • Goliath • Reactor Core Admiral Wilhelm • Kuniang (Tong Pooh) • Solo • Strider Hien • Grandmaster Meio • Caduceus
Locations
El Dorado • Neo Hong Kong City • Fortress Wahnen • Antarctica Research Lab Flying Battleship Balrog • The Third Moon
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Assault Rifle • Dual Linear Gun • Impact Cannon • Shock Blade • Plasma Whirlwind • Summoning Striders • Light Sword Cypher • Chinese Mafia • Kraken Chemical • Flying Tortoise • Aircars • Catapult • Earth

[1] Capcom (December 1999; Arcade). Strider 2 (English). Instruction Card.

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