Riders Aptitude

Riders Aptitude
Alexander the Great (TYPE-MOON) can ride any vehicle or beast, except dragons.
Power/Ability to:	Be a master of riding animals.

The ability to be a master of riding, either innately or through training. Sub-power of Mount Manipulation. Variation of Intuitive Aptitude.

Also Called

• Animal Rider
• Beast Rider
• Horse-Mounted Specialist
• Rider Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency
• Riding Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency

Capabilities

The user is a master in the art of riding, such as riding a horse. The user can instantly understand the behaviors of animals no matter how simple or complex, magical or scientific it is and even tame an Animal to become the users ride ranging from wild animals, to cryptids, demonic and even sacred beasts.

Applications

• Cavalry Combat
• Personal Mount
• Taming
  • Domestication
• Zoological Mastery
  • Animal Companionship

Techniques

• Riders Empowerment

Variations

• Chariot Riders Aptitude
• Dragon Riders Aptitude
• Horse Riders Aptitude
• Spider Riders Aptitude
• Swarm Riding

Associations

• Animal Manipulation
• Intuitive Aptitude
• Mortal Physiology
• Mount Manipulation
• Power Via Objects
• Superior Human Physiology
• Swarm Riding

Limitations

• May be limited to a certain type of Animal.
• May require some degree of training or exposure.
• May take time to achieve mastery.

Known Users

See also: Horse of a Different Color

Anime/Manga/Donghua/Manhua/Manhwa

• Ri Shin (Kingdom); Horses
• Ri Hyou (Kingdom); Horses
• Steel Ball Run Participants (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VII: Steel Ball Run)
• Kiba Inuzuka (Naruto)

Cartoons

• Horse Riders (Horseland)
  • Sarah Whitney.
  • Alma Rodriguez.
  • Molly Washington.
  • Bailey Handler.
  • Will Taggert.
  • Nani Cloud.
  • Simbala.
  • Zoey Stilton.
  • Chloe Stilton.
• Horse Riders (Spirit: Riding Free)
  • Fortuna Esperanza Navarro "Lucky" Prescott.
  • Prudence "Pru" Granger.
  • Abigail Stone.
• Horse Riders (The Ranch)
• Horse Riders (Wendy)
• Nicholas St. North/Santa Claus (Rise of the Guardians 2012)
• Jack (Samurai Jack)
• Dragon Riders (How to Train Your Dragon)
• Prince Adam/He-Man (He-Man & The Masters of The Universe)
• Princess Adora/She-Ra (She-Ra: Princess of Power)
• Beast Man (He-Man & The Masters of the Universe)
• Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Tommy Pickles (Rugrats)
• Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo)

Comics

• Bruce Thomas Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Midnighter (DC Comics/Wildstorm)
• Steven Grant Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)

Folklore/Mythology

• Deities (Mythologies)
• King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Arthurian Mythology/Legends/Folklore)
• Green Knight (Arthurian Mythology/Legends/Folklore)
• Black Knight (Folklore/Mythology)
• Dullahans/Headless Horsemen (Folklore/Mythology)

Literature

• Dragon Riders (The Inheritance Cycle)
  • Eragon.
  • Murtagh.
  • Arya.
  • Brom.
  • Galbatorix.
  • Morzan.
• Nicholas St. North/Santa Claus (The Guardians of Childhood series)
• Katherine/Mother Goose (The Guardians of Childhood series)

Live Television/Movies

• Spartacus (Spartacus)
• Chris Kringle / Santa / "Fat Man" (Fatman)

Video Games

• Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
• The Horsemen (Darksiders)
  • War.
• Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong series)
• Takkar (Far Cry: Primal)
• Many characters (Final Fantasy series)
• Pegasus Knights (Fire Emblem series)
• Wyvern Riders (Fire Emblem series)
• Kratos (God of War)
• Jak (Jak and Daxter)
• Kirby (Kirby series)
• Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda series)
• Link (The Legend of Zelda series)
• Midna (The Legend of Zelda)
• Zelda (The Legend of Zelda series)
• Ferra (Mortal Kombat X)
• Abe (Oddworld)
• Poké Ride users (Pokémon)
• Fright Rider (Skylanders)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Heavy Rider (Sonic Mania)
• Horse Riders (Starshine Legacy/StarStable)
• Mario (Super Mario Bros.)
• Luigi (Super Mario Bros.)
• Ty (Ty the Tasmanian Tiger)
• Rider Class Servants (TYPE-MOON)
  • Achillies
  • Astolfo
  • Boudica
  • Edward Teach
  • Francis Drake
  • Iskander/Alexander
  • Medusa
  • Quetzalcoatl

Other

• Jaune Arc (RWBY)

Gallery

Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot) can easily ride a variety of animals, including baby T-rexes, wild boars, aliens, and polar bears.

Dante (Dante's Inferno) can ride the demonic Beasts of Burden.

War (Darksiders) is a well-trained rider, capable of riding more than just his stallion Ruin but even other demonic and angelic beast.

Kryptonians like Kara and Jor-El (DC Extended Universe) excelled at riding War Kites.

Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong series) excels at riding his various Animal Buddies.

As the Beast Master, Takkar (Far Cry: Primal) can ride on ferocious predators like sabertooth tigers & bears to get missions faster and even kill his enemies while riding on them.

Noctis Lucis Caelum (Final Fantasy XV) riding a Chocobo.

Dionysus (Greco-Roman Mythology) is seen riding on leopards and panthers either by chariot or bareback.

Beast Man (He-Man and The Masters of the Universe) can ride on any monstrous beast he commands.

Krishna, 8th avatar of Vishnu (Hindu Mythology) is an expert charioteer and warrior.

Hiccup (How to Train Your Dragon) flying with Toothless together.

Jak (Jak and Daxter) riding a flut flut.

Ri Shin (Kingdom)

Kirby (Kirby series) riding his hamster friend Rick.

In addition to horses, Link (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) can ride animals like bears.

Ferra and Torr (Mortal Kombat X) are part of a symbiotic race consisting of a rider and mount.

Kiba Inuzuka (Naruto) riding his dog Akamaru.

Abe (Oddworld)

Elio and Selene (Pokémon) using Poké Ride.

Tommy Pickles (Rugrats)

Jaune Arc (RWBY) riding his jackalope Juniper.

Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo) riding Scooby.

Fright Rider (Skylanders)

Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) can ride horses...

...and dragons.

Spartacus (Spartacus) riding into battle.

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars) riding a varactyl.

Mario (Super Mario Bros. series) is adept at riding various creatures, such as Yoshis...

...Plessies...

...Bloopers...

...Dolphins...

...and Rays.

Ty (Ty the Tasmanian Tiger) riding the massive razorback Bull.

Medusa (TYPE-MOON) possess an A+ rank Riding skill. Her ability extends to nearly all beasts, including Phantasmal Beasts and Divine Beasts aside from dragons. The steed that makes best use of Medusa's Riding ability is the legendary Pegasus.

Ushi Gozen's (TYPE-MOON) EX rank Riding skill allows her to ride and control nearly any creature, even divine beasts.

Videos

The Wargs and Goblins of the Misty Mountains attack - The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien-2

Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers. The Wargs of Isengard-2