Commander Keith (キース隊長), also known as Captain Keith, is a minor character from the Strider Hiryu manga. He has a very brief stint as an antagonist in Chapter 3. He's absent in the NES adaptation, although the NES boss Kodiak has basically the same role. Keith is a very simple character used mainly to show off Hiryu's strength.
Keith is the commander of a Special Forces unit hired to protect the Kazakh Federation Mental Institute. His unit is a professional team skilled in hand-to-hand and close-quarter combat, and Keith himself is a big muscular man who enjoys a good fight, which is reflected on his heavily scarred face and body. He is always looking forward to face strong enemies like the Striders[1]. Even then, he's nowhere near Hiryu's level of skills.
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Keith and his Special Forces team were hired to protect the Kazakh Institute following Hiryu's attack on the Secret Police, specifically due to their expertise in close-quarter combat, since the institute has many high-precision machines that make the use of firearms a potential risk[2]. After Hiryu and Kain infiltrate the institute, Keith remains calm as he sends his men to intercept them. Staying in an adjacent room within the complex as his troops engage them in battle, a confident Keith can't wait for his enemies to show up, excited about the prospect of facing a Strider in battle.
Hiryu and Kain make quick work of his men and proceed forward, breaking through a wall to find Keith calmly sitting and with his knife ready to fight. Keith greets both of them with a mocking smile and boasts he's in a whole different class when compared to his men. His confident smirk soon turns to shock when Hiryu dashes at him and pierces through his chest with his Cypher. Unable to even realize what just happened, Keith dies on the spot.
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- ↑ Wada, Tatsumi (November 10, 1989). Strider Hiryû. Chapter 3, Pg. 84. Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 4-04-713009-5.
- ↑ Wada, Tatsumi (November 10, 1989). Strider Hiryû. Chapter 3, Pg. 87. Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 4-04-713009-5.