Minion Rider

"Why should we get our hands dirty when we can get your oh-so-precious people to maul you themselves? Minion Riders, transform and destroy!"

- Zenith to Keith before spawning the first Minion Riders into combat

"(Inhuman scream) DDIIEEEE!!!!"

- One of the few words spoken by a Minion Rider

The Minion Riders are minor antagonists appearing throughout Masked Rider: Swordblazers, acting as the Foot Soldiers for the season. These Riders are the result of the Mallakor Conclave seizing nearby civilians and injecting them with Invader Energy. In other cases, minor Invaders with no special talents or gimmicks can voluntarily consume the energies needed to become a Minion Rider.

Personality
Minion Riders fall into two categories coined by the soldiers of the International Protectorate Army: Charlies and Chaplains.


 * Charlies are unfortunate civilians brain-washed into becoming Minion Riders by members of the Conclave or Invaders of moderate power level. Human Minion Riders are savage, sporadic, and essentially insane; as their brainwaves aren't compatible with Invader Energy and are unable to adapt to it. Luckily, upon being liberated from Mallakor control, the host shows little to no side effects sans some mild head irritation and a sore throat.


 * Chaplains are Invaders infused (or having consumed) with the energies to become a Minion Rider, differentiated from their Human counterparts by the blue/green color of their helmets. These versions are slightly smarter (being seen wielding minor firearms and having been observed using basic speech) and are somewhat able to co-ordinate with each other. However, they are just as weak as their Human variants and still maintain an aggressive expression. It is implied by Croyer that there are factories on Mallakor housing minor Invaders for mass-producing Minion Riders.

Personas
The Masked Riders of the Human Liberation Front, like the Riders of the International Protectorate Army, utilize Break-Locks carried on their person which allow them to use the Persona System when the Locks are tapped open. Different Personas have different strengths and weaknesses; with results dependent on the Rider accessing them. As Minion Riders are the result of a symbiotic form of mind control, they do not use Break-Locks.

Trivia

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