Ride Mass (ライド・マッス Raido Massu?) is a character that appears in the Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS television series.
Personality & Character
Ride was a carefree young boy. Whenever someone close to him got injured or killed, he would become enraged and reckless.
In the second season, he started becoming more responsible. With Takaki assigned to Earth, he felt that it was up to him now to look after all of the little kids.
Skills & Abilities
He is one of the if not the most artistic member of Tekkadan, he was responsible for designing the fledgling groups emblem. He is also the one responsible for painting the emblem on the groups main base tower and the Isaribi. He also seems to be responsible for painting the mobile suits after repairs, as he painted the Ryusei-Go's cartoon eyes and pink coloring. Much of his grafitti can be see on the walls of the Isaribi.
Two years later, he learnt how to pilot mobile suits under the tutelage of Lafter and Azee. He started off with relatively mediocre skills but still capable of holding himself in a fight and defending Tekkaden's ships while on missions. After training continuously and experiencing live combat, Ride has steadily improved to the point of defeating multiple units alone.
History
After the defeat of the Hashmal, Shino gave Ride the Ryusei-Go, which he repainted and renamed into the Riden-Go.
Relationships
Takaki and Ride were best friends and rivals. Ride was always working hard to keep up with Takaki. Even after the latter had been assigned to Earth, he still continued to improve himself.
Takaki, Ride, and Yamagi were really good friends. Whenever the three of them were off duty, they would spend time together.