Star Strider is a Hero and former long-standing member of the Freedom Phalanx. He is notable as the first casualty of the Rikti War. Renowned as an interstellar explorer and possessing an invulnerable force field, Star Strider volunteered to enter one of the dimensional portals during the first hours of the Rikti War on May 23rd, 2002, before their true nature had been revealed. He has not been seen or heard from since and his ultimate fate remains unknown.