Led by the Dark Rider, and riding Griffins, Riders attack Kratos during his travels on Pegasus, commanding their Griffins. If close enough, they will leap from their Griffins, onto Kratos and Pegasus. Kratos then shakes them off and cuts them apart in mid-air. After weakening a mounted Griffin, Kratos jumps onto it, fights the rider, knocks it off down to Earth, and rips the creature's wings off.