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* TheUnchosenOne: Ryder isn't the only Pathfinder, but being the protagonist means there's something more significant about her/him than the others.

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* TheUnchosenOne: Ryder wasn't originally supposed to be humanity's Pathfinder; that title went to their father, Alec. However, for as-yet undisclosed reasons Alec disappeared, leaving it up to his son/daughter to take up the title. He/she also isn't the only Pathfinder, but being Pathfinder in the protagonist means there's something more significant about her/him than the others.Andromeda Initiative, as each species has their own Pathfinder.
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* MindOverMatter: If you select Ryder to be a biotic.

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* MindOverMatter: If you select Biotic abilities return from the original trilogy. Notably, they exist as a skill tree that Ryder can access regardless of class. According to be a biotic.Creator/BioWare, there is an InUniverse explanation for why Ryder can access biotic abilities despite not being born with the talent.
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* BadassFamily: [[WordOfGod Bioware]] has confirmed that the protagonist isn't the only Ryder we'll see in the game and that family is a key theme. More specifically, the dogtags seen in one of the trailers do ''not'' belong to the protagonist Ryder, but to their father Alec.

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* BadassFamily: [[WordOfGod Bioware]] has confirmed that They are the protagonist isn't the only Ryder we'll see in the game and that family is a key theme. More specifically, the dogtags seen in son/daughter of Alec Ryder, one of the trailers do ''not'' belong first humans to travel through a mass relay and an N7 operative, and the protagonist Ryder, but sibling of a perfectly action-capable twin who travelled to their father Alec.Andromeda with them.
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The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy. You play as one of the two twin Ryder siblings, Scott and Sarah.

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The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy. You play as one of the two twin Ryder siblings, Scott and Sarah.Sara.



* CanonName: The default names for the characters are Scott and Sarah.

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* CanonName: The default names for the characters are Scott and Sarah.Sara.



* HelloInsertNameHere: As with the original series, Ryder will be referred to by rank or last name to avoid this, though their default names are "Scott" and "Sarah", and presumably the non-player Ryder twin will be referred to by one of those two names.

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* HelloInsertNameHere: As with the original series, Ryder will be referred to by rank or last name to avoid this, though their default names are "Scott" and "Sarah", "Sara", and presumably the non-player Ryder twin will be referred to by one of those two names.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: Their father, Alec, was one of the first humans to travel through a mass relay with Jon Grissom's exploration team, and later became an N7 soldier. Clearly, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to his children being pioneers and {{Badass}}es.

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* ItRunsInTheFamily: Their father, Alec, was one of the first humans to travel through a mass relay with Jon Grissom's exploration team, and later became an N7 soldier. Clearly, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to his children being pioneers and {{Badass}}es.badasses.

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The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy. You play as one of the two twin Ryder siblings, Scott and Sara.

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The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy. You play as one of the two twin Ryder siblings, Scott and Sara. Sarah.



* CanonName: The default names for the characters are Scott and Sara.

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* CanonName: The default names for the characters are Scott and Sara.Sarah.



* FieldPromotion: The N7 Day reveal trailer shows that the original Pathfinder for humanity was supposed to be their father, Alec, but for undisclosed (and most likely catastrophic) reasons Alec disappeared, leaving it up to one of his children to take up the mantle of Pathfinder.



* HelloInsertNameHere: As with the original series, Ryder will be referred to by rank or last name to avoid this, though their default names are "Scott" and "Sara", and presumably the non-player Ryder twin will be referred to by one of those two names.

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* HelloInsertNameHere: As with the original series, Ryder will be referred to by rank or last name to avoid this, though their default names are "Scott" and "Sara", "Sarah", and presumably the non-player Ryder twin will be referred to by one of those two names.



* ItRunsInTheFamily: As mentioned above, at least one other Ryder has combat experience.

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* ItRunsInTheFamily: As mentioned above, at least Their father, Alec, was one other Ryder has combat experience.of the first humans to travel through a mass relay with Jon Grissom's exploration team, and later became an N7 soldier. Clearly, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to his children being pioneers and {{Badass}}es.
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* CanonName: The default names for the characters are Scott and Sara.
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* BadassFamily: [[WordOfGod Bioware]] has confirmed that the protagonist isn't the only Ryder we'll see in the game and that family is a key theme. More specifically, the dogtags seen in one of the trailers do ''not'' belong to the protagonist Ryder, but to their father.

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* BadassFamily: [[WordOfGod Bioware]] has confirmed that the protagonist isn't the only Ryder we'll see in the game and that family is a key theme. More specifically, the dogtags seen in one of the trailers do ''not'' belong to the protagonist Ryder, but to their father.father Alec.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson (Male/Scott Ryder), Fryda Wolff (Female/Sarah Ryder)

The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy. You play as one of the two twin Ryder siblings, Scott and Sarah.

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->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson (Male/Scott Ryder), Fryda Wolff (Female/Sarah (Female/Sara Ryder)

The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy. You play as one of the two twin Ryder siblings, Scott and Sarah.Sara.



* HelloInsertNameHere: As with the original series, Ryder will be referred to by rank or last name to avoid this, though their default names are "Scott" and "Sarah", and presumably the non-player Ryder twin will be referred to by one of those two names.

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* HelloInsertNameHere: As with the original series, Ryder will be referred to by rank or last name to avoid this, though their default names are "Scott" and "Sarah", "Sara", and presumably the non-player Ryder twin will be referred to by one of those two names.
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* BadassGay/BiTheWay: Creator/{{Bioware}} has confirmed same-sex romance options for male and female Ryder.

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* BadassGay/BiTheWay: BadassGay[=/=]BiTheWay: Creator/{{Bioware}} has confirmed same-sex romance options for male and female Ryder.

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->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson (Scott Ryder), Fryda Wolff (Sarah Ryder)

The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy. You play as one of the two twin Ryder siblings, Scott and Sarah.

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->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson (Scott (Male/Scott Ryder), Fryda Wolff (Sarah (Female/Sarah Ryder)

The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy. You play as one of the two twin Ryder siblings, Scott and Sarah.



* ActionGirl: If you chose to play Ryder as a female.

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* ActionGirl: If you chose to play as the female Ryder as a female.twin.



* BadassGay: Creator/{{Bioware}} has confirmed that there will be several sexual orientations available in the game.
* BiTheWay: Confirmed to be an option.

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* BadassGay: BadassGay/BiTheWay: Creator/{{Bioware}} has confirmed that there will be several sexual orientations available in the game.
* BiTheWay: Confirmed to be an option.
same-sex romance options for male and female Ryder.



* HelloInsertNameHere: As with the original series, Ryder will be referred to by rank or last name to avoid this.

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* HelloInsertNameHere: As with the original series, Ryder will be referred to by rank or last name to avoid this.this, though their default names are "Scott" and "Sarah", and presumably the non-player Ryder twin will be referred to by one of those two names.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson (male), Fryda Wolff (female)

The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy

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->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson (male), (Scott Ryder), Fryda Wolff (female)

(Sarah Ryder)

The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda GalaxyGalaxy. You play as one of the two twin Ryder siblings, Scott and Sarah.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson (male), Fryda Wolff (female)
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The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the *Mass Effect* trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy

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The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the *Mass Effect* ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy
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* MeaningfulName: Ryder is derived from Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. May also be derived from the Riders in the WildHunt, if the trailer's theme song is anything to go by.

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* MeaningfulName: Ryder is derived from Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. May also be derived from the Riders in the WildHunt, TheWildHunt, if the trailer's theme song is anything to go by.
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* BackToBackBadasses: Male and female Ryder are portrayed this way in [[poster(http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fd0ff9d526d15cf666e97e230e3ddb43.png this poster]].

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* BackToBackBadasses: Male Brother and female sister Ryder are portrayed this way in [[poster(http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fd0ff9d526d15cf666e97e230e3ddb43.[[http://static.cdn.ea.com/blog.bioware.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/MEA_small.png this poster]].
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* BackToBackBadasses: Male and female Ryder are portrayed this way in [[poster(http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fd0ff9d526d15cf666e97e230e3ddb43.png this poster]].
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The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the Mass Effect trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy

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The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the Mass Effect *Mass Effect* trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy

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* BadassFamily: [[WordOfGod Bioware]] has confirmed that the protagonist isn't the only Ryder we'll see in the game and that family is a key theme. More specifically, the dogtags seen in one of the trailers do ''not'' belong to the protagonist Ryder. It belongs to their father.

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* BadassFamily: [[WordOfGod Bioware]] has confirmed that the protagonist isn't the only Ryder we'll see in the game and that family is a key theme. More specifically, the dogtags seen in one of the trailers do ''not'' belong to the protagonist Ryder. It belongs Ryder, but to their father.



* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Averted. You have the option to wear helmets on all combat missions, not just the ones in inhospitable environs.



* SchrodingersPlayerCharacter: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Whichever gender the player chooses, the other gender plays a prominent role in the narrative as Ryder's brother or sister.

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* SchrodingersPlayerCharacter: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Whichever gender the player chooses, the other gender plays a prominent role in the narrative as Ryder's brother or sister.sibling.

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* BadassFamily: [[WordOfGod Bioware]] has confirmed that the protagonist isn't the only Ryder we'll see in the game and that family is a key theme. More specifically, the dogtags seen in one of the trailers do ''not'' belong to the protagonist Ryder.

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* BadassFamily: [[WordOfGod Bioware]] has confirmed that the protagonist isn't the only Ryder we'll see in the game and that family is a key theme. More specifically, the dogtags seen in one of the trailers do ''not'' belong to the protagonist Ryder. It belongs to their father.


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* SchrodingersPlayerCharacter: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Whichever gender the player chooses, the other gender plays a prominent role in the narrative as Ryder's brother or sister.
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* AdventurerArchaeologist: Ryder explores the dead civilizations of Adnromeda as well as the living ones.

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* AdventurerArchaeologist: Ryder explores the dead civilizations of Adnromeda Andromeda as well as the living ones.



* BadassGay: Creator/Bioware has confirmed that there will be several sexual orientations available in the game.

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* BadassGay: Creator/Bioware Creator/{{Bioware}} has confirmed that there will be several sexual orientations available in the game.



* MeaningfulName: Ryder is derived from Sally ride, the first American woman in space. May also be derived from the Riders in the WildHunt, if the trailer's theme song is anything to go by.

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* MeaningfulName: Ryder is derived from Sally ride, Ride, the first American woman in space. May also be derived from the Riders in the WildHunt, if the trailer's theme song is anything to go by.
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* Ambadassador: Ryder must make contact with new alien races and choose how to interact with them, while also being capable of taking on enemy soldiers and nasty alien beasts.

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* Ambadassador: {{Ambadassador}}: Ryder must make contact with new alien races and choose how to interact with them, while also being capable of taking on enemy soldiers and nasty alien beasts.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Looks to be the race of female Ryder shown in the trailer.



* TheEngineer: Pathfinder units in RealLife militaries usually have combat engineers attached to them, in order to clear landing zones/bridgeheads/beach heads. Since these Pathfinders are the first ones in as part of a colonization armada, it is logical that at least some engineers are part of their ranks.



* MeaningfulName: Ryder is derived from Sally ride, the first American woman in space.

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* MeaningfulName: Ryder is derived from Sally ride, the first American woman in space. May also be derived from the Riders in the WildHunt, if the trailer's theme song is anything to go by.
* MindOverMatter: If you select Ryder to be a biotic.

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* AdventurerArchaeologist: Ryder explores the dead civilizations of Adnromeda as well as the living ones.



* BoldExplorer: The entire purpose of the Pathfinders.



* ElitesAreMoreGlamourous: Becoming a Pathfinder, representative of the Milky Way in both diplomacy and combat, can't be an easy task.

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* ElitesAreMoreGlamourous: ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Becoming a Pathfinder, representative of the Milky Way in both diplomacy and combat, can't be an easy task.



* HelloInstertNameHere: As with the original series, Ryder will be referred to by rank or last name to avoid this.

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* HelloInstertNameHere: HelloInsertNameHere: As with the original series, Ryder will be referred to by rank or last name to avoid this.



* SlidingScaleOfidealismVersusCynicism: Though Bioware says it's more murky than the Paragon/Renegade of the original series.

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* SlidingScaleOfidealismVersusCynicism: SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Though Bioware says it's more murky than the Paragon/Renegade of the original series.
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This page is for listing the tropes related to Ryder, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda''.

For the pages listing tropes related to Party Members, [=NPC=]s and Antagonists, see the [[Characters/MassEffect Mass Effect Character Index]].

!Pathfinder Ryder

The PlayerCharacter of the SequelSeries to the Mass Effect trilogy. Ryder is a Pathfinder, tasked with heading explorations into the Andromeda Galaxy
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* ActionGirl: If you chose to play Ryder as a female.
* Ambadassador: Ryder must make contact with new alien races and choose how to interact with them, while also being capable of taking on enemy soldiers and nasty alien beasts.
* BadassFamily: [[WordOfGod Bioware]] has confirmed that the protagonist isn't the only Ryder we'll see in the game and that family is a key theme. More specifically, the dogtags seen in one of the trailers do ''not'' belong to the protagonist Ryder.
* BadassGay: Creator/Bioware has confirmed that there will be several sexual orientations available in the game.
* BiTheWay: Confirmed to be an option.
* TheCaptain: Like Shepard, Ryder leads a squad in combat as well as being the commanding officer of the ''Tempest''.
* ElitesAreMoreGlamourous: Becoming a Pathfinder, representative of the Milky Way in both diplomacy and combat, can't be an easy task.
* {{Handgun}}: Pistols remain a mainstay of combat, even in another galaxy.
* HelloInstertNameHere: As with the original series, Ryder will be referred to by rank or last name to avoid this.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: As mentioned above, at least one other Ryder has combat experience.
* MeaningfulName: Ryder is derived from Sally ride, the first American woman in space.
* PassingTheTorch: Out of universe, from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn98FdSg-Fo Shepard to Ryder]]. Though given the wording, its possible that's an actual recording Shepard made for the explorers of the future.
* SlidingScaleOfidealismVersusCynicism: Though Bioware says it's more murky than the Paragon/Renegade of the original series.
* SuperheroTrophyShelf: You can decorate your ship with trophies taken from various worlds and missions.
* ThreateningMediator: If you chose more hostile options in negotiation.
* TheUnchosenOne: Ryder isn't the only Pathfinder, but being the protagonist means there's something more significant about her/him than the others.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Because of the time and distance of the trip to the Andromeda galaxy, Ryder must carve out a new home for the explorers there.

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