William Ryder

William Ryder is the late Father of Joe Ryder and the former Masked Rider. He was training son up to be ready to take the mantle of the Masked Rider if something were to happen to William. One night, while teaching his son how to fight criminals by beating up criminals as a teaching lesson to show Joe Ryder how he fights, however, while fighting, a criminal comes up behind him and strikes him dead with one blow. This lead to his son William taking his place.

History
William Ryder trained his son, Joe, to make him ready to become the next Masked Rider. One night, while out on the streets, his father beat a criminal gang as a teaching lesson to show Joe Ryder how he fights, however a member of that gang comes up behind his father and strikes him dead with one blow, annoyed that he did it, the gang member escapes.

After his father's funeral, he trains his body, mind and soul hard every day to become the next Masked Rider.

Present
His spirit appears in front of Joe when he is going thorough a mental breakdown and he calms him down and encourages him to fight on, when Joe agrees with his words, William disappears.

Masked Rider (2021 Movie)
In flashbacks, William Ryder is seen training his son, Joe, to make him ready to become the next Masked Rider. One night, he takes him out to the streets and finds a criminal gang lurking around, taking advantage of this, beat up the criminal gang as way of teaching Joe Ryder how he fights, however a member of that gang wakes up and strikes him dead with one blow, annoyed that he did it, the gang member escapes.

His funeral was held at a local cemetery.

His spirit appears in front of Joe when he is going thorough a mental breakdown and he calms him down and encourages him to fight on, when Joe agrees with his words, William disappears.

Personality
He is a hard working yet caring father who wants to teach his son about how the world works and how to deal with it.

Abilities

 * Expert Fighter: Due to his hard working training, he is very strong and can beat up a bad guy, even when the bad guy seems like a big threat. He even sneak attacked a gang member. However due to his age, he's not as strong as he used to be.