Kayto as a ryder pilot

Kayto could have access to a ryder if a pilot is out of action for some reason but I agree, Kayto is an officer and I doubt officer training involves learning how to pilot a ryder.

Maybe in a cut-scene, for whatever reason, Kayto has a little knowledge of how ryders work and launches a missile barrage through the ships hanger door or something. I assume this would be a last resort though.

In terms of gameplay this might create some issues. The player controls Kayto while in command anyway so it might be a bit weird to control kayto as a unit during these sections. I  guess you would be playing as Ava or a random lieutenant or ensign.

Perhaps there is something floating around about ancient Ryuvian culture but my understanding is that modern constructed Ryders can be piloted by anyone regardless of gender (assuming they've been trained to pilot of course).

Well there goes my hopes I guess. kinda off topic but I hope the next game feature some ace ryder pilots from PACT and Alliance.

btw

I mean more characters on the other factions because right now both are lacking, especially on the Alliance side since the admiral was taken out (no more badass qoutes ).


Heretical? Which religion did you came form?! I won't be corrupted by your teachings easily

Hmmm Kayto could learn some ryder skills if Sola brought what she needed to set up a sim, as a Sharr she can't let her skills get rusty. Though Kayto was specifically selected to be captain of the Sunrider because of his skill in the sims as a ship's captain, not a ryder pilot, so it doesn't entirely make sense for him to be out in a ryder while Ava (who was passed over for that promotion) is left in command of the ship. (Yes Ava is second in command and so command would only fall to another officer if Ava were injured and forced to sickbay while Kayto was out flying around.)
Although while the Sunrider was pretty thoroughly smashed it could be possible that Chigara's ryder wasn't destroyed so could maybe have been salvaged some time later. So if Kayto were to become a decent pilot he might find himself flying Liberty on the first mission of the game to steal a ship such as one of the new pact carriers as their design was (if I recall correctly) based on the Sunrider, but without the Vanguard cannon. It could be an interesting way to open the next game.


As I recall Kryska said that alliance ships were not co-ed, so unless all the Alliance carriers are all crewed by female soldiers, there would be carriers crewed by men and thus have male ryder pilots. I also think part of the reason Kryska was chosen to join Sunrider was because all the other pilots were female so she would adjust to being one of their pilots more easily then a male pilot.
When I read Rellek's Post, I thought it could be something of a cultural stigma since the Sharr of Ryuvia was the most elite and all girls looked up to her and wanted to be her. Though 400 years with no ryders and thus no ryder pilots is a long time for the sentiment of 'being a ryder pilot is women's work' to still be a part of the various cultures that have risen since the fall of the Ryuvian Empire. So maybe its just that in the Sunrider universe women are the bigger thrill seekers and are drawn to the adrenaline rush of being a ryder pilot more then men.

I'd forgotten about the Bianca being destroyed...But the ryders get destroyed a lot so it could be the Bianca was towed back, thus is could also be in the Sunrider waiting to be salvaged. Sadly that thought raises the plot hole question of why didn't anyone notice there was no corpse in the ryder if it's remains were recovered after the battle?

It does seem unlikely a ryder sim was packed for their stay on Tydaria, I was just grasping for a way Kayto could have gotten some skills as a pilot for a mission.

My first thought was Icari, as Chief of Security would be the next highest ranking after Ava, but Kryska and Ava do wear the same uniform which could indicate they are the same rank. Not that it would make any difference as Icari would also be in a ryder. Kayto and Ava are the only two that we really get to know that are not ryder pilots, so anyway we look at this either a new member of the bridge crew would need to be introduced or command would fall to that yet unknown crewman.

A possibility I hadn't thought of was that Claude could have recovered the Bianca when everyone else was focused on the Nightmare Ascendant. Claude recovering it herself would also keep anyone from noticing her body wasn't in it.

I was looking at the character pictures in Sunrider, Kryska's and Ava's look the same to me and that was why I was thinking they may be the same rank. But you're right Kryska is only a lieutenant, so I guess the only reason their uniforms look alike is that they are the only two girls who have actually joined the military and are not civilians recruited for their skills.