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** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': Bulblins often appear riding on aggressive warthog-like beasts called Bulbos, whom Link fights against while he's mounted on Epona. Their leader King Bulblin and his personal mount Lord Bulbo serve as a mounted miniboss when he fights against Link at a large bridge.

* ''VideoGame/SniperElite5'' introduces the [=BMW=] [=R35=] motorcycle as a brand-new enemy vehicle. In both the campaign and survival mode, two German infantrymen will crew this vehicle, with one serving as the driver, and the other manning an [=MG42=] machine gun. Compared to most on-foot soldiers, who mainly wield rifles and submachine guns, these motorcycle troops generally pack more firepower, on top of being much more mobile than the former.

* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' introduces the Wargs, gigantic wolf-like monsters, some of them appearing in later stages as steeds of skeletons. There are also skeleton knights riding skeletal horses as well, who tends to keep running in and out of an area trying to take potshots at Alucard.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': Bulblins often appear riding on aggressive warthog-like beasts called Bulbos, whom Link fights against while he's mounted on Epona. Their leader, King Bulblin, and his personal mount, Lord Bulbo, serve as a mounted miniboss when he fights against Link at a large bridge.

** ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'': The eleventh chapter, ''Hidden in Plain Sight'' culminates in Nate, his brother Sam, and Sully getting into a lengthy and intense chase fighting against Shoreline in jeeps and [=SUVs=] as the trio tries to make it out with clues to Libertalia. The enemies both act no different from how they fight on-foot should Nate make his way to a jeep and drivers would also be shooting, which is most apparent with motorcycle riders. The twentieth chapter, ''No Escape'' also reaches its climax when [[ClimaxBoss two artillery vehicles]] show up to give Nate a very tough fight. These two vehicles are the last enemies Nate deals with before his fight against [[FinalBoss Rafe Adler]] two chapters later.
* ''VideoGame/TheWindRoad'': The desert escape ends with a lengthy chase where bandit archers on horseback pursues your caravan, firing away at you and you're required to fire back using the arrows in the caravan. Occasionally there's a few nimble bandit mooks who actually leaps ''off'' their rides to slash at you from close range.

* ''VideoGame/BeachInvasion1944'': US soldiers on Willys MB Jeeps and [=M3=] Half-Tracks spawn in on later waves, which give the soldiers riding them additional mobility and firepower, the latter in the form of a Browning [=M2=] heavy machine gun mount. The Half-Track itself doubles as a troop carrier, able to safely deploy its half a dozen soldiers should it make it up the beach. In the Half-Track's case, it's also resistant to small arms fire, but can be taken down in a few machine gun bursts as well as from artillery fire and landmines.

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'': Some Shy Guys attack Mario and his friends while riding an Autobomb (in World 4) or an Ostro (in Worlds 3 and 5). When they're defeated (or at least dismounted), the Ostro or Autobomb will move aimlessly without willing to attack anyone, and can be mounted via CraniumRide (but unlike Shy Guys, the main characters cannot make Autobombs shoot fire).

* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'': The Allies' Multigunner IFV normally uses missiles to attack ground and air targets, but can load an infantry unit to give it a more powerful version of its attack (Conscripts get Gatling guns, Spies get sniper rifles, Engineers get a repair crane that lets them fix friendly vehicles, etc.). However, killing the IFV also kills the unit inside.

* ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecroDancer'': Skeleton Knights ride atop of ghost horses giving them an advantage of moving every single beat. Taking out the horses will bring down the Skeleton Knights and reduce their mobility to only every two beats instead, with only their [[ShieldBearingMook shields]] for defence.

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'': The ''Bloodmoon'' expansion takes place on the island of Solstheim, home to primitive [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent goblin-sized]] Rieklings. In addition to the ones who fight on the ground, there are the much tougher "Riekling Raiders" who've tamed the island's native [[FullBoarAction boars]], known as Tusked Bristlebacks, to ride in battle. They also tend to attack in groups fo 3-5, making tough battles for even high level characters.

** ''2'' and ''X'' has a lone Arab soldier riding a camel in the first mission who can be shot or cut down, where the camel simply flees after losing it's rider.
** Then there's the Jet Hammer-Yangs, weaponized catamarans who appears in areas near water who attacks you with missiles. You can [[SnipingTheCockpit shoot the operators]], but it turns out the catamarans are on autopilot and will continue attacking you despite their pilots being dead.

* ''VideoGame/DisgaeaDimension2'': Exclusive to this game is "Monster Mounting", allowing a humanoid unit to ride atop a monster. Both units gain full EXP and Mana from kills made, and also have access to a Mounted Skill (the power of which increases based on their [[RelationshipValues Likeability]].) However, the humanoid unit is restricted to using magic skills while mounted, and the monster will take the full brunt of any attacks directed at them.

* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'': Throughout the franchise, it isn't unusual for Mobile Suits to enter battle riding flying sleds like the Base Jabber from the [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Gryps War era]]. The biggest function is to allow the Mobile Suit to cover ground much faster, as even hover capable Mobile Suits are still much slower than actual flight. In addition, sometimes Mobile Suits will ride into combat atop [[TransformingMecha transforming Mobile Suits]].

A ''Mounted Mook'' can come in many flavors. Perhaps an enemy is riding on top of a horse or a designated evil creature. Maybe they're in the cockpit of a vehicle. Or they're wielding a stationary ballista situated on a designated platform. Whichever way it is, it gives an ordinary {{mook|s}} a different move set and likely more defense than usual, so unless you're either prepared or you have an idea of what to expect, the hero may have trouble adjusting to a new problem where an enemy decides to take control of and ride something to gain more advantage with.

* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'': The Allies' Multigunner IFV normally uses missiles to attack ground and air targets, but can load an infantry unit to give it a more powerful version of its attack (Conscripts get gatling guns, Spies get sniper rifles, Engineers get a repair crane that lets them fix friendly vehicles, etc.). However, killing the IFV also kills the unit inside.

* ''Manga/Overlord2012'': Ainz shows off by bringing not just half a thousand Death Knights as a personal retinue (just one of which is seen to slaughter its way through dozens of men, and they're a once-in-a-century occurence) for a battle, he also mounts them on Soul Eaters (a Hellish Horse known for an incident where just three of them destroyed an entire beastman city and killed more than 100,000 of them). And to top it all off, he doesn't even use them, instead casting the most powerful spell he can come up with, not because he thinks it's necessary but because he wants to alert otherworlders to his presence.

''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'': Some of the games have enemies riding on mounts. Typically, you hit them with a bomb and the mount is destroyed, then you have to plant another bomb to kill the rider.

** Chicken jockeys are baby zombies that spawn riding chickens. They primary gameplay effect of this partnership is that the zombie benefits from the chicken's immunity to FallDamage.

** Mounted Bokoblins appear in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom Tears of the Kingdom]]'', riding on horses; should Link dismount them, the Bokoblin will attempt to get its horse back. In the Gerudo Highlands, Bokoblins instead ride on top of [[BearsAreBadNews Honeyvore and Grizzlemaw Bears]], themselves aggressive animals to make them very formidable enemies.

* ''VideoGame/BeachInvasion1944'': US soldiers on Willys MB Jeeps and [=M3=] Half-Tracks spawn in on later waves, which give the soldiers riding them additional mobility and firepower, the latter in the form of a Browning [=M2=] heavy machine gun mount. The Half-Track itself doubles as a troop carrier, able to safely deploy it's half a dozen soldiers should it make it up the beach. In the Half-Track's case, it's also resistant to small arms fire, but can be taken down in a few machine gun bursts as well as from artillery fire and landmines.

* ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'':
** Night Elf Archers can mount Hippogryphs to create a ranged air unit, sacrificing the Archer's ranged damage reduction and the Hippogryph's strong AntiAir attack to give the Archers a much-needed health boost and mobility. In the expansion the ability was made reversible, meaning a Night Elf player can very efficiently deal with air attacks by dismounting the riders to deal far more damage than with mounted archers alone.
** The Goblin Tinker's ultimate lets him pilot a mini-tank that changes him into a mechanical unit, making him immune to a number of spells and giving him extra damage against buildings.

* ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'': A pair of late-game units are the Phynx Knights and Gryphos Riders, which have skills differing from the standard Phynx and Gryphos. Both mount and rider will fall if defeated.
* ''VideoGame/SuperTokusatsuTaisen2001'': One of the enemy types that can appear throughout the game are [[Series/KamenRider Shocker, Gelshocker]] or [[Series/KamenRiderV3 Destron]] Combatmen riding motorcycles. This gives them the ability to cover more distance than their unmounted counterparts, and additional health and damage to boot.

** Bulblins in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' would often appear riding on aggressive warthog-like beasts called Bullbos, whom Link would fight against when he's mounted on Epona. Their leader, King Bulbin, and his personal mount, Lord Bullbo serve as a mounted miniboss when he fights against Link at a large bridge.
** Mounted Bokoblins also appear in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom Tears of the Kingdom]]'', riding on horses and should Link dismount them, a Bokoblin would attempt to get their horse back. In the Gerudo Highlands, Bokoblins instead ride on top of [[BearsAreBadNews Honeyvore and Grizzlemaw Bears]], themselves aggressive animals to make them very formidable enemies.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', mobs that spawn riding another mob are referred to as jockeys. Examples of jockeys include:

** Skeleton Horsemen: Skeletons that spawn riding a skeleton horse.

** Spider Jockeys: Skeletons that spawn riding a spider.

!!Examples:

''VideoGame/Bomberman'': Some of the games have enemies riding on mounts. Typically, you hit them with a bomb and the mount is destroyed, then you have to plant another bomb to kill the rider.

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