When using Ride the Wind to move a unit with Assault into a showdown, does that unit count as an attacker or defender?

Ruling: The unit moved into combat via Ride the Wind takes the same attacker/defender status as the player who controls it. If you are the defender in the showdown, any unit you bring into combat (including via Ride the Wind) will be a defender, not an attacker, and will not trigger Assault.

Sequence:

• Determine who initiated the showdown by moving to the opponent's battlefield
• The initiating player is the attacker; the other player is the defender
• Any units brought into the combat by either player inherit their controller's attacker/defender status

Nuances:

• If your opponent uses Charm to move your unit to a battlefield they control, you become the attacker in that showdown
• The attacker/defender status is determined by who controls the battlefield being contested and who initiated the showdown, not by which units move where