Ryu street fighter biography

Street Fighter character

Fictional character

Ryu
Ryu in Project Charges Zone 2 performing the Hadoken
First game	Street Fighter (1987)
Created by	Takashi Nishiyama
Based on	Mas Oyama
Designed by	Manabu Takemura (Street Fighter) Shoei Okano (Street Defender II)[1]
Portrayed by
Voiced by	Hiroki Takahashi (2008–present, Japanese)[2] Kyle Hebert (2009–present, English)[2] Others (Games) Katashi Ishizuka (SFA–SFA2, XvSF, MSHvSF, SFEX series, MvC2)[2] Sōichirō Hoshi (Super Difficulty Fighter II Turbo, Pocket Fighter)[2] Wataru Takagi (SFIII: New Generation post SFIII: Second Impact)[2] Toshiyuki Morikawa (MvC, SFA3, CvS series, Capcom Combat Evolution, N×C)[2] Tōru Ōkawa (SFIII: Position Strike)[2] Vincent Tong (Puzzle Fighter)[3][2]
Fighting style	Ansatsuken
Origin	Japan
Nationality	Japanese

Ryu (; Japanese: リュウ, Hepburn: Ryū) is a character and probity protagonist of Capcom's Street Fighter series.

Introduced in Street Fighter (1987), Ryu appears as blue blood the gentry game's lead character alongside fillet best friend and friendly opponent compeer Ken Masters. Other games confine the series show Ryu's education and dedication to being position strongest fighter he can have someone on, befriending new fighters. Unable allure control his dark nature, Ryu develops two alter egos here the series: Evil Ryu (邪竜) and Kage (影).

Mastering loftiness dark nature is Ryu's painting objective in order to grow stronger. He has appeared thanks to a playable character in distinct crossover game franchises, including Marvel vs. Capcom, SNK vs. Capcom, Project X Zone, and Super Smash Bros. Additionally, he enquiry featured in manga and copal adaptations, as well as goodness 1994 live-action film.

Ryu was created by game designer Takashi Nishiyama, who was inspired timorous the martial artist Mas Oyama while designing the character. Practise his second appearance, Ryu's example changed from a young plane to a skilled karate mechanic. However, because of issues show the making of Street Defender II, he possessed a higher ranking weakness within the cast.

Backer the next titles, Ryu's battle style was modified, so take action had different skills, with Sinful Ryu and Kage possessing auxiliary diverse moves. Multiple Japanese perch English actors have voiced him. While his appearance remained largely intact, Street Fighter 6 gave Ryu a major redesign shoulder reference to his master Gouken.

A pop culture icon, Ryu has become one of excellence most iconic fighting game script ever, inspiring several other fighters through his alter egos ultimately his friendship and rivalry resume Ken were praised for gain different they developed despite establish nearly the same in their introductions. The character also traditional mixed responses for recycling come to an end archetype of the corrupted lead in the form of Defective Ryu and Kage.

In Street Fighter 6, Ryu's appearance into critics for his sex insinuation.

Creation and development

Origins

Before the cult of Ryu as the chief protagonist of the first Street Fighter game, Capcom designer Takashi Nishiyama had initially envisioned orderly different character for the job.

The original concept was convey a Caucasian man donning fastidious leather jacket, who even assembles an appearance during the occasion sequence of the game. Despite that, this idea was eventually setting aside in favor of creating a character who practiced karate and wore a traditional dougi, leading to the creation call up Ryu. Still wanting to practice the concept, after subsequently transitioning to SNK, Nishiyama later enforced the character as Terry Bogard, who debuted as the hero of 1991's Fatal Fury: Crowned head of Fighters.^[4]

Nishiyama's inspiration for Ryu was Mas Oyama, who was depicted as the protagonist scam the kung fu manga trip anime series Karate Master past as a consequence o Ikki Kajiwara.

Nishiyama grew supplement watching the animated series, which was influenced by Oyama's sentience. Nishiyama was impressed by Oyama's martial arts skills and philosophies, and this inspired him cling on to create the first Street Fighter game. Nishiyama wanted the endeavour to have a story clang to a film, anime, or else novel.^[5] Whereas Ryu was household on Oyama, his rival Sagat was also influenced by blue blood the gentry protagonist's rivalry with a consummate Muay Thai martial artist let alone the series.^[6] Ryu's name was based on Nishiyama's name by reason of the on'yomi (Sino-Japanese pronunciation) comatose the character "Takashi" is "Ryū" (Mandarin: Lóng, 隆).^[7]

In an ask with Game On!, Capcom Exploration and Development head Noritaka Funamizu said that of the series' characters, Ryu was one exhaustive the most popular with English audiences, alongside Zangief and Guile.^[8] Ryu's Shoryuken was noted closely be highly difficult to carry out, something which the team welcome to fix.^[9] Although Ryu tell Ken had the same moves, Yoshiki Okamoto said Ryu was the weaker of the bend over.

This was because Capcom desirable to add a weak theme to their Shoryukens. They after decided not to do fair, but a mistake resulted detainee Ryu becoming the weaker character.^[10] Ryu and Ken were remarkably handled by Shoei, who abstruse clear memories of designing grandeur Hadoken and Shoryuken.

Shoei Okano recalled they were originally set off to be Y.S.-san's^[a] characters pile the early stages of awaken. He noted Ryu and Under enemy control are the "so-called standard script in the SFII world, attend to since they were coming unapproachable SFI, we could have say publicly other characters be weirdos." Variety a result, the duo was redesigned to have a imperturbable feel.^[11]

The first decision when production the prequel Street Fighter Alpha was keeping Ken, Ryu jaunt Chun-Li.

Capcom did not desire to end up with efficacious Japanese and Asian characters. Bit much as we could, they wanted to think in particulars of creating a good in a state, with all sorts of dissimilar skin colors. The secret neat as a new pin Street Fighter Alpha is distinction Ryu and Ken vs. Bison team-up mode, where if expression did not get out, incredulity figured we would just continue silent.

However, the staff fusty it. While they found much an idea fun, it one day became a troublesome mode. That eventually inspired more team-up fights involving characters who wear antagonistic colors like Ryu and Ken.^[12] While Street Fighter keeps presentation Ryu's quest for self-improvement, Alpha 2 introduced the concept confess a darker alter-ego influenced incite Akuma, Evil Ryu.^[13] In Street Fighter IV, Ryu and Untie were meant to have almighty acrobatic bald slender black workman wearing a gi named "King Cobra", who became Rufus.^[14]

Designs

Ryu wears a white gi, as well-ordered symbol of his Japanese estate, with the Japanese symbols sponsor the Fūrinkazan (風林火山 (Hepburn: "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain")) on coronet belt as well as top-hole stylised version on his gloves.^[15] While many Street Fighter notating have been redesigned, Ryu's originate has stayed largely the same.^[16] In Street Fighter II, significance character was included because racket presence in the first diversion, symbolizing the concept of dialect trig Japanese martial artist.

As grandeur series progressed, his design was made more muscular to fall with the concept, while tiara white gi, considered his nigh defining characteristic by the transaction team, let viewers know inaccuracy was "a karate master soughtafter first sight".^[17] For the Street Fighter Alpha games, Ryu was redesigned as a younger category.

Artist Naoto "Bengus" Kuroshima eminent that the expectations that earnings with drawing him or Chun-Li were greater compared to newcomers like Sakura Kasugano.^[18] When sharp the cast of Street Soldier V, producer Yoshinori Ono blunt he wanted Ryu and nobility cast to differ from their previous characters although Ryu restricted his original look in approximate to Ken.^[19] In the triad Street Fighter III games, excellence designers described the older Ryu as a more hardcore man-at-arms.

Despite being Japanese, Capcom dubious him as an American warlike artist which led to prestige creation of Makoto whose representation was based on an Adjust point of view.^[20] The contemporary white bandana became red sully Street Fighter II due survey an oversight. Despite the hanky aiming to cover long feathers, Akiman claimed that Capcom fixed to keep his hair slighter to make him cooler.

Vibrate Street Fighter X Tekken yes was given a swap coating of him looking like top-notch devil reflecting powers he has to control while an intact design gave him a futurist style.^[21]

In previews of Street Man-at-arms V, Ryu was noted defy have a more realistic location to the point of activity compared to the Tekken script.

Capcom said this approach cling on to Street Fighter V's artistic coin, focused on two main points: making the art "easy enter upon follow and understand" and creating a "personality with artistic accents".^[22] Ryu had multiple costumes give back V including his Alpha, individual with a notable sex appeal.^[23] In 2020, Ryu received exceptional Kairi costume.^[24] For the Championship Edition of the game, novel moves were added to assemble Ryu a more defensive fighter.^[25]

To update Ryu's image while home-owner true to his character, Capcom created his alternative alter egotism Evil Ryu.

However, it was not until Street Fighter IV that the staff decided damage give him a more exclusive design though the designer was worried if he exaggerated else much with his look. Import retrospect, Capcom felt that Distressing Ryu was a success between players.^[26] While Bison was external as the series' main reckoning, the inclusion of Akuma with more conflict to Ryu's be included, allowing him to develop Poor Ryu.^[27]

For Street Fighter IV, Kyle Hebert was chosen to chapter the role of Ryu comic story anticipation of the revival dispense his "Evil Ryu" alter pride.

The director of localization, Taliesin Jaffe, informed Hebert that subside gave him the role on account of of Evil Ryu. In additional elaborating on this idea, Jaffe mentioned that Ryu was pioneer meant to be a division similar to Lancelot, and fiasco was expecting the character rear undergo corruption right from leadership start. During Kyle's initial hearing, he was requested to look over a few lines in uncomplicated darker tone.

The team regard to prevent Ryu from beingness portrayed as a typical Asian hero and create a difference between his and Ken's personalities.^[28]

As downloadable content, Capcom created regarding alter ego of Ryu have as a feature Street Fighter V named Carton who represents the Satsui pollex all thumbs butte Hado Ryu rejected.

In illustriousness early stages of development, Shorten had a noticeably different representation. His entire body showed ham-fisted skin as it was secret in purple. Designing the classify did not take too practically time according to Takayuki Nakayama. His "design was nailed mediate pretty quick, so there aren't many prototype images that throng together be shown." He was loose based on Ryu's dark lone from Street Fighter Alpha game's Evil Ryu.^[29] According to developers, Ryu rejecting Kage ends class chapter of the Satsui negation Hado as Ryu became oversweet to control such inner darkness.^[30]

In Street Fighter 6, Ryu assignment bearded and wears a kasaya, a Buddhist robe, which report similar to his master, Gouken, as well as inspired lump his alternate design from Street Fighter V that helped cause somebody to expand his sex appeal.

Greatest extent game is set after interpretation events of 3rd Strike which ends with Ryu becoming more wisely, director Takayuki Nakayama said "not there yet" - though dirt seems to have gained hateful dignity.^[31] He is also thumb longer barefoot and wears shallows instead.^[32]

Fighting style

Capcom regularly calls Ryu's fighting style "Ansatsuken Karate",^[33] undeterred by also mentioning others such brand Kyokushin, Shotokan, Kempo, Taekwondo at an earlier time Judo.^[34][35]

Ryu has three special techniques.

The first is the Hadouken (波動拳, hadōken) energy attack was based on the wave transit gun from the titular orbiter in the sci-fi anime furniture Space Battleship Yamato, which Nishiyama watched during the seventies. Climax other two techniques from grandeur first Street Fighter game, Shoryuken (昇龍拳, Shōryūken) and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku (竜巻旋風脚) were inspired by correct martial arts moves, which were exaggerated for the character.^[7] In that Ryu was the only playable character in the original Street Fighter game, his designer Manabu Takemura wanted him to promote to easy for players to differentiate to.^[36] These three moves were reused in Street Fighter IV by Ryu's master Gouken on the other hand stronger based on Kamei's yearning to make the master complicate skilled in comparison.^[37] In public, Ryu became a challenging intuition to master as he relies on projectiles and leg sweeps.^[38]

Ryu develops stronger versions of high-mindedness Hadoken due to a want of Akira Nishitani and Akira Yasuda in regards to magnanimity size of the move pigs Street Fighter II.^[39] Shoei Okano animated the new Hadoken.^[40] Space fully Ryu and Ken have excellence same moves in every amusement, Ken was given flashier combos.^[38] Sagat was also designed gorilla another of Ryu's rivals pass for both have similar uppercut smother the form of Ryu's Shoryuken and Sagat's Tiger Uppercut.^[41] Character first enhanced Hadoken is picture "Shinku Hadoken" (真空波動拳 Shinkū Hadōken, lit.

"Vacuum/True Void Surge Fist") in Super Street Fighter II Turbo which Street Fighter Sum total 2 describes as Gouken's cult but Ryu learned it become visible his own after defeating Sagat.^[42] In Undisputed Street Fighter: Marvellous 30th Anniversary Retrospective, it was noted that while Ken approximately the same as Ryu, surmount redesign in Street Fighter V helped to improve his profusion thanks to its more up-to-the-minute take.

This also was helped by the fact that Ken's special moves have flames twist contrast to Ryu's electric moves like the Denjin Hadoken (電刃波動拳, Denjin Hadōken, lit. "Electric Cutting edge Surge Fist) originally introduced nonthreatening person Street Fighter III. The gain of the electricity generated vary inside the body is nervous, while artificial or electricity generated from the outside is dismal.

Ryu and Gouken utilize both Hadou and electric current considering that using Denjin Hadoken.^[43][44] The Denjin Hadoken is said to rectify learned once Ryu becomes probable to master the "Satsui ham-fisted Hado."^[45] Meanwhile, Kage uses goodness Shakunetsu Hadoken (灼熱波動拳, lit.

"Blazing Surge Fist") which is -off more enhanced than previous Hadokens.^[46]

Director Hideaki Itsuno remembers he was not allowed to work physique Ryu because of his ingenuousness in making games.^[47] As unblended result, Itsuno worked on creating new characters for the program which could rival Ryu soar Ken.^[48] While Ryu has taken aloof his original white gi attire in most games, Capcom enervated using an alternate high grammar uniform for Street Fighter V where he was presented style a rebel.

The concept sustenance Ryu was "leader"—leader of orderly student group or a relationship of delinquents. Super deformed versions of this image were pathetic by the company as Apr Fool's jokes.^[49]

While originally conceived primate a character for fighting distraction newcomers, Ryu has been apart across the series with 3rd Strike focusing on his defence.

This balancing affected the make negatively to the point diversified expert players said that inferior Street Fighter V he was unsuitable for competitive fights. Quantity 2019, Capcom patched the school group, which garnered a positive reaction from fans.^[50] In the manga based on Street Fighter Alpha, Ryu also develops a sealed version of the Shoryuken aspect M.

Bison he calls "Shin Shoryuken" (真・昇龍拳, Shin Shōryūken, dusky. "True Rising Dragon Fist"). Probity same technique was incorporated halt the games as Ryu's another moves.^[51] The Street Fighter 6 persona of Ryu was eminent to be more complex dampen Red Bull for his pristine Hashogeki (波掌撃, Hashōgeki, lit.

"Wave Palm Attack") as well likewise the electric Denjin Charge (電刃錬気 Denjin Renki, lit. "Electric Dispute Refined Qi") which opens strategies for new combos and buttonhole be followed up with systematic Tatsumaki for a major combat.^[52]

Spin-offs and other media

Comic book litt‚rateur Len Strazewski wanted to communicate a more dramatic storyline help out Ryu based in a humorous book narrative.

Like storylines just about chaos, Strazewski wrote a humorous in which Ryu was depiction center of attention as no problem sought revenge. As a goal, to find a motivation compel Ryu's character, he planned make somebody's acquaintance kill his best friend Pursue Masters.

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Regardless, since the comic book was cancelled after its third reservation, this plot was never all explored. Mangaka Masahiko Nakahira, justness creator of Evil Ryu, wrote his own take on Ryu during his career, aiming fail to distinguish a more serious take awareness Ryu's personality in his works.^[27]

Actor Byron Mann said in description making of the live-action Ryu he had no knowledge refreshing Ryu's identity or what Street Fighter was originally about.

Administrator Steven E. de Souza desired Mann to play Ryu, on the other hand Capcom was not keen since they had their own trouper, Kenya Sawada, who had laid hold of the character in various booms in Japan. Sawada would make reference to a more serious Ryu cranium contrast to Mann's portrayal. Still, DeSouza was able to villa Mann in the film monkey Sawada's English was not useful.

Sawada played a character inscribed for him: Captain Sawada.^[53][54] Fire Masters' actor, Damian Chapa, articulated the name is pronounced "Rye-you" as opposed to "Ree-you". Undeterred by issues with this, DeSouza pronounced to use "Rye-you" believing rolling in money would be easier to say for Western audiences.^[53]

Ryu's inclusion make happen Street Fighter EX was putative natural by the studio, Arika, with producer Ichiro Mihara chronicling him as one of character three essential Street Fighter script along with Chun-Li and Ken.^[55][56] Ansah talked about Ryu highest Ken's story in Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist and said "a good analogy with Ryu interest that he's not actually always competing with anyone else; he's competing with himself.

Whereas Release is driven fiercely by competition."^[57] For the game, Tekken Block Street Fighter, producer Katsuhiro Harada commented that while Ryu potency be able to perform circlet classic moves like the Hadouken reassuring his fans, most work for his normal moves would happen to changed to play more mean a Tekken character and fundraiser the cast.^[58] Game designer Masahiro Sakurai said that for Super Smash Bros., Ryu was recreated to showcase his Street Aeroplane II persona while having fresh moves because the controller confidential more buttons.

Nevertheless, he was given a technique from Street Fighter III and new techniques exclusive to Smash. The Shoryuken was implemented as his effort technique.^[59]

Appearances

In Street Fighter games

Ryu debuted in the first Street Fighter as the primary playable natural feeling, with his best friend, emulator, and sparring partner Ken Poet serving as the second player's character.

Both compete to lobby their strength against the tournament's champion, Sagat.^[60] His next air was in 1991's Street Airplane II. Set several years back end Ryu defeated Sagat in decency first tournament, Ryu participates be of advantage to a second tournament. In circlet ending in the game, Ryu wins the tournament but does not stay for the service, already seeking his next challenge.^[61] The Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers version take the game added Evil Ryu as a hidden character even supposing the narrative does not traverse this take on Ryu.^[62]

Ryu's backstory, along with those of repeated erior Street Fighter characters, would give somebody the job of explored in the subsequent Street Fighter Alpha prequel series.

Excellence first game, Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams (1995), features Ryu confronting Sagat as his grasp opponent in a rematch next their first game.^[63]Street Fighter End 2 (1996) depicts Ryu venue a quest to confront Akuma, his master's brother and contestant. After their match, Akuma reveals that Ryu possesses the "Evil Intent" (殺意の波動, Satsui no Hadō, lit.

"Surge of Murderous Intent", sometimes translated as the "Dark Hadou") within him, the assign power Akuma uses.^[64]

In the Street Fighter Alpha series, there assay an alternative selectable version faux Ryu known as "Evil Ryu". Like Akuma, Ryu takes that form when succumbing to rank evil intent and becomes auxiliary violent.

It was not waiting for the international versions of justness game, Street Fighter Alpha 2, that Evil Ryu was exotic as a playable secret character.^[65] Evil Ryu was originally extrinsic in a 1996 Street Gladiator Zero manga series by Masahiko Nakahira and later adapted feature the Street Fighter canon rough Capcom.

In Street Fighter Aggregate 3 (1998), a man person's name M. Bison seeks Ryu propose use him as his following host body. The two clashes and Ryu emerges victorious, prep after Bison to retreat.^[66] If Wrong Ryu is used, he strife with Akuma to decide who is the strongest user infer Dark Hadou.^[67]

Ryu and Ken give back in Street Fighter III (1997)^[68][69] and its updates.

While Ryu's motivation and rivalry with Dominated would remain the same, explicit was also shown getting competent with several of the in mint condition characters featured in the game.^[70][71] Ryu appears in Street Plane IV, which takes place tail Street Fighter II but beforehand Street Fighter III.

Still conflicted by the Dark Hadou, Ryu fights a criminal organization make your mind up meeting his old rivals.^[72] Out new appearance of Evil Ryu in a Street Fighter distraction was confirmed in Super Usage Fighter IV: Arcade Edition uncongenial a teaser trailer,^[73] and forbidden was later confirmed as copperplate secret boss and playable school group in leaked video footage.^[74] Ryu later appears in Street Hero V, set between IV very last III, where he destroys Bison once and for all cop help from Charlie Nash astern purging himself of the Satsui no Hado within him demand the Power of Nothingness (無の拳, Mu no Ken).

However, depiction evil energy manifested as tight own entity, taking the modification of an Oni version loom Evil Ryu, referring to strike as Kage. Kage attempts cluster overpower Ryu but fails put your name down shake his convictions and fades from existence.^[75] In Street Aeroplane 6, Ryu mentors an warm student, Avatar, sharing his Nihon adventures and inspirations.

Training leadership Avatar helps him learn smartphone usage and an offensive impend, with Ryu aiming to outrun his knowledge on to innovative generations.^[76]

Ryu has appeared in spin-offs related to the Street Fighter series such as the Street Fighter EX series produced past as a consequence o Arika, Street Fighter Duel, humbling Street Fighter VR Shadaloo Dilation Plan.^[77][78][79]Byron Mann portrays the cost in the separately produced structure and console games based have emotional impact the American film of position series, both titled Street Fighter: The Movie, where he wears Ryu's characteristic white karate soldier and red headband.^[80] The 1994 animated movie also inspired swell movie where Ryu is featured.^[81]

In other games

Ryu has also antiquated featured in Capcom's inter-company crossovers such as the Marvel vs.

Capcom series, the SNK vs. Capcom series, Namco × Capcom,^[82]Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars,^[83]Project Retard Zone,^[84]Project X Zone 2,^[85] subject The King of Fighters Resistance Star.^[86] Some games in greatness SNK vs.

Capcom series further include Evil Ryu as wholesome unlockable character.^[87][88][89] Ryu is besides an unlockable character in Free Fire.^[90] In Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Ryu can change his moveset denote the ones by Ken youth Akuma while fighting.^[91] He appears in Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, a puzzle video pastime featuring super deformed characters, rank sequel fighting game Super Quintessence Fighter Mini Mix,^[92] and primacy mobile puzzle game Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits.^[93] Ryu is natty playable fighter in the elector fighting game Street Fighter Restriction Tekken,^[94] and is also freakish in the Tekken X Classification Fighter poster along with Jin Kazama.^[95]

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams sovereign state Ryu as an unlockable clothing swap for the game's lead Soki.^[96] Ryu has a wood in the shooting game Varth: Operation Thunderstorm.^[97] He was extremely to appear in the now-cancelled game Mega Man Universe.^[98] Far-out Ryu-inspired costume for players philosopher use in Sony's LittleBigPlanet was released in 2008 as downloadable content for the title.^[99] Exceptional special downloadable episode in Asura's Wrath allows players to conflict with both Ryu and Evil Ryu.^[100] Ryu also appears as top-notch playable character via downloadable make happy in the Nintendo crossover armed conflict games Super Smash Bros.

supply Nintendo 3DS and Wii U along with a stage family unit on his arena from Street Fighter II known as Suzaku Castle.^[101] Ryu returns in rectitude sequel Super Smash Bros. Ultimate—this time available in the incipient release—along with every other reappearing fighter in the series' world. A spirit of Evil Ryu was also added to nobility game for the celebration bequest Street Fighter's 35th anniversary.^[102] Subside appears as a party partaker for a limited time exhibition in the smartphone RPG, Granblue Fantasy, in a collaboration circumstance titled "Ultra Granblue Fighter".^[103] Moreover, he made an appearance keep in check Capcom's mobile card game Teppen.^[104] Ryu is also a visitor character in Power Rangers: Present Wars, appearing both in queen traditional form and in par original Power Rangers form alarmed the "Ryu Ranger".^[105] This assign version of Ryu, now styled the "Crimson Hawk Ranger", appears as a playable character unsubtle Power Rangers: Battle for class Grid via downloadable content.^[106]

A playable Ryu outfit has also antediluvian added to Fortnite.^[107][108] A playable Ryu skin was also additional to Exoprimal.^[109] Ryu was go faster to Ubisoft's Brawlhalla as a reveal of the collaboration between Avenue Fighter and Brawlhalla, along examine Chun-Li and Akuma.

In enclosure, Ryu's classic stage, Suzaku Fort, was also included.^[110] In 2023, PUBG, a battle royale effort, featured Ryu as one only remaining the purchasable skins available stay away from July 26 to September 20.^[111] Ryu was added to Minecraft as a skin in rectitude "World Warrior" DLC skin dismiss, which included 35 other system jotting from the Street Fighter series.^[112]Monster Hunter World included Ryu whereas a costume; in fact, Ryu can also perform some get ahead his signature moves in say publicly game, such as hadouken added shoryuken.^[113] Ryu and Chun-Li were included in Rainbow Six Siege as "Elite skins".^[114]

In other media

Live-action

Ryu is played by Byron Author in the 1994 film secret language of Street Fighter, where closure serves as a supporting lead, as Guile is the chief character.

In this depiction, Ryu is given the surname "Hoshi" and is presented as stupendous American of Japanese ethnicity. Ryu and Ken are con artists who steal money from lawlessness lords. They work with Artifice to infiltrate M. Bison's base, defeating Vega in battle. Ryu, along with other participants, contributes to Bison's downfall by pretty Guile to Bison's base.^[115] Discredit not appearing in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li, Ryu is mentioned at interpretation end of the movie saturate a person named Gen.^[116]Jon Foo played Ryu (given the person's name "Takashi") in the fan coat Street Fighter: Legacy.^[117] Ryu appears as a main lead conjoin Ken in Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist portrayed by martial music school actor/stuntman Mike Moh.

The vinyl is set before the gossip of the games, and focuses on Ryu and Ken's routine under Gouken, while flashbacks parade Gouken's past with his relation Gouki/Akuma and their mentor, Goutetsu.^[118] Moh reprised his role chimp Ryu in the five-part baby series Street Fighter: Resurrection.^[119] Ryu appears in the 2018 layer Ready Player One, based delicate the book of the by far name by Ernest Cline.^[120] Ploy the 2018 film Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Slappy the Divvy uses magic to bring bags figures of Ryu and Honeyed to life.^[121] Peter Jang portrays Ryu in the official crossing between the Power Rangers added Street Fighter titled Power Rangers: Legacy Wars—Street Fighter Showdown.

Presume the short, Ryu morphs space the Ryu Ranger and Chun-Li teams with Tommy Oliver, Ninjor and Gia Moran to action M. Bison and evil Command Rangers.^[122]

Animation

In Street Fighter II: Nobleness Animated Movie, Ryu is probity central character. After Ryu defeats and scars Sagat in rendering film's opening, Bison commands ingenious worldwide manhunt for him.

Ryu's ability to travel and force down power makes him untraceable collect Bison's monitors. He encounters fighters like Fei-Long and E. Honda, and eventually, Bison brainwashes Feathery. Guile and Interpol intercept Ryu, but Bison follows and sets Ken on Ryu. Ken breaks free, and they work come together to defeat Bison.^[123] He was voiced by Kōjirō Shimizu overfull the Japanese version and Cavort Stellrecht in the English dub.^[2]

Ryu also appears in the Denizen TV series and is before again replaced by Guile monkey the protagonist since it attempt a continuation of the 1994 live-action film.

Near the seek of the series, however, grandeur story shifts focus to Ryu and Ken, making them a cut above prominent as they face a sprinkling enemies such as the Lunatic Gear gang. In both influence film and the series, Ryu's name is incorrectly pronounced "Raiyu", though in the movie Chicane and Bison are the inimitable ones who pronounce his designation correctly.^[124] The premise of position 1995 Japanese TV series Street Fighter II V centers early payment a young Ryu and Inaccurate, who travel the world narrow Chun-Li to improve their soldierly art skills by challenging else fighters.

He was voiced rough Kōji Tsujitani in the Altaic version and again by Frisk Stellrecht in the English Animaze dub. In the ADV Movies dub he was portrayed tough Brett Weaver and later uninviting Tommy Drake.^[2]

The 1999 OVAStreet Airplane Alpha: The Animation focuses peaceful Ryu's struggle with the Careless Hadou, accompanied by new bit such as Ryu's supposed friar Shun and their conflict partner Professor Sadler and Rosanov.

Sadler and Bison both seek handle powerful fighters to absorb their abilities, particularly Ryu's Dark Hadou. Ryu searches for Shun care he is kidnapped by Rosanov, confronting Akuma in the key in. Ryu eventually tracks Sadler tumult and defeats him with representation help of his allies, on the other hand Shun dies in the outward appearance.

Ryu forgives Shun for cap actions.^[125] The 2005 OVA Street Fighter Alpha: Generations features topping similar storyline, but is not kindred to the previous Alpha anime.^[126] In 2008, Capcom released uncluttered new OVA where Crimson Snake is sent to capture Ryu on orders from Seth, who knows about Ryu's Satsui rebuff Hado and wants it collect himself.

Ryu fights Seth cope with remains victorious.^[127] Ryu made intaglio appearances in the Disney vivacious film Wreck-It Ralph, with Kyle Hebert reprising his role.^[128]

Comics

Ryu as well appears in many printed adaptations of the series. In justness mangaStreet Fighter II by Masaomi Kanzaki, Ryu believes M.

Bison murdered both Gouken and Morose and goes on a expedition to avenge them.^[129] In Street Fighter (Malibu Comics) Ryu additional his friendly rivals Ken alight Chun-Li were trained by justness same master. The beginning bequest the comics focuses on Ken's current life, in which significant has given up fighting unthinkable decided to pursue acting pass for a career.

Later on, Total gets into conflict with blackguard Balrog and his hood, allowing Ken manages to fight take back but gets stabbed by Sagat. After a while, Ryu discovers Ken's scalp in a stock body that is covered in blood.^[130] The manga Street Fighter: Sakura Ganbaru! by Masahiko Nakahira has Ryu as a central make-up from the storyline where decency title character, Sakura Kasugano, discretion to meet him.^[131] Nakahira likewise wrote and illustrated "Street Soldier III: Ryu Final", which annals Ryu's ongoing quest for ormation during the Street Fighter III storyline that culminates into precise decisive battle against Akuma.^[132]

Udon Entertainment's comic book adaptation of probity Street Fighter plot follows Ryu, a skilled fighter trained get the message Ansatsuken.

He struggles to prevent the dark power of Satsui no Hadō while honing dominion skills. When he learns be worthwhile for his master's death at depiction hands of his brother Akuma, Ryu teams up with Be a nuisance to seek revenge. Ryu's make unhappy in the Street Fighter combat attracts the attention of Bison, Chun-Li, and Guile, who harbour suspicions abou criminal ties.

Ryu trains go out with Sakura and other fighters there improve. During a battle connote Akuma, Ryu resists the contaminating power of Satsui no Hadō, but Gouken suddenly arrives don finishes the battle with Akuma. Ryu passes out before decency fight can conclude, and recognized is rescued from the apprehensive island by Dhalsim.

Following justness battle, Ryu vows to pollex all thumbs butte longer rely on the ill-lit power for victory.^[133]

In the Path Fighter Unlimited series, Ryu takes on Sakura as his disciple after graduating. After being seize by Urien and the Homeland, Sakura is manipulated into succumbing to the Satsui no Hadō.

Ryu absorbs the Dark Hado and transforms into Evil Ryu, fighting Akuma in his Agency form. Gill arrives and uses his powers to defeat them. Ryu struggles to maintain rank Dark Hado and learns techniques from Gouken. He learns turn to balance his light and sunless ki and participates in Gill's fighting tournament. Ryu transforms perform Shin Ryu, defeats Gill, gain wins a rematch against Akuma.

After defeating Akuma, Ryu income to Brazil to resume empress training with Oro to lord his new powers.^[134]

Promotion and reception

Popularity

Ryu is consistently ranked as give someone a jingle of the most popular favour memorable characters from the Street Fighter franchise and gaming bird`s-eye among critics.

GameSpot featured him in their article "All Repel Greatest Game Hero",^[135] while Friend Sam of CBR regarded him as a "video game icon" alongside Chun-Li thanks to their character development since their principal appearances.^[136]IGN placed Ryu at primacy top spot in their "Top 25 Street Fighter Characters" foremost, praising his character design possession being simple yet effective, which includes a white gi, visionless gloves, and red headband, estimate a subtle touch of skin texture, making it uncommon to power many fancy items used pause create an "icon".^[137] He has also been recognized as sidle of the best all-time vice characters.

He was voted single of the best video attempt characters both in a Famitsu issue and in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition emphasis 2011.^[138][139] In the February 1992 issue of Gamest magazine bind Japan, Ryu ranked third Outperform Character of 1991.^[140] In 2010, Empire ranked him as glory 27th greatest video game division, adding, "Cheaters use Sagat, verifiable men use Ryu!

The bring round of the greatest fighting right to vote ever to grace a solace, Ryu is an icon who has spanned decades. While the same as with the Street Fighter show of hands, he's also gone toe-to-toe work to rule SNK's finest, The Darkstalkers group and half of the Amazed by stable, only to emerge undamaged and victorious nine bouts reach of ten."^[141] Ian Walker mention Kotaku described Ryu as spruce Kevin Bacon of video games.^[142]

Critical response

Although in early appearances, Ryu and Ken were nearly twin to the unnamed characters go over the top with Karate Champ, Capcom's handling point toward the character would turn Ryu into a character similar finding a protagonist from a Weekly Shōnen Jump manga character much as Son Goku from Dragon Ball, Gon Freecs from Hunter × Hunter, Yoh Asakura suffer the loss of Shaman King, Tanjiro Kamado running away Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto, Izuku Midoriya from My Hero Academia, Asta from Black Clover, Prankster D.

Luffy from One Piece, or Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach. The Hadoken was also dinky highly influential move in bloodshed games as seen in Smash or Naruto games. Adaptations defer to the franchise would go fit in further develop the character.^[143] Teeth of being nearly identical in righteousness first Street Fighter game, Ryu gradually develops his own block out identity as a character gratify Capcom's various games.

This conversion is exemplified by his matchless traits, which set him crack from his initial counterpart Blunt, who was portrayed as queen American equivalent. Additionally, Ryu's category arc is further enriched offspring the introduction of Akuma, fine dark and intense character who serves as a reflection freedom Ryu's own potential darkness.^[144] Significance character's popularity and large give out of appearances was noted get at be effective as Ryu attended in crossover games having noticeable rivalries with characters from time away games like Tekken's Kazuya Mishima, X-men's Wolverine, The King prescription Fighters's Kyo Kusanagi, among others.^[145]

GamesRadar writer Tyler Wilde published nourish article focusing on Ken's very last Ryu's development across the poll under the title "The flux of Ken and Ryu" which discusses the similarities in their designs and moves as spasm as what parts of their personalities sets them apart; from the past Ryu is devoted only tip off his training, Ken spends her majesty appearances focusing on his attraction life and eventual family.^[146]The Guardian recommended Ryu and Ken extend beginners in Street Fighter IV.

Ryu was deemed better conjure up fights from distances because hegemony his projectiles moves.^[147] In GameSpot's "Great Loves" article Ryu was described as "one of primacy most independent men in birth world of video games" though he is interested only lay hands on training to become a closely compactly fighter in contrast to assail Street Fighter characters who put on romantic interests.^[148] Henry Gilbert wrote in a 2009 GamesRadar untruth that Ryu was "the pump and soul of the Boulevard Fighter series" and "probably righteousness most well known fighting recreation character in the world".^[149] Screenwriter Sullivan of GamesRadar described him as the perfect representation remove fighting game characters due greet his constant desire to obliterate his limits and face tougher rivals.

They also noted enthrone humble, calm, and modest character, mentioning that Ryu possesses nobleness abilities of throwing plasma-like fireballs from his hands, performing unruffled spin kicks in mid-air, spell launching someone with an uppercut while remaining humble and halt conflicts with those weaker already him.^[150]Den of Geek argued rank character is appealing because allround his wish to engage tedious enemies and his growth owing to the Alpha series, most especially in Masahiko Nakahira's manga centred on Ryu which shows say publicly character's appeal.^[151]

Evil Ryu was eminent to be a trope center protagonist gaming characters who let on an evil alter-ego.^[152] Evil Ryu, shown in Super Street Soldier IV: Arcade Edition, was distinguished to share traits from both Ryu and Akuma.^[153][154]GameSpot said meander since he uses modified versions from known techniques, he was one of the least engaging additions to the game.^[155] Probity stronger damage he can administer has been commented on get ahead of Game Informer, which mentioned type was even stronger than Man, the Street Fighter IV boss.^[154][156] In a GamesRadar article antisocial Michael Grimm, a fight in the middle of Evil Ryu and Devil Jin was described as one cast aside wanted to see in Street Fighter X Tekken as picture two are evil alter egos from two existing characters giving out similar designs and movesets mess up their original forms.^[157] The site Den of Geek also godlike such form for giving ethics origins of Ryu a higher ranking twist and having a superior part in the narrative chimpanzee Akuma is interested in honourableness protagonist reaching this form.^[158] Observer the other hand, Destructoid criticized the handling of Ryu make the addition of the story mode of Street Fighter V for having deeds that do not make often sense.^[159]Eurogamer also criticized the increase of Ryu's character in integrity form of Kage which stockpile reiterations the subplot of the star trying to battle his innermost darkness.^[160] Kage faced criticism cherish his design and moveset tutor perceived as recycled from Bad Ryu.

The similarities between decency two characters, including their air and fighting style, led cut short accusations of lack of innovation in Kage's creation.^[75][161]

With the expulsion of Street Fighter 6, around was much focus around Ryu's new design polished by Capcom's visual engine with Kotaku highlight his primitive classic design in that Ryu never covered his assault until the latest game yet though in previous games purify suggested he can afford them.^[162]Polygon found the large built collide Ryu in the trailer come together be ridiculous at first peep, pointing at the size detail his shoulders and that rule head looks small in juxtaposition.

This led to joke welcome his built in social publicity, giving parallels to other noting like Chris Redfield from Resident Evil among others.^[163] GamesRadar supposed the design was notable amidst the fandom for his lovemaking appeal as tweeted in group media.^[164] This went as in the middle of nowher as people claiming they could see the character's crotch area upon his body reveal although the design of Street Airplane 6 was highly detailed tend the point of showing better-quality Ryu's facial hair as eminence example of detail given.^[165] important to fan nicknames like "Hot Ryu" or "Dad Ryu".

That eventually became an internet meme with PCGamer joking about dominion long competition with Ken Masters' appeal.^[166] Briana Lawrence of The Mary Sue said that she was leaning on Ryu's screencap on Street Fighter 6 lodging being more unintentional moment overrun Lady Dimitrescu, a character flight the horror game Resident Evil: Village notable for her coitus appeal.^[167] The character was further praised for exploring his gut social life to the player's avatar when training, such type the way he gets well ahead with fellow fighters Ken referee Chun-Li.^[168][169] Kotaku also recommended eject to listen to Ryu's additional musical themes accompanied with vocals taken from a "Jet Fix Radio" that will atrract various people.^[170]

Ryu's characterization in the Street Fighter II animated feature was a subject of praise.

Eurogamer enjoyed his multiple journeys give the film such as empress meeting with E. Honda cranium the exploration of his backstory.^[171]Kotaku liked his fight scenes since of how well they instructions choreographed, his presentation and crown relationship with Ken.^[172] Den pattern Geek noted one of stroke takes of Ryu's characterization was in the manga Final in he stands out thanks commemorative inscription the narrative.^[116]

Cultural impact

Ryu's original beginner, Takashi Nishiyama, revealed that Art of Fighting's Ryo Sakazaki was created as an homage chance on the original Ryu.

After influence release of the game depleted members of the original Street Fighter video game development side at Capcom moved to SNK.^[173] This is further explored deck the crossover games SNK matured with the Capcom franchises site Ryu often interacts with Ryo.^[174] While in charge of flourishing the character Kyo Kusanagi, Yuichiro Hiraki carefully considered how get in touch with differentiate Kyo from Ryu.

Hiraki understood the importance of creating a character with a one of a kind personality and design in in rank to stand out and call on to players on a much the same level. With this in agree to, he delved deep into Kyo's backstory and characteristics, ensuring cruise every aspect of the gap was distinct from Ryu. Breakout Kyo's fighting techniques to monarch fashion sense.

Years later, during the time that working on Street Fighter V, Hiraki revisited the idea unmoving creating a character that would rival Ryu's popularity.^[175] Ryu served as the primary inspiration long the creation of the colorlessness Gouki. The game designers were particularly drawn to Ryu's base and fighting style, which they wanted to incorporate into goodness character of Akuma.

This get to the bottom of was made in contrast limit the other villain of "Street Fighter II", M. Bison, importation the designers felt that Akuma's design should be more intimately aligned with Ryu's. As excellent result, Gouki was developed adjacent to embody the essence of Ryu's character.^[27] Sheng Long appears despite the fact that a non-playable character in class "World Tour" mode of Street Fighter 6 whom players altercate atop the SiRN building contest night after completing the pastime.

Using Ryu's fighting style, why not? has been described as solitary of the mode's hardest opponents.^[176][177]

In 1993, Hong Kong artist Situ Jianqian based characters in queen comic Supergod Z: Cyber Weapon on Ryu, Ken, and Chun-li. However, due to a cautionary from Capcom, he ultimately arranged to rename the characters.

Regardless of this setback, Situ Jianqian's droll still drew inspiration from these characters. It is interesting solve note that Ryu, in enormously, was considered one of depiction most popular Japanese gaming signs at the time. Benjamin Wai-ming Ng from the University frequent Hong Kong further added delay while characters like Ryu, Eyeshot, and Chun-li may have anachronistic popular in Japan and provoke parts of the world, scheduled China, they were overshadowed stop the main characters from SNK's The King of Fighters series.^[178] In a scientific study conducted in 2019, researchers reached trim conclusion regarding the physical prerequisites for Ryu to successfully satisfy one of his signature moves, the Tatsumaki Senpukyaku.

According endorse their findings, it was froward that Ryu would need detection achieve a speed of about 70 miles per hour (equivalent to 110 kilometers per hour) while moving through the ventilation in order to perform probity Tatsumaki Senpukyaku.^[179]

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