Ryu is a combo-based fighter who can perform stronger versions of his moves depending on the player's input. As a result, to find a motivation for Ryu's character, he planned to kill his best friend Ken Masters. His entire body showed no skin as it was covered in purple. He was loosely based on Ryu's dark persona from Street Fighter Alpha game's Evil Ryu. [48] Byron Mann portrays the character in the separately produced arcade and console games based on the American film of the series, both titled Street Fighter: The Movie, where he wears Ryu's characteristic white karate gi and red headband. The plot then shifts to the battle between Akuma and Ryu as the concluding fight of the comic series. [36], Ryu's backstory, along with those of other Street Fighter characters, would be explored in the subsequent Street Fighter Alpha prequel series. [85] In 2016, Screen Rant chose Ryu and his Evil Ryu form the "5th Most Powerful Street Fighter Character" commenting, "Naturally, the poster boy of the series ranks high on a list like this. [41], Ryu and Ken return in Street Fighter III (1997) and its updates. [49] The 1994 animated movie also inspired a movie where Ryu is featured. Enlisting the help of numerous fighters, Ryu tracks Sadler to his base, where he learns that Shun was working for Sadler and posed as his brother to lure him out. While Ryu was based on Oyama, the character of Sagat was also influenced by the protagonist's rivalry with a bald Muay Thai martial artist from the series. [129] Ryu also inspired the character of Akuma. However, the evil energy manifested as its own entity, taking the form of an Oni version of Evil Ryu, referring to itself as Kage.

He explored this idea further when developing Street Fighter V years later. So if you press: You'll combo strong down tilt into tatsu with less margin for error. Ryu made cameo appearances in the 3D Disney computer-animated film Wreck-It Ralph, with Kyle Hebert reprising his role. However, since the comic book was cancelled after its third issue, this plot was never fully explored. He also trains Sakura during the comic's second arc and later trains with other fighters (specifically Dhalsim and Gen) to give himself a better chance against Akuma. The writer argued the character is appealing because of his wish to engage strong enemies and his growth since the Alpha series, most notably in Masahiko Nakahira's manga centered on Ryu which shows the character's appeal. [111] The stronger damage he can inflict has been commented on by Game Informer, which mentioned he was even stronger than Seth, the Street Fighter IV boss. [24] For the Championship Edition of the game, new moves were added to make Ryu a more defensive fighter. "[92] The same site ranked him sixth along with Ken in the Top 25 Capcom Characters of All Time with editor Robert Workman saying "It was just impossible to choose between one of these world warriors. Using this input will create a bigger fireball with slightly more damage. The only thing you should be using B for is short Tatsu, Slow Hadoken and Focus Punch, for the usefulness these moves have. Ryu has been the lead character of the Street Fighter series since the first game and has appeared as a playable character in several crossover games involving the franchise, including the Marvel vs. Capcom series, Project X Zone, and the Super Smash Bros. series. [113] In a Capcom poll, Evil Ryu was voted as the 13th best character of the series. There's also a multi hit variation of Hadoken that can not be done at all using only B, you must use the inputs for it. Unlike the video games, Ryu and Bison do not fight in the film, though Ryu attempts to fight Bison alongside Ken, Chun-Li, E. Honda and Balrog. The two clash and Ryu emerges victorious, causing Bison to retreat. [6] Having premiered in the first Street Fighter in 1987, Ryu appears as the game's lead character alongside his best friend Ken Masters. After Ryu defeats and scars Sagat in the film's opening, Bison commands a worldwide manhunt for him, determined to make him a brainwashed member of Shadaloo (here known as Shadowlaw). [94][95] In the February 1992 issue of Gamest magazine in Japan, Ryu ranked third Best Character of 1991. [37] Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996) depicts Ryu on a quest to confront Akuma, his master's brother and enemy.

I really want to pick up Ryu but his true special inputs just overwhelmed me. Although Guile gives them their freedom after Bison is defeated, they stay to help with the cleanup in Shadaloo, preferring to leave once this is finished. I haven't been able to try out Ryu yet, is there any difference between pressing A or B to execute the move?
As his hypothetical Evil Ryu incarnation shows, he definitely has the capacity to unleash some scary power upon the world. This attracts the attention of Bison as well as Chun-Li and Guile, who believe there is a criminal connection between the two at first. The film is set before the events of the games, and focuses on Ryu and Ken's training under Gouken, while flashbacks show Gouken's past with his brother Gouki/Akuma and their mentor, Goutetsu. [122], One of Ryu's quotes from Street Fighter II is, "You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance." [105] GamesRadar listed him as the best fighting game character of all time, calling him "the epitome of fighting game characters" because in his wanderings he seeks to face only strong enemies. Ryu also appears in the American TV series and is once again replaced by Guile as the protagonist since it is a continuation of the 1994 live-action film. Ken has less options with his fireball, his side b seems considerably worse, his side smash has less range and less knockback, his up air seems INCREDIBLY bad, I don't think his dair spikes like Ryu's does either, the only thing I can see that he has over Ryu is his up special, but besides that he seems like a pretty big downgrade to Ryu.

Like in the Alpha series, Ryu is a young powerful fighter who shows great potential. The time has come for another DLC fighter to hit Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.The most recent edition is Terry Bogard of the Fatal Fury series of fighting games.Since Terry earned his fame as an arcade star, his Smash Bros. move set reflects his roots as a 2D fighter.Just like Ryu and Ken from Street Fighter, Terry will always face the opponent in one-on-one battles. For Street Fighter IV, Kyle Hebert was cast as Ryu in preparation for the return of his "Evil Ryu" persona. Ryu has a cameo in the shooting game Varth: Operation Thunderstorm. Ryu purges the surge of murderous intent manifesting in Street Fighter V, an independent being called Kage (影, lit. [59] He appears in Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, a puzzle video game featuring super deformed characters, the sequel fighting game Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix,[60] and the mobile puzzle game Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits. Designing the character did not take too much time according to Takayuki Nakayama. You can also use "df, d, db, A/B" if you really want. It was not until the international versions of the game, Street Fighter Alpha 2, that Evil Ryu was introduced as a playable secret character. [28], Ryu's inclusion in Street Fighter EX was deemed natural by the studio, Arika, with producer Ichiro Mihara describing him as one of the three essential Street Fighter characters along with Chun-Li and Ken. At the same time he mortally wounds Shun, powering Sadler up enough for him to enter the battlefield personally.