Ryu

This article is about the Street Fighter character. For the Ninja Gaiden character, see Ryu Hayabusa.
Ryu is the main protagonist of the Street Fighter series. He appeared in the 38th episode of Death Battle, Ryu VS Scorpion, where he fought against Scorpion from the Mortal Kombat series. He returned for the 95th episode, Ryu VS Jin, where he fought against Jin Kazama from the Tekken series.
He also appeared in the seventh episode of DBX, Ryu VS Lucario, where he fought against a Lucario from the Pokémon series. He returned for the 65th episode, Ryu VS Liu Kang, where he fought against Liu Kang from the Mortal Kombat series.
==History==
Orphaned at a young age and left with no memory of his parents, Ryu was found and raised by the martial artist master Gouken. Throughout most of his life, Ryu lived at Gouken's dojo, training in the art of the Ansatsuken alongside his rival and best friend, Ken Masters. When Ryu came of age, he dedicated his life to martial arts and improving himself. Ryu then left the dojo and wanders the globe in search of challenges and opponents who will test his strength and allow him to improve his own skill, whilst also being caught up in situations that force him into saving the world and struggling with the inner darkness of the Satsui No Hado within his own soul.
==Death Battle Info==
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|-|Ryu VS Scorpion=
===Background===
*Height: 175 cm | 5'9"
*Weight: 68 kg | 150 lbs
*Birthday: July 21, 1964
*Blood Type: O
*Dislikes: spiders, wearing shoes
*Capable of sleeping anywhere
*Has eyebrows so epic that they cannot be contained by his headband
===Ansatsuken Fighting Style===
*Shoryuken
**"Rising Dragon Fist"
**Generally Ryu's most powerful technique
*Hadouken
**"Wave Motion Fist"
**Contrary to popular belief, not actually composed of fire
*Tatsumaki Senpukyaku
**"Tornado Whirlwind Leg"
**Can safely pass over many projectile attacks
*Joudan Sokutogeri
**Forceful enough to bounce opponents off of walls
===Satsui No Hado===
*A form of ki based around man's evil nature
*Greatly increases the speed, power, and ferocity of its user
*Grants access to the most fatal Ansatsuken technique, the Raging Demon
*Has an addictive quality, making it hard to turn away from it
*Causes hair to turn red, eyes glow white, and teeth to sharpen
===Power of Nothingness===
*Foil to the Satsui No Hado
*Resembles states of being found in Buddhism
*Brings a hyperawareness of the universe to the user
*Boosts one's strength and speed without losing clarity of thought
*Causes eyes to glow blue-white
*Can be used to withstand even the dreaded Raging Demon
|-|Ryu VS Jin=
===Background===
*Birthday: July 21, 1964
*Height: 5'9" | 175 cm
*Weight: 150 lbs | 68 kg
*Nationality: Japanese
*Trained by Gouken, Gen & Oro
*Likes: Mizuyokan, grapes, nature
*Probably has some foot fungus
===Ansatsuken===
*Hadoken
*Shoryuken (Dragon Punch)
*Tatsumaki Senpukyaku (Hurricane Kick)
*Joudan Sokutogeri (Mule Kick)
*Mind's Eye (Parry)
*Shakeunetsu Hadoken
*Shinku & Metsu variants
*V-Trigger
===Energies===
*Satsui no Hado
**Increases physical abilities & ferocity
**Causes user to lose control
**New techniques
***Shun Goku Satsu (Raging Demon)
***Ashura Senku (Semi-Teleport)
***Ryusokyaku
***Chargeable Metsu Hadoken
*Mu no Ken
**AKA The Power of Nothingness
**Increases physical ability & energy control
**New techniques
***Hado Kakuse
***Shin Shoryuken
***Shin Tatsumaki Senpukyaku
*Shin Ryu
**Combines Satsui no Hado & Mu no Ken
===Feats===
*Won the first World Warrior Tournament
*Lifted a 36 ton boulder
*Dodged gunfire in .06 seconds
*Obliterated a skyscraper
*Was on the island Akuma sank
*Survived Balrog's 5 ton Gigaton Blow
*Defeated Bison, Seth, Akuma, Oni, Necalli
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==Cameo Appearances==
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|-|Shao Kahn VS M. Bison=
Ryu made a cameo appearance during the alternate ending to Shao Kahn VS M. Bison, shown buried in the sand face-first due to the two bosses' newfound friendship.
|-|Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro=
Ryu's fight with Scorpion was briefly seen in Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro when the two martial artists clashed.
|-|Leon Kennedy VS Frank West=
Ryu appeared as one of the outfit options Frank West was scrolling through from a video game arcade machine in his fight against Leon S. Kennedy.
|-|DBX: Ronald McDonald VS Colonel Sanders=
Ryu made a cameo appearance near the start of Ronald McDonald VS Colonel Sanders, where he appeared as a McDonald's customer and KO'd a burger.
|-|DBX: Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim=
Ryu made a cameo appearance at the start of Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim, where he can be seen on the Street Fighter II character select screen.
|-|DBX: Batman VS Iron Man=
Ryu makes a cameo in Batman VS Iron Man, where he can be seen in the crowd during the auction.
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==Gallery==
===Appearance===
RyuSprite.gif|Sprite used in Death Battle and third sprite used in DBX(From Street Fighter III: New Generation)
Up close Ryu.png|Close-up pixel art design used in Death Battle(By Zack Watkins)
Ryu-evil-stance.gif|Evil Ryu Sprite used in Death Battle(From Street Fighter Alpha 2)
Sfv ryu 1p by dragonlord720-d9u7qcc.jpg|3D model used in Death Battle(From Street Fighter V)
Sfv evil ryu by dragonlord720-da5spga.png|Evil Ryu 3D model used in Death Battle(Edited from Street Fighter V, design based on Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition)
KahnBisonAltEnding.png|Cameo in Shao Kahn VS M. Bison's alternate ending(Sprite from Street Fighter III: New Generation)
Ryu scorpion cameo.png|Cameo in Chuck Norris VS Segata Sanshiro(Sprite from Street Fighter Alpha 2)
Static-assets-upload14614590742053733763.jpg|Cameo in Leon Kennedy VS Frank West(Sprite by Chris Bastin, edited from Balmsold)
62393.png|First sprite used in DBX(From Project X Zone)
Ryu DBX Close-Up.png|Close-up pixel art design used in DBX(From Project X Zone)
Ryu-moviestance.gif|Second sprite used in DBX(From Street Fighter: The Movie)
312C1C31-41A3-48B7-AE87-E129C8081D06.gif|Evil Ryu sprite used in DBX(By Steamboy33)
Ryu cameo (Ronald McDonald VS Colonel Sanders DBX).png|Cameo in Ronald McDonald VS Colonel Sanders(Sprite from Street Fighter Alpha: Warrior's Dreams)
Street Fighter Cameos DBX (Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim).png|Cameo in Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim(Portrait from Street Fighter II': Champion Edition)
Ryu cameo (Batman VS Iron Man DBX).png|Cameo in Batman VS Iron Man (DBX)(Sprite from Street Fighter Alpha: Warrior's Dreams)
===Arsenal and Abilities===
Evil-ryu-ssf4ae-art.png|Evil Ryu
Ryu Fights with the Power of Nothingness.gif|Power of Nothingness
Shin Ryu.png|Shin Ryu
Ryu Hadoken.gif|Hadoken
Ryu Shoryuken.gif|Shoryuken
Ryu Tatsumaki Senpukyaku.gif|Tatsumaki Senpukyaku
Ryu Joudan Sokutogeri.gif|Joudan Sokutogeri
Ryu Mind's Eye.gif|Mind's Eye
Ryu Shakunetsu Hadoken.gif|Shakunetsu Hadoken
Ryu Metsu Shoryuken.gif|Metsu Shoryuken
Ryu Denjin Renki.gif|Denjin Renki
Ryu Denjin Renki Hadoken.gif|Denjin Renki > Hadoken
Ryu Denjin Renki Shoryuken.gif|Denjin Renki > Shoryuken
Ryu Kakko Fubatsu.gif|Kakko Fubatsu
Evil Ryu Raging Demon.gif|Shun Goku Satsu/Raging Demon(as Evil Ryu)
Evil Ryu Ashura Senku.gif|Ashura Senku(as Evil Ryu)
Evil Ryu Ryusokyaku.gif|Ryusokyaku(as Evil Ryu)
Evil Ryu Metsu Hadoken.gif|Metsu Hadoken(as Evil Ryu)
Ryu Hado Kakusei.gif|Hado Kakusei(via Power of Nothingness)
Ryu Shinku Hadoken.gif|Shinku Hadoken(via Power of Nothingness)
Ryu Shinku Shoryuken.gif|Shinku Shoryuken(via Power of Nothingness)
Ryu Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku1.gif|Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku(via Power of Nothingness)
==Trivia==
*Ryu is the 10th Capcom character to appear, after Akuma, Mike Haggar, Zangief, Felicia, Chun-Li, Doctor Wily, Blanka, M. Bison, and Strider Hiryu, and with the next 17 being Dan Hibiki, Mega Man, Dante, Cammy White, Ken Masters, Zero, Balrog, Vergil, Leon S. Kennedy, Frank West, Sigma, Mega Man X, MegaMan Volnutt, MegaMan.EXE, Star Force Mega Man, Jon Talbain, and Asura.
**He is the sixth Capcom character to lose, after Mike Haggar, Felicia, Chun-Li, Doctor Wily, and M. Bison, and with the next 12 being Dan Hibiki, Mega Man, Cammy White, Ken Masters, Balrog, Vergil, Frank West, Sigma, Mega Man X, MegaMan Volnutt, Star Force Mega Man, and Akuma.
**He is the eighth Capcom character to win, after Akuma, Zangief, Blanka, Strider Hiryu, Dante, Zero, and Leon S. Kennedy, and with the next two being MegaMan.EXE and Jon Talbain.
**He is the sevenh Street Fighter character to appear, after Akuma, Mike Haggar, Zangief, Chun-Li, Blanka, and M. Bison, and with the next four being Dan Hibiki, Cammy White, Ken Masters, and Balrog.
***He is the fourth Street Fighter character to lose, after Mike Haggar, Chun-Li, and M. Bison, and with the next five being Dan Hibiki, Cammy White, Ken Masters, Balrog, and Akuma.
***He is the fourth Street Fighter character to win, after Akuma, Zangief, and Blanka. 
*Ryu is the 13th returning combatant, after Leonardo, Batman, Boba Fett, Samus Aran, Son Goku, Superman, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, and Wonder Woman, and with the next 30 being Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Ganondorf, Red Ranger, Venom, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Doctor Doom, Link, Cloud Strife, Iron Man, Akuma, Shao Kahn, Vegeta, Raiden, Darth Vader, Raven, Guts, Omni-Man, Bowser, Doctor Eggman, Kratos, Master Chief, Doom Slayer, Aang, Pikachu, and Godzilla.
**He is the seventh returning loser, after Batman, Boba Fett, Son Goku, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Wonder Woman, and with the next 15 being Mario, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Red Ranger, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Cloud Strife, Thor Odinson, Darth Vader, Bowser, Doctor Eggman, Kratos, Doom Slayer, and Pikachu.
***He is the third loser to win, after Batman and Wonder Woman, and with the next seven being Mario, Red Ranger, Shadow the Hedgehog, Cloud Strife, Thor Odinson, Boba Fett, and Bowser.
*Ryu's win against Jin Kazama ended the biggest losing streak in Death Battle, as Street Fighter had lost six times in a row before his second appearance on the show.
*Ryu is the first loser to win in DBX, with the next 27 being Wolverine, Cloud Strife, Mega Man, Darth Vader, Chun-Li, Thor Odinson, The Hulk, Jotaro Kujo, Mega Man X, Sasuke Uchiha, Shovel Knight, Son Goku, Ben Tennyson, Mikasa Ackerman, Zuko, Blue Ranger, Koopa Troopa, Goku Black, Alucard, Akuma, Saitama, Harley Quinn, Vegeta, Raiden, Black Adam, Gogeta, and Killua Zoldyck.
*One of Ryu's official voice actors, Brent Mukai, voiced Geese Howard and Unicron in their respective episodes.
*Ryu is the second Capcom character to appear in DBX, after Trish, and with the next 20 being Fei Long, Jon Talbain, Mega Man X, Guile, Mega Man, Zero, Strider Hiryu, Akuma, Ken Masters, Dhalsim, Demitri Maximoff, Dante, Viewtiful Joe, Jill Valentine, Chun-Li, Juri Han, Vergil, Karin Kanzuki, and Tron Bonne.
**He is the first Street Fighter character to appear, with the next eight being Fei Long, Guile, Akuma, Ken Masters, Dhalsim, Chun-Li, Juri Han, and Karin Kanzuki.
***He is the first Street Fighter character to win, with the next three being Akuma, Dhalsim, and Chun-Li.
**He is the first Capcom character to win, with the next nine being Jon Talbain, Mega Man X, Mega Man, Zero, Akuma, Dhalsim, Dante, Jill Valentine, and Chun-Li.
*Ryu and his second opponnent are the eighth and ninth returning combatants in DBX, after Sasuke Uchiha, Master Chief, Killua Zoldyck, Amy Rose, Sakura Haruno, Wolverine, and Alucard, and with the next 14 being Mega Man, Spawn, Link, Future Trunks, Batman, Iron Man, Vegeta, Thor Odinson, Lucario, Blaziken, Kenshin Himura, Saitama, Black Adam, and Blue Ranger.
**He is the fifth returning winner, after Master Chief, Killua Zoldyck, Sakura Haruno, and Wolverine, and with the next six being Mega Man, Spawn, Future Trunks, Vegeta, Thor Odinson, and Blaziken.
***He is the fourth winner to win, after Killua Zoldyck, Sakura Haruno, and Wolverine, and with the next four being Mega Man, Spawn, Future Trunks, and Thor Odinson.
*As part of Death Battle's paid YouTube membership, members were able to vote in the Tournament of Champions for one matchup to become a guaranteed episode in Season 11. One of the options for Week 3 was a composited version of Ryu VS a composited version of Goku, but it lost to Sailor Moon VS Madoka.
==External Links==
*Ryu on Wikipedia
*Ryu on the Street Fighter Wiki
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