Ryu (Udon Comics)

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==Summary==
Ryu is the main character of the Street Fighter comics published by Udon. He impersonates the archetypical martial artist who pursues perfection with relentless dedication and always looks forth to new and exciting opponents to challenge. 
Ryu is .
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Orphaned when he was just a baby, Ryu was taken in and raised in the ways of martial arts by master Gouken and together with his best friend and rival Ken Masters. Ryu has always demonstrated a natural predisposition for combat, but also an affinity for the dark energy known as the Sastui no Hado. For years Ryu perfected his abilities, travelled the world to make new experiences and even won the prestigious Street Fighter tournament, defeating the Muay Thai champion Sagat.
Ryu's life took an abrupt turn the day he found out that his master was murdered by an mysterious individual, whom later will be revealed to be Akuma, Gouken's evil brother. Ryu sweas revenge and departs on a long travel in search of the strength he needs to beat his nemesis. In this journey Ryu makes the acquiantance of new and old friends and foes, enters the tutelage of new masters, takes in his own student and learns more about himself and the darkness within that always tempts his will.
This part of the story reaches its climax at the finals of the second Street Fighter tournament. After scoring his first, clean victory against Sagat, Ryu prepares to battle M. Bison, when Akuma suddenly appars, takes out the dictator, and approaches the young fighter. The fight is harsh, and Ryu realizes how the Satsui no Hado is his only hope of winning, at the cost of relinquishing his humanity. Ryu ultimately rejects the darkness and is brought on the brink of death, when his master Gouken suddenly storms in and disappears with Akuma. Left with more doubts than before, Ryu resumes his path of self-discovery.
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Years pass by and Ryu keeps forward in his trainings in a world seemingly at peace. One day he is reached out by another criminal organization, the Illuminati, a criminal organization which plans to harness his Sastui no Hado to power their doomsday device. In the meanwhile, Akuma manages to make Sakura fall prey to her own darkness, and is led to fight her master. Ryu sacrifices himself to save her, absorbing her darkness and turning into Evil Ryu. Him and Akuma battle to a standstill, when an even greater entity shows up, the messiah Gill, who easily defeats them.
With his darkness temporarily sealed, Ryu returns home and finds out that his master Gouken had found a way to live again, albeit on borrowed time. After finally completing his training, Ryu is sent to Oro, the world's greatest martial artist, in hopes of learning to control the Sastui no Hado. Ryu proves himself promising, and his last trial is defeating Gill at the incoming Street Fighter. He loses himself once again during the finals, but the combined effort of all the other fighters grants his inner double nature the time it needed to qualm their frictions and merge into a sigle entity.
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 With his soul now whole, Ryu baptizes himself "Shin Ryu", a warrior who flawlessly wields both the killing intent of the Satsui no Hado and the peace of mind granted by the Mu no Ken, the power of nothingness. Now stronger than Gill, Ryu puts an end to his madness and banishes his soul to Makai, the world of the Darkstalkers. Now, it is finally time to settle the score with his greatest enemy, Akuma. Reaching him out in Australia, Ryu discovers that he has also ascended to a greater power.
The battle is fierce, but Shin Ryu eventually prevails, avenging master Gouken and all the victims of Akuma's cruelty. After spoiling him of his Oni form, Ryu returns to Oro and resumes his training, knowing he is just at the beginning of a new path.
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==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , up to at least via the Satsui no Hado | , at least as Evil Ryu | 
Key: Street Fighter (SF) - Super Street Fighter (SSF) | Super Street Fighter (SSF) - Street Fighter Unlimited (SFU) | Post Street Fighter Unlimited (SFU)
Name: Ryu, Evil Ryu, Shin Ryu
Origin: Street Fighter/Darkstalkers (Udon Comics)
Gender: Male
Age: 20's (Up to Ultra Street Fighter II), 30's (From Street Fighter 100 - Ryu vs. Chun-Li) 
Classification: Human, Martial Artist
Powers and Abilities:
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Martial Artist, Genius Intelligence, Acrobatics (Many of his techniques require superhuman agility and acrobatic movements. Can Street Fighter (2003) - Issue #5 several meters in the air and descent with diving attacks. Can Street Fighter II Turbo - Issue #4 on position after being . Performed a Street Fighter II Turbo - Issue #12 against Akuma), Chi Manipulation and Projection (Chi is a spiritual force that resides deeply within one's self and is strongly tied to their emotions. When projecting Chi outwards as an attack, Ryu draws energy not only from himself, but also from the air, the ground, the trees and moreStreet Fighter (2003) - Issue #11), Extrasensory Perception (Can feelStreet Fighter (2003) - Issue #4 the presence of people and roughly their strength by sensing their chi), Enhanced Senses (While still a student, he could already from Ken while meditating with his eyes closed), Social Influencing (Frightened a pack of dogs with Street Fighter (2003) - Issue #1 alone), Accelerated Development (Ryu is able to increase and adapt his strength when facing powerful opponents. This was first shown when, in the span of a short battle, he went from being unable to hurt Akuma at all, even with the help of Ken, to break his guard and draw blood from him, even though he still remained no match against his full power. Has been regarded as a since childhood. Gen noticed how Ryu quickly got better in the middle of their training), Awakened Power and Berserk Mode (His inner Satsui no Hado manifests in dire situations, when Ryu's will to win takes him over and turns into murderous intent. Still, he often managed to snap out of itStreet Fighter II Turbo - Issue #7 on his own, even after tasting its potential), Damage Boost (His Shinkuu and Metsu techniques are sensibly stronger than the others), Absorption and Transformation (Absorbed Sakura's Satsui no Hado and became able to transform into Evil Ryu)
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Same as before to a higher degree, Transformation, Vibration Manipulation (Learned Gouken's Fudoshin), Multiple Selves (Type 2; Ryu's soul is split into two halves made of light and darkness,Street Fighter Unlimited - Issue #11 with them being the representations of the Satsui no Hado and the Mu no Ken. They simultaneously compose Ryu himself while still being different entities with their own will, as the actual Ryu is the sum of both. His dark side replaces Ryu's usual persona completely during the Evil Ryu transformation), Awakened Power (Achieving perfect balance between light and dark is what allows Ryu to ascend beyond both and become Shin Ryu); As Evil Ryu he gains Air/Vibration Manipulation (Attacked Oni with an that fissured the ground), Teleportation (Possesses the ability to instantly in the midst of battle), Fire Manipulation (Via Shakunetsu Hadoken), Intangibility, Speed Amplification and Afterimage Creation (Via Ashura Senku), Soul Banishment (Via Shun Goku Satsu)
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All previous abilities to a much higher degree with the exception of Multiple Selves; Purification (Expelled Gill's soul from Alex's body), Non-Physical Interaction (Via the Shun Goku Satsu), Clairvoyance (Knew where he had to teleport in order to find Akuma), Underground Mobility (Burrowed through solid rockStreet Fighter Unlimited - Issue #12 while attacking Akuma), Telekinesis (Via Tengu Stone), Power Nullification (Reversed Akuma back into his human form just like Gill had done previously. Temporarily Free Comic Book Day 2018 Ultra Street Fighter II Ken's darkness), Electricity Manipulation (Via Denjin Hadoken), likely Immortality (Type 7; As a master of the Mu no Ken, he should be able to empty his body of , just like Gouken did while barely understanding such power), enhanced Extrasensory Perception (Sensed the parasyte inside Guile's body and its lack of ki and soul), Supernatural Willpower and Resistance to Corruption (Flawlessly holds the Satsui no Hado and the darkness of two that still lied in his body. Even controlling one's own darkness was deemed virtually impossible, as most of the characters who experienced it failed to maintain their sanity. Even one such as Gouken knew he would have had he tried to wield the Dark Hado), Fire and Ice Manipulation (Possibly; Was unaffected by the side effects of Gill's blows)
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Attack Potency: Wall level (Strong enough to destroy a large rock with a single hit), up to at least Multi-City Block level+ via the Satsui no Hado (The Dark Hado allowed him to make short work of characters who were previously dominating him, such as Sagat and Cody, but in other occasions he remained comparable to those as strong as his base form, namely Ken. Both Ryu and Akuma repeteadly stated that the Satsui no Hado is the only thing that would allow put them on equal grounds, and Ryu even managed to get the upper hand while harnessing its full potential) | City Block level (His performance against Oro was better than a younger Akuma's); at least Multi-City Block level+ as Evil Ryu (Matched Oni blow for blow) | Country level (Outclasses Gill and Violent Ken by a wide marging. Conquered SFU Oni. Implied to be superior to SFvs.D Chun-Li)
Speed: Hypersonic Reactions and Perceptions (Comparable to the likes of Balrog, Cammy and Juli; The latter could dodge machine gun rounds from close range.), higher with the Satsui no Hado | Hypersonic Reactions and Perceptions, higher as Evil Ryu (Much faster than before) | Hypersonic Reactions and Perceptions (Greatly superior to his past self) 
Lifting Strength: At least Class K (Withstood a pressure that formed a creater beneath his foot), possibly Class M (Possibly comparable to the likes of Alex, who could Effie away despite her super anchoring). Class M with the Satsui no Hado (Much stronger than Alex) | Class M (Superior to Alex by a wide margin), higher as Evil Ryu | Class M (Stronger than ever) 
Striking Strength: Wall level, up to at least Multi-City Block level+ with the Satsui no Hado | City Block level, at least Multi-City Block level+ as Evil Ryu | Country level
Durability: Wall level (Able to withstand the recoil of his own blows and attacks from comparable opponents), up to at least Multi-City Block level+ with the Satsui no Hado (More durable than normal to various degrees up to levels comparable to Akuma's) | City Block level (Comparable, if not superior, to a young Akuma), at least Multi-City Block level+ as Evil Ryu | Country level (Gill's attacks had little to no effect on him. Bested Oni and endured a powerful ki blast at point-blank range) 
Stamina: Superhuman (Used to travel long distances barefoot and and didn't show any sign of tiredness after what Sakura described as .Street Fighter (2003) - Issue #7 Took an elbow to the face from Adon without even flinching. Considers eating huge as something perfectly normal for him.Street Fighter (2003) - Issue #13 Was badly beaten by Sagat, and by the same of the same day, he had already physically recovered.Street Fighter II - Issue #2 Often gets back up and keeps fighting even while the battle seems over for him. The Dark Hado apparently replenishes his stamina, or at least allows him to fight at his fullest for the duration of the burst) | Superhuman (Better than before and enough to let him undergo the several challenges Oro put him through. As Evil Ryu, he can push through severe punishment such as having his head slammed on the floor by Oni or being lit ablaze and by Gill, only to get up moments later. It was stated how the evil ki inhabiting his body is almost , making him able to power the BLECE Machine Street Fighter IV - Issue #3) | Superhuman (Much better than before. Defeated Gill and immediately went fighting Akuma)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Several Meters via Hadoken and ESP | Same a before, likely Planetary via Teleportation (Should have the same range as Akuma) | Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters via Chi Projection (At least comparable if not straight up superior to Akuma and Gill. His Kongou Kokuretsuzan pierced through a massive cloud formation), Planetary via Teleportation and Clairvoyance (Superior to Akuma. Went from Gill's private island to Australia, and then to Brazil)
Standard Equipment: None notable.
Weaknesses: Haunted by the Satsui no Hado that lies dormant within him, which often traps him in dreams where he is forced to fight his evil self or his loved ones. Such visions can catch him even while he is awake,Street Fighter II Turbo - Issue #2 or lead him to fight in his sleep | Still suffers from the same nightmares. Evil Ryu is insane and blinded by bloodlust. Although he maintains a basically all the skill of his normal self, plus the boons of the Satsui no Hado, his single-mindedness makes him , at least from the perspective of one such as Gill. | None notable
Intelligence: 
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At least Average. Ryu never received a proper academic education and can occasionally be Street Fighter Legends: Sakura - Issue #1 when it comes to Street Fighter (2003) - Issue #10 and other Street Fighter (2003) - Issue #12 that would appear normal to all. However, Ryu is undoubtedly a very wise man. He fully embraced the philosophical teachings of his master about life and martial arts and also them to Sakura during the brief time he trained her, bringing out her inner potential;Street Fighter (2003) - Issues #6 to 14 He later took her on as Super Street Fighter - Vol. 1 full time. Completely self-sufficient in his unorthodox lifestyle. Repaired on his own. Helped Ken coming to terms with his dark side. 
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