Kazuya VS Ryu

**Kazuya VS Ryu** is Episode 1 of a Smash Bracket Fanon Battle made by Flynn Hathaway which puts *Tekken's* **Kazuya** in a fight against *Street Fighter's* **Ryu**.

## Interlude

What would happen if the two Main Fighters of the most famous Famous fighting game series Ryu and Kazuya went into a High-Stakes Battle of the ages And one came out on top? I'm Ink and this is Smash Bracket, the show where we put every character in Super Smash Bros Ultimate into a giant animated fighting tournament to figure out who's canonically the strongest. To figure that out, we gotta start with our first fighter.

## Ryu

back in 1991, arcades were starting to decline and die out, it was hard to keep arcades alive when you could just buy a home console and play games at home. but then, there was one series that revitalized Arcades and peaked people's interest, and that game, Was Street fighter! and the main character of that franchise was the Satsui no Hadō powered fighter, RYU!

Ryu: HADOUKEN!

Thats right Ryu, anyway, Ryu, originally called *Ryūichi,* is a hero from the fighting game we just discussed, Street fighter, he was trained by Gouken, the older brother of Akuma, one of the main villains of street fighter, who killed Gouken. So Ryu's skills had to be put to the test in the challenges he soon had to face.

Ryu's fighting style is based on karate, one of the most famous martial arts in history. In battle, Ryu remains calm while fighting, HECK, his name means "Prosperous" or "Noble" in Japanese! not to mention his creator, Takashi Nishiyama, wanted Ryu to symbolize a true Japanese martial artist now this doesn't mean he doesn't let loose sometimes, heck there is whole form dedicated to him letting loose, but we get there when we get there, right now, we're talking about Ryu's backstory.

To prove his strength, Ryu entered a Tournament, the *Street Fighter Tournament,* and fought against numerous foes like Geki, an anonymous ninja who fights with ninjutsu and illusions, Birdie, a giant bouncer who uses a combination of wrestling and boxing techniques, and finally, Sagat, the greatest Muay Thai fighter there is that is striving to become the best in the world. and Ryu had to defeat all of them to become the strongest, and he succeeded!

*Announcer: YOU WIN! PERFECT!*

Ryu is determined to become a master of his fighting style, he has a drive to improve himself, no matter the cost. he constantly tries to prove his strength, and he kind of has multiple times in the series, Like in his fight with Bison! Bison is a very powerful villain, especially with his Psycho power, which has given him almighty abilities, but has expunged his humanity. He almost Possessed Ryu, But through the power Friendship-

**Boo!**

Oh come on! The Power of friendship isn't *that* Cliche.

**BOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!**

QUIET! Anyway, through the power of Friendship, he Defeated Bison and finally destroyed him...Until the next Game. But for now, Ryu has a bigger problem. you remember earlier in this analysis how we mentioned a guy named Akuma who killed Ryu's Trainer? Yeah, He's Back. And he is one of the baddest mamma jammas In Fiction.

His Plan is simple, to Lure Ryu into succumbing to the Satsui no Hadō and lose all Humanity. And what Would happen if he succumbed? Two words, **DARK RYU.**

Dark Ryu is a form of Ryu that just lets loose and completely drops the idea of humanity, and spits on it, and then steps on it a few times, in that order. He may still be a strategist, but don't be mistaken if you think he is anything except a killing machine! this guy would make Bison look like a pre-school teacher! He is on the same level as Akuma with this form, he can punch so hard he pushes half the moon back into place! The only burden this form has other than losing Humanity, is that he is disappointed BECAUSE HE CAN NO LONGER FIND SOMEONE STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE HIM ON!

**Dark Ryu: Where...? Where can I find the one who can defeat me?!**

Dark Ryu is pure Evil Incarnate, so if he is released, its bad. so, Akuma trying to release that is bad, so Ryu needs to stop him. so, they go into the battle of a lifetime! But Akuma is no stranger to the Satsui no Hadō, considering he also uses it, so Akuma was actually starting to overwhelm Ryu with his abilities. But Ryu had one last trick up his sleeve before he went down.

**THE POWER OF NOTHINGNESS!**

The power of nothingness was a power Ryu always had, but never could control. it was the only thing preventing the Satsui no Hadō from taking over and unleashing Dark Ryu! since it was able to defeat the Satsui no Hadō, which is Akuma's main power source...Yeah, Akuma didn't last much longer after that.

The Power of Nothingness is basically the opposite of the Satsui no Hadō, It uses Light energy, the Satsui no Hadō uses Dark Energy, it makes you free of fear, anger, pride, and ego, the Satsui no Hadō turns you into a savage murder machine. They are polar opposites. and after Ryu got a hold of the Power of Nothingness, he was finally able to make sure He would not turn into Dark Ryu unless it is the absolute last resort!

Ryu: I walk the path of the true warrior.

And It was then, after he had mastered both the Satsui no Hadō and The Power of Nothingness, he had proved he was the greatest fighter of them all...

...Until they make a sequel

**Ryu rushes for an Opponent and uppercuts them right in the Stomach, he then reaches back, clenches his fist, and uppercuts them in the chin with jaw shattering-**

Ryu: SHORYUKEN!

**-a giant KO! symbol envelops the screen as the opponent falls onto the ground limp.**

## Kazuya

back in 1994, Namco had serious competition, since 1994 was the year Nintendo released donkey Kong Country, the first fully rendered video game. So Namco began a project to test their 3d animations with characters, which eventually transformed into Tekken! And The main Character of Tekken is the devilishly delightful Edgelord, Kazuya Mishima!

Kazuya: THIS WILL BE YOUR BURIAL GROUND!

Kazuya Mishima is a descendant of the Mishima Family, a Family with a special gene That we will get to later. But He went through a huge traumatic experience at 5 years old. Suddenly, his grandfather disappeared out of nowhere, Followed by his mother's sudden death. Kazuya did not know how both of these could happen with no explanation back-to-back.

But then One day, Kazuya found out that his father, Heihachi Mishima, was responsible for both of those incidents! he had locked Kazuya's grandfather away and killed his mother. When he confronted his father about this, but was immediately defeated, and Heihachi disposed of Kazuya by throwing him off a cliff to meet his bitter end...

...Until he woke up, in pain, feeling like he was burning alive, he woke up filled with anger and rage knowing his father got away with murdering his mother. the rage combined with his near-death experience activated...**THE DEVIL GENE!**

The Devil Gene is a part of the Hachijo bloodline, (Even though, there is no character with the devil gene that's a part of the Hachijo bloodline) most of the people who possess the Devil Gene are the Mishimas soooo, let's just say its theirs. We don't *Exactly* know if it gives you strength boosts, or extra abilities, or speed, and stuff like that. but we can at least assume it makes you stronger, I mean it gives you those Awesome Wings.

Kazuya used this gene to his advantage in a thing called the "King of Iron Fist Tournament." he Swept the floor with most opponents with ease, up until he came to face his father, Heihachi Mishima. But this Time, Kazuya had the upper hand. As it turns out, Heihachi did not have the Devil gene himself! So, after Kazuya finally defeated his father for all the awful things he's done, he took him over to the same cliff that Heihachi threw him off of, and enacted some ironic justice by throwing him off the cliff to meet the same fate he did.

After defeating his father, he inherited the Mishima Financial Group's head, which was originally owned by Heihachi. He used that inheritance to try to build an entire nation with a strong military force. and he tried to establish it over *Hokkaido*. That's right, he seized the ENTIRETY OF *HOKKAIDO* to establish his nation. Now THATS an inheritance!

But Heihachi was back, and BOY, was he not happy about being thrown off a cliff! He came back for revenge in another "King of Iron Fist Tournament." But it was revealed Kazuya started his own life, with a wife and about to get a kid! But regardless of the circumstances of having to take care of a family, he joined the tournament. But something he realized, was his CURRENTLY PREGNANT WIFE Joined as well to free Kazuya from his Evil tendencies. This threw his groove off so hard that in the final round against his father, even when he used his Devil form, he couldn't beat Heihachi! And in a Bitter move about Kazuya throwing him, once again, OFF A CLIFF, Heihachi threw him in a VOLCANO, AND IT ERUPTED.

Kazuya was presumed Dead. Even in the next game, he was gone! Replaced by his son, Jin Kazuma, while Kazuya was nowhere to be found. he was gone for twenty years, there was no hope of him coming back. Kazuya was dead...

...Until he woke up and found out he had been revived by a Biotech Company called the "G Corporation." Luckily for Kazuya, The G Corporation is able to help with his Devil Gene! Kazuya Believes if he is able to master the Devil Gene, he will be able to defeat Heihachi and his financial company. Unlucky for Kazuya, The Tekken Forces, a team led by Heihachi, attacked the G Corporation, and targeted Kazuya in the attack! He just can't catch a break!

Kazuya was Furious, that for the fourth time in his life, Heihachi has ruined his plans! Heihachi, cocky after defeating Kazuya multiple times, announced a new Tournament as a trap for Kazuya, But Kazuya wasn't fooled, but he was Determined to finally defeat Heihachi. He was at the final round against Heihachi, overcame with rage, he was far gone. There is no more Kazuya, there is only Devil Kazuya. He Defeated Heihachi with just one laser, but Kazuya quickly realized this Devil part of him is slowly taking over, He needs to destroy his Devil Gene! he gets Jin out of his chains, Jin is his only hope of making sure he won't be lost forever.

Jin successfully defeated Kazuya, Kazuya hated he had to be defeated by his own son, but he still didn't want to be only a devil. Kazuya was enraged by the fact that the G company betrayed him and almost completely lost him to the Devil. But the G Corporations were prepared, they sent out Robots called JACKS, and they were tough, and the G corporation sent as many as they could, Kazuya and Heihachi would finally work together to destroy the JACKS... Until Kazuya betrayed Heihachi by flying away and leaving him to die alone.

He went into the fifth Tournament of the iron fist, which should be considered an annual thing now, and found out instead of fighting Heihachi this time, he would be fighting someone who disappeared in his life when he was five, he would be fighting his grandpa, Jinpachi Mishima. he got to the final part of the tournament where he would face him. He fought and defeated Jinpachi, but accidently gave him a fatal injury. He held Jinpachi up with his arms, Jinpachi looked up at him with what consciousness he Could muster, Kazuya remembered all the memories they had before Heihachi locked him away. But then, Kazuya's Devil instinct started to take over, his eyes Glew red as he lifted his arm and punches through him, killing him. Devil Kazuya grins, and cackles manically.

Kazuya did a few more things after that, took over Heihachi's financial company, took G corporations military power, and did everything in his power to establish his nation. until he found out that Heihachi was "killed" by an assassin, his name is Akuma, Sound familiar? Akuma then sets his sights on Kazuya and attempts to kill him at the G Corporation. During the fight, Kazuya turned into his Devil form, but then he realized Akuma had been broadcasting this live across the world, and he just revealed everyone his devil form, causing everyone to go against him and G corporation. but then suddenly, the tower they were fighting on was destroyed, by none other than HEIHACHI!

Angered that Heihachi will stop at nothing to ruin his life, he confronts Heihachi for the final time in a volcano. Kazuya turns into his devil form and almost defeats Heihachi, But Heihachi musters all the strength he can and punches him so hard, Kazuya turns back into a human! But Kazuya does not give up, they continue to fight and fight, punch after punch, until Kazuya does a deadly blow to Heihachi's chest, Stopping Heihachi's heart. without skipping a beat, he finally takes the corpse of his father, who he has hated since he was 5 years old, and has never stopped at trying to ruin his life, and throws him into the magma, killing him once and for all.

And then Kazuya finally accomplished his goal, after over 20 long years, he had Finally killed Heihachi.

**Kazuya rushes for his Opponent and uppercuts him into the air, uppercuts him again, then kicks him upward, He rushes forward,** **sweeps the legs of his Opponent, Spins Around, Smirks,** **and Uppercuts him one last time onto the ground.**

## Fight

Location: Mishima Building

Kazuya is sitting on his desk with his business suit on, he looks out the window, wondering what to do next for his plan to establish a strong nation military force. Suddenly, he hears the door open behind him. It was Ryu, clearly not pleased that Kazuya was Siezing Hokkaido for his greedy needs. he protests to Kazuya

Ryu: You can't do this, Hokkaido is a place with families and children, they have lives. You have no right to take them away.

**Kazuya: Why would I listen to a pleading piece of dirt below my feet. I am going to destroy Hokkaido, and I am going to liberate it. The main focus isn't on making families happy, it's establishing a strong Military force, get out of my sight.**

Ryu: I'm afraid I can't let you do that Mishima.

**Kazuya: then you will perish at the hands of a Devil.**

Kazuya tosses off his business suit, revealing his normal fighting suit. Kazuya and Ryu rush for each other!

**FIGHT!**

Kazuya and Ryu clash with a strong punch, sending powerful energy everywhere, sending multiple things flying. Kazuya the sweeps Ryu's legs, causing Kazuya to have the height advantage. Kazuya immediately tries to shoot a laser towards Ryu, but Ryu rolls out of the way, causing the laser to split Kazuya's desk in half.

**Kazuya: Stop Moving AND JUST DIE!**

Ryu: Sorry, I do not fancy dying.

Kazuya bursts with rage and immediately dashes towards Ryu and attempts to grab him and preform a rage drive, but Ryu dodges and counters him with a Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, launching Kazuya into one of the mechanical arms, causing them to start lifting the platform up the building, like a really advanced elevator.

Ryu: What's happening? why are we getting lifted up?

While Ryu is distracted, Kazuya fires a laser that severely burns Ryu, Ryu shouts in pain as the laser hits him in the chest. Kazuya then rushes towards Ryu and jumps into the air to perform a shoulder slam, but Ryu catches him midair and throws him to the ground. Kazuya attempts to kick Ryu's legs again, But Ryu dodges him again.

**Kazuya: JUST STOP AND DIE!**

Kazuya's rage causes his eyes to glow red, distracting Ryu as Kazuya rips off one of the metal claws lifting the platform and slams it into Ryu. Ryu is launched into the metal wall, causing a big dent. Kazuya smirks as he walks up to the damaged Ryu on the ground and steps on his back, pushing him into the floor as he screams in pain.

**Kazuya: You know? you were actually putting up a decent fight, but not decent enough to beat me.**

Ryu: **\*deep breath\*** To live is to fight, AND TO FIGHT IS TO LIVE!

Ryu then uses lots of strength to lift himself up with so much strength it launches Kazuya off of him. Kazuya gets up groggy, but Ryu Without skipping a beat knocks him back to the floor with a single punch. He then picks Kazuya up and throws him towards the window, only not sending out the window by a few inches.

**Kazuya: What are you planning to do? KILL ME!? THEN DO IT! I DARE YOU!**

Ryu walks towards Kazuya, cracking his knuckles, lifts his fist up as Kazuya closes his eyes, ready for what comes next, when he sees Ryu offered his hand to Kazuya.

Ryu: I really broke a sweat! How about another round?

Kazuya Clenches his fist and it crackled with red energy as his eyes Glew red.

**Kazuya: THIS ISN'T A GAME!**

Kazuya Crackles with red lightning as he turns into his devil form and grabs Ryu by the neck. he flies out the window and above Hokkaido, currently being destroyed.

**Kazuya: I AM GOING TO BURN HOKKAIDO TO THE GROUND, AND I AM GOING TO USE IT TO ESTABLISH MY MILITARY FORCE! YOU WILL EITHER WATCH, OR I WILL BURY YOU UNDER WHAT REMAINS OF HOKKAIDO! DO YOU HEAR ME!**

Ryu: I hear you loud and clear... AND I WON'T LET YOU DO THIS!!!

Ryu kicks off of Kazuya so hard that Kazuya reverts back to human form and starts falling along with Ryu. Kazuya turns back into his devil form and Flies towards Ryu and attempts to punch, but Ryu dodges and gets him in a headlock and starts punching. Kazuya tries to get him off by headbutting him, but then span around until he got a hold of Ryu, and pointed him toward the ground as he used his wings to fly faster toward the ground, Ryu attempts to punch him again, but Kazuya catches it and punches him back, Ryu begins to crackle with purple energy. eyes Glew red right before they hit the ground, causing a catastrophic explosion. Kazuya got up in the crater they created, to see red glowing eyes in the smoke.

Dark Ryu: Do not beg for your life! PAY FOR IT!

**Kazuya: WHY WON'T YOU JUST DIE!?**

Kazuya Releases 3 Laser beams from his chest, Dark Ryu dodges one, ducks under the second one, and disrupts the third one by a sending a Hadouken through it! the Hadouken flies through the laser and hits Kazuya right in the chest, Kazuya screams in pain as he releases a torrent of energy out of his body. Dark Ryu preforms an Ashura Senkuu, making himself phase through the attack while dashing forward towards Kazuya.

Dark Ryu: DIE A FOOLS DEATH!

Dark Ryu preforms his Shun Goku Satsu, the visuals proceed as such, showing a black screen with shockwave effects from the hits, and the blackness clears to reveal... Kazuya Blocking all of Dark Ryu's Hits!?

Dark Ryu: WHAT!? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!?

**Kazuya: Heh, Is that all you got?**

While Dark Ryu is left open in his confusion, Kazuya preforms an Electric Wind Godfist, launching him into the air. Kazuya then launches a laser, going through Dark Ryu's chest. Dark Ryu screams in pain as he reverts back into normal Ryu.

**Kazuya: Heh. I'm going to enjoy ripping you apart.**

Ryu continues to grunt in pain, his loss was inevitable. His chest had a hole through it, there was no way he could come back. He closed his eyes, waiting for what came next. Kazuya grabbed him by the throat, his chest lighting up, about to fire a laser. When Ryu opens his eyes... they were pupilless, pure white. Kazuya stopped his laser in shock as Ryu invoked his power of nothingness, he then uppercut Kazuya right in the jaw, launching them both through the air while he screams gutturally-

Ryu: SHORYUKEN!!!!!

Kazuya is sent flying into the flames, he tries to fly away in his devil form, but his wings burnt off. Kazuya screamed in pain as Ryu ran towards him and delivers a final-

***Ryu: HADOUKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***

Kazuya screams as he evaporated into nothing but ash...

...Ryu looked Apon the spot where Kazuya once stood, turned to nothing but dust. He sees a contract by G corporation to destroy Hokkaido. He picked it up and threw it into the fire.

Ryu: I walk a path of the true Warrior.

## Results

**And there you Go!**

Kazuya had his fair share of advantages, but ultimately came up short when compared to Ryu's VAST amount of experience and abilities. Kazuya did have the devil gene to help him out with extra abilities like flying, and it gives him extra strength, but it paled in Comparison with Dark Ryu. he has shown to be able to Push Half of the moon and become able to perform the Shun Goku Satsu. While the devil side of Kazuya could overcome himself, he could become lost in his own Devil form, while Ryu learned to control himself.

Kazuya's strength was great, being able to fight of multiple JACKS who are capable of stopping meteors, But Ryu could defeat Necalli, a literal god! He can Devour people's souls, and Ryu easily defeated him! He even was able to keep up in speed with Necalli!

In intelligence, Ryu takes it easily. he was trained for years by Akuma's older brother and was able to stay calm, even when faced against M. Bison and Akuma. He also was able to contain both the Satsui no Hadō and Power of nothingness. Kazuya is famously cocky, he rapidly got his butt whooped by his father, and couldn't even notice when Akuma was broadcasting his devil form to the world!

But in all seriousness, it was still close! And no, I'm not joking. Although Ryu was very powerful, Kazuya was still more heartless from the start! while Ryu would maybe be nice, and just pretend they're having a sparring match, Kazuya could take advantage of this whenever he could! but when Ryu busted out his Dark form, all of his morals are let go, and Kazuya has no more faith to exploit.

The winner is Ryu, and He'll be moving on in the Smash Bracket.

**Next Time on Smash Bracket...**

**Terry Bogard VS Captain Falcon**

## Post Credit Scene

it opens in on a desk being filmed by a camera. Heihachi walks in onto an empty chair and clears his throat.

Heihachi: People of Hokkaido, Kazuya Mishima is dead. therefore, he will no longer be taking over Hokkaido...

it cuts to a time square where this is all being broadcast; a cheer is heard from the people of Hokkaido from the news of their nation being saved.

...BUT...

the cheers stop.

Heihachi: since Kazuya is dead, we need someone new to lead Hokkaido, and I think I know just the person.

Heihachi sits up and walks off screen, and suddenly, Ryu comes on screen and sits in the chair.

Ryu: People of Hokkaido, I am glad to announce that a will be the one protecting you from now on. If anyone threatens to destroy you again, I will do everything in my power to stop them. Kazuya's tyranny ends here!

The cheers from the crowd resume, as everyone is happy to know that someone responsible is now taking care of their beloved nation.

***Ryu will Return In Smash Bracket.***

## Music Track

This episode's song is called "The Satsui no Hado Gene." the name is a reference to Kazuya's **Devil Gene**, and Ryu's **Satsui no Hado**. The song has a similar them to Metallic Experience and Ryu's Theme, along with a guitar remix at the climax.