Joshua Ryu

Joshua Ryu was one of the last surviving members of the Ryu clan, along with his long lost sister, Lyra Ryu. His rival/best friend is Unagi Anago.

## Overview

### Appearance

Joshua has short, brown hair that has several tufts in the front and is slightly spiky in the back. He has green eyes. The outfit he wears most of the time is a typical Gi with black pants and a black sleeveless shirt. Under the shirt is a white undershirt with short sleeves.

## Biography

### *Shadow of the Dragon*

#### Hikaro Heat Saga

##### **Early Life**

Joshua's history is a long and complicated one, all mainly due to the death of the Ryu clan at the hands of the Azeruki clan, and the mysterious involvement of the Egos, from the Elemental Egos to Master Ego, and of course, Alter Ego. In spite of his twisted backstory, he ventured out into the main world, eventually even climbing to the top of the Guardian's Lookout.

##### **Early Training**

After leaving the Guardian's Lookout, Joshua went to Master Roshi's Island. Once on the island, Joshua encountered the legendary warrior, and asked to be trained. Roshi obliged, and Joshua underwent some very light training, although it did not develop into anything substantial. After getting some milk for Roshi, the Master of Dragons parted ways with the instructor.

##### **First Death**

While under Alter Ego's control, Joshua went on a rampage in West City, operating under the name of JDragon. For no apparent reason at all, he mercilessly attacked citizens left and right, hellbent on causing mayhem for mayhem's sake. When Hikaro Heat arrived on the scene, the two quickly found themselves in a classic battle of good versus evil. After the more powerful Hikaro brought JDragon to his knees, the Master of Dragons used his Shadow Dragon Attack in a last ditch effort to win.

Unfortunately for Joshua, Hikaro dodged the attack, and Alter Ego had receded back into the subconscious of the warrior. His lifeforce depleted by his evil half, Joshua swore to Hikaro that they would have a rematch, and then collapsed and died mere seconds later.

##### **Revival**

Inexplicably, Joshua was randomly and temporarily revived without ceremony or explanation. He appeared in West City, coming back to life in the exact spot where he had died weeks prior. Sensing the incredible power level of a mysterious warrior, he flew off in order to inspect the situation.

##### **Battle with Unagi and Hikaro**

Arriving on an arena very similar to the one found during The Cell Games an approximate one-hundred years prior, Joshua encountered a Saiyan who would change the course of his life forever: Unagi Anago.

After the battle, Joshua began training for the Tenkaichi Budōkai.

### *Vortex Chronicles*

#### Third Death

After tearing out Bault's heart, Joshua succumbed to his injuries from both the earlier fight with Unagi, and the leftover attacks that Bault managed to hit Joshua with. With the Omega Scion's heart still beating its last few beats, Joshua fell to his knees and died right in front of Unagi.

### *All-New, All-Different Vortex Chronicles*

#### Triumphant Return

Deep in the Undercity, a mind-controlled Kale, along with Blade and Clo had kidnapped an amnesiac Lyra Ryu. As her situation continued to grow more dire, he felt that he had no choice but to intervene. After creating some double images of himself to hold off Kale, he created a Universal Bender beneath himself and Lyra, and teleported the two of them to The Grand Line.

Once there, Joshua tried to determine how Lyra could be in front of him, or if it were actually even her. Going by the name of The Will, Lyra claimed herself to be a protector of the innocent, explaining her altercation with Kale as a strange set of circumstances that she failed to plan for. After more discussion, where he revealed to The Will that his sister was dead, he discovered that she had no memory of her life as Lyra Ryu, and Joshua decided that the V-Fighters would be able to help her far more than he could. He opened a portal beneath her, sending her to Unagi, Bault, and Rio on the Guardian's Lookout.

## References

1. ↑ http://z11.invisionfree.com/Vortex\_Chronicles/index.php?showtopic=13
2. ↑ http://z11.invisionfree.com/Vortex\_Chronicles/index.php?showtopic=13&hl=
3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070214020643/http://dbzvortex.aceboard.com/229463-9971-4084-0-JDragon-Training.htm
4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070214015748/http://dbzvortex.aceboard.com/229463-9969-4152-0-JDragon-Wrath.htm
5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070403125941/http://dbzvortex.aceboard.com/229463-9972-4927-0-Fight-Great-Levels-Intense-Power.htm
6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070403125941/http://dbzvortex.aceboard.com/229463-9972-4927-0-Fight-Great-Levels-Intense-Power.htm
7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070318173907/http://dbzvortex.aceboard.com/229463-9969-5485-0-Training-World-Tournament.htm#id72896
8. ↑ http://z11.invisionfree.com/Vortex\_Chronicles/index.php?showtopic=486&view=findpost&p=22108773
9. ↑ http://z11.invisionfree.com/Vortex\_Chronicles/index.php?showtopic=438&view=findpost&p=22104861
10. ↑ http://z11.invisionfree.com/Vortex\_Chronicles/index.php?showtopic=440