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General:
Adopted by Gouken, Ryu learned a toned down form of ansatsuken without the killing "touch". However, when he nearly lost to Sagat he lost control and unleashed it. After finally rejecting it, he's been travelling and perfecting his non-lethal yet extremely powerful version of ansatsuken. He's now believed to be practicing under the sennin, Oro. Ryu focuses on his training, but has won a few friends and rivals like Ken, Chun-Li, Sagat and Sakura. When Ryu loses control of his inner dark hadou, he turns into Evil Ryu.

Origin:
Street Fighter

Other Appearances:
Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter 2: Championship Edition, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Super Street Fighter 2, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Super Street Fighter 2 Revival, Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter EX 2, Street Fighter EX 3, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper Upper, Street Fighter III: New Generation, Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Match of the Millennium, Card Fighters Clash, Card Fighters Clash 2, Pocket Fighter, X-men VS Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes VS Street Fighter, Marvel VS Capcom, Marvel VS Capcom 2, Capcom VS SNK, Capcom VS SNK: Pro, Capcom VS SNK 2, SNK VS Capcom Chaos, Capcom Fighting All Stars, Capcom Fighting Evolution, Namco X Capcom, Street Fighter Alpha: Anthology

Comment:
Perhaps the man who started it all... Ryu has been Capcom's poster character for Street Fighter since the debut in 1987. When we look at his design now, we can only find so many that exceed him... But don't forget, he was the original guy in a karate uniform (with a name)... And the original "hero" of fighting games. We can only compare "him" to others... He is the most serious fighter of them all. And seeing his "unchanged" & traditional style in today's fighting games and media is a true pleasure to long time fighting game and martial artists alike.

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