Ryu

Ryu
File:Ryu TvC.jpg File:StreetFighterSymbol.png Official artwork of Ryu from Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars.
Universe	Street Fighter
Debut	Street Fighter (1987)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Ultra Street Fighter IV (2014)
Console/platform of origin	Arcade
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Japan
Voice actor	Kyle Hebert
Japanese voice actor	Hiroki Takahashi
Article on Wikipedia	Ryu (Street Fighter)

Ryu (リュウ, Ryū) is the main character from the Street Fighter series of fighting games by Capcom, and one of that company's most famous mascots alongside Mega Man. He was first leaked as a downloadable content character for Super Smash Bros. 4 through datamining of the 1.0.6 update, and was confirmed on June 14, 2015.

Character description

Ryu is considered to be the "main character" of the Street Fighter series. He is a practitioner of the Ansatsuken martial arts. Appearing in all Street Fighter games, Ryu's moveset is designed to be simple and beginner friendly, with a projectile and an anti-air move. Over the years, due to his simple playstyle, he has received many clones, including Ken and Akuma.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Ryu as he appears in Super Smash Bros. 4

Ryu appears as downloadable content in Super Smash Bros. 4, being the first newcomer and third-party character with that distinction.

Trivia

• With Ryu's release, Capcom is the first and currently only third party to have more than one character in Smash, the first Capcom character being Mega Man.
  • Ryu is also the first DLC newcomer in Smash.
• Coincidentally, the release date of Ryu in SSB4, June 14th, is the birthday of his English voice actor, Kyle Hebert.
• Ryu is the first Smash Bros. character to originate from a traditional 2D fighting game.
  • Additionally, Ryu is the only Smash Bros. character to appear in the most crossover games.