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==Character description==
==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, Akuma, and Dan Hibiki.
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]]''==
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==

Revision as of 23:53, June 14, 2015

For fighter info, see Ryu (SSB4).

Ryu
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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

Main article: Ryu (SSB4)

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 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 than any other character