Ryu (リュウ, Ryū, written as 隆 Ryū in the original Street Fighter) is a video game character created by Capcom, from the Street Fighter series. Premiering in the first Street Fighter, Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken participating in the Street Fighter tournament. Further games from the series show Ryu to be highly focused on his training, aiming to become the strongest he can. However, his powers also a...
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Ryu (リュウ, Ryū, written as 隆 Ryū in the original Street Fighter) is a video game character created by Capcom, from the Street Fighter series. Premiering in the first Street Fighter, Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken participating in the Street Fighter tournament. Further games from the series show Ryu to be highly focused on his training, aiming to become the strongest he can. However, his powers also attract several criminals who want to use him for their plans. Ryu has been the lead character of the Street Fighter series since the first game and has appeared in crossovers involving the franchise. He is also featured in manga from the series, anime adaptations and the 1994 live-action film.
In the first Street Fighter game, Ryu has red hair and wears a tattered white karate gi with a white hachimaki (headband) and red gloves. Also, a constant trait in his design is the Fūrinkazan (風林火山) kanji motif (meaning Wind, Wood, Fire, Mountain),...
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