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Respect Ryu, the protagonist of Street Fighter!

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Pre-Street Fighter

Ryu was an orphaned child, with no knowledge of who his parents were or if they are still alive. When Ryu was a young child, he was adopted by a man named Gouken and began living with him as well as learning the mysterious and dangerous martial art known as Nin-Ansatsuken. Gouken would later train his best friend's bratty son, Ken Masters, who served not only as a sparring partner for Ryu, but also to give Ryu some company since Gouken was the only person Ryu had seen in a long time due to the seclusion of Gouken's dojo. Ryu looked up to Gouken as a father figure during his early years and Ken as a best friend and surrogate brother, which is how their relationship remains to this day. When Ryu was about 23 years old, Gouken thought that Ryu was ready to travel the world in order to test his skills against the best fighters in the world. With this, Ryu left Gouken and Ken, and headed to fight in the first World Warrior tournament.

http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/ryu-nxcfix.jpg

Ryu as he appears in Namco X Capcom

Street Fighter

In Street Fighter, Ryu is one of the participants of the World Warrior tournament. After defeating all challengers, his skills earn him the right to fight its host, Sagat. Despite nearly losing against the "Emperor of Muay Thai," Ryu secures a difficult victory, and is crowned champion.

Later games elaborate on the final battle between Ryu and Sagat. In this version of the battle, Sagat nearly beats Ryu into unconsciousness. So sure is he that he had won the fight that he offers the reeling Ryu a hand to his feet. Ryu, however, having such a strong desire to win, allows himself to be engulfed by the Satsui no Hadou and he strikes Sagat with a nearly-fatal Metsu Shoryuken that it not only knocks Sagat unconscious but also marks his chest with a great scar. After regaining consciousness and discovering what had happened, Sagat swears vengeance on Ryu.

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s68/MJOLNIR_VII/Ryu.jpg
Looks a lot like Clark Kent...shock313

Street Fighter Alpha

In the Street Fighter Alpha series, Ryu leaves Sagat behind and returns to his home only to find that Gouken, his master and adoptive father, has been murdered. Learning that Akuma had fought and killed his adopted father, Ryu began to travel the world to find this man.

He encounters and fights Akuma on a secluded island known as Gokuentou, but Akuma was only testing him. He senses that Ryu has the same powers as he does, and tells Ryu about the Satsui no Hadou - a power that consumes the practitioners of their shared fighting style, driving them to win even when it means killing the opponent. Ryu refuses to unleash this power within, and Akuma uses his fist to smash the island, leaving Ryu stranded.

Sometime after escaping the island, Ryu battles Ken and loses. Ken realizes Ryu is not himself and has been deeply troubled since his last victory over Sagat. He gives him his red hairband as a reminder to stay focused, which Ryu was sincerely grateful for. Soon thereafter, a fan of his, named Sakura, comes up and expresses her desire to train under him. Ryu replies that he himself still has much to learn, but allows Sakura to take a picture of him. She swears to make him accept her eventually.

Two years later, Ryu continues to be troubled by what Akuma had told him, compounded by his encounter with Rose, who has intricate ties to M. Bison. She tells him that he cannot defeat Bison unless he fights him at the cost of his soul. True to form, when Ryu confronts Bison, he is defeated despite putting up a valiant fight. Bison takes the semi-conscious Ryu and begins brainwashing him, using the revelation that the Satsui no Hadou - the dark power Ryu struggles to avoid using - is akin to Bison's own Psycho Power.

This scene is interrupted by the entrance of Sagat, Ken, and Sakura, each of them having followed Ryu for their own reasons. While Ken and Sakura distract Bison, Sagat challenges the brainwashed Ryu (different versions of this story coexist; in one version, Sagat is offered this battle as an enticement to stay with Shadoloo.) Sagat quickly notices the effects Bison's brainwashing have had on Ryu, and, at Sagat's urging, Ryu comes to his senses and helps Ken and Sakura force Bison to retreat.

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Street Fighter II to III

During the World Warrior tournament, Ryu enters to test his skills, and easily defeats many of the new warriors. It is unknown how far Ryu progressed through the tournament.

Years later, Ryu enters the third World Warrior tournament to further advance his fighting abilities. He was then defeated by Oro. During the events of "Third Strike", Ryu and Ken have another match in which Ryu emerges the victor. Later, he faces Alex and emerges victorious. Sometime during these games, he defeats Hugo.

Ryu was able to put up a fight against Gouki...

So who here respects Ryu?

I respect Ryu. Time for some Ryu videos 131

Ryu vs Sagat in the Street Fighter 2 movie
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Yes Ryu totally pawns him.

Chibi Ryu and SF movie Ryu vs. Namco X Capcom Ryu and the original Ryu8i2_1p1o2YQ

Ryu vs Fei Long 131
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That is one nasty headbutt. I wonder if he learned it from the Mishimas.

Yes he learned that from the Mishimas in NamcoXCapcom.

Originally posted by shin_gear
Chibi Ryu and SF movie Ryu vs. Namco X Capcom Ryu and the original Ryu8i2_1p1o2YQ
Chibi Ryu gets pwned...but then makes a comback at the end! w00t for Ryu!!!1

I wish shin_remy was here to see this...

Ryu doesn't get any respect around here.

Ryu sig if anyone wants it...

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s68/MJOLNIR_VII/Ryusig.jpg

That is one kickass sig. w00t

Meh...

This thread deserves to be at the top of the forum. No actually, it deserves to be stickied. Sticky this now!

I've just come to the realization that Street Fighter is on a completely new level above DOA and can compete with the DBZ cast due to their ability to generate ki.

LOL.

It's a fact, as well as the statement that DOA/Tekken will never be able to compete with SF/KOF. yes

Stop it, man.

But I can say whatever I want, like you can.

Originally posted by Superboy Prime
That is one nasty headbutt. I wonder if he learned it from the Mishimas.

Nah. Ryu taught the Mishimas the technique of headbutting. Heihachi and Kazuya perfected it.

Since I'm here...

Ryu's Bio

Name: Ryu (in the 1994 movie, Ryu is given the surname Hoshi/Houshi. Capcom didn't canoize it, but it is used among fanfiction writers.
Nationality: Japanese
Date or Birth: July 21, 1964 (42 years old)
Height: 5'10" (originally)
Weight: 175 pounds
Family: Abandoned. Raised by Gouken
Hair: Dark Brown or Black
Eyes: Brown
Fighting Style: Gouken-ryu Ansatsuken
Likes: Martial arts, chicken, Japanese sweet bean jelly
Dislikes: Spiders (one crawled into his mouth while he was sleeping)
Talents: Can hike anywhere, fast learner
Allies: Ken Masters, Chun Li, Guile
Enemies: M. Bison, Akuma
Capcom Rivals: Ken Masters, Akuma, Sagat
SNK Rivals: Ryo Sakazaki, Kyo Kusanagi
Occupation: Nomad, Martial Artist
Portrayed By: Byron Mann (1994 movie)

"Taught the Mishimas the techinique of headbutting." As if.

Originally posted by shin_gear
"Taught the Mishimas the techinique of headbutting." As if.

That was sarcasm on my end.

My mistake then.

PUSSY!!!!!

Dude why the fvck are you calling me a pussy in every thread I posted in in this forum?

cuz of the one your showing in your avatar

It's a cute kitty.

its a cute pussy

Whatever.

okay fine, i'm sorry ryu fanboy. its obvious you don't like pussy

ShinGear=1
Sado=100000000000000000000000

~The Invincible Sado-sama

That's the score between you and judgement handjob or whatever his name was since I forgot.

Ryu would pwn all the guys in your avy and sig at once, without having to be Evil Ryu because SNK cannot compete with Capcom. Capcom is on a different level and it's punks like K' and Iori who wouldn't stand a chance in hell against Ryu or Gouki, or Oro who stalemated against Gouki with one hand.

Originally posted by shin_gear
Capcom is on a different level and it's punks like K' and Iori who wouldn't stand a chance in hell against Ryu or Gouki, or Oro who stalemated against Gouki with one hand.


Yeah screw Iori. Though as much as I have a problem with Ryu, I do acknowledge the fact that he is the pioneer as the fighters go

Ryu's Evolution over the years...Part 1

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The first pic is retarded for a number of reasons. I'm thinking of posting HD Ryu from the Street Fighter HD thread.

By the way Ryu >>>>> Terry Bogard

Part 2

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The Man...The Legend...

Is the first pic from the very first Street Fighter? Rofl.

Btw SNK's sprite looks a lot cooler than the one with the big ass feet by Capcawm.

Originally posted by shin_gear
The first pic is retarded for a number of reasons. I'm thinking of posting HD Ryu from the Street Fighter HD thread.

By the way Ryu >>>>> Terry Bogard

Dems FIGHTING WORDS

http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/sfspritecomparison.jpg

droolio

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/Ryu01.gif

I respected Ryu my entire life as a street fighter fan.

Never liked Ken though.

Ken would be stronger than Ryu and Sagat if he devoted his life to fighting like them, though.

Ditto. Ken's a natural & he's got more personality than Ryu. @Wizardworld Philly Ken cost $25 whereas Ryu cost just $20Originally posted by shin_gear
By the way Ryu >>>>> Terry Bogard Ditto. Ryu is the truth. Forget that Marty McFly dressin' jobberbeater!!! Ryu would literally cut him in half w/the shoryuken(Didn't cut Sagat in 2 'cuz Sagat's a 1st class badass!!!).

Those were joke bs statements that you just ditto'd. Way to go.

I know fool. You were doing the usual mock Remy thing right? But I was serious.

Hell no that bum that cant afford shoes aint beating Terry...ooops this is a respect thread my bad

yeah its a respect thread.....but it said nothing about flaming brain!
F--K YOU BRAIN!!!!

KMC said something about flaming members.lolfox

And Sado you're obviously one who doesn't respect Ryu so you should get out and make 1,000,000 Tekken respect threads!

It is a fact that only those who can defeat Shen Long would stand a chance against Ryu.

http://www.streetfighter.com.br/boatos/sheng_long03.jpg

http://www.ionlitio.com/images/2007/06/sheng_long_ryu.jpg

Gouken's back....

Originally posted by Sado22
yeah its a respect thread.....but it said nothing about flaming brain!
F--K YOU BRAIN!!!!

...oh man.

Shen long actually just means "dragon punch"......stupid capcmo figured since they have everyone confused with their english and japanese, why not through chinese in the mix and make it an even bigger mess.

and that shen long looks retarded. its like Jean Reno combined with Akuma. wtf?!

and that quote of Ryu is all wrong. what he said is:
you must first get castrated to stand a chance

~Sado

No you're wrong! chair

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SNK's sprites suck!

Why?

You where the one who said SVC Chaos Ryu looked better than the others...

Wasn't being serious to be honest.

When are you ever?

Right now. You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance...

I already did....

Good for you, now go on to fight Ryu himself..

I did that too...

Originally posted by Darkstorm Zero
I did that too... You will pay for this!

Here's $5.

cry

*Takes the $5*

NOOOOOOOOOOO! weep

Geez, Gears, you'd better go get your $5 back, cause you ain't gettin another penny out of me!

You know you like my sig Darkstorm.

I'm not a big fan of Namco x Capcom...

Is it because it has Namco characters?

Originally posted by shin_gear
NOOOOOOOOOOO! weep

You want it? I'll shoot this dollar 3000 ft into the air, and we'll battle for it. First to beat the other one to a bloody pulp or catch the money wins.

But I'm an Organization XIII member...

Originally posted by shin_gear
Is it because it has Namco characters?

Not at all, it's because they look too cartoony for my tastes.

(You know I'm a fan of Soul Calibur right?)

Originally posted by Darkstorm Zero
Not at all, it's because they look too cartoony for my tastes.

(You know I'm a fan of Soul Calibur right?) You mean the game sprites correct, because the drawings (or how they truly appear in the game's story) is pretty much exactly like their original appearances.

Originally posted by shin_gear
But I'm an Organization XIII member...

It's now Oganization XIV.

Yeah, the sprites......

Not quite as bad as Pocket fighter, but thats still pretty bad...

The animations are prettier though, like the hadouken etc.

The energy sprites look alright, but the characters......

neg.

I guess it's just my personal taste.

Screw your personal taste!

j/k ermmhug

Ew.....

Sorry, my lips don't screw that far.....

Fine, no hug for j00.

If that mans I can keep my lips in working order, then you can keep your hug!

Does that hug look like there's any kissing involved? Sheesh, and it's a smiley.

But you said screw my personal taste, and my tastebuds are in my mouth, so to screw them, you'd have to get past my lips, and drills tend to twist everything...

I hate physics.

I said screw as in disregard, but I was joking nonetheless. Do you play Mugen?

Not for a very long time.

Originally posted by Sado22
yeah its a respect thread.....but it said nothing about flaming brain!
F--K YOU BRAIN!!!! I can't help it if I'm so awesome it hurts. Ryu is the #1 videogame hero. Few can compare(that guy who acts like Hulk Hogan is not among them)

Bull Sh!t!

I still think terry's cool, but not his writers.

Actually Terry's been been the KOF champ twice I believe. Meanwhile Mr High school student has been champ longer including the fact that he was in a team and yet he gets called the champ....yeah I hate SNK writers as well

I dislike kyo as well, what's so cool about a super senior saving the world?

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs21/f/2007/232/8/0/Sakura______by_kagehadou.png

Ryu-chan, anyone?

..... Don't do that Snafu... Gears will have a nose bleed...

That looks like an emaciated Ryu to be honest.

Oh dude... thats a horrible mental image...

You know it's giving you a boner.

Originally posted by Fire Ninja
I dislike kyo as well, what's so cool about a super senior saving the world? It gives hope to all the other super seniors out there dammit!

Originally posted by P-Geyser
Actually Terry's been been the KOF champ twice I believe. Meanwhile Mr High school student has been champ longer including the fact that he was in a team and yet he gets called the champ....yeah I hate SNK writers as well

I tell you, the SNK writers must know the WWE writers, 'cause John Cena is a friggin' give-away for Kyo. Seriously.

http://www.fightersgeneration.com/games/streetfighter4.html

Teaser Trailer for Street Fighter 4 (Finally!)

oh hell yes......nine years to make the next Street Fighter game.]

Someone's slow on news.

Edit: Damn..never seen these many people browsing this board.

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WOAH!!!!!
SF4 IS FINALLY COMING OUT! SF4 IS FINALLY COMING OUT!!!



Finally! godamn finally!

~SAdo
P.S. nice fight by the way.

Dude what the FVCK...check the Street Fighter IV thread anytime? That's at least two days old now.

A glimpse at Satsui no Hado ni Mezameta Ryu...

http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/evilryu-udon-animation.gif

http://galeon.com/efex/web/imagenes/snk/EvilRyu1.gifhttp://galeon.com/efex/web/imagenes/snk/EvilRyu-S.gif

Har har I have that big GIF saved. 13

Ryu is like the rep/president of fighting games.

Ditto. Not my fave, but he deserves that respect.

bull....

No bull. It's the truth. Ryu's story is entertaining(Not lame, stupid, & redundant like Terry's FF story) & he's got cool rivalries. Look @ that cool SF4 trailer. Capcom still knows how to make the hero tough w/out it being at everybody else's expense. If SNK made one for FF it would only be about 2 seconds long 'cuz that's how long it'd take for Terry to waste one of his inferiors from FF(Basically the whole cast since only Terry was allowed to shine & nobody could ever beat him. Man, FF story was lame. Didn't get interesting @all until Rock showed up). It's good that @least Kyo doesn't need everybody else to suck for him to look good like Terry did.

This rant was brought to you by Burger King. Burger King. Have it Your Way!

Shut the hell up brainy you foo!

Boy your a goddamn foo!

~GG

P.S. I pity this foo!

I don't appreciate lame, redundant, storytelling mane. Raise up outta ma face foo!

Wtf? ermm

que?

Originally posted by Snafu the Great
Nah. Ryu taught the Mishimas the technique of headbutting. Heihachi and Kazuya perfected it.

Since I'm here...

Ryu's Bio

Name: Ryu (in the 1994 movie, Ryu is given the surname Hoshi/Houshi. Capcom didn't canoize it, but it is used among fanfiction writers.
Nationality: Japanese
Date or Birth: July 21, 1964 (42 years old)
Height: 5'10" (originally)
Weight: 175 pounds
Family: Abandoned. Raised by Gouken
Hair: Dark Brown or Black
Eyes: Brown
Fighting Style: Gouken-ryu Ansatsuken
Likes: Martial arts, chicken, Japanese sweet bean jelly
Dislikes: Spiders (one crawled into his mouth while he was sleeping)
Talents: Can hike anywhere, fast learner
Allies: Ken Masters, Chun Li, Guile
Enemies: M. Bison, Akuma
Capcom Rivals: Ken Masters, Akuma, Sagat
SNK Rivals: Ryo Sakazaki, Kyo Kusanagi
Occupation: Nomad, Martial Artist
Portrayed By: Byron Mann (1994 movie)

Should Jin Kazama be considered an ally?

Also, you should put:

Midway Rivals: Liu Kang.



I know, there's not a crossover yet. Couldn't help it but that would definitely happen though.

Ally? No, if Kyo and Ryo will be considered rivals then of course Jin Kazama should be one . Along with Akira Yuki.

In that case, any fighting game main would be rivals....even the crappy ones.

Originally posted by shin_gear
Ally? No, if Kyo and Ryo will be considered rivals then of course Jin Kazama should be one . Along with Akira Yuki.

Yeah but Ryu and Jin fought together in Namco X Capcom, didn't they?

Yes, as Ryu and Kyo did in Capcom vs. SNK I think, but why say they're allies? Here Ryu fans don't think anyone in Tekken should be paired up with a Street Fighter.

Originally posted by shin_gear
Yes, as Ryu and Kyo did in Capcom vs. SNK I think, but why say they're allies? Here Ryu fans don't think anyone in Tekken should be paired up with a Street Fighter.

I didn't say they should be paired. I thought we should base it on what we see. In Capcom vs. SNK you can tell by Ryu and Kyo's intro that they're rivals and in Namco X Capcom Ryu and Jin were working together, I believe. Unless there's some quotes from either two that says differently, they seem more like allies than rivals.

Heck, I don't mind if Tekken is paired up with Street Fighter. However, I can't say it's perfect match, seeing that Tekken has it's own rival (Virtua Fighter).

Ryu came 1st and thats more than enough to respect him

Um, no. That's like saying Adam deserves respect for the sole fact that he was the first human being.

Originally posted by shin_gear
Um, no. That's like saying Adam deserves respect for the sole fact that he was the first human being.

Sorry dude i meant in fighting games and yes Adam does deserves respect for being the 1st human being

Ryu did come before Akira, Kyo, Hayabusa & Jin

Ryu/Adam Rule!

So, if he devoted his life to raping virgins he would deserve respect, despite being the first videogame fighter?

You see, it's not because of that that he deserves respect. It would be for a reason such as devoting his entire life to fighting, not that characters like Kyo and Jin haven't done that somewhat.

Ryu is a beast yo. He got his ass lit up by an Ozzie in the SFA manga and survived.

He's like 50 Cent now.

More like some n00b on a message board

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s68/MJOLNIR_VII/Ryolous1.jpg

Originally posted by Sado-sama
More like some n00b on a message board

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s68/MJOLNIR_VII/Ryolous1.jpg

Originally posted by Sado-sama
and Jin haven't done that somewhat.

No, they have not, Jin is nothing more than a hax character forced down tekken fans throats.

I still think he's kinda cool. He's gonna get f*cked up in Tekken 6 though. You heard it from me 1st.

With the release of SF4 on the horizon, it seems as though Ryu may start kicking a lot more ass on the vg vs boards in the future

Yup

I wouldn't be surprised if Ryu finally masters what Oro taught him so that he can take Akuma out.

Once/if he's proven to be stronger than Akuma, people are really gonna start hatin Ryu then.

Better start preparin my self to fend off the haters...

Ditto

http://www.capcomcomics.com/previews/manga_sfa1/15.jpg

Ryu can take bullets, that's durability for ya.

Damn! It's real in the battlefield. What's an Ozzie?

Originally posted by Your G.O.D
Ryu can take bullets, that's durability for ya.

A bunch of the Street Fighters can take bullets to the body.

Originally posted by Your G.O.D


Ryu can take bullets, that's durability for ya.

So, can my nigga hanayama! yes

http://blog90.fc2.com/b/beatarai/file/hanayama1.jpg

http://blog90.fc2.com/b/beatarai/file/hanayama.jpg

Originally posted by Classic NES
So, can my nigga hanayama! yes

http://blog90.fc2.com/b/beatarai/file/hanayama1.jpg

http://blog90.fc2.com/b/beatarai/file/hanayama.jpg

Dude, watch the language.

Nigga ain't a curse word.

Originally posted by Classic NES
Nigga ain't a curse word.

You've been asked before not to use it here. Stop.

Originally posted by General Kaliero
You've been asked before not to use it here. Stop.

No, I haven't, this is my first warning.

Frankly I don't care. I'm telling you now, to watch your language.

Originally posted by General Kaliero
Frankly I don't care. I'm telling you now, to watch your language.

No problem, just do not falsely accuse me of something I did not do.

Did I just read Ryu can take bullets haermm? Now that's comedy. I deserve a pat on the back for making this thread.

Oh, and "nigga" as far as I'm concerned is a word not allowed to be used here as it's a term that's essentially racist, and is GK not a mod anymore?

Originally posted by Sado-sama
Did I just read Ryu can take bullets haermm? Now that's comedy. I deserve a pat on the back for making this thread.

Yeah, good job man.


Originally posted by Sado-sama

Oh, and "nigga" as far as I'm concerned is a word not allowed to be used here as it's a term that's essentially racist, and is GK not a mod anymore?

That's debatable.

Originally posted by Classic NES
just do not falsely accuse me of something I did not do.

He didn't.

Originally posted by Sado-sama
...and is GK not a mod anymore?

No worries, I'm still mod. The tag just doesn't show up in the subforums for some reason.

Originally posted by Classic NES
That's debatable.

Actually, it's not. The word is a racial slur, which is not allowed.

No, it is not, the word Nig*er is a racial slur derived from the word Niger which means latin for black. Is "Niger" banned too?

The point is that you shouldn't say it at all.