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Link from Ocarina of Time vs Ryu.
This fight has been done in here, but that debate is dead and filled with fanboyism. I will give the fight a new start
Who wins? Both fighters at their best.

If Link has his sword, then it is a close fight, but Ryu wins.

Link have all of his equipment. And i dont see a way for Ryu to win. Link owns him both in defense, strenght and attackvarieties. Can you come with a way for Ryu to win?

Short of the Dark Hadou, yes, actually. Ryu has superior close quarters technique. There is no way that Link will seperate from Ryu to get his sword into play once Ryu gets close.

How Link would fare against Dark Ryu is interesting. But if youre talking about normal Ryu, Link makes himself unhurtable in two minutes, enough to either get a good strike in on Ryu, or do enough damage to him with Dins Fire (WHICH RYU CANT AVOID) to kill him.

I think i ended the debate

Link at his best would stomp all over Ryu's face at his best.

Agreed

Originally posted by Superboy Prime
Link at his best would stomp all over Ryu's face at his best. Co-signed

Emperor Ashtar, i saw your impressing debatingskills on Link in the original Link vs Ryu thread With you on our side, the Link fans will win this debate

Thanks, but, if ryu were to get close he might be able to un-arm link. Link has to keep him at a distance to win, the hookshoot will come in handy for quick escapes, and mirror sheild against hadoukens, and bombchu's for ground games. Ryu's only hope is close quaters combat, but link has to mant ways to keep him at bay including his sword.

Link can beat Ryu closes with magic and superior strenght and godlikedefense. Or at least, thats my opinion... But Ryu is quicker and a better fighter, which will be a problem. But i dont see Ryu unarming Link when nothing else have ever done, except the accident in Wind Waker where he was shot at Forsaken Fortress

I agree with Emperor Ashtar. of Ryu would be quick enough to get close to Link, it might be a problem. Link would need to use all of his arsenal to defeat Ryu. If he only used his sword and shield, he would be doomed.

I still thinks Link wins. Have you seen how fast he slashes?

With out weapons and trinkets, Ryu stomps him. Since Link gets to use ALL of his equipment and Ryu is stuck with his bare hands, Link takes it.

remolous, see you have changed no more -you can do anything if you want to-?

Originally posted by Lord Rock
remolous, see you have changed no more -you can do anything if you want to-? That thread was when I 1st got here, I was still a noob

Originally posted by Remulous
With out weapons and trinkets, Ryu stomps him.

I think that's a given, Ryu wouldn't be much of a fighter if he lost to Link in un-armed combat.

Well this thread has been done, and I'm pretty sure Link won.



Man, I'm so sick of all SF and FF threads at this time, seems like that's the only thing here. Was glad when I saw Link in one....

Me too. Thats the reason the game-forum has been so lazy lately

Why do you video game vs. wankers never specify which Ryu?

the strongest ryu. i stated that

These matches always struck me as a bit silly, no offense. What's the point of making a match where one character gets ALL of his weapons against an unarmed opponent?

Since unarmed characters can leap to space in seconds, bust mountains, take on Mephisto/BlackHeart & Onslaught I wouldn't call it a stretch.

I don't see why people are complaining about 2d fighter VS threads. To me they are the best. Does anyone notice how much calmer they are compared to other types of VS threads. People get really sensitive around here for non 2d fighting characters. Just look at how many 2d fighter threads have been closed for indecent behavior compared to non fighting game characters and non 2d characters. It's been next to none.

You have it wrong. If I were to say Mario curbstomps Gouki, God Rugal & Orochi while eating Lasagna all hell would break loose.

Besides 98% of the closed threads have been closed because they have been illegal.

Originally posted by Superboy Prime
You have it wrong. If I were to say Mario curbstomps Gouki, God Rugal & Orochi while eating Lasagna all hell would break loose. Yes you maybe right, but it wont get to the point where the thread would have to be closed like a...let's say...Halo VS Metroid, thread, which actually has no reason to get out of hand

Originally posted by Superboy Prime
Since unarmed characters can leap to space in seconds, bust mountains, take on Mephisto/BlackHeart & Onslaught I wouldn't call it a stretch. Yes, but you make the matches comparable, Ryu can't do that. Gouki can do the first two, but he definitely couldn't beat Onslaught...

Originally posted by Lord Rock
the strongest ryu. i stated that
Yes but there are different Ryu's.... SF Ryu and DOA/Ninja Gaiden Ryu.

Originally posted by Remulous
Yes you maybe right, but it wont get to the point where the thread would have to be closed like a...let's say...Halo VS Metroid, thread, which actually has no reason to get out of hand



Even IF the case was that people wouldn't flame because of it, why should only those characters be allowed? I for one, doesn't necessarily like many of those games, and I don't really play the SF series, I should be able to compare with other characters I like, everytime I do make such threads, it gets a maximum of maybe 5 replys.....

Ryu from SF

Originally posted by kamikz
Even IF the case was that people wouldn't flame because of it, why should only those characters be allowed? I for one, doesn't necessarily like many of those games, and I don't really play the SF series, I should be able to compare with other characters I like, everytime I do make such threads, it gets a maximum of maybe 5 replys..... Invite more friends to the forums that like the games you like. The 2d VS threads get the same traffic it's always got, the posters are just more consistent. I my self would be involved in more threads but people don't like your post and start calling names and posting obscenities. It just get really out of hand.

That's bound to happen in any thread though.

Not as extreme. Insults may be thrown but it stays on topic. In the other threads people post just to insult someone.

Yes... the MCvs Samus thread and Goku vs Supes thread prettymuch scared everyone, Nobody wants to even have an oppinion aboutanything these days from fear that they'll get flamed,andif they retaliate,theymight getr restricted or banned.

Originally posted by Darkstorm Zero
Yes... the MCvs Samus thread and Goku vs Supes thread prettymuch scared everyone, Nobody wants to even have an oppinion aboutanything these days from fear that they'll get flamed,andif they retaliate,theymight getr restricted or banned. Even though the threads were hilarious I wouldn't want to get involved in such a war.

Back on topic

People should step up then, I don't really believe people like 3D characters more because they are 3D, it's more likely that people just play some certain game, and when their character's in there they want him/her to win. I don't usually post here anymore anyway, so I couldn't really bother, but I believe I would post more if there were other threads than just the same old "Ryu vs Sephiroth" or something.


Yeah, uh, Link wins.

I believe its decided, then: Link wins

This debate was taken up by me a long time ago... Me and Remy debated to the fact where it could go either way.

Link has many options that would be too much for many street fighter characters, but ryu has the skill to also be a treat to Link
Draw

Ryu is more much skilled than Link and would probably unarm Link. So Link sword and shield is probably a nonfactor. Keep in mind that martial arts was created for selfdefense against armed opponents, especially Karate, in which Ryu is also an expert.

Then, it seems to be a hand-to-hand fight... Ryu with his hadoken and handtohandskills and Link with his magic and fists. Links other weapons are pretty much a nonfactor in this fight.

Ryu is much more skilled than Link handtohand and seemingly a big way faster. While Link easily lifts mountains and is barely scratched by getting boulders hurled at him. So Link is easily more powerful and stable.

Link is in formidable shape and good at sidesteping and jump backwardss with great speed. He would probably dodge the Hadouken fireball with relative ease, so its pretty much a nonfactor. Link dodges a lot of stuff, anyways. Even through Ryu would never be able to avoid Din's Fire, which pierces the terrain.

Link always figures out how to defeat his opponent, so he is figurably very smart. He would use 2 or 3 DIns fires to handicap Ryu, then use Nayrus love to become immortal for around a minute, enough to knock the now slower and more damaged Ryu.

Link wins, 8/10