ryuu (street fighter)
You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance.
--Ryuu, American version of Street Fighter II
Ryuu (リュウ, oftentimes shortened to Ryu) is the main character and protagonist of the Street Fighter series. Ryuu has made an appearance in every Street Fighter game, as well as in every crossover game with Capcom characters in it. Ryuu has become a very famous character in the fighting genre, and is the star of the original Street Fighter.
As a very young child, Ryuu was orphaned and left with no memories about his parents, and whether they were still alive. He was found and adopted by a man named Gouken who raised Ryuu in his secluded dojo and trained Ryuu in the ways of his martial arts. Shortly afterwards, Gouken would later train his best friend's spoiled son, Ken Masters. Ken served not only as a sparring partner, but also gave Ryuu a friend in the form of a boy his own age. Ryuu looked up to Gouken as a father figure, and regards Ken as his best friend and surrogate brother, a relationship which remains to this day. When Ryuu was 23 years old, Gouken believed that Ryuu was ready to travel the world in order to test and hone his martial skills against the best fighters from around the world. With this, Ryuu left Gouken's dojo, and headed to fight in the World Warrior tournament.
Known moves
- Hadouken (波動拳)
- Shakunetsu Hadouken (灼熱波動拳)
- Shinkuu Hadouken (真空波動拳)
- Denjin Hadouken (電刃波動拳)
- Metsu Hadouken (滅波動拳)
- Shouryuuken (昇龍拳)
- Shin Shouryuuken (真・昇龍拳)
- Metsu Shouryuuken (滅・昇龍拳)
- Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku (竜巻旋風脚)
- Shinkuu Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku (真空竜巻旋風脚)