Ryu

Ryu is a character from the Street Fighter series by Capcom who appeared in every Street Fighter title since the first game. He is a practitioner of a unique martial art skills known as Ansatsuken. He appears as a downloadable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, making him the first downloadable character to be either a newcomer or a third party character. Players who purchase him off the Nintendo eShop also get his Street Fighter II stage, Suzaku Castle.

Just like in Street Fighter series, he uses various fighting skills from the said game. He retains most of the moves he uses in the original series. Like in the port of the original Street Fighter for the TurboGrafx-CD / PC-Engine, the power of Ryu's attacks is dependent on how long the player holds down the attack buttons. His neutral special is the Hadoken, his side special is the Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, his up special is the Shoryuken, and his down special is Focus Attack. In addition, by inputting the original Street Fighter button inputs for these moves, the moves are stronger when executed. Ryu also has two Final Smash attacks, the only character in the series so far with this distinction. If used normally, the Final Smash is a Shinku Hadoken, which sends a larger Hadouken across the screen that can pull in fighters; if used next to an opponent, the Final Smash is a Shin Shoryuken, which is a more powerful Shoryuken.

Palutena's Guidance
The following dialogue applies also to Mewtwo, Lucas, and Roy, all DLC characters like Ryu.


 * Pit: Who is THAT?
 * Palutena: I have no data on this fighter. I can't believe it!
 * Viridi: It must be an intruder from another dimension!
 * Pit: Whoever it is, the goal remains the same: to fight and win!

Trivia

 * Ryu's newcomer artwork is the only newcomer artwork besides Palutena's and Shulk's to not feature Mario.
 * Ryu's newcomer artwork is actually a parody of a piece of promotional artwork for Street Fighter II.
 * While Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U is Ryu's first and only crossover appearance alongside any Mario characters apart from Bowser, he has appeared alongside other characters with playable, assist or boss roles in the Super Smash Bros. series (Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man and his variants, Pac-Man, Lucina, Chrom, Metal Face and the aforementioned Bowser) in a number of other crossovers.