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, marking 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 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.
Profiles and Statistics
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Trophy information
| Name | Image | Appears in (Wii U version only) |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryu | Arcade Street Fighter (1987) | NA: Ryu visits from the Street Fighter series! Ryu's fighting style is based on karate, but he's mixed in some other martial arts to make his own unique style. In Smash, he will perform either weak or strong attacks depending on if you press or hold down the buttons. His special attacks also have three power levels! PAL: Ryu makes his Super Smash Bros. debut! His fighting style is based on a form of karate, but he's mixed in some other martial arts to make his own unique style. Here his attacks can be weak or strong depending on whether you press or hold the buttons. Each of his specials have 3 levels of power using the same method. | |
| Ryu (Alt.) | (3DS) |
Arcade Street Fighter (1987) | NA: Ryu's Focus Attack move lets him withstand a blow and then counterattack. The longer you hold it, the longer your enemies will be stunned if you hit them. If it hits a standing enemy, the enemy will become defenseless. When that happens, cancel your Focus Attack and unleash a sick combo! PAL: Ryu's down special, Focus Attack, allows him to withstand a single attack and then unleash a counter. The longer you hold the button, the longer a standing enemy will be stunned if you hit them. An enemy in the air will fall slowly, defenceless. When that happens, cancel the Focus Attack and go for the knock-out! |
(Wii U) |
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!
Gallery
- RyuPromotional.jpg
Promotional poster drawn by AKIMAN.
Name in other languages
Trivia
- Despite being the first and only Street Fighter character to appear in a game featuring Mario characters, Ryu did not appear in the German Club Nintendo comic Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!, which featured many other Street Fighter characters. However, he had previously appeared along with Bowser in the film Wreck-It Ralph.
- Ryu's newcomer artwork is the only newcomer artwork besides Palutena's and Shulk's and the only group artwork to not feature Mario himself.
- Ryu's newcomer artwork is actually a parody of a piece of promotional artwork for Street Fighter II.
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