Street fighter ryu biography of william

The wait is over and Street Fighter V is out. Well, some of it is out, but there’s my review for that.

Street fighter ryu biography of william

Anyway, I’ve been doing profiles on some of the characters involved in the game and now’s as good a time as any to talk about the protagonist of the entire Street Fighter series, Ryu.

Ryu has been in every single Street Fighter game…unless you want to be an ass and bring up Street Fighter 2010.

Over the years, Ryu’s gone from being the hero of the series to stepping into the background to make way for other central characters. He may not be the main character anymore, but a lot of stuff does revolve around his existence.

Ryu first showed up in 1987’s Street Fighter.

He and Ken are the only selectable characters with player 1 being Ryu and player 2 being Ken. They play exactly the same, and while they have their iconic special attacks (the Hadoken, Shoryuken, and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku) at their disposal, the game doesn’t let you know.

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