Ryu is a fictional character and the protagonist of Capcom's Street Fighter series. Having premiered in the first Street Fighter in 1987, Ryu appears as the game's lead character alongside his best friend and friendly rival Ken Masters. Other games in the series show Ryu to be highly focused on his training, aiming to become the strongest he can. Unable to control his dark nature, Ryu developed two alter egos: Evil Ryu , and Kage-naru mono or simply Kage .
Mas Oyama inspired Ryu's character.
Kyle Hebert has voiced Ryu in every English-speaking appearance since Street Fighter IV.
Image: Byron Mann 2018
Image: Mike Moh 2019 by Glenn Francis
Street Fighter is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by six other main series games, various spin-offs and crossovers, and numerous appearances in other media. Its best-selling 1991 release Street Fighter II established many of the conventions of the one-on-one fighting genre.
A Street Fighter arcade cabinet
Street Fighter V demo showcase was at Gamescom 2015.
A Whac-A-Mole Street Fighter II arcade game features Ryu and Chun-Li.
The 25th anniversary event was at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012.
